2023 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Pittsburgh 5 104 71 68.3 866 8.3 8 1 161.68 20.8 173.2
2 Southern Mississippi 5 110 65 59.1 1049 9.5 11 3 166.74 22.0 209.8
3 Ohio State 4 111 65 58.6 596 5.4 2 3 104.20 27.8 149.0
3 Sam Houston State 4 111 69 62.2 708 6.4 5 1 128.81 27.8 177.0
5 San Jose State 5 112 74 66.1 811 7.2 8 2 146.89 22.4 162.2
6 Temple 5 114 70 61.4 977 8.6 10 1 160.59 22.8 195.4
7 Florida 5 115 65 56.5 720 6.3 4 1 118.85 23.0 144.0
7 Texas A&M 5 115 61 53.0 788 6.9 6 2 124.34 23.0 157.6
7 UTSA 4 115 64 55.7 841 7.3 5 0 131.43 28.8 210.3
10 Louisiana-Monroe 4 117 84 71.8 1031 8.8 6 6 152.48 29.3 257.8
11 Army 4 118 73 61.9 770 6.5 5 3 125.57 29.5 192.5
12 Oklahoma State 4 120 77 64.2 935 7.8 8 1 149.95 30.0 233.8
13 Baylor 5 121 72 59.5 1053 8.7 6 3 144.00 24.2 210.6
14 Michigan 5 122 71 58.2 803 6.6 1 5 108.00 24.4 160.6
14 Bowling Green 5 122 79 64.8 1085 8.9 13 6 164.77 24.4 217.0
16 Boston College 5 123 79 64.2 1160 9.4 11 1 171.33 24.6 232.0
17 Virginia Tech 5 124 70 56.5 789 6.4 6 3 121.03 24.8 157.8
18 Northern Illinois 5 126 71 56.3 853 6.8 6 3 124.17 25.2 170.6
19 Marshall 4 127 65 51.2 572 4.5 3 5 88.93 31.8 143.0
20 Kent State 5 128 81 63.3 1106 8.6 11 4 157.97 25.6 221.2
21 UCLA 4 129 74 57.4 744 5.8 3 6 104.18 32.3 186.0
21 Wake Forest 4 129 74 57.4 916 7.1 6 6 123.06 32.3 229.0
21 Navy 4 129 87 67.4 952 7.4 8 2 146.80 32.3 238.0
24 Liberty 4 132 65 49.2 729 5.5 6 10 95.48 33.0 182.3
24 Northwestern 5 132 84 63.6 969 7.3 6 3 135.75 26.4 193.8
24 Georgia Tech 5 132 76 57.6 1032 7.8 6 4 132.19 26.4 206.4
27 Air Force 5 133 83 62.4 766 5.8 5 3 118.68 26.6 153.2
27 Charlotte 5 133 93 69.9 1231 9.3 7 4 159.03 26.6 246.2
29 Eastern Michigan 5 134 77 57.5 962 7.2 5 5 122.61 26.8 192.4
29 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 134 82 61.2 978 7.3 9 5 137.20 26.8 195.6
29 North Texas 4 134 81 60.4 1047 7.8 10 4 144.74 33.5 261.8
32 Penn State 5 136 69 50.7 682 5.0 1 6 86.48 27.2 136.4
32 Miami (Florida) 4 136 78 57.4 900 6.6 3 4 114.34 34.0 225.0
32 New Mexico 5 136 86 63.2 1171 8.6 12 0 164.68 27.2 234.2
32 Kansas State 4 136 84 61.8 1057 7.8 6 2 138.67 34.0 264.3
36 Connecticut 5 137 87 63.5 1146 8.4 8 2 150.12 27.4 229.2
37 South Alabama 5 139 87 62.6 1229 8.8 9 3 153.91 27.8 245.8
38 North Carolina State 5 140 82 58.6 1132 8.1 8 6 136.78 28.0 226.4
38 Arkansas 5 140 87 62.1 1135 8.1 9 7 141.46 28.0 227.0
38 Cincinnati 5 140 75 53.6 1140 8.1 10 3 141.25 28.0 228.0
41 SMU 5 142 90 63.4 908 6.4 9 2 135.19 28.4 181.6
41 Massachusetts 6 142 84 59.2 1485 10.5 16 4 178.56 23.7 247.5
43 UAB 5 143 99 69.2 1146 8.0 9 3 153.12 28.6 229.2
