2012 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 10 | 23 | 10 | 43.5 | 145 | 1 | 1 | 102.08 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 180 | 2 | 1 | 173.60 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Tulane | 11 | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 182 | 1 | 1 | 108.92 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | UCF | 11 | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 185 | 1 | 1 | 115.36 | 76 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | UAB | 10 | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 189 | 1 | 0 | 158.82 | 94 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | SMU | 12 | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 203 | 2 | 2 | 120.18 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Rice | 12 | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 219 | 1 | 2 | 102.32 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 10 | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 240 | 1 | 1 | 127.30 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 13 | 42 | 22 | 52.4 | 270 | 3 | 0 | 129.95 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | Memphis | 12 | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 270 | 2 | 0 | 138.59 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | Houston | 11 | 41 | 24 | 58.5 | 280 | 4 | 2 | 138.33 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 12 | UTEP | 12 | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 326 | 1 | 1 | 144.14 | 55 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||