2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 106 | 57 | 53.8 | 764 | 7.2 | 6 | 8 | 117.91 | 26.5 | 191.0 |
| 2 | Temple | 5 | 184 | 111 | 60.3 | 1180 | 6.4 | 14 | 7 | 131.70 | 36.8 | 236.0 |
| 2 | Tulane | 5 | 173 | 102 | 59.0 | 1390 | 8.0 | 10 | 7 | 137.43 | 34.6 | 278.0 |
| 4 | South Florida | 5 | 139 | 85 | 61.2 | 1015 | 7.3 | 6 | 5 | 129.55 | 27.8 | 203.0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 5 | 164 | 89 | 54.3 | 832 | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 100.05 | 32.8 | 166.4 |
| 5 | Navy | 5 | 134 | 90 | 67.2 | 1143 | 8.5 | 10 | 4 | 157.47 | 26.8 | 228.6 |
| 5 | Memphis | 5 | 165 | 103 | 62.4 | 1314 | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 144.47 | 33.0 | 262.8 |
| 8 | SMU | 4 | 149 | 99 | 66.4 | 1093 | 7.3 | 9 | 3 | 143.96 | 37.3 | 273.3 |
| 8 | Houston | 5 | 197 | 118 | 59.9 | 1641 | 8.3 | 10 | 3 | 143.57 | 39.4 | 328.2 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 4 | 154 | 96 | 62.3 | 1092 | 7.1 | 8 | 2 | 136.44 | 38.5 | 273.0 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 4 | 114 | 78 | 68.4 | 1261 | 11.1 | 12 | 2 | 192.56 | 28.5 | 315.3 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 4 | 104 | 69 | 66.3 | 724 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 132.43 | 26.0 | 181.0 |