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