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

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Ohio State 9 270 135 50.0 1221 4.5 5 7 88.90 30.0 135.7
2 Florida State 10 276 120 43.5 1475 5.3 6 8 89.74 27.6 147.5
3 Notre Dame 9 236 122 51.7 1291 5.5 4 12 93.07 26.2 143.4
4 Iowa 11 382 205 53.7 1910 5.0 6 10 95.61 34.7 173.6
5 Clemson 10 314 167 53.2 1679 5.3 9 14 98.64 31.4 167.9
6 Michigan 10 255 139 54.5 1519 6.0 4 14 98.75 25.5 151.9
7 Alabama 8 208 114 54.8 1074 5.2 7 10 99.66 26.0 134.3
8 Penn State 9 240 138 57.5 1441 6.0 6 12 106.18 26.7 160.1
9 Georgia 9 293 166 56.7 1586 5.4 10 9 107.25 32.6 176.2
10 Mississippi 9 289 169 58.5 1690 5.8 7 10 108.67 32.1 187.8
11 Maryland 10 323 179 55.4 2005 6.2 11 16 108.89 32.3 200.5
12 Toledo 14 410 219 53.4 2562 6.2 12 11 110.20 29.3 183.0
13 Iowa State 7 235 128 54.5 1353 5.8 12 11 110.32 33.6 193.3
14 Oregon 11 389 229 58.9 2256 5.8 9 9 110.59 35.4 205.1
15 Texas A&M 8 203 110 54.2 1217 6.0 7 5 111.00 25.4 152.1
16 SMU 13 401 228 56.9 2375 5.9 13 12 111.32 30.8 182.7
17 Oklahoma 8 278 144 51.8 1733 6.2 14 13 111.44 34.8 216.6
18 Michigan State 7 198 110 55.6 1144 5.8 9 7 112.03 28.3 163.4
19 Rutgers 9 281 162 57.7 1578 5.6 11 7 112.76 31.2 175.3
20 Utah 10 315 173 54.9 2012 6.4 9 8 112.92 31.5 201.2
21 Western Kentucky 11 388 219 56.4 2459 6.3 13 14 113.52 35.3 223.5
22 Auburn 9 258 143 55.4 1529 5.9 12 8 114.36 28.7 169.9
23 Virginia Tech 10 276 159 57.6 1653 6.0 10 7 114.81 27.6 165.3
24 UCLA 12 417 248 59.5 2570 6.2 13 14 114.82 34.8 214.2
25 North Carolina State 9 280 155 55.4 1790 6.4 13 13 115.09 31.1 198.9
26 Miami (Florida) 9 273 153 56.0 1798 6.6 9 9 115.65 30.3 199.8
27 Washington 10 404 230 56.9 2613 6.5 14 14 115.76 40.4 261.3
28 Texas 8 297 184 62.0 1878 6.3 8 12 115.87 37.1 234.8
29 Northern Illinois 13 352 200 56.8 2225 6.3 13 10 116.43 27.1 171.2
30 Kansas State 8 284 160 56.3 1758 6.2 12 8 116.65 35.5 219.8
31 Miami (Ohio) 14 424 249 58.7 2774 6.5 12 11 117.83 30.3 198.1
32 Fresno State 13 402 223 55.5 2661 6.6 19 17 118.21 30.9 204.7
33 Nebraska 10 361 218 60.4 2246 6.2 11 8 118.28 36.1 224.6
34 Louisiana Tech 10 254 134 52.8 1679 6.6 11 5 118.63 25.4 167.9
35 Kentucky 7 239 151 63.2 1459 6.1 7 6 119.11 34.1 208.4
36 Troy 13 403 251 62.3 2571 6.4 10 9 119.59 31.0 197.8
37 Texas Tech 9 324 192 59.3 2094 6.5 13 11 120.00 36.0 232.7
38 Wyoming 12 412 242 58.7 2641 6.4 16 11 120.05 34.3 220.1
39 Wisconsin 10 332 200 60.2 2058 6.2 14 10 120.21 33.2 205.8
40 Oregon State 9 307 178 58.0 2030 6.6 13 11 120.33 34.1 225.6
41 Washington State 9 298 171 57.4 2024 6.8 10 7 120.80 33.1 224.9
42 Ohio 13 371 233 62.8 2376 6.4 14 15 120.95 28.5 182.8
43 Appalachian State 14 422 258 61.1 2804 6.6 15 15 121.58 30.1 200.3
44 UTSA 12 419 236 56.3 2828 6.7 17 10 121.64 34.9 235.7
