2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in October Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | 3 | 62 | 45 | 72.6 | 718 | 11.6 | 5 | 3 | 186.79 | 20.7 | 239.3 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 4 | 105 | 57 | 54.3 | 625 | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 109.24 | 26.3 | 156.3 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 3 | 79 | 54 | 68.4 | 657 | 8.3 | 8 | 1 | 169.09 | 26.3 | 219.0 |
| 4 | Temple | 3 | 84 | 35 | 41.7 | 245 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 63.79 | 28.0 | 81.7 |
| 5 | Navy | 4 | 114 | 81 | 71.1 | 1185 | 10.4 | 7 | 3 | 173.37 | 28.5 | 296.3 |
| 6 | Tulane | 3 | 91 | 48 | 52.7 | 645 | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 129.65 | 30.3 | 215.0 |
| 7 | USF | 4 | 134 | 77 | 57.5 | 1032 | 7.7 | 11 | 4 | 143.27 | 33.5 | 258.0 |
| 8 | Memphis | 3 | 104 | 65 | 62.5 | 884 | 8.5 | 6 | 3 | 147.17 | 34.7 | 294.7 |
| 9 | SMU | 3 | 110 | 66 | 60.0 | 790 | 7.2 | 4 | 4 | 125.06 | 36.7 | 263.3 |
| 10 | Houston | 4 | 148 | 87 | 58.8 | 1042 | 7.0 | 4 | 6 | 118.73 | 37.0 | 260.5 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 3 | 116 | 54 | 46.6 | 697 | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 110.04 | 38.7 | 232.3 |
| 12 | UCF | 3 | 127 | 70 | 55.1 | 852 | 6.7 | 3 | 1 | 117.70 | 42.3 | 284.0 |