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

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Purdue 3 62 29 46.8 566 9.1 7 1 157.48 20.7 188.7
2 South Alabama 3 65 33 50.8 303 4.7 3 3 95.93 21.7 101.0
3 Arkansas 3 58 34 58.6 476 8.2 4 1 146.87 19.3 158.7
4 Michigan 3 74 35 47.3 325 4.4 2 6 76.89 24.7 108.3
4 Boston College 3 69 35 50.7 439 6.4 2 3 105.04 23.0 146.3
4 Akron 3 63 35 55.6 455 7.2 4 2 130.82 21.0 151.7
7 Navy 3 66 37 56.1 560 8.5 2 2 131.27 22.0 186.7
8 San Diego State 2 70 38 54.3 525 7.5 3 1 128.57 35.0 262.5
9 Florida State 4 96 40 41.7 399 4.2 0 2 72.41 24.0 99.8
9 Charlotte 3 74 40 54.1 398 5.4 5 1 118.83 24.7 132.7
9 Massachusetts 3 67 40 59.7 459 6.9 5 3 132.92 22.3 153.0
12 Indiana 3 65 44 67.7 493 7.6 7 1 163.86 21.7 164.3
12 Penn State 3 77 44 57.1 600 7.8 4 2 134.54 25.7 200.0
14 SMU 3 93 45 48.4 424 4.6 1 4 81.64 31.0 141.3
14 Mississippi 3 76 45 59.2 432 5.7 3 6 104.20 25.3 144.0
16 Bowling Green 3 86 46 53.5 475 5.5 3 6 97.44 28.7 158.3
16 TCU 3 88 46 52.3 534 6.1 5 1 119.72 29.3 178.0
16 Minnesota 3 85 46 54.1 547 6.4 2 2 111.22 28.3 182.3
16 Louisville 3 92 46 50.0 605 6.6 4 4 110.89 30.7 201.7
16 Nevada 3 78 46 59.0 623 8.0 3 3 131.06 26.0 207.7
16 Auburn 3 76 46 60.5 688 9.1 5 4 147.76 25.3 229.3
22 Kent State 3 90 47 52.2 613 6.8 5 1 125.54 30.0 204.3
23 UCF 3 74 48 64.9 508 6.9 4 1 137.68 24.7 169.3
23 Rice 3 71 48 67.6 616 8.7 5 2 158.10 23.7 205.3
25 Troy 3 85 49 57.6 510 6.0 1 3 104.87 28.3 170.0
25 Army 4 80 49 61.3 767 9.6 5 1 159.92 20.0 191.8
27 Rutgers 3 91 50 54.9 404 4.4 4 0 106.76 30.3 134.7
27 Clemson 3 78 50 64.1 426 5.5 3 1 120.11 26.0 142.0
27 East Carolina 3 90 50 55.6 815 9.1 7 2 152.86 30.0 271.7
30 Wyoming 3 76 51 67.1 560 7.4 5 1 148.08 25.3 186.7
30 LSU 3 89 51 57.3 607 6.8 3 5 114.47 29.7 202.3
30 Texas Tech 3 83 51 61.4 614 7.4 3 0 135.52 27.7 204.7
30 New Mexico 3 88 51 58.0 748 8.5 5 3 141.29 29.3 249.3
30 Maryland 3 80 51 63.8 791 9.9 6 1 169.06 26.7 263.7
35 Ball State 3 86 52 60.5 519 6.0 3 0 122.67 28.7 173.0
35 Virginia Tech 3 82 52 63.4 534 6.5 3 1 127.75 27.3 178.0
35 Missouri 3 90 52 57.8 596 6.6 5 3 125.06 30.0 198.7
35 Texas A&M 3 88 52 59.1 597 6.8 5 2 130.28 29.3 199.0
35 Louisiana Tech 3 82 52 63.4 640 7.8 6 1 150.69 27.3 213.3
40 North Texas 4 89 53 59.6 704 7.9 5 4 135.54 22.3 176.0
40 UTEP 3 95 53 55.8 683 7.2 4 2 125.87 31.7 227.7
40 Texas State 3 79 53 67.1 753 9.5 7 0 176.40 26.3 251.0
43 Wisconsin 4 99 54 54.5 574 5.8 6 3 117.19 24.8 143.5
43 Georgia 3 89 54 60.7 559 6.3 6 1 133.43 29.7 186.3
43 Western Kentucky 3 96 54 56.3 650 6.8 4 3 120.63 32.0 216.7
