2016 National Leaders Passing Defense - All Games through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Nevada 12 240 142 59.2 1901 7.9 12 5 138.04 20.0 158.4
2 San Jose State 12 266 160 60.2 2263 8.5 18 10 146.43 22.2 188.6
3 Fresno State 12 271 160 59.0 2012 7.4 21 5 143.28 22.6 167.7
4 Buffalo 12 284 163 57.4 2178 7.7 15 5 135.72 23.7 181.5
5 Rutgers 12 295 172 58.3 2238 7.6 21 8 140.10 24.6 186.5
6 Illinois 12 308 194 63.0 2231 7.2 11 7 131.07 25.7 185.9
7 Southern Mississippi 13 312 170 54.5 2274 7.3 19 10 129.40 24.0 174.9
8 South Alabama 13 313 188 60.1 2270 7.3 14 10 129.35 24.1 174.6
8 Notre Dame 12 313 193 61.7 2357 7.5 14 8 134.56 26.1 196.4
10 Utah State 12 314 181 57.6 2118 6.7 20 7 130.86 26.2 176.5
11 Colorado State 13 315 185 58.7 2668 8.5 18 8 143.66 24.2 205.2
11 Purdue 12 315 187 59.4 2489 7.9 22 12 141.18 26.3 207.4
13 Louisiana-Monroe 12 322 192 59.6 2641 8.2 22 6 147.35 26.8 220.1
13 Duke 12 322 177 55.0 2877 8.9 21 10 145.33 26.8 239.8
15 Michigan 13 328 143 43.6 1853 5.6 11 13 94.19 25.2 142.5
15 Florida 13 328 148 45.1 1931 5.9 8 16 92.86 25.2 148.5
15 North Carolina 13 328 183 55.8 2350 7.2 11 1 126.44 25.2 180.8
18 Michigan State 12 332 198 59.6 2474 7.5 19 8 136.31 27.7 206.2
19 Army 13 338 191 56.5 2213 6.5 14 17 115.11 26.0 170.2
19 East Carolina 12 338 194 57.4 2691 8.0 17 5 137.92 28.2 224.3
19 Rice 12 338 214 63.3 3452 10.2 25 5 170.55 28.2 287.7
22 Georgia 13 339 200 59.0 2389 7.0 14 15 122.97 26.1 183.8
23 Temple 14 342 182 53.2 2130 6.2 13 12 111.06 24.4 152.1
24 Tulane 12 344 187 54.4 2463 7.2 17 12 123.83 28.7 205.3
25 New Mexico 13 345 201 58.3 2890 8.4 24 8 146.95 26.5 222.3
26 UTEP 12 346 210 60.7 2508 7.2 26 6 142.91 28.8 209.0
27 Mississippi 12 350 206 58.9 2579 7.4 15 8 130.33 29.2 214.9
28 Kentucky 13 352 202 57.4 2679 7.6 20 13 132.68 27.1 206.1
29 Kent State 12 353 183 51.8 2361 6.7 16 12 116.18 29.4 196.8
30 North Texas 13 354 182 51.4 2603 7.4 20 14 123.92 27.2 200.2
31 Georgia State 12 355 193 54.4 2087 5.9 8 11 104.99 29.6 173.9
31 Georgia Southern 12 355 210 59.2 2754 7.8 16 9 134.13 29.6 229.5
31 Florida Atlantic 12 355 233 65.6 3221 9.1 24 10 158.52 29.6 268.4
34 Kansas 12 357 211 59.1 2637 7.4 26 10 139.58 29.8 219.8
35 New Mexico State 12 360 232 64.4 3029 8.4 23 13 148.98 30.0 252.4
36 Virginia 12 361 221 61.2 3079 8.5 25 9 150.72 30.1 256.6
37 LSU 12 364 194 53.3 2366 6.5 9 9 111.11 30.3 197.2
38 Florida International 12 366 226 61.7 2830 7.7 22 6 143.26 30.5 235.8
39 Arkansas 13 370 218 58.9 2875 7.8 12 10 129.48 28.5 221.2
40 Marshall 12 372 220 59.1 3044 8.2 21 8 142.21 31.0 253.7
41 Texas State 12 373 249 66.8 2985 8.0 28 3 157.15 31.1 248.8
41 Syracuse 12 373 215 57.6 3313 8.9 20 10 144.58 31.1 276.1
