2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 12 | 398 | 212 | 53.3 | 2182 | 5.5 | 20 | 17 | 107.36 | 33.2 | 181.8 |
| 2 | Houston | 12 | 426 | 260 | 61.0 | 3304 | 7.8 | 18 | 14 | 133.55 | 35.5 | 275.3 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 12 | 377 | 185 | 49.1 | 2343 | 6.2 | 18 | 12 | 110.67 | 31.4 | 195.3 |
| 4 | UCF | 12 | 394 | 223 | 56.6 | 2668 | 6.8 | 16 | 11 | 121.30 | 32.8 | 222.3 |
| 5 | SMU | 11 | 333 | 213 | 64.0 | 2554 | 7.7 | 21 | 10 | 143.19 | 30.3 | 232.2 |
| 5 | Tulane | 12 | 425 | 222 | 52.2 | 3134 | 7.4 | 24 | 10 | 128.11 | 35.4 | 261.2 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 11 | 285 | 163 | 57.2 | 1930 | 6.8 | 11 | 9 | 120.49 | 25.9 | 175.5 |
| 7 | South Florida | 12 | 353 | 196 | 55.5 | 2546 | 7.2 | 15 | 9 | 125.02 | 29.4 | 212.2 |
| 9 | Memphis | 13 | 454 | 262 | 57.7 | 3475 | 7.7 | 22 | 7 | 134.91 | 34.9 | 267.3 |
| 10 | Navy | 12 | 320 | 223 | 69.7 | 2879 | 9.0 | 23 | 6 | 165.23 | 26.7 | 239.9 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 11 | 355 | 220 | 62.0 | 3054 | 8.6 | 28 | 5 | 157.45 | 32.3 | 277.6 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 11 | 283 | 204 | 72.1 | 3038 | 10.7 | 29 | 4 | 193.25 | 25.7 | 276.2 |