2015 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 11 | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 93.84 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulane | 10 | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 70.74 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | SMU | 7 | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 117 | 1 | 2 | 100.68 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Memphis | 11 | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 131 | 1 | 1 | 89.63 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 11 | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 164 | 1 | 1 | 103.98 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Houston | 12 | 34 | 13 | 38.2 | 173 | 1 | 2 | 78.93 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Temple | 13 | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 191 | 1 | 1 | 100.99 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 11 | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 140.74 | 60 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 11 | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 288 | 2 | 2 | 151.01 | 62 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Navy | 11 | 25 | 19 | 76.0 | 293 | 2 | 1 | 192.85 | 62 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | South Florida | 13 | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 322 | 2 | 2 | 142.66 | 70 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 12 | UCF | 10 | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 340 | 3 | 1 | 163.94 | 59 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||