2012 National Leaders Passing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 13 | 195 | 112 | 57.4 | 964 | 1 | 10 | 90.40 | 42 | 43 | 14 | 8 |
| 2 | Florida State | 14 | 229 | 110 | 48.0 | 1025 | 4 | 6 | 86.17 | 60 | 52 | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Alabama | 14 | 201 | 101 | 50.2 | 1030 | 2 | 11 | 85.62 | 71 | 48 | 19 | 11 |
| 4 | Penn State | 12 | 217 | 119 | 54.8 | 1045 | 3 | 4 | 96.16 | 57 | 49 | 23 | 6 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 13 | 189 | 94 | 49.7 | 1058 | 6 | 7 | 99.83 | 67 | 41 | 24 | 10 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 12 | 191 | 98 | 51.3 | 1071 | 3 | 4 | 99.40 | 41 | 47 | 30 | 8 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 13 | 200 | 99 | 49.5 | 1072 | 2 | 10 | 87.82 | 75 | 52 | 22 | 10 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 13 | 218 | 114 | 52.3 | 1087 | 9 | 13 | 95.86 | 80 | 54 | 22 | 4 |
| 9 | Indiana | 12 | 171 | 102 | 59.6 | 1149 | 12 | 3 | 135.74 | 60 | 50 | 29 | 10 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 12 | 171 | 90 | 52.6 | 1166 | 7 | 5 | 117.57 | 63 | 59 | 26 | 8 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 13 | 184 | 106 | 57.6 | 1175 | 5 | 4 | 115.87 | 58 | 55 | 27 | 5 |
| 12 | Michigan | 13 | 168 | 107 | 63.7 | 1220 | 10 | 3 | 140.76 | 70 | 51 | 26 | 8 |
| 13 | Maryland | 12 | 186 | 103 | 55.4 | 1226 | 13 | 2 | 131.65 | 73 | 51 | 31 | 12 |
| 14 | Illinois | 12 | 159 | 95 | 59.7 | 1236 | 10 | 6 | 138.25 | 71 | 44 | 30 | 12 |
| 15 | Louisville | 13 | 172 | 98 | 57.0 | 1239 | 8 | 5 | 127.03 | 85 | 54 | 25 | 11 |
| 16 | Utah State | 13 | 222 | 127 | 57.2 | 1242 | 4 | 8 | 102.95 | 50 | 51 | 24 | 11 |
| 17 | Army | 12 | 119 | 77 | 64.7 | 1246 | 13 | 4 | 182.00 | 69 | 52 | 34 | 15 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 215 | 126 | 58.6 | 1263 | 8 | 9 | 111.86 | 44 | 70 | 26 | 8 |
| 19 | Bowling Green | 13 | 212 | 128 | 60.4 | 1273 | 5 | 2 | 116.71 | 66 | 55 | 26 | 7 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 212 | 121 | 57.1 | 1274 | 3 | 7 | 105.63 | 41 | 62 | 31 | 7 |
| 21 | Florida | 13 | 210 | 117 | 55.7 | 1280 | 4 | 11 | 102.72 | 76 | 63 | 27 | 8 |
| 22 | BYU | 13 | 214 | 125 | 58.4 | 1282 | 9 | 6 | 117.00 | 51 | 63 | 27 | 11 |
| 23 | LSU | 13 | 229 | 128 | 55.9 | 1286 | 7 | 6 | 107.92 | 80 | 59 | 26 | 5 |
