2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 10/28/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards TD Int Rating Long 1st 15+ 25+
1 Louisiana-Monroe 2 8 5 62.5 72 1 1 154.35 43 3 2 1
2 Rutgers 3 17 7 41.2 104 1 1 100.22 30 5 4 1
2 Iowa 5 14 7 50.0 116 1 0 143.17 49 5 2 1
4 FIU 4 17 9 52.9 87 0 0 95.93 26 5 2 1
4 Sacramento State 3 14 9 64.3 162 2 0 208.63 65 5 3 2
6 UTEP 2 11 10 90.9 112 1 0 206.44 21 7 3 0
7 Old Dominion 4 23 12 52.2 77 1 1 85.94 37 3 1 1
7 Charlotte 2 16 12 75.0 197 1 0 199.06 46 8 5 3
9 Kent State 3 23 13 56.5 96 0 1 82.88 27 6 1 1
9 Northern Illinois 2 15 13 86.7 115 2 0 195.07 16 6 1 0
9 Louisiana Tech 5 25 13 52.0 157 0 4 72.75 43 8 2 1
9 New Mexico 5 31 13 41.9 194 1 3 85.81 75 7 3 2
9 Oregon State 6 21 13 61.9 213 1 0 162.82 50 6 3 3
9 Arkansas 5 23 13 56.5 264 0 1 144.24 68 9 5 3
15 Southern Miss 3 27 15 55.6 184 1 1 117.62 29 8 5 3
16 North Dakota State 5 25 16 64.0 136 0 1 101.70 37 5 2 1
16 Kansas State 6 27 16 59.3 217 0 1 119.36 51 10 5 2
18 Wisconsin 6 32 17 53.1 157 1 1 98.40 22 7 3 0
18 East Carolina 6 32 17 53.1 187 1 0 112.53 42 4 4 2
18 Toledo 6 36 17 47.2 202 3 1 116.29 69 9 4 2
18 Georgia Southern 5 35 17 48.6 203 2 0 116.15 32 8 4 2
18 Penn State 6 31 17 54.8 214 1 3 104.13 72 7 5 2
18 Alabama 7 29 17 58.6 286 2 2 150.43 65 11 7 4
24 Notre Dame 7 38 19 50.0 219 3 2 113.93 28 10 7 3
24 Purdue 5 31 19 61.3 223 0 0 121.72 43 10 8 2
24 New Mexico State 3 26 19 73.1 273 2 1 178.97 81 11 5 2
27 North Texas 4 33 20 60.6 177 1 2 103.55 24 11 3 0
27 Oklahoma 5 31 20 64.5 243 2 0 151.66 42 13 4 2
27 Utah 7 42 20 47.6 246 0 2 87.30 36 11 8 3
27 Wyoming 5 30 20 66.7 264 1 1 144.92 45 9 6 2
27 Washington State 3 40 20 50.0 271 2 1 118.41 41 10 7 4
27 Air Force 5 40 20 50.0 310 2 2 121.60 60 16 8 3
33 Mississippi State 4 32 21 65.6 186 1 1 118.52 37 8 2 1
33 Bowling Green 5 37 21 56.8 202 2 0 120.46 25 10 5 1
33 Duke 7 40 21 52.5 256 0 2 96.26 44 11 7 2
33 Colorado State 4 30 21 70.0 283 0 4 122.57 46 12 8 2
33 Miami (FL) 7 32 21 65.6 325 3 0 181.88 75 12 7 2
33 Western Michigan 6 43 21 48.8 329 2 1 123.81 59 17 6 3
39 Appalachian State 6 41 22 53.7 228 1 2 98.66 71 9 3 1
39 Maryland 4 33 22 66.7 231 4 1 159.41 26 13 6 1
39 Florida State 6 30 22 73.3 268 1 0 159.37 40 11 6 2
39 Florida Atlantic 5 42 22 52.4 273 1 1 110.08 41 12 7 3
39 Ole Miss 5 33 22 66.7 285 0 0 139.21 34 12 9 5
44 Fresno State 5 37 23 62.2 203 1 3 100.94 24 7 6 0
44 Illinois 5 33 23 69.7 236 3 0 159.78 42 14 5 2
