2025 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Ohio State 13 320 197 61.6 1744 5.5 7 7 110.18 24.6 134.2
2 Iowa 12 346 202 58.4 2111 6.1 8 11 110.90 28.8 175.9
3 Nebraska 12 296 172 58.1 1936 6.5 9 6 119.04 24.7 161.3
3 Arizona 12 361 198 54.8 2081 5.8 9 20 100.43 30.1 173.4
5 Northern Illinois 11 288 171 59.4 1932 6.7 10 8 121.63 26.2 175.6
5 Texas Tech 13 450 269 59.8 2540 5.6 10 16 107.41 34.6 195.4
5 Indiana 15 467 291 62.3 2983 6.4 10 19 114.90 31.1 198.9
8 Toledo 12 337 168 49.9 2034 6.0 11 13 103.60 28.1 169.5
8 Oklahoma 12 387 230 59.4 2504 6.5 11 9 118.51 32.3 208.7
8 Nevada 11 337 217 64.4 2418 7.2 11 10 129.50 30.6 219.8
11 Utah 12 355 175 49.3 2154 6.1 12 13 104.10 29.6 179.5
11 Northwestern 12 320 211 65.9 2406 7.5 12 8 136.48 26.7 200.5
11 Wake Forest 12 414 244 58.9 2486 6.0 12 3 117.50 34.5 207.2
11 South Carolina 11 345 207 60.0 2388 6.9 12 12 122.66 31.4 217.1
11 Western Kentucky 12 431 241 55.9 2810 6.5 12 9 115.70 35.9 234.2
16 Western Michigan 13 362 197 54.4 2263 6.3 13 11 112.70 27.8 174.1
16 UCF 11 324 207 63.9 2181 6.7 13 8 128.73 29.5 198.3
16 Miami (FL) 15 503 298 59.2 3179 6.3 13 15 114.91 33.5 211.9
16 LSU 12 393 236 60.1 2544 6.5 13 17 116.69 32.8 212.0
16 Kansas State 11 352 198 56.3 2417 6.9 13 13 118.72 32.0 219.7
16 Iowa State 11 358 222 62.0 2496 7.0 13 9 127.52 32.5 226.9
16 Southern Miss 12 401 258 64.3 2849 7.1 13 21 124.25 33.4 237.4
16 Florida 11 324 210 64.8 2626 8.1 13 10 139.97 29.5 238.7
24 San Diego State 12 392 214 54.6 2088 5.3 14 15 103.47 32.7 174.0
24 Missouri 12 356 202 56.7 2182 6.1 14 6 117.83 29.7 181.8
24 Army 12 329 212 64.4 2323 7.1 14 8 132.93 27.4 193.6
24 Virginia 13 387 232 59.9 2534 6.5 14 14 119.65 29.8 194.9
24 Bowling Green 11 292 173 59.2 2302 7.9 14 6 137.19 26.5 209.3
24 California 12 384 239 62.2 2527 6.6 14 7 125.90 32.0 210.6
24 Notre Dame 12 413 230 55.7 2561 6.2 14 21 108.80 34.4 213.4
24 Georgia 13 436 263 60.3 2880 6.6 14 8 122.74 33.5 221.5
24 Auburn 11 345 217 62.9 2535 7.3 14 9 132.79 31.4 230.5
24 Purdue 11 278 182 65.5 2698 9.7 14 4 160.73 25.3 245.3
34 Wyoming 11 317 176 55.5 1995 6.3 15 8 118.95 28.8 181.4
34 Penn State 12 339 217 64.0 2299 6.8 15 4 133.22 28.3 191.6
34 Troy 13 363 214 59.0 2563 7.1 15 9 126.94 27.9 197.2
34 Louisville 12 395 237 60.0 2378 6.0 15 14 116.01 32.9 198.2
34 North Carolina 11 370 236 63.8 2460 6.6 15 5 130.31 33.6 223.6
34 Hawaii 12 359 211 58.8 2764 7.7 15 7 133.33 29.9 230.3
34 Memphis 12 373 226 60.6 2839 7.6 15 10 132.43 31.1 236.6
34 USF 12 437 270 61.8 2921 6.7 15 13 123.32 36.4 243.4
34 Georgia Southern 12 381 245 64.3 2987 7.8 15 11 137.38 31.8 248.9
34 Kentucky 11 335 207 61.8 2758 8.2 15 11 139.16 30.5 250.7
44 North Texas 13 361 205 56.8 2239 6.2 16 14 115.76 27.8 172.2
44 Eastern Michigan 11 271 163 60.1 1962 7.2 16 7 135.28 24.6 178.4
