2016 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 87 | 34 | 39.1 | 359 | 4.1 | 1 | 4 | 68.33 | 29.0 | 119.7 |
| 2 | Michigan | 4 | 86 | 28 | 32.6 | 372 | 4.3 | 4 | 5 | 72.62 | 21.5 | 93.0 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 4 | 149 | 78 | 52.3 | 669 | 4.5 | 1 | 10 | 78.86 | 37.3 | 167.3 |
| 4 | South Carolina | 4 | 126 | 60 | 47.6 | 643 | 5.1 | 5 | 6 | 94.06 | 31.5 | 160.8 |
| 5 | Colorado | 4 | 133 | 67 | 50.4 | 777 | 5.8 | 4 | 7 | 98.85 | 33.3 | 194.3 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 5 | 124 | 63 | 50.8 | 713 | 5.8 | 4 | 6 | 100.08 | 24.8 | 142.6 |
| 7 | Army | 4 | 114 | 63 | 55.3 | 595 | 5.2 | 4 | 6 | 100.15 | 28.5 | 148.8 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 5 | 184 | 93 | 50.5 | 1016 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 101.16 | 36.8 | 203.2 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 5 | 175 | 95 | 54.3 | 1012 | 5.8 | 4 | 8 | 101.27 | 35.0 | 202.4 |
| 10 | UCLA | 4 | 142 | 73 | 51.4 | 781 | 5.5 | 4 | 4 | 101.28 | 35.5 | 195.3 |
| 11 | Washington | 3 | 94 | 47 | 50.0 | 490 | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 101.45 | 31.3 | 163.3 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 4 | 125 | 66 | 52.8 | 751 | 6.0 | 2 | 4 | 102.15 | 31.3 | 187.8 |
| 13 | LSU | 3 | 108 | 63 | 58.3 | 567 | 5.3 | 2 | 3 | 102.98 | 36.0 | 189.0 |
| 14 | North Texas | 4 | 127 | 61 | 48.0 | 789 | 6.2 | 5 | 6 | 103.76 | 31.8 | 197.3 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 5 | 139 | 64 | 46.0 | 841 | 6.1 | 5 | 3 | 104.41 | 27.8 | 168.2 |
| 16 | Maryland | 5 | 137 | 67 | 48.9 | 821 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 105.97 | 27.4 | 164.2 |
| 17 | Arkansas State | 3 | 79 | 40 | 50.6 | 559 | 7.1 | 1 | 3 | 106.66 | 26.3 | 186.3 |
| 18 | Western Michigan | 4 | 136 | 74 | 54.4 | 883 | 6.5 | 3 | 6 | 107.41 | 34.0 | 220.8 |
| 19 | Clemson | 4 | 145 | 77 | 53.1 | 946 | 6.5 | 3 | 5 | 107.83 | 36.3 | 236.5 |
| 20 | Alabama | 4 | 132 | 70 | 53.0 | 784 | 5.9 | 5 | 5 | 107.84 | 33.0 | 196.0 |
| 21 | Boise State | 5 | 170 | 89 | 52.4 | 976 | 5.7 | 7 | 2 | 111.81 | 34.0 | 195.2 |
| 22 | Tulsa | 4 | 145 | 77 | 53.1 | 898 | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 112.36 | 36.3 | 224.5 |
| 23 | Hawaii | 5 | 120 | 68 | 56.7 | 761 | 6.3 | 4 | 5 | 112.61 | 24.0 | 152.2 |
| 24 | Nebraska | 4 | 130 | 77 | 59.2 | 814 | 6.3 | 4 | 6 | 112.75 | 32.5 | 203.5 |
