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