2024 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games in August/September Only through 12/20/2024

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Minnesota 5 112 63 56.3 484 4.3 1 8 81.21 22.4 96.8
2 Iowa State 4 98 48 49.0 410 4.2 1 7 73.21 24.5 102.5
3 Texas 5 135 79 58.5 608 4.5 1 7 88.43 27.0 121.6
4 Tennessee 4 96 55 57.3 501 5.2 1 2 100.40 24.0 125.3
5 Missouri 4 86 43 50.0 509 5.9 5 4 109.61 21.5 127.3
6 Washington 5 144 66 45.8 640 4.4 2 3 83.57 28.8 128.0
7 UAB 4 74 38 51.4 533 7.2 2 2 115.37 18.5 133.3
8 Florida Atlantic 5 110 53 48.2 672 6.1 7 5 111.41 22.0 134.4
9 Ohio State 4 98 60 61.2 539 5.5 2 3 108.04 24.5 134.8
10 Northern Illinois 4 99 60 60.6 583 5.9 3 2 116.04 24.8 145.8
11 Houston 5 120 74 61.7 737 6.1 7 3 127.51 24.0 147.4
12 Temple 5 110 68 61.8 738 6.7 9 1 143.36 22.0 147.6
13 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 94 66 70.2 596 6.3 2 2 126.23 23.5 149.0
14 Penn State 4 107 58 54.2 618 5.8 3 4 104.50 26.8 154.5
15 Oregon 4 126 64 50.8 619 4.9 2 4 90.95 31.5 154.8
16 Rice 5 116 65 56.0 777 6.7 8 3 129.88 23.2 155.4
17 Duke 5 164 92 56.1 779 4.8 4 4 99.17 32.8 155.8
17 TCU 5 133 69 51.9 779 5.9 8 3 116.42 26.6 155.8
17 USC 4 104 68 65.4 623 6.0 3 3 119.46 26.0 155.8
20 Purdue 4 81 50 61.7 627 7.7 3 0 138.97 20.3 156.8
21 Baylor 5 120 64 53.3 786 6.6 7 4 120.93 24.0 157.2
22 Indiana 5 143 88 61.5 788 5.5 5 4 113.77 28.6 157.6
23 South Carolina 4 125 68 54.4 643 5.1 4 6 98.57 31.3 160.8
24 Notre Dame 5 151 71 47.0 805 5.3 5 7 93.46 30.2 161.0
25 Georgia 4 98 64 65.3 648 6.6 2 2 123.51 24.5 162.0
26 Kentucky 5 104 65 62.5 830 8.0 3 4 131.37 20.8 166.0
27 BYU 5 170 87 51.2 855 5.0 3 7 91.00 34.0 171.0
28 Miami (Florida) 5 163 93 57.1 860 5.3 3 9 96.41 32.6 172.0
28 Tulane 5 137 83 60.6 860 6.3 5 4 119.52 27.4 172.0
30 Utah 5 152 73 48.0 865 5.7 7 6 103.14 30.4 173.0
31 Miami (Ohio) 4 114 65 57.0 695 6.1 3 0 116.92 28.5 173.8
32 Oregon State 4 113 64 56.6 698 6.2 5 3 117.82 28.3 174.5
33 Marshall 4 108 65 60.2 703 6.5 4 2 123.39 27.0 175.8
34 Louisville 4 107 69 64.5 707 6.6 3 2 125.50 26.8 176.8
35 Illinois 5 149 88 59.1 887 6.0 5 7 110.74 29.8 177.4
36 Rutgers 4 123 71 57.7 718 5.8 3 3 109.92 30.8 179.5
37 Hawai'i 4 118 68 57.6 720 6.1 4 3 115.00 29.5 180.0
38 Louisiana-Monroe 4 102 68 66.7 723 7.1 3 4 128.08 25.5 180.8
39 California 4 132 68 51.5 729 5.5 3 10 90.26 33.0 182.3
40 Coastal Carolina 4 104 61 58.7 737 7.1 6 3 131.45 26.0 184.3
41 Bowling Green 4 99 55 55.6 740 7.5 8 1 143.00 24.8 185.0
42 Michigan State 5 132 83 62.9 930 7.0 7 5 131.98 26.4 186.0
43 San Jose State 4 132 68 51.5 751 5.7 5 8 99.69 33.0 187.8
43 Massachusetts 5 124 67 54.0 939 7.6 8 2 135.70 24.8 187.8