44 Michigan State 5 31 23 74.2 263 1 0 156.11 44 9 7 2
44 Navy 4 32 23 71.9 279 2 1 159.50 41 13 5 2
44 Iowa State 4 44 23 52.3 320 2 0 128.36 59 10 6 5
49 Florida 6 39 24 61.5 254 2 0 133.17 48 11 9 1
49 Liberty 6 46 24 52.2 304 1 0 114.86 36 15 8 1
49 UTSA 7 42 24 57.1 455 3 0 171.71 92 16 7 6
52 Arizona State 4 38 25 65.8 194 0 0 108.67 20 12 4 0
52 Central Michigan 5 49 25 51.0 251 1 2 92.62 27 10 4 2
52 UAB 5 52 25 48.1 294 1 4 86.54 39 15 6 3
52 Georgia State 5 38 25 65.8 313 1 0 143.67 44 16 8 2
52 Kansas 6 42 25 59.5 335 2 0 142.23 34 18 9 4
57 Boston College 6 50 26 52.0 217 0 6 64.46 20 14 1 0
57 Baylor 5 43 26 60.5 221 1 0 111.33 31 10 5 1
57 Hawaii 5 39 26 66.7 284 3 2 142.96 49 15 6 2
60 Georgia 7 54 27 50.0 317 2 0 111.53 60 13 9 2
60 Memphis 8 49 27 55.1 391 3 1 138.25 75 13 10 3
60 Connecticut 7 43 27 62.8 467 6 1 195.40 79 15 12 6
63 Missouri 7 43 28 65.1 225 2 2 115.13 23 10 5 0
63 Utah State 5 40 28 70.0 242 1 0 129.07 30 11 5 1
63 Vanderbilt 6 40 28 70.0 286 2 1 141.56 33 13 4 2
63 Nevada 6 52 28 53.8 312 3 0 123.29 41 17 8 1
63 San Diego State 5 48 28 58.3 373 2 1 133.19 54 14 12 6
63 Coastal Carolina 5 39 28 71.8 388 3 3 165.37 40 18 12 3
69 Clemson 6 45 29 64.4 250 1 0 118.44 27 10 4 2
69 Northwestern 6 44 29 65.9 292 1 2 120.06 32 16 4 3
69 Minnesota 5 52 29 55.8 312 1 2 104.83 57 14 5 3
72 Sam Houston State 4 55 30 54.5 240 3 1 105.57 27 13 5 1
72 Massachusetts 5 55 30 54.5 244 3 1 106.17 26 14 5 1
72 Washington 5 60 30 50.0 441 2 5 106.07 78 16 9 4
75 NC State 5 49 31 63.3 332 2 1 129.58 28 15 9 2
75 Syracuse 5 57 31 54.4 347 3 1 119.39 48 13 8 4
75 Nebraska 7 57 31 54.4 374 3 2 119.85 65 14 5 4
75 Oklahoma State 6 45 31 68.9 413 4 0 175.32 38 18 10 6
79 LSU 7 55 32 58.2 310 0 2 98.25 22 15 10 0
79 Western Kentucky 5 50 32 64.0 353 2 0 136.50 35 18 9 1
79 TCU 6 52 32 61.5 395 2 0 138.04 52 20 11 1
82 South Carolina 6 44 33 75.0 282 3 1 146.79 32 12 6 1
82 Tulsa 6 61 33 54.1 310 1 2 95.64 36 16 5 2
82 Ohio State 7 69 33 47.8 405 0 1 94.24 36 19 15 4
82 Texas Tech 7 53 33 62.3 413 4 3 141.30 75 13 7 4
82 Texas A&M 7 55 33 60.0 434 5 0 156.28 53 15 9 6
82 UCLA 5 54 33 61.1 445 3 3 137.55 75 15 11 5
82 Colorado 6 56 33 58.9 471 4 1 149.58 52 18 12 6
89 Stanford 4 56 34 60.7 301 2 1 114.07 29 14 10 2
89 Ball State 5 51 34 66.7 413 4 1 156.65 65 18 11 2
91 Arizona 6 52 35 67.3 346 2 0 135.89 40 14 8 3
91 South Alabama 7 50 35 70.0 410 3 3 146.68 36 25 10 2
