2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Kentucky 5 179 109 60.9 1266 7.1 9 9 126.83 35.8 253.2
2 Minnesota 4 108 64 59.3 765 7.1 6 7 124.13 27.0 191.3
2 Houston 6 204 127 62.3 1643 8.1 8 7 135.99 34.0 273.8
2 Pittsburgh 6 200 135 67.5 1813 9.1 13 7 158.10 33.3 302.2
5 Penn State 6 156 88 56.4 882 5.7 5 6 106.79 26.0 147.0
5 Texas 7 229 134 58.5 1247 5.4 6 6 107.67 32.7 178.1
5 Tennessee 4 113 73 64.6 717 6.3 2 6 113.12 28.3 179.3
5 Oregon 6 190 107 56.3 1282 6.7 11 6 125.77 31.7 213.7
5 Alabama 5 158 99 62.7 1079 6.8 6 6 124.96 31.6 215.8
5 Louisiana Tech 4 113 74 65.5 1024 9.1 6 6 148.51 28.3 256.0
5 Purdue 6 188 115 61.2 1543 8.2 14 6 148.31 31.3 257.2
12 North Dakota State 5 82 42 51.2 485 5.9 2 5 96.76 16.4 97.0
12 Tulane 6 154 95 61.7 1152 7.5 4 5 126.61 25.7 192.0
12 Indiana 5 166 105 63.3 1174 7.1 4 5 124.58 33.2 234.8
12 Texas A&M 5 138 85 61.6 1276 9.2 10 5 155.92 27.6 255.2
12 Colorado State 5 119 89 74.8 1300 10.9 9 5 183.11 23.8 260.0
12 Baylor 3 123 77 62.6 792 6.4 2 5 113.93 41.0 264.0
12 Auburn 5 178 111 62.4 1386 7.8 8 5 136.98 35.6 277.2
12 Texas Tech 4 164 108 65.9 1252 7.6 13 5 150.04 41.0 313.0
20 Michigan 5 132 78 59.1 722 5.5 4 4 108.98 26.4 144.4
20 Oklahoma 6 152 92 60.5 1008 6.6 8 4 128.35 25.3 168.0
20 Arkansas State 4 75 56 74.7 676 9.0 6 4 166.11 18.8 169.0
20 Central Michigan 6 149 93 62.4 1137 7.6 9 4 141.08 24.8 189.5
20 LSU 6 186 120 64.5 1182 6.4 3 4 118.92 31.0 197.0
20 New Mexico 2 61 36 59.0 436 7.1 4 4 127.59 30.5 218.0
20 Notre Dame 3 95 60 63.2 665 7.0 6 4 134.38 31.7 221.7
20 Tulsa 3 101 61 60.4 682 6.8 5 4 125.54 33.7 227.3
20 North Carolina 4 144 92 63.9 917 6.4 6 4 125.57 36.0 229.3
20 Ole Miss 5 153 93 60.8 1212 7.9 5 4 132.87 30.6 242.4
20 Wisconsin 3 113 72 63.7 760 6.7 3 4 121.90 37.7 253.3
20 UCF 5 171 101 59.1 1294 7.6 6 4 129.52 34.2 258.8
20 Navy 5 126 91 72.2 1306 10.4 12 4 184.37 25.2 261.2
20 Florida 6 207 139 67.1 1637 7.9 12 4 148.85 34.5 272.8
20 Cincinnati 6 220 139 63.2 1824 8.3 8 4 141.18 36.7 304.0
35 Troy 3 77 46 59.7 463 6.0 4 3 119.60 25.7 154.3
35 UNLV 4 80 46 57.5 626 7.8 5 3 136.36 20.0 156.5
35 Sam Houston State 2 45 28 62.2 365 8.1 3 3 139.02 22.5 182.5
35 Northern Illinois 5 119 84 70.6 969 8.1 9 3 158.91 23.8 193.8
35 California 6 148 96 64.9 1275 8.6 11 3 157.72 24.7 212.5
35 Coastal Carolina 4 95 65 68.4 901 9.5 7 3 166.08 23.8 225.3
35 Oklahoma State 4 126 78 61.9 931 7.4 11 3 148.03 31.5 232.8
35 Old Dominion 5 172 107 62.2 1221 7.1 13 3 143.29 34.4 244.2
35 Washington State 6 200 129 64.5 1498 7.5 12 3 144.22 33.3 249.7
35 James Madison 4 151 91 60.3 1009 6.7 6 3 125.54 37.8 252.3
35 Arkansas 3 78 55 70.5 758 9.7 5 3 165.60 26.0 252.7
