2023 National Leaders Passing Defense - All Games through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Florida State 14 416 201 48.3 2516 6.0 12 10 103.83 29.7 179.7
2 Notre Dame 13 372 195 52.4 2045 5.5 8 16 97.09 28.6 157.3
3 Ohio State 13 376 198 52.7 1897 5.0 9 7 99.22 28.9 145.9
4 Clemson 13 401 212 52.9 2252 5.6 13 16 102.76 30.8 173.2
5 Toledo 14 410 219 53.4 2562 6.2 12 11 110.20 29.3 183.0
6 Purdue 12 370 201 54.3 2898 7.8 21 10 133.43 30.8 241.5
7 Louisiana Tech 12 317 173 54.6 2224 7.0 18 5 129.09 26.4 185.3
8 Georgia 14 427 234 54.8 2456 5.8 13 14 106.61 30.5 175.4
9 Michigan 15 415 229 55.2 2355 5.7 8 18 100.54 27.7 157.0
10 Fresno State 13 402 223 55.5 2661 6.6 19 17 118.21 30.9 204.7
10 Louisville 14 416 231 55.5 3042 7.3 22 13 128.16 29.7 217.3
12 Iowa State 13 448 250 55.8 2976 6.6 21 16 119.93 34.5 228.9
13 Akron 12 333 186 55.9 2247 6.7 19 6 127.77 27.8 187.3
14 Iowa 14 472 265 56.1 2390 5.1 11 10 102.13 33.7 170.7
15 UTSA 13 452 254 56.2 3037 6.7 19 10 122.09 34.8 233.6
16 Kansas State 13 438 247 56.4 2926 6.7 16 13 118.61 33.7 225.1
17 UTEP 12 313 177 56.5 2216 7.1 16 6 129.06 26.1 184.7
17 North Carolina State 13 421 238 56.5 2803 6.7 20 17 120.06 32.4 215.6
19 Massachusetts 12 286 162 56.6 2474 8.7 24 8 151.40 23.8 206.2
19 San Diego State 12 392 222 56.6 2894 7.4 16 12 126.00 32.7 241.2
21 Cincinnati 12 328 186 56.7 2710 8.3 20 8 141.35 27.3 225.8
22 Northern Illinois 13 352 200 56.8 2225 6.3 13 10 116.43 27.1 171.2
22 Miami (Florida) 13 396 225 56.8 2808 7.1 16 12 123.65 30.5 216.0
22 Oklahoma 13 474 269 56.8 3260 6.9 18 20 118.62 36.5 250.8
25 Maryland 13 414 236 57.0 2712 6.6 17 17 117.38 31.8 208.6
25 Coastal Carolina 13 391 223 57.0 2753 7.0 21 14 126.73 30.1 211.8
27 UCF 13 366 210 57.4 2557 7.0 12 12 120.32 28.2 196.7
28 SMU 14 428 247 57.7 2551 6.0 17 12 115.27 30.6 182.2
29 Boston College 13 334 194 58.1 2563 7.7 19 8 136.52 25.7 197.2
30 Rice 13 378 220 58.2 2751 7.3 17 5 131.53 29.1 211.6
30 North Texas 12 328 191 58.2 2655 8.1 22 10 142.26 27.3 221.3
30 Southern Mississippi 12 325 189 58.2 2904 8.9 23 9 151.01 27.1 242.0
33 Wyoming 13 433 253 58.4 2772 6.4 18 11 120.85 33.3 213.2
33 Kent State 12 315 184 58.4 2574 8.2 21 6 145.24 26.3 214.5
33 Utah 13 421 246 58.4 2917 6.9 17 8 126.16 32.4 224.4
33 Western Kentucky 13 430 251 58.4 2986 6.9 20 15 125.07 33.1 229.7
37 Penn State 13 340 199 58.5 2237 6.6 10 12 116.44 26.2 172.1
37 Jacksonville State 13 431 252 58.5 3136 7.3 15 16 123.65 33.2 241.2
39 Utah State 13 425 249 58.6 2855 6.7 27 10 131.27 32.7 219.6
40 Miami (Ohio) 14 424 249 58.7 2774 6.5 12 11 117.83 30.3 198.1
41 South Alabama 13 354 208 58.8 2594 7.3 19 13 130.69 27.2 199.5
42 Eastern Michigan 13 387 228 58.9 2769 7.2 17 8 129.39 29.8 213.0
42 Marshall 13 423 249 58.9 2873 6.8 23 13 127.71 32.5 221.0
