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

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Oregon 9 230 111 48.3 1049 4.6 6 10 86.48 25.6 116.6
2 Arizona 11 333 181 54.4 1813 5.4 5 20 93.03 30.3 164.8
3 LSU 7 221 125 56.6 1148 5.2 3 11 94.73 31.6 164.0
4 Utah 11 326 152 46.6 1835 5.6 9 13 95.04 29.6 166.8
5 Iowa 9 258 141 54.7 1299 5.0 4 9 95.08 28.7 144.3
6 San Diego State 12 368 196 53.3 1884 5.1 11 13 99.06 30.7 157.0
7 Notre Dame 8 294 168 57.1 1646 5.6 8 18 100.91 36.8 205.8
8 Toledo 13 353 177 50.1 2054 5.8 11 13 101.93 27.2 158.0
9 James Madison 13 394 195 49.5 2229 5.7 14 12 102.64 30.3 171.5
10 Ohio State 10 245 149 60.8 1223 5.0 4 5 104.06 24.5 122.3
11 Fresno State 13 368 198 53.8 1999 5.4 18 20 104.70 28.3 153.8
12 Washington 10 363 206 56.7 2023 5.6 12 14 106.76 36.3 202.3
13 Missouri 8 232 123 53.0 1334 5.8 8 6 107.53 29.0 166.8
14 Texas Tech 9 319 184 57.7 1766 5.5 9 9 107.85 35.4 196.2
15 Oklahoma 8 239 140 58.6 1357 5.7 6 8 107.87 29.9 169.6
16 Indiana 10 280 168 60.0 1692 6.0 5 12 108.08 28.0 169.2
17 Boise State 13 376 202 53.7 2269 6.0 15 14 110.12 28.9 174.5
18 Alabama 9 234 137 58.5 1428 6.1 6 9 110.59 26.0 158.7
19 Miami (FL) 11 350 207 59.1 2070 5.9 9 11 111.01 31.8 188.2
20 Old Dominion 11 351 211 60.1 1983 5.6 13 15 111.24 31.9 180.3
21 Ole Miss 9 259 145 56.0 1575 6.1 7 6 111.36 28.8 175.0
22 Kansas State 9 278 157 56.5 1785 6.4 7 10 111.54 30.9 198.3
23 Western Kentucky 13 466 257 55.2 2915 6.3 12 9 112.33 35.8 224.2
24 USF 10 383 230 60.1 2263 5.9 9 9 112.75 38.3 226.3
25 Louisiana Tech 13 484 266 55.0 3124 6.5 19 22 113.05 37.2 240.3
26 Wyoming 11 305 165 54.1 1876 6.2 13 10 113.27 27.7 170.5
27 South Carolina 7 217 130 59.9 1420 6.5 4 8 113.59 31.0 202.9
28 North Texas 12 352 197 56.0 2102 6.0 16 13 113.74 29.3 175.2
29 Western Michigan 13 357 198 55.5 2295 6.4 12 12 113.83 27.5 176.5
30 Nebraska 9 221 134 60.6 1287 5.8 6 5 113.99 24.6 143.0
31 Michigan 9 300 185 61.7 1759 5.9 9 10 114.15 33.3 195.4
32 Wisconsin 6 175 107 61.1 1028 5.9 5 4 115.34 29.2 171.3
33 UCF 9 243 144 59.3 1415 5.8 9 6 115.45 27.0 157.2
34 BYU 10 328 193 58.8 2075 6.3 12 14 115.51 32.8 207.5
35 Wake Forest 12 423 249 58.9 2526 6.0 12 4 116.50 35.3 210.5
36 Louisville 10 312 180 57.7 1897 6.1 13 9 116.74 31.2 189.7
37 Penn State 9 257 152 59.1 1545 6.0 8 4 116.80 28.6 171.7
38 Illinois 10 336 203 60.4 2042 6.1 10 5 118.31 33.6 204.2
39 Washington State 9 246 151 61.4 1444 5.9 9 5 118.69 27.3 160.4
40 Texas A&M 10 297 166 55.9 1721 5.8 14 2 118.78 29.7 172.1
41 East Carolina 11 391 243 62.1 2392 6.1 13 10 119.39 35.5 217.5
42 Georgia 9 256 159 62.1 1663 6.5 7 7 120.23 28.4 184.8
43 Central Michigan 12 385 222 57.7 2487 6.5 17 12 120.26 32.1 207.3
44 Northern Illinois 12 317 188 59.3 2087 6.6 11 9 120.39 26.4 173.9
44 Mississippi State 9 262 155 59.2 1740 6.6 11 11 120.39 29.1 193.3
