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