2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/09/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Memphis 1 16 7 43.8 77 4.8 0 1 71.68 16.0 77.0
2 Georgia State 1 28 13 46.4 79 2.8 0 0 70.13 28.0 79.0
3 Nevada 1 13 5 38.5 92 7.1 1 1 107.91 13.0 92.0
4 Kansas 1 23 11 47.8 95 4.1 1 0 96.87 23.0 95.0
5 New Mexico 1 18 8 44.4 101 5.6 0 3 58.24 18.0 101.0
6 UAB 1 13 4 30.8 104 8.0 0 0 97.97 13.0 104.0
7 Texas State 1 23 15 65.2 109 4.7 0 0 105.03 23.0 109.0
8 Sam Houston State 1 14 10 71.4 114 8.1 1 0 163.40 14.0 114.0
9 FIU 1 30 11 36.7 123 4.1 0 2 57.78 30.0 123.0
10 Oklahoma State 1 22 10 45.5 132 6.0 0 1 86.77 22.0 132.0
11 Florida Atlantic 1 23 9 39.1 147 6.4 2 1 112.81 23.0 147.0
12 Rice 1 29 19 65.5 148 5.1 0 1 101.49 29.0 148.0
13 Akron 1 17 8 47.1 149 8.8 2 0 159.51 17.0 149.0
14 Texas 1 32 18 56.3 151 4.7 1 0 106.20 32.0 151.0
15 Fresno State 1 34 21 61.8 152 4.5 0 1 93.45 34.0 152.0
16 Delaware 1 25 13 52.0 157 6.3 0 0 104.75 25.0 157.0
17 Duke 1 36 20 55.6 164 4.6 1 0 103.00 36.0 164.0
18 Kansas State 1 13 8 61.5 165 12.7 1 0 193.53 13.0 165.0
19 Western Michigan 1 18 11 61.1 170 9.4 1 0 158.77 18.0 170.0
20 UNLV 1 43 17 39.5 176 4.1 0 1 69.27 43.0 176.0
20 Boise State 1 25 14 56.0 176 7.0 2 1 133.54 25.0 176.0
22 Oklahoma 1 27 15 55.6 177 6.6 1 1 115.44 27.0 177.0
23 Oregon State 1 28 17 60.7 178 6.4 1 1 118.75 28.0 178.0
24 Central Michigan 1 31 15 48.4 180 5.8 1 2 94.91 31.0 180.0
25 Bowling Green 1 24 17 70.8 198 8.3 1 0 153.88 24.0 198.0
26 Utah 1 40 21 52.5 205 5.1 1 2 93.80 40.0 205.0
27 Louisiana 1 31 20 64.5 206 6.6 1 0 130.99 31.0 206.0
28 North Texas 1 43 25 58.1 211 4.9 3 0 122.38 43.0 211.0
29 Buffalo 1 24 19 79.2 212 8.8 0 0 153.37 24.0 212.0
30 North Carolina 1 30 20 66.7 215 7.2 1 1 131.20 30.0 215.0
31 Ohio 1 35 20 57.1 217 6.2 0 2 97.79 35.0 217.0
32 Wisconsin 2 63 28 44.4 222 3.5 0 1 70.87 31.5 111.0
32 TCU 2 44 30 68.2 222 5.0 1 0 118.06 22.0 111.0
34 Southern Miss 1 21 18 85.7 225 10.7 2 0 207.14 21.0 225.0
35 Georgia Southern 1 33 19 57.6 228 6.9 2 0 135.62 33.0 228.0
36 North Dakota State 2 29 14 48.3 231 8.0 2 2 124.16 14.5 115.5
36 Missouri State 1 35 20 57.1 231 6.6 1 0 122.01 35.0 231.0
38 Kent State 2 41 24 58.5 237 5.8 1 0 115.14 20.5 118.5
39 Toledo 1 35 22 62.9 238 6.8 2 1 133.13 35.0 238.0
40 Temple 2 38 20 52.6 241 6.3 0 0 105.90 19.0 120.5
40 Middle Tennessee State 1 27 19 70.4 241 8.9 1 2 142.76 27.0 241.0
40 Coastal Carolina 1 31 19 61.3 241 7.8 3 0 158.52 31.0 241.0
43 Arkansas State 2 31 24 77.4 260 8.4 1 0 158.52 15.5 130.0
44 UTEP 1 23 17 73.9 262 11.4 3 1 203.93 23.0 262.0
45 Marshall 1 32 21 65.6 263 8.2 3 0 165.61 32.0 263.0
46 UTSA 2 44 22 50.0 265 6.0 2 0 115.59 22.0 132.5
47 Virginia 2 46 27 58.7 275 6.0 0 2 100.22 23.0 137.5
48 Virginia Tech 2 53 29 54.7 302 5.7 2 0 115.03 26.5 151.0
49 Syracuse 2 57 31 54.4 305 5.4 2 1 107.41 28.5 152.5
49 Miami (OH) 1 37 25 67.6 305 8.2 2 0 154.65 37.0 305.0
51 Boston College 2 65 42 64.6 307 4.7 3 0 119.52 32.5 153.5
52 Kennesaw State 1 44 26 59.1 311 7.1 1 1 121.41 44.0 311.0
53 Louisiana-Monroe 1 19 14 73.7 321 16.9 3 0 267.70 19.0 321.0
54 Oregon 1 42 23 54.8 326 7.8 2 1 130.91 42.0 326.0
55 Penn State 2 52 28 53.8 328 6.3 2 3 107.99 26.0 164.0
56 Tulsa 1 39 24 61.5 332 8.5 4 2 156.63 39.0 332.0
57 Minnesota 2 49 28 57.1 340 6.9 2 4 112.57 24.5 170.0
58 Western Kentucky 2 64 35 54.7 350 5.5 2 2 104.69 32.0 175.0
59 Ole Miss 2 50 32 64.0 354 7.1 2 1 132.67 25.0 177.0
60 Colorado 2 65 36 55.4 355 5.5 3 1 113.42 32.5 177.5
61 Michigan State 2 47 24 51.1 357 7.6 5 0 149.98 23.5 178.5
62 Tennessee 2 52 36 69.2 360 6.9 1 3 122.19 26.0 180.0
63 Michigan 2 60 38 63.3 363 6.1 3 2 123.98 30.0 181.5
64 Arizona 2 55 32 58.2 370 6.7 3 0 132.69 27.5 185.0
65 San Diego State 1 44 27 61.4 372 8.5 3 2 145.79 44.0 372.0
66 Sacramento State 2 54 38 70.4 380 7.0 3 0 147.81 27.0 190.0
66 Arkansas 2 40 30 75.0 380 9.5 2 0 171.30 20.0 190.0
68 Charlotte 1 31 25 80.6 386 12.5 6 0 249.12 31.0 386.0
69 Ball State 2 60 35 58.3 390 6.5 3 0 129.43 30.0 195.0
70 Troy 1 38 25 65.8 391 10.3 3 2 167.74 38.0 391.0
71 Liberty 2 65 37 56.9 395 6.1 2 1 115.04 32.5 197.5
71 Washington State 2 59 35 59.3 395 6.7 1 0 121.15 29.5 197.5
73 Georgia Tech 1 36 22 61.1 396 11.0 3 0 181.01 36.0 396.0
74 Utah State 2 57 40 70.2 400 7.0 2 0 140.71 28.5 200.0
75 NC State 2 41 30 73.2 409 10.0 4 0 189.16 20.5 204.5
76 California 2 73 39 53.4 425 5.8 1 4 95.89 36.5 212.5
77 Colorado State 1 34 31 91.2 427 12.6 5 0 245.21 34.0 427.0
78 USF 3 57 41 71.9 429 7.5 3 0 152.52 19.0 143.0
79 Eastern Michigan 2 73 45 61.6 432 5.9 1 2 110.39 36.5 216.0
80 New Mexico State 2 66 43 65.2 435 6.6 0 2 114.45 33.0 217.5
80 Vanderbilt 2 59 43 72.9 435 7.4 4 1 153.79 29.5 217.5
82 Massachusetts 2 73 45 61.6 440 6.0 2 1 118.57 36.5 220.0
83 Northwestern 2 70 45 64.3 444 6.3 2 2 121.29 35.0 222.0
84 Maryland 2 63 41 65.1 447 7.1 4 1 142.46 31.5 223.5
85 Air Force 2 54 33 61.1 452 8.4 2 1 139.94 27.0 226.0
86 San Jose State 2 62 39 62.9 455 7.3 2 3 125.52 31.0 227.5
87 Ohio State 2 70 38 54.3 462 6.6 1 1 111.59 35.0 231.0
