2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/08/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Oregon 1 20 8 40.0 101 5.1 0 3 52.42 20.0 101.0
2 Kansas 3 69 30 43.5 287 4.2 1 0 83.20 23.0 95.7
3 Utah 4 147 69 46.9 698 4.7 2 5 84.51 36.8 174.5
4 Kansas State 4 78 37 47.4 425 5.4 2 0 101.67 19.5 106.3
5 Sam Houston State 4 94 45 47.9 444 4.7 4 2 97.32 23.5 111.0
6 Missouri 3 87 43 49.4 513 5.9 5 3 111.03 29.0 171.0
7 Oklahoma 3 54 27 50.0 313 5.8 0 0 98.69 18.0 104.3
7 Virginia 5 124 62 50.0 704 5.7 2 7 91.72 24.8 140.8
9 California 4 128 65 50.8 683 5.3 5 6 99.11 32.0 170.8
10 Ohio State 3 96 49 51.0 446 4.6 1 2 89.34 32.0 148.7
11 LSU 4 90 46 51.1 448 5.0 2 5 89.15 22.5 112.0
12 Iowa 4 104 54 51.9 608 5.8 3 4 102.86 26.0 152.0
13 Liberty 6 177 92 52.0 1005 5.7 5 5 103.35 29.5 167.5
14 Wisconsin 4 117 61 52.1 524 4.5 1 3 87.45 29.3 131.0
15 Florida State 3 105 55 52.4 578 5.5 3 1 106.15 35.0 192.7
16 UCLA 4 135 71 52.6 903 6.7 6 8 111.60 33.8 225.8
17 Clemson 3 108 57 52.8 524 4.9 2 3 94.09 36.0 174.7
18 Air Force 4 94 50 53.2 648 6.9 3 3 115.25 23.5 162.0
18 Western Kentucky 4 124 66 53.2 685 5.5 5 3 108.10 31.0 171.3
20 FIU 5 146 78 53.4 782 5.4 2 4 97.46 29.2 156.4
20 Central Michigan 4 118 63 53.4 643 5.4 2 6 94.58 29.5 160.8
22 Georgia Southern 4 121 65 53.7 728 6.0 5 2 114.59 30.3 182.0
22 Boise State 4 108 58 53.7 913 8.5 6 5 133.78 27.0 228.3
24 Nebraska 5 139 75 54.0 826 5.9 4 6 104.74 27.8 165.2
25 Fresno State 4 120 65 54.2 665 5.5 2 7 94.55 30.0 166.3
26 Colorado 4 137 75 54.7 949 6.9 8 2 129.29 34.3 237.3
27 Penn State 5 127 70 55.1 598 4.7 2 5 92.01 25.4 119.6
27 James Madison 5 178 98 55.1 1127 6.3 4 5 110.04 35.6 225.4
29 Iowa State 3 67 37 55.2 465 6.9 3 2 122.33 22.3 155.0
29 UNLV 5 183 101 55.2 1249 6.8 7 5 119.68 36.6 249.8
31 North Dakota State 5 114 63 55.3 670 5.9 3 8 99.28 22.8 134.0
31 Michigan State 4 94 52 55.3 671 7.1 7 1 137.73 23.5 167.8
31 Buffalo 5 159 88 55.3 1234 7.8 9 1 137.96 31.8 246.8
34 Kentucky 4 167 93 55.7 974 5.8 6 4 111.75 41.8 243.5
35 Georgia State 5 145 81 55.9 870 6.0 4 2 112.60 29.0 174.0
36 New Mexico 5 125 70 56.0 774 6.2 5 12 102.01 25.0 154.8
36 Syracuse 3 100 56 56.0 599 6.0 5 1 120.82 33.3 199.7
36 Arizona State 4 125 70 56.0 804 6.4 8 2 127.95 31.3 201.0
39 Utah State 3 123 69 56.1 627 5.1 2 3 99.41 41.0 209.0
40 Minnesota 4 103 58 56.3 572 5.6 3 4 104.80 25.8 143.0
40 UTSA 5 167 94 56.3 1046 6.3 5 5 112.79 33.4 209.2
42 Purdue 3 86 49 57.0 668 7.8 4 2 132.92 28.7 222.7
43 Florida Atlantic 4 124 71 57.3 845 6.8 4 5 117.10 31.0 211.3
43 San Jose State 4 150 86 57.3 950 6.3 4 5 112.66 37.5 237.5
45 Nevada 4 106 61 57.5 653 6.2 4 1 119.85 26.5 163.3
46 Northwestern 3 118 68 57.6 696 5.9 2 5 104.29 39.3 232.0
