2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - All Games through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 12 | 319 | 181 | 56.7 | 2708 | 8.5 | 19 | 13 | 139.55 | 26.6 | 225.7 |
| 2 | Navy | 13 | 333 | 204 | 61.3 | 2805 | 8.4 | 23 | 7 | 150.60 | 25.6 | 215.8 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 12 | 325 | 213 | 65.5 | 3167 | 9.7 | 24 | 7 | 167.46 | 27.1 | 263.9 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 12 | 353 | 219 | 62.0 | 2833 | 8.0 | 23 | 5 | 148.12 | 29.4 | 236.1 |
| 5 | Temple | 13 | 387 | 221 | 57.1 | 2689 | 6.9 | 21 | 10 | 128.21 | 29.8 | 206.8 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 12 | 341 | 227 | 66.6 | 3554 | 10.4 | 31 | 7 | 180.00 | 28.4 | 296.2 |
| 7 | South Florida | 12 | 435 | 230 | 52.9 | 2794 | 6.4 | 17 | 20 | 110.52 | 36.3 | 232.8 |
| 8 | SMU | 13 | 394 | 247 | 62.7 | 3497 | 8.9 | 26 | 12 | 152.94 | 30.3 | 269.0 |
| 9 | UCF | 13 | 471 | 261 | 55.4 | 3485 | 7.4 | 24 | 20 | 125.89 | 36.2 | 268.1 |
| 10 | Memphis | 13 | 486 | 283 | 58.2 | 3667 | 7.5 | 31 | 16 | 136.08 | 37.4 | 282.1 |
| 11 | Houston | 12 | 473 | 295 | 62.4 | 3291 | 7.0 | 10 | 15 | 121.46 | 39.4 | 274.3 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 12 | 473 | 318 | 67.2 | 4007 | 8.5 | 34 | 6 | 159.57 | 39.4 | 333.9 |