2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 7 | 244 | 162 | 66.4 | 1986 | 8.1 | 14 | 8 | 147.14 | 34.9 | 283.7 |
| 2 | Tulane | 6 | 211 | 127 | 60.2 | 1632 | 7.7 | 16 | 7 | 143.54 | 35.2 | 272.0 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 9 | 211 | 123 | 58.3 | 1379 | 6.5 | 8 | 6 | 120.01 | 23.4 | 153.2 |
| 3 | Temple | 5 | 196 | 120 | 61.2 | 1429 | 7.3 | 17 | 6 | 144.96 | 39.2 | 285.8 |
| 5 | USF | 6 | 160 | 96 | 60.0 | 1326 | 8.3 | 8 | 4 | 141.12 | 26.7 | 221.0 |
| 5 | Navy | 10 | 267 | 189 | 70.8 | 2528 | 9.5 | 23 | 4 | 175.75 | 26.7 | 252.8 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 11 | 283 | 204 | 72.1 | 3038 | 10.7 | 29 | 4 | 193.25 | 25.7 | 276.2 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 2 | 67 | 33 | 49.3 | 505 | 7.5 | 6 | 3 | 133.15 | 33.5 | 252.5 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 9 | 271 | 174 | 64.2 | 2574 | 9.5 | 26 | 2 | 174.17 | 30.1 | 286.0 |
| 9 | Houston | 5 | 163 | 111 | 68.1 | 1442 | 8.8 | 11 | 2 | 162.23 | 32.6 | 288.4 |
| 11 | Memphis | 6 | 157 | 99 | 63.1 | 1575 | 10.0 | 9 | 1 | 164.98 | 26.2 | 262.5 |
| 11 | UCF | 1 | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 394 | 11.6 | 4 | 1 | 192.05 | 34.0 | 394.0 |