88 LSU 2 75 43 57.3 469 6.3 2 3 110.66 37.5 234.5
89 Nebraska 2 72 42 58.3 472 6.6 1 4 106.87 36.0 236.0
90 Army 2 50 30 60.0 481 9.6 4 0 167.21 25.0 240.5
91 Indiana 2 50 33 66.0 488 9.8 3 0 167.78 25.0 244.0
92 Purdue 2 69 40 58.0 501 7.3 5 1 139.97 34.5 250.5
93 Clemson 3 87 48 55.2 507 5.8 2 3 104.82 29.0 169.0
94 Jacksonville State 2 63 42 66.7 509 8.1 3 2 143.89 31.5 254.5
95 SMU 3 78 46 59.0 510 6.5 5 0 135.04 26.0 170.0
96 BYU 3 85 57 67.1 515 6.1 3 2 124.90 28.3 171.7
97 Houston 2 66 42 63.6 516 7.8 2 3 130.22 33.0 258.0
98 Old Dominion 2 66 39 59.1 526 8.0 10 1 173.01 33.0 263.0
99 Auburn 3 75 49 65.3 537 7.2 1 3 121.87 25.0 179.0
100 Rutgers 2 61 41 67.2 541 8.9 6 0 174.17 30.5 270.5
101 UCF 2 73 43 58.9 549 7.5 0 2 116.60 36.5 274.5
102 Arizona State 2 76 44 57.9 555 7.3 5 1 138.33 38.0 277.5
103 Navy 2 53 40 75.5 560 10.6 6 1 197.81 26.5 280.0
104 Hawaii 3 69 44 63.8 566 8.2 2 0 142.25 23.0 188.7
105 UCLA 2 70 39 55.7 567 8.1 3 5 123.60 35.0 283.5
106 James Madison 2 91 49 53.8 570 6.3 2 3 107.13 45.5 285.0
107 Cincinnati 2 87 55 63.2 576 6.6 3 1 127.92 43.5 288.0
108 Texas Tech 2 86 55 64.0 580 6.7 4 4 126.65 43.0 290.0
109 Baylor 2 86 50 58.1 590 6.9 2 1 121.11 43.0 295.0
110 Illinois 2 63 45 71.4 622 9.9 5 0 180.55 31.5 311.0
111 Alabama 3 105 60 57.1 633 6.0 5 4 115.87 35.0 211.0
112 Missouri 2 77 53 68.8 643 8.4 5 1 157.81 38.5 321.5
113 Pittsburgh 2 74 51 68.9 646 8.7 3 4 144.82 37.0 323.0
114 Kentucky 3 109 62 56.9 650 6.0 4 4 111.74 36.3 216.7
115 Washington 3 82 56 68.3 651 7.9 7 2 158.27 27.3 217.0
116 Wyoming 3 107 68 63.6 664 6.2 1 1 116.90 35.7 221.3
117 Texas A&M 3 71 44 62.0 675 9.5 5 2 159.44 23.7 225.0
118 Wake Forest 3 103 78 75.7 692 6.7 4 2 141.09 34.3 230.7
119 West Virginia 2 56 41 73.2 701 12.5 6 2 206.58 28.0 350.5
120 Georgia 3 101 68 67.3 722 7.1 4 2 136.49 33.7 240.7
121 Florida State 3 83 51 61.4 738 8.9 4 2 147.22 27.7 246.0
122 Iowa State 3 80 51 63.8 762 9.5 6 0 168.51 26.7 254.0
123 South Alabama 2 84 58 69.0 780 9.3 7 3 167.41 42.0 390.0
124 Miami (FL) 3 132 80 60.6 828 6.3 3 2 117.77 44.0 276.0
125 USC 3 99 62 62.6 861 8.7 7 2 154.97 33.0 287.0
126 Mississippi State 3 104 66 63.5 881 8.5 8 2 156.15 34.7 293.7
127 South Carolina 3 95 68 71.6 895 9.4 12 1 190.30 31.7 298.3
128 Florida 3 99 68 68.7 909 9.2 6 2 161.78 33.0 303.0
129 Iowa 3 106 71 67.0 920 8.7 8 1 162.90 35.3 306.7
130 Louisville 4 133 82 61.7 1029 7.7 6 4 135.51 33.3 257.3
131 Stanford 4 128 92 71.9 1220 9.5 10 3 173.03 32.0 305.0