2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | 40 | 25 | 62.5 | 374 | 1 | 2 | 139.29 | 48 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 7 | 50 | 31 | 62.0 | 512 | 6 | 1 | 183.62 | 60 | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| 3 | Houston | 9 | 90 | 48 | 53.3 | 541 | 3 | 5 | 103.71 | 64 | 25 | 12 | 2 |
| 4 | Temple | 10 | 78 | 48 | 61.5 | 617 | 3 | 2 | 135.54 | 41 | 32 | 20 | 6 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 5 | 70 | 44 | 62.9 | 632 | 4 | 2 | 151.85 | 55 | 29 | 17 | 6 |
| 6 | Tulane | 9 | 88 | 48 | 54.5 | 678 | 6 | 3 | 134.95 | 82 | 29 | 14 | 5 |
| 7 | South Florida | 12 | 107 | 59 | 55.1 | 680 | 3 | 4 | 110.29 | 45 | 29 | 17 | 8 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 7 | 106 | 60 | 56.6 | 735 | 6 | 3 | 127.87 | 50 | 33 | 18 | 5 |
| 9 | Navy | 10 | 102 | 63 | 61.8 | 809 | 5 | 1 | 142.61 | 95 | 28 | 17 | 9 |
| 10 | UCF | 13 | 133 | 70 | 52.6 | 841 | 5 | 7 | 107.61 | 75 | 37 | 17 | 8 |
| 11 | Memphis | 12 | 103 | 64 | 62.1 | 852 | 5 | 6 | 135.99 | 44 | 34 | 23 | 12 |
| 12 | SMU | 11 | 110 | 69 | 62.7 | 1112 | 10 | 6 | 166.74 | 71 | 44 | 27 | 13 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||