2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Air Force 1 22 9 40.9 53 2.4 0 2 42.97 22.0 53.0
2 NC State 1 27 8 29.6 76 2.8 0 1 45.87 27.0 76.0
3 Kansas State 2 39 16 41.0 95 2.4 0 0 61.49 19.5 47.5
4 New Mexico 2 43 20 46.5 167 3.9 1 5 63.56 21.5 83.5
5 Miami (FL) 1 26 11 42.3 70 2.7 0 0 64.92 26.0 70.0
6 BYU 1 31 15 48.4 135 4.4 0 3 65.62 31.0 135.0
7 North Dakota State 2 45 24 53.3 201 4.5 0 4 73.07 22.5 100.5
8 Virginia 1 34 18 52.9 168 4.9 0 3 76.79 34.0 168.0
9 Georgia 2 63 33 52.4 214 3.4 1 2 79.80 31.5 107.0
10 Utah 2 78 33 42.3 363 4.7 1 2 80.50 39.0 181.5
11 Syracuse 1 26 15 57.7 99 3.8 0 1 81.99 26.0 99.0
12 Army 1 23 11 47.8 98 4.3 0 0 83.62 23.0 98.0
13 Georgia Southern 2 64 29 45.3 306 4.8 1 2 84.38 32.0 153.0
14 Penn State 2 50 32 64.0 210 4.2 0 2 91.28 25.0 105.0
15 Ohio State 2 74 43 58.1 315 4.3 1 2 92.92 37.0 157.5
16 Northwestern 1 48 23 47.9 285 5.9 0 1 93.63 48.0 285.0
17 Tennessee 2 62 37 59.7 264 4.3 1 2 94.32 31.0 132.0
18 Liberty 2 56 28 50.0 304 5.4 1 2 94.35 28.0 152.0
19 SMU 1 36 19 52.8 171 4.8 1 1 96.29 36.0 171.0
20 South Carolina 2 57 32 56.1 261 4.6 1 1 96.88 28.5 130.5
21 UTSA 2 77 43 55.8 437 5.7 1 4 97.41 38.5 218.5
22 Delaware 2 76 38 50.0 420 5.5 1 1 98.13 38.0 210.0
23 UCLA 2 65 32 49.2 336 5.2 3 3 98.65 32.5 168.0
24 Florida 2 91 55 60.4 424 4.7 1 2 98.81 45.5 212.0
25 Nebraska 2 48 24 50.0 248 5.2 2 2 98.82 24.0 124.0
26 Toledo 2 67 39 58.2 313 4.7 1 1 99.39 33.5 156.5
27 Missouri 2 55 25 45.5 283 5.1 3 2 99.41 27.5 141.5
28 Baylor 2 62 40 64.5 333 5.4 0 3 99.96 31.0 166.5
29 Maryland 2 40 20 50.0 231 5.8 2 3 100.01 20.0 115.5
30 Central Michigan 2 56 33 58.9 283 5.1 1 2 100.13 28.0 141.5
31 Iowa 2 43 23 53.5 230 5.3 1 1 101.45 21.5 115.0
32 Oklahoma 2 35 19 54.3 197 5.6 0 0 101.57 17.5 98.5
33 Cincinnati 2 72 42 58.3 390 5.4 1 2 102.85 36.0 195.0
34 Indiana 2 49 33 67.3 259 5.3 0 2 103.59 24.5 129.5
35 LSU 2 46 28 60.9 248 5.4 1 2 104.62 23.0 124.0
36 San Diego State 2 75 45 60.0 431 5.7 1 3 104.67 37.5 215.5
37 Michigan 2 54 32 59.3 278 5.1 1 1 104.91 27.0 139.0
38 Washington 2 54 33 61.1 338 6.3 2 5 107.39 27.0 169.0
39 Texas A&M 2 51 29 56.9 284 5.6 2 2 108.74 25.5 142.0
40 UCF 2 49 28 57.1 286 5.8 1 1 108.83 24.5 143.0
41 Arizona 1 31 19 61.3 200 6.5 0 1 109.04 31.0 200.0
42 Sam Houston State 2 57 28 49.1 291 5.1 3 0 109.37 28.5 145.5
43 Utah State 2 74 44 59.5 401 5.4 1 0 109.44 37.0 200.5
44 Auburn 2 87 49 56.3 504 5.8 3 3 109.46 43.5 252.0
45 Appalachian State 2 69 39 56.5 428 6.2 2 3 109.50 34.5 214.0
46 Louisiana Tech 2 57 32 56.1 424 7.4 1 4 110.38 28.5 212.0
47 North Carolina 2 64 43 67.2 353 5.5 0 1 110.39 32.0 176.5
