2021 Independent Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 11 | 262 | 164 | 62.6 | 2620 | 10.0 | 22 | 2 | 172.78 | 23.8 | 238.2 |
| 2 | Liberty | 11 | 302 | 166 | 55.0 | 1854 | 6.1 | 10 | 9 | 111.51 | 27.5 | 168.5 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 8 | 246 | 169 | 68.7 | 2259 | 9.2 | 19 | 7 | 165.64 | 30.8 | 282.4 |
| 4 | Army | 12 | 311 | 179 | 57.6 | 2287 | 7.4 | 10 | 10 | 123.51 | 25.9 | 190.6 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 10 | 313 | 195 | 62.3 | 2426 | 7.8 | 24 | 8 | 147.60 | 31.3 | 242.6 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 11 | 348 | 209 | 60.1 | 2247 | 6.5 | 7 | 15 | 112.32 | 31.6 | 204.3 |
| 7 | BYU | 10 | 309 | 210 | 68.0 | 2323 | 7.5 | 10 | 11 | 134.67 | 30.9 | 232.3 |