35 Rutgers 4 115 78 67.8 1012 8.8 10 3 165.23 28.8 253.0
35 Syracuse 4 133 71 53.4 1022 7.7 6 3 128.31 33.3 255.5
35 Colorado 5 166 100 60.2 1284 7.7 13 3 147.44 33.2 256.8
35 South Carolina 5 154 111 72.1 1298 8.4 13 3 166.84 30.8 259.6
35 Louisville 3 91 57 62.6 783 8.6 5 3 146.45 30.3 261.0
35 San Diego State 6 188 126 67.0 1656 8.8 14 3 162.41 31.3 276.0
35 Florida State 4 115 83 72.2 1216 10.6 9 3 181.60 28.8 304.0
53 UCLA 2 51 23 45.1 265 5.2 1 2 87.38 25.5 132.5
53 New Mexico State 2 34 21 61.8 281 8.3 2 2 138.85 17.0 140.5
53 Boston College 4 105 64 61.0 585 5.6 5 2 119.65 26.3 146.3
53 Hawaii 4 83 52 62.7 603 7.3 2 2 126.81 20.8 150.8
53 TCU 5 140 75 53.6 789 5.6 2 2 102.77 28.0 157.8
53 UTSA 3 94 50 53.2 538 5.7 5 2 114.55 31.3 179.3
53 Nebraska 3 92 46 50.0 540 5.9 4 2 109.31 30.7 180.0
53 Toledo 2 60 26 43.3 378 6.3 2 2 100.58 30.0 189.0
53 FIU 4 118 74 62.7 764 6.5 4 2 124.90 29.5 191.0
53 Air Force 3 73 46 63.0 587 8.0 6 2 152.19 24.3 195.7
53 Middle Tennessee State 2 50 34 68.0 422 8.4 2 2 144.10 25.0 211.0
53 Vanderbilt 4 115 82 71.3 851 7.4 8 2 152.94 28.8 212.8
53 Michigan State 7 189 116 61.4 1493 7.9 11 2 144.82 27.0 213.3
53 San Jose State 3 89 61 68.5 641 7.2 4 2 139.38 29.7 213.7
53 Clemson 4 126 74 58.7 861 6.8 6 2 128.67 31.5 215.3
53 Washington 3 82 56 68.3 651 7.9 7 2 158.27 27.3 217.0
53 Kansas 5 139 88 63.3 1090 7.8 9 2 147.67 27.8 218.0
53 Akron 4 111 64 57.7 915 8.2 10 2 153.03 27.8 228.8
53 Maryland 5 144 95 66.0 1159 8.0 13 2 160.59 28.8 231.8
53 Kennesaw State 4 114 72 63.2 929 8.1 3 2 136.79 28.5 232.3
53 Western Michigan 4 105 68 64.8 935 8.9 8 2 160.89 26.3 233.8
53 Rice 5 154 109 70.8 1173 7.6 11 2 155.73 30.8 234.6
53 Ohio State 4 147 81 55.1 953 6.5 3 2 113.58 36.8 238.3
53 Louisiana 3 101 68 67.3 751 7.4 8 2 151.97 33.7 250.3
53 Kent State 5 130 98 75.4 1277 9.8 11 2 182.74 26.0 255.4
53 UTEP 4 104 74 71.2 1040 10.0 12 2 189.38 26.0 260.0
53 Iowa 4 133 85 63.9 1057 7.9 8 2 147.50 33.3 264.3
53 Louisiana-Monroe 5 142 96 67.6 1366 9.6 12 2 173.49 28.4 273.2
53 Boise State 4 128 80 62.5 1149 9.0 7 2 152.83 32.0 287.3
53 North Texas 4 128 85 66.4 1154 9.0 13 2 172.52 32.0 288.5
53 Mississippi State 6 219 150 68.5 1732 7.9 14 2 154.20 36.5 288.7
53 Stanford 4 116 85 73.3 1189 10.3 11 2 187.22 29.0 297.3
53 Charlotte 5 176 129 73.3 1565 8.9 16 2 175.72 35.2 313.0
53 Miami (FL) 3 125 79 63.2 941 7.5 5 2 136.44 41.7 313.7
53 Texas State 3 133 97 72.9 1110 8.3 9 2 162.36 44.3 370.0
53 West Virginia 3 81 59 72.8 1119 13.8 9 2 220.62 27.0 373.0
89 Nevada 2 38 24 63.2 245 6.4 3 1 138.10 19.0 122.5
89 Jacksonville State 2 43 28 65.1 261 6.1 3 1 134.48 21.5 130.5
89 Massachusetts 3 75 36 48.0 402 5.4 4 1 107.95 25.0 134.0