43 Bowling Green 12 380 243 63.9 3280 8.6 32 9 159.51 31.7 273.3
44 Boston College 13 381 213 55.9 2673 7.0 28 12 132.79 29.3 205.6
45 Air Force 13 383 201 52.5 3259 8.5 23 15 135.95 29.5 250.7
46 Iowa State 12 385 235 61.0 2817 7.3 25 9 139.25 32.1 234.8
47 Cincinnati 12 389 239 61.4 2799 7.2 18 17 128.41 32.4 233.3
48 Akron 12 390 239 61.3 2896 7.4 22 8 138.18 32.5 241.3
49 Hawai'i 14 393 246 62.6 3183 8.1 29 11 149.38 28.1 227.4
50 Maryland 13 394 221 56.1 2760 7.0 19 5 128.30 30.3 212.3
50 Massachusetts 12 394 254 64.5 3115 7.9 27 4 151.46 32.8 259.6
52 Western Michigan 14 395 223 56.5 2801 7.1 17 15 122.63 28.2 200.1
52 UNLV 12 395 210 53.2 2918 7.4 23 5 131.91 32.9 243.2
52 California 12 395 236 59.7 2945 7.5 30 11 141.87 32.9 245.4
55 Ohio State 13 401 196 48.9 2239 5.6 11 21 94.37 30.8 172.2
55 Iowa 13 401 202 50.4 2618 6.5 18 9 115.53 30.8 201.4
57 Oregon State 12 402 226 56.2 2534 6.3 15 7 118.00 33.5 211.2
58 South Carolina 13 403 243 60.3 2713 6.7 20 15 125.79 31.0 208.7
59 Florida State 13 404 224 55.4 2874 7.1 18 15 122.48 31.1 221.1
60 Texas 12 405 246 60.7 3102 7.7 22 10 138.07 33.8 258.5
61 Miami (Ohio) 13 408 238 58.3 2715 6.7 15 14 119.49 31.4 208.8
61 UTSA 13 408 224 54.9 2984 7.3 22 7 130.70 31.4 229.5
61 SMU 12 408 239 58.6 2910 7.1 22 18 127.46 34.0 242.5
64 Louisville 13 411 224 54.5 2692 6.5 29 15 125.50 31.6 207.1
65 Baylor 13 412 226 54.9 2992 7.3 17 12 123.64 31.7 230.2
66 Navy 14 413 267 64.6 3557 8.6 29 7 156.78 29.5 254.1
67 Toledo 13 414 227 54.8 2870 6.9 24 6 129.29 31.8 220.8
67 Central Michigan 13 414 248 59.9 2898 7.0 33 13 138.72 31.8 222.9
67 Connecticut 12 414 265 64.0 3176 7.7 20 7 141.01 34.5 264.7
70 Northern Illinois 12 416 236 56.7 3008 7.2 25 14 130.57 34.7 250.7
71 Indiana 13 417 219 52.5 2856 6.8 17 13 117.26 32.1 219.7
72 Old Dominion 13 418 245 58.6 2944 7.0 21 11 129.09 32.2 226.5
72 Wake Forest 13 418 241 57.7 2966 7.1 16 12 124.16 32.2 228.2
72 Missouri 12 418 241 57.7 2962 7.1 17 15 123.42 34.8 246.8
75 Houston 13 419 235 56.1 2853 6.8 19 7 124.92 32.2 219.5
76 Nebraska 13 422 254 60.2 2806 6.6 16 16 120.97 32.5 215.8
77 Arkansas State 13 424 230 54.2 2853 6.7 15 11 117.26 32.6 219.5
78 Wyoming 14 425 241 56.7 3493 8.2 23 15 136.55 30.4 249.5
79 Arizona 12 427 281 65.8 3302 7.7 34 8 153.30 35.6 275.2
80 TCU 13 428 244 57.0 3106 7.3 19 8 128.88 32.9 238.9
81 BYU 13 429 271 63.2 3278 7.6 17 21 130.64 33.0 252.2
82 Virginia Tech 14 431 216 50.1 2803 6.5 18 16 111.11 30.8 200.2
82 Oklahoma State 13 431 263 61.0 3287 7.6 22 14 135.42 33.2 252.8
84 UCF 13 432 223 51.6 2610 6.0 16 15 107.65 33.2 200.8
84 Tennessee 13 432 238 55.1 2999 6.9 18 11 122.06 33.2 230.7
86 Georgia Tech 13 434 270 62.2 2982 6.9 14 11 125.51 33.4 229.4
