2012 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 43 | 23 | 53.5 | 304 | 7.1 | 2 | 1 | 123.58 | 21.5 | 152.0 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 3 | 104 | 67 | 64.4 | 723 | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 124.65 | 34.7 | 241.0 |
| 3 | Houston | 1 | 42 | 27 | 64.3 | 320 | 7.6 | 2 | 2 | 134.48 | 42.0 | 320.0 |
| 4 | Rice | 2 | 60 | 40 | 66.7 | 447 | 7.5 | 3 | 3 | 135.75 | 30.0 | 223.5 |
| 5 | UCF | 2 | 54 | 37 | 68.5 | 412 | 7.6 | 2 | 2 | 137.42 | 27.0 | 206.0 |
| 6 | UAB | 2 | 47 | 27 | 57.4 | 465 | 9.9 | 3 | 1 | 157.36 | 23.5 | 232.5 |
| 7 | UTEP | 3 | 76 | 49 | 64.5 | 638 | 8.4 | 6 | 1 | 158.41 | 25.3 | 212.7 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 2 | 83 | 50 | 60.2 | 718 | 8.7 | 7 | 0 | 160.74 | 41.5 | 359.0 |
| 9 | SMU | 3 | 108 | 64 | 59.3 | 875 | 8.1 | 11 | 0 | 160.93 | 36.0 | 291.7 |
| 10 | Memphis | 1 | 40 | 27 | 67.5 | 323 | 8.1 | 4 | 1 | 163.33 | 40.0 | 323.0 |
| 11 | Marshall | 2 | 76 | 61 | 80.3 | 618 | 8.1 | 9 | 2 | 182.39 | 38.0 | 309.0 |
| 12 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 48 | 36 | 75.0 | 439 | 9.1 | 6 | 1 | 188.91 | 24.0 | 219.5 |