2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 1 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 83.68 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulane | 5 | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 136 | 1 | 3 | 95.44 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 4 | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 201 | 2 | 0 | 147.85 | 79 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 3 | 24 | 18 | 75.0 | 239 | 2 | 0 | 186.15 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | SMU | 7 | 45 | 29 | 64.4 | 421 | 3 | 0 | 165.03 | 59 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 6 | Memphis | 8 | 61 | 32 | 52.5 | 434 | 5 | 1 | 136.00 | 65 | 21 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 5 | 46 | 30 | 65.2 | 495 | 3 | 2 | 168.43 | 81 | 19 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | South Florida | 9 | 84 | 42 | 50.0 | 532 | 4 | 5 | 107.01 | 73 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
| 9 | Navy | 6 | 55 | 34 | 61.8 | 542 | 3 | 2 | 155.33 | 60 | 21 | 15 | 7 |
| 10 | Temple | 7 | 77 | 44 | 57.1 | 604 | 3 | 1 | 133.29 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 8 |
| 11 | Houston | 8 | 93 | 59 | 63.4 | 651 | 0 | 7 | 107.19 | 52 | 27 | 14 | 6 |
| 12 | UCF | 13 | 99 | 53 | 53.5 | 924 | 6 | 5 | 141.84 | 83 | 31 | 19 | 10 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||