2023 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Penn State 1 23 9 39.1 45 2.0 0 1 46.87 23.0 45.0
2 Notre Dame 2 27 13 48.1 180 6.7 0 0 104.15 13.5 90.0
3 Michigan State 1 25 13 52.0 96 3.8 1 1 89.46 25.0 96.0
4 Alabama 2 63 38 60.3 220 3.5 1 2 88.54 31.5 110.0
5 Texas A&M 2 45 22 48.9 226 5.0 0 1 86.63 22.5 113.0
6 Virginia Tech 3 73 42 57.5 379 5.2 3 3 106.48 24.3 126.3
7 LSU 2 48 32 66.7 255 5.3 1 3 105.67 24.0 127.5
8 Florida 1 25 14 56.0 133 5.3 0 0 100.69 25.0 133.0
9 Oregon 2 68 43 63.2 268 3.9 2 2 100.17 34.0 134.0
10 Michigan 3 76 46 60.5 424 5.6 0 3 99.50 25.3 141.3
11 Texas 2 54 31 57.4 285 5.3 1 3 96.75 27.0 142.5
12 BYU 1 33 18 54.5 147 4.5 0 3 73.79 33.0 147.0
13 Mississippi 2 59 23 39.0 297 5.0 1 2 80.08 29.5 148.5
14 Texas Tech 1 34 18 52.9 149 4.4 2 0 109.16 34.0 149.0
15 Boston College 4 114 59 51.8 598 5.2 3 0 104.51 28.5 149.5
16 Oklahoma State 1 16 10 62.5 152 9.5 2 0 183.55 16.0 152.0
17 Florida State 1 34 11 32.4 154 4.5 0 1 64.51 34.0 154.0
18 Minnesota 3 83 44 53.0 464 5.6 3 3 104.67 27.7 154.7
19 UTEP 9 230 121 52.6 1464 6.4 10 5 116.08 25.6 162.7
20 Iowa 2 66 39 59.1 335 5.1 2 1 108.70 33.0 167.5
21 San Jose State 10 272 160 58.8 1688 6.2 12 11 117.42 27.2 168.8
22 Bowling Green 9 241 142 58.9 1571 6.5 11 10 120.44 26.8 174.6
23 Buffalo 10 260 160 61.5 1748 6.7 12 9 126.32 26.0 174.8
24 Northern Illinois 10 266 153 57.5 1755 6.6 9 9 117.33 26.6 175.5
25 Akron 9 248 144 58.1 1590 6.4 12 2 126.28 27.6 176.7
26 Army 7 191 111 58.1 1240 6.5 9 6 121.92 27.3 177.1
27 Clemson 2 76 40 52.6 356 4.7 1 5 83.16 38.0 178.0
27 UCF 2 59 26 44.1 356 6.0 2 2 99.17 29.5 178.0
29 Ohio 11 314 195 62.1 1971 6.3 12 11 120.43 28.5 179.2
30 Auburn 2 52 33 63.5 362 7.0 4 1 143.47 26.0 181.0
31 Miami (Ohio) 11 331 190 57.4 1992 6.0 8 8 111.10 30.1 181.1
32 California 1 26 15 57.7 184 7.1 3 3 132.14 26.0 184.0
33 Toledo 12 363 192 52.9 2259 6.2 10 9 109.29 30.3 188.3
34 Maryland 1 20 13 65.0 189 9.5 1 1 150.88 20.0 189.0
35 Ohio State 2 64 39 60.9 379 5.9 2 2 114.74 32.0 189.5
36 Duke 3 97 50 51.5 577 5.9 0 1 99.45 32.3 192.3
37 Air Force 12 326 198 60.7 2316 7.1 17 10 131.49 27.2 193.0
38 South Alabama 11 283 167 59.0 2130 7.5 18 11 135.46 25.7 193.6
39 SMU 10 333 186 55.9 1946 5.8 10 11 108.25 33.3 194.6
40 South Carolina 1 27 13 48.1 196 7.3 3 2 130.99 27.0 196.0
41 Ball State 9 272 164 60.3 1766 6.5 13 2 129.13 30.2 196.2
42 Louisiana Tech 10 272 153 56.3 1978 7.3 16 2 135.27 27.2 197.8
43 Appalachian State 12 346 207 59.8 2375 6.9 14 13 123.33 28.8 197.9
44 Georgia 2 88 50 56.8 397 4.5 2 4 93.12 44.0 198.5
45 Fresno State 10 289 162 56.1 1986 6.9 15 11 123.30 28.9 198.6
