2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 11 | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 106 | 0 | 3 | 51.93 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 10 | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 116 | 0 | 2 | 87.47 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | SMU | 12 | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 100.73 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 11 | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 113.94 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Rice | 12 | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 106.74 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 116.92 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Tulane | 12 | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 170 | 3 | 0 | 160.72 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | North Texas | 11 | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 176 | 2 | 0 | 143.27 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | South Florida | 12 | 29 | 10 | 34.5 | 182 | 0 | 1 | 80.30 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Navy | 10 | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 193 | 2 | 0 | 159.25 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Temple | 9 | 26 | 19 | 73.1 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 138.34 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | UAB | 11 | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 222 | 3 | 0 | 218.67 | 71 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | East Carolina | 11 | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 242 | 3 | 1 | 155.57 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | UTSA | 12 | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 300 | 4 | 1 | 153.70 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||