2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 3 | 72 | 46 | 63.9 | 527 | 7.3 | 3 | 4 | 128.01 | 24.0 | 175.7 |
| 2 | Navy | 2 | 47 | 26 | 55.3 | 447 | 9.5 | 3 | 1 | 152.01 | 23.5 | 223.5 |
| 3 | SMU | 2 | 59 | 39 | 66.1 | 451 | 7.6 | 4 | 1 | 149.29 | 29.5 | 225.5 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 1 | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 269 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 154.82 | 29.0 | 269.0 |
| 5 | Memphis | 1 | 26 | 21 | 80.8 | 271 | 10.4 | 3 | 1 | 198.71 | 26.0 | 271.0 |
| 6 | Houston | 2 | 65 | 45 | 69.2 | 568 | 8.7 | 5 | 1 | 164.93 | 32.5 | 284.0 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 2 | 69 | 40 | 58.0 | 570 | 8.3 | 2 | 3 | 128.23 | 34.5 | 285.0 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 2 | 71 | 46 | 64.8 | 607 | 8.5 | 5 | 2 | 154.21 | 35.5 | 303.5 |
| 9 | Tulane | 1 | 48 | 27 | 56.3 | 343 | 7.1 | 2 | 1 | 125.86 | 48.0 | 343.0 |
| 10 | UCF | 3 | 96 | 65 | 67.7 | 1052 | 11.0 | 8 | 1 | 185.18 | 32.0 | 350.7 |