2025 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 North Texas 2 36 21 58.3 225 6.3 0 2 99.72 18.0 112.5
1 Wake Forest 1 34 21 61.8 164 4.8 0 0 102.29 34.0 164.0
1 California 1 36 24 66.7 262 7.3 0 0 127.81 36.0 262.0
1 Appalachian State 1 35 22 62.9 303 8.7 0 1 129.87 35.0 303.0
5 Troy 1 25 10 40.0 93 3.7 1 1 76.45 25.0 93.0
5 UTEP 1 25 11 44.0 114 4.6 1 1 87.50 25.0 114.0
5 Tulsa 2 42 24 57.1 346 8.2 1 2 124.68 21.0 173.0
5 Liberty 1 25 17 68.0 213 8.5 1 1 144.77 25.0 213.0
5 Central Michigan 1 25 16 64.0 235 9.4 1 1 148.16 25.0 235.0
5 New Mexico 1 31 21 67.7 251 8.1 1 0 146.40 31.0 251.0
11 Florida Atlantic 2 40 27 67.5 347 8.7 2 1 151.87 20.0 173.5
11 Texas Tech 5 164 102 62.2 896 5.5 2 8 102.36 32.8 179.2
11 Louisville 3 97 62 63.9 557 5.7 2 5 108.64 32.3 185.7
11 Boise State 1 23 15 65.2 189 8.2 2 0 162.94 23.0 189.0
11 Georgia Tech 2 61 39 63.9 399 6.5 2 2 123.13 30.5 199.5
11 South Alabama 2 53 30 56.6 399 7.5 2 0 132.29 26.5 199.5
11 Western Michigan 1 33 18 54.5 224 6.8 2 0 131.57 33.0 224.0
11 Wyoming 1 41 27 65.9 230 5.6 2 0 129.07 41.0 230.0
11 Boston College 1 26 18 69.2 299 11.5 2 0 191.21 26.0 299.0
20 Ohio State 4 97 59 60.8 593 6.1 3 3 116.20 24.3 148.3
20 Syracuse 2 40 28 70.0 328 8.2 3 0 163.63 20.0 164.0
20 Nebraska 4 93 49 52.7 716 7.7 3 1 125.86 23.3 179.0
20 Arizona State 4 106 68 64.2 763 7.2 3 3 128.29 26.5 190.8
20 Texas A&M 3 84 48 57.1 575 6.8 3 1 124.04 28.0 191.7
20 UAB 2 33 24 72.7 466 14.1 3 0 221.35 16.5 233.0
20 Massachusetts 1 31 21 67.7 234 7.5 3 0 163.07 31.0 234.0
20 Iowa State 3 110 69 62.7 709 6.4 3 3 120.42 36.7 236.3
20 Utah 2 59 38 64.4 477 8.1 3 2 142.32 29.5 238.5
20 North Carolina 2 72 47 65.3 484 6.7 3 2 129.93 36.0 242.0
20 Navy 2 43 35 81.4 487 11.3 3 0 199.56 21.5 243.5
20 San Diego State 1 49 27 55.1 250 5.1 3 2 110.00 49.0 250.0
20 Old Dominion 2 58 36 62.1 506 8.7 3 0 152.42 29.0 253.0
20 Louisiana 1 40 26 65.0 290 7.3 3 1 145.65 40.0 290.0
20 East Carolina 2 63 45 71.4 608 9.7 3 0 168.21 31.5 304.0
20 Houston 2 73 52 71.2 638 8.7 3 3 149.99 36.5 319.0
20 Air Force 1 26 20 76.9 339 13.0 3 0 224.52 26.0 339.0
20 Sam Houston State 1 28 23 82.1 343 12.3 3 0 220.40 28.0 343.0
20 Ohio 1 32 25 78.1 347 10.8 3 2 187.66 32.0 347.0
20 Missouri State 1 27 24 88.9 364 13.5 3 0 238.80 27.0 364.0
40 Arizona 2 52 27 51.9 336 6.5 4 2 123.89 26.0 168.0
40 Kansas 2 53 29 54.7 386 7.3 4 1 137.04 26.5 193.0
40 Army 3 79 55 69.6 592 7.5 4 2 144.22 26.3 197.3
40 Memphis 2 33 21 63.6 432 13.1 4 0 213.60 16.5 216.0
40 Maryland 2 46 32 69.6 436 9.5 4 1 173.54 23.0 218.0
40 Northwestern 4 124 83 66.9 938 7.6 4 4 134.69 31.0 234.5
40 Miami (FL) 5 171 105 61.4 1208 7.1 4 5 122.61 34.2 241.6
40 TCU 3 92 56 60.9 737 8.0 4 3 135.99 30.7 245.7
40 Texas State 1 19 12 63.2 264 13.9 4 1 238.82 19.0 264.0
40 Duke 3 100 61 61.0 802 8.0 4 4 133.57 33.3 267.3
40 UCF 3 92 68 73.9 806 8.8 4 3 155.33 30.7 268.7
40 Rice 3 58 42 72.4 829 14.3 4 1 211.78 19.3 276.3
40 James Madison 1 27 19 70.4 313 11.6 4 2 201.83 27.0 313.0
40 San Jose State 1 33 21 63.6 317 9.6 4 1 178.27 33.0 317.0
40 Charlotte 3 121 91 75.2 1177 9.7 4 4 161.22 40.3 392.3
55 BYU 4 124 67 54.0 861 6.9 5 3 120.83 31.0 215.3
55 Indiana 6 207 134 64.7 1329 6.4 5 7 119.87 34.5 221.5