45 Troy 5 125 89 71.2 941 7.5 4 1 143.40 25.0 188.2
46 Nebraska 5 150 94 62.7 944 6.3 7 5 124.26 30.0 188.8
47 UTEP 4 95 65 68.4 759 8.0 5 1 150.79 23.8 189.8
48 Memphis 5 130 80 61.5 957 7.4 2 3 123.84 26.0 191.4
49 Southern Mississippi 4 105 67 63.8 770 7.3 6 3 138.56 26.3 192.5
50 Army 4 130 83 63.8 783 6.0 5 6 117.90 32.5 195.8
50 Arkansas State 4 101 61 60.4 783 7.8 5 6 129.98 25.3 195.8
52 Alabama 4 157 83 52.9 786 5.0 4 5 96.96 39.3 196.5
53 Virginia Tech 5 129 71 55.0 983 7.6 7 4 130.76 25.8 196.6
54 Wisconsin 4 109 70 64.2 789 7.2 6 2 139.53 27.3 197.3
55 Central Michigan 5 133 85 63.9 988 7.4 9 1 147.14 26.6 197.6
56 Louisiana Tech 4 127 74 58.3 793 6.2 3 1 116.94 31.8 198.3
57 San Diego State 4 127 81 63.8 796 6.3 5 3 124.70 31.8 199.0
58 Liberty 4 119 66 55.5 800 6.7 4 3 117.98 29.8 200.0
59 Air Force 4 109 68 62.4 801 7.3 3 1 131.37 27.3 200.3
60 Arizona 4 130 73 56.2 805 6.2 7 4 119.78 32.5 201.3
61 Connecticut 5 157 95 60.5 1013 6.5 7 3 125.60 31.4 202.6
62 Arizona State 4 136 81 59.6 815 6.0 9 3 127.33 34.0 203.8
63 Syracuse 4 136 85 62.5 819 6.0 4 4 116.91 34.0 204.8
64 Texas A&M 5 158 90 57.0 1035 6.6 5 7 113.57 31.6 207.0
65 Texas State 4 133 69 51.9 830 6.2 4 2 111.22 33.3 207.5
66 Buffalo 5 182 114 62.6 1038 5.7 5 5 114.13 36.4 207.6
67 Auburn 5 157 85 54.1 1040 6.6 4 4 113.09 31.4 208.0
68 Sam Houston State 5 171 105 61.4 1049 6.1 6 5 118.66 34.2 209.8
69 Iowa 4 128 75 58.6 843 6.6 6 5 121.57 32.0 210.8
70 Kansas 5 141 84 59.6 1056 7.5 6 5 129.43 28.2 211.2
71 Vanderbilt 4 128 79 61.7 848 6.6 7 4 129.17 32.0 212.0
72 Mississippi 5 177 109 61.6 1061 6.0 2 4 111.14 35.4 212.2
73 Fresno State 5 177 100 56.5 1075 6.1 10 7 118.25 35.4 215.0
74 Florida State 5 131 84 64.1 1081 8.3 7 2 148.03 26.2 216.2
75 Boston College 5 169 94 55.6 1084 6.4 4 8 107.84 33.8 216.8
76 Akron 5 130 81 62.3 1088 8.4 12 2 159.99 26.0 217.6
77 Clemson 4 134 74 55.2 874 6.5 7 6 118.28 33.5 218.5
78 Oklahoma 5 139 85 61.2 1093 7.9 7 5 136.63 27.8 218.6
79 Old Dominion 4 123 77 62.6 876 7.1 3 6 120.71 30.8 219.0
80 Florida International 5 183 113 61.7 1110 6.1 5 6 115.16 36.6 222.0
80 Wyoming 5 138 87 63.0 1110 8.0 8 1 148.28 27.6 222.0
82 SMU 5 164 84 51.2 1112 6.8 10 9 117.31 32.8 222.4
83 Northwestern 4 138 86 62.3 891 6.5 6 4 125.11 34.5 222.8
84 Colorado 5 151 96 63.6 1118 7.4 6 4 133.58 30.2 223.6
85 Western Michigan 4 109 71 65.1 895 8.2 5 0 149.25 27.3 223.8
86 Nevada 5 158 101 63.9 1120 7.1 6 3 132.20 31.6 224.0
87 Mississippi State 5 145 107 73.8 1125 7.8 9 1 158.07 29.0 225.0
88 UNLV 4 141 80 56.7 904 6.4 4 9 107.18 35.3 226.0
89 Arkansas 5 160 92 57.5 1132 7.1 8 6 125.93 32.0 226.4
90 New Mexico State 5 153 82 53.6 1145 7.5 4 3 121.18 30.6 229.0
