2021 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 South Alabama 1 21 10 47.6 58 2.8 0 0 70.82 21.0 58.0
2 Washington 2 35 17 48.6 142 4.1 1 1 86.37 17.5 71.0
3 Wyoming 1 42 19 45.2 181 4.3 2 1 92.39 42.0 181.0
4 Illinois 1 18 6 33.3 83 4.6 0 1 60.95 18.0 83.0
5 Nevada 1 34 21 61.8 176 5.2 1 0 114.96 34.0 176.0
6 North Carolina State 2 73 32 43.8 401 5.5 5 4 101.62 36.5 200.5
7 Pittsburgh 3 128 65 50.8 718 5.6 5 7 99.85 42.7 239.3
8 Kent State 1 37 26 70.3 212 5.7 1 0 127.32 37.0 212.0
8 San Diego State 2 101 62 61.4 575 5.7 7 2 128.12 50.5 287.5
10 Northwestern 3 90 58 64.4 524 5.8 1 0 117.01 30.0 174.7
11 Arkansas State 1 20 11 55.0 122 6.1 0 1 96.24 20.0 122.0
11 UCF 1 23 13 56.5 140 6.1 1 0 122.00 23.0 140.0
13 Washington State 4 102 69 67.6 638 6.3 2 1 124.70 25.5 159.5
13 Georgia 6 232 140 60.3 1470 6.3 7 5 119.22 38.7 245.0
15 Old Dominion 1 29 18 62.1 188 6.5 3 0 150.67 29.0 188.0
16 Iowa State 5 116 70 60.3 767 6.6 7 2 132.35 23.2 153.4
16 Clemson 4 158 107 67.7 1045 6.6 7 2 135.37 39.5 261.3
18 South Carolina 3 76 48 63.2 508 6.7 3 4 121.81 25.3 169.3
18 Virginia Tech 2 63 37 58.7 424 6.7 4 2 129.86 31.5 212.0
20 Wisconsin 3 92 51 55.4 624 6.8 5 1 128.19 30.7 208.0
20 Fresno State 2 62 32 51.6 419 6.8 2 2 112.58 31.0 209.5
20 San Jose State 2 64 35 54.7 433 6.8 6 1 139.33 32.0 216.5
20 BYU 3 102 59 57.8 692 6.8 4 4 119.93 34.0 230.7
20 Oklahoma State 4 163 94 57.7 1114 6.8 11 1 136.12 40.8 278.5
25 Florida 3 71 39 54.9 488 6.9 5 3 127.45 23.7 162.7
25 Texas State 2 59 39 66.1 408 6.9 3 0 140.97 29.5 204.0
25 Indiana 5 156 91 58.3 1071 6.9 8 4 127.79 31.2 214.2
25 Texas 5 163 103 63.2 1117 6.9 5 5 124.75 32.6 223.4
25 Cincinnati 3 100 57 57.0 688 6.9 6 4 126.59 33.3 229.3
30 Rice 2 54 35 64.8 377 7.0 3 1 138.09 27.0 188.5
30 Ohio State 4 117 66 56.4 821 7.0 6 1 130.56 29.3 205.3
30 Oklahoma 3 91 58 63.7 637 7.0 5 4 131.88 30.3 212.3
30 Nebraska 5 177 109 61.6 1235 7.0 4 4 123.13 35.4 247.0
30 Louisiana Tech 1 36 22 61.1 251 7.0 2 0 138.00 36.0 251.0
35 Utah State 2 58 37 63.8 412 7.1 2 0 134.84 29.0 206.0
36 Baylor 5 159 97 61.0 1149 7.2 3 12 112.85 31.8 229.8
36 UCLA 2 66 46 69.7 475 7.2 1 2 129.09 33.0 237.5
36 Auburn 5 191 112 58.6 1366 7.2 8 4 128.35 38.2 273.2
39 Temple 2 67 45 67.2 492 7.3 5 0 153.47 33.5 246.0
