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

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 University of Central Florida 4 95 42 44.2 588 6.2 3 4 98.20 23.8 147.0
2 University of Cincinnati 3 77 35 45.5 593 7.7 7 3 132.36 25.7 197.7
3 University of Washington 5 176 88 50.0 1080 6.1 3 4 102.62 35.2 216.0
4 The University of Southern Mississippi 4 92 47 51.1 622 6.8 8 2 132.23 23.0 155.5
5 University of Mississippi 5 172 88 51.2 1089 6.3 6 4 111.20 34.4 217.8
6 Clemson University 5 152 78 51.3 835 5.5 3 9 92.13 30.4 167.0
7 San Diego State University 4 173 89 51.4 1181 6.8 7 8 112.90 43.3 295.3
8 Florida International University 4 140 73 52.1 871 6.2 7 2 118.04 35.0 217.8
9 Northern Illinois University 5 136 71 52.2 822 6.0 6 4 111.66 27.2 164.4
9 University of Akron 4 134 70 52.2 949 7.1 9 4 127.92 33.5 237.3
11 Duke University 5 155 81 52.3 827 5.3 2 4 96.17 31.0 165.4
11 California State University, Fresno 5 153 80 52.3 835 5.5 4 7 97.62 30.6 167.0
13 University of Notre Dame 13 372 195 52.4 2045 5.5 8 16 97.09 28.6 157.3
14 University of Georgia 5 169 89 52.7 829 4.9 3 7 91.44 33.8 165.8
14 Florida State University 5 146 77 52.7 970 6.6 7 4 118.89 29.2 194.0
16 Pennsylvania State University 4 108 57 52.8 659 6.1 3 2 109.51 27.0 164.8
17 University of South Florida 5 174 92 52.9 1131 6.5 4 6 108.16 34.8 226.2
18 University of Texas at San Antonio 5 149 79 53.0 1099 7.4 5 1 124.71 29.8 219.8
19 Boston College 5 129 69 53.5 728 5.6 3 0 108.57 25.8 145.6
20 Indiana University 3 78 42 53.8 470 6.0 1 5 95.88 26.0 156.7
21 Coastal Carolina University 5 115 62 53.9 850 7.4 5 7 118.17 23.0 170.0
22 Rutgers University 4 118 64 54.2 624 5.3 3 4 100.27 29.5 156.0
23 North Carolina State University 5 158 86 54.4 1068 6.8 9 3 126.21 31.6 213.6
24 University of Florida 4 88 48 54.5 498 5.7 1 0 105.84 22.0 124.5
24 Louisiana Tech University 4 123 67 54.5 807 6.6 7 3 123.48 30.8 201.8
26 University of Maryland 4 132 73 55.3 804 6.1 3 6 104.87 33.0 201.0
27 Auburn University 5 149 83 55.7 874 5.9 7 6 112.43 29.8 174.8
27 Marshall University 5 167 93 55.7 993 5.9 8 7 113.07 33.4 198.6
29 University of Wyoming 5 181 101 55.8 1107 6.1 6 4 113.69 36.2 221.4
30 Iowa State University 4 123 69 56.1 795 6.5 6 3 121.61 30.8 198.8
31 University of Miami 5 151 85 56.3 984 6.5 3 4 112.29 30.2 196.8
31 Eastern Michigan University 5 144 81 56.3 1051 7.3 8 5 128.95 28.8 210.2
33 Purdue University 3 113 64 56.6 830 7.3 6 4 128.78 37.7 276.7
34 University of Iowa 4 130 74 56.9 689 5.3 4 2 108.51 32.5 172.3
35 Baylor University 3 70 40 57.1 491 7.0 3 2 124.49 23.3 163.7
36 Georgia Institute of Technology 5 124 71 57.3 1039 8.4 5 3 136.11 24.8 207.8
37 Temple University 4 97 56 57.7 733 7.6 7 1 142.96 24.3 183.3
38 West Virginia University 4 109 63 57.8 851 7.8 6 7 128.71 27.3 212.8
38 University of Massachusetts Amherst 10 237 137 57.8 2142 9.0 24 6 162.09 23.7 214.2
40 University of California, Los Angeles 4 133 77 57.9 744 5.6 2 7 99.32 33.3 186.0
41 University of North Carolina 5 172 100 58.1 1174 6.8 4 4 118.51 34.4 234.8
42 Rice University 5 146 85 58.2 1031 7.1 8 1 134.25 29.2 206.2
42 University of Utah 4 134 78 58.2 842 6.3 3 4 112.42 33.5 210.5
44 University of Memphis 5 168 98 58.3 1367 8.1 7 2 138.05 33.6 273.4