| 23 | Ohio State | 12 | 214 | 123 | 57.5 | 1286 | 4 | 5 | 109.46 | 83 | 49 | 19 | 8 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 13 | 227 | 123 | 54.2 | 1289 | 7 | 10 | 103.26 | 61 | 62 | 30 | 10 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 14 | 222 | 129 | 58.1 | 1304 | 6 | 3 | 113.67 | 52 | 65 | 24 | 11 |
| 27 | Oregon State | 13 | 221 | 130 | 58.8 | 1307 | 4 | 6 | 109.04 | 65 | 55 | 25 | 11 |
| 28 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 207 | 128 | 61.8 | 1314 | 10 | 4 | 127.24 | 53 | 63 | 25 | 12 |
| 29 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 144 | 84 | 58.3 | 1324 | 12 | 3 | 158.89 | 85 | 54 | 37 | 14 |
| 30 | Notre Dame | 13 | 217 | 131 | 60.4 | 1332 | 6 | 9 | 112.76 | 41 | 70 | 29 | 7 |
| 31 | Virginia | 12 | 207 | 118 | 57.0 | 1366 | 13 | 3 | 130.26 | 70 | 57 | 22 | 13 |
| 32 | Colorado State | 12 | 203 | 128 | 63.1 | 1368 | 16 | 2 | 143.70 | 53 | 68 | 31 | 7 |
| 33 | South Florida | 12 | 179 | 125 | 69.8 | 1371 | 3 | 0 | 139.70 | 39 | 68 | 29 | 10 |
| 34 | Minnesota | 13 | 207 | 124 | 59.9 | 1383 | 6 | 6 | 119.79 | 49 | 62 | 27 | 13 |
| 35 | Texas A&M | 13 | 245 | 135 | 55.1 | 1384 | 4 | 6 | 103.04 | 68 | 66 | 24 | 8 |
| 35 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 217 | 106 | 48.8 | 1384 | 7 | 6 | 107.55 | 62 | 62 | 34 | 15 |
| 37 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 184 | 104 | 56.5 | 1394 | 9 | 5 | 130.87 | 57 | 63 | 32 | 8 |
| 38 | Utah | 12 | 197 | 117 | 59.4 | 1396 | 10 | 4 | 131.60 | 64 | 62 | 30 | 11 |
| 39 | Arkansas State | 13 | 195 | 130 | 66.7 | 1403 | 12 | 7 | 140.24 | 51 | 61 | 32 | 13 |
| 40 | Iowa | 12 | 174 | 118 | 67.8 | 1414 | 8 | 4 | 146.65 | 51 | 72 | 35 | 11 |
| 41 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 198 | 117 | 59.1 | 1415 | 12 | 7 | 132.05 | 69 | 62 | 32 | 10 |
| 42 | Marshall | 12 | 202 | 128 | 63.4 | 1423 | 13 | 4 | 139.83 | 59 | 73 | 28 | 9 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 13 | 208 | 119 | 57.2 | 1444 | 9 | 7 | 123.07 | 78 | 60 | 38 | 12 |
| 43 | Temple | 11 | 160 | 94 | 58.8 | 1444 | 13 | 3 | 157.62 | 75 | 59 | 43 | 15 |
| 45 | Nebraska | 14 | 221 | 118 | 53.4 | 1450 | 13 | 5 | 123.39 | 75 | 65 | 30 | 16 |
| 46 | Georgia | 14 | 198 | 121 | 61.1 | 1456 | 11 | 6 | 135.15 | 56 | 66 | 31 | 11 |
| 47 | Northwestern | 13 | 235 | 133 | 56.6 | 1459 | 4 | 7 | 108.42 | 44 | 72 | 31 | 9 |