40 Appalachian State 2 57 30 52.6 419 7.4 2 1 122.45 28.5 209.5
40 Utah 5 155 95 61.3 1144 7.4 11 3 142.84 31.0 228.8
40 Mississippi State 5 166 112 67.5 1226 7.4 8 6 138.18 33.2 245.2
40 Ohio 1 34 25 73.5 252 7.4 2 1 149.32 34.0 252.0
40 Michigan 4 148 93 62.8 1096 7.4 6 3 134.37 37.0 274.0
40 Connecticut 2 90 50 55.6 670 7.4 6 2 135.65 45.0 335.0
46 Troy 1 22 14 63.6 166 7.5 3 0 172.02 22.0 166.0
46 Penn State 5 144 91 63.2 1083 7.5 8 4 139.14 28.8 216.6
46 Boise State 4 117 61 52.1 874 7.5 2 3 115.40 29.3 218.5
49 LSU 4 105 76 72.4 794 7.6 7 0 157.90 26.3 198.5
49 Arizona State 2 61 37 60.7 464 7.6 5 4 138.50 30.5 232.0
49 Tennessee 5 198 126 63.6 1503 7.6 11 2 143.71 39.6 300.6
52 Alabama 5 166 107 64.5 1279 7.7 10 2 146.65 33.2 255.8
53 Mississippi 3 78 52 66.7 607 7.8 6 3 149.73 26.0 202.3
53 Navy 3 91 64 70.3 713 7.8 4 1 148.45 30.3 237.7
53 Texas Tech 4 146 94 64.4 1136 7.8 12 4 151.38 36.5 284.0
56 Stanford 3 84 54 64.3 667 7.9 2 2 134.09 28.0 222.3
56 Wake Forest 3 113 70 61.9 891 7.9 8 3 146.23 37.7 297.0
58 Syracuse 4 130 86 66.2 1040 8.0 10 2 155.65 32.5 260.0
58 Purdue 4 132 83 62.9 1055 8.0 9 5 144.93 33.0 263.8
58 Memphis 1 33 20 60.6 264 8.0 1 2 125.69 33.0 264.0
58 North Carolina 4 153 87 56.9 1221 8.0 14 3 150.17 38.3 305.3
58 Notre Dame 2 83 53 63.9 668 8.0 6 0 155.32 41.5 334.0
63 West Virginia 3 98 67 68.4 792 8.1 7 2 155.75 32.7 264.0
64 East Carolina 2 57 36 63.2 470 8.2 4 2 148.57 28.5 235.0
65 Boston College 3 84 49 58.3 694 8.3 6 1 148.92 28.0 231.3
65 Colorado 2 59 40 67.8 491 8.3 6 2 164.48 29.5 245.5
65 Air Force 2 63 42 66.7 520 8.3 5 1 159.02 31.5 260.0
65 Texas A&M 3 104 61 58.7 862 8.3 6 1 145.39 34.7 287.3
65 Massachusetts 1 45 34 75.6 375 8.3 2 0 160.23 45.0 375.0
70 Kansas State 3 97 70 72.2 818 8.4 5 1 157.96 32.3 272.7
71 Colorado State 2 53 32 60.4 457 8.6 4 2 150.17 26.5 228.5
71 Iowa 2 56 35 62.5 483 8.6 3 3 141.92 28.0 241.5
71 UNLV 2 57 39 68.4 490 8.6 5 2 162.56 28.5 245.0
71 Oregon State 3 95 63 66.3 815 8.6 6 2 155.01 31.7 271.7
71 Virginia 4 131 83 63.4 1133 8.6 13 3 164.18 32.8 283.3
71 Tulane 4 136 94 69.1 1164 8.6 10 3 160.87 34.0 291.0
71 Miami (Florida) 4 168 109 64.9 1444 8.6 13 2 160.24 42.0 361.0
78 Tulsa 4 103 64 62.1 893 8.7 7 4 149.63 25.8 223.3
