2025 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

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