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