2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 8 | 254 | 130 | 51.2 | 1256 | 4.9 | 9 | 11 | 95.75 | 31.8 | 157.0 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 8 | 206 | 111 | 53.9 | 1371 | 6.7 | 8 | 8 | 114.82 | 25.8 | 171.4 |
| 3 | South Florida | 8 | 226 | 117 | 51.8 | 1573 | 7.0 | 9 | 6 | 118.06 | 28.3 | 196.6 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 8 | 241 | 108 | 44.8 | 1645 | 6.8 | 15 | 8 | 116.05 | 30.1 | 205.6 |
| 5 | SMU | 8 | 235 | 142 | 60.4 | 1702 | 7.2 | 14 | 8 | 134.12 | 29.4 | 212.8 |
| 6 | UCF | 9 | 307 | 172 | 56.0 | 1984 | 6.5 | 10 | 6 | 117.16 | 34.1 | 220.4 |
| 7 | Navy | 8 | 226 | 155 | 68.6 | 1910 | 8.5 | 14 | 5 | 155.59 | 28.3 | 238.8 |
| 8 | Houston | 8 | 272 | 161 | 59.2 | 1941 | 7.1 | 9 | 11 | 121.96 | 34.0 | 242.6 |
| 9 | Tulane | 8 | 284 | 137 | 48.2 | 1983 | 7.0 | 15 | 5 | 120.80 | 35.5 | 247.9 |
| 10 | Memphis | 9 | 316 | 173 | 54.7 | 2275 | 7.2 | 14 | 5 | 126.68 | 35.1 | 252.8 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 8 | 203 | 149 | 73.4 | 2128 | 10.5 | 21 | 3 | 192.64 | 25.4 | 266.0 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 8 | 230 | 141 | 61.3 | 2149 | 9.3 | 23 | 3 | 170.17 | 28.8 | 268.6 |