2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 12 | 191 | 100 | 52.4 | 1217 | 11 | 2 | 122.79 | 72 | 51 | 28 | 15 |
| 2 | UCF | 13 | 219 | 120 | 54.8 | 1292 | 9 | 7 | 111.53 | 70 | 60 | 30 | 10 |
| 3 | SMU | 12 | 192 | 122 | 63.5 | 1324 | 7 | 6 | 127.25 | 70 | 59 | 29 | 11 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 12 | 176 | 106 | 60.2 | 1329 | 6 | 6 | 128.09 | 80 | 57 | 32 | 14 |
| 5 | South Florida | 13 | 191 | 102 | 53.4 | 1349 | 10 | 6 | 123.73 | 81 | 66 | 27 | 12 |
| 6 | Temple | 13 | 242 | 140 | 57.9 | 1375 | 11 | 7 | 114.79 | 62 | 63 | 25 | 9 |
| 7 | Tulane | 13 | 205 | 115 | 56.1 | 1571 | 12 | 4 | 135.89 | 80 | 72 | 36 | 20 |
| 8 | Navy | 13 | 200 | 138 | 69.0 | 1750 | 10 | 3 | 156.00 | 65 | 79 | 37 | 16 |
| 9 | Houston | 13 | 261 | 157 | 60.2 | 1798 | 12 | 8 | 127.06 | 58 | 81 | 33 | 17 |
| 10 | Memphis | 14 | 248 | 144 | 58.1 | 1908 | 11 | 4 | 134.11 | 75 | 79 | 43 | 20 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 12 | 197 | 145 | 73.6 | 2016 | 17 | 4 | 183.99 | 67 | 86 | 45 | 21 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 12 | 235 | 149 | 63.4 | 2121 | 22 | 3 | 167.56 | 86 | 87 | 51 | 24 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||