2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 11 | 371 | 210 | 56.6 | 2013 | 5.4 | 20 | 16 | 111.34 | 33.7 | 183.0 |
| 2 | Houston | 12 | 465 | 275 | 59.1 | 3497 | 7.5 | 18 | 14 | 129.06 | 38.8 | 291.4 |
| 3 | UCF | 11 | 353 | 197 | 55.8 | 2227 | 6.3 | 12 | 13 | 112.66 | 32.1 | 202.5 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 12 | 380 | 184 | 48.4 | 2209 | 5.8 | 16 | 12 | 104.83 | 31.7 | 184.1 |
| 5 | Tulane | 11 | 394 | 193 | 49.0 | 2780 | 7.1 | 18 | 11 | 117.76 | 35.8 | 252.7 |
| 6 | South Florida | 11 | 317 | 175 | 55.2 | 2227 | 7.0 | 12 | 10 | 120.40 | 28.8 | 202.5 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 11 | 283 | 159 | 56.2 | 1858 | 6.6 | 9 | 9 | 115.46 | 25.7 | 168.9 |
| 7 | Memphis | 12 | 424 | 240 | 56.6 | 2945 | 6.9 | 21 | 9 | 127.04 | 35.3 | 245.4 |
| 9 | Navy | 9 | 277 | 183 | 66.1 | 2273 | 8.2 | 18 | 8 | 150.66 | 30.8 | 252.6 |
| 10 | SMU | 9 | 279 | 175 | 62.7 | 1921 | 6.9 | 16 | 7 | 134.46 | 31.0 | 213.4 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 8 | 189 | 131 | 69.3 | 1981 | 10.5 | 20 | 5 | 186.98 | 23.6 | 247.6 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 10 | 323 | 199 | 61.6 | 2736 | 8.5 | 25 | 5 | 155.21 | 32.3 | 273.6 |