2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 9 | 284 | 168 | 59.2 | 1982 | 7.0 | 12 | 8 | 126.09 | 31.6 | 220.2 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 10 | 276 | 165 | 59.8 | 2074 | 7.5 | 13 | 6 | 134.09 | 27.6 | 207.4 |
| 3 | Navy | 10 | 291 | 187 | 64.3 | 2076 | 7.1 | 11 | 10 | 129.79 | 29.1 | 207.6 |
| 4 | Rice | 11 | 307 | 179 | 58.3 | 2197 | 7.2 | 12 | 5 | 128.06 | 27.9 | 199.7 |
| 5 | SMU | 13 | 401 | 228 | 56.9 | 2375 | 5.9 | 13 | 12 | 111.32 | 30.8 | 182.7 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 11 | 317 | 200 | 63.1 | 2417 | 7.6 | 18 | 10 | 139.57 | 28.8 | 219.7 |
| 7 | North Texas | 11 | 308 | 180 | 58.4 | 2421 | 7.9 | 20 | 9 | 140.05 | 28.0 | 220.1 |
| 8 | UAB | 11 | 349 | 213 | 61.0 | 2461 | 7.1 | 21 | 9 | 134.97 | 31.7 | 223.7 |
| 9 | Temple | 11 | 285 | 183 | 64.2 | 2561 | 9.0 | 24 | 3 | 165.37 | 25.9 | 232.8 |
| 10 | Tulane | 12 | 412 | 272 | 66.0 | 2723 | 6.6 | 15 | 14 | 126.76 | 34.3 | 226.9 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 379 | 243 | 64.1 | 2773 | 7.3 | 20 | 10 | 137.71 | 34.5 | 252.1 |
| 12 | UTSA | 12 | 419 | 236 | 56.3 | 2828 | 6.7 | 17 | 10 | 121.64 | 34.9 | 235.7 |
| 13 | Memphis | 11 | 385 | 228 | 59.2 | 2857 | 7.4 | 21 | 11 | 133.85 | 35.0 | 259.7 |
| 14 | South Florida | 12 | 443 | 269 | 60.7 | 3647 | 8.2 | 29 | 14 | 145.16 | 36.9 | 303.9 |