2023 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 South Florida 1 23 10 43.5 107 4.7 0 0 82.56 23.0 107.0
2 South Alabama 1 35 16 45.7 114 3.3 0 1 67.36 35.0 114.0
3 Western Michigan 1 22 11 50.0 133 6.0 2 2 112.60 22.0 133.0
4 Georgia 5 134 68 50.7 870 6.5 3 5 105.22 26.8 174.0
5 Louisville 3 84 43 51.2 421 5.0 2 5 89.25 28.0 140.3
6 Clemson 3 87 45 51.7 573 6.6 4 2 117.61 29.0 191.0
7 Wyoming 1 21 11 52.4 131 6.2 2 0 136.21 21.0 131.0
7 Florida International 1 21 11 52.4 156 7.4 2 1 136.69 21.0 156.0
9 Nebraska 2 51 27 52.9 281 5.5 3 1 114.71 25.5 140.5
10 Marshall 1 32 17 53.1 265 8.3 4 3 145.19 32.0 265.0
11 Purdue 3 88 47 53.4 779 8.9 5 1 144.25 29.3 259.7
12 Notre Dame 4 136 73 53.7 754 5.5 4 4 104.08 34.0 188.5
13 Old Dominion 1 24 13 54.2 225 9.4 3 1 165.84 24.0 225.0
14 Utah State 1 33 18 54.5 196 5.9 2 0 124.44 33.0 196.0
14 UTSA 1 33 18 54.5 209 6.3 2 0 127.75 33.0 209.0
16 North Texas 1 20 11 55.0 234 11.7 2 1 176.28 20.0 234.0
17 Buffalo 1 29 16 55.2 344 11.9 5 0 211.71 29.0 344.0
18 Michigan 5 160 90 56.3 836 5.2 4 4 103.39 32.0 167.2
18 Southern Mississippi 1 32 18 56.3 248 7.8 4 0 162.60 32.0 248.0
20 Kansas State 5 154 87 56.5 1168 7.6 4 5 122.28 30.8 233.6
21 Jacksonville State 1 21 12 57.1 177 8.4 2 0 159.37 21.0 177.0
22 Iowa State 6 213 122 57.3 1623 7.6 9 5 130.54 35.5 270.5
23 Bowling Green 2 33 19 57.6 286 8.7 4 3 152.20 16.5 143.0
24 Rice 2 71 41 57.7 554 7.8 5 0 146.54 35.5 277.0
25 Minnesota 3 83 48 57.8 576 6.9 3 1 125.65 27.7 192.0
26 Sam Houston State 1 19 11 57.9 257 13.5 1 1 178.36 19.0 257.0
26 Florida State 4 140 81 57.9 1041 7.4 6 2 131.60 35.0 260.3
28 TCU 4 132 77 58.3 1219 9.2 8 4 149.84 33.0 304.8
29 Miami (Florida) 4 123 72 58.5 1010 8.2 7 3 141.41 30.8 252.5
30 Florida 5 150 88 58.7 1439 9.6 8 1 155.52 30.0 287.8
31 North Carolina State 4 141 83 58.9 1013 7.2 7 4 129.93 35.3 253.3
32 Northwestern 2 49 29 59.2 284 5.8 3 1 123.99 24.5 142.0
33 Ohio State 4 106 63 59.4 676 6.4 4 0 125.45 26.5 169.0
34 Texas 6 206 123 59.7 1683 8.2 13 4 145.29 34.3 280.5
35 Georgia Tech 4 107 64 59.8 878 8.2 9 3 150.89 26.8 219.5
36 Massachusetts 2 45 27 60.0 387 8.6 5 1 164.47 22.5 193.5
36 Illinois 3 95 57 60.0 663 7.0 4 1 130.41 31.7 221.0
38 UCF 4 131 79 60.3 824 6.3 4 5 115.59 32.8 206.0
39 Arkansas 4 96 58 60.4 823 8.6 9 1 161.29 24.0 205.8
40 Florida Atlantic 1 33 20 60.6 204 6.2 3 0 142.54 33.0 204.0
41 Tulane 2 61 37 60.7 477 7.8 3 3 132.74 30.5 238.5
41 Central Michigan 1 28 17 60.7 342 12.2 3 0 198.67 28.0 342.0
43 Charlotte 1 23 14 60.9 135 5.9 2 1 130.18 23.0 135.0
44 Penn State 4 100 61 61.0 796 8.0 4 0 141.06 25.0 199.0
45 Missouri 5 152 93 61.2 1156 7.6 9 2 141.97 30.4 231.2
46 Boston College 3 93 57 61.3 802 8.6 8 0 162.12 31.0 267.3
47 Louisiana Tech 2 63 39 61.9 545 8.7 7 0 171.25 31.5 272.5
48 Virginia 3 92 57 62.0 635 6.9 6 2 137.11 30.7 211.7
49 Maryland 3 91 57 62.6 707 7.8 6 1 147.46 30.3 235.7
50 Duke 5 166 104 62.7 1009 6.1 3 3 116.06 33.2 201.8
51 Pittsburgh 3 121 76 62.8 1093 9.0 3 4 140.26 40.3 364.3
52 Cincinnati 3 89 56 62.9 858 9.6 5 1 160.19 29.7 286.0
53 Texas Tech 4 119 75 63.0 885 7.4 3 2 130.46 29.8 221.3
54 Syracuse 2 76 48 63.2 607 8.0 4 0 147.62 38.0 303.5
55 Wisconsin 3 85 54 63.5 658 7.7 5 3 140.90 28.3 219.3
56 Oklahoma 5 196 125 63.8 1527 7.8 4 7 128.82 39.2 305.4
