2011 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 13 | 68 | 81 | 6.75 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 11 | 16 | 53 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 3 | Houston | 11 | 17 | 48 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 10 | 16 | 48 | 64 | 6.40 |
| 4 | Ohio | 12 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 6 | Nevada | 11 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 5.64 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 8 | Toledo | 10 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 10 | UCF | 10 | 6 | 49 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 11 | San Diego State | 10 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 10 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Florida International | 11 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 14 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 14 | Marshall | 10 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 4.80 |
| 14 | Utah State | 11 | 4 | 44 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 17 | UTEP | 10 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 17 | TCU | 11 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 4.27 |
| 19 | Boise State | 11 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 19 | New Mexico State | 11 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 21 | Rice | 8 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 21 | Tulane | 10 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 21 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 21 | SMU | 10 | 5 | 40 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 25 | Wyoming | 10 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 26 | Western Michigan | 8 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 27 | North Texas | 10 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 28 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 28 | San Jose State | 10 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 30 | Temple | 10 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 3.70 |
| 31 | Fresno State | 9 | 2 | 34 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 32 | BYU | 8 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 32 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 2 | 33 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 32 | UNLV | 9 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 35 | Buffalo | 8 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 35 | Kent State | 9 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 37 | Memphis | 10 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 38 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 38 | Colorado State | 10 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 3.20 |
| 40 | Bowling Green | 10 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 3.10 |
| 41 | East Carolina | 9 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 42 | Troy | 10 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 2.90 |
| 43 | Idaho | 9 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 44 | Ball State | 9 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 44 | UAB | 10 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 46 | Air Force | 10 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 2.60 |
| 47 | Navy | 8 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 48 | Purdue | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 49 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 2.44 |
| 50 | Central Michigan | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 51 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 52 | New Mexico | 9 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 53 | Alabama | 2 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 53 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1.89 |
| 53 | Akron | 9 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 1.89 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 56 | Oklahoma | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 58 | Texas | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 58 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 60 | Virginia | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 61 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 61 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 61 | Mississippi State | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 61 | Army | 8 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 65 | Minnesota | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 65 | Mississippi | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 67 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 67 | Kentucky | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 67 | Illinois | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 67 | Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 71 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 71 | Michigan State | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 71 | Baylor | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 71 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 71 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 71 | Michigan | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 77 | UCLA | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 77 | Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 77 | Duke | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 80 | South Florida | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 80 | West Virginia | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 80 | Auburn | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 80 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 80 | Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 80 | Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 86 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 88 | North Carolina State | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 88 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 88 | Connecticut | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 88 | Colorado | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 92 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 92 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 92 | California | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 92 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 92 | Stanford | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 92 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 92 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 92 | Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 92 | Washington State | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 92 | Florida | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 102 | Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 102 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 102 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 102 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 106 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 106 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 106 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 106 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 110 | Arizona | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 110 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 110 | Wisconsin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 110 | Louisville | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 114 | Iowa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 114 | Boston College | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |