2025 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/29/2025

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Georgia Tech 1 21 11 52.4 70 3.3 1 1 86.57 21.0 70.0
2 North Texas 1 14 8 57.1 80 5.7 0 2 76.57 14.0 80.0
3 UTEP 1 25 11 44.0 114 4.6 1 1 87.50 25.0 114.0
4 Ohio State 2 48 25 52.1 233 4.9 1 2 91.39 24.0 116.5
5 Nebraska 2 46 21 45.7 240 5.2 0 1 85.12 23.0 120.0
6 Baylor 2 40 22 55.0 286 7.2 3 1 134.81 20.0 143.0
7 Alabama 4 106 65 61.3 628 5.9 4 3 117.88 26.5 157.0
8 Hawaii 1 23 13 56.5 161 7.0 1 0 129.67 23.0 161.0
9 Arizona 1 29 12 41.4 172 5.9 1 2 88.79 29.0 172.0
10 Tulsa 2 42 24 57.1 346 8.2 1 2 124.68 21.0 173.0
11 Florida Atlantic 2 40 27 67.5 347 8.7 2 1 151.87 20.0 173.5
12 Texas Tech 2 76 48 63.2 350 4.6 1 3 98.29 38.0 175.0
12 Colorado 4 100 54 54.0 700 7.0 8 1 137.20 25.0 175.0
14 Missouri 4 109 67 61.5 723 6.6 7 1 136.55 27.3 180.8
15 Texas A&M 3 85 41 48.2 549 6.5 2 1 107.91 28.3 183.0
16 Louisville 3 97 62 63.9 557 5.7 2 5 108.64 32.3 185.7
17 Indiana 1 34 21 61.8 186 5.5 1 2 105.68 34.0 186.0
18 Boise State 1 23 15 65.2 189 8.2 2 0 162.94 23.0 189.0
19 Arizona State 3 96 58 60.4 589 6.1 3 1 120.18 32.0 196.3
20 South Alabama 2 53 30 56.6 399 7.5 2 0 132.29 26.5 199.5
21 Iowa 3 76 49 64.5 599 7.9 3 2 138.45 25.3 199.7
22 North Carolina 1 35 20 57.1 200 5.7 1 1 108.86 35.0 200.0
22 USC 3 82 53 64.6 600 7.3 5 4 136.45 27.3 200.0
24 Ole Miss 3 92 53 57.6 616 6.7 6 1 133.21 30.7 205.3
25 Washington State 4 106 73 68.9 823 7.8 7 1 153.99 26.5 205.8
26 Wake Forest 2 77 50 64.9 412 5.4 1 0 114.18 38.5 206.0
27 Syracuse 3 71 53 74.6 632 8.9 6 0 177.31 23.7 210.7
28 Clemson 1 28 20 71.4 211 7.5 0 0 134.73 28.0 211.0
29 Cincinnati 3 87 54 62.1 634 7.3 3 1 132.36 29.0 211.3
30 Liberty 1 25 17 68.0 213 8.5 1 1 144.77 25.0 213.0
31 Memphis 2 33 21 63.6 432 13.1 4 0 213.60 16.5 216.0
32 Michigan State 3 71 52 73.2 652 9.2 7 0 182.91 23.7 217.3
33 Maryland 2 46 32 69.6 436 9.5 4 1 173.54 23.0 218.0
34 Kansas 4 123 75 61.0 878 7.1 9 1 143.46 30.8 219.5
35 Miami (FL) 1 30 19 63.3 221 7.4 2 1 140.54 30.0 221.0
36 Texas 5 158 105 66.5 1110 7.0 8 6 134.59 31.6 222.0
37 UCLA 4 118 87 73.7 894 7.6 8 2 156.35 29.5 223.5
38 Western Michigan 1 33 18 54.5 224 6.8 2 0 131.57 33.0 224.0
39 South Carolina 6 183 111 60.7 1347 7.4 10 5 135.06 30.5 224.5
40 BYU 3 113 62 54.9 682 6.0 5 2 116.62 37.7 227.3
41 Kansas State 3 100 55 55.0 686 6.9 4 2 121.82 33.3 228.7
42 Notre Dame 4 119 62 52.1 915 7.7 6 3 128.29 29.8 228.8
43 Wyoming 1 41 27 65.9 230 5.6 2 0 129.07 41.0 230.0
44 UAB 2 33 24 72.7 466 14.1 3 0 221.35 16.5 233.0
45 Northwestern 4 124 83 66.9 938 7.6 4 4 134.69 31.0 234.5
45 Louisiana 2 64 43 67.2 469 7.3 5 2 148.28 32.0 234.5
47 Central Michigan 1 25 16 64.0 235 9.4 1 1 148.16 25.0 235.0
48 Oklahoma 5 175 102 58.3 1180 6.7 3 3 117.16 35.0 236.0
49 Temple 5 125 77 61.6 1186 9.5 9 1 163.46 25.0 237.2
50 Utah 2 59 38 64.4 477 8.1 3 2 142.32 29.5 238.5
51 Virginia Tech 4 113 84 74.3 959 8.5 9 1 170.14 28.3 239.8
52 Purdue 5 120 84 70.0 1204 10.0 6 2 167.45 24.0 240.8
53 Auburn 6 204 130 63.7 1446 7.1 7 3 131.65 34.0 241.0
54 Florida State 3 106 69 65.1 724 6.8 8 3 141.71 35.3 241.3
54 Washington 3 85 63 74.1 724 8.5 5 0 165.08 28.3 241.3