78 California 1 28 20 71.4 244 8.7 1 0 156.41 28.0 244.0
78 Oregon 4 123 81 65.9 1074 8.7 7 3 153.10 30.8 268.5
78 Marshall 1 32 20 62.5 278 8.7 1 0 145.79 32.0 278.0
78 Florida State 4 129 88 68.2 1128 8.7 11 4 163.61 32.3 282.0
78 Georgia State 1 33 19 57.6 287 8.7 1 1 134.57 33.0 287.0
84 USC 3 90 64 71.1 795 8.8 6 3 160.64 30.0 265.0
84 Louisville 5 158 103 65.2 1391 8.8 9 1 156.67 31.6 278.2
84 Toledo 1 36 24 66.7 317 8.8 3 1 162.58 36.0 317.0
87 Michigan State 3 114 83 72.8 1025 9.0 10 3 172.02 38.0 341.7
88 Arizona 4 98 58 59.2 890 9.1 9 0 165.78 24.5 222.5
88 New Mexico 2 50 30 60.0 457 9.1 5 0 169.78 25.0 228.5
88 Kansas 3 76 54 71.1 690 9.1 8 1 179.42 25.3 230.0
91 Kentucky 2 50 33 66.0 461 9.2 4 3 157.85 25.0 230.5
91 Vanderbilt 3 87 63 72.4 799 9.2 7 3 169.21 29.0 266.3
93 UTSA 1 36 24 66.7 333 9.3 3 0 171.87 36.0 333.0
93 Maryland 4 146 100 68.5 1354 9.3 15 1 178.92 36.5 338.5
95 Liberty 2 52 34 65.4 490 9.4 4 0 169.92 26.0 245.0
96 Duke 2 85 53 62.4 827 9.7 6 0 167.36 42.5 413.5
97 Georgia Tech 4 108 74 68.5 1082 10.0 10 0 183.23 27.0 270.5
97 New Mexico State 4 123 83 67.5 1234 10.0 13 3 181.76 30.8 308.5
99 Rutgers 4 109 66 60.6 1139 10.4 11 1 179.80 27.3 284.8
99 SMU 2 68 48 70.6 707 10.4 9 0 201.60 34.0 353.5
101 Hawai'i 2 48 34 70.8 505 10.5 4 0 186.71 24.0 252.5
101 South Florida 4 117 89 76.1 1226 10.5 10 2 188.88 29.3 306.5
103 TCU 3 68 49 72.1 744 10.9 8 2 196.90 22.7 248.0
103 Minnesota 2 46 24 52.2 500 10.9 6 1 182.17 23.0 250.0
103 Western Kentucky 1 30 20 66.7 327 10.9 1 0 169.23 30.0 327.0
106 Houston 1 17 11 64.7 190 11.2 3 0 216.83 17.0 190.0
106 Louisiana-Monroe 2 57 37 64.9 636 11.2 5 1 184.08 28.5 318.0
108 Miami (Ohio) 1 26 20 76.9 295 11.3 4 2 207.62 26.0 295.0
108 Georgia Southern 3 82 48 58.5 924 11.3 8 0 185.38 27.3 308.0
110 Missouri 3 68 45 66.2 778 11.4 5 2 180.66 22.7 259.3
111 Western Michigan 2 51 38 74.5 631 12.4 9 1 232.76 25.5 315.5
112 UAB 2 45 29 64.4 571 12.7 6 1 210.59 22.5 285.5
113 Arkansas 3 72 52 72.2 918 12.8 7 0 211.40 24.0 306.0
114 Northern Illinois 1 17 12 70.6 233 13.7 1 0 205.13 17.0 233.0
115 Akron 1 26 18 69.2 385 14.8 2 1 211.31 26.0 385.0
116 Southern Mississippi 1 26 23 88.5 395 15.2 6 1 284.53 26.0 395.0
117 Army 1 29 23 79.3 458 15.8 5 0 268.87 29.0 458.0