2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/28/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Ohio State 5 153 78 51.0 709 4.6 1 3 88.15 30.6 141.8
2 Wisconsin 5 167 92 55.1 781 4.7 2 5 92.34 33.4 156.2
3 North Dakota State 8 180 96 53.3 1029 5.7 4 12 95.35 22.5 128.6
4 LSU 6 146 82 56.2 773 5.3 2 6 96.94 24.3 128.8
5 Texas A&M 4 86 45 52.3 438 5.1 3 3 99.64 21.5 109.5
5 Nebraska 6 177 95 53.7 939 5.3 5 7 99.64 29.5 156.5
7 Clemson 5 154 85 55.2 738 4.8 4 3 100.12 30.8 147.6
8 Utah 6 215 106 49.3 1287 6.0 6 8 101.35 35.8 214.5
9 Kansas State 6 135 63 46.7 788 5.8 3 1 101.55 22.5 131.3
10 Utah State 5 196 119 60.7 950 4.8 2 3 101.73 39.2 190.0
11 Liberty 7 218 116 53.2 1240 5.7 5 7 102.14 31.1 177.1
12 Penn State 5 126 73 57.9 661 5.2 3 4 103.52 25.2 132.2
13 Indiana 6 177 106 59.9 1005 5.7 1 5 103.80 29.5 167.5
14 New Mexico 7 200 110 55.0 1222 6.1 8 15 104.52 28.6 174.6
15 UCLA 6 195 101 51.8 1211 6.2 8 12 105.19 32.5 201.8
16 Virginia 7 190 97 51.1 1227 6.5 5 8 105.57 27.1 175.3
17 Tennessee 6 188 114 60.6 977 5.2 4 5 105.99 31.3 162.8
18 Texas 3 78 52 66.7 413 5.3 0 2 106.02 26.0 137.7
19 Northwestern 6 222 128 57.7 1282 5.8 5 8 106.39 37.0 213.7
20 Kansas 5 124 64 51.6 732 5.9 3 1 107.57 24.8 146.4
21 Oregon 4 115 61 53.0 680 5.9 5 5 108.36 28.8 170.0
22 TCU 6 165 89 53.9 1050 6.4 3 4 108.55 27.5 175.0
23 Auburn 3 121 71 58.7 703 5.8 3 4 109.05 40.3 234.3
24 Central Michigan 7 177 97 54.8 1070 6.0 7 8 109.59 25.3 152.9
25 California 5 159 86 54.1 971 6.1 6 6 110.29 31.8 194.2
26 Iowa 6 182 102 56.0 1065 5.9 6 5 110.59 30.3 177.5
27 Arizona 6 199 114 57.3 1237 6.2 2 2 110.81 33.2 206.2
28 FIU 7 195 110 56.4 1196 6.1 5 5 111.26 27.9 170.9
29 Oklahoma 4 84 47 56.0 499 5.9 2 1 111.33 21.0 124.8
30 Sam Houston State 7 172 91 52.9 920 5.3 9 3 111.62 24.6 131.4
31 Florida State 4 120 66 55.0 718 6.0 3 1 111.84 30.0 179.5
32 UCF 4 138 83 60.1 878 6.4 3 6 112.06 34.5 219.5
33 Colorado 3 115 58 50.4 708 6.2 5 2 113.03 38.3 236.0
34 Oregon State 5 175 107 61.1 932 5.3 7 5 113.37 35.0 186.4
35 BYU 5 168 99 58.9 933 5.6 7 5 113.38 33.6 186.6
36 Notre Dame 5 118 71 60.2 718 6.1 5 6 115.09 23.6 143.6
37 Kentucky 6 244 144 59.0 1491 6.1 9 9 115.14 40.7 248.5
38 Louisiana Tech 6 151 87 57.6 1005 6.7 5 7 115.19 25.2 167.5
39 Toledo 8 266 144 54.1 1586 6.0 12 5 115.35 33.3 198.3
40 North Carolina 6 213 134 62.9 1292 6.1 4 5 115.37 35.5 215.3
41 Baylor 7 258 153 59.3 1652 6.4 7 8 115.84 36.9 236.0
42 Massachusetts 8 242 136 56.2 1455 6.0 11 7 115.91 30.3 181.9
43 UNLV 7 208 115 55.3 1391 6.7 8 8 116.47 29.7 198.7
44 Minnesota 7 186 108 58.1 1156 6.2 8 7 116.94 26.6 165.1
45 Arizona State 6 217 122 56.2 1250 5.8 10 3 117.05 36.2 208.3
46 UTSA 7 219 122 55.7 1494 6.8 7 7 117.17 31.3 213.4
47 Georgia 6 192 117 60.9 1110 5.8 7 4 117.36 32.0 185.0