47 Virginia Tech 4 101 59 58.4 744 7.4 4 1 131.38 25.3 186.0
47 Alabama 4 113 66 58.4 886 7.8 5 6 128.25 28.3 221.5
49 Delaware 5 171 100 58.5 1264 7.4 8 1 134.84 34.2 252.8
50 Auburn 3 121 71 58.7 703 5.8 3 4 109.05 40.3 234.3
51 Louisiana 4 119 70 58.8 610 5.1 1 5 96.25 29.8 152.5
51 SMU 5 148 87 58.8 852 5.8 8 2 122.28 29.6 170.4
51 Missouri State 4 119 70 58.8 802 6.7 7 1 133.16 29.8 200.5
54 Rice 4 107 63 58.9 572 5.3 4 2 112.39 26.8 143.0
55 Western Michigan 4 105 62 59.0 734 7.0 4 1 128.44 26.3 183.5
56 UAB 5 98 58 59.2 592 6.0 4 4 115.23 19.6 118.4
56 East Carolina 3 76 45 59.2 534 7.0 1 4 112.04 25.3 178.0
56 Akron 5 142 84 59.2 1179 8.3 12 1 155.39 28.4 235.8
59 Duke 4 123 73 59.3 792 6.4 5 1 125.22 30.8 198.0
60 Oklahoma State 3 69 41 59.4 443 6.4 1 3 109.43 23.0 147.7
60 Louisiana Tech 3 64 38 59.4 447 7.0 4 2 132.43 21.3 149.0
60 USC 5 133 79 59.4 1018 7.7 8 3 139.03 26.6 203.6
60 Texas Tech 4 170 101 59.4 1028 6.0 6 9 111.26 42.5 257.0
64 Florida 3 126 75 59.5 695 5.5 4 3 111.57 42.0 231.7
65 Texas A&M 4 94 56 59.6 647 6.9 5 3 128.56 23.5 161.8
65 NC State 5 141 84 59.6 1079 7.7 9 3 140.65 28.2 215.8
65 UCF 3 109 65 59.6 666 6.1 3 6 109.02 36.3 222.0
68 Georgia Tech 3 77 46 59.7 622 8.1 4 1 142.14 25.7 207.3
69 Army 4 97 58 59.8 838 8.6 5 0 149.37 24.3 209.5
69 Illinois 4 122 73 59.8 908 7.4 6 2 135.31 30.5 227.0
71 Massachusetts 5 167 100 59.9 1053 6.3 7 6 119.48 33.4 210.6
71 Baylor 5 192 115 59.9 1146 6.0 3 5 109.99 38.4 229.2
73 Arkansas 3 75 45 60.0 459 6.1 0 0 111.41 25.0 153.0
74 Toledo 5 163 98 60.1 966 5.9 8 3 122.42 32.6 193.2
75 Vanderbilt 4 118 71 60.2 776 6.6 6 4 125.41 29.5 194.0
76 North Texas 4 124 75 60.5 830 6.7 8 3 133.16 31.0 207.5
77 Louisville 3 94 57 60.6 776 8.3 4 1 141.89 31.3 258.7
78 Ball State 4 120 73 60.8 785 6.5 7 2 131.70 30.0 196.3
79 Miami (FL) 5 184 112 60.9 1035 5.6 3 3 110.24 36.8 207.0
80 Cincinnati 5 187 114 61.0 1300 7.0 5 4 123.90 37.4 260.0
81 Arizona 4 144 88 61.1 849 5.9 2 2 112.44 36.0 212.3
81 Tulsa 4 149 91 61.1 1120 7.5 7 4 134.34 37.3 280.0
83 South Carolina 3 98 60 61.2 533 5.4 4 1 118.34 32.7 177.7
83 Pittsburgh 5 170 104 61.2 1199 7.1 5 5 124.26 34.0 239.8
85 Washington 4 112 69 61.6 715 6.4 5 6 119.26 28.0 178.8
85 Georgia 5 164 101 61.6 936 5.7 5 4 114.71 32.8 187.2
85 Hawaii 5 138 85 61.6 1132 8.2 4 2 137.17 27.6 226.4
88 Wyoming 5 136 84 61.8 893 6.6 7 2 130.97 27.2 178.6
89 TCU 4 97 60 61.9 715 7.4 2 2 126.46 24.3 178.8
89 Memphis 4 113 70 61.9 870 7.7 5 5 132.37 28.3 217.5
91 Appalachian State 4 137 85 62.0 892 6.5 4 6 117.61 34.3 223.0
92 Mississippi State 3 116 72 62.1 701 6.0 3 2 117.91 38.7 233.7
93 Notre Dame 5 125 78 62.4 791 6.3 5 5 120.76 25.0 158.2