44 Alabama 14 387 242 62.5 2529 6.5 16 10 125.89 27.6 180.6
44 Washington State 12 332 212 63.9 2234 6.7 16 6 132.67 27.7 186.2
44 Old Dominion 12 382 234 61.3 2388 6.3 16 13 120.78 31.8 199.0
44 Baylor 11 319 201 63.0 2239 7.0 16 6 134.76 29.0 203.5
44 Washington 12 420 255 60.7 2605 6.2 16 13 119.19 35.0 217.1
44 Minnesota 12 355 239 67.3 2714 7.6 16 7 142.47 29.6 226.2
44 Houston 12 370 226 61.1 2740 7.4 16 10 132.14 30.8 228.3
44 East Carolina 12 418 266 63.6 2853 6.8 16 10 128.82 34.8 237.8
44 San Jose State 11 313 208 66.5 2711 8.7 16 7 151.60 28.5 246.5
44 Air Force 11 312 218 69.9 3007 9.6 16 6 163.90 28.4 273.4
56 Boise State 13 362 198 54.7 2282 6.3 17 13 115.97 27.8 175.5
56 Texas A&M 12 364 207 56.9 2250 6.2 17 3 122.55 30.3 187.5
56 James Madison 13 395 204 51.6 2458 6.2 17 11 112.55 30.4 189.1
56 Buffalo 11 314 173 55.1 2122 6.8 17 7 125.28 28.5 192.9
56 Ohio 12 330 212 64.2 2416 7.3 17 11 136.07 27.5 201.3
56 Liberty 11 319 190 59.6 2229 7.0 17 6 132.08 29.0 202.6
56 Michigan 13 426 271 63.6 2748 6.5 17 13 124.88 32.8 211.4
56 Ole Miss 14 450 257 57.1 2961 6.6 17 9 120.85 32.1 211.5
56 Temple 11 289 181 62.6 2355 8.1 17 6 146.34 26.3 214.1
56 BYU 13 432 250 57.9 2880 6.7 17 17 118.99 33.2 221.5
56 Connecticut 12 370 248 67.0 2711 7.3 17 11 137.79 30.8 225.9
56 Georgia Tech 12 378 234 61.9 2848 7.5 17 4 137.92 31.5 237.3
56 Clemson 12 442 269 60.9 3061 6.9 17 8 128.10 36.8 255.1
69 Fresno State 12 350 188 53.7 1868 5.3 18 20 104.08 29.2 155.7
69 Colorado 12 323 179 55.4 2438 7.5 18 6 133.49 26.9 203.2
69 UTEP 11 344 211 61.3 2367 6.9 18 5 133.50 31.3 215.2
69 Central Michigan 12 390 226 57.9 2681 6.9 18 12 124.77 32.5 223.4
69 Kansas 11 335 214 63.9 2479 7.4 18 4 141.38 30.5 225.4
69 New Mexico 12 373 254 68.1 2714 7.3 18 8 140.86 31.1 226.2
69 Colorado State 11 297 188 63.3 2493 8.4 18 7 149.10 27.0 226.6
69 Louisiana 12 349 233 66.8 2722 7.8 18 8 144.71 29.1 226.8
69 Virginia Tech 11 321 218 67.9 2556 8.0 18 3 151.43 29.2 232.4
69 Texas 13 465 291 62.6 3054 6.6 18 16 123.64 35.8 234.9
69 Florida Atlantic 11 335 219 65.4 2595 7.7 18 3 146.38 30.5 235.9
69 Tennessee 12 410 272 66.3 3015 7.4 18 10 137.72 34.2 251.3
81 Oregon 14 393 203 51.7 2171 5.5 19 15 106.38 28.1 155.1
81 South Alabama 11 315 192 61.0 2301 7.3 19 5 139.05 28.6 209.2
81 Wisconsin 12 344 240 69.8 2619 7.6 19 5 149.04 28.7 218.3
81 Kennesaw State 13 396 244 61.6 2866 7.2 19 9 133.69 30.5 220.5
81 Illinois 12 400 259 64.8 2705 6.8 19 6 134.24 33.3 225.4
81 Arizona State 12 417 251 60.2 2793 6.7 19 7 128.12 34.8 232.8
81 Missouri State 12 381 242 63.5 2833 7.4 19 7 138.77 31.8 236.1
81 Jacksonville State 13 413 252 61.0 3142 7.6 19 12 134.30 31.8 241.7
81 Arkansas State 12 356 242 68.0 2912 8.2 19 7 150.37 29.7 242.7
81 Louisiana Tech 12 453 251 55.4 2979 6.6 19 20 115.66 37.8 248.3
91 Florida State 11 313 196 62.6 2197 7.0 20 10 136.28 28.5 199.7
