2018 Independent Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty | 1 | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 61 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 130.30 | 8.0 | 61.0 |
| 2 | Army | 1 | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 165 | 11.0 | 3 | 1 | 218.40 | 15.0 | 165.0 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 1 | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 172 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 105.64 | 31.0 | 172.0 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 4 | 141 | 82 | 58.2 | 832 | 5.9 | 4 | 4 | 111.42 | 35.3 | 208.0 |
| 5 | BYU | 3 | 88 | 64 | 72.7 | 656 | 7.5 | 6 | 1 | 155.58 | 29.3 | 218.7 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 1 | 17 | 14 | 82.4 | 275 | 16.2 | 3 | 0 | 276.47 | 17.0 | 275.0 |