| 25 | Buffalo | 5 | 134 | 68 | 50.7 | 936 | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 113.30 | 26.8 | 187.2 |
| 26 | North Carolina | 4 | 126 | 65 | 51.6 | 814 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 113.71 | 31.5 | 203.5 |
| 27 | Kent State | 5 | 151 | 73 | 48.3 | 1045 | 6.9 | 7 | 6 | 113.83 | 30.2 | 209.0 |
| 28 | USC | 4 | 160 | 92 | 57.5 | 978 | 6.1 | 6 | 5 | 114.98 | 40.0 | 244.5 |
| 29 | Auburn | 4 | 160 | 91 | 56.9 | 980 | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 115.71 | 40.0 | 245.0 |
| 30 | Penn State | 4 | 155 | 98 | 63.2 | 881 | 5.7 | 5 | 4 | 116.47 | 38.8 | 220.3 |
| 31 | Notre Dame | 4 | 127 | 74 | 58.3 | 812 | 6.4 | 3 | 2 | 116.62 | 31.8 | 203.0 |
| 32 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 156 | 94 | 60.3 | 984 | 6.3 | 6 | 7 | 116.97 | 39.0 | 246.0 |
| 33 | Stanford | 4 | 115 | 61 | 53.0 | 762 | 6.6 | 6 | 5 | 117.22 | 28.8 | 190.5 |
| 34 | Texas A&M | 4 | 146 | 87 | 59.6 | 930 | 6.4 | 5 | 5 | 117.55 | 36.5 | 232.5 |
| 35 | UCF | 4 | 166 | 94 | 56.6 | 1137 | 6.8 | 6 | 7 | 117.66 | 41.5 | 284.3 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 149 | 80 | 53.7 | 1064 | 7.1 | 5 | 5 | 118.03 | 37.3 | 266.0 |
| 37 | SMU | 4 | 121 | 66 | 54.5 | 776 | 6.4 | 6 | 4 | 118.17 | 30.3 | 194.0 |
| 38 | Akron | 5 | 150 | 84 | 56.0 | 972 | 6.5 | 7 | 4 | 120.50 | 30.0 | 194.4 |
| 39 | West Virginia | 4 | 147 | 86 | 58.5 | 932 | 6.3 | 6 | 3 | 121.15 | 36.8 | 233.0 |
| 40 | Troy | 3 | 106 | 58 | 54.7 | 742 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 121.54 | 35.3 | 247.3 |
| 41 | Louisiana | 3 | 103 | 66 | 64.1 | 697 | 6.8 | 3 | 4 | 122.76 | 34.3 | 232.3 |
| 42 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 149 | 83 | 55.7 | 1046 | 7.0 | 8 | 7 | 123.00 | 29.8 | 209.2 |
| 43 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 122 | 75 | 61.5 | 824 | 6.8 | 3 | 2 | 123.04 | 30.5 | 206.0 |
| 44 | Temple | 5 | 139 | 78 | 56.1 | 889 | 6.4 | 8 | 4 | 123.08 | 27.8 | 177.8 |
| 45 | Houston | 4 | 120 | 65 | 54.2 | 824 | 6.9 | 6 | 3 | 123.35 | 30.0 | 206.0 |
| 46 | San Jose State | 5 | 111 | 62 | 55.9 | 828 | 7.5 | 5 | 5 | 124.38 | 22.2 | 165.6 |
| 47 | NC State | 5 | 194 | 115 | 59.3 | 1323 | 6.8 | 7 | 3 | 125.39 | 38.8 | 264.6 |
| 48 | Charlotte | 4 | 159 | 97 | 61.0 | 1063 | 6.7 | 7 | 5 | 125.41 | 39.8 | 265.8 |
| 49 | Connecticut | 4 | 185 | 114 | 61.6 | 1139 | 6.2 | 9 | 3 | 126.15 | 46.3 | 284.8 |
| 50 | Kentucky | 4 | 121 | 74 | 61.2 | 766 | 6.3 | 5 | 1 | 126.33 | 30.3 | 191.5 |
