2017 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Texas | 7 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 76.80 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 3 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 93.60 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | UTSA | 4 | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 164.17 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 82.93 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | UAB | 6 | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 88.95 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | UTEP | 5 | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 140.10 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Rice | 8 | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 138.97 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 103.74 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 70.91 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 81.62 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 11 | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 118.69 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 6 | 12 | 9 | 75.0 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 174.60 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Marshall | 10 | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 134.51 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 171 | 3 | 0 | 213.33 | 73 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||