44 Liberty 14 507 299 59.0 3583 7.1 31 21 130.23 36.2 255.9
45 Auburn 13 359 212 59.1 2628 7.3 19 12 131.31 27.6 202.2
46 Washington 15 583 345 59.2 3879 6.7 23 16 122.60 38.9 258.6
47 Alabama 14 413 245 59.3 2675 6.5 17 12 121.50 29.5 191.1
48 Bowling Green 13 340 202 59.4 2338 6.9 21 17 127.55 26.2 179.8
49 Texas A&M 13 365 217 59.5 2696 7.4 19 9 133.74 28.1 207.4
49 Nebraska 12 412 245 59.5 2527 6.1 14 9 117.83 34.3 210.6
51 Arizona 13 433 258 59.6 3116 7.2 15 9 127.30 33.3 239.7
52 Rutgers 13 373 223 59.8 2292 6.1 16 9 120.74 28.7 176.3
52 Florida 12 326 195 59.8 2720 8.3 18 3 146.29 27.2 226.7
52 TCU 12 400 239 59.8 3044 7.6 16 8 132.87 33.3 253.7
55 South Florida 13 466 279 59.9 3754 8.1 29 14 142.07 35.8 288.8
56 Ball State 12 357 215 60.2 2451 6.9 17 5 130.80 29.8 204.3
56 Oregon 14 492 296 60.2 3022 6.1 16 12 117.60 35.1 215.9
56 West Virginia 13 417 251 60.2 3086 7.4 26 11 137.65 32.1 237.4
59 Texas Tech 13 443 267 60.3 2979 6.7 16 13 122.81 34.1 229.2
59 Memphis 13 433 261 60.3 3484 8.0 25 11 141.84 33.3 268.0
61 Arkansas 12 318 192 60.4 2433 7.7 23 12 140.97 26.5 202.8
61 Illinois 12 399 241 60.4 2737 6.9 22 7 132.71 33.3 228.1
61 Washington State 12 399 241 60.4 2863 7.2 14 8 128.24 33.3 238.6
64 James Madison 13 459 278 60.6 3250 7.1 17 13 126.61 35.3 250.0
65 UCLA 13 450 273 60.7 2870 6.4 16 15 119.31 34.6 220.8
65 Oklahoma State 14 443 269 60.7 3850 8.7 27 13 147.96 31.6 275.0
67 Indiana 12 365 222 60.8 2854 7.8 25 10 143.62 30.4 237.8
67 Boise State 14 441 268 60.8 3505 7.9 19 11 136.76 31.5 250.4
69 Wisconsin 13 417 254 60.9 2716 6.5 19 13 124.41 32.1 208.9
69 East Carolina 12 345 210 60.9 2630 7.6 19 6 139.59 28.8 219.2
69 Mississippi 13 414 252 60.9 2983 7.2 17 13 128.66 31.8 229.5
69 Western Michigan 12 361 220 60.9 2815 7.8 23 9 142.47 30.1 234.6
69 New Mexico 12 320 195 60.9 2824 8.8 24 4 157.32 26.7 235.3
74 Virginia Tech 13 341 208 61.0 2194 6.4 16 7 126.42 26.2 168.8
74 San Jose State 13 359 219 61.0 2379 6.6 19 12 127.44 27.6 183.0
74 Texas 14 503 307 61.0 3561 7.1 21 16 127.92 35.9 254.4
77 Appalachian State 14 422 258 61.1 2804 6.6 15 15 121.58 30.1 200.3
77 Georgia Tech 13 368 225 61.1 2805 7.6 18 14 133.69 28.3 215.8
77 South Carolina 12 401 245 61.1 2955 7.4 16 10 131.18 33.4 246.3
80 Army 12 310 190 61.3 2255 7.3 16 9 133.61 25.8 187.9
80 BYU 12 408 250 61.3 2880 7.1 21 14 130.71 34.0 240.0
82 Virginia 12 378 232 61.4 2697 7.1 19 8 133.67 31.5 224.8
82 UNLV 14 399 245 61.4 3552 8.9 26 17 149.16 28.5 253.7
84 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 387 238 61.5 2795 7.2 22 13 134.20 29.8 215.0
85 Missouri 13 406 250 61.6 2772 6.8 22 9 132.39 31.2 213.2
85 Hawai'i 13 331 204 61.6 2787 8.4 24 7 152.06 25.5 214.4
85 Wake Forest 12 354 218 61.6 2788 7.9 24 8 145.59 29.5 232.3
88 Air Force 13 350 216 61.7 2429 6.9 18 10 131.27 26.9 186.8