89 Bowling Green 4 88 63 71.6 659 7.5 7 1 158.48 22.0 164.8
89 Georgia State 2 44 24 54.5 351 8.0 4 1 147.01 22.0 175.5
89 USC 5 113 78 69.0 916 8.1 6 1 152.87 22.6 183.2
89 Georgia 3 93 57 61.3 590 6.3 5 1 130.17 31.0 196.7
89 South Alabama 3 90 61 67.8 592 6.6 5 1 139.15 30.0 197.3
89 Marshall 2 65 33 50.8 411 6.3 3 1 116.03 32.5 205.5
89 Memphis 3 88 52 59.1 643 7.3 3 1 129.45 29.3 214.3
89 Georgia Southern 4 110 72 65.5 859 7.8 10 1 159.24 27.5 214.8
89 Duke 2 61 39 63.9 462 7.6 4 1 145.91 30.5 231.0
89 Virginia 3 84 50 59.5 697 8.3 5 1 146.48 28.0 232.3
89 Florida Atlantic 3 74 54 73.0 749 10.1 8 1 190.97 24.7 249.7
89 Oregon State 2 59 41 69.5 502 8.5 3 1 154.35 29.5 251.0
89 Illinois 4 130 87 66.9 1038 8.0 8 1 152.76 32.5 259.5
89 BYU 3 122 75 61.5 784 6.4 4 1 124.64 40.7 261.3
89 Southern Miss 3 100 61 61.0 792 7.9 7 1 148.63 33.3 264.0
89 Wake Forest 2 70 57 81.4 544 7.8 4 1 162.71 35.0 272.0
89 Army 3 103 70 68.0 822 8.0 6 1 152.28 34.3 274.0
89 Ball State 4 120 83 69.2 1155 9.6 13 1 184.10 30.0 288.8
89 Missouri 3 113 73 64.6 884 7.8 8 1 151.90 37.7 294.7
89 Eastern Michigan 3 93 67 72.0 928 10.0 5 1 171.45 31.0 309.3
89 Missouri State 2 65 50 76.9 636 9.8 4 1 176.34 32.5 318.0
89 Appalachian State 1 46 27 58.7 331 7.2 2 1 129.15 46.0 331.0
89 Miami (OH) 3 119 82 68.9 1004 8.4 10 1 165.83 39.7 334.7
115 Liberty 1 18 12 66.7 118 6.6 1 0 140.07 18.0 118.0
115 Wyoming 2 40 22 55.0 270 6.8 1 0 119.95 20.0 135.0
115 Virginia Tech 3 79 49 62.0 455 5.8 2 0 118.77 26.3 151.7
115 UAB 3 57 38 66.7 456 8.0 5 0 162.82 19.0 152.0
115 Delaware 1 25 13 52.0 157 6.3 0 0 104.75 25.0 157.0
115 USF 2 43 32 74.4 337 7.8 2 0 155.60 21.5 168.5
115 Georgia Tech 4 102 60 58.8 758 7.4 7 0 143.89 25.5 189.5
115 SMU 2 55 34 61.8 385 7.0 4 0 144.62 27.5 192.5
115 Arizona 3 83 43 51.8 589 7.1 3 0 123.35 27.7 196.3
115 Northwestern 1 29 19 65.5 201 6.9 1 0 135.12 29.0 201.0
115 Kansas State 3 74 41 55.4 619 8.4 5 0 147.98 24.7 206.3
115 Buffalo 2 59 41 69.5 415 7.0 0 0 128.58 29.5 207.5
115 Temple 4 113 73 64.6 927 8.2 4 0 145.19 28.3 231.8
115 Utah State 4 136 95 69.9 946 7.0 4 0 137.99 34.0 236.5
115 Ohio 3 78 51 65.4 753 9.7 5 0 167.63 26.0 251.0
115 Arizona State 3 111 72 64.9 756 6.8 6 0 139.92 37.0 252.0
115 Sacramento State 3 77 55 71.4 762 9.9 4 0 171.70 25.7 254.0
115 Iowa State 5 147 102 69.4 1289 8.8 8 0 161.01 29.4 257.8
115 Western Kentucky 2 50 35 70.0 539 10.8 7 0 206.75 25.0 269.5
115 East Carolina 4 140 87 62.1 1109 7.9 5 0 140.46 35.0 277.3
115 Utah 1 35 19 54.3 282 8.1 0 0 121.97 35.0 282.0
115 NC State 3 102 73 71.6 874 8.6 7 0 166.20 34.0 291.3
115 Connecticut 1 32 22 68.8 325 10.2 2 0 174.69 32.0 325.0
115 Fresno State 2 65 52 80.0 650 10.0 5 0 189.38 32.5 325.0