56 Florida 5 152 96 63.2 1207 7.9 6 6 135.00 30.4 241.4
57 Navy 2 43 35 81.4 487 11.3 3 0 199.56 21.5 243.5
58 Georgia 4 145 90 62.1 975 6.7 4 2 124.89 36.3 243.8
59 Tennessee 4 118 79 66.9 984 8.3 5 4 144.20 29.5 246.0
60 Pittsburgh 3 105 72 68.6 745 7.1 8 5 143.79 35.0 248.3
61 New Mexico 1 31 21 67.7 251 8.1 1 0 146.40 31.0 251.0
62 Old Dominion 2 58 36 62.1 506 8.7 3 0 152.42 29.0 253.0
62 Massachusetts 1 32 27 84.4 253 7.9 1 1 154.85 32.0 253.0
64 Mississippi State 5 150 92 61.3 1271 8.5 15 3 161.50 30.0 254.2
65 Army 2 65 48 73.8 510 7.8 3 1 151.91 32.5 255.0
66 Rutgers 2 46 32 69.6 511 11.1 6 1 201.58 23.0 255.5
67 Michigan 3 92 65 70.7 768 8.3 6 3 155.77 30.7 256.0
68 LSU 5 156 94 60.3 1282 8.2 7 6 136.41 31.2 256.4
69 Marshall 2 56 33 58.9 519 9.3 6 1 168.57 28.0 259.5
70 Penn State 3 93 68 73.1 782 8.4 8 1 170.00 31.0 260.7
71 California 1 36 24 66.7 262 7.3 0 0 127.81 36.0 262.0
72 Duke 3 81 54 66.7 791 9.8 2 2 151.91 27.0 263.7
73 Texas State 1 19 12 63.2 264 13.9 4 1 238.82 19.0 264.0
74 Coastal Carolina 2 58 38 65.5 529 9.1 6 1 172.83 29.0 264.5
75 Illinois 3 93 70 75.3 797 8.6 9 1 177.04 31.0 265.7
76 Kent State 2 65 42 64.6 541 8.3 7 0 170.07 32.5 270.5
77 Oregon 2 75 46 61.3 545 7.3 5 3 136.37 37.5 272.5
78 SMU 1 38 26 68.4 274 7.2 2 2 135.83 38.0 274.0
79 Georgia State 3 93 58 62.4 823 8.8 5 2 150.14 31.0 274.3
80 Stanford 4 125 86 68.8 1101 8.8 9 0 166.55 31.3 275.3
81 Iowa State 2 84 54 64.3 560 6.7 4 2 131.24 42.0 280.0
81 Kennesaw State 1 28 21 75.0 280 10.0 5 0 217.93 28.0 280.0
83 Kentucky 4 122 80 65.6 1151 9.4 6 5 152.85 30.5 287.8
84 Vanderbilt 3 101 71 70.3 874 8.7 6 1 160.62 33.7 291.3
85 UCF 2 61 48 78.7 583 9.6 2 0 169.79 30.5 291.5
86 TCU 1 33 23 69.7 296 9.0 1 0 155.05 33.0 296.0
87 Wisconsin 5 144 115 79.9 1482 10.3 14 0 198.39 28.8 296.4
88 Georgia Southern 2 52 31 59.6 594 11.4 5 0 187.30 26.0 297.0
89 Arkansas 5 132 92 69.7 1486 11.3 14 0 199.27 26.4 297.2
90 USF 3 96 65 67.7 893 9.3 6 5 156.06 32.0 297.7
91 UTSA 3 109 67 61.5 904 8.3 12 3 161.97 36.3 301.3
92 Appalachian State 1 35 22 62.9 303 8.7 0 1 129.87 35.0 303.0
93 East Carolina 2 63 45 71.4 608 9.7 3 0 168.21 31.5 304.0
94 Houston 2 66 52 78.8 614 9.3 3 0 171.94 33.0 307.0
94 Tulane 1 27 17 63.0 307 11.4 2 0 182.91 27.0 307.0
96 San Jose State 1 33 21 63.6 317 9.6 4 1 178.27 33.0 317.0
97 Utah State 2 69 48 69.6 640 9.3 9 2 184.72 34.5 320.0
98 Rice 2 36 27 75.0 641 17.8 3 1 246.51 18.0 320.5
99 Boston College 2 60 44 73.3 670 11.2 3 0 183.63 30.0 335.0
100 Minnesota 2 61 54 88.5 672 11.0 5 0 208.11 30.5 336.0
101 Air Force 1 26 20 76.9 339 13.0 3 0 224.52 26.0 339.0
102 West Virginia 3 95 72 75.8 1025 10.8 11 3 198.31 31.7 341.7
103 Sam Houston State 1 28 23 82.1 343 12.3 3 0 220.40 28.0 343.0
104 NC State 4 145 98 67.6 1374 9.5 8 3 161.26 36.3 343.5
105 Oklahoma State 3 97 68 70.1 1034 10.7 10 2 189.54 32.3 344.7
106 Ohio 1 32 25 78.1 347 10.8 3 2 187.66 32.0 347.0
107 Missouri State 1 27 24 88.9 364 13.5 3 0 238.80 27.0 364.0
108 Louisiana-Monroe 1 33 29 87.9 371 11.2 7 0 252.31 33.0 371.0
109 Oregon State 2 72 48 66.7 783 10.9 8 2 189.13 36.0 391.5
110 Charlotte 3 121 91 75.2 1177 9.7 4 4 161.22 40.3 392.3