2012 National Leaders Passing Defense - In All Plays through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 13 | 380 | 196 | 51.6 | 2173 | 15 | 22 | 101.06 | 67 | 95 | 46 | 20 |
| 2 | Arizona State | 13 | 394 | 198 | 50.3 | 2183 | 23 | 21 | 105.40 | 80 | 99 | 50 | 15 |
| 3 | Hawai'i | 11 | 308 | 169 | 54.9 | 2193 | 20 | 9 | 130.27 | 75 | 92 | 48 | 24 |
| 4 | Boise State | 13 | 376 | 219 | 58.2 | 2203 | 4 | 18 | 101.41 | 53 | 99 | 41 | 17 |
| 4 | Michigan | 13 | 330 | 198 | 60.0 | 2203 | 16 | 7 | 127.84 | 70 | 101 | 47 | 16 |
| 6 | Florida State | 14 | 453 | 221 | 48.8 | 2266 | 13 | 11 | 95.42 | 60 | 102 | 41 | 19 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 13 | 425 | 223 | 52.5 | 2285 | 10 | 14 | 98.80 | 63 | 101 | 51 | 17 |
| 8 | Illinois | 12 | 288 | 180 | 62.5 | 2324 | 21 | 7 | 149.48 | 78 | 89 | 57 | 21 |
| 9 | BYU | 13 | 378 | 214 | 56.6 | 2329 | 12 | 12 | 112.49 | 67 | 106 | 45 | 21 |
| 10 | Army | 12 | 254 | 162 | 63.8 | 2340 | 19 | 7 | 160.34 | 69 | 99 | 55 | 27 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 14 | 397 | 187 | 47.1 | 2354 | 18 | 13 | 105.31 | 87 | 107 | 52 | 25 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 13 | 404 | 231 | 57.2 | 2426 | 15 | 13 | 113.43 | 49 | 109 | 47 | 19 |
| 13 | Colorado State | 12 | 363 | 218 | 60.1 | 2427 | 25 | 7 | 135.09 | 55 | 120 | 59 | 16 |
| 14 | Alabama | 14 | 397 | 217 | 54.7 | 2431 | 8 | 18 | 103.67 | 71 | 115 | 54 | 25 |
| 15 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 286 | 158 | 55.2 | 2443 | 20 | 8 | 144.49 | 85 | 98 | 66 | 30 |
| 16 | Georgia | 14 | 351 | 200 | 57.0 | 2459 | 13 | 13 | 120.64 | 69 | 104 | 52 | 20 |
| 17 | Bowling Green | 13 | 411 | 238 | 57.9 | 2471 | 11 | 10 | 112.37 | 66 | 104 | 52 | 14 |
| 18 | Maryland | 12 | 368 | 205 | 55.7 | 2490 | 24 | 4 | 131.89 | 73 | 112 | 57 | 22 |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 432 | 232 | 53.7 | 2493 | 7 | 11 | 102.44 | 85 | 113 | 58 | 15 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 13 | 365 | 198 | 54.2 | 2493 | 25 | 8 | 129.84 | 75 | 111 | 53 | 25 |
| 21 | Florida | 13 | 444 | 231 | 52.0 | 2498 | 7 | 20 | 95.48 | 76 | 120 | 57 | 12 |
| 22 | Buffalo | 12 | 341 | 189 | 55.4 | 2499 | 18 | 13 | 126.79 | 63 | 119 | 63 | 19 |
| 23 | Louisville | 13 | 382 | 219 | 57.3 | 2500 | 22 | 11 | 125.55 | 85 | 107 | 56 | 17 |