57 Alabama 6 205 131 63.9 1601 7.8 10 2 143.65 34.2 266.8
58 Washington 5 179 115 64.2 1266 7.1 9 2 138.02 35.8 253.2
59 Oregon 3 103 67 65.0 766 7.4 7 3 144.12 34.3 255.3
60 Temple 1 43 28 65.1 358 8.3 3 0 158.08 43.0 358.0
61 Indiana 4 112 73 65.2 929 8.3 8 3 153.07 28.0 232.3
61 Stanford 4 115 75 65.2 1011 8.8 11 3 165.40 28.8 252.8
61 East Carolina 2 69 45 65.2 556 8.1 6 0 161.61 34.5 278.0
64 BYU 4 121 79 65.3 845 7.0 7 3 138.08 30.3 211.3
64 Tennessee 4 101 66 65.3 871 8.6 7 4 152.74 25.3 217.8
66 South Carolina 4 119 78 65.5 813 6.8 2 3 123.45 29.8 203.3
67 Troy 1 32 21 65.6 250 7.8 3 1 155.95 32.0 250.0
68 Oklahoma State 4 152 100 65.8 1370 9.0 11 7 156.17 38.0 342.5
69 Arizona 2 85 56 65.9 724 8.5 2 3 138.13 42.5 362.0
70 Texas A&M 5 162 107 66.0 1479 9.1 12 4 162.24 32.4 295.8
71 North Carolina 2 65 43 66.2 553 8.5 4 0 157.93 32.5 276.5
72 Rutgers 4 92 61 66.3 714 7.8 5 2 145.08 23.0 178.5
73 Mississippi 4 125 83 66.4 1293 10.3 10 3 174.89 31.3 323.3
74 Iowa 3 90 60 66.7 480 5.3 5 0 129.80 30.0 160.0
74 UTEP 2 45 30 66.7 328 7.3 4 0 157.23 22.5 164.0
74 Connecticut 2 57 38 66.7 530 9.3 3 0 162.14 28.5 265.0
74 Army 1 27 18 66.7 368 13.6 4 0 230.05 27.0 368.0
78 Wake Forest 4 115 77 67.0 939 8.2 9 0 161.38 28.8 234.8
79 Kansas 4 119 80 67.2 997 8.4 5 3 146.44 29.8 249.3
80 LSU 4 141 95 67.4 1378 9.8 10 3 168.61 35.3 344.5
81 West Virginia 3 102 69 67.6 965 9.5 10 1 177.51 34.0 321.7
82 Baylor 2 59 40 67.8 596 10.1 5 0 180.63 29.5 298.0
83 Middle Tennessee 3 63 43 68.3 570 9.0 7 1 177.75 21.0 190.0
83 Auburn 4 101 69 68.3 1099 10.9 7 4 174.67 25.3 274.8
85 Memphis 2 48 33 68.8 627 13.1 4 0 205.98 24.0 313.5
86 Utah 3 106 73 68.9 905 8.5 8 0 165.50 35.3 301.7
87 Michigan State 5 168 116 69.0 1710 10.2 15 2 181.64 33.6 342.0
88 Washington State 3 101 70 69.3 839 8.3 4 1 150.18 33.7 279.7
89 New Mexico State 2 50 35 70.0 595 11.9 4 0 196.36 25.0 297.5
89 UAB 1 40 28 70.0 394 9.9 3 1 172.49 40.0 394.0
91 SMU 1 27 19 70.4 176 6.5 4 0 174.02 27.0 176.0
91 Navy 2 54 38 70.4 622 11.5 7 0 209.91 27.0 311.0
93 Arizona State 4 151 107 70.9 1456 9.6 14 5 175.83 37.8 364.0
94 Mississippi State 4 123 88 71.5 967 7.9 5 4 144.50 30.8 241.8
95 Oregon State 4 119 86 72.3 1036 8.7 10 1 171.45 29.8 259.0
96 Vanderbilt 4 156 113 72.4 1359 8.7 10 2 164.21 39.0 339.8
97 Ball State 1 33 24 72.7 287 8.7 2 1 159.72 33.0 287.0
98 Colorado 2 70 51 72.9 496 7.1 5 1 153.09 35.0 248.0
99 USC 5 142 104 73.2 1238 8.7 13 2 173.86 28.4 247.6
100 Kentucky 6 191 140 73.3 1667 8.7 13 5 163.84 31.8 277.8
101 Boise State 1 42 31 73.8 490 11.7 6 0 218.95 42.0 490.0
102 California 2 78 58 74.4 833 10.7 9 2 197.01 39.0 416.5
103 UNLV 2 56 42 75.0 762 13.6 8 4 222.15 28.0 381.0
104 Virginia Tech 3 65 49 75.4 541 8.3 6 0 175.76 21.7 180.3
105 Houston 3 99 75 75.8 782 7.9 7 1 163.42 33.0 260.7
105 UCLA 1 33 25 75.8 300 9.1 3 1 176.06 33.0 300.0
107 Western Kentucky 2 42 32 76.2 527 12.5 7 1 231.83 21.0 263.5
108 Hawai'i 1 34 26 76.5 333 9.8 4 0 197.56 34.0 333.0
109 Nevada 1 27 21 77.8 298 11.0 0 0 170.49 27.0 298.0
109 Louisiana-Monroe 1 36 28 77.8 371 10.3 4 0 201.02 36.0 371.0
111 Liberty 1 42 33 78.6 401 9.5 5 0 198.06 42.0 401.0
112 Tulsa 3 104 82 78.8 1376 13.2 12 2 224.22 34.7 458.7
113 Georgia State 1 30 25 83.3 413 13.8 6 0 264.97 30.0 413.0
114 Arkansas State 1 33 30 90.9 422 12.8 3 0 228.33 33.0 422.0