2016 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Nevada 11 228 137 60.1 1839 8.1 12 5 140.82 20.7 167.2
2 San Jose State 11 242 148 61.2 2007 8.3 16 7 146.85 22.0 182.5
3 Fresno State 11 246 151 61.4 1923 7.8 21 3 152.77 22.4 174.8
4 Colorado State 12 282 162 57.4 2350 8.3 16 7 141.21 23.5 195.8
5 Buffalo 11 263 149 56.7 2065 7.9 13 5 135.12 23.9 187.7
6 South Alabama 11 270 167 61.9 2123 7.9 13 9 137.12 24.5 193.0
6 Rutgers 11 270 162 60.0 2135 7.9 20 7 145.67 24.5 194.1
8 Temple 13 322 174 54.0 2046 6.4 13 9 115.14 24.8 157.4
8 Illinois 11 273 173 63.4 2056 7.5 11 5 136.27 24.8 186.9
10 Army 11 274 157 57.3 1904 6.9 14 15 121.58 24.9 173.1
10 Southern Mississippi 12 299 166 55.5 2244 7.5 19 10 132.84 24.9 187.0
12 Michigan 13 328 143 43.6 1853 5.6 11 13 94.19 25.2 142.5
12 Florida 13 328 148 45.1 1931 5.9 8 16 92.86 25.2 148.5
14 Purdue 11 278 167 60.1 2267 8.2 20 9 145.84 25.3 206.1
15 North Carolina 11 284 158 55.6 2037 7.2 10 0 127.50 25.8 185.2
16 Utah State 11 287 166 57.8 1981 6.9 20 6 134.64 26.1 180.1
16 Notre Dame 12 313 193 61.7 2357 7.5 14 8 134.56 26.1 196.4
18 Louisiana-Monroe 11 290 175 60.3 2504 8.6 21 5 153.33 26.4 227.6
19 Georgia 12 318 189 59.4 2278 7.2 12 13 123.88 26.5 189.8
20 New Mexico 12 324 187 57.7 2750 8.5 23 7 148.13 27.0 229.2
20 Duke 11 297 170 57.2 2803 9.4 21 9 153.79 27.0 254.8
22 Michigan State 11 301 182 60.5 2335 7.8 19 7 141.81 27.4 212.3
23 Florida Atlantic 11 303 196 64.7 2834 9.4 22 10 160.62 27.5 257.6
24 Kent State 10 276 142 51.4 1989 7.2 13 9 121.01 27.6 198.9
25 Kentucky 12 334 193 57.8 2652 7.9 20 11 137.65 27.8 221.0
26 North Texas 12 335 174 51.9 2529 7.5 20 13 127.29 27.9 210.8
27 Rice 11 309 196 63.4 3174 10.3 23 3 172.33 28.1 288.5
28 Western Michigan 13 366 208 56.8 2592 7.1 15 15 121.64 28.2 199.4
28 Hawai'i 13 367 234 63.8 2979 8.1 26 9 150.42 28.2 229.2
30 East Carolina 11 311 181 58.2 2519 8.1 17 4 141.71 28.3 229.0
30 Navy 13 368 241 65.5 3255 8.8 28 7 161.10 28.3 250.4
32 Tulane 11 313 169 54.0 2182 7.0 15 10 121.97 28.5 198.4
33 Georgia State 11 315 173 54.9 1877 6.0 8 8 108.28 28.6 170.6
34 UTEP 11 319 202 63.3 2418 7.6 25 6 149.09 29.0 219.8
35 Air Force 12 350 185 52.9 3000 8.6 20 15 135.15 29.2 250.0
36 Arkansas 12 351 205 58.4 2717 7.7 12 8 130.15 29.3 226.4
37 Virginia 11 326 197 60.4 2742 8.4 22 9 147.83 29.6 249.3
38 Boston College 12 356 200 56.2 2611 7.3 28 12 137.00 29.7 217.6
39 LSU 11 329 177 53.8 2118 6.4 8 8 111.05 29.9 192.5
40 New Mexico State 12 360 232 64.4 3029 8.4 23 13 148.98 30.0 252.4
41 Wyoming 13 392 222 56.6 3304 8.4 21 14 137.97 30.2 254.2
42 Maryland 12 365 203 55.6 2560 7.0 17 5 127.17 30.4 213.3
42 Kansas 11 334 205 61.4 2588 7.7 25 9 145.78 30.4 235.3
