2023 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Ohio State 9 268 131 48.9 1255 4.7 6 4 92.62 29.8 139.4
2 Iowa 10 342 191 55.8 1701 5.0 7 8 99.71 34.2 170.1
3 Army 1 23 17 73.9 121 5.3 0 0 118.10 23.0 121.0
4 Buffalo 8 202 122 60.4 1155 5.7 6 7 111.30 25.3 144.4
4 Florida State 9 270 124 45.9 1546 5.7 5 6 95.70 30.0 171.8
4 Clemson 8 249 134 53.8 1417 5.7 10 7 109.25 31.1 177.1
4 SMU 9 300 165 55.0 1705 5.7 9 10 105.97 33.3 189.4
8 Miami (Ohio) 9 264 150 56.8 1537 5.8 5 6 107.42 29.3 170.8
8 Utah State 8 251 132 52.6 1460 5.8 13 5 114.56 31.4 182.5
10 Michigan 10 265 140 52.8 1560 5.9 7 13 101.19 26.5 156.0
10 Nebraska 9 290 169 58.3 1716 5.9 10 7 114.53 32.2 190.7
12 Toledo 9 264 127 48.1 1575 6.0 7 7 101.67 29.3 175.0
13 Wisconsin 9 246 143 58.1 1493 6.1 11 7 118.18 27.3 165.9
14 UTEP 8 203 106 52.2 1274 6.3 10 4 117.26 25.4 159.3
14 Ball State 8 222 128 57.7 1403 6.3 9 2 122.33 27.8 175.4
14 Georgia 9 258 145 56.2 1627 6.3 10 7 116.53 28.7 180.8
14 Charlotte 8 230 135 58.7 1456 6.3 15 8 126.43 28.8 182.0
14 Western Kentucky 8 283 161 56.9 1777 6.3 11 10 115.39 35.4 222.1
19 Ohio 8 201 122 60.7 1277 6.4 8 6 121.23 25.1 159.6
19 Northwestern 9 264 171 64.8 1702 6.4 14 8 130.36 29.3 189.1
19 UTSA 8 303 175 57.8 1938 6.4 14 9 120.80 37.9 242.3
22 Akron 8 199 116 58.3 1298 6.5 10 2 127.65 24.9 162.3
22 San Jose State 8 216 127 58.8 1397 6.5 8 10 116.09 27.0 174.6
22 Northern Illinois 8 216 129 59.7 1403 6.5 7 6 119.42 27.0 175.4
22 Bowling Green 8 221 131 59.3 1428 6.5 9 10 117.95 27.6 178.5
22 Rutgers 9 255 159 62.4 1668 6.5 13 5 130.19 28.3 185.3
22 Middle Tennessee 8 310 183 59.0 2025 6.5 10 7 120.03 38.8 253.1
22 James Madison 8 315 190 60.3 2040 6.5 10 8 120.12 39.4 255.0
29 Wyoming 8 252 152 60.3 1665 6.6 12 7 125.97 31.5 208.1
29 North Carolina State 8 263 152 57.8 1735 6.6 11 14 116.36 32.9 216.9
29 Kansas State 9 298 163 54.7 1969 6.6 13 11 117.21 33.1 218.8
29 Oregon 10 366 221 60.4 2420 6.6 10 7 121.11 36.6 242.0
33 Alabama 9 264 156 59.1 1778 6.7 10 9 121.34 29.3 197.6
33 Troy 9 285 181 63.5 1899 6.7 8 6 124.53 31.7 211.0
33 UCLA 9 317 196 61.8 2126 6.7 14 8 127.69 35.2 236.2
33 Iowa State 9 325 181 55.7 2181 6.7 15 13 119.29 36.1 242.3
37 Massachusetts 2 49 25 51.0 332 6.8 0 2 99.78 24.5 166.0
37 Penn State 9 232 142 61.2 1578 6.8 7 10 119.69 25.8 175.3
37 Maryland 9 282 163 57.8 1908 6.8 14 11 123.21 31.3 212.0
37 Tulane 9 321 209 65.1 2195 6.8 12 10 128.66 35.7 243.9
37 Oklahoma 9 337 189 56.1 2279 6.8 13 13 117.90 37.4 253.2
37 Texas 10 383 233 60.8 2591 6.8 16 11 125.72 38.3 259.1
43 Louisville 9 267 142 53.2 1839 6.9 10 6 118.91 29.7 204.3
43 Arizona 9 307 183 59.6 2124 6.9 9 6 123.50 34.1 236.0
43 Coastal Carolina 8 276 161 58.3 1903 6.9 16 7 130.31 34.5 237.9