45 Brigham Young University 3 101 59 58.4 656 6.5 2 5 109.61 33.7 218.7
45 University of Oklahoma 4 137 80 58.4 981 7.2 5 7 120.37 34.3 245.3
45 Stanford University 3 101 59 58.4 774 7.7 6 4 134.48 33.7 258.0
48 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 5 123 72 58.5 673 5.5 4 3 110.35 24.6 134.6
48 Liberty University 5 207 121 58.5 1268 6.1 13 10 120.97 41.4 253.6
50 Jacksonville State University 5 142 84 59.2 1034 7.3 3 6 118.85 28.4 206.8
50 University of South Alabama 5 147 87 59.2 1061 7.2 6 4 127.84 29.4 212.2
52 University of Michigan 5 150 89 59.3 795 5.3 1 5 99.38 30.0 159.0
52 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 5 150 89 59.3 967 6.4 6 8 116.01 30.0 193.4
52 University of Minnesota 4 123 73 59.3 878 7.1 5 5 124.59 30.8 219.5
55 University of California, Berkeley 4 133 79 59.4 806 6.1 8 6 121.13 33.3 201.5
56 University of Oregon 4 126 75 59.5 602 4.8 6 5 107.43 31.5 150.5
56 University of South Carolina 4 121 72 59.5 808 6.7 7 6 124.77 30.3 202.0
56 University of Arizona 4 126 75 59.5 992 7.9 6 3 136.60 31.5 248.0
59 U.S. Air Force Academy 5 109 65 59.6 556 5.1 5 3 112.12 21.8 111.2
60 University of Alabama 5 149 89 59.7 897 6.0 7 3 121.77 29.8 179.4
60 Bowling Green State University 5 119 71 59.7 910 7.6 12 7 145.41 23.8 182.0
60 University of Arkansas 4 119 71 59.7 870 7.3 5 7 123.18 29.8 217.5
60 University of Louisville 5 149 89 59.7 1203 8.1 12 7 144.73 29.8 240.6
64 Kansas State University 4 140 84 60.0 957 6.8 3 2 121.63 35.0 239.3
64 University of Illinois 3 115 69 60.0 763 6.6 6 3 127.73 38.3 254.3
64 University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 155 93 60.0 1554 10.0 12 9 158.16 31.0 310.8
64 Central Michigan University 4 140 84 60.0 1368 9.8 11 1 166.58 35.0 342.0
68 University of Tennessee 5 173 104 60.1 878 5.1 3 7 100.38 34.6 175.6
69 University of Missouri 5 171 103 60.2 1059 6.2 9 3 126.11 34.2 211.8
69 Texas Christian University 3 118 71 60.2 945 8.0 4 3 133.55 39.3 315.0
71 U.S. Military Academy 11 287 173 60.3 2134 7.4 16 9 134.87 26.1 194.0
71 Wake Forest University 4 136 82 60.3 1007 7.4 9 5 136.97 34.0 251.8
73 Appalachian State University 5 134 81 60.4 665 5.0 1 6 95.64 26.8 133.0
73 University of Houston 3 101 61 60.4 736 7.3 4 5 124.78 33.7 245.3
73 University of North Texas 4 134 81 60.4 1047 7.8 10 4 144.74 33.5 261.8
76 Troy University 5 150 91 60.7 922 6.1 5 4 117.97 30.0 184.4
76 Oklahoma State University 4 117 71 60.7 959 8.2 5 2 140.21 29.3 239.8
78 Texas A&M University 5 159 97 61.0 1185 7.5 7 3 134.38 31.8 237.0
79 James Madison University 5 144 88 61.1 1210 8.4 7 5 140.80 28.8 242.0
80 University of Hawaii 5 147 90 61.2 1109 7.5 11 1 147.92 29.4 221.8
80 Western Kentucky University 5 147 90 61.2 1209 8.2 9 5 143.70 29.4 241.8
82 East Carolina University 4 111 68 61.3 812 7.3 7 1 141.72 27.8 203.0
83 Florida Atlantic University 4 145 89 61.4 959 6.6 7 3 128.73 36.3 239.8
84 Western Michigan University 4 117 72 61.5 952 8.1 7 2 146.21 29.3 238.0
85 University of Texas 4 120 74 61.7 970 8.1 5 5 134.99 30.0 242.5
86 Syracuse University 5 165 102 61.8 987 6.0 5 6 114.80 33.0 197.4
87 Texas Tech University 4 155 96 61.9 966 6.2 5 6 117.20 38.8 241.5
87 Miami University 5 160 99 61.9 1237 7.7 7 5 135.01 32.0 247.4
89 U.S. Naval Academy 4 79 49 62.0 601 7.6 6 1 148.47 19.8 150.3