| 48 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 184 | 132 | 71.7 | 1460 | 12 | 7 | 152.30 | 63 | 67 | 29 | 10 |
| 49 | Texas Tech | 13 | 195 | 109 | 55.9 | 1465 | 13 | 3 | 137.93 | 75 | 63 | 32 | 15 |
| 50 | TCU | 13 | 214 | 119 | 55.6 | 1466 | 10 | 13 | 116.42 | 74 | 66 | 29 | 11 |
| 51 | USC | 13 | 238 | 140 | 58.8 | 1469 | 10 | 10 | 116.13 | 56 | 73 | 34 | 7 |
| 52 | Texas | 13 | 185 | 110 | 59.5 | 1480 | 7 | 10 | 128.34 | 82 | 56 | 32 | 11 |
| 53 | Washington | 13 | 216 | 125 | 57.9 | 1505 | 10 | 11 | 121.49 | 61 | 65 | 39 | 14 |
| 54 | San Diego State | 13 | 224 | 134 | 59.8 | 1511 | 12 | 6 | 128.81 | 70 | 64 | 27 | 11 |
| 55 | San Jose State | 13 | 217 | 132 | 60.8 | 1539 | 10 | 3 | 132.85 | 69 | 70 | 29 | 10 |
| 56 | South Alabama | 13 | 200 | 114 | 57.0 | 1540 | 15 | 4 | 142.43 | 75 | 63 | 41 | 14 |
| 57 | Oregon | 13 | 261 | 153 | 58.6 | 1546 | 8 | 11 | 110.05 | 76 | 69 | 27 | 10 |
| 58 | Hawai'i | 11 | 185 | 111 | 60.0 | 1547 | 14 | 4 | 150.89 | 75 | 62 | 36 | 17 |
| 59 | UCF | 14 | 245 | 137 | 55.9 | 1554 | 7 | 4 | 115.36 | 80 | 63 | 34 | 9 |
| 60 | Stanford | 14 | 271 | 173 | 63.8 | 1558 | 4 | 5 | 113.31 | 71 | 67 | 26 | 9 |
| 61 | Navy | 13 | 187 | 135 | 72.2 | 1568 | 12 | 4 | 159.52 | 62 | 72 | 30 | 10 |
| 62 | UAB | 12 | 195 | 132 | 67.7 | 1569 | 14 | 6 | 152.82 | 61 | 73 | 42 | 12 |
| 63 | Nevada | 13 | 223 | 131 | 58.7 | 1582 | 14 | 2 | 137.26 | 51 | 78 | 38 | 15 |
| 63 | Rice | 13 | 196 | 112 | 57.1 | 1582 | 11 | 6 | 137.34 | 65 | 67 | 37 | 17 |
| 63 | Air Force | 12 | 188 | 134 | 71.3 | 1582 | 11 | 3 | 158.09 | 64 | 76 | 32 | 11 |
| 66 | Wyoming | 12 | 204 | 137 | 67.2 | 1585 | 15 | 4 | 152.77 | 75 | 82 | 33 | 11 |
| 67 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 231 | 147 | 63.6 | 1589 | 8 | 5 | 128.52 | 65 | 74 | 35 | 10 |
| 68 | Western Michigan | 12 | 212 | 128 | 60.4 | 1597 | 9 | 3 | 134.84 | 64 | 71 | 38 | 16 |
| 69 | Mississippi | 13 | 213 | 135 | 63.4 | 1612 | 11 | 6 | 138.36 | 68 | 71 | 35 | 16 |
| 70 | Florida International | 12 | 238 | 148 | 62.2 | 1613 | 14 | 4 | 135.17 | 74 | 72 | 36 | 11 |
| 71 | UTSA | 10 | 191 | 120 | 62.8 | 1615 | 13 | 4 | 152.12 | 84 | 75 | 37 | 14 |
| 72 | Auburn | 12 | 208 | 147 | 70.7 | 1630 | 11 | 0 | 153.95 | 55 | 74 | 35 | 11 |
| 73 | Ball State | 13 | 217 | 146 | 67.3 | 1634 | 15 | 3 | 150.58 | 68 | 77 | 36 | 14 |
| 74 | Mississippi State | 13 | 221 | 143 | 64.7 | 1639 | 10 | 10 | 132.88 | 77 | 66 | 33 | 18 |
