2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 10 | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 76.88 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 8 | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 76.96 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Tulane | 8 | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 92.47 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 10 | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 97.14 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 98.02 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | UAB | 7 | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 135.92 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | North Texas | 10 | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 143.75 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 8 | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 112 | 2 | 1 | 147.11 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Temple | 10 | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 165.60 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | SMU | 6 | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 166.87 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Rice | 7 | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 185.73 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Navy | 10 | 12 | 10 | 83.3 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 186.43 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | South Florida | 6 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 224.80 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Memphis | 6 | 10 | 8 | 80.0 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 241.52 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||