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