43 Washington 10 407 257 63.1 2799 6.9 20 12 131.24 40.7 279.9
47 Virginia Tech 8 218 136 62.4 1521 7.0 12 4 135.50 27.3 190.1
47 Illinois 9 284 172 60.6 1974 7.0 16 4 134.72 31.6 219.3
47 Texas Tech 9 288 171 59.4 2013 7.0 11 7 125.84 32.0 223.7
47 Virginia 8 264 155 58.7 1843 7.0 14 8 128.79 33.0 230.4
47 UAB 8 269 156 58.0 1893 7.0 17 7 132.76 33.6 236.6
52 Eastern Michigan 8 243 147 60.5 1718 7.1 9 3 129.63 30.4 214.8
53 Georgia Tech 8 244 154 63.1 1766 7.2 13 11 132.48 30.5 220.8
53 Washington State 9 285 170 59.6 2057 7.2 9 6 126.49 31.7 228.6
53 Utah 9 287 168 58.5 2075 7.2 14 4 132.58 31.9 230.6
53 Old Dominion 8 271 181 66.8 1939 7.2 13 6 138.29 33.9 242.4
53 BYU 9 307 191 62.2 2224 7.2 19 9 137.63 34.1 247.1
58 Louisiana Tech 8 194 106 54.6 1417 7.3 11 2 132.64 24.3 177.1
58 Texas A&M 8 206 120 58.3 1511 7.3 12 6 133.25 25.8 188.9
58 Central Michigan 8 220 139 63.2 1599 7.3 9 4 134.09 27.5 199.9
58 Nevada 8 232 138 59.5 1687 7.3 14 8 133.57 29.0 210.9
58 Missouri 8 235 147 62.6 1713 7.3 13 6 136.93 29.4 214.1
58 UCF 9 271 168 62.0 1969 7.3 9 8 128.08 30.1 218.8
58 Fresno State 8 249 143 57.4 1826 7.3 15 10 130.88 31.1 228.3
58 Boise State 9 288 166 57.6 2102 7.3 7 9 120.72 32.0 233.6
58 Marshall 8 256 156 60.9 1880 7.3 15 6 137.27 32.0 235.0
58 Duke 8 262 179 68.3 1913 7.3 9 6 136.42 32.8 239.1
58 Oregon State 9 303 187 61.7 2227 7.3 18 10 136.47 33.7 247.4
58 West Virginia 9 308 188 61.0 2235 7.3 20 4 140.82 34.2 248.3
58 Jacksonville State 8 289 168 58.1 2102 7.3 12 10 126.00 36.1 262.8
71 South Alabama 8 207 121 58.5 1533 7.4 13 9 132.68 25.9 191.6
71 Rice 8 232 135 58.2 1720 7.4 9 4 129.82 29.0 215.0
71 Minnesota 9 268 171 63.8 1973 7.4 18 7 142.59 29.8 219.2
71 Miami (Florida) 8 245 140 57.1 1824 7.4 13 8 130.66 30.6 228.0
71 TCU 9 282 168 59.6 2099 7.4 12 5 132.58 31.3 233.2
71 Appalachian State 9 288 177 61.5 2139 7.4 14 9 133.64 32.0 237.7
71 Arkansas State 8 268 176 65.7 1989 7.4 16 5 143.98 33.5 248.6
78 Kansas 9 276 181 65.6 2068 7.5 11 8 135.87 30.7 229.8
79 Western Michigan 8 244 148 60.7 1863 7.6 16 7 140.69 30.5 232.9
79 Michigan State 9 277 166 59.9 2104 7.6 18 7 140.13 30.8 233.8
79 North Carolina 8 259 168 64.9 1962 7.6 16 8 142.71 32.4 245.3
79 Florida Atlantic 8 267 174 65.2 2018 7.6 16 7 143.20 33.4 252.3
83 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 237 149 62.9 1828 7.7 16 5 145.72 29.6 228.5
83 Connecticut 1 30 18 60.0 230 7.7 1 1 128.73 30.0 230.0
83 Liberty 9 300 178 59.3 2315 7.7 18 11 136.62 33.3 257.2
83 South Carolina 8 280 173 61.8 2147 7.7 9 4 133.95 35.0 268.4
87 Mississippi State 8 199 138 69.3 1553 7.8 13 1 155.45 24.9 194.1
87 San Diego State 8 219 133 60.7 1713 7.8 9 4 136.34 27.4 214.1
