2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 New Mexico 2 43 20 46.5 167 3.9 1 5 63.56 21.5 83.5
1 North Dakota State 3 60 33 55.0 380 6.3 2 5 102.53 20.0 126.7
1 Washington 2 54 33 61.1 338 6.3 2 5 107.39 27.0 169.0
1 Colorado State 2 44 25 56.8 366 8.3 1 5 111.46 22.0 183.0
1 Oregon 3 92 49 53.3 599 6.5 5 5 115.02 30.7 199.7
6 Virginia 2 61 33 54.1 260 4.3 0 4 76.79 30.5 130.0
6 Boston College 2 42 29 69.0 315 7.5 4 4 144.43 21.0 157.5
6 Arkansas State 2 49 31 63.3 362 7.4 3 4 129.20 24.5 181.0
6 BYU 2 62 38 61.3 365 5.9 1 4 103.16 31.0 182.5
6 Southern Miss 2 57 36 63.2 389 6.8 3 4 123.82 28.5 194.5
6 UTSA 2 77 43 55.8 437 5.7 1 4 97.41 38.5 218.5
6 Massachusetts 2 63 39 61.9 479 7.6 3 4 128.79 31.5 239.5
6 California 2 73 39 53.4 503 6.9 1 4 104.87 36.5 251.5
6 Memphis 3 96 63 65.6 837 8.7 4 4 144.29 32.0 279.0
15 Maryland 2 40 20 50.0 231 5.8 2 3 100.01 20.0 115.5
15 Coastal Carolina 2 35 20 57.1 233 6.7 2 3 114.78 17.5 116.5
15 Jacksonville State 3 62 40 64.5 351 5.7 3 3 118.36 20.7 117.0
15 Air Force 2 45 24 53.3 281 6.2 2 3 107.12 22.5 140.5
15 Louisiana 1 31 18 58.1 149 4.8 0 3 79.09 31.0 149.0
15 Baylor 2 62 40 64.5 333 5.4 0 3 99.96 31.0 166.5
15 UCLA 2 65 32 49.2 336 5.2 3 3 98.65 32.5 168.0
15 San Jose State 2 83 48 57.8 423 5.1 2 3 101.36 41.5 211.5
15 Appalachian State 2 69 39 56.5 428 6.2 2 3 109.50 34.5 214.0
15 San Diego State 2 75 45 60.0 431 5.7 1 3 104.67 37.5 215.5
15 Pittsburgh 3 101 60 59.4 660 6.5 2 3 114.89 33.7 220.0
15 New Mexico State 3 104 67 64.4 722 6.9 3 3 126.48 34.7 240.7
15 Auburn 2 87 49 56.3 504 5.8 3 3 109.46 43.5 252.0
28 Penn State 2 50 32 64.0 210 4.2 0 2 91.28 25.0 105.0
28 Georgia 2 63 33 52.4 214 3.4 1 2 79.80 31.5 107.0
28 Nebraska 2 48 24 50.0 248 5.2 2 2 98.82 24.0 124.0
28 LSU 2 46 28 60.9 248 5.4 1 2 104.62 23.0 124.0
28 Indiana 2 49 33 67.3 259 5.3 0 2 103.59 24.5 129.5
28 Tennessee 2 62 37 59.7 264 4.3 1 2 94.32 31.0 132.0
28 Syracuse 3 83 46 55.4 404 4.9 2 2 99.43 27.7 134.7
28 Missouri 2 55 25 45.5 283 5.1 3 2 99.41 27.5 141.5
28 Central Michigan 2 56 33 58.9 283 5.1 1 2 100.13 28.0 141.5
28 Texas A&M 2 51 29 56.9 284 5.6 2 2 108.74 25.5 142.0
28 Ball State 1 36 22 61.1 147 4.1 0 2 84.30 36.0 147.0
28 Liberty 2 56 28 50.0 304 5.4 1 2 94.35 28.0 152.0
28 Georgia Southern 2 64 29 45.3 306 4.8 1 2 84.38 32.0 153.0
28 Alabama 2 51 29 56.9 306 6.0 2 2 112.36 25.5 153.0
28 Northern Illinois 1 27 21 77.8 153 5.7 2 2 135.01 27.0 153.0
28 Vanderbilt 2 53 27 50.9 356 6.7 2 2 112.26 26.5 178.0
28 Utah 2 78 33 42.3 363 4.7 1 2 80.50 39.0 181.5
28 Cincinnati 2 72 42 58.3 390 5.4 1 2 102.85 36.0 195.0
