2011 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Ohio | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 4 | Illinois | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 4 | LSU | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 8 | BYU | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 9 | Texas | 3 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 9 | North Carolina State | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 9 | South Florida | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 14 | Utah | 3 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 14 | Connecticut | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 14 | Temple | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 14 | Oregon | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 21 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 21 | Penn State | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 21 | New Mexico State | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 21 | Florida | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 21 | Marshall | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 21 | Duke | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 21 | Houston | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 28 | Kent State | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 29 | Tulane | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Bowling Green | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Georgia | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 31 | Michigan State | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 31 | Idaho | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 31 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 31 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 31 | Virginia | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Kentucky | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 37 | Hawai'i | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 37 | San Diego State | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 37 | Washington | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 37 | Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 37 | SMU | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 44 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 44 | UCLA | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 44 | California | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 44 | Ball State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 44 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 44 | Florida International | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 44 | UTEP | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 51 | Clemson | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 51 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 51 | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 51 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 51 | Arizona | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 51 | Akron | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Mississippi | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 57 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 57 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 57 | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 57 | San Jose State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 57 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 57 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 57 | North Texas | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 57 | USC | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 66 | Boise State | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 66 | Rutgers | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 66 | Purdue | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 66 | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 66 | Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 66 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 66 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 66 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 66 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 66 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 66 | Indiana | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 66 | Arkansas State | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 66 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 66 | New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 66 | Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 81 | Kansas State | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 81 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 81 | Navy | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 81 | Baylor | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 81 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 81 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 81 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 81 | Toledo | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 81 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 81 | Central Michigan | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 81 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 92 | Louisville | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 92 | Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 92 | Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 92 | South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 92 | TCU | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Troy | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 97 | Washington State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 97 | Nevada | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 97 | Boston College | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 97 | Utah State | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 102 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 102 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 102 | Stanford | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 102 | Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 102 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 102 | Colorado | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 108 | Air Force | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 108 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 108 | UNLV | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 111 | Maryland | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 111 | Texas Tech | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 111 | Rice | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 111 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 115 | Kansas | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 116 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 116 | Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 116 | Army | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 119 | UAB | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 119 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |