2018 Independent Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 11 | 262 | 164 | 62.6 | 2248 | 8.6 | 22 | 12 | 153.22 | 23.8 | 204.4 |
| 2 | New Mexico State | 11 | 294 | 175 | 59.5 | 2318 | 7.9 | 19 | 6 | 143.00 | 26.7 | 210.7 |
| 3 | Army | 12 | 313 | 182 | 58.1 | 2289 | 7.3 | 14 | 4 | 131.78 | 26.1 | 190.8 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 9 | 344 | 194 | 56.4 | 1871 | 5.4 | 6 | 8 | 103.20 | 38.2 | 207.9 |
| 5 | BYU | 10 | 342 | 196 | 57.3 | 1866 | 5.5 | 7 | 8 | 105.22 | 34.2 | 186.6 |
| 6 | Liberty | 11 | 405 | 232 | 57.3 | 3094 | 7.6 | 25 | 12 | 135.90 | 36.8 | 281.3 |