46 UCLA 3 102 60 58.8 602 5.9 2 6 103.11 34.0 200.7
47 Kansas 2 57 39 68.4 404 7.1 3 2 138.31 28.5 202.0
48 Hawai'i 9 199 123 61.8 1833 9.2 15 6 158.03 22.1 203.7
49 Syracuse 3 99 59 59.6 612 6.2 4 3 118.80 33.0 204.0
50 Troy 11 343 214 62.4 2252 6.6 10 7 123.08 31.2 204.7
51 Wyoming 10 326 188 57.7 2049 6.3 12 9 117.09 32.6 204.9
52 Kentucky 2 71 51 71.8 413 5.8 1 0 125.34 35.5 206.5
53 Washington 2 79 40 50.6 414 5.2 2 3 95.42 39.5 207.0
54 Nebraska 2 78 44 56.4 415 5.3 2 2 104.44 39.0 207.5
55 Rice 10 280 165 58.9 2087 7.5 11 4 131.65 28.0 208.7
56 Oklahoma 3 99 56 56.6 627 6.3 3 6 107.65 33.0 209.0
57 Indiana 1 44 26 59.1 211 4.8 0 3 85.73 44.0 211.0
58 Coastal Carolina 11 336 193 57.4 2325 6.9 17 8 127.51 30.5 211.4
59 North Texas 10 251 145 57.8 2116 8.4 16 8 143.25 25.1 211.6
60 USC 3 93 56 60.2 635 6.8 6 0 138.87 31.0 211.7
61 Utah State 11 339 197 58.1 2336 6.9 22 8 132.69 30.8 212.4
62 Charlotte 9 263 162 61.6 1922 7.3 18 8 139.50 29.2 213.6
63 Northwestern 1 30 19 63.3 215 7.2 1 3 114.53 30.0 215.0
64 Miami (Florida) 2 66 36 54.5 432 6.5 1 2 108.47 33.0 216.0
64 Kansas State 1 38 22 57.9 216 5.7 1 1 109.08 38.0 216.0
66 Mississippi State 2 66 44 66.7 438 6.6 5 2 141.35 33.0 219.0
67 Western Kentucky 11 374 211 56.4 2415 6.5 14 13 116.06 34.0 219.5
67 Arkansas 2 53 32 60.4 439 8.3 2 3 131.09 26.5 219.5
67 Central Michigan 10 275 173 62.9 2195 8.0 14 4 143.85 27.5 219.5
70 Massachusetts 9 211 121 57.3 1978 9.4 19 8 158.23 23.4 219.8
71 Nevada 9 264 164 62.1 1985 7.5 16 9 138.46 29.3 220.6
72 San Diego State 9 270 159 58.9 1992 7.4 10 7 127.90 30.0 221.3
73 Colorado State 9 259 181 69.9 1997 7.7 11 7 143.25 28.8 221.9
74 UNLV 10 275 166 60.4 2223 8.1 15 11 138.27 27.5 222.3
75 Eastern Michigan 11 339 202 59.6 2458 7.3 15 7 130.97 30.8 223.5
76 Marshall 10 318 191 60.1 2254 7.1 18 10 131.99 31.8 225.4
77 Tennessee 2 83 55 66.3 452 5.4 2 4 110.33 41.5 226.0
78 Texas State 11 337 221 65.6 2504 7.4 20 9 142.24 30.6 227.6
79 Virginia 1 32 21 65.6 228 7.1 2 0 146.11 32.0 228.0
80 Kent State 9 244 140 57.4 2054 8.4 16 2 148.09 27.1 228.2
81 Rutgers 1 47 20 42.6 230 4.9 1 2 82.17 47.0 230.0
82 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 345 214 62.0 2539 7.4 19 12 135.06 31.4 230.8
83 East Carolina 10 293 176 60.1 2320 7.9 16 6 140.50 29.3 232.0
84 Navy 11 310 207 66.8 2555 8.2 18 9 149.35 28.2 232.3
85 Tulane 11 385 251 65.2 2562 6.7 13 12 126.01 35.0 232.9
85 Western Michigan 8 244 148 60.7 1863 7.6 16 7 140.69 30.5 232.9
87 UTSA 11 385 214 55.6 2595 6.7 15 10 119.87 35.0 235.9
88 New Mexico 10 249 151 60.6 2365 9.5 17 4 159.74 24.9 236.5