| 75 | California | 12 | 245 | 151 | 61.6 | 1644 | 15 | 7 | 132.48 | 68 | 75 | 30 | 15 |
| 76 | Missouri | 12 | 217 | 146 | 67.3 | 1647 | 8 | 3 | 140.45 | 44 | 73 | 37 | 18 |
| 77 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 209 | 132 | 63.2 | 1648 | 5 | 6 | 131.54 | 73 | 83 | 40 | 14 |
| 78 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 219 | 139 | 63.5 | 1655 | 14 | 4 | 144.40 | 47 | 72 | 36 | 21 |
| 79 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 253 | 154 | 60.9 | 1674 | 7 | 3 | 123.21 | 46 | 77 | 39 | 12 |
| 80 | Cincinnati | 13 | 258 | 138 | 53.5 | 1677 | 5 | 9 | 107.51 | 74 | 76 | 38 | 12 |
| 81 | Boston College | 12 | 241 | 143 | 59.3 | 1680 | 11 | 5 | 128.81 | 77 | 74 | 28 | 14 |
| 82 | Kansas State | 13 | 234 | 152 | 65.0 | 1684 | 10 | 7 | 133.53 | 70 | 74 | 31 | 10 |
| 83 | North Texas | 12 | 233 | 153 | 65.7 | 1698 | 12 | 9 | 136.16 | 72 | 71 | 35 | 11 |
| 84 | Tulsa | 14 | 259 | 145 | 56.0 | 1701 | 12 | 4 | 123.36 | 75 | 66 | 36 | 17 |
| 85 | Purdue | 13 | 228 | 146 | 64.0 | 1704 | 10 | 8 | 134.27 | 63 | 66 | 39 | 19 |
| 86 | Syracuse | 13 | 220 | 142 | 64.5 | 1708 | 12 | 2 | 145.95 | 70 | 79 | 40 | 13 |
| 87 | Arkansas | 12 | 212 | 137 | 64.6 | 1712 | 15 | 2 | 153.91 | 80 | 78 | 43 | 12 |
| 88 | Kansas | 12 | 220 | 148 | 67.3 | 1714 | 15 | 5 | 150.66 | 68 | 79 | 35 | 14 |
| 89 | Ohio | 13 | 254 | 144 | 56.7 | 1729 | 15 | 7 | 127.85 | 55 | 82 | 42 | 13 |
| 89 | East Carolina | 13 | 225 | 140 | 62.2 | 1729 | 11 | 2 | 141.12 | 66 | 75 | 38 | 16 |
| 91 | North Carolina | 12 | 217 | 136 | 62.7 | 1736 | 11 | 10 | 137.38 | 83 | 77 | 46 | 16 |
| 92 | Memphis | 12 | 268 | 159 | 59.3 | 1741 | 9 | 6 | 120.50 | 67 | 78 | 38 | 15 |
| 93 | Texas State | 12 | 223 | 141 | 63.2 | 1743 | 21 | 3 | 157.27 | 64 | 77 | 36 | 17 |
| 94 | Kent State | 14 | 249 | 147 | 59.0 | 1744 | 11 | 13 | 122.01 | 81 | 86 | 36 | 14 |
| 95 | Troy | 12 | 203 | 116 | 57.1 | 1754 | 16 | 1 | 154.74 | 72 | 70 | 35 | 19 |
| 96 | Massachusetts | 12 | 208 | 132 | 63.5 | 1760 | 15 | 9 | 149.69 | 66 | 78 | 46 | 18 |
| 97 | Akron | 12 | 236 | 139 | 58.9 | 1761 | 17 | 3 | 142.81 | 55 | 83 | 39 | 17 |
| 98 | Kentucky | 12 | 208 | 143 | 68.8 | 1776 | 13 | 2 | 159.18 | 77 | 78 | 34 | 16 |
| 99 | Tennessee | 12 | 225 | 136 | 60.4 | 1779 | 9 | 4 | 136.50 | 72 | 88 | 46 | 19 |
| 100 | Toledo | 13 | 236 | 145 | 61.4 | 1780 | 13 | 7 | 137.04 | 47 | 85 | 42 | 17 |
