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