48 Michigan 6 173 108 62.4 1001 5.8 7 6 117.44 28.8 166.8
49 Missouri 5 164 89 54.3 1062 6.5 8 6 117.45 32.8 212.4
50 Stanford 5 174 97 55.7 1057 6.1 7 2 117.76 34.8 211.4
51 Arkansas 4 106 64 60.4 733 6.9 1 2 117.81 26.5 183.3
52 Louisiana 8 257 158 61.5 1522 5.9 9 6 118.11 32.1 190.3
53 Jacksonville State 8 218 136 62.4 1356 6.2 8 7 120.33 27.3 169.5
54 Memphis 7 196 111 56.6 1436 7.3 7 9 120.78 28.0 205.1
55 Appalachian State 7 234 138 59.0 1618 6.9 9 10 121.20 33.4 231.1
56 East Carolina 6 170 97 57.1 1185 7.0 6 5 121.39 28.3 197.5
57 Syracuse 7 213 118 55.4 1416 6.6 9 4 121.42 30.4 202.3
58 UAB 7 146 87 59.6 882 6.0 8 5 121.56 20.9 126.0
59 James Madison 8 291 169 58.1 1940 6.7 11 7 121.74 36.4 242.5
60 Nevada 7 183 108 59.0 1077 5.9 8 1 121.79 26.1 153.9
61 Western Kentucky 6 192 111 57.8 1211 6.3 9 4 122.09 32.0 201.8
62 Miami (FL) 6 203 120 59.1 1362 6.7 6 3 122.26 33.8 227.0
63 Florida Atlantic 6 133 76 57.1 956 7.2 5 5 122.40 22.2 159.3
64 Iowa State 4 97 58 59.8 656 6.8 3 2 122.69 24.3 164.0
65 Texas Tech 6 244 150 61.5 1580 6.5 13 13 122.79 40.7 263.3
66 Wyoming 8 233 142 60.9 1443 6.2 9 3 123.13 29.1 180.4
67 Kennesaw State 7 229 143 62.4 1592 7.0 5 5 123.68 32.7 227.4
68 New Mexico State 8 237 149 62.9 1678 7.1 6 8 123.95 29.6 209.8
69 Air Force 7 164 94 57.3 1147 7.0 7 5 124.05 23.4 163.9
70 SMU 7 208 127 61.1 1254 6.0 9 2 124.06 29.7 179.1
71 Florida 4 161 98 60.9 974 6.0 8 3 124.36 40.3 243.5
72 USF 7 195 122 62.6 1267 6.5 6 2 125.23 27.9 181.0
73 Washington 7 206 125 60.7 1435 7.0 10 9 126.47 29.4 205.0
74 Vanderbilt 5 149 92 61.7 1027 6.9 6 4 127.57 29.8 205.4
75 Texas State 6 253 163 64.4 1636 6.5 9 3 128.11 42.2 272.7
76 San Jose State 8 275 176 64.0 1897 6.9 10 8 128.12 34.4 237.1
77 Duke 7 202 126 62.4 1359 6.7 7 2 128.35 28.9 194.1
78 Boston College 6 167 108 64.7 1115 6.7 10 10 128.54 27.8 185.8
79 Fresno State 6 173 108 62.4 1257 7.3 7 7 128.72 28.8 209.5
80 Louisville 4 157 95 60.5 1099 7.0 7 4 128.92 39.3 274.8
81 Georgia Southern 6 174 98 56.3 1164 6.7 10 2 129.19 29.0 194.0
82 Western Michigan 7 213 126 59.2 1527 7.2 9 4 129.56 30.4 218.1
83 Georgia State 7 204 119 58.3 1444 7.1 9 2 130.39 29.1 206.3
84 Mississippi State 4 145 94 64.8 984 6.8 5 2 130.45 36.3 246.0
85 Washington State 6 186 114 61.3 1273 6.8 8 2 130.82 31.0 212.2
86 South Carolina 3 84 51 60.7 519 6.2 6 2 131.42 28.0 173.0
87 Ole Miss 3 94 59 62.8 726 7.7 3 3 131.79 31.3 242.0
88 Houston 5 175 107 61.1 1233 7.0 8 3 131.98 35.0 246.6
89 Wake Forest 6 231 169 73.2 1391 6.0 7 2 132.01 38.5 231.8
90 Pittsburgh 7 224 139 62.1 1743 7.8 9 9 132.63 32.0 249.0
91 Ohio 8 221 142 64.3 1586 7.2 8 4 132.86 27.6 198.3
92 Oklahoma State 6 172 107 62.2 1242 7.2 9 6 133.16 28.7 207.0
93 Buffalo 8 246 143 58.1 1822 7.4 12 4 133.20 30.8 227.8