87 East Carolina 8 234 142 60.7 1818 7.8 12 5 138.59 29.3 227.3
87 Air Force 8 241 151 62.7 1873 7.8 13 7 139.93 30.1 234.1
87 Mississippi 8 242 164 67.8 1894 7.8 11 9 141.07 30.3 236.8
87 Kentucky 8 256 167 65.2 1988 7.8 16 8 144.84 32.0 248.5
87 Syracuse 8 260 167 64.2 2034 7.8 16 3 147.94 32.5 254.3
87 New Mexico State 9 295 187 63.4 2303 7.8 11 6 137.21 32.8 255.9
95 Arkansas 8 199 121 60.8 1563 7.9 18 5 151.59 24.9 195.4
95 Colorado State 8 218 151 69.3 1718 7.9 9 7 142.67 27.3 214.8
95 Pittsburgh 8 230 136 59.1 1815 7.9 11 7 135.10 28.8 226.9
95 Navy 8 266 176 66.2 2097 7.9 12 9 140.51 33.3 262.1
95 Georgia Southern 8 269 169 62.8 2126 7.9 17 10 142.65 33.6 265.8
95 Louisiana-Monroe 8 283 172 60.8 2232 7.9 21 7 146.57 35.4 279.0
101 Kent State 8 210 114 54.3 1684 8.0 11 2 137.04 26.3 210.5
101 Purdue 9 257 137 53.3 2068 8.0 15 6 135.49 28.6 229.8
101 Georgia State 8 261 170 65.1 2080 8.0 15 6 146.44 32.6 260.0
101 Memphis 8 265 163 61.5 2117 8.0 18 9 144.24 33.1 264.6
101 Arizona State 9 320 208 65.0 2549 8.0 23 5 152.50 35.6 283.2
106 USC 9 299 190 63.5 2427 8.1 25 7 154.64 33.2 269.7
106 LSU 8 269 170 63.2 2174 8.1 14 5 144.54 33.6 271.8
106 California 9 353 227 64.3 2843 8.1 22 6 149.13 39.2 315.9
109 UNLV 9 244 152 62.3 1998 8.2 14 8 143.47 27.1 222.0
109 Wake Forest 8 218 136 62.4 1781 8.2 15 3 150.98 27.3 222.6
109 Houston 9 283 202 71.4 2328 8.2 17 4 157.47 31.4 258.7
109 Sam Houston State 8 272 174 64.0 2223 8.2 12 12 138.36 34.0 277.9
113 North Texas 8 194 110 56.7 1608 8.3 12 6 140.55 24.3 201.0
113 Texas State 8 240 160 66.7 1984 8.3 18 3 158.36 30.0 248.0
113 Tennessee 8 241 166 68.9 2001 8.3 12 5 150.91 30.1 250.1
113 Florida International 8 249 168 67.5 2079 8.3 19 4 159.57 31.1 259.9
113 Indiana 9 287 180 62.7 2384 8.3 24 5 156.61 31.9 264.9
113 Tulsa 8 258 158 61.2 2150 8.3 14 5 145.27 32.3 268.8
113 Colorado 9 305 199 65.2 2528 8.3 21 4 154.98 33.9 280.9
113 Vanderbilt 8 289 207 71.6 2389 8.3 19 7 157.91 36.1 298.6
121 Auburn 8 210 129 61.4 1754 8.4 12 6 144.74 26.3 219.3
121 Cincinnati 9 251 151 60.2 2117 8.4 13 5 144.12 27.9 235.2
123 Stanford 9 322 221 68.6 2802 8.7 26 4 165.90 35.8 311.3
124 New Mexico 8 209 125 59.8 1847 8.8 13 4 150.74 26.1 230.9
125 Oklahoma State 10 326 198 60.7 2891 8.9 22 11 150.75 32.6 289.1
126 Boston College 8 205 125 61.0 1835 9.0 16 8 154.13 25.6 229.4
126 South Florida 8 292 187 64.0 2623 9.0 25 8 162.27 36.5 327.9
128 Hawai'i 8 184 114 62.0 1678 9.1 13 6 155.36 23.0 209.8
128 Baylor 9 258 173 67.1 2346 9.1 19 5 163.85 28.7 260.7
130 Florida 8 238 147 61.8 2222 9.3 17 3 161.24 29.8 277.8
131 Temple 8 231 155 67.1 2186 9.5 20 2 173.43 28.9 273.3
132 Southern Mississippi 8 233 142 60.9 2282 9.8 15 7 158.45 29.1 285.3