2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | 9 | 14 | 11 | 78.6 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 183.14 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 10 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 113.95 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Navy | 12 | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 177 | 2 | 0 | 135.07 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 12 | 39 | 16 | 41.0 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 83.13 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Temple | 11 | 29 | 20 | 69.0 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 125.17 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | SMU | 12 | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 196 | 1 | 3 | 93.01 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 12 | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 224 | 4 | 0 | 170.43 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Houston | 10 | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 241 | 0 | 2 | 104.44 | 39 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 9 | Tulane | 12 | 38 | 14 | 36.8 | 267 | 1 | 3 | 88.76 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
| 10 | South Florida | 12 | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 332 | 2 | 3 | 148.41 | 52 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 11 | UCF | 12 | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 335 | 2 | 1 | 153.55 | 49 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| 12 | Memphis | 14 | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 355 | 1 | 1 | 143.57 | 51 | 16 | 7 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||