91 James Madison 8 63 35 55.6 427 0 2 106.15 29 20 13 3
91 Boise State 6 65 35 53.8 482 1 1 118.14 87 16 9 6
95 Virginia 8 62 36 58.1 521 3 3 134.95 59 21 10 8
96 Troy 6 59 37 62.7 324 3 1 122.23 33 13 8 2
96 UNLV 6 56 37 66.1 380 3 2 133.61 48 16 12 3
96 Arkansas State 7 52 37 71.2 483 4 2 166.86 47 17 14 6
99 Houston 7 62 38 61.3 489 0 3 117.86 71 21 11 3
99 Middle Tennessee State 6 64 38 59.4 492 5 1 146.61 33 22 16 4
99 Cincinnati 6 60 38 63.3 540 3 0 155.43 43 25 14 6
102 Wake Forest 6 53 39 73.6 401 2 1 145.82 26 18 11 1
102 Temple 6 62 39 62.9 441 4 1 140.71 35 20 12 2
104 Tennessee 7 76 40 52.6 374 0 1 91.34 39 19 7 1
104 Oregon 7 73 40 54.8 384 5 0 121.58 31 18 8 2
104 Pittsburgh 7 60 40 66.7 401 2 2 127.14 75 12 6 1
104 Tulane 5 57 40 70.2 465 4 1 158.36 43 19 11 5
104 UCF 6 61 40 65.6 491 0 3 123.34 43 25 10 3
104 California 7 59 40 67.8 547 3 1 159.07 70 25 14 5
110 Marshall 5 85 42 49.4 479 4 2 107.56 53 23 8 6
110 USC 8 66 42 63.6 498 3 3 132.93 47 20 11 4
112 Rice 6 56 43 76.8 395 4 0 159.61 33 20 9 2
112 Ohio 6 72 43 59.7 576 3 2 135.11 47 27 14 4
114 Buffalo 6 74 44 59.5 416 2 1 112.90 47 22 8 1
114 Kennesaw State 5 74 44 59.5 482 2 2 117.69 46 21 10 4
114 Miami (OH) 7 74 44 59.5 550 3 0 135.27 64 21 9 5
117 Virginia Tech 7 66 45 68.2 515 1 0 138.73 42 22 11 3
118 Indiana 8 79 46 58.2 425 1 2 102.54 30 20 9 1
118 Auburn 5 79 46 58.2 503 2 2 115.01 42 24 9 3
118 Georgia Tech 6 75 46 61.3 622 2 0 139.79 61 27 12 6
118 Army 7 74 46 62.2 712 7 1 171.49 78 29 17 5
122 San Jose State 6 87 48 55.2 384 2 4 90.64 33 13 7 1
122 Texas 7 83 48 57.8 397 2 2 101.14 36 22 5 2
122 Louisville 6 74 48 64.9 630 4 2 148.82 77 25 13 7
122 Akron 6 74 48 64.9 647 6 1 162.37 55 25 13 7
126 Delaware 6 73 49 67.1 634 5 1 159.93 80 30 15 5
127 Jacksonville State 7 82 50 61.0 567 4 2 130.29 70 22 12 6
128 Missouri State 5 72 52 72.2 589 5 1 161.08 51 25 12 7
128 Kentucky 7 78 52 66.7 623 5 4 144.65 41 27 13 4
130 USF 7 84 54 64.3 625 2 1 132.27 90 25 13 4
131 Michigan 5 88 55 62.5 480 3 1 117.30 43 23 10 4
131 SMU 7 80 55 68.8 557 3 0 139.62 43 27 15 5
133 North Carolina 7 85 56 65.9 545 3 1 129.04 40 27 11 3
134 Texas State 5 85 57 67.1 565 2 0 130.65 41 27 12 4
135 Louisiana 8 87 58 66.7 515 4 0 131.57 29 28 8 1
135 Eastern Michigan 7 80 58 72.5 771 6 1 175.71 51 34 22 9
137 West Virginia 7 80 59 73.8 687 4 1 159.89 52 36 17 6
138 BYU 7 96 64 66.7 699 5 0 145.02 56 27 12 8
1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards