2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Michigan | 6 | 67 | 34 | 50.7 | 568 | 3 | 8 | 112.87 | 80 | 23 | 17 | 4 |
| 2 | Toledo | 9 | 64 | 29 | 45.3 | 372 | 1 | 4 | 86.80 | 50 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 268 | 3 | 3 | 130.84 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 90 | 49 | 54.4 | 550 | 3 | 3 | 110.10 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 5 | Ohio | 9 | 67 | 35 | 52.2 | 414 | 4 | 2 | 117.87 | 71 | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Buffalo | 7 | 97 | 56 | 57.7 | 679 | 3 | 2 | 122.62 | 75 | 30 | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | Akron | 6 | 60 | 38 | 63.3 | 352 | 2 | 1 | 120.28 | 50 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 6 | 54 | 28 | 51.9 | 432 | 3 | 1 | 133.68 | 64 | 15 | 11 | 5 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 2 | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 87.86 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Kent State | 1 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 253.90 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Ball State | 2 | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 115.22 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 43 | 24 | 55.8 | 263 | 2 | 0 | 122.53 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||