| 24 | Virginia | 12 | 395 | 227 | 57.5 | 2501 | 23 | 4 | 127.85 | 70 | 114 | 41 | 22 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 414 | 237 | 57.2 | 2524 | 15 | 15 | 113.17 | 85 | 125 | 52 | 15 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 13 | 379 | 213 | 56.2 | 2533 | 18 | 15 | 120.09 | 78 | 105 | 61 | 19 |
| 27 | Connecticut | 12 | 381 | 207 | 54.3 | 2544 | 15 | 6 | 120.26 | 68 | 112 | 62 | 22 |
| 28 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 350 | 208 | 59.4 | 2548 | 18 | 7 | 133.55 | 79 | 111 | 54 | 26 |
| 29 | Washington | 13 | 394 | 217 | 55.1 | 2565 | 17 | 17 | 115.37 | 70 | 113 | 60 | 25 |
| 30 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 421 | 211 | 50.1 | 2588 | 17 | 13 | 108.90 | 76 | 113 | 64 | 26 |
| 31 | Notre Dame | 13 | 434 | 261 | 60.1 | 2597 | 11 | 16 | 111.41 | 53 | 131 | 52 | 16 |
| 32 | Temple | 11 | 297 | 178 | 59.9 | 2611 | 21 | 4 | 154.41 | 75 | 108 | 74 | 26 |
| 33 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 338 | 219 | 64.8 | 2628 | 23 | 5 | 149.60 | 55 | 116 | 56 | 32 |
| 34 | Iowa | 12 | 353 | 224 | 63.5 | 2634 | 16 | 10 | 135.43 | 77 | 123 | 65 | 22 |
| 35 | Auburn | 12 | 358 | 235 | 65.6 | 2675 | 20 | 2 | 145.72 | 55 | 121 | 59 | 21 |
| 36 | LSU | 13 | 457 | 254 | 55.6 | 2678 | 15 | 18 | 107.75 | 80 | 126 | 60 | 17 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 13 | 420 | 220 | 52.4 | 2684 | 11 | 13 | 108.51 | 80 | 120 | 55 | 27 |
| 38 | Penn State | 12 | 430 | 244 | 56.7 | 2700 | 15 | 10 | 116.34 | 79 | 118 | 59 | 22 |
| 39 | Utah State | 13 | 475 | 257 | 54.1 | 2708 | 12 | 14 | 104.45 | 52 | 116 | 58 | 28 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | 14 | 464 | 255 | 55.0 | 2711 | 18 | 8 | 113.39 | 62 | 129 | 57 | 21 |
| 41 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 356 | 217 | 61.0 | 2719 | 17 | 12 | 134.14 | 57 | 139 | 62 | 18 |
| 42 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 394 | 234 | 59.4 | 2727 | 24 | 13 | 131.03 | 69 | 123 | 62 | 18 |
| 43 | Air Force | 13 | 343 | 233 | 67.9 | 2738 | 19 | 8 | 148.61 | 64 | 131 | 59 | 24 |
| 44 | Texas | 13 | 351 | 208 | 59.3 | 2756 | 16 | 15 | 131.71 | 82 | 111 | 61 | 23 |
| 45 | Kentucky | 12 | 367 | 247 | 67.3 | 2757 | 21 | 5 | 146.56 | 77 | 127 | 53 | 22 |
| 46 | Indiana | 12 | 356 | 222 | 62.4 | 2786 | 23 | 7 | 145.49 | 73 | 128 | 65 | 25 |
| 47 | Rutgers | 13 | 422 | 230 | 54.5 | 2788 | 13 | 18 | 111.64 | 80 | 123 | 72 | 24 |
| 48 | Navy | 13 | 356 | 246 | 69.1 | 2799 | 16 | 8 | 145.48 | 62 | 124 | 52 | 18 |
