2012 National Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23.36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 3 | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 70.50 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 6 | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 71.98 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Utah State | 3 | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 85.26 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Boise State | 2 | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 114 | 0 | 3 | 69.41 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 7 | 43 | 19 | 44.2 | 162 | 0 | 2 | 66.53 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 7 | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 101.21 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Florida State | 3 | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 131.14 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Stanford | 6 | 45 | 20 | 44.4 | 214 | 1 | 3 | 78.39 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 7 | 39 | 21 | 53.8 | 214 | 1 | 2 | 98.14 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 4 | 35 | 24 | 68.6 | 218 | 2 | 0 | 139.75 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 6 | 50 | 30 | 60.0 | 222 | 0 | 2 | 89.30 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Purdue | 7 | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 228 | 2 | 0 | 145.84 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Clemson | 7 | 44 | 23 | 52.3 | 234 | 2 | 4 | 93.76 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | San Jose State | 8 | 45 | 24 | 53.3 | 252 | 2 | 1 | 110.60 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | LSU | 7 | 47 | 22 | 46.8 | 253 | 0 | 4 | 75.01 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 5 | 41 | 25 | 61.0 | 253 | 2 | 2 | 119.16 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Wyoming | 7 | 44 | 28 | 63.6 | 253 | 2 | 0 | 126.94 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Houston | 6 | 37 | 23 | 62.2 | 256 | 2 | 1 | 132.71 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Alabama | 3 | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 270 | 2 | 0 | 155.74 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 21 | Georgia | 5 | 38 | 24 | 63.2 | 272 | 3 | 1 | 144.08 | 69 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Texas | 6 | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 280 | 1 | 2 | 140.76 | 55 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 41 | 20 | 48.8 | 285 | 1 | 2 | 105.46 | 75 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 23 | Nevada | 7 | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 285 | 3 | 1 | 152.47 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 25 | Minnesota | 10 | 53 | 26 | 49.1 | 287 | 2 | 3 | 95.68 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 26 | Arkansas State | 8 | 40 | 24 | 60.0 | 306 | 2 | 1 | 135.76 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 27 | Texas Tech | 7 | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 308 | 5 | 2 | 155.06 | 75 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| 28 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 34 | 24 | 70.6 | 312 | 1 | 0 | 157.38 | 52 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 29 | Northwestern | 6 | 62 | 32 | 51.6 | 314 | 0 | 1 | 90.93 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Rutgers | 6 | 40 | 21 | 52.5 | 314 | 1 | 2 | 116.69 | 58 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 29 | Louisville | 7 | 38 | 20 | 52.6 | 314 | 2 | 1 | 134.15 | 68 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| 32 | Arizona State | 6 | 43 | 20 | 46.5 | 315 | 5 | 1 | 141.77 | 65 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 33 | BYU | 8 | 56 | 33 | 58.9 | 323 | 1 | 0 | 113.27 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 1 |
| 34 | Mississippi | 7 | 41 | 25 | 61.0 | 327 | 4 | 1 | 155.29 | 47 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 35 | SMU | 6 | 38 | 21 | 55.3 | 328 | 4 | 0 | 162.51 | 79 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 36 | Oregon State | 5 | 57 | 35 | 61.4 | 340 | 1 | 1 | 113.79 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 37 | Mississippi State | 5 | 41 | 28 | 68.3 | 344 | 3 | 2 | 153.16 | 57 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 38 | UCLA | 7 | 42 | 28 | 66.7 | 359 | 3 | 2 | 152.52 | 48 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 39 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 54 | 37 | 68.5 | 370 | 1 | 2 | 124.78 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| 40 | UCF | 6 | 44 | 28 | 63.6 | 372 | 4 | 2 | 155.57 | 76 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | 8 | 58 | 36 | 62.1 | 385 | 3 | 2 | 128.00 | 64 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 42 | Ball State | 8 | 45 | 25 | 55.6 | 388 | 3 | 1 | 145.54 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 5 |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 60 | 44 | 73.3 | 395 | 2 | 1 | 136.30 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| 44 | San Diego State | 8 | 58 | 41 | 70.7 | 398 | 4 | 3 | 140.75 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 4 |
| 45 | Kent State | 5 | 49 | 35 | 71.4 | 399 | 2 | 1 | 149.22 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 1 |
| 46 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 62 | 32 | 51.6 | 404 | 0 | 2 | 99.89 | 47 | 18 | 12 | 4 |
| 46 | Hawai'i | 7 | 42 | 27 | 64.3 | 404 | 4 | 3 | 162.23 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
| 48 | North Carolina | 6 | 52 | 30 | 57.7 | 405 | 2 | 3 | 124.26 | 55 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 48 | Indiana | 8 | 52 | 27 | 51.9 | 405 | 8 | 2 | 160.42 | 60 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
| 50 | Wisconsin | 7 | 68 | 39 | 57.4 | 406 | 2 | 1 | 114.28 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 51 | TCU | 9 | 71 | 41 | 57.7 | 420 | 4 | 4 | 114.76 | 74 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 52 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 47 | 35 | 74.5 | 424 | 5 | 0 | 185.36 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 2 |
| 53 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 56 | 37 | 66.1 | 426 | 4 | 1 | 149.97 | 35 | 20 | 14 | 4 |
| 54 | Marshall | 7 | 51 | 34 | 66.7 | 429 | 2 | 1 | 146.35 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 4 |
| 55 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 63 | 37 | 58.7 | 432 | 6 | 2 | 141.41 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