| 51 | USF | 5 | 184 | 107 | 58.2 | 1385 | 7.5 | 6 | 5 | 126.71 | 36.8 | 277.0 |
| 52 | East Carolina | 4 | 133 | 73 | 54.9 | 960 | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 126.87 | 33.3 | 240.0 |
| 53 | Indiana | 5 | 160 | 86 | 53.8 | 1097 | 6.9 | 10 | 4 | 126.97 | 32.0 | 219.4 |
| 53 | Missouri | 4 | 134 | 76 | 56.7 | 941 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 126.97 | 33.5 | 235.3 |
| 55 | Washington State | 5 | 164 | 99 | 60.4 | 1189 | 7.3 | 6 | 5 | 127.24 | 32.8 | 237.8 |
| 56 | Colorado State | 4 | 100 | 50 | 50.0 | 773 | 7.7 | 5 | 2 | 127.43 | 25.0 | 193.3 |
| 57 | Iowa | 4 | 147 | 76 | 51.7 | 1044 | 7.1 | 9 | 3 | 127.48 | 36.8 | 261.0 |
| 58 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 141 | 85 | 60.3 | 1060 | 7.5 | 6 | 7 | 127.54 | 35.3 | 265.0 |
| 59 | Georgia | 4 | 105 | 64 | 61.0 | 758 | 7.2 | 4 | 3 | 128.45 | 26.3 | 189.5 |
| 60 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 105 | 61 | 58.1 | 803 | 7.6 | 5 | 5 | 128.53 | 26.3 | 200.8 |
| 61 | BYU | 3 | 97 | 56 | 57.7 | 786 | 8.1 | 4 | 5 | 129.10 | 32.3 | 262.0 |
| 62 | Utah State | 4 | 112 | 65 | 58.0 | 689 | 6.2 | 7 | 0 | 130.35 | 28.0 | 172.3 |
| 63 | Northwestern | 4 | 160 | 102 | 63.8 | 1168 | 7.3 | 5 | 4 | 130.38 | 40.0 | 292.0 |
| 64 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 200 | 122 | 61.0 | 1366 | 6.8 | 10 | 4 | 130.87 | 40.0 | 273.2 |
| 64 | Wyoming | 4 | 146 | 83 | 56.8 | 1233 | 8.4 | 5 | 6 | 130.87 | 36.5 | 308.3 |
| 66 | Ohio | 5 | 186 | 113 | 60.8 | 1344 | 7.2 | 9 | 6 | 130.97 | 37.2 | 268.8 |
| 67 | Utah | 5 | 185 | 99 | 53.5 | 1404 | 7.6 | 14 | 10 | 131.42 | 37.0 | 280.8 |
| 68 | FIU | 5 | 156 | 91 | 58.3 | 1055 | 6.8 | 9 | 2 | 131.62 | 31.2 | 211.0 |
| 69 | Illinois | 5 | 137 | 86 | 62.8 | 1033 | 7.5 | 5 | 4 | 132.32 | 27.4 | 206.6 |
| 70 | Memphis | 5 | 170 | 100 | 58.8 | 1269 | 7.5 | 8 | 4 | 132.35 | 34.0 | 253.8 |
| 71 | Old Dominion | 4 | 139 | 84 | 60.4 | 996 | 7.2 | 8 | 5 | 132.42 | 34.8 | 249.0 |
| 72 | Oklahoma | 5 | 243 | 138 | 56.8 | 1774 | 7.3 | 14 | 5 | 133.00 | 48.6 | 354.8 |
| 73 | Cincinnati | 4 | 128 | 80 | 62.5 | 934 | 7.3 | 6 | 4 | 133.01 | 32.0 | 233.5 |
| 74 | California | 4 | 132 | 77 | 58.3 | 840 | 6.4 | 11 | 4 | 133.23 | 33.0 | 210.0 |
| 75 | Marshall | 5 | 143 | 85 | 59.4 | 1164 | 8.1 | 4 | 2 | 134.25 | 28.6 | 232.8 |
| 76 | Tennessee | 4 | 111 | 67 | 60.4 | 802 | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 134.65 | 27.8 | 200.5 |
