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