| 56 | Tulsa | 9 | 71 | 39 | 54.9 | 438 | 2 | 2 | 110.42 | 69 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 56 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 53 | 35 | 66.0 | 438 | 2 | 1 | 144.14 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| 58 | Air Force | 10 | 63 | 43 | 68.3 | 441 | 4 | 1 | 144.83 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 4 |
| 59 | Bowling Green | 7 | 52 | 40 | 76.9 | 442 | 2 | 0 | 161.01 | 50 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 60 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 77 | 44 | 57.1 | 453 | 1 | 1 | 108.25 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 2 |
| 61 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 69 | 31 | 44.9 | 458 | 4 | 1 | 116.92 | 67 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 79 | 38 | 48.1 | 459 | 3 | 3 | 101.84 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 5 |
| 63 | Michigan | 7 | 61 | 37 | 60.7 | 460 | 2 | 3 | 124.98 | 70 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| 64 | Washington State | 9 | 69 | 47 | 68.1 | 461 | 5 | 2 | 142.35 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 2 |
| 65 | Oklahoma | 5 | 73 | 41 | 56.2 | 462 | 0 | 2 | 103.84 | 35 | 26 | 10 | 3 |
| 65 | Virginia | 9 | 84 | 48 | 57.1 | 462 | 4 | 0 | 119.05 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 3 |
| 67 | Washington | 9 | 68 | 42 | 61.8 | 474 | 3 | 2 | 129.01 | 48 | 22 | 14 | 3 |
| 68 | UTSA | 6 | 59 | 37 | 62.7 | 485 | 2 | 2 | 136.17 | 45 | 24 | 9 | 4 |
| 69 | Duke | 9 | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 488 | 6 | 0 | 291.82 | 65 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
| 70 | Florida | 9 | 79 | 45 | 57.0 | 495 | 1 | 4 | 103.64 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 71 | Missouri | 8 | 67 | 44 | 65.7 | 501 | 2 | 1 | 135.35 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 5 |
| 72 | Nebraska | 9 | 87 | 37 | 42.5 | 503 | 4 | 3 | 99.37 | 87 | 25 | 9 | 5 |
| 72 | Rice | 8 | 68 | 41 | 60.3 | 503 | 4 | 3 | 133.01 | 49 | 24 | 10 | 5 |
| 72 | Texas State | 7 | 64 | 39 | 60.9 | 503 | 6 | 1 | 154.77 | 61 | 23 | 10 | 6 |
| 75 | Buffalo | 9 | 67 | 35 | 52.2 | 507 | 3 | 1 | 127.59 | 48 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 76 | Massachusetts | 11 | 66 | 44 | 66.7 | 530 | 5 | 1 | 156.09 | 36 | 25 | 14 | 5 |
| 77 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 65 | 42 | 64.6 | 535 | 5 | 2 | 152.99 | 68 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 78 | Illinois | 10 | 45 | 31 | 68.9 | 546 | 5 | 1 | 203.04 | 78 | 21 | 15 | 7 |
| 79 | Auburn | 9 | 79 | 51 | 64.6 | 548 | 4 | 0 | 139.54 | 55 | 26 | 9 | 4 |
| 79 | Arizona | 9 | 69 | 41 | 59.4 | 548 | 3 | 0 | 140.48 | 51 | 23 | 15 | 7 |
| 81 | Central Michigan | 10 | 75 | 50 | 66.7 | 552 | 4 | 2 | 140.76 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 6 |
| 82 | Syracuse | 9 | 89 | 56 | 62.9 | 558 | 6 | 1 | 135.59 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 4 |
| 82 | Western Michigan | 7 | 69 | 38 | 55.1 | 558 | 5 | 1 | 144.01 | 58 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| 82 | Colorado State | 9 | 64 | 45 | 70.3 | 558 | 7 | 0 | 179.65 | 53 | 22 | 12 | 4 |
| 85 | Michigan State | 10 | 99 | 55 | 55.6 | 568 | 1 | 2 | 103.04 | 59 | 23 | 14 | 3 |
| 86 | Florida International | 8 | 80 | 51 | 63.8 | 582 | 3 | 2 | 132.24 | 60 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 87 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 57 | 42 | 73.7 | 602 | 8 | 0 | 208.71 | 73 | 25 | 15 | 5 |
