2017 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 1 | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 137 | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 88.17 | 27.0 | 137.0 |
| 2 | UAB | 1 | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 152 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 114.56 | 30.0 | 152.0 |
| 3 | North Texas | 1 | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 197 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 144.99 | 27.0 | 197.0 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 1 | 23 | 17 | 73.9 | 189 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 142.93 | 23.0 | 189.0 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 207 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 118.96 | 30.0 | 207.0 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 46 | 28 | 60.9 | 327 | 7.1 | 2 | 1 | 130.59 | 23.0 | 163.5 |
| 7 | Marshall | 1 | 36 | 29 | 80.6 | 341 | 9.5 | 3 | 0 | 187.62 | 36.0 | 341.0 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 55 | 35 | 63.6 | 427 | 7.8 | 4 | 2 | 145.59 | 27.5 | 213.5 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 2 | 58 | 37 | 63.8 | 570 | 9.8 | 4 | 1 | 165.66 | 29.0 | 285.0 |
| 10 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 70 | 40 | 57.1 | 529 | 7.6 | 5 | 0 | 144.19 | 23.3 | 176.3 |
| 11 | Rice | 2 | 71 | 49 | 69.0 | 779 | 11.0 | 7 | 0 | 193.70 | 35.5 | 389.5 |
| 12 | UTEP | 2 | 59 | 52 | 88.1 | 671 | 11.4 | 7 | 0 | 222.82 | 29.5 | 335.5 |
| 13 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 90 | 58 | 64.4 | 600 | 6.7 | 3 | 1 | 129.22 | 30.0 | 200.0 |