2018 Independent Leaders Passing Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico State | 5 | 122 | 69 | 56.6 | 857 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 121.47 | 24.4 | 171.4 |
| 2 | Liberty | 4 | 110 | 57 | 51.8 | 787 | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 125.65 | 27.5 | 196.8 |
| 3 | BYU | 5 | 149 | 100 | 67.1 | 1017 | 6.8 | 4 | 4 | 127.94 | 29.8 | 203.4 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 5 | 187 | 104 | 55.6 | 1068 | 5.7 | 3 | 6 | 102.46 | 37.4 | 213.6 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 6 | 156 | 104 | 66.7 | 1366 | 8.8 | 15 | 5 | 165.54 | 26.0 | 227.7 |
| 6 | Army | 5 | 125 | 73 | 58.4 | 1142 | 9.1 | 9 | 2 | 155.70 | 25.0 | 228.4 |