48 USF 1 50 31 62.0 301 6.0 1 2 111.17 50.0 301.0
49 Colorado State 2 44 25 56.8 366 8.3 1 5 111.46 22.0 183.0
50 Arizona State 2 49 26 53.1 249 5.1 3 1 111.87 24.5 124.5
51 Vanderbilt 2 53 27 50.9 356 6.7 2 2 112.26 26.5 178.0
52 Mississippi State 2 76 47 61.8 419 5.5 1 0 112.49 38.0 209.5
53 FIU 2 59 33 55.9 346 5.9 2 1 112.99 29.5 173.0
54 Coastal Carolina 2 35 20 57.1 233 6.7 2 3 114.78 17.5 116.5
55 Oregon 3 92 49 53.3 599 6.5 5 5 115.02 30.7 199.7
56 Colorado 2 76 39 51.3 487 6.4 3 1 115.55 38.0 243.5
57 Stanford 1 53 32 60.4 279 5.3 2 0 117.05 53.0 279.0
58 James Madison 2 54 31 57.4 348 6.4 1 0 117.65 27.0 174.0
59 Georgia Tech 2 48 24 50.0 272 5.7 3 0 118.23 24.0 136.0
60 Jacksonville State 3 62 40 64.5 351 5.7 3 3 118.36 20.7 117.0
61 Western Michigan 2 69 40 58.0 443 6.4 2 1 118.57 34.5 221.5
62 Nevada 2 64 40 62.5 388 6.1 1 0 118.59 32.0 194.0
63 Pittsburgh 2 68 39 57.4 448 6.6 2 1 119.46 34.0 224.0
64 Northern Illinois 2 67 42 62.7 371 5.5 4 3 119.94 33.5 185.5
65 Texas Tech 2 84 50 59.5 536 6.4 3 2 120.14 42.0 268.0
66 Georgia State 2 58 33 56.9 385 6.6 2 1 120.59 29.0 192.5
67 Kennesaw State 2 49 31 63.3 364 7.4 0 1 121.59 24.5 182.0
68 TCU 2 53 30 56.6 422 8.0 1 2 122.16 26.5 211.0
69 Iowa State 2 52 38 73.1 333 6.4 0 1 123.02 26.0 166.5
70 Notre Dame 2 42 27 64.3 281 6.7 1 1 123.59 21.0 140.5
71 Texas 2 61 37 60.7 466 7.6 1 2 123.68 30.5 233.0
72 Southern Miss 2 57 36 63.2 389 6.8 3 4 123.82 28.5 194.5
73 San Jose State 3 119 78 65.5 764 6.4 4 4 123.85 39.7 254.7
74 Connecticut 2 84 56 66.7 495 5.9 2 0 124.03 42.0 247.5
75 Florida State 1 43 26 60.5 272 6.3 2 1 124.31 43.0 272.0
76 Virginia Tech 2 34 18 52.9 274 8.1 1 1 124.47 17.0 137.0
77 California 1 22 14 63.6 184 8.4 0 1 124.81 22.0 184.0
78 Michigan State 2 47 28 59.6 314 6.7 2 1 125.47 23.5 157.0
79 Clemson 2 84 49 58.3 579 6.9 3 1 125.63 42.0 289.5
80 Tulsa 2 84 53 63.1 557 6.6 3 2 125.82 42.0 278.5
81 Kentucky 1 38 24 63.2 246 6.5 1 0 126.23 38.0 246.0
82 Houston 2 68 39 57.4 503 7.4 2 1 126.25 34.0 251.5
83 New Mexico State 3 104 67 64.4 722 6.9 3 3 126.48 34.7 240.7
84 Massachusetts 2 63 39 61.9 479 7.6 3 4 128.79 31.5 239.5
85 Tulane 2 60 35 58.3 427 7.1 2 0 129.11 30.0 213.5
86 Arkansas State 2 49 31 63.3 362 7.4 3 4 129.20 24.5 181.0
87 Troy 2 70 43 61.4 440 6.3 4 1 130.23 35.0 220.0
88 Middle Tennessee State 2 45 28 62.2 326 7.2 1 0 130.40 22.5 163.0
89 Louisiana 2 62 38 61.3 418 6.7 5 4 131.63 31.0 209.0
90 Hawaii 2 69 41 59.4 566 8.2 2 2 132.10 34.5 283.0
91 Old Dominion 2 64 46 71.9 421 6.6 2 1 134.32 32.0 210.5
92 Louisville 2 71 41 57.7 514 7.2 4 1 134.33 35.5 257.0
