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