89 The Ohio State University 4 108 67 62.0 642 5.9 3 3 115.58 27.0 160.5
91 Washington State University 3 114 71 62.3 806 7.1 5 2 132.63 38.0 268.7
91 University of Nebraska 3 122 76 62.3 811 6.6 4 2 125.68 40.7 270.3
93 University of Colorado 3 112 70 62.5 795 7.1 7 6 132.04 37.3 265.0
94 Oregon State University 4 123 77 62.6 839 6.8 5 2 130.06 30.8 209.8
95 Texas State University 5 177 111 62.7 1218 6.9 6 8 122.66 35.4 243.6
96 Vanderbilt University 4 132 83 62.9 966 7.3 7 5 134.27 33.0 241.5
97 Georgia Southern University 5 127 80 63.0 923 7.3 3 3 127.11 25.4 184.6
97 University of Toledo 5 146 92 63.0 987 6.8 5 4 125.61 29.2 197.4
99 University of New Mexico 4 111 70 63.1 977 8.8 11 0 169.70 27.8 244.3
100 Arizona State University 3 99 63 63.6 611 6.2 5 0 132.15 33.0 203.7
101 Old Dominion University 5 177 113 63.8 1318 7.4 15 5 148.71 35.4 263.6
102 Southern Methodist University 5 128 82 64.1 846 6.6 8 2 137.08 25.6 169.2
103 San Jose State University 5 143 92 64.3 982 6.9 11 2 144.60 28.6 196.4
104 Ball State University 4 135 87 64.4 1048 7.8 8 3 144.77 33.8 262.0
105 University of Texas at El Paso 4 110 71 64.5 942 8.6 6 2 150.85 27.5 235.5
106 New Mexico State University 6 182 118 64.8 1427 7.8 8 1 144.11 30.3 237.8
106 Georgia State University 5 176 114 64.8 1553 8.8 15 5 161.34 35.2 310.6
108 Northwestern University 4 94 61 64.9 676 7.2 1 5 118.16 23.5 169.0
108 Louisiana State University 5 151 98 64.9 1149 7.6 9 5 141.87 30.2 229.8
108 University of Wisconsin 4 171 111 64.9 1223 7.2 8 6 133.41 42.8 305.8
111 University of Southern California 4 118 77 65.3 776 6.6 6 0 137.27 29.5 194.0
111 Ohio University 5 170 111 65.3 1099 6.5 6 9 120.66 34.0 219.8
113 Tulane University 5 152 100 65.8 1005 6.6 6 7 125.15 30.4 201.0
114 Mississippi State University 4 141 93 66.0 903 6.4 8 6 129.96 35.3 225.8
115 Sam Houston State University 4 92 61 66.3 555 6.0 2 1 121.98 23.0 138.8
116 Kent State University 4 105 70 66.7 890 8.5 10 4 161.68 26.3 222.5
116 Boise State University 5 153 102 66.7 1403 9.2 12 2 166.97 30.6 280.6
118 Utah State University 5 174 117 67.2 1395 8.0 14 5 155.38 34.8 279.0
119 Michigan State University 3 89 60 67.4 750 8.4 6 2 155.97 29.7 250.0
120 University of Virginia 4 114 77 67.5 854 7.5 5 0 144.93 28.5 213.5
121 University of Kansas 4 106 72 67.9 749 7.1 5 6 131.53 26.5 187.3
122 University at Buffalo 4 125 85 68.0 1091 8.7 12 4 166.60 31.3 272.8
123 University of Connecticut 11 348 238 68.4 2876 8.3 18 5 152.01 31.6 261.5
124 University of Pittsburgh 4 87 61 70.1 722 8.3 5 3 151.90 21.8 180.5
125 University of Alabama at Birmingham 4 120 85 70.8 962 8.0 7 3 152.42 30.0 240.5
125 The University of Tulsa 4 130 92 70.8 1208 9.3 10 5 166.51 32.5 302.0
127 University of Kentucky 5 174 124 71.3 1138 6.5 4 3 130.34 34.8 227.6
128 Middle Tennessee State University 4 119 85 71.4 969 8.1 9 1 163.11 29.8 242.3
129 The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 4 110 79 71.8 1096 10.0 5 3 165.07 27.5 274.0
130 Arkansas State University 5 163 120 73.6 1383 8.5 9 3 159.43 32.6 276.6
131 Colorado State University 4 171 127 74.3 1278 7.5 11 2 155.94 42.8 319.5
132 University of Louisiana Monroe 4 114 85 74.6 1067 9.4 7 4 166.42 28.5 266.8
133 University of Nevada 4 114 87 76.3 1362 11.9 10 1 203.87 28.5 340.5