| 77 | Air Force | 5 | 141 | 75 | 53.2 | 1127 | 8.0 | 11 | 8 | 134.72 | 28.2 | 225.4 |
| 78 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 130 | 71 | 54.6 | 1054 | 8.1 | 6 | 2 | 134.88 | 32.5 | 263.5 |
| 79 | Texas State | 4 | 122 | 79 | 64.8 | 912 | 7.5 | 5 | 3 | 136.14 | 30.5 | 228.0 |
| 80 | South Alabama | 4 | 95 | 61 | 64.2 | 760 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 136.25 | 23.8 | 190.0 |
| 81 | Louisville | 4 | 128 | 75 | 58.6 | 909 | 7.1 | 12 | 8 | 136.69 | 32.0 | 227.3 |
| 82 | Kansas | 4 | 122 | 68 | 55.7 | 936 | 7.7 | 8 | 3 | 136.90 | 30.5 | 234.0 |
| 83 | UNLV | 5 | 165 | 93 | 56.4 | 1257 | 7.6 | 9 | 1 | 137.14 | 33.0 | 251.4 |
| 84 | Arkansas | 4 | 87 | 51 | 58.6 | 753 | 8.7 | 4 | 4 | 137.29 | 21.8 | 188.3 |
| 85 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 174 | 109 | 62.6 | 1282 | 7.4 | 8 | 2 | 137.40 | 43.5 | 320.5 |
| 86 | Ole Miss | 4 | 129 | 84 | 65.1 | 1035 | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 137.55 | 32.3 | 258.8 |
| 87 | Mississippi State | 4 | 149 | 89 | 59.7 | 1129 | 7.6 | 10 | 5 | 138.82 | 37.3 | 282.3 |
| 88 | Arizona | 4 | 132 | 69 | 52.3 | 953 | 7.2 | 11 | 1 | 138.90 | 33.0 | 238.3 |
| 89 | Florida State | 4 | 147 | 93 | 63.3 | 1181 | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 139.67 | 36.8 | 295.3 |
| 90 | Syracuse | 4 | 110 | 63 | 57.3 | 982 | 8.9 | 5 | 4 | 139.99 | 27.5 | 245.5 |
| 91 | Tulane | 4 | 118 | 67 | 56.8 | 955 | 8.1 | 8 | 4 | 140.35 | 29.5 | 238.8 |
| 92 | Oregon State | 5 | 165 | 97 | 58.8 | 1197 | 7.3 | 11 | 1 | 140.52 | 33.0 | 239.4 |
| 93 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 170 | 112 | 65.9 | 1168 | 6.9 | 10 | 2 | 140.66 | 34.0 | 233.6 |
| 94 | Rutgers | 4 | 85 | 50 | 58.8 | 626 | 7.4 | 7 | 3 | 140.81 | 21.3 | 156.5 |
| 95 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 200 | 134 | 67.0 | 1384 | 6.9 | 12 | 4 | 140.93 | 40.0 | 276.8 |
| 96 | Virginia | 4 | 147 | 92 | 62.6 | 1132 | 7.7 | 10 | 6 | 141.57 | 36.8 | 283.0 |
| 97 | UTSA | 4 | 149 | 91 | 61.1 | 1157 | 7.8 | 9 | 3 | 142.20 | 37.3 | 289.3 |
| 98 | Iowa State | 4 | 132 | 82 | 62.1 | 976 | 7.4 | 8 | 1 | 142.71 | 33.0 | 244.0 |
| 99 | Central Michigan | 5 | 131 | 84 | 64.1 | 875 | 6.7 | 12 | 5 | 142.82 | 26.2 | 175.0 |
| 100 | Baylor | 3 | 71 | 42 | 59.2 | 686 | 9.7 | 4 | 5 | 144.83 | 23.7 | 228.7 |
| 101 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 179 | 118 | 65.9 | 1361 | 7.6 | 10 | 3 | 144.88 | 35.8 | 272.2 |
| 102 | TCU | 4 | 138 | 94 | 68.1 | 1059 | 7.7 | 8 | 4 | 145.91 | 34.5 | 264.8 |