89 Cincinnati 1 20 12 60.0 237 11.9 3 1 199.04 20.0 237.0
90 Boise State 10 316 184 58.2 2371 7.5 9 9 124.96 31.6 237.1
91 North Carolina State 3 103 58 56.3 714 6.9 6 2 129.88 34.3 238.0
92 Jacksonville State 11 374 215 57.5 2620 7.0 13 13 120.85 34.0 238.2
93 Oregon State 3 93 60 64.5 720 7.7 4 1 141.59 31.0 240.0
94 Illinois 2 86 48 55.8 486 5.7 4 2 113.98 43.0 243.0
95 UAB 10 341 211 61.9 2445 7.2 21 9 137.15 34.1 244.5
96 Liberty 13 465 266 57.2 3182 6.8 26 21 124.10 35.8 244.8
97 Houston 3 101 61 60.4 736 7.3 4 5 124.78 33.7 245.3
98 Florida Atlantic 9 296 192 64.9 2221 7.5 17 9 140.77 32.9 246.8
99 Stanford 2 68 38 55.9 495 7.3 5 2 135.40 34.0 247.5
100 James Madison 11 410 243 59.3 2727 6.7 15 12 121.36 37.3 247.9
101 Arkansas State 11 365 245 67.1 2729 7.5 21 8 144.53 33.2 248.1
102 Sam Houston State 9 275 175 63.6 2237 8.1 12 12 137.64 30.6 248.6
103 Iowa State 2 66 40 60.6 499 7.6 5 0 149.12 33.0 249.5
104 Tulsa 9 287 175 61.0 2278 7.9 15 7 140.02 31.9 253.1
105 Georgia Southern 11 357 227 63.6 2791 7.8 20 13 140.47 32.5 253.7
106 Louisville 1 38 22 57.9 254 6.7 2 3 115.63 38.0 254.0
107 Florida International 10 316 204 64.6 2550 8.1 23 6 152.57 31.6 255.0
108 Georgia State 11 367 235 64.0 2812 7.7 20 9 141.48 33.4 255.6
109 Old Dominion 10 351 237 67.5 2562 7.3 21 9 143.44 35.1 256.2
110 TCU 1 35 16 45.7 258 7.4 0 2 96.20 35.0 258.0
111 New Mexico State 13 428 274 64.0 3367 7.9 16 7 139.17 32.9 259.0
112 Louisiana-Monroe 9 295 178 60.3 2339 7.9 21 9 144.33 32.8 259.9
113 Georgia Tech 1 33 21 63.6 263 8.0 1 0 140.59 33.0 263.0
114 Middle Tennessee 9 354 214 60.5 2370 6.7 13 8 124.29 39.3 263.3
115 Temple 9 260 172 66.2 2391 9.2 22 3 169.01 28.9 265.7
116 Memphis 10 344 208 60.5 2658 7.7 20 11 138.17 34.4 265.8
117 Missouri 2 83 53 63.9 535 6.4 5 2 133.07 41.5 267.5
118 Wake Forest 2 61 35 57.4 546 9.0 6 1 161.75 30.5 273.0
119 Southern Mississippi 9 252 154 61.1 2468 9.8 17 7 160.08 28.0 274.2
120 North Carolina 1 43 22 51.2 275 6.4 2 1 115.58 43.0 275.0
121 Arizona State 1 49 32 65.3 281 5.7 2 0 126.95 49.0 281.0
122 Arizona 1 35 18 51.4 283 8.1 1 0 128.78 35.0 283.0
123 Connecticut 7 232 158 68.1 1995 8.6 14 5 155.93 33.1 285.0
124 Wisconsin 2 93 59 63.4 577 6.2 3 5 115.45 46.5 288.5
125 Baylor 1 30 22 73.3 298 9.9 3 0 189.77 30.0 298.0
126 South Florida 10 376 235 62.5 3134 8.3 28 9 152.30 37.6 313.4
127 Vanderbilt 2 72 48 66.7 627 8.7 4 4 147.04 36.0 313.5
128 Washington State 1 44 28 63.6 320 7.3 2 2 130.64 44.0 320.0
129 Purdue 1 45 32 71.1 371 8.2 4 1 165.25 45.0 371.0
130 Pittsburgh 1 32 24 75.0 380 11.9 1 2 172.56 32.0 380.0
131 Colorado 1 48 35 72.9 397 8.3 4 3 157.40 48.0 397.0