2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | 9 | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 203 | 1 | 1 | 161.76 | 49 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 10 | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 220 | 1 | 4 | 99.26 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Temple | 13 | 45 | 23 | 51.1 | 240 | 1 | 2 | 94.35 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Tulane | 12 | 44 | 15 | 34.1 | 245 | 2 | 0 | 95.86 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | SMU | 10 | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 257 | 3 | 0 | 193.95 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Navy | 10 | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 260 | 1 | 0 | 200.70 | 55 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 12 | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 274 | 1 | 1 | 124.47 | 49 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | South Florida | 13 | 42 | 20 | 47.6 | 292 | 0 | 1 | 101.26 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 11 | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 326 | 5 | 1 | 174.67 | 42 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | UCF | 11 | 44 | 23 | 52.3 | 347 | 0 | 1 | 113.96 | 41 | 11 | 12 | 2 |
| 11 | Memphis | 12 | 47 | 26 | 55.3 | 352 | 1 | 1 | 120.99 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| 12 | Houston | 12 | 42 | 20 | 47.6 | 415 | 2 | 0 | 146.33 | 95 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||