46 Arkansas 8 214 125 58.4 1410 6.6 8 6 120.49 26.8 176.3
47 Virginia 14 412 245 59.5 2738 6.6 15 14 120.52 29.4 195.6
48 Miami (OH) 14 437 247 56.5 2805 6.4 22 14 120.64 31.2 200.4
49 Southern Miss 13 429 272 63.4 2980 6.9 13 23 121.03 33.0 229.2
50 Utah State 11 410 234 57.1 2725 6.6 17 11 121.21 37.3 247.7
51 Houston 11 330 191 57.9 2207 6.7 13 9 121.61 30.0 200.6
52 California 12 384 235 61.2 2405 6.3 14 8 121.67 32.0 200.4
53 Texas 7 264 163 61.7 1745 6.6 8 7 121.96 37.7 249.3
54 Buffalo 12 345 191 55.4 2237 6.5 17 7 122.03 28.8 186.4
55 Oregon State 9 240 130 54.2 1616 6.7 12 5 123.06 26.7 179.6
56 Minnesota 10 289 181 62.6 1924 6.7 10 9 123.74 28.9 192.4
57 Memphis 11 359 217 60.4 2521 7.0 12 12 123.77 32.6 229.2
58 Auburn 7 217 131 60.4 1564 7.2 8 10 123.86 31.0 223.4
59 Georgia Southern 11 363 233 64.2 2532 7.0 10 12 125.26 33.0 230.2
60 Liberty 11 325 186 57.2 2148 6.6 16 6 125.31 29.5 195.3
61 SMU 11 444 270 60.8 3028 6.8 19 15 125.46 40.4 275.3
62 Colorado 8 212 111 52.4 1597 7.5 10 6 125.55 26.5 199.6
63 Baylor 9 266 163 61.3 1804 6.8 11 8 125.88 29.6 200.4
64 Clemson 13 484 294 60.7 3266 6.7 18 9 125.97 37.2 251.2
65 Iowa State 9 277 168 60.6 1913 6.9 11 8 125.98 30.8 212.6
66 Arizona State 9 353 209 59.2 2272 6.4 17 5 126.33 39.2 252.4
67 Army 10 280 173 61.8 1883 6.7 11 6 126.96 28.0 188.3
68 Kennesaw State 13 393 236 60.1 2801 7.1 14 9 127.09 30.2 215.5
69 North Carolina 10 313 198 63.3 2051 6.6 12 4 128.40 31.3 205.1
70 UTSA 10 285 169 59.3 1991 7.0 14 8 128.58 28.5 199.1
71 Missouri State 12 386 241 62.4 2619 6.8 16 8 128.96 32.2 218.3
72 Maryland 10 337 210 62.3 2282 6.8 21 18 129.08 33.7 228.2
73 Kentucky 8 236 141 59.7 1728 7.3 10 7 129.30 29.5 216.0
74 Vanderbilt 10 372 241 64.8 2362 6.3 17 6 129.97 37.2 236.2
75 Florida State 9 220 134 60.9 1565 7.1 12 9 130.49 24.4 173.9
76 Jacksonville State 14 446 273 61.2 3283 7.4 19 14 130.82 31.9 234.5
77 Temple 8 202 125 61.9 1369 6.8 11 6 130.84 25.3 171.1
78 Hawaii 13 394 234 59.4 2953 7.5 15 8 130.85 30.3 227.2
79 Northwestern 9 223 140 62.8 1578 7.1 9 5 131.06 24.8 175.3
80 Troy 13 365 225 61.6 2654 7.3 15 9 131.35 28.1 204.2
81 NC State 10 362 222 61.3 2585 7.1 16 7 132.03 36.2 258.5
82 Louisiana-Monroe 11 321 195 60.7 2296 7.2 14 5 132.11 29.2 208.7
83 Nevada 12 356 231 64.9 2643 7.4 12 11 132.19 29.7 220.3
84 Kent State 10 324 190 58.6 2291 7.1 18 6 132.67 32.4 229.1
85 West Virginia 7 220 131 59.5 1595 7.3 12 6 133.00 31.4 227.9
86 Coastal Carolina 11 356 220 61.8 2537 7.1 19 11 133.09 32.4 230.6
87 Ohio 12 328 206 62.8 2358 7.2 16 10 133.20 27.3 196.5
88 Tennessee 9 323 212 65.6 2198 6.8 14 6 133.38 35.9 244.2
89 Pittsburgh 11 367 226 61.6 2571 7.0 22 12 133.66 33.4 233.7
90 FIU 13 458 278 60.7 3249 7.1 26 12 133.78 35.2 249.9
91 Bowling Green 12 321 189 58.9 2420 7.5 15 6 133.89 26.8 201.7
