2011 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 13 | 13 | 56 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 12 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 3 | Navy | 10 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 5 | North Carolina State | 5 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 6 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 4 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 9 | Texas | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 9 | Illinois | 5 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 9 | Boise State | 6 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 9 | TCU | 6 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 15 | Alabama | 4 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 15 | Virginia | 5 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 15 | New Mexico State | 6 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 18 | Florida State | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 18 | Purdue | 5 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 18 | Army | 11 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 2.64 |
| 21 | Ohio | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 21 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 21 | Penn State | 5 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 24 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 24 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 28 | Houston | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 28 | Rutgers | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 28 | West Virginia | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 31 | LSU | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 31 | Temple | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Idaho | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Ohio State | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 37 | Nevada | 6 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Duke | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 39 | Michigan State | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 39 | South Florida | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 39 | Tulane | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 39 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 44 | Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 44 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 44 | Tulsa | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 47 | Kentucky | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 47 | Kent State | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 47 | Marshall | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 50 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 50 | Colorado State | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 53 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 53 | Stanford | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 53 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 53 | Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 53 | Florida International | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 53 | Wyoming | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 59 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 59 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 59 | Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 59 | Iowa State | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 59 | Toledo | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 59 | Nebraska | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 65 | Mississippi | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 65 | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 65 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 65 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 65 | Michigan | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 65 | Clemson | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 65 | Arkansas | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 65 | Syracuse | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 65 | San Jose State | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 65 | Wisconsin | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 65 | Air Force | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 65 | Fresno State | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 77 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 77 | Washington | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 77 | Baylor | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 77 | North Texas | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 77 | Georgia | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 77 | UNLV | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 77 | Iowa | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 77 | Wake Forest | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 77 | New Mexico | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 77 | Louisville | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 77 | Utah State | 6 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 88 | Ball State | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 88 | Boston College | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 88 | UCLA | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 88 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 88 | Akron | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 88 | South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 88 | Western Michigan | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 95 | California | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 95 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 95 | Oregon | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 95 | Indiana | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 99 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | SMU | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 102 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 102 | Rice | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 104 | Washington State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 104 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 104 | Troy | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 104 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 104 | Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 104 | Florida | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 110 | Arizona | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 110 | USC | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 110 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 110 | UTEP | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 110 | UAB | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 116 | Texas Tech | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 116 | Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 116 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 119 | Colorado | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 119 | Kansas | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |