2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 9 | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 177 | 2 | 0 | 109.38 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | UCF | 11 | 56 | 31 | 55.4 | 472 | 4 | 3 | 139.02 | 70 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 7 | 88 | 44 | 50.0 | 490 | 0 | 4 | 87.68 | 45 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 6 | 67 | 45 | 67.2 | 494 | 4 | 3 | 139.83 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | Tulane | 9 | 98 | 39 | 39.8 | 533 | 2 | 2 | 88.15 | 67 | 22 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | Temple | 13 | 102 | 51 | 50.0 | 557 | 5 | 4 | 104.21 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | Navy | 8 | 83 | 54 | 65.1 | 657 | 5 | 1 | 149.02 | 61 | 32 | 13 | 5 |
| 8 | Houston | 9 | 82 | 50 | 61.0 | 698 | 4 | 4 | 138.82 | 58 | 33 | 15 | 9 |
| 9 | South Florida | 9 | 107 | 61 | 57.0 | 708 | 5 | 3 | 122.40 | 81 | 31 | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | Memphis | 12 | 95 | 47 | 49.5 | 723 | 4 | 1 | 125.19 | 49 | 30 | 20 | 9 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 12 | 115 | 61 | 53.0 | 747 | 5 | 5 | 113.26 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 10 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 8 | 100 | 61 | 61.0 | 886 | 7 | 1 | 156.52 | 86 | 30 | 17 | 11 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||