92 Delaware 13 428 265 61.9 3193 7.5 21 14 134.23 32.9 245.6
93 UNLV 14 444 266 59.9 3384 7.6 23 14 134.71 31.7 241.7
94 Connecticut 13 393 257 65.4 2840 7.2 17 11 134.77 30.2 218.5
95 Texas State 12 383 254 66.3 2571 6.7 19 8 134.90 31.9 214.3
96 New Mexico State 12 408 260 63.7 2842 7.0 25 15 135.11 34.0 236.8
97 USC 8 252 164 65.1 1703 6.8 14 6 135.42 31.5 212.9
98 Appalachian State 12 434 274 63.1 3180 7.3 22 12 135.88 36.2 265.0
99 Tulane 11 383 258 67.4 2716 7.1 18 12 136.16 34.8 246.9
100 Eastern Michigan 12 295 178 60.3 2210 7.5 16 7 136.42 24.6 184.2
101 South Alabama 10 287 177 61.7 2061 7.2 17 6 137.36 28.7 206.1
102 TCU 10 333 205 61.6 2456 7.4 21 11 137.71 33.3 245.6
103 Akron 12 355 214 60.3 2750 7.7 20 11 137.74 29.6 229.2
104 UTEP 11 355 224 63.1 2548 7.2 18 4 137.87 32.3 231.6
105 Stanford 8 320 208 65.0 2366 7.4 13 3 138.64 40.0 295.8
106 Virginia Tech 9 259 170 65.6 1952 7.5 10 3 139.37 28.8 216.9
107 New Mexico 12 381 261 68.5 2728 7.2 18 9 139.51 31.8 227.3
108 Navy 11 329 204 62.0 2503 7.6 18 7 139.71 29.9 227.5
109 Florida 7 183 118 64.5 1468 8.0 7 4 140.11 26.1 209.7
110 Marshall 10 312 182 58.3 2621 8.4 18 12 140.25 31.2 262.1
111 Cincinnati 9 296 201 67.9 2112 7.1 12 1 140.54 32.9 234.7
112 Kansas 10 302 198 65.6 2183 7.2 15 3 140.68 30.2 218.3
113 Michigan State 8 274 178 65.0 1977 7.2 15 4 140.71 34.3 247.1
114 Rice 10 317 189 59.6 2293 7.2 21 2 140.98 31.7 229.3
115 Georgia Tech 11 347 215 62.0 2658 7.7 17 2 141.32 31.5 241.6
116 Louisiana 12 339 226 66.7 2623 7.7 15 8 141.54 28.3 218.6
117 UCLA 8 208 128 61.5 1465 7.0 15 2 142.58 26.0 183.1
118 Ball State 12 354 219 61.9 2722 7.7 23 9 142.81 29.5 226.8
119 Florida Atlantic 10 330 211 63.9 2475 7.5 18 2 143.73 33.0 247.5
120 Tulsa 10 305 196 64.3 2225 7.3 20 5 143.90 30.5 222.5
121 Colorado State 12 325 205 63.1 2653 8.2 18 8 145.01 27.1 221.1
122 Syracuse 10 351 231 65.8 2705 7.7 20 5 146.50 35.1 270.5
123 Boston College 11 348 222 63.8 2769 8.0 21 6 147.09 31.6 251.7
124 San Jose State 11 312 205 65.7 2626 8.4 14 6 147.37 28.4 238.7
125 Charlotte 9 281 183 65.1 2083 7.4 20 3 148.75 31.2 231.4
126 Purdue 7 192 118 61.5 1696 8.8 9 2 149.05 27.4 242.3
127 Duke 11 363 250 68.9 3073 8.5 17 10 149.92 33.0 279.4
128 Arkansas State 13 392 268 68.4 3184 8.1 21 7 150.70 30.2 244.9
129 Rutgers 9 248 160 64.5 1978 8.0 17 4 150.91 27.6 219.8
130 Sam Houston State 11 343 238 69.4 2968 8.7 17 8 153.77 31.2 269.8
131 Middle Tennessee State 12 374 241 64.4 3074 8.2 31 10 155.48 31.2 256.2
132 Air Force 11 310 214 69.0 2837 9.2 14 7 156.29 28.2 257.9
133 Oklahoma State 9 252 162 64.3 2109 8.4 21 6 157.33 28.0 234.3
134 Georgia State 9 247 161 65.2 2066 8.4 20 1 161.35 27.4 229.6
135 Massachusetts 11 266 179 67.3 2316 8.7 26 4 169.67 24.2 210.5
136 UAB 10 253 165 65.2 2321 9.2 24 4 170.42 25.3 232.1