2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Michigan | 8 | 250 | 135 | 54.0 | 1490 | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | 109.82 | 31.3 | 186.3 |
| 2 | Kent State | 7 | 189 | 107 | 56.6 | 1327 | 7.0 | 11 | 7 | 127.39 | 27.0 | 189.6 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 194 | 114 | 58.8 | 1346 | 6.9 | 8 | 3 | 127.56 | 27.7 | 192.3 |
| 4 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 172 | 94 | 54.7 | 1159 | 6.7 | 10 | 5 | 124.63 | 28.7 | 193.2 |
| 5 | Buffalo | 6 | 149 | 89 | 59.7 | 1182 | 7.9 | 7 | 4 | 136.50 | 24.8 | 197.0 |
| 6 | Toledo | 8 | 253 | 132 | 52.2 | 1759 | 7.0 | 14 | 7 | 123.31 | 31.6 | 219.9 |
| 7 | Ball State | 6 | 161 | 97 | 60.2 | 1432 | 8.9 | 15 | 3 | 161.98 | 26.8 | 238.7 |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 234 | 139 | 59.4 | 1814 | 7.8 | 9 | 8 | 130.37 | 33.4 | 259.1 |
| 9 | Akron | 8 | 262 | 168 | 64.1 | 2148 | 8.2 | 20 | 9 | 151.30 | 32.8 | 268.5 |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 7 | 241 | 146 | 60.6 | 1959 | 8.1 | 13 | 6 | 141.68 | 34.4 | 279.9 |
| 11 | Western Michigan | 6 | 199 | 124 | 62.3 | 1719 | 8.6 | 12 | 5 | 149.74 | 33.2 | 286.5 |
| 12 | Ohio | 7 | 287 | 160 | 55.7 | 2065 | 7.2 | 17 | 4 | 132.95 | 41.0 | 295.0 |