2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 10 | 132 | 73 | 55.3 | 1023 | 1 | 4 | 116.84 | 92 | 36 | 23 | 10 |
| 2 | Navy | 9 | 88 | 54 | 61.4 | 657 | 1 | 3 | 121.00 | 51 | 25 | 15 | 5 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 9 | 104 | 72 | 69.2 | 694 | 1 | 1 | 126.53 | 53 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | Memphis | 11 | 170 | 102 | 60.0 | 1271 | 7 | 3 | 132.86 | 93 | 39 | 23 | 15 |
| 5 | UCF | 10 | 144 | 87 | 60.4 | 1287 | 9 | 6 | 147.80 | 48 | 61 | 38 | 11 |
| 6 | SMU | 10 | 128 | 75 | 58.6 | 983 | 11 | 2 | 148.33 | 75 | 40 | 27 | 10 |
| 7 | Tulane | 12 | 156 | 95 | 60.9 | 1399 | 10 | 2 | 154.82 | 88 | 42 | 29 | 20 |
| 8 | South Florida | 9 | 112 | 73 | 65.2 | 952 | 10 | 6 | 155.34 | 51 | 38 | 20 | 10 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 9 | 134 | 96 | 71.6 | 1154 | 9 | 5 | 158.68 | 64 | 45 | 20 | 11 |
| 10 | Houston | 8 | 94 | 59 | 62.8 | 945 | 5 | 2 | 160.51 | 78 | 37 | 21 | 14 |
| 11 | Temple | 6 | 65 | 42 | 64.6 | 787 | 8 | 0 | 206.95 | 70 | 23 | 17 | 10 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||