90 Georgia Tech 5 145 96 66.2 1145 7.9 8 0 150.75 29.0 229.0
92 North Carolina State 5 162 94 58.0 1146 7.1 9 5 129.61 32.4 229.2
93 Pittsburgh 4 127 72 56.7 927 7.3 9 5 133.52 31.8 231.8
94 North Carolina 5 142 76 53.5 1162 8.2 8 1 139.44 28.4 232.4
95 Western Kentucky 5 134 85 63.4 1166 8.7 9 4 152.71 26.8 233.2
96 LSU 5 146 97 66.4 1182 8.1 5 2 143.01 29.2 236.4
97 Florida 4 120 79 65.8 947 7.9 6 1 146.95 30.0 236.8
98 East Carolina 5 183 104 56.8 1196 6.5 8 7 118.51 36.6 239.2
98 Ohio 5 172 109 63.4 1196 7.0 6 4 128.64 34.4 239.2
100 Appalachian State 4 111 77 69.4 962 8.7 8 1 164.15 27.8 240.5
101 Kansas State 5 159 96 60.4 1221 7.7 5 4 130.23 31.8 244.2
102 Toledo 4 139 91 65.5 981 7.1 5 5 129.44 34.8 245.3
103 Michigan 5 209 127 60.8 1244 6.0 10 5 121.78 41.8 248.8
104 Cincinnati 5 161 98 60.9 1245 7.7 9 3 140.55 32.2 249.0
105 James Madison 4 161 90 55.9 1001 6.2 5 9 107.19 40.3 250.3
106 UCF 4 140 94 67.1 1006 7.2 9 5 141.58 35.0 251.5
107 Eastern Michigan 5 148 98 66.2 1260 8.5 9 2 155.11 29.6 252.0
108 Georgia State 4 125 80 64.0 1013 8.1 7 3 145.75 31.3 253.3
109 Boise State 4 128 85 66.4 1022 8.0 6 1 147.39 32.0 255.5
110 Kennesaw State 4 122 84 68.9 1024 8.4 8 1 159.35 30.5 256.0
111 West Virginia 4 112 66 58.9 1026 9.2 9 1 160.61 28.0 256.5
112 Utah State 4 141 95 67.4 1030 7.3 10 2 149.30 35.3 257.5
113 New Mexico 5 152 97 63.8 1303 8.6 13 1 162.72 30.4 260.6
114 Charlotte 5 150 90 60.0 1322 8.8 8 5 144.96 30.0 264.4
115 Jacksonville State 4 117 75 64.1 1062 9.1 8 5 154.37 29.3 265.5
116 North Texas 5 194 105 54.1 1328 6.8 11 4 126.21 38.8 265.6
117 Navy 4 155 92 59.4 1070 6.9 5 5 121.55 38.8 267.5
118 Maryland 5 174 97 55.7 1347 7.7 8 8 126.74 34.8 269.4
119 Virginia 4 141 84 59.6 1078 7.6 5 1 134.07 35.3 269.5
120 UTSA 5 147 87 59.2 1359 9.2 11 4 156.09 29.4 271.8
121 Oklahoma State 5 180 101 56.1 1382 7.7 7 6 126.77 36.0 276.4
122 Colorado State 4 149 99 66.4 1132 7.6 12 2 154.15 37.3 283.0
123 Wake Forest 4 131 94 71.8 1143 8.7 8 3 160.62 32.8 285.8
124 Tulsa 5 154 97 63.0 1434 9.3 14 3 167.31 30.8 286.8
125 Stanford 4 145 91 62.8 1151 7.9 9 4 144.40 36.3 287.8
126 South Florida 5 149 95 63.8 1447 9.7 10 4 162.11 29.8 289.4
127 UCLA 4 161 113 70.2 1164 7.2 11 3 149.74 40.3 291.0
128 Washington State 5 205 128 62.4 1462 7.1 11 6 134.21 41.0 292.4
129 Kent State 5 160 112 70.0 1470 9.2 14 2 173.56 32.0 294.0
130 Georgia Southern 5 182 115 63.2 1501 8.2 8 6 140.38 36.4 300.2
131 South Alabama 5 177 113 63.8 1517 8.6 8 6 143.98 35.4 303.4
132 Texas Tech 5 184 115 62.5 1547 8.4 10 6 144.55 36.8 309.4
133 Ball State 4 122 85 69.7 1243 10.2 15 1 194.19 30.5 310.8
134 Middle Tennessee 5 175 127 72.6 1595 9.1 13 2 171.36 35.0 319.0