2025 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Missouri 2 53 16 30.2 109 2.1 1 1 49.93 26.5 54.5
2 Nebraska 1 23 9 39.1 62 2.7 0 0 61.78 23.0 62.0
3 Alabama 1 18 10 55.6 55 3.1 0 1 70.12 18.0 55.0
4 Notre Dame 2 47 25 53.2 237 5.0 0 4 78.53 23.5 118.5
5 LSU 2 67 36 53.7 226 3.4 1 2 81.02 33.5 113.0
6 Arizona 1 47 26 55.3 223 4.7 0 3 82.41 47.0 223.0
7 Utah 1 23 12 52.2 108 4.7 0 1 82.92 23.0 108.0
8 Oklahoma 2 46 24 52.2 196 4.3 0 1 83.61 23.0 98.0
9 Virginia 1 37 20 54.1 163 4.4 0 1 85.64 37.0 163.0
10 Maryland 2 84 50 59.5 368 4.4 1 6 85.96 42.0 184.0
11 Illinois 1 24 13 54.2 91 3.8 0 0 86.02 24.0 91.0
12 Texas 3 104 58 55.8 483 4.6 0 4 87.09 34.7 161.0
13 Fresno State 10 281 138 49.1 1304 4.6 11 18 88.20 28.1 130.4
14 Georgia 2 48 25 52.1 259 5.4 0 2 89.08 24.0 129.5
15 Michigan State 1 33 16 48.5 188 5.7 0 1 90.28 33.0 188.0
16 UCF 1 30 16 53.3 157 5.2 0 1 90.62 30.0 157.0
17 Indiana 2 43 24 55.8 278 6.5 0 4 91.52 21.5 139.0
18 Washington 2 76 39 51.3 433 5.7 2 6 92.07 38.0 216.5
19 Minnesota 2 48 27 56.3 195 4.1 1 1 93.08 24.0 97.5
20 Iowa 1 22 13 59.1 93 4.2 0 0 94.60 22.0 93.0
21 Ole Miss 3 91 42 46.2 479 5.3 3 3 94.66 30.3 159.7
22 Penn State 2 54 29 53.7 274 5.1 1 2 95.02 27.0 137.0
23 Michigan 2 68 43 63.2 277 4.1 2 4 95.41 34.0 138.5
24 Georgia Tech 1 37 17 45.9 144 3.9 2 0 96.48 37.0 144.0
25 North Carolina 1 42 25 59.5 250 6.0 0 2 100.00 42.0 250.0
26 Kansas 1 29 18 62.1 179 6.2 0 2 100.12 29.0 179.0
27 San Diego State 10 309 168 54.4 1607 5.2 11 13 101.40 30.9 160.7
28 Toledo 9 268 132 49.3 1637 6.1 7 10 101.72 29.8 181.9
29 Houston 1 13 11 84.6 51 3.9 0 1 102.19 13.0 51.0
30 Wake Forest 2 80 44 55.0 382 4.8 2 0 103.36 40.0 191.0
31 Wisconsin 2 50 30 60.0 291 5.8 1 3 103.49 25.0 145.5
32 Florida State 1 27 13 48.1 163 6.0 1 1 103.67 27.0 163.0
33 James Madison 10 314 153 48.7 1823 5.8 11 8 103.96 31.4 182.3
34 Texas Tech 1 25 11 44.0 165 6.6 1 1 104.64 25.0 165.0
35 BYU 1 42 25 59.5 285 6.8 0 2 107.00 42.0 285.0
36 Western Michigan 11 312 163 52.2 1912 6.1 10 10 107.89 28.4 173.8
37 Iowa State 1 33 19 57.6 222 6.7 0 1 108.03 33.0 222.0
38 Louisville 3 80 46 57.5 435 5.4 3 3 108.06 26.7 145.0
39 Ohio State 1 21 10 47.6 113 5.4 1 0 108.53 21.0 113.0
40 Wyoming 9 248 131 52.8 1461 5.9 10 8 109.16 27.6 162.3
41 Boise State 12 334 181 54.2 2054 6.1 13 13 110.91 27.8 171.2
42 Clemson 1 31 19 61.3 223 7.2 1 3 113.02 31.0 223.0
43 Central Michigan 9 298 166 55.7 1870 6.3 10 9 113.45 33.1 207.8
44 USC 3 99 60 60.6 530 5.4 5 4 114.17 33.0 176.7
45 SMU 1 38 23 60.5 275 7.2 1 3 114.22 38.0 275.0
46 Louisiana Tech 10 387 208 53.7 2596 6.7 17 19 114.78 38.7 259.6
47 Oregon State 4 89 47 52.8 587 6.6 3 2 114.85 22.3 146.8
