2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | 1 | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 190.11 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 3 | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 186 | 2 | 0 | 173.47 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Tulane | 2 | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 375 | 1 | 0 | 182.07 | 74 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| 4 | Temple | 6 | 67 | 37 | 55.2 | 480 | 5 | 2 | 134.06 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 4 | Navy | 6 | 64 | 36 | 56.3 | 480 | 6 | 2 | 143.94 | 62 | 22 | 12 | 4 |
| 6 | SMU | 3 | 71 | 42 | 59.2 | 491 | 4 | 2 | 130.21 | 72 | 24 | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 3 | 60 | 39 | 65.0 | 528 | 5 | 2 | 159.75 | 75 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| 8 | South Florida | 7 | 101 | 51 | 50.5 | 684 | 3 | 5 | 107.28 | 76 | 29 | 17 | 5 |
| 9 | Houston | 4 | 101 | 70 | 69.3 | 686 | 4 | 1 | 137.45 | 36 | 39 | 17 | 4 |
| 10 | Memphis | 6 | 135 | 73 | 54.1 | 877 | 8 | 4 | 122.27 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 9 |
| 11 | UCF | 8 | 169 | 94 | 55.6 | 1096 | 10 | 8 | 120.15 | 74 | 51 | 25 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||