91 Navy 12 344 223 64.8 2793 8.1 20 7 148.15 28.7 232.8
91 Cincinnati 12 373 250 67.0 2832 7.6 20 2 147.41 31.1 236.0
91 Akron 11 330 205 62.1 2698 8.2 20 9 145.35 30.0 245.3
91 Delaware 12 402 252 62.7 3044 7.6 20 12 136.74 33.5 253.7
91 Charlotte 11 353 238 67.4 2850 8.1 20 7 149.97 32.1 259.1
91 Sam Houston State 12 371 261 70.4 3311 8.9 20 8 158.80 30.9 275.9
98 Tulsa 11 328 207 63.1 2431 7.4 21 6 142.84 29.8 221.0
98 Oregon State 11 307 179 58.3 2487 8.1 21 7 144.37 27.9 226.1
98 UNLV 13 392 235 59.9 2989 7.6 21 10 136.58 30.2 229.9
98 Michigan State 11 332 218 65.7 2534 7.6 21 4 148.24 30.2 230.4
98 Louisiana-Monroe 11 334 212 63.5 2617 7.8 21 4 147.63 30.4 237.9
98 Syracuse 11 337 229 68.0 2732 8.1 21 3 154.83 30.6 248.4
98 Appalachian State 12 433 276 63.7 3266 7.5 21 11 138.03 36.1 272.2
98 NC State 12 438 275 62.8 3430 7.8 21 9 140.28 36.5 285.8
98 Duke 13 445 300 67.4 3763 8.5 21 14 147.73 34.2 289.5
107 USC 13 394 259 65.7 2698 6.8 22 12 135.60 30.3 207.5
107 Miami (OH) 13 412 238 57.8 2718 6.6 22 12 124.97 31.7 209.1
107 Ball State 11 309 194 62.8 2463 8.0 22 9 147.41 28.1 223.9
107 Arkansas 11 310 198 63.9 2705 8.7 22 6 156.72 28.2 245.9
107 Stanford 12 445 294 66.1 3467 7.8 22 3 146.48 37.1 288.9
112 UCLA 12 326 215 66.0 2359 7.2 23 4 147.56 27.2 196.6
112 UTSA 12 349 205 58.7 2571 7.4 23 9 137.21 29.1 214.3
112 UAB 11 262 171 65.3 2475 9.4 23 4 170.54 23.8 225.0
112 Maryland 11 354 228 64.4 2488 7.0 23 18 134.72 32.2 226.2
112 Texas State 12 380 251 66.1 2738 7.2 23 8 142.33 31.7 228.2
112 Rutgers 11 289 195 67.5 2583 8.9 23 4 166.04 26.3 234.8
112 TCU 12 396 239 60.4 2917 7.4 23 14 134.32 33.0 243.1
112 Tulane 14 478 323 67.6 3663 7.7 23 15 141.54 34.1 261.6
112 Boston College 11 335 220 65.7 2916 8.7 23 5 158.45 30.5 265.1
112 Marshall 11 344 207 60.2 3049 8.9 23 11 150.28 31.3 277.2
122 Mississippi State 12 375 226 60.3 2806 7.5 24 12 137.85 31.3 233.8
122 Kent State 11 358 217 60.6 2656 7.4 24 6 141.71 32.5 241.5
122 Rice 12 347 218 62.8 2971 8.6 24 3 155.83 28.9 247.6
122 Georgia State 11 310 200 64.5 2730 8.8 24 3 162.10 28.2 248.2
122 Vanderbilt 12 439 295 67.2 3155 7.2 24 7 142.42 36.6 262.9
127 New Mexico State 11 375 240 64.0 2655 7.1 25 14 138.00 34.1 241.4
127 Coastal Carolina 12 392 248 63.3 3011 7.7 25 11 143.23 32.7 250.9
127 Utah State 12 451 271 60.1 3235 7.2 25 13 132.87 37.6 269.6
130 Massachusetts 11 252 178 70.6 2232 8.9 26 2 177.50 22.9 202.9
130 FIU 12 419 255 60.9 3008 7.2 26 12 135.91 34.9 250.7
130 SMU 12 479 298 62.2 3437 7.2 26 16 133.71 39.9 286.4
133 Pittsburgh 12 404 254 62.9 2888 7.1 27 15 137.54 33.7 240.7
133 Oklahoma State 11 323 213 65.9 2920 9.0 27 5 166.36 29.4 265.5
135 West Virginia 11 368 246 66.8 3115 8.5 28 11 157.09 33.5 283.2
136 Middle Tennessee State 11 347 227 65.4 2881 8.3 29 10 156.99 31.5 261.9