2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 13 | 110 | 49 | 44.5 | 637 | 5 | 2 | 104.55 | 42 | 24 | 15 | 7 |
| 2 | Tulane | 13 | 127 | 68 | 53.5 | 933 | 6 | 3 | 126.12 | 73 | 41 | 23 | 11 |
| 3 | Memphis | 14 | 121 | 66 | 54.5 | 926 | 8 | 2 | 137.35 | 54 | 39 | 23 | 11 |
| 4 | South Florida | 12 | 71 | 41 | 57.7 | 652 | 2 | 2 | 138.56 | 53 | 24 | 16 | 9 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 12 | 90 | 54 | 60.0 | 639 | 5 | 1 | 135.75 | 79 | 26 | 14 | 5 |
| 5 | UCF | 12 | 80 | 48 | 60.0 | 688 | 4 | 3 | 141.24 | 41 | 30 | 19 | 8 |
| 7 | SMU | 12 | 103 | 62 | 60.2 | 872 | 9 | 4 | 152.37 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 12 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 11 | 53 | 32 | 60.4 | 318 | 0 | 2 | 103.23 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Temple | 12 | 90 | 55 | 61.1 | 598 | 6 | 3 | 132.25 | 85 | 32 | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | Houston | 12 | 105 | 67 | 63.8 | 1027 | 2 | 2 | 148.45 | 59 | 43 | 23 | 16 |
| 11 | Navy | 13 | 85 | 58 | 68.2 | 670 | 3 | 3 | 139.04 | 55 | 30 | 13 | 5 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 12 | 82 | 56 | 68.3 | 882 | 11 | 1 | 200.47 | 75 | 30 | 20 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||