2017 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 126 | 1 | 1 | 88.45 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | UTSA | 9 | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 140 | 1 | 2 | 92.81 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 11 | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 110.73 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 182 | 2 | 0 | 116.36 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Rice | 10 | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 184 | 4 | 0 | 198.44 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 12 | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 189 | 4 | 2 | 127.51 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Florida International | 12 | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 191 | 2 | 2 | 127.29 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 195 | 1 | 0 | 133.38 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 196 | 2 | 1 | 126.02 | 83 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Marshall | 12 | 30 | 22 | 73.3 | 240 | 2 | 0 | 162.53 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | UTEP | 11 | 27 | 21 | 77.8 | 242 | 2 | 0 | 177.51 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 12 | UAB | 11 | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 276 | 1 | 0 | 149.96 | 63 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 40 | 25 | 62.5 | 291 | 1 | 0 | 131.86 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 |
| 14 | North Texas | 12 | 35 | 22 | 62.9 | 297 | 2 | 0 | 153.00 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||