45 Jacksonville State 12 410 240 58.5 2959 7.2 13 16 121.82 34.2 246.6
46 Tennessee 9 313 204 65.2 2008 6.4 8 8 122.39 34.8 223.1
47 UCF 9 235 131 55.7 1733 7.4 8 7 122.96 26.1 192.6
48 Liberty 13 465 266 57.2 3182 6.8 26 21 124.10 35.8 244.8
48 Middle Tennessee 9 366 225 61.5 2424 6.6 12 7 124.10 40.7 269.3
50 UTEP 10 268 147 54.9 1888 7.0 12 6 124.33 26.8 188.8
51 Army 11 283 172 60.8 1887 6.7 12 9 124.42 25.7 171.5
52 TCU 8 268 162 60.4 1825 6.8 8 4 124.51 33.5 228.1
53 Arizona 11 348 202 58.0 2392 6.9 13 6 124.67 31.6 217.5
54 Buffalo 11 298 191 64.1 1902 6.4 13 11 124.72 27.1 172.9
55 West Virginia 10 315 182 57.8 2121 6.7 16 10 124.75 31.5 212.1
56 Bowling Green 11 307 183 59.6 2052 6.7 17 14 124.91 27.9 186.5
57 Duke 8 251 156 62.2 1731 6.9 8 7 125.02 31.4 216.4
58 San Diego State 12 392 222 56.6 2894 7.4 16 12 126.00 32.7 241.2
59 Tulsa 9 284 168 59.2 1982 7.0 12 8 126.09 31.6 220.2
60 Marshall 12 391 232 59.3 2608 6.7 19 10 126.28 32.6 217.3
61 James Madison 13 459 278 60.6 3250 7.1 17 13 126.61 35.3 250.0
62 Missouri 8 254 157 61.8 1616 6.4 13 7 126.63 31.8 202.0
63 Boston College 10 241 137 56.8 1761 7.3 11 8 126.65 24.1 176.1
64 Georgia Tech 9 261 161 61.7 1927 7.4 9 11 126.66 29.0 214.1
65 Coastal Carolina 13 391 223 57.0 2753 7.0 21 14 126.73 30.1 211.8
66 Tulane 12 412 272 66.0 2723 6.6 15 14 126.76 34.3 226.9
67 San Jose State 13 359 219 61.0 2379 6.6 19 12 127.44 27.6 183.0
68 BYU 8 287 171 59.6 2035 7.1 14 11 127.57 35.9 254.4
69 Northwestern 11 309 203 65.7 2094 6.8 12 12 127.67 28.1 190.4
70 Akron 12 333 186 55.9 2247 6.7 19 6 127.77 27.8 187.3
71 Ball State 11 324 191 59.0 2164 6.7 15 4 127.86 29.5 196.7
72 Rice 11 307 179 58.3 2197 7.2 12 5 128.06 27.9 199.7
73 Boise State 13 399 237 59.4 3015 7.6 13 11 128.11 30.7 231.9
74 North Carolina 11 366 225 61.5 2583 7.1 16 12 128.63 33.3 234.8
75 Kansas 9 263 173 65.8 1820 6.9 11 11 129.34 29.2 202.2
76 Eastern Michigan 13 387 228 58.9 2769 7.2 17 8 129.39 29.8 213.0
77 Navy 10 291 187 64.3 2076 7.1 11 10 129.79 29.1 207.6
78 Purdue 9 282 154 54.6 2119 7.5 16 9 130.07 31.3 235.4
79 California 11 408 248 60.8 2816 6.9 21 10 130.85 37.1 256.0
80 LSU 9 279 173 62.0 1945 7.0 13 7 130.92 31.0 216.1
81 Air Force 13 350 216 61.7 2429 6.9 18 10 131.27 26.9 186.8
82 Sam Houston State 11 345 224 64.9 2521 7.3 13 12 131.78 31.4 229.2
83 Arizona State 8 268 164 61.2 1704 6.4 14 0 131.84 33.5 213.0
84 Utah State 12 392 231 58.9 2659 6.8 25 10 131.86 32.7 221.6
85 Arkansas 8 222 134 60.4 1610 7.3 14 11 132.18 27.8 201.3
86 Syracuse 11 349 221 63.3 2414 6.9 17 9 132.33 31.7 219.5
87 Virginia 9 286 175 61.2 2062 7.2 13 6 132.55 31.8 229.1
88 New Mexico State 13 427 270 63.2 3135 7.3 15 7 133.21 32.8 241.2
89 Illinois 9 304 184 60.5 2074 6.8 18 6 133.42 33.8 230.4
90 Memphis 11 385 228 59.2 2857 7.4 21 11 133.85 35.0 259.7
