2012 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 29 | 11 | 37.9 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 80.51 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | UTEP | 10 | 28 | 10 | 35.7 | 171 | 1 | 2 | 84.50 | 68 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Memphis | 10 | 32 | 14 | 43.8 | 189 | 3 | 0 | 124.30 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | UAB | 12 | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 233 | 2 | 0 | 138.04 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Tulane | 11 | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 242 | 2 | 0 | 167.71 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 6 | Rice | 12 | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 266 | 3 | 1 | 159.45 | 68 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 11 | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 272 | 1 | 1 | 119.84 | 66 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Marshall | 12 | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 281 | 2 | 2 | 132.96 | 59 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Houston | 12 | 44 | 25 | 56.8 | 333 | 2 | 3 | 121.75 | 50 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | UCF | 13 | 48 | 25 | 52.1 | 340 | 1 | 4 | 101.78 | 37 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | SMU | 10 | 47 | 24 | 51.1 | 375 | 2 | 3 | 119.35 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 6 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 14 | 50 | 24 | 48.0 | 375 | 2 | 1 | 120.20 | 50 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||