44 Florida International 12 366 226 61.7 2830 7.7 22 6 143.26 30.5 235.8
44 Georgia Southern 11 336 200 59.5 2674 8.0 16 8 137.32 30.5 243.1
44 Texas State 11 336 229 68.2 2757 8.2 28 2 163.39 30.5 250.6
47 Ohio State 13 401 196 48.9 2239 5.6 11 21 94.37 30.8 172.2
47 Marshall 11 339 205 60.5 2869 8.5 21 7 147.87 30.8 260.8
49 Miami (Ohio) 12 372 217 58.3 2541 6.8 12 13 119.37 31.0 211.8
49 Mississippi 11 341 201 58.9 2507 7.4 15 8 130.53 31.0 227.9
51 Wisconsin 14 436 229 52.5 2836 6.5 13 22 106.91 31.1 202.6
51 Virginia Tech 13 404 207 51.2 2733 6.8 18 13 116.33 31.1 210.2
53 Old Dominion 12 374 225 60.2 2726 7.3 20 10 133.69 31.2 227.2
54 Bowling Green 11 344 222 64.5 3061 8.9 31 9 163.79 31.3 278.3
55 Louisville 13 411 224 54.5 2692 6.5 29 15 125.50 31.6 207.1
56 Syracuse 11 349 204 58.5 3215 9.2 19 10 148.07 31.7 292.3
57 Iowa 12 382 191 50.0 2494 6.5 17 8 115.34 31.8 207.8
58 Florida State 12 384 217 56.5 2732 7.1 17 15 123.08 32.0 227.7
58 UNLV 11 352 193 54.8 2774 7.9 22 3 139.96 32.0 252.2
60 South Carolina 12 385 236 61.3 2582 6.7 20 15 126.98 32.1 215.2
60 Indiana 13 417 219 52.5 2856 6.8 17 13 117.26 32.1 219.7
60 Akron 11 353 211 59.8 2596 7.4 20 8 135.71 32.1 236.0
60 UTSA 12 385 211 54.8 2842 7.4 21 7 131.18 32.1 236.8
64 Oregon State 11 354 198 55.9 2307 6.5 15 3 122.96 32.2 209.7
65 Arkansas State 12 387 212 54.8 2583 6.7 14 11 117.10 32.3 215.3
66 Toledo 12 389 218 56.0 2805 7.2 24 6 133.89 32.4 233.8
67 Nebraska 13 422 254 60.2 2806 6.6 16 16 120.97 32.5 215.8
67 Iowa State 11 358 220 61.5 2682 7.5 24 9 141.47 32.5 243.8
69 Massachusetts 11 359 233 64.9 2820 7.9 26 3 153.11 32.6 256.4
70 San Diego State 13 425 233 54.8 2866 6.7 24 25 118.35 32.7 220.5
70 Central Michigan 12 392 238 60.7 2816 7.2 33 11 143.23 32.7 234.7
72 UCF 12 394 207 52.5 2472 6.3 16 14 111.53 32.8 206.0
72 Georgia Tech 12 394 245 62.2 2747 7.0 13 11 126.05 32.8 228.9
72 Baylor 12 393 221 56.2 2961 7.5 17 12 127.69 32.8 246.8
72 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 393 242 61.6 2984 7.6 18 10 135.38 32.8 248.7
76 Clemson 14 460 244 53.0 2674 5.8 13 19 102.94 32.9 191.0
76 California 12 395 236 59.7 2945 7.5 30 11 141.87 32.9 245.4
78 Tennessee 12 396 221 55.8 2835 7.2 18 10 125.90 33.0 236.3
78 Cincinnati 11 363 227 62.5 2653 7.3 17 15 131.12 33.0 241.2
78 BYU 12 396 252 63.6 3134 7.9 16 20 133.35 33.0 261.2
81 Colorado 13 430 215 50.0 2643 6.1 18 14 108.93 33.1 203.3
81 TCU 12 397 225 56.7 2773 7.0 16 8 124.62 33.1 231.1
83 Washington 13 432 246 56.9 2413 5.6 13 18 105.46 33.2 185.6
83 Wake Forest 12 398 235 59.0 2928 7.4 15 12 127.26 33.2 244.0
85 Mississippi State 12 402 249 61.9 3192 7.9 29 11 146.98 33.5 266.0