| 49 | Utah | 12 | 401 | 240 | 59.9 | 2823 | 18 | 8 | 129.81 | 83 | 124 | 63 | 20 |
| 50 | Massachusetts | 12 | 351 | 228 | 65.0 | 2839 | 26 | 13 | 149.93 | 66 | 135 | 74 | 25 |
| 51 | South Alabama | 13 | 368 | 215 | 58.4 | 2840 | 25 | 11 | 139.68 | 75 | 122 | 74 | 27 |
| 51 | Wyoming | 12 | 372 | 243 | 65.3 | 2840 | 26 | 6 | 149.28 | 75 | 138 | 56 | 20 |
| 53 | TCU | 13 | 434 | 231 | 53.2 | 2841 | 22 | 21 | 115.27 | 77 | 124 | 59 | 23 |
| 54 | Akron | 12 | 380 | 232 | 61.1 | 2867 | 30 | 5 | 147.85 | 60 | 131 | 64 | 24 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | 13 | 414 | 265 | 64.0 | 2883 | 17 | 19 | 126.88 | 77 | 128 | 59 | 27 |
| 56 | Western Michigan | 12 | 387 | 234 | 60.5 | 2889 | 19 | 8 | 135.25 | 64 | 133 | 66 | 28 |
| 57 | San Jose State | 13 | 439 | 250 | 56.9 | 2892 | 18 | 15 | 118.99 | 69 | 128 | 57 | 19 |
| 58 | Missouri | 12 | 401 | 261 | 65.1 | 2897 | 19 | 7 | 137.92 | 45 | 137 | 74 | 27 |
| 59 | Boston College | 12 | 429 | 268 | 62.5 | 2908 | 21 | 10 | 130.90 | 77 | 129 | 51 | 24 |
| 60 | Oregon State | 13 | 471 | 279 | 59.2 | 2919 | 14 | 20 | 112.61 | 65 | 123 | 62 | 26 |
| 61 | Ohio State | 12 | 457 | 267 | 58.4 | 2922 | 15 | 14 | 116.84 | 83 | 122 | 51 | 24 |
| 62 | UTSA | 10 | 353 | 232 | 65.7 | 2927 | 24 | 10 | 152.14 | 84 | 136 | 66 | 25 |
| 63 | Memphis | 12 | 434 | 268 | 61.8 | 2928 | 25 | 8 | 133.74 | 70 | 132 | 62 | 27 |
| 64 | UAB | 12 | 356 | 232 | 65.2 | 2935 | 22 | 6 | 151.44 | 94 | 128 | 71 | 28 |
| 65 | UTEP | 12 | 384 | 229 | 59.6 | 2950 | 18 | 7 | 135.99 | 81 | 125 | 59 | 31 |
| 66 | USC | 13 | 434 | 262 | 60.4 | 2951 | 20 | 19 | 123.94 | 60 | 140 | 69 | 22 |
| 67 | Arkansas State | 13 | 432 | 276 | 63.9 | 2955 | 21 | 13 | 131.37 | 51 | 135 | 75 | 22 |
| 68 | North Carolina | 12 | 424 | 246 | 58.0 | 2963 | 15 | 16 | 120.85 | 83 | 131 | 76 | 27 |
| 69 | Ohio | 13 | 474 | 267 | 56.3 | 2977 | 26 | 13 | 121.70 | 55 | 144 | 66 | 20 |
| 70 | Oregon | 13 | 515 | 304 | 59.0 | 2979 | 19 | 25 | 110.08 | 76 | 135 | 56 | 19 |
| 71 | Nevada | 13 | 429 | 240 | 55.9 | 2998 | 27 | 6 | 132.61 | 68 | 147 | 66 | 27 |
| 72 | North Texas | 12 | 420 | 266 | 63.3 | 3018 | 19 | 11 | 133.38 | 76 | 123 | 60 | 22 |
| 73 | South Florida | 12 | 373 | 255 | 68.4 | 3023 | 17 | 2 | 150.42 | 87 | 142 | 64 | 20 |
| 74 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 379 | 256 | 67.5 | 3031 | 22 | 12 | 147.55 | 63 | 140 | 71 | 24 |