43 Florida State 4 143 78 54.5 1088 7.6 3 3 121.18 35.8 272.0
45 Jacksonville State 5 144 84 58.3 989 6.9 4 8 114.08 28.8 197.8
46 Toledo 5 145 85 58.6 952 6.6 5 5 118.25 29.0 190.4
46 East Carolina 5 145 87 60.0 1052 7.3 9 2 138.66 29.0 210.4
46 North Carolina 4 145 81 55.9 955 6.6 2 5 108.83 36.3 238.8
46 Florida Atlantic 4 145 89 61.4 959 6.6 7 3 128.73 36.3 239.8
46 Mississippi State 5 145 108 74.5 1284 8.9 8 4 161.55 29.0 256.8
51 Western Michigan 5 146 89 61.0 1250 8.6 11 4 152.26 29.2 250.0
52 Memphis 5 148 86 58.1 1054 7.1 5 2 126.38 29.6 210.8
52 Indiana 5 148 87 58.8 1059 7.2 6 6 124.15 29.6 211.8
52 New Mexico State 5 148 87 58.8 1175 7.9 6 0 138.85 29.6 235.0
52 Washington State 4 148 88 59.5 1004 6.8 6 3 125.78 37.0 251.0
52 Boise State 5 148 99 66.9 1446 9.8 10 2 168.56 29.6 289.2
52 Nevada 5 148 113 76.4 1631 11.0 12 3 191.63 29.6 326.2
58 Rutgers 5 149 83 55.7 846 5.7 4 5 105.56 29.8 169.2
59 UTEP 6 150 90 60.0 1161 7.7 7 2 137.75 25.0 193.5
59 Georgia Southern 5 150 91 60.7 1102 7.3 3 7 119.65 30.0 220.4
61 Appalachian State 5 151 93 61.6 889 5.9 5 7 112.70 30.2 177.8
62 Virginia 5 152 94 61.8 1145 7.5 9 3 140.71 30.4 229.0
63 Auburn 5 153 92 60.1 971 6.3 5 6 116.38 30.6 194.2
63 Buffalo 5 153 104 68.0 1227 8.0 13 4 158.15 30.6 245.4
63 Arizona 5 153 97 63.4 1240 8.1 4 0 140.11 30.6 248.0
66 Louisville 5 154 85 55.2 1091 7.1 7 5 123.22 30.8 218.2
67 Texas 5 155 83 53.5 981 6.3 4 6 107.49 31.0 196.2
67 Minnesota 5 155 97 62.6 1171 7.6 9 8 134.88 31.0 234.2
69 Utah 5 156 84 53.8 1078 6.9 3 6 110.55 31.2 215.6
69 Utah State 5 156 101 64.7 1222 7.8 11 5 147.40 31.2 244.4
71 Troy 5 157 99 63.1 1041 6.6 6 4 126.27 31.4 208.2
71 BYU 5 157 96 61.1 1042 6.6 8 6 126.08 31.4 208.4
71 Michigan State 5 157 95 60.5 1134 7.2 10 4 137.10 31.4 226.8
71 Kansas 5 157 103 65.6 1140 7.3 5 7 128.19 31.4 228.0
75 UCF 5 158 83 52.5 1049 6.6 3 4 109.51 31.6 209.8
75 Miami (Ohio) 5 158 99 62.7 1196 7.6 7 4 135.81 31.6 239.2
77 Oregon 5 159 97 61.0 768 4.8 6 4 109.00 31.8 153.6
77 Ohio 5 159 95 59.7 858 5.4 4 8 103.32 31.8 171.6
77 Arizona State 5 159 95 59.7 1063 6.7 9 0 134.59 31.8 212.6
80 Duke 5 160 86 53.8 795 5.0 3 4 96.68 32.0 159.0
80 Houston 5 160 99 61.9 1211 7.6 8 6 134.46 32.0 242.2
82 Notre Dame 6 162 76 46.9 881 5.4 3 6 91.29 27.0 146.8
82 LSU 5 162 98 60.5 1301 8.0 13 4 149.49 32.4 260.2
82 UNLV 5 162 96 59.3 1418 8.8 8 7 140.45 32.4 283.6
85 Fresno State 5 163 88 54.0 944 5.8 5 8 102.93 32.6 188.8
86 Louisiana Tech 6 164 81 49.4 912 5.6 7 4 105.30 27.3 152.0
86 Clemson 5 164 87 53.0 916 5.6 5 5 103.92 32.8 183.2
86 Alabama 5 164 98 59.8 921 5.6 5 6 109.67 32.8 184.2
86 Wisconsin 4 164 101 61.6 1030 6.3 5 7 115.86 41.0 257.5