91 East Carolina 10 276 165 59.8 2074 7.5 13 6 134.09 27.6 207.4
92 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 387 238 61.5 2795 7.2 22 13 134.20 29.8 215.0
93 Cincinnati 9 239 130 54.4 1852 7.7 15 7 134.33 26.6 205.8
94 South Carolina 8 282 167 59.2 2142 7.6 14 7 134.45 35.3 267.8
95 UAB 11 349 213 61.0 2461 7.1 21 9 134.97 31.7 223.7
96 UNLV 12 343 203 59.2 2790 8.1 18 13 137.25 28.6 232.5
96 USC 8 275 163 59.3 1965 7.1 18 5 137.25 34.4 245.6
98 South Alabama 12 319 192 60.2 2480 7.8 19 12 137.62 26.6 206.7
99 Georgia Southern 13 396 249 62.9 3049 7.7 20 13 137.65 30.5 234.5
100 Florida Atlantic 11 379 243 64.1 2773 7.3 20 10 137.71 34.5 252.1
101 Wake Forest 8 239 141 59.0 1849 7.7 15 8 138.00 29.9 231.1
102 Louisville 11 332 188 56.6 2621 7.9 20 8 138.01 30.2 238.3
103 Florida 7 176 107 60.8 1281 7.3 10 2 138.42 25.1 183.0
104 Pittsburgh 9 196 121 61.7 1444 7.4 13 6 139.39 21.8 160.4
105 Indiana 8 253 149 58.9 1925 7.6 17 7 139.45 31.6 240.6
106 Charlotte 11 317 200 63.1 2417 7.6 18 10 139.57 28.8 219.7
107 Minnesota 10 308 196 63.6 2275 7.4 20 11 139.97 30.8 227.5
108 North Texas 11 308 180 58.4 2421 7.9 20 9 140.05 28.0 220.1
109 Old Dominion 12 424 281 66.3 3032 7.2 25 10 141.08 35.3 252.7
110 Central Michigan 11 332 206 62.0 2625 7.9 17 5 142.36 30.2 238.6
111 Vanderbilt 8 265 177 66.8 1996 7.5 16 10 142.44 33.1 249.5
112 Texas State 13 417 271 65.0 3202 7.7 24 11 143.20 32.1 246.3
113 Arkansas State 12 398 266 66.8 2950 7.4 22 8 143.31 33.2 245.8
114 Oklahoma State 10 291 169 58.1 2480 8.5 16 6 143.68 29.1 248.0
115 Houston 9 285 188 66.0 2282 8.0 14 8 143.83 31.7 253.6
116 Georgia State 12 407 259 63.6 3220 7.9 24 11 144.15 33.9 268.3
117 Western Michigan 11 339 209 61.7 2682 7.9 21 7 144.42 30.8 243.8
118 Florida International 11 368 230 62.5 2794 7.6 24 5 145.07 33.5 254.0
119 Mississippi State 8 217 143 65.9 1489 6.9 16 3 145.11 27.1 186.1
120 South Florida 12 443 269 60.7 3647 8.2 29 14 145.16 36.9 303.9
121 Kent State 12 315 184 58.4 2574 8.2 21 6 145.24 26.3 214.5
122 Hawai'i 12 297 178 59.9 2454 8.3 20 7 146.85 24.8 204.5
123 Louisiana-Monroe 11 361 229 63.4 2928 8.1 24 11 147.42 32.8 266.2
124 Colorado 10 347 218 62.8 2827 8.1 23 9 147.93 34.7 282.7
125 Connecticut 10 321 218 67.9 2576 8.0 16 6 148.03 32.1 257.6
126 Colorado State 12 389 278 71.5 2996 7.7 20 9 148.51 32.4 249.7
127 Massachusetts 10 241 135 56.0 2087 8.7 19 7 148.97 24.1 208.7
128 Southern Mississippi 11 293 171 58.4 2656 9.1 19 9 149.77 26.6 241.5
129 Baylor 10 269 173 64.3 2241 8.3 17 7 149.95 26.9 224.1
130 Nevada 11 319 204 63.9 2751 8.6 24 9 155.58 29.0 250.1
131 Stanford 8 308 205 66.6 2565 8.3 21 5 155.77 38.5 320.6
132 New Mexico 12 320 195 60.9 2824 8.8 24 4 157.32 26.7 235.3
133 Temple 11 285 183 64.2 2561 9.0 24 3 165.37 25.9 232.8