2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 124.57 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | SMU | 4 | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 116.36 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | South Florida | 5 | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 168 | 0 | 4 | 68.26 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 7 | 39 | 20 | 51.3 | 233 | 2 | 0 | 118.38 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Navy | 4 | 32 | 22 | 68.8 | 310 | 1 | 1 | 154.19 | 65 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 3 | 18 | 15 | 83.3 | 351 | 5 | 0 | 338.80 | 67 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| 7 | UCF | 11 | 67 | 36 | 53.7 | 371 | 3 | 2 | 109.05 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | Houston | 8 | 63 | 40 | 63.5 | 417 | 1 | 4 | 111.63 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 6 | 60 | 38 | 63.3 | 457 | 2 | 0 | 138.31 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | Temple | 10 | 84 | 46 | 54.8 | 510 | 4 | 5 | 109.57 | 57 | 24 | 9 | 4 |
| 11 | Tulane | 7 | 65 | 29 | 44.6 | 642 | 7 | 1 | 160.05 | 80 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
| 12 | Memphis | 11 | 87 | 46 | 52.9 | 660 | 4 | 2 | 127.16 | 75 | 28 | 13 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||