94 Tulane 7 184 114 62.0 1422 7.7 7 5 134.00 26.3 203.1
95 Hawaii 8 206 129 62.6 1586 7.7 8 6 134.27 25.8 198.3
96 Rice 7 205 133 64.9 1302 6.4 12 3 134.62 29.3 186.0
97 Alabama 5 142 84 59.2 1187 8.4 8 9 135.29 28.4 237.4
98 Rutgers 5 140 84 60.0 1040 7.4 8 4 135.55 28.0 208.0
99 Old Dominion 8 254 164 64.6 1691 6.7 15 5 136.04 31.8 211.4
100 Tulsa 7 177 108 61.0 1386 7.8 8 5 136.07 25.3 198.0
101 Southern Miss 7 198 125 63.1 1470 7.4 10 6 136.10 28.3 210.0
102 Purdue 4 125 76 60.8 993 7.9 7 6 136.41 31.3 248.3
103 Boise State 7 221 127 57.5 1759 8.0 12 6 136.82 31.6 251.3
104 Illinois 6 190 123 64.7 1369 7.2 8 2 137.05 31.7 228.2
105 Troy 6 189 116 61.4 1330 7.0 12 4 137.21 31.5 221.7
106 Delaware 8 282 174 61.7 2137 7.6 14 6 137.48 35.3 267.1
107 Virginia Tech 8 238 155 65.1 1744 7.3 9 2 137.49 29.8 218.0
108 Cincinnati 5 183 114 62.3 1480 8.1 6 3 137.77 36.6 296.0
109 Ball State 6 175 109 62.3 1212 6.9 11 3 137.78 29.2 202.0
110 Missouri State 7 223 138 61.9 1570 7.0 13 2 138.47 31.9 224.3
111 Akron 7 202 114 56.4 1459 7.2 15 3 138.65 28.9 208.4
112 North Texas 6 159 98 61.6 1191 7.5 10 5 139.02 26.5 198.5
113 Connecticut 7 274 180 65.7 1993 7.3 13 4 139.53 39.1 284.7
114 Michigan State 4 111 69 62.2 808 7.3 7 2 140.51 27.8 202.0
115 Eastern Michigan 8 240 156 65.0 1800 7.5 11 3 140.62 30.0 225.0
116 Arkansas State 8 196 131 66.8 1524 7.8 11 9 141.50 24.5 190.5
117 Maryland 5 153 100 65.4 1074 7.0 11 5 141.52 30.6 214.8
118 Army 7 206 129 62.6 1582 7.7 11 3 141.84 29.4 226.0
119 Miami (OH) 8 285 181 63.5 2159 7.6 16 5 142.16 35.6 269.9
120 Kent State 7 190 125 65.8 1449 7.6 9 3 142.32 27.1 207.0
121 Marshall 7 219 128 58.4 1669 7.6 16 4 142.93 31.3 238.4
122 Georgia Tech 6 158 96 60.8 1232 7.8 9 1 143.78 26.3 205.3
123 Middle Tennessee State 8 207 132 63.8 1684 8.1 12 6 145.43 25.9 210.5
124 NC State 6 178 106 59.6 1382 7.8 13 3 145.50 29.7 230.3
125 Northern Illinois 6 143 96 67.1 1094 7.7 10 5 147.48 23.8 182.3
126 Bowling Green 8 182 120 65.9 1347 7.4 12 2 147.66 22.8 168.4
127 Sacramento State 8 194 129 66.5 1556 8.0 10 3 147.80 24.3 194.5
128 USC 7 200 127 63.5 1673 8.4 11 3 148.92 28.6 239.0
129 Temple 7 202 135 66.8 1671 8.3 10 2 150.67 28.9 238.7
130 South Alabama 6 190 126 66.3 1593 8.4 14 6 154.74 31.7 265.5
131 Coastal Carolina 7 179 117 65.4 1545 8.6 13 6 155.13 25.6 220.7
132 West Virginia 6 209 140 67.0 1813 8.7 12 3 155.94 34.8 302.2
133 San Diego State 7 248 167 67.3 2118 8.5 18 5 159.00 35.4 302.6
134 UTEP 7 171 112 65.5 1434 8.4 14 3 159.45 24.4 204.9
135 Louisiana-Monroe 7 185 123 66.5 1568 8.5 15 3 161.21 26.4 224.0
136 Charlotte 6 182 128 70.3 1653 9.1 15 1 172.72 30.3 275.5
137 Colorado State 6 160 113 70.6 1678 10.5 12 7 174.73 26.7 279.7
138 Navy 7 184 127 69.0 1791 9.7 16 4 175.14 26.3 255.9