48 South Carolina 1 36 27 75.0 174 4.8 0 0 115.60 36.0 174.0
49 USF 10 374 222 59.4 2328 6.2 11 10 116.01 37.4 232.8
50 Western Kentucky 11 389 216 55.5 2608 6.7 11 8 117.06 35.4 237.1
51 North Texas 12 326 182 55.8 2028 6.2 16 11 117.54 27.2 169.0
52 Syracuse 2 59 34 57.6 343 5.8 2 0 117.66 29.5 171.5
53 Oregon 1 49 24 49.0 323 6.6 2 0 117.82 49.0 323.0
54 Mississippi State 2 64 41 64.1 341 5.3 3 2 118.04 32.0 170.5
55 Northern Illinois 9 232 140 60.3 1518 6.5 7 8 118.37 25.8 168.7
56 Old Dominion 10 311 190 61.1 1929 6.2 13 12 119.27 31.1 192.9
57 Arizona State 1 36 25 69.4 184 5.1 1 0 121.54 36.0 184.0
58 Kentucky 2 83 48 57.8 600 7.2 2 2 121.68 41.5 300.0
59 Miami (OH) 11 344 194 56.4 2271 6.6 17 11 121.77 31.3 206.5
60 Washington State 7 200 121 60.5 1204 6.0 9 4 121.92 28.6 172.0
61 Utah State 9 335 195 58.2 2222 6.6 13 8 121.96 37.2 246.9
62 Southern Miss 11 365 231 63.3 2570 7.0 12 20 122.32 33.2 233.6
63 Buffalo 10 279 154 55.2 1832 6.6 15 6 123.79 27.9 183.2
64 Oklahoma State 1 36 23 63.9 219 6.1 1 0 124.16 36.0 219.0
65 Troy 12 339 196 57.8 2367 7.0 13 8 124.41 28.3 197.3
66 East Carolina 9 318 199 62.6 2033 6.4 13 8 124.74 35.3 225.9
67 Nevada 10 302 188 62.3 2115 7.0 10 10 125.39 30.2 211.5
68 Bowling Green 9 235 132 56.2 1656 7.0 11 6 125.70 26.1 184.0
69 Tennessee 2 105 74 70.5 684 6.5 2 3 125.78 52.5 342.0
70 Auburn 2 42 28 66.7 241 5.7 2 1 125.82 21.0 120.5
71 Northwestern 3 81 51 63.0 516 6.4 3 1 126.22 27.0 172.0
72 Kennesaw State 11 340 203 59.7 2368 7.0 14 9 126.52 30.9 215.3
73 Ohio 9 247 154 62.3 1639 6.6 12 8 127.64 27.4 182.1
74 Colorado 2 62 30 48.4 494 8.0 3 1 128.06 31.0 247.0
75 Texas A&M 3 97 57 58.8 635 6.5 5 1 128.70 32.3 211.7
76 Georgia Southern 11 351 225 64.1 2541 7.2 11 11 128.98 31.9 231.0
77 West Virginia 1 31 22 71.0 247 8.0 1 3 129.20 31.0 247.0
78 Miami (FL) 2 71 43 60.6 513 7.2 3 2 129.56 35.5 256.5
79 Delaware 10 345 214 62.0 2462 7.1 15 10 130.52 34.5 246.2
80 Missouri State 10 318 194 61.0 2188 6.9 15 6 130.61 31.8 218.8
81 Memphis 10 313 194 62.0 2293 7.3 12 8 131.06 31.3 229.3
82 Eastern Michigan 10 250 151 60.4 1722 6.9 14 7 131.14 25.0 172.2
83 Jacksonville State 12 380 230 60.5 2828 7.4 17 12 131.48 31.7 235.7
84 Liberty 11 319 190 59.6 2229 7.0 17 6 132.08 29.0 202.6
85 Kent State 8 269 159 59.1 1838 6.8 16 5 132.42 33.6 229.8
86 Louisiana-Monroe 9 268 162 60.4 1977 7.4 11 4 132.97 29.8 219.7
87 UTSA 11 313 182 58.1 2280 7.3 19 9 133.62 28.5 207.3
88 Army 11 304 197 64.8 2151 7.1 13 7 133.74 27.6 195.5
89 Florida 1 36 23 63.9 263 7.3 1 0 134.43 36.0 263.0
90 Akron 10 290 173 59.7 2204 7.6 16 9 135.50 29.0 220.4
