2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 7 | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 131.20 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | South Florida | 12 | 34 | 13 | 38.2 | 94 | 2 | 1 | 75.00 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Memphis | 12 | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 100 | 0 | 3 | 56.14 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | UCF | 12 | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 76.98 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 10 | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 143 | 3 | 0 | 156.13 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Temple | 12 | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 177 | 4 | 1 | 135.49 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 10 | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 186 | 2 | 1 | 188.16 | 63 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Tulane | 11 | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 190 | 2 | 1 | 127.99 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Houston | 12 | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 201 | 2 | 0 | 126.52 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 11 | 28 | 11 | 39.3 | 246 | 3 | 2 | 134.16 | 71 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | Navy | 12 | 31 | 23 | 74.2 | 305 | 3 | 1 | 182.32 | 61 | 19 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | SMU | 10 | 36 | 26 | 72.2 | 382 | 5 | 0 | 207.18 | 50 | 25 | 9 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||