2017 Independent Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 5 | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 168 | 0 | 1 | 96.93 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 8 | 62 | 32 | 51.6 | 416 | 3 | 2 | 117.49 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 4 | 59 | 31 | 52.5 | 433 | 2 | 5 | 108.43 | 48 | 17 | 12 | 6 |
| 4 | BYU | 5 | 70 | 40 | 57.1 | 439 | 4 | 2 | 122.97 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||