94 Eastern Michigan 6 190 119 62.6 1379 7.3 9 4 135.02 31.7 229.8
95 Michigan 4 94 59 62.8 507 5.4 4 4 113.61 23.5 126.8
95 Tennessee 4 129 81 62.8 612 4.7 2 4 101.56 32.3 153.0
95 Miami (OH) 4 137 86 62.8 970 7.1 6 1 135.23 34.3 242.5
95 Houston 4 145 91 62.8 1051 7.2 6 2 134.54 36.3 262.8
99 Ohio 5 132 83 62.9 1095 8.3 6 2 144.53 26.4 219.0
100 Troy 4 136 86 63.2 1073 7.9 9 4 145.48 34.0 268.3
101 BYU 4 128 81 63.3 772 6.0 4 6 114.87 32.0 193.0
102 Indiana 5 131 83 63.4 867 6.6 3 3 121.93 26.2 173.4
102 Kent State 4 101 64 63.4 719 7.1 5 2 135.55 25.3 179.8
104 Old Dominion 5 151 96 63.6 1050 7.0 13 2 147.75 30.2 210.0
104 Tulane 4 118 75 63.6 924 7.8 5 0 143.32 29.5 231.0
106 Middle Tennessee State 5 122 78 63.9 978 8.0 3 3 134.45 24.4 195.6
107 San Diego State 4 145 93 64.1 1182 8.2 9 4 147.58 36.3 295.5
108 New Mexico State 6 187 120 64.2 1334 7.1 4 5 125.81 31.2 222.3
109 Rutgers 3 70 45 64.3 500 7.1 4 4 131.72 23.3 166.7
109 Marshall 5 168 108 64.3 1448 8.6 15 2 163.78 33.6 289.6
111 West Virginia 4 132 85 64.4 1052 8.0 8 2 148.31 33.0 263.0
111 Stanford 4 146 94 64.4 1071 7.3 7 2 139.08 36.5 267.8
113 Washington State 5 158 102 64.6 1073 6.8 8 3 134.51 31.6 214.6
113 Temple 5 147 95 64.6 1133 7.7 8 2 144.61 29.4 226.6
115 Coastal Carolina 5 116 75 64.7 998 8.6 10 3 160.21 23.2 199.6
116 USF 6 162 105 64.8 1102 6.8 6 2 131.71 27.0 183.7
117 Southern Miss 5 132 86 65.2 1001 7.6 8 5 141.27 26.4 200.2
118 Maryland 4 118 77 65.3 783 6.6 8 4 136.58 29.5 195.8
118 Kennesaw State 4 124 81 65.3 919 7.4 2 2 129.66 31.0 229.8
120 Texas 2 52 34 65.4 258 5.0 0 2 99.38 26.0 129.0
121 Texas State 4 175 115 65.7 1142 6.5 6 3 128.42 43.8 285.5
121 Connecticut 5 204 134 65.7 1454 7.1 10 4 137.82 40.8 290.8
123 Oregon State 3 98 65 66.3 550 5.6 4 3 120.82 32.7 183.3
124 Jacksonville State 6 158 105 66.5 1047 6.6 6 6 127.07 26.3 174.5
125 Ole Miss 2 57 38 66.7 486 8.5 2 1 146.36 28.5 243.0
126 Boston College 4 109 73 67.0 663 6.1 7 6 128.25 27.3 165.8
126 North Carolina 3 94 63 67.0 568 6.0 1 2 117.03 31.3 189.3
128 South Alabama 6 183 124 67.8 1589 8.7 15 6 161.19 30.5 264.8
129 Sacramento State 5 128 87 68.0 982 7.7 6 0 147.88 25.6 196.4
130 UTEP 5 126 87 69.0 1139 9.0 12 3 171.66 25.2 227.8
131 Louisiana-Monroe 4 102 71 69.6 924 9.1 8 1 169.63 25.5 231.0
132 Arkansas State 6 133 93 69.9 1088 8.2 7 5 148.49 22.2 181.3
133 Colorado State 4 108 76 70.4 1096 10.1 9 5 173.85 27.0 274.0
134 Navy 4 84 60 71.4 849 10.1 8 3 180.62 21.0 212.3
135 Bowling Green 5 109 78 71.6 880 8.1 9 2 162.95 21.8 176.0
135 Charlotte 4 116 83 71.6 1022 8.8 9 1 169.43 29.0 255.5
137 Wake Forest 4 144 108 75.0 957 6.6 4 2 137.22 36.0 239.3
138 Northern Illinois 3 86 68 79.1 708 8.2 9 4 173.46 28.7 236.0