2018 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Texas | 10 | 25 | 8 | 32.0 | 169 | 3 | 1 | 120.38 | 72 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | UAB | 10 | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 69.15 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Florida International | 8 | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 89.68 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 33 | 11 | 33.3 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 55.53 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | UTEP | 12 | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 111.60 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 224 | 1 | 1 | 139.63 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 129 | 1 | 3 | 68.19 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | UTSA | 11 | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 173 | 2 | 0 | 162.54 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 10 | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 232 | 2 | 0 | 174.30 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | Marshall | 12 | 40 | 15 | 37.5 | 121 | 0 | 3 | 47.91 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 171 | 2 | 0 | 132.01 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Rice | 11 | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 284 | 2 | 1 | 142.06 | 50 | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | Old Dominion | 12 | 34 | 22 | 64.7 | 266 | 3 | 1 | 153.67 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 14 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 30 | 25 | 83.3 | 379 | 4 | 1 | 226.78 | 58 | 16 | 7 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||