43 Hawai'i 3 76 54 71.1 674 8.9 6 1 168.96 25.3 224.7
43 Southern Mississippi 3 86 54 62.8 945 11.0 4 2 165.79 28.7 315.0
48 Toledo 4 124 55 44.4 663 5.3 3 5 89.19 31.0 165.8
48 Arizona 3 91 55 60.4 694 7.6 3 2 130.98 30.3 231.3
48 Michigan State 3 85 55 64.7 738 8.7 6 3 153.87 28.3 246.0
51 Northwestern 3 94 56 59.6 528 5.6 4 3 114.41 31.3 176.0
51 Notre Dame 3 93 56 60.2 546 5.9 3 7 105.14 31.0 182.0
51 Alabama 3 90 56 62.2 660 7.3 5 1 139.93 30.0 220.0
54 Baylor 3 88 57 64.8 580 6.6 6 2 138.08 29.3 193.3
54 Kansas 3 83 57 68.7 676 8.1 4 1 150.59 27.7 225.3
54 Cincinnati 3 101 57 56.4 843 8.3 5 1 140.91 33.7 281.0
57 Nebraska 3 103 58 56.3 564 5.5 2 4 100.95 34.3 188.0
57 Virginia 3 97 58 59.8 582 6.0 2 3 110.80 32.3 194.0
57 Air Force 3 99 58 58.6 611 6.2 5 2 123.06 33.0 203.7
57 Middle Tennessee 3 98 58 59.2 715 7.3 6 3 134.55 32.7 238.3
57 Tennessee 3 94 58 61.7 815 8.7 4 3 142.19 31.3 271.7
57 Georgia Tech 3 90 58 64.4 853 9.5 3 4 146.17 30.0 284.3
63 California 3 90 59 65.6 793 8.8 8 0 168.90 30.0 264.3
64 Iowa State 3 106 60 56.6 551 5.2 4 7 99.50 35.3 183.7
64 Coastal Carolina 3 111 60 54.1 813 7.3 4 6 116.65 37.0 271.0
64 Appalachian State 3 95 60 63.2 848 8.9 4 0 152.04 31.7 282.7
67 Buffalo 4 110 61 55.5 611 5.6 4 7 101.39 27.5 152.8
67 Oregon State 3 98 61 62.2 648 6.6 6 5 127.79 32.7 216.0
67 Illinois 3 105 61 58.1 681 6.5 4 1 123.25 35.0 227.0
67 Florida 3 92 61 66.3 908 9.9 8 1 175.74 30.7 302.7
71 Duke 3 92 62 67.4 578 6.3 2 2 122.99 30.7 192.7
71 Iowa 3 115 62 53.9 601 5.2 1 3 95.46 38.3 200.3
71 Arkansas State 3 96 62 64.6 786 8.2 5 0 150.55 32.0 262.0
74 Ohio 4 96 63 65.6 684 7.1 5 2 138.50 24.0 171.0
74 UAB 3 104 63 60.6 596 5.7 6 3 121.99 34.7 198.7
74 Utah 3 97 63 64.9 692 7.1 4 1 136.43 32.3 230.7
74 Oklahoma 3 100 63 63.0 837 8.4 3 4 135.21 33.3 279.0
78 Northern Illinois 4 112 64 57.1 572 5.1 2 6 95.22 28.0 143.0
78 Utah State 3 117 64 54.7 654 5.6 5 3 110.63 39.0 218.0
78 Oklahoma State 4 123 64 52.0 976 7.9 9 7 131.45 30.8 244.0
78 Old Dominion 3 98 64 65.3 758 7.7 5 2 143.04 32.7 252.7
78 Georgia State 3 99 64 64.6 759 7.7 5 2 141.68 33.0 253.0
78 UNLV 3 105 64 61.0 778 7.4 7 5 135.67 35.0 259.3
78 Fresno State 3 103 64 62.1 830 8.1 8 4 147.69 34.3 276.7
78 Tulsa 3 94 64 68.1 932 9.9 5 1 166.80 31.3 310.7
86 Colorado State 4 96 65 67.7 910 9.5 5 4 156.19 24.0 227.5
86 Boise State 3 113 65 57.5 769 6.8 4 3 121.05 37.7 256.3
86 South Carolina 3 103 65 63.1 877 8.5 5 0 150.66 34.3 292.3
86 Pittsburgh 3 105 65 61.9 881 8.4 3 6 130.39 35.0 293.7
90 North Carolina State 3 115 66 57.4 685 6.0 4 4 111.95 38.3 228.3
