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