2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 3 | 84 | 46 | 54.8 | 499 | 5.9 | 5 | 3 | 117.16 | 28.0 | 166.3 |
| 2 | South Florida | 3 | 81 | 44 | 54.3 | 541 | 6.7 | 3 | 2 | 117.70 | 27.0 | 180.3 |
| 3 | Memphis | 4 | 115 | 66 | 57.4 | 848 | 7.4 | 5 | 4 | 126.72 | 28.8 | 212.0 |
| 4 | SMU | 3 | 88 | 51 | 58.0 | 599 | 6.8 | 6 | 4 | 128.55 | 29.3 | 199.7 |
| 5 | UCF | 4 | 106 | 55 | 51.9 | 818 | 7.7 | 7 | 5 | 129.07 | 26.5 | 204.5 |
| 6 | Houston | 4 | 168 | 106 | 63.1 | 1321 | 7.9 | 3 | 4 | 130.28 | 42.0 | 330.3 |
| 7 | Tulane | 4 | 106 | 57 | 53.8 | 918 | 8.7 | 7 | 5 | 138.87 | 26.5 | 229.5 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 4 | 117 | 77 | 65.8 | 1161 | 9.9 | 4 | 2 | 157.02 | 29.3 | 290.3 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 4 | 181 | 123 | 68.0 | 1503 | 8.3 | 14 | 3 | 159.93 | 45.3 | 375.8 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 3 | 105 | 72 | 68.6 | 1028 | 9.8 | 6 | 2 | 165.86 | 35.0 | 342.7 |
| 11 | Navy | 3 | 81 | 50 | 61.7 | 796 | 9.8 | 6 | 1 | 166.25 | 27.0 | 265.3 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 3 | 86 | 59 | 68.6 | 859 | 10.0 | 7 | 1 | 177.04 | 28.7 | 286.3 |