| 75 | Texas State | 12 | 408 | 248 | 60.8 | 3035 | 26 | 14 | 137.44 | 78 | 141 | 63 | 27 |
| 76 | Syracuse | 13 | 393 | 249 | 63.4 | 3040 | 23 | 9 | 143.06 | 70 | 135 | 65 | 28 |
| 77 | Purdue | 13 | 447 | 260 | 58.2 | 3041 | 21 | 14 | 124.56 | 63 | 125 | 70 | 31 |
| 78 | Marshall | 12 | 426 | 277 | 65.0 | 3042 | 30 | 9 | 144.01 | 61 | 153 | 61 | 22 |
| 79 | UCF | 14 | 480 | 288 | 60.0 | 3048 | 16 | 11 | 119.76 | 80 | 140 | 70 | 15 |
| 80 | New Mexico State | 12 | 381 | 233 | 61.2 | 3057 | 28 | 4 | 150.71 | 82 | 128 | 56 | 31 |
| 81 | Rice | 13 | 378 | 213 | 56.3 | 3058 | 21 | 11 | 136.82 | 68 | 124 | 68 | 36 |
| 82 | San Diego State | 13 | 443 | 274 | 61.9 | 3062 | 23 | 14 | 130.72 | 70 | 140 | 68 | 23 |
| 83 | UNLV | 13 | 375 | 224 | 59.7 | 3096 | 19 | 9 | 141.00 | 81 | 121 | 68 | 34 |
| 84 | Troy | 12 | 372 | 211 | 56.7 | 3101 | 26 | 6 | 146.57 | 72 | 126 | 72 | 29 |
| 85 | Tulane | 12 | 380 | 212 | 55.8 | 3116 | 23 | 15 | 136.75 | 74 | 131 | 86 | 28 |
| 86 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 509 | 284 | 55.8 | 3121 | 11 | 15 | 108.55 | 92 | 145 | 67 | 20 |
| 87 | Clemson | 13 | 427 | 248 | 58.1 | 3124 | 23 | 13 | 131.21 | 77 | 125 | 73 | 34 |
| 88 | Central Michigan | 13 | 420 | 261 | 62.1 | 3129 | 23 | 13 | 136.60 | 70 | 141 | 64 | 27 |
| 89 | Florida International | 12 | 437 | 265 | 60.6 | 3145 | 24 | 10 | 134.63 | 78 | 130 | 73 | 26 |
| 90 | Washington State | 12 | 408 | 268 | 65.7 | 3146 | 26 | 15 | 144.14 | 93 | 145 | 67 | 21 |
| 91 | Colorado | 12 | 366 | 248 | 67.8 | 3150 | 39 | 3 | 173.58 | 97 | 147 | 78 | 25 |
| 92 | Tulsa | 14 | 481 | 269 | 55.9 | 3195 | 19 | 12 | 119.77 | 75 | 124 | 67 | 31 |
| 93 | Wake Forest | 12 | 411 | 255 | 62.0 | 3201 | 22 | 11 | 139.77 | 64 | 146 | 71 | 31 |
| 94 | Mississippi | 13 | 427 | 268 | 62.8 | 3205 | 22 | 15 | 135.78 | 68 | 138 | 77 | 26 |
| 95 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 448 | 269 | 60.0 | 3217 | 23 | 16 | 130.17 | 78 | 144 | 79 | 21 |
| 96 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 429 | 261 | 60.8 | 3222 | 15 | 11 | 130.33 | 99 | 141 | 73 | 28 |
| 97 | Kansas State | 13 | 474 | 296 | 62.4 | 3235 | 18 | 18 | 124.72 | 70 | 153 | 65 | 22 |
| 98 | North Carolina State | 13 | 455 | 264 | 58.0 | 3249 | 20 | 16 | 125.48 | 76 | 118 | 75 | 35 |
| 99 | Northwestern | 13 | 497 | 289 | 58.1 | 3257 | 18 | 13 | 119.92 | 55 | 158 | 70 | 26 |
