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