2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 200 | 112 | 56.0 | 1554 | 7.8 | 15 | 5 | 141.02 | 28.6 | 222.0 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 6 | 149 | 86 | 57.7 | 1184 | 7.9 | 7 | 5 | 133.26 | 24.8 | 197.3 |
| 3 | Central Michigan | 5 | 112 | 65 | 58.0 | 824 | 7.4 | 8 | 1 | 141.62 | 22.4 | 164.8 |
| 4 | Kent State | 10 | 249 | 147 | 59.0 | 1941 | 7.8 | 16 | 9 | 138.50 | 24.9 | 194.1 |
| 5 | Ball State | 10 | 257 | 152 | 59.1 | 2396 | 9.3 | 29 | 4 | 171.58 | 25.7 | 239.6 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 10 | 298 | 181 | 60.7 | 2526 | 8.5 | 20 | 5 | 150.74 | 29.8 | 252.6 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 182 | 112 | 61.5 | 1296 | 7.1 | 10 | 0 | 139.49 | 26.0 | 185.1 |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 172 | 106 | 61.6 | 1187 | 6.9 | 9 | 2 | 134.54 | 34.4 | 237.4 |
| 9 | Toledo | 3 | 68 | 42 | 61.8 | 603 | 8.9 | 4 | 2 | 149.79 | 22.7 | 201.0 |
| 10 | Ohio | 4 | 127 | 82 | 64.6 | 1160 | 9.1 | 12 | 1 | 170.91 | 31.8 | 290.0 |
| 11 | Buffalo | 6 | 151 | 99 | 65.6 | 1212 | 8.0 | 11 | 4 | 151.72 | 25.2 | 202.0 |
| 12 | Akron | 7 | 227 | 150 | 66.1 | 2088 | 9.2 | 19 | 6 | 165.67 | 32.4 | 298.3 |