93 Duke 2 66 41 62.1 475 7.2 3 1 134.54 33.0 237.5
94 Alabama 1 19 11 57.9 160 8.4 1 1 135.48 19.0 160.0
95 Washington State 2 69 46 66.7 460 6.7 4 2 136.00 34.5 230.0
96 Missouri State 2 58 33 56.9 374 6.4 5 1 136.06 29.0 187.0
97 Arkansas 2 52 32 61.5 414 8.0 2 1 137.26 26.0 207.0
98 UAB 2 37 23 62.2 238 6.4 3 1 137.54 18.5 119.0
99 West Virginia 2 70 43 61.4 543 7.8 3 1 137.87 35.0 271.5
100 Wisconsin 2 53 34 64.2 387 7.3 2 0 137.94 26.5 193.5
101 East Carolina 2 60 39 65.0 527 8.8 0 0 138.78 30.0 263.5
102 USC 3 69 44 63.8 523 7.6 3 1 138.89 23.0 174.3
103 Buffalo 2 78 41 52.6 590 7.6 6 1 138.92 39.0 295.0
104 Oklahoma State 2 53 31 58.5 418 7.9 3 1 139.65 26.5 209.0
105 Purdue 2 49 28 57.1 443 9.0 2 1 142.47 24.5 221.5
106 Memphis 3 96 63 65.6 837 8.7 4 4 144.29 32.0 279.0
107 Boston College 2 42 29 69.0 315 7.5 4 4 144.43 21.0 157.5
108 Kansas 2 50 29 58.0 403 8.1 3 0 145.50 25.0 201.5
109 Ole Miss 2 57 38 66.7 486 8.5 2 1 146.36 28.5 243.0
110 Wake Forest 2 75 60 80.0 485 6.5 3 0 147.52 37.5 242.5
111 Rice 2 56 33 58.9 458 8.2 4 1 147.63 28.0 229.0
112 UTEP 2 41 25 61.0 330 8.0 3 1 147.86 20.5 165.0
113 Marshall 2 74 45 60.8 567 7.7 6 1 149.23 37.0 283.5
114 Eastern Michigan 2 67 41 61.2 530 7.9 5 1 149.27 33.5 265.0
115 Kent State 2 60 40 66.7 482 8.0 4 2 149.48 30.0 241.0
116 Temple 2 58 39 67.2 463 8.0 4 2 150.16 29.0 231.5
117 Illinois 2 53 33 62.3 425 8.0 4 1 150.76 26.5 212.5
118 Sacramento State 2 49 35 71.4 392 8.0 2 0 152.10 24.5 196.0
119 Wyoming 2 60 38 63.3 448 7.5 6 2 152.38 30.0 224.0
120 Ball State 2 73 53 72.6 581 8.0 5 3 153.84 36.5 290.5
121 Akron 2 65 42 64.6 536 8.2 4 0 154.20 32.5 268.0
122 Oregon State 2 59 41 69.5 502 8.5 3 1 154.35 29.5 251.0
123 South Alabama 2 42 26 61.9 398 9.5 3 2 155.56 21.0 199.0
124 UNLV 2 55 32 58.2 484 8.8 4 0 156.10 27.5 242.0
125 Fresno State 2 62 44 71.0 562 9.1 3 1 159.86 31.0 281.0
126 Texas State 2 77 55 71.4 618 8.0 6 1 161.96 38.5 309.0
127 Charlotte 2 47 36 76.6 425 9.0 2 1 162.34 23.5 212.5
128 Louisiana-Monroe 2 58 35 60.3 532 9.2 5 1 162.39 29.0 266.0
129 North Texas 2 49 32 65.3 434 8.9 4 1 162.57 24.5 217.0
130 Rutgers 2 51 37 72.5 449 8.8 4 2 164.54 25.5 224.5
131 Minnesota 2 37 25 67.6 286 7.7 4 0 168.18 18.5 143.0
132 Ohio 2 58 38 65.5 561 9.7 4 0 169.52 29.0 280.5
133 Miami (OH) 2 69 47 68.1 621 9.0 8 0 181.98 34.5 310.5
134 Bowling Green 2 56 42 75.0 488 8.7 7 1 185.88 28.0 244.0
135 Boise State 2 64 45 70.3 762 11.9 4 1 187.82 32.0 381.0
136 Western Kentucky 2 41 25 61.0 422 10.3 7 1 198.90 20.5 211.0
137 Navy 1 19 14 73.7 207 10.9 2 0 199.94 19.0 207.0
138 Florida Atlantic 1 26 20 76.9 343 13.2 4 1 230.81 26.0 343.0