90 Georgia Southern 3 114 66 57.9 817 7.2 7 4 131.34 38.0 272.3
90 Houston 3 94 66 70.2 825 8.8 7 1 166.39 31.3 275.0
90 Memphis 3 109 66 60.6 843 7.7 8 3 144.24 36.3 281.0
94 San Jose State 4 120 68 56.7 798 6.7 5 6 116.28 30.0 199.5
95 Central Michigan 4 117 69 59.0 754 6.4 4 3 119.25 29.3 188.5
95 Sam Houston State 4 116 69 59.5 939 8.1 5 2 138.25 29.0 234.8
97 Eastern Michigan 4 131 70 53.4 679 5.2 4 1 105.52 32.8 169.8
97 West Virginia 3 99 70 70.7 737 7.4 9 4 155.16 33.0 245.7
97 Kentucky 3 92 70 76.1 876 9.5 8 2 180.42 30.7 292.0
97 South Florida 3 101 70 69.3 912 9.0 8 3 165.36 33.7 304.0
101 Miami (Ohio) 4 120 71 59.2 681 5.7 3 1 113.42 30.0 170.3
101 Ohio State 4 157 71 45.2 685 4.4 4 2 87.73 39.3 171.3
101 Miami (Florida) 4 131 71 54.2 977 7.5 7 4 128.38 32.8 244.3
104 Mississippi State 3 102 72 70.6 624 6.1 6 2 137.47 34.0 208.0
104 Florida International 4 116 72 62.1 969 8.4 7 2 148.70 29.0 242.3
106 BYU 3 121 73 60.3 853 7.0 7 6 128.72 40.3 284.3
106 Oregon 3 117 73 62.4 896 7.7 5 3 135.69 39.0 298.7
108 Syracuse 3 114 74 64.9 996 8.7 7 0 158.56 38.0 332.0
109 Marshall 4 118 75 63.6 1055 8.9 9 5 155.36 29.5 263.8
110 USC 4 117 77 65.8 956 8.2 12 3 163.16 29.3 239.0
110 Tulane 3 123 77 62.6 853 6.9 7 3 134.75 41.0 284.3
110 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 112 77 68.8 921 8.2 6 3 150.14 37.3 307.0
113 James Madison 3 125 78 62.4 754 6.0 2 4 111.95 41.7 251.3
113 Jacksonville State 4 141 78 55.3 1099 7.8 7 3 132.91 35.3 274.8
113 Temple 3 115 78 67.8 1003 8.7 10 0 169.79 38.3 334.3
116 Stanford 3 118 79 66.9 1051 8.9 11 2 169.14 39.3 350.3
117 Florida Atlantic 4 133 80 60.2 857 6.4 5 4 120.66 33.3 214.3
117 Connecticut 3 117 80 68.4 752 6.4 3 3 125.70 39.0 250.7
117 Texas 3 124 80 64.5 860 6.9 4 3 128.58 41.3 286.7
117 Colorado 3 127 80 63.0 1003 7.9 7 2 144.37 42.3 334.3
121 Vanderbilt 3 109 83 76.1 795 7.3 5 3 147.06 36.3 265.0
122 Louisiana-Monroe 4 152 87 57.2 1149 7.6 9 4 135.02 38.0 287.3
123 Kansas State 4 161 88 54.7 818 5.1 1 5 93.18 40.3 204.5
123 Western Michigan 4 142 88 62.0 1033 7.3 7 3 135.12 35.5 258.3
123 Arizona State 3 134 88 65.7 829 6.2 2 2 119.58 44.7 276.3
126 Wake Forest 4 138 89 64.5 1136 8.2 7 0 150.38 34.5 284.0
127 UCLA 4 154 90 58.4 971 6.3 6 3 120.36 38.5 242.8
127 North Carolina 4 132 90 68.2 1015 7.7 9 6 146.18 33.0 253.8
127 Washington 3 140 90 64.3 900 6.4 3 1 123.93 46.7 300.0
130 Washington State 4 138 93 67.4 1199 8.7 3 2 144.64 34.5 299.8
131 New Mexico State 4 143 95 66.4 1012 7.1 3 2 130.00 35.8 253.0
131 Liberty 4 154 95 61.7 1152 7.5 10 6 138.17 38.5 288.0
133 UTSA 4 177 106 59.9 1072 6.1 7 5 118.16 44.3 268.0