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