2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in November Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 3 | 120 | 61 | 50.8 | 726 | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 111.48 | 40.0 | 242.0 |
| 2 | UCF | 4 | 170 | 86 | 50.6 | 1188 | 7.0 | 9 | 6 | 119.70 | 42.5 | 297.0 |
| 3 | Tulane | 4 | 139 | 85 | 61.2 | 1076 | 7.7 | 6 | 4 | 134.66 | 34.8 | 269.0 |
| 4 | Houston | 3 | 107 | 74 | 69.2 | 793 | 7.4 | 4 | 4 | 136.27 | 35.7 | 264.3 |
| 5 | South Florida | 3 | 100 | 64 | 64.0 | 740 | 7.4 | 5 | 2 | 138.66 | 33.3 | 246.7 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 4 | 151 | 95 | 62.9 | 1157 | 7.7 | 7 | 2 | 139.92 | 37.8 | 289.3 |
| 7 | Temple | 4 | 103 | 58 | 56.3 | 756 | 7.3 | 10 | 3 | 144.18 | 25.8 | 189.0 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 3 | 97 | 60 | 61.9 | 733 | 7.6 | 9 | 1 | 153.90 | 32.3 | 244.3 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 4 | 118 | 75 | 63.6 | 985 | 8.3 | 9 | 2 | 155.45 | 29.5 | 246.3 |
| 10 | SMU | 4 | 100 | 63 | 63.0 | 1057 | 10.6 | 5 | 4 | 160.29 | 25.0 | 264.3 |
| 11 | Navy | 4 | 105 | 68 | 64.8 | 991 | 9.4 | 11 | 3 | 172.90 | 26.3 | 247.8 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 4 | 85 | 52 | 61.2 | 940 | 11.1 | 9 | 3 | 181.96 | 21.3 | 235.0 |