88 Michigan State 12 366 226 61.7 2854 7.8 24 9 143.97 30.5 237.8
90 Central Michigan 12 360 223 61.9 2967 8.2 20 5 146.72 30.0 247.3
91 Oregon State 13 426 264 62.0 3066 7.2 23 12 134.61 32.8 235.8
91 UAB 12 389 241 62.0 2855 7.3 24 10 138.82 32.4 237.9
91 Florida International 12 389 241 62.0 2950 7.6 26 6 144.64 32.4 245.8
94 Pittsburgh 12 317 197 62.1 2537 8.0 16 10 139.73 26.4 211.4
95 North Carolina 13 431 268 62.2 3136 7.3 20 12 133.04 33.2 241.2
96 Duke 13 417 260 62.4 2740 6.6 11 10 121.46 32.1 210.8
96 Minnesota 13 391 244 62.4 2851 7.3 23 12 136.92 30.1 219.3
98 Troy 14 435 272 62.5 2821 6.5 13 10 122.26 31.1 201.5
98 Middle Tennessee 12 429 268 62.5 2994 7.0 19 8 131.98 35.8 249.5
100 Ohio 13 371 233 62.8 2376 6.4 14 15 120.95 28.5 182.8
101 Charlotte 12 340 214 62.9 2552 7.5 20 11 138.93 28.3 212.7
101 Georgia Southern 13 396 249 62.9 3049 7.7 20 13 137.65 30.5 234.5
103 California 13 486 306 63.0 3649 7.5 30 12 141.46 37.4 280.7
104 Buffalo 12 327 207 63.3 2246 6.9 18 11 132.44 27.3 187.2
104 Syracuse 13 425 269 63.3 3021 7.1 21 9 135.07 32.7 232.4
106 Florida Atlantic 12 412 263 63.8 2977 7.2 23 10 138.11 34.3 248.1
106 LSU 13 420 268 63.8 3323 7.9 23 10 143.58 32.3 255.6
108 New Mexico State 15 477 305 63.9 3730 7.8 19 7 139.83 31.8 248.7
109 USC 13 417 267 64.0 3203 7.7 31 7 149.72 32.1 246.4
110 Temple 12 328 211 64.3 2919 8.9 27 3 164.42 27.3 243.3
111 Tulsa 12 388 250 64.4 3358 8.7 24 10 152.39 32.3 279.8
112 Colorado 12 417 269 64.5 3323 8.0 28 10 148.81 34.8 276.9
113 Sam Houston State 12 364 235 64.6 2778 7.6 14 13 134.22 30.3 231.5
114 Arizona State 12 419 271 64.7 3160 7.5 28 5 147.69 34.9 263.3
114 Louisiana-Monroe 12 397 257 64.7 3299 8.3 28 11 152.27 33.1 274.9
116 Northwestern 13 358 232 64.8 2378 6.6 15 13 127.16 27.5 182.9
117 Baylor 12 328 213 64.9 2837 8.6 22 7 155.45 27.3 236.4
118 Texas State 13 417 271 65.0 3202 7.7 24 11 143.20 32.1 246.3
118 Nevada 12 346 225 65.0 3049 8.8 24 9 156.74 28.8 254.1
118 Georgia State 13 437 284 65.0 3633 8.3 30 11 152.45 33.6 279.5
121 Tennessee 13 414 270 65.2 2879 7.0 15 12 129.79 31.8 221.5
121 Navy 12 345 225 65.2 2698 7.8 18 10 142.33 28.8 224.8
123 Tulane 14 473 309 65.3 3200 6.8 18 17 127.53 33.8 228.6
124 Old Dominion 13 448 294 65.6 3257 7.3 28 11 142.42 34.5 250.5
125 Kansas 13 382 253 66.2 2817 7.4 16 14 134.66 29.4 216.7
125 Stanford 12 423 280 66.2 3576 8.5 32 8 158.38 35.3 298.0
127 Kentucky 13 430 291 67.7 3126 7.3 20 11 138.97 33.1 240.5
127 Connecticut 12 378 256 67.7 3106 8.2 19 6 150.17 31.5 258.8
129 Mississippi State 12 340 231 67.9 2456 7.2 21 7 144.88 28.3 204.7
130 Houston 12 384 263 68.5 3064 8.0 21 9 148.87 32.0 255.3
131 Arkansas State 13 431 296 68.7 3372 7.8 25 8 149.83 33.2 259.4
132 Vanderbilt 12 421 290 68.9 3355 8.0 26 12 150.50 35.1 279.6
133 Colorado State 12 389 278 71.5 2996 7.7 20 9 148.51 32.4 249.7