91 Connecticut 9 257 176 68.5 1869 7.3 10 8 136.17 28.6 207.7
92 FIU 11 386 236 61.1 2808 7.3 24 12 136.55 35.1 255.3
93 UTEP 10 319 200 62.7 2253 7.1 17 4 137.11 31.9 225.3
94 Hawaii 9 267 155 58.1 2157 8.1 13 6 137.49 29.7 239.7
95 NC State 3 111 70 63.1 879 7.9 4 2 137.87 37.0 293.0
96 Appalachian State 11 388 246 63.4 2908 7.5 19 9 137.88 35.3 264.4
97 New Mexico State 10 348 221 63.5 2436 7.0 24 12 138.17 34.8 243.6
98 UNLV 12 350 206 58.9 2734 7.8 20 9 138.19 29.2 227.8
98 Arkansas 3 99 61 61.6 762 7.7 6 4 138.19 33.0 254.0
100 Ball State 9 247 148 59.9 1852 7.5 17 9 138.32 27.4 205.8
101 Coastal Carolina 10 326 203 62.3 2406 7.4 21 11 138.77 32.6 240.6
102 South Alabama 10 291 179 61.5 2159 7.4 18 5 140.80 29.1 215.9
103 Texas State 11 355 236 66.5 2550 7.2 21 8 141.83 32.3 231.8
104 New Mexico 9 280 193 68.9 2099 7.5 14 7 143.40 31.1 233.2
105 Pittsburgh 3 76 49 64.5 566 7.4 5 2 143.47 25.3 188.7
106 Louisiana 11 325 216 66.5 2543 7.8 16 7 144.13 29.5 231.2
107 San Jose State 9 237 158 66.7 1950 8.2 10 6 144.65 26.3 216.7
108 Tulane 10 330 230 69.7 2536 7.7 17 10 145.19 33.0 253.6
109 Arkansas State 10 302 208 68.9 2338 7.7 14 4 146.55 30.2 233.8
110 Temple 9 234 147 62.8 1907 8.1 14 5 146.75 26.0 211.9
111 Stanford 3 134 86 64.2 1020 7.6 8 0 147.82 44.7 340.0
112 Colorado State 9 245 154 62.9 2078 8.5 15 7 148.60 27.2 230.9
113 Florida Atlantic 10 288 191 66.3 2327 8.1 15 3 149.30 28.8 232.7
114 Marshall 10 312 188 60.3 2800 9.0 20 11 149.74 31.2 280.0
115 Navy 11 324 211 65.1 2696 8.3 19 6 150.67 29.5 245.1
116 Vanderbilt 2 86 59 68.6 532 6.2 8 0 151.27 43.0 266.0
117 Tulsa 9 250 162 64.8 1972 7.9 19 6 151.34 27.8 219.1
118 Charlotte 9 295 196 66.4 2438 8.3 19 6 153.05 32.8 270.9
119 Middle Tennessee State 10 320 204 63.8 2598 8.1 26 9 153.13 32.0 259.8
120 Cincinnati 2 52 38 73.1 382 7.3 3 0 153.83 26.0 191.0
121 Rutgers 2 54 35 64.8 490 9.1 3 1 155.67 27.0 245.0
122 Rice 11 325 203 62.5 2783 8.6 23 3 155.89 29.5 253.0
123 Duke 2 66 45 68.2 586 8.9 3 0 157.76 33.0 293.0
124 Sam Houston State 10 301 209 69.4 2682 8.9 17 6 158.93 30.1 268.2
125 California 2 67 49 73.1 488 7.3 5 0 158.95 33.5 244.0
126 Georgia State 9 239 153 64.0 1981 8.3 19 1 159.05 26.6 220.1
127 Kansas State 1 12 8 66.7 95 7.9 1 0 160.67 12.0 95.0
128 Air Force 11 312 218 69.9 3007 9.6 16 6 163.90 28.4 273.4
129 UAB 10 232 153 65.9 2200 9.5 20 3 171.47 23.2 220.0
130 Purdue 2 36 27 75.0 368 10.2 2 0 179.19 18.0 184.0
131 Massachusetts 9 189 130 68.8 1745 9.2 22 1 183.69 21.0 193.9
132 UCLA 2 38 27 71.1 355 9.3 5 0 192.94 19.0 177.5
133 Boston College 2 57 41 71.9 661 11.6 6 0 204.08 28.5 330.5
134 Virginia Tech 1 22 16 72.7 276 12.5 2 0 208.11 22.0 276.0