55 Oklahoma 5 168 100 59.5 1181 7.0 5 1 127.20 33.6 236.2
55 Iowa 4 114 74 64.9 946 8.3 5 2 145.57 28.5 236.5
55 Washington 3 85 63 74.1 724 8.5 5 0 165.08 28.3 241.3
55 Tennessee 4 118 79 66.9 984 8.3 5 4 144.20 29.5 246.0
55 Georgia State 3 93 58 62.4 823 8.8 5 2 150.14 31.0 274.3
55 Kennesaw State 1 28 21 75.0 280 10.0 5 0 217.93 28.0 280.0
55 Georgia Southern 2 52 31 59.6 594 11.4 5 0 187.30 26.0 297.0
55 Tulane 3 95 65 68.4 947 10.0 5 3 163.20 31.7 315.7
65 Baylor 3 78 51 65.4 535 6.9 6 1 145.83 26.0 178.3
65 Notre Dame 4 119 62 52.1 915 7.7 6 3 128.29 29.8 228.8
65 Rutgers 3 64 44 68.8 697 10.9 6 1 188.04 21.3 232.3
65 Purdue 5 120 84 70.0 1204 10.0 6 2 167.45 24.0 240.8
65 Florida 5 152 96 63.2 1207 7.9 6 6 135.00 30.4 241.4
65 Pittsburgh 2 64 45 70.3 488 7.6 6 3 155.92 32.0 244.0
65 Marshall 2 56 33 58.9 519 9.3 6 1 168.57 28.0 259.5
65 Coastal Carolina 2 58 38 65.5 529 9.1 6 1 172.83 29.0 264.5
65 Minnesota 3 81 67 82.7 813 10.0 6 0 191.47 27.0 271.0
65 Kentucky 4 122 80 65.6 1151 9.4 6 5 152.85 30.5 287.8
65 USF 3 96 65 67.7 893 9.3 6 5 156.06 32.0 297.7
65 NC State 3 108 73 67.6 966 8.9 6 2 157.35 36.0 322.0
77 Missouri 5 147 92 62.6 921 6.3 7 1 129.57 29.4 184.2
77 Washington State 4 106 73 68.9 823 7.8 7 1 153.99 26.5 205.8
77 Auburn 5 164 107 65.2 1194 7.3 7 1 139.25 32.8 238.8
77 Temple 4 107 64 59.8 1025 9.6 7 1 159.99 26.8 256.3
77 Kent State 2 65 42 64.6 541 8.3 7 0 170.07 32.5 270.5
77 Georgia 5 203 120 59.1 1368 6.7 7 2 125.13 40.6 273.6
77 Vanderbilt 3 86 64 74.4 880 10.2 7 2 182.59 28.7 293.3
77 Kansas State 3 113 65 57.5 884 7.8 7 3 138.36 37.7 294.7
77 Oklahoma State 3 88 61 69.3 920 10.5 7 0 183.39 29.3 306.7
77 SMU 2 78 48 61.5 653 8.4 7 3 153.78 39.0 326.5
77 Louisiana-Monroe 1 33 29 87.9 371 11.2 7 0 252.31 33.0 371.0
88 Cincinnati 4 93 59 63.4 754 8.1 8 1 157.79 23.3 188.5
88 USC 5 142 95 66.9 995 7.0 8 6 135.90 28.4 199.0
88 Michigan State 4 93 64 68.8 799 8.6 8 1 167.22 23.3 199.8
88 Colorado 4 111 68 61.3 841 7.6 8 0 148.69 27.8 210.3
88 Penn State 4 109 78 71.6 850 7.8 8 2 157.61 27.3 212.5
88 UCLA 4 118 87 73.7 894 7.6 8 2 156.35 29.5 223.5
88 Florida State 3 106 69 65.1 724 6.8 8 3 141.71 35.3 241.3
88 Michigan 4 126 86 68.3 989 7.8 8 3 150.37 31.5 247.3
88 Virginia Tech 3 89 64 71.9 746 8.4 8 1 169.73 29.7 248.7
97 South Carolina 5 156 95 60.9 1176 7.5 9 4 138.13 31.2 235.2
97 Illinois 3 93 70 75.3 797 8.6 9 1 177.04 31.0 265.7
97 Stanford 4 125 86 68.8 1101 8.8 9 0 166.55 31.3 275.3
97 Utah State 2 69 48 69.6 640 9.3 9 2 184.72 34.5 320.0
101 Alabama 6 162 109 67.3 1121 6.9 10 2 143.31 27.0 186.8
101 Texas 6 201 128 63.7 1309 6.5 10 9 125.84 33.5 218.2
101 Ole Miss 6 199 115 57.8 1409 7.1 10 3 130.82 33.2 234.8
101 Oregon State 3 108 68 63.0 1053 9.8 10 3 169.85 36.0 351.0
105 LSU 6 193 122 63.2 1512 7.8 11 6 141.61 32.2 252.0
106 UTSA 3 109 67 61.5 904 8.3 12 3 161.97 36.3 301.3
107 Oregon 6 194 115 59.3 1320 6.8 13 5 133.39 32.3 220.0
107 Mississippi State 4 134 84 62.7 1159 8.6 13 2 164.36 33.5 289.8
109 Wisconsin 6 169 133 78.7 1591 9.4 14 1 183.94 28.2 265.2
109 Arkansas 4 125 88 70.4 1461 11.7 14 0 205.54 31.3 365.3
111 West Virginia 5 170 122 71.8 1590 9.4 16 5 175.52 34.0 318.0