| 103 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 108 | 67 | 62.0 | 906 | 8.4 | 5 | 1 | 145.94 | 27.0 | 226.5 |
| 104 | Ball State | 4 | 160 | 103 | 64.4 | 1225 | 7.7 | 9 | 1 | 146.00 | 40.0 | 306.3 |
| 105 | Duke | 4 | 92 | 49 | 53.3 | 830 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 146.21 | 23.0 | 207.5 |
| 106 | Purdue | 5 | 116 | 65 | 56.0 | 941 | 8.1 | 9 | 2 | 146.32 | 23.2 | 188.2 |
| 107 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 144 | 86 | 59.7 | 1144 | 7.9 | 10 | 2 | 146.59 | 28.8 | 228.8 |
| 108 | Wake Forest | 4 | 109 | 69 | 63.3 | 959 | 8.8 | 5 | 3 | 146.84 | 27.3 | 239.8 |
| 109 | Toledo | 4 | 131 | 75 | 57.3 | 1080 | 8.2 | 10 | 3 | 147.11 | 32.8 | 270.0 |
| 110 | Fresno State | 5 | 89 | 51 | 57.3 | 649 | 7.3 | 8 | 0 | 148.21 | 17.8 | 129.8 |
| 111 | Michigan State | 5 | 145 | 99 | 68.3 | 1144 | 7.9 | 9 | 3 | 150.90 | 29.0 | 228.8 |
| 112 | Boston College | 4 | 128 | 81 | 63.3 | 1060 | 8.3 | 9 | 3 | 151.35 | 32.0 | 265.0 |
| 113 | Navy | 4 | 135 | 85 | 63.0 | 1166 | 8.6 | 9 | 3 | 153.07 | 33.8 | 291.5 |
| 114 | Oregon | 4 | 177 | 123 | 69.5 | 1329 | 7.5 | 14 | 3 | 155.27 | 44.3 | 332.3 |
| 115 | Texas | 5 | 148 | 94 | 63.5 | 1361 | 9.2 | 9 | 4 | 155.42 | 29.6 | 272.2 |
| 116 | Kansas State | 5 | 203 | 137 | 67.5 | 1760 | 8.7 | 12 | 4 | 155.89 | 40.6 | 352.0 |
| 117 | UTEP | 4 | 118 | 75 | 63.6 | 941 | 8.0 | 11 | 3 | 156.23 | 29.5 | 235.3 |
| 118 | Idaho | 4 | 141 | 94 | 66.7 | 1287 | 9.1 | 9 | 5 | 157.32 | 35.3 | 321.8 |
| 119 | New Mexico State | 4 | 129 | 84 | 65.1 | 1148 | 8.9 | 10 | 5 | 157.70 | 32.3 | 287.0 |
| 120 | Texas Tech | 4 | 134 | 80 | 59.7 | 1213 | 9.1 | 10 | 1 | 158.88 | 33.5 | 303.3 |
| 121 | Arizona State | 5 | 217 | 147 | 67.7 | 1962 | 9.0 | 12 | 3 | 159.17 | 43.4 | 392.4 |
| 122 | Nevada | 4 | 78 | 52 | 66.7 | 710 | 9.1 | 4 | 0 | 160.06 | 19.5 | 177.5 |
| 123 | New Mexico | 5 | 134 | 77 | 57.5 | 1278 | 9.5 | 11 | 3 | 160.18 | 26.8 | 255.6 |
| 124 | Massachusetts | 5 | 151 | 96 | 63.6 | 1403 | 9.3 | 10 | 2 | 160.83 | 30.2 | 280.6 |
| 125 | Bowling Green | 4 | 124 | 87 | 70.2 | 1002 | 8.1 | 11 | 3 | 162.47 | 31.0 | 250.5 |
| 126 | Southern Miss | 4 | 84 | 57 | 67.9 | 801 | 9.5 | 7 | 1 | 173.08 | 21.0 | 200.3 |
| 127 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 111 | 72 | 64.9 | 1145 | 10.3 | 10 | 4 | 174.04 | 27.8 | 286.3 |
| 128 | Rice | 4 | 121 | 84 | 69.4 | 1512 | 12.5 | 11 | 3 | 199.43 | 30.3 | 378.0 |