87 Wisconsin 14 436 229 52.5 2836 6.5 13 22 106.91 31.1 202.6
88 Stanford 13 437 239 54.7 2907 6.7 18 14 117.75 33.6 223.6
89 USC 13 439 250 56.9 2958 6.7 24 14 125.21 33.8 227.5
89 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 439 271 61.7 3249 7.4 18 10 132.87 33.8 249.9
91 UCLA 12 441 245 55.6 2526 5.7 12 15 105.86 36.8 210.5
92 Boise State 13 442 268 60.6 2769 6.3 19 7 124.28 34.0 213.0
93 Texas Tech 12 443 271 61.2 3789 8.6 28 5 151.62 36.9 315.8
94 Appalachian State 13 444 255 57.4 2649 6.0 12 20 107.45 34.2 203.8
94 Vanderbilt 13 444 271 61.0 3180 7.2 20 5 133.82 34.2 244.6
96 San Diego State 14 445 240 53.9 2936 6.6 24 26 115.46 31.8 209.7
96 Washington State 13 445 278 62.5 3532 7.9 20 12 138.58 34.2 271.7
98 Miami (Florida) 13 446 262 58.7 2779 6.2 17 8 120.07 34.3 213.8
99 Idaho 13 448 282 62.9 3685 8.2 31 17 147.29 34.5 283.5
100 Washington 14 449 257 57.2 2561 5.7 13 19 106.24 32.1 182.9
100 Oregon 12 449 291 64.8 3263 7.3 29 9 143.15 37.4 271.9
102 Eastern Michigan 13 461 279 60.5 3447 7.5 25 11 136.46 35.5 265.2
103 Texas A&M 13 462 272 58.9 3250 7.0 16 12 124.20 35.5 250.0
104 Auburn 13 466 270 57.9 2979 6.4 14 11 116.83 35.8 229.2
105 Utah 13 467 254 54.4 3306 7.1 23 18 122.39 35.9 254.3
106 North Carolina State 13 470 275 58.5 3174 6.8 16 10 122.21 36.2 244.2
107 Colorado 14 472 235 49.8 2710 5.7 18 15 104.25 33.7 193.6
107 Penn State 14 472 292 61.9 3033 6.4 18 10 124.19 33.7 216.6
107 Mississippi State 13 472 291 61.7 3660 7.8 33 14 143.92 36.3 281.5
110 Kansas State 13 474 297 62.7 3545 7.5 26 16 136.83 36.5 272.7
111 West Virginia 13 478 271 56.7 3350 7.0 21 14 124.21 36.8 257.7
112 Ball State 12 480 301 62.7 3836 8.0 27 7 145.48 40.0 319.7
113 Troy 13 482 254 52.7 3203 6.6 20 22 113.08 37.1 246.4
114 Clemson 15 483 252 52.2 2728 5.6 13 20 100.21 32.2 181.9
115 Arizona State 12 485 310 63.9 4289 8.8 33 9 156.94 40.4 357.4
116 Minnesota 13 487 274 56.3 3002 6.2 22 9 119.25 37.5 230.9
116 Tulsa 13 487 260 53.4 3252 6.7 16 10 116.22 37.5 250.2
118 Ohio 14 489 308 63.0 3581 7.3 25 15 135.24 34.9 255.8
119 Middle Tennessee 13 491 286 58.2 3260 6.6 24 11 125.68 37.8 250.8
120 Louisiana Tech 14 494 323 65.4 3846 7.8 33 9 149.18 35.3 274.7
121 Memphis 13 495 304 61.4 3246 6.6 20 16 123.37 38.1 249.7
121 Oklahoma 13 495 271 54.7 3502 7.1 29 9 129.87 38.1 269.4
123 Northwestern 13 496 303 61.1 3448 7.0 13 16 121.69 38.2 265.2
123 Charlotte 12 496 310 62.5 3718 7.5 29 16 138.32 41.3 309.8
125 Alabama 15 507 273 53.8 2968 5.9 15 16 106.47 33.8 197.9
125 South Florida 13 507 303 59.8 3712 7.3 21 15 129.01 39.0 285.5
127 Pittsburgh 13 549 350 63.8 4331 7.9 28 9 143.57 42.2 333.2
128 Western Kentucky 14 558 328 58.8 3911 7.0 25 14 127.42 39.9 279.4