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