2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 67 | 31 | 46.3 | 423 | 6.3 | 3 | 2 | 108.11 | 33.5 | 211.5 |
| 2 | South Florida | 2 | 48 | 27 | 56.3 | 361 | 7.5 | 3 | 1 | 135.89 | 24.0 | 180.5 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 2 | 61 | 38 | 62.3 | 505 | 8.3 | 6 | 0 | 164.30 | 30.5 | 252.5 |
| 3 | SMU | 3 | 105 | 66 | 62.9 | 874 | 8.3 | 7 | 4 | 147.16 | 35.0 | 291.3 |
| 5 | UCF | 2 | 60 | 32 | 53.3 | 521 | 8.7 | 4 | 1 | 144.94 | 30.0 | 260.5 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 1 | 27 | 21 | 77.8 | 237 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 | 175.96 | 27.0 | 237.0 |
| 7 | Navy | 4 | 83 | 62 | 74.7 | 780 | 9.4 | 6 | 1 | 175.09 | 20.8 | 195.0 |
| 7 | Tulane | 2 | 63 | 46 | 73.0 | 593 | 9.4 | 7 | 1 | 185.59 | 31.5 | 296.5 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 1 | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 268 | 10.7 | 3 | 0 | 181.65 | 25.0 | 268.0 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 4 | 128 | 96 | 75.0 | 1408 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 | 200.91 | 32.0 | 352.0 |
| 11 | Memphis | 2 | 57 | 36 | 63.2 | 644 | 11.3 | 3 | 0 | 175.43 | 28.5 | 322.0 |
| 12 | Houston | 1 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 85 | 21.3 | 1 | 0 | 361.00 | 4.0 | 85.0 |