2021 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 65 | 39 | 60.0 | 426 | 3 | 0 | 130.28 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 72 | 45 | 62.5 | 607 | 7 | 4 | 154.29 | 75 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | Florida International | 7 | 69 | 48 | 69.6 | 514 | 3 | 0 | 146.49 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 5 |
| 3 | Rice | 7 | 85 | 51 | 60.0 | 676 | 3 | 4 | 129.05 | 65 | 23 | 17 | 5 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 75 | 47 | 62.7 | 599 | 4 | 3 | 139.36 | 49 | 24 | 15 | 8 |
| 6 | UTEP | 11 | 108 | 55 | 50.9 | 582 | 3 | 2 | 101.67 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 6 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 103 | 64 | 62.1 | 675 | 5 | 1 | 131.27 | 57 | 28 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | North Texas | 8 | 86 | 46 | 53.5 | 649 | 6 | 2 | 135.25 | 65 | 30 | 15 | 6 |
| 9 | Marshall | 11 | 94 | 53 | 56.4 | 691 | 5 | 0 | 135.68 | 48 | 32 | 19 | 5 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 9 | 104 | 68 | 65.4 | 761 | 2 | 3 | 127.43 | 52 | 32 | 14 | 7 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 9 | 95 | 59 | 62.1 | 841 | 8 | 1 | 162.16 | 67 | 33 | 22 | 8 |
| 12 | UTSA | 11 | 114 | 65 | 57.0 | 760 | 5 | 3 | 122.23 | 63 | 37 | 17 | 6 |
| 13 | UAB | 11 | 129 | 86 | 66.7 | 959 | 7 | 4 | 140.83 | 54 | 39 | 21 | 10 |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 126 | 83 | 65.9 | 956 | 9 | 1 | 151.58 | 75 | 43 | 24 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||