2017 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 UTSA 3 80 30 37.5 363 4.5 2 4 73.87 26.7 121.0
2 Tennessee 5 96 52 54.2 646 6.7 5 2 123.71 19.2 129.2
3 Air Force 4 67 38 56.7 535 8.0 3 1 135.58 16.8 133.8
4 Michigan 4 105 43 41.0 536 5.1 3 3 87.55 26.3 134.0
5 Auburn 5 148 80 54.1 712 4.8 4 4 97.97 29.6 142.4
6 Vanderbilt 5 133 70 52.6 716 5.4 3 5 97.77 26.6 143.2
7 Washington State 5 136 77 56.6 733 5.4 3 6 100.36 27.2 146.6
8 Idaho 4 98 52 53.1 606 6.2 2 2 107.67 24.5 151.5
9 Michigan State 4 110 53 48.2 609 5.5 1 2 94.04 27.5 152.3
10 Georgia 5 163 93 57.1 768 4.7 2 4 95.78 32.6 153.6
11 Washington 5 154 97 63.0 769 5.0 3 8 100.98 30.8 153.8
12 Boston College 5 154 79 51.3 770 5.0 3 7 90.64 30.8 154.0
13 Appalachian State 4 100 53 53.0 620 6.2 4 3 112.28 25.0 155.0
14 Buffalo 5 123 63 51.2 782 6.4 2 3 105.12 24.6 156.4
15 Mississippi State 5 96 52 54.2 783 8.2 5 1 137.79 19.2 156.6
16 Clemson 5 148 80 54.1 790 5.3 4 5 101.05 29.6 158.0
17 Georgia Tech 4 118 68 57.6 633 5.4 4 4 107.10 29.5 158.3
18 Wyoming 5 115 68 59.1 805 7.0 6 6 124.72 23.0 161.0
19 Penn State 5 156 84 53.8 809 5.2 3 7 94.79 31.2 161.8
20 Cincinnati 5 116 65 56.0 817 7.0 9 2 137.34 23.2 163.4
21 Georgia Southern 3 70 39 55.7 498 7.1 6 1 140.89 23.3 166.0
22 Eastern Michigan 4 125 66 52.8 684 5.5 5 5 103.96 31.3 171.0
23 Wisconsin 4 125 74 59.2 691 5.5 4 7 105.00 31.3 172.8
24 Minnesota 4 141 82 58.2 694 4.9 4 3 104.60 35.3 173.5
25 Alabama 5 163 87 53.4 876 5.4 4 8 96.79 32.6 175.2
26 Tulane 4 74 39 52.7 714 9.6 6 4 149.70 18.5 178.5
27 UAB 4 116 60 51.7 716 6.2 6 4 113.73 29.0 179.0
28 Western Michigan 5 139 83 59.7 911 6.6 4 5 117.07 27.8 182.2
29 Southern Mississippi 4 114 56 49.1 732 6.4 3 3 106.49 28.5 183.0
30 LSU 5 162 92 56.8 921 5.7 4 4 107.75 32.4 184.2
31 Wake Forest 5 160 72 45.0 922 5.8 5 5 97.47 32.0 184.4
32 San Diego State 5 122 74 60.7 931 7.6 7 8 130.59 24.4 186.2
33 Miami (Ohio) 5 153 85 55.6 938 6.1 6 6 112.16 30.6 187.6
34 Kansas State 4 127 77 60.6 752 5.9 3 4 111.86 31.8 188.0
35 Northern Illinois 4 141 75 53.2 753 5.3 4 6 98.90 35.3 188.3
36 Army 5 134 85 63.4 962 7.2 4 1 132.09 26.8 192.4
37 Utah State 5 132 68 51.5 971 7.4 8 7 122.70 26.4 194.2
38 Toledo 4 107 61 57.0 782 7.3 5 3 128.21 26.8 195.5
39 Oklahoma 4 124 74 59.7 794 6.4 4 2 120.89 31.0 198.5
40 Virginia Tech 5 148 70 47.3 999 6.8 6 4 111.97 29.6 199.8
41 Mississippi 4 120 68 56.7 803 6.7 5 3 121.63 30.0 200.8
42 Ohio State 5 158 93 58.9 1005 6.4 6 6 117.23 31.6 201.0
43 Florida Atlantic 5 141 79 56.0 1012 7.2 5 6 119.51 28.2 202.4
44 Arkansas 4 125 72 57.6 821 6.6 5 3 121.17 31.3 205.3
45 Florida State 3 86 57 66.3 622 7.2 3 1 136.22 28.7 207.3
46 Houston 4 149 82 55.0 835 5.6 3 6 100.69 37.3 208.8
47 Utah 4 147 76 51.7 838 5.7 4 9 96.33 36.8 209.5
48 Duke 5 143 69 48.3 1055 7.4 7 8 115.19 28.6 211.0
49 Massachusetts 6 180 104 57.8 1273 7.1 11 1 136.24 30.0 212.2
50 Virginia 4 122 72 59.0 849 7.0 5 4 124.44 30.5 212.3
51 BYU 5 140 93 66.4 1063 7.6 7 2 143.85 28.0 212.6
52 Louisville 5 154 97 63.0 1065 6.9 8 4 133.03 30.8 213.0
53 Navy 4 110 69 62.7 853 7.8 6 2 142.23 27.5 213.3
53 Coastal Carolina 4 100 65 65.0 853 8.5 6 0 156.45 25.0 213.3
55 Middle Tennessee 5 154 101 65.6 1070 6.9 5 1 133.36 30.8 214.0
56 Rutgers 5 147 77 52.4 1071 7.3 9 5 126.98 29.4 214.2
57 San Jose State 6 166 102 61.4 1302 7.8 12 3 147.58 27.7 217.0
58 South Florida 5 195 90 46.2 1097 5.6 6 14 89.20 39.0 219.4
59 New Mexico 5 176 106 60.2 1101 6.3 11 4 128.86 35.2 220.2
60 UCLA 5 170 89 52.4 1112 6.5 11 3 125.11 34.0 222.4
61 Ball State 5 143 87 60.8 1116 7.8 5 5 130.94 28.6 223.2
62 West Virginia 4 124 65 52.4 900 7.3 6 5 121.30 31.0 225.0
63 Syracuse 5 166 92 55.4 1128 6.8 9 4 125.57 33.2 225.6
64 UCF 3 108 62 57.4 677 6.3 3 6 108.13 36.0 225.7
65 Nebraska 5 169 111 65.7 1140 6.7 6 6 126.97 33.8 228.0
65 Georgia State 3 83 49 59.0 684 8.2 5 2 143.32 27.7 228.0
67 Louisiana Tech 5 175 101 57.7 1144 6.5 7 6 118.96 35.0 228.8
68 TCU 4 117 56 47.9 916 7.8 5 6 117.46 29.3 229.0
69 Troy 5 177 107 60.5 1155 6.5 8 5 124.53 35.4 231.0
69 Boise State 4 146 93 63.7 924 6.3 7 4 127.20 36.5 231.0
71 Fresno State 4 135 91 67.4 928 6.9 8 4 138.78 33.8 232.0
72 UTEP 5 127 91 71.7 1165 9.2 11 2 174.13 25.4 233.0
73 Texas State 5 149 93 62.4 1166 7.8 5 0 139.23 29.8 233.2
74 Florida International 4 122 80 65.6 933 7.6 6 2 142.76 30.5 233.3
75 Oklahoma State 5 176 105 59.7 1168 6.6 4 5 117.22 35.2 233.6
76 Colorado 5 168 91 54.2 1170 7.0 5 6 115.35 33.6 234.0
77 Oregon 5 196 101 51.5 1186 6.1 8 7 108.69 39.2 237.2
78 Central Michigan 5 177 97 54.8 1188 6.7 8 9 115.93 35.4 237.6
78 Baylor 5 151 99 65.6 1188 7.9 9 1 150.00 30.2 237.6
80 Northwestern 4 146 83 56.8 957 6.6 5 4 117.73 36.5 239.3
81 Florida 4 132 69 52.3 961 7.3 8 5 125.84 33.0 240.3
82 Charlotte 5 144 96 66.7 1206 8.4 4 2 143.41 28.8 241.2
83 USC 5 194 104 53.6 1207 6.2 8 8 111.23 38.8 241.4
84 Notre Dame 5 195 110 56.4 1208 6.2 9 5 118.55 39.0 241.6
85 Marshall 4 142 81 57.0 967 6.8 6 2 125.36 35.5 241.8
86 Iowa 5 191 115 60.2 1210 6.3 8 5 122.00 38.2 242.0
87 Arkansas State 3 90 50 55.6 728 8.1 4 3 131.51 30.0 242.7
88 Louisiana-Monroe 4 132 69 52.3 971 7.4 9 4 130.50 33.0 242.8