| 100 | Texas A&M | 13 | 485 | 281 | 57.9 | 3259 | 17 | 12 | 121.01 | 74 | 145 | 68 | 28 |
| 101 | California | 12 | 458 | 290 | 63.3 | 3263 | 32 | 14 | 140.11 | 72 | 147 | 73 | 28 |
| 102 | Cincinnati | 13 | 498 | 282 | 56.6 | 3282 | 13 | 16 | 114.17 | 74 | 153 | 63 | 21 |
| 103 | Idaho | 12 | 403 | 261 | 64.8 | 3302 | 27 | 9 | 151.23 | 80 | 146 | 77 | 36 |
| 104 | Ball State | 13 | 427 | 264 | 61.8 | 3319 | 28 | 7 | 145.48 | 70 | 153 | 83 | 33 |
| 105 | Stanford | 14 | 550 | 336 | 61.1 | 3349 | 13 | 15 | 114.59 | 71 | 144 | 69 | 18 |
| 106 | Tennessee | 12 | 446 | 272 | 61.0 | 3390 | 26 | 12 | 138.70 | 75 | 149 | 82 | 35 |
| 107 | Arkansas | 12 | 419 | 262 | 62.5 | 3430 | 24 | 6 | 147.33 | 80 | 155 | 80 | 28 |
| 107 | Kansas | 12 | 402 | 271 | 67.4 | 3430 | 26 | 11 | 154.95 | 72 | 149 | 78 | 34 |
| 109 | Iowa State | 13 | 475 | 288 | 60.6 | 3449 | 18 | 14 | 128.23 | 75 | 156 | 78 | 30 |
| 110 | Duke | 13 | 389 | 224 | 57.6 | 3474 | 29 | 11 | 151.54 | 83 | 123 | 80 | 53 |
| 111 | Houston | 12 | 510 | 302 | 59.2 | 3483 | 25 | 19 | 125.31 | 88 | 160 | 81 | 25 |
| 112 | New Mexico | 13 | 417 | 271 | 65.0 | 3500 | 33 | 11 | 156.33 | 89 | 158 | 80 | 26 |
| 113 | UCLA | 14 | 479 | 303 | 63.3 | 3508 | 27 | 15 | 137.12 | 75 | 140 | 79 | 34 |
| 114 | East Carolina | 13 | 475 | 279 | 58.7 | 3584 | 28 | 10 | 137.36 | 66 | 154 | 81 | 33 |
| 115 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 457 | 286 | 62.6 | 3595 | 29 | 16 | 142.60 | 81 | 144 | 76 | 34 |
| 116 | SMU | 13 | 540 | 300 | 55.6 | 3616 | 27 | 21 | 120.53 | 79 | 173 | 89 | 36 |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 544 | 331 | 60.8 | 3640 | 20 | 11 | 125.14 | 75 | 164 | 65 | 25 |
| 118 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 475 | 291 | 61.3 | 3685 | 21 | 13 | 135.55 | 81 | 151 | 92 | 27 |
| 119 | Toledo | 13 | 501 | 309 | 61.7 | 3781 | 26 | 17 | 135.41 | 73 | 169 | 85 | 34 |
| 120 | Arizona | 13 | 500 | 309 | 61.8 | 3807 | 25 | 12 | 137.46 | 71 | 169 | 86 | 38 |
| 121 | Kent State | 14 | 521 | 317 | 60.8 | 3808 | 27 | 23 | 130.52 | 81 | 182 | 83 | 27 |
| 122 | West Virginia | 13 | 435 | 278 | 63.9 | 4067 | 38 | 10 | 166.67 | 94 | 163 | 99 | 45 |
| 123 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 495 | 300 | 60.6 | 4085 | 35 | 10 | 149.23 | 86 | 172 | 95 | 38 |
| 124 | Baylor | 13 | 569 | 357 | 62.7 | 4206 | 36 | 18 | 139.38 | 87 | 191 | 83 | 32 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||