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