86 Stanford 13 437 239 54.7 2907 6.7 18 14 117.75 33.6 223.6
87 Penn State 14 472 292 61.9 3033 6.4 18 10 124.19 33.7 216.6
87 Washington State 12 404 243 60.1 3036 7.5 15 11 130.08 33.7 253.0
89 USC 13 439 250 56.9 2958 6.7 24 14 125.21 33.8 227.5
89 Houston 12 406 228 56.2 2795 6.9 19 7 125.98 33.8 232.9
89 SMU 11 372 221 59.4 2727 7.3 21 14 132.09 33.8 247.9
89 Texas 12 405 246 60.7 3102 7.7 22 10 138.07 33.8 258.5
93 Boise State 13 442 268 60.6 2769 6.3 19 7 124.28 34.0 213.0
94 Appalachian State 13 444 255 57.4 2649 6.0 12 20 107.45 34.2 203.8
95 Idaho 12 412 262 63.6 3490 8.5 30 16 151.01 34.3 290.8
96 Alabama 14 483 256 53.0 2854 5.9 15 16 106.26 34.5 203.9
96 Vanderbilt 12 414 252 60.9 2895 7.0 18 4 132.03 34.5 241.3
96 Northern Illinois 11 379 215 56.7 2693 7.1 24 14 129.93 34.5 244.8
99 Connecticut 11 381 246 64.6 2907 7.6 18 7 140.58 34.6 264.3
100 Arizona 11 383 250 65.3 2900 7.6 32 5 153.83 34.8 263.6
100 Oklahoma State 12 417 259 62.1 3181 7.6 22 14 136.89 34.8 265.1
102 Miami (Florida) 12 419 247 58.9 2604 6.2 17 6 121.69 34.9 217.0
103 Texas A&M 12 422 258 61.1 3077 7.3 16 11 129.68 35.2 256.4
104 Eastern Michigan 12 423 260 61.5 3269 7.7 24 11 139.91 35.3 272.4
104 Texas Tech 11 388 240 61.9 3477 9.0 26 3 157.69 35.3 316.1
106 Missouri 11 390 229 58.7 2866 7.3 17 13 128.16 35.5 260.5
107 Auburn 12 427 255 59.7 2876 6.7 14 9 122.89 35.6 239.7
107 Louisiana Tech 13 463 309 66.7 3709 8.0 31 9 152.23 35.6 285.3
109 Ohio 13 469 295 62.9 3425 7.3 24 15 134.74 36.1 263.5
110 Oregon 11 402 264 65.7 2960 7.4 29 8 147.35 36.5 269.1
111 UCLA 12 441 245 55.6 2526 5.7 12 15 105.86 36.8 210.5
112 West Virginia 12 446 256 57.4 3130 7.0 20 13 125.32 37.2 260.8
113 Utah 12 449 248 55.2 3264 7.3 23 17 125.62 37.4 272.0
114 Minnesota 12 450 253 56.2 2755 6.1 18 9 116.84 37.5 229.6
115 Tulsa 12 451 243 53.9 3009 6.7 14 8 116.61 37.6 250.8
115 North Carolina State 12 451 265 58.8 3068 6.8 15 8 123.34 37.6 255.7
117 Northwestern 12 455 273 60.0 3161 6.9 13 14 121.63 37.9 263.4
118 Oklahoma 13 495 271 54.7 3502 7.1 29 9 129.87 38.1 269.4
119 Troy 12 460 240 52.2 3042 6.6 18 21 111.50 38.3 253.5
120 Memphis 12 461 285 61.8 3103 6.7 19 15 125.45 38.4 258.6
121 Kansas State 12 462 294 63.6 3521 7.6 26 15 139.74 38.5 293.4
122 South Florida 12 466 287 61.6 3547 7.6 21 14 134.39 38.8 295.6
123 Middle Tennessee 12 467 277 59.3 3206 6.9 24 10 129.67 38.9 267.2
124 Western Kentucky 13 525 315 60.0 3773 7.2 25 13 131.13 40.4 290.2
124 Ball State 11 444 281 63.3 3550 8.0 26 5 147.52 40.4 322.7
126 Charlotte 11 446 281 63.0 3396 7.6 29 14 142.14 40.5 308.7
127 Arizona State 11 452 287 63.5 3920 8.7 32 9 155.73 41.1 356.4
128 Pittsburgh 12 517 334 64.6 4212 8.1 28 8 147.81 43.1 351.0