| 88 | Army | 8 | 57 | 35 | 61.4 | 606 | 7 | 1 | 187.73 | 44 | 25 | 17 | 10 |
| 89 | Colorado | 12 | 72 | 43 | 59.7 | 609 | 8 | 0 | 167.44 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 4 |
| 90 | Kentucky | 10 | 83 | 55 | 66.3 | 614 | 4 | 3 | 137.08 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 4 |
| 91 | Maryland | 8 | 111 | 54 | 48.6 | 621 | 5 | 1 | 108.72 | 68 | 26 | 16 | 5 |
| 92 | Memphis | 11 | 90 | 61 | 67.8 | 635 | 4 | 0 | 141.72 | 70 | 25 | 13 | 6 |
| 93 | Ohio | 8 | 96 | 55 | 57.3 | 636 | 4 | 1 | 124.61 | 54 | 28 | 14 | 6 |
| 94 | UTEP | 9 | 66 | 49 | 74.2 | 637 | 5 | 0 | 180.32 | 60 | 26 | 11 | 6 |
| 95 | North Texas | 9 | 62 | 48 | 77.4 | 646 | 5 | 3 | 181.87 | 72 | 28 | 13 | 4 |
| 96 | Utah | 8 | 73 | 49 | 67.1 | 649 | 3 | 0 | 155.36 | 83 | 29 | 13 | 6 |
| 97 | Iowa State | 10 | 89 | 56 | 62.9 | 656 | 5 | 2 | 138.89 | 61 | 28 | 17 | 5 |
| 98 | New Mexico | 8 | 76 | 49 | 64.5 | 661 | 5 | 1 | 156.60 | 50 | 32 | 16 | 5 |
| 99 | Boston College | 12 | 107 | 76 | 71.0 | 675 | 5 | 1 | 137.57 | 42 | 30 | 11 | 3 |
| 99 | Temple | 9 | 78 | 44 | 56.4 | 675 | 6 | 1 | 151.92 | 75 | 28 | 19 | 6 |
| 101 | New Mexico State | 10 | 77 | 50 | 64.9 | 680 | 6 | 0 | 164.83 | 82 | 27 | 10 | 6 |
| 102 | Tulane | 11 | 85 | 52 | 61.2 | 687 | 6 | 3 | 145.30 | 44 | 31 | 20 | 7 |
| 103 | USC | 8 | 83 | 52 | 62.7 | 700 | 6 | 1 | 154.95 | 56 | 34 | 19 | 6 |
| 104 | North Carolina State | 9 | 72 | 47 | 65.3 | 702 | 6 | 1 | 171.90 | 62 | 24 | 16 | 10 |
| 105 | UNLV | 9 | 61 | 37 | 60.7 | 704 | 6 | 0 | 190.06 | 74 | 20 | 14 | 11 |
| 106 | Arkansas | 8 | 77 | 51 | 66.2 | 717 | 5 | 0 | 165.88 | 60 | 28 | 14 | 6 |
| 107 | California | 10 | 98 | 63 | 64.3 | 721 | 8 | 0 | 153.03 | 68 | 30 | 15 | 6 |
| 108 | Toledo | 10 | 99 | 61 | 61.6 | 730 | 3 | 4 | 125.48 | 46 | 33 | 15 | 6 |
| 109 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 90 | 64 | 71.1 | 735 | 7 | 1 | 163.16 | 38 | 34 | 16 | 10 |
| 110 | Akron | 11 | 97 | 64 | 66.0 | 743 | 10 | 1 | 162.28 | 41 | 35 | 17 | 6 |
| 111 | Connecticut | 7 | 95 | 59 | 62.1 | 744 | 5 | 1 | 143.16 | 46 | 33 | 18 | 6 |
| 112 | East Carolina | 11 | 84 | 47 | 56.0 | 750 | 4 | 4 | 137.14 | 64 | 27 | 19 | 8 |
| 113 | Tennessee | 8 | 85 | 52 | 61.2 | 752 | 6 | 3 | 151.72 | 75 | 32 | 20 | 8 |
| 114 | South Florida | 9 | 97 | 68 | 70.1 | 780 | 5 | 0 | 154.65 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 6 |
| 115 | Idaho | 11 | 105 | 68 | 64.8 | 797 | 4 | 1 | 139.19 | 73 | 32 | 17 | 8 |
| 116 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 81 | 58 | 71.6 | 809 | 10 | 2 | 191.31 | 65 | 33 | 19 | 7 |
| 117 | Navy | 8 | 94 | 75 | 79.8 | 832 | 2 | 1 | 159.03 | 54 | 38 | 14 | 5 |
| 118 | West Virginia | 8 | 85 | 58 | 68.2 | 850 | 10 | 1 | 188.71 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 8 |
| 119 | Iowa | 10 | 131 | 79 | 60.3 | 904 | 2 | 3 | 118.74 | 51 | 37 | 20 | 9 |
| 120 | Kansas | 12 | 97 | 65 | 67.0 | 909 | 6 | 2 | 162.02 | 68 | 31 | 21 | 12 |
| 121 | South Alabama | 12 | 91 | 61 | 67.0 | 921 | 10 | 1 | 186.11 | 53 | 38 | 24 | 11 |
| 122 | UAB | 11 | 97 | 65 | 67.0 | 926 | 5 | 0 | 164.21 | 61 | 36 | 20 | 10 |
| 123 | Troy | 9 | 108 | 60 | 55.6 | 929 | 9 | 0 | 155.32 | 72 | 39 | 21 | 10 |
| 124 | Baylor | 8 | 103 | 78 | 75.7 | 1100 | 9 | 2 | 190.40 | 87 | 47 | 19 | 10 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||