2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 9 | 299 | 156 | 52.2 | 1531 | 5.1 | 12 | 12 | 100.39 | 33.2 | 170.1 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 9 | 239 | 131 | 54.8 | 1562 | 6.5 | 8 | 8 | 114.07 | 26.6 | 173.6 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 10 | 309 | 142 | 46.0 | 1962 | 6.3 | 16 | 10 | 109.92 | 30.9 | 196.2 |
| 4 | UCF | 10 | 334 | 186 | 55.7 | 2111 | 6.3 | 11 | 9 | 114.26 | 33.4 | 211.1 |
| 5 | USF | 10 | 304 | 167 | 54.9 | 2195 | 7.2 | 14 | 7 | 126.17 | 30.4 | 219.5 |
| 6 | Houston | 10 | 317 | 189 | 59.6 | 2318 | 7.3 | 13 | 12 | 127.00 | 31.7 | 231.8 |
| 7 | Tulane | 10 | 336 | 160 | 47.6 | 2337 | 7.0 | 17 | 8 | 117.98 | 33.6 | 233.7 |
| 8 | Navy | 12 | 320 | 223 | 69.7 | 2879 | 9.0 | 23 | 6 | 165.23 | 26.7 | 239.9 |
| 9 | SMU | 9 | 286 | 183 | 64.0 | 2163 | 7.6 | 17 | 8 | 141.55 | 31.8 | 240.3 |
| 10 | Memphis | 11 | 382 | 216 | 56.5 | 2774 | 7.3 | 17 | 6 | 129.10 | 34.7 | 252.2 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 9 | 266 | 162 | 60.9 | 2399 | 9.0 | 25 | 4 | 164.66 | 29.6 | 266.6 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 10 | 251 | 182 | 72.5 | 2743 | 10.9 | 27 | 4 | 196.62 | 25.1 | 274.3 |