| 101 | UTEP | 12 | 209 | 123 | 58.9 | 1781 | 13 | 6 | 145.22 | 68 | 75 | 40 | 19 |
| 102 | Washington State | 12 | 221 | 142 | 64.3 | 1798 | 20 | 10 | 153.41 | 93 | 79 | 37 | 16 |
| 103 | Houston | 12 | 271 | 164 | 60.5 | 1814 | 14 | 10 | 126.42 | 62 | 85 | 46 | 12 |
| 104 | Central Michigan | 13 | 232 | 149 | 64.2 | 1828 | 13 | 7 | 142.86 | 70 | 77 | 34 | 18 |
| 105 | Duke | 13 | 202 | 120 | 59.4 | 1831 | 11 | 7 | 146.59 | 71 | 65 | 43 | 29 |
| 106 | North Carolina State | 13 | 269 | 158 | 58.7 | 1839 | 13 | 10 | 124.68 | 76 | 67 | 40 | 18 |
| 107 | New Mexico State | 12 | 226 | 142 | 62.8 | 1841 | 17 | 3 | 153.43 | 82 | 76 | 31 | 17 |
| 108 | New Mexico | 13 | 218 | 143 | 65.6 | 1868 | 21 | 5 | 164.78 | 81 | 80 | 38 | 15 |
| 109 | Idaho | 12 | 220 | 139 | 63.2 | 1871 | 16 | 7 | 152.26 | 73 | 78 | 48 | 22 |
| 110 | SMU | 13 | 290 | 157 | 54.1 | 1878 | 14 | 12 | 116.19 | 79 | 90 | 44 | 17 |
| 111 | Clemson | 13 | 203 | 127 | 62.6 | 1888 | 15 | 8 | 157.18 | 77 | 71 | 47 | 25 |
| 112 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 227 | 147 | 64.8 | 1889 | 18 | 9 | 152.90 | 68 | 75 | 41 | 19 |
| 113 | UCLA | 14 | 264 | 169 | 64.0 | 1894 | 14 | 6 | 137.23 | 75 | 76 | 40 | 16 |
| 114 | Tulane | 12 | 230 | 133 | 57.8 | 1918 | 14 | 8 | 141.01 | 74 | 83 | 57 | 15 |
| 115 | Iowa State | 13 | 243 | 152 | 62.6 | 1923 | 10 | 7 | 136.85 | 74 | 86 | 44 | 17 |
| 115 | Wake Forest | 12 | 222 | 143 | 64.4 | 1923 | 17 | 6 | 157.03 | 64 | 78 | 44 | 23 |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 283 | 178 | 62.9 | 1958 | 12 | 4 | 132.18 | 75 | 89 | 37 | 14 |
| 118 | Colorado | 12 | 204 | 149 | 73.0 | 1970 | 26 | 2 | 194.26 | 97 | 91 | 49 | 17 |
| 119 | Arizona | 13 | 259 | 162 | 62.5 | 1986 | 15 | 7 | 140.66 | 59 | 90 | 41 | 21 |
| 120 | UNLV | 13 | 221 | 140 | 63.3 | 1990 | 12 | 6 | 151.48 | 81 | 81 | 42 | 23 |
| 121 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 257 | 163 | 63.4 | 2099 | 12 | 6 | 142.76 | 81 | 88 | 48 | 17 |
| 122 | West Virginia | 13 | 214 | 139 | 65.0 | 2123 | 17 | 3 | 171.71 | 76 | 85 | 54 | 23 |
| 123 | Baylor | 13 | 291 | 190 | 65.3 | 2126 | 18 | 5 | 143.63 | 47 | 98 | 42 | 17 |
| 124 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 235 | 155 | 66.0 | 2303 | 19 | 4 | 171.56 | 86 | 90 | 55 | 19 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||