86 California 5 164 102 62.2 1298 7.9 9 7 138.26 32.8 259.6
91 Tennessee 5 166 114 68.7 964 5.8 4 4 120.59 33.2 192.8
91 West Virginia 5 166 83 50.0 1103 6.6 8 5 115.70 33.2 220.6
91 Coastal Carolina 5 166 95 57.2 1148 6.9 8 6 123.99 33.2 229.6
91 Central Michigan 5 166 104 62.7 1554 9.4 12 1 163.94 33.2 310.8
95 Tulane 5 167 115 68.9 1178 7.1 4 7 127.63 33.4 235.6
96 Hawai'i 6 168 101 60.1 1251 7.4 13 1 147.02 28.0 208.5
96 Akron 5 168 89 53.0 1091 6.5 10 4 122.41 33.6 218.2
96 Old Dominion 5 168 111 66.1 1258 7.5 11 3 147.01 33.6 251.6
99 Mississippi 5 169 104 61.5 1319 7.8 8 3 139.17 33.8 263.8
99 Arkansas State 5 169 121 71.6 1366 8.1 9 3 153.52 33.8 273.2
101 Oregon State 5 170 104 61.2 1170 6.9 7 3 129.05 34.0 234.0
101 Western Kentucky 5 170 104 61.2 1338 7.9 8 6 135.77 34.0 267.6
103 Syracuse 5 171 103 60.2 1004 5.9 4 6 110.25 34.2 200.8
103 Middle Tennessee 5 171 115 67.3 1266 7.4 11 2 148.33 34.2 253.2
103 Colorado State 4 171 127 74.3 1278 7.5 11 2 155.94 42.8 319.5
106 Rice 5 172 98 57.0 1345 7.8 8 2 135.69 34.4 269.0
107 Purdue 5 173 100 57.8 1249 7.2 7 5 126.02 34.6 249.8
108 TCU 5 174 98 56.3 1312 7.5 4 5 121.50 34.8 262.4
108 Ball State 5 174 111 63.8 1376 7.9 11 3 147.63 34.8 275.2
110 Maryland 5 175 103 58.9 1059 6.1 5 8 109.98 35.0 211.8
111 Iowa State 5 176 94 53.4 1075 6.1 7 6 111.02 35.2 215.0
111 Florida International 5 176 102 58.0 1173 6.7 7 4 122.52 35.2 234.6
113 Kentucky 5 177 115 65.0 1107 6.3 5 5 121.17 35.4 221.4
113 South Florida 5 177 102 57.6 1398 7.9 9 3 137.36 35.4 279.6
115 Oklahoma 5 178 97 54.5 1064 6.0 5 10 102.74 35.6 212.8
115 Illinois 5 178 104 58.4 1199 6.7 9 3 128.32 35.6 239.8
115 Missouri 5 178 113 63.5 1212 6.8 11 4 136.58 35.6 242.4
118 Tulsa 5 179 119 66.5 1477 8.3 12 6 151.21 35.8 295.4
119 USC 5 182 106 58.2 1283 7.0 10 3 132.28 36.4 256.6
119 South Carolina 5 182 122 67.0 1507 8.3 6 6 140.87 36.4 301.4
121 Georgia 5 183 101 55.2 869 4.7 4 8 93.55 36.6 173.8
121 Wyoming 5 183 105 57.4 1115 6.1 9 4 120.42 36.6 223.0
123 Stanford 5 185 127 68.6 1529 8.3 12 2 157.32 37.0 305.8
124 Texas Tech 5 186 117 62.9 1140 6.1 9 5 124.97 37.2 228.0
124 Georgia State 5 186 119 64.0 1503 8.1 9 5 142.45 37.2 300.6
126 Colorado 5 187 130 69.5 1480 7.9 16 8 155.67 37.4 296.0
127 Nebraska 5 189 116 61.4 1194 6.3 8 3 125.24 37.8 238.8
128 Iowa 5 194 113 58.2 913 4.7 7 5 104.54 38.8 182.6
128 James Madison 5 194 115 59.3 1557 8.0 10 7 136.49 38.8 311.4
130 Texas State 5 195 119 61.0 1381 7.1 7 4 128.27 39.0 276.2
131 Washington 5 199 108 54.3 1217 6.1 8 8 110.87 39.8 243.4
132 San Diego State 6 202 107 53.0 1532 7.6 10 8 125.10 33.7 255.3
132 Vanderbilt 6 202 131 64.9 1566 7.8 12 7 142.65 33.7 261.0