89 New Mexico State 5 168 98 58.3 1217 7.2 8 8 125.37 33.6 243.4
90 North Carolina 5 153 86 56.2 1225 8.0 11 3 143.28 30.6 245.0
91 Old Dominion 4 126 72 57.1 983 7.8 5 2 132.60 31.5 245.8
92 Miami (Florida) 3 131 75 57.3 739 5.6 3 2 109.14 43.7 246.3
93 Texas 4 144 79 54.9 991 6.9 6 7 116.70 36.0 247.8
94 Maryland 4 145 86 59.3 992 6.8 6 5 123.53 36.3 248.0
94 Illinois 4 133 83 62.4 992 7.5 8 3 140.41 33.3 248.0
96 Western Kentucky 4 148 83 56.1 1000 6.8 3 4 114.12 37.0 250.0
97 Temple 5 166 100 60.2 1265 7.6 6 2 133.77 33.2 253.0
98 South Carolina 5 182 117 64.3 1269 7.0 4 4 125.71 36.4 253.8
99 Purdue 4 134 80 59.7 1018 7.6 4 3 128.88 33.5 254.5
100 Stanford 5 164 108 65.9 1273 7.8 9 7 140.62 32.8 254.6
100 Tulsa 5 111 76 68.5 1273 11.5 11 4 190.29 22.2 254.6
102 Akron 5 170 112 65.9 1275 7.5 7 5 136.59 34.0 255.0
103 Kent State 5 149 92 61.7 1277 8.6 7 6 141.19 29.8 255.4
104 Indiana 4 154 90 58.4 1027 6.7 9 1 132.45 38.5 256.8
105 Missouri 4 118 84 71.2 1031 8.7 6 2 157.97 29.5 257.8
106 Arizona 4 149 87 58.4 1032 6.9 3 5 116.50 37.3 258.0
107 Pittsburgh 5 136 78 57.4 1317 9.7 11 6 156.57 27.2 263.4
108 Iowa State 4 149 96 64.4 1056 7.1 11 6 140.27 37.3 264.0
109 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 113 78 69.0 1058 9.4 8 2 167.50 28.3 264.5
110 North Texas 5 187 94 50.3 1362 7.3 14 3 132.95 37.4 272.4
111 California 5 193 119 61.7 1369 7.1 7 7 125.96 38.6 273.8
112 Kentucky 5 194 121 62.4 1377 7.1 9 6 131.11 38.8 275.4
113 Hawai'i 5 145 96 66.2 1384 9.5 13 2 173.22 29.0 276.8
114 Colorado State 5 189 118 62.4 1387 7.3 7 7 128.89 37.8 277.4
115 Bowling Green 5 158 103 65.2 1404 8.9 10 2 158.19 31.6 280.8
116 Ohio 5 202 114 56.4 1407 7.0 12 3 131.59 40.4 281.4
117 North Carolina State 5 178 106 59.6 1424 8.0 8 4 137.09 35.6 284.8
118 Oregon State 5 167 117 70.1 1440 8.6 15 4 167.34 33.4 288.0
119 Texas A&M 5 185 106 57.3 1458 7.9 12 5 139.49 37.0 291.6
120 South Alabama 5 182 119 65.4 1461 8.0 11 1 151.67 36.4 292.2
121 Arizona State 5 185 120 64.9 1468 7.9 14 2 154.33 37.0 293.6
122 UNLV 4 153 98 64.1 1190 7.8 10 5 144.42 38.3 297.5
123 Rice 5 170 118 69.4 1508 8.9 11 1 164.10 34.0 301.6
124 Kansas 4 141 94 66.7 1238 8.8 12 2 165.67 35.3 309.5
125 Texas Tech 4 167 109 65.3 1239 7.4 9 5 139.38 41.8 309.8
126 East Carolina 5 151 103 68.2 1586 10.5 16 2 188.76 30.2 317.2
127 Memphis 4 173 104 60.1 1285 7.4 13 5 141.54 43.3 321.3
128 SMU 5 179 117 65.4 1625 9.1 12 4 159.27 35.8 325.0
129 Nevada 5 186 129 69.4 1670 9.0 14 3 166.39 37.2 334.0
130 Connecticut 4 174 120 69.0 1519 8.7 11 1 162.01 43.5 379.8