28 Temple 1 31 18 58.1 195 6.3 1 2 108.66 31.0 195.0
28 South Alabama 2 42 26 61.9 398 9.5 3 2 155.56 21.0 199.0
28 TCU 2 53 30 56.6 422 8.0 1 2 122.16 26.5 211.0
28 Florida 2 91 55 60.4 424 4.7 1 2 98.81 45.5 212.0
28 USF 2 61 41 67.2 429 7.0 3 2 135.96 30.5 214.5
28 Wyoming 2 60 38 63.3 448 7.5 6 2 152.38 30.0 224.0
28 Rutgers 2 51 37 72.5 449 8.8 4 2 164.54 25.5 224.5
28 Hawaii 3 87 49 56.3 682 7.8 2 2 125.16 29.0 227.3
28 Washington State 2 69 46 66.7 460 6.7 4 2 136.00 34.5 230.0
28 Kent State 2 60 40 66.7 482 8.0 4 2 149.48 30.0 241.0
28 Florida Atlantic 2 49 29 59.2 490 10.0 6 2 175.43 24.5 245.0
28 Eastern Michigan 3 113 66 58.4 752 6.7 5 2 125.37 37.7 250.7
28 Texas Tech 2 84 50 59.5 536 6.4 3 2 120.14 42.0 268.0
28 Tulsa 2 84 53 63.1 557 6.6 3 2 125.82 42.0 278.5
60 Louisiana Tech 1 16 5 31.3 43 2.7 0 1 41.33 16.0 43.0
60 NC State 1 27 8 29.6 76 2.8 0 1 45.87 27.0 76.0
60 Rice 1 23 8 34.8 98 4.3 0 1 61.87 23.0 98.0
60 UTEP 1 22 13 59.1 99 4.5 0 1 87.80 22.0 99.0
60 Missouri State 1 20 8 40.0 105 5.3 2 1 107.10 20.0 105.0
60 Iowa 2 43 23 53.5 230 5.3 1 1 101.45 21.5 115.0
60 UAB 2 37 23 62.2 238 6.4 3 1 137.54 18.5 119.0
60 Ohio State 1 37 20 54.1 120 3.2 0 1 75.88 37.0 120.0
60 South Carolina 2 57 32 56.1 261 4.6 1 1 96.88 28.5 130.5
60 Virginia Tech 2 34 18 52.9 274 8.1 1 1 124.47 17.0 137.0
60 Notre Dame 2 42 27 64.3 281 6.7 1 1 123.59 21.0 140.5
60 Iowa State 1 22 17 77.3 142 6.5 0 1 122.40 22.0 142.0
60 UCF 2 49 28 57.1 286 5.8 1 1 108.83 24.5 143.0
60 SMU 2 59 31 52.5 296 5.0 2 1 102.48 29.5 148.0
60 Fresno State 1 31 15 48.4 150 4.8 0 1 82.59 31.0 150.0
60 Toledo 2 67 39 58.2 313 4.7 1 1 99.39 33.5 156.5
60 Michigan State 2 47 28 59.6 314 6.7 2 1 125.47 23.5 157.0
60 Western Kentucky 1 16 9 56.3 163 10.2 2 1 170.58 16.0 163.0
60 FIU 2 59 33 55.9 346 5.9 2 1 112.99 29.5 173.0
60 USC 3 69 44 63.8 523 7.6 3 1 138.89 23.0 174.3
60 North Carolina 2 64 43 67.2 353 5.5 0 1 110.39 32.0 176.5
60 Ole Miss 1 28 20 71.4 179 6.4 0 1 117.99 28.0 179.0
60 Kennesaw State 2 49 31 63.3 364 7.4 0 1 121.59 24.5 182.0
60 Texas 1 29 20 69.0 188 6.5 0 1 116.53 29.0 188.0
60 Georgia State 2 58 33 56.9 385 6.6 2 1 120.59 29.0 192.5
60 Arizona 1 31 19 61.3 200 6.5 0 1 109.04 31.0 200.0
60 Miami (FL) 3 114 62 54.4 603 5.3 3 1 105.76 38.0 201.0
60 North Texas 1 33 19 57.6 203 6.2 0 1 103.20 33.0 203.0
60 Delaware 2 76 38 50.0 420 5.5 1 1 98.13 38.0 210.0
60 Old Dominion 2 64 46 71.9 421 6.6 2 1 134.32 32.0 210.5
60 Illinois 2 53 33 62.3 425 8.0 4 1 150.76 26.5 212.5
60 UNLV 3 98 49 50.0 660 6.7 4 1 118.00 32.7 220.0
60 Troy 2 70 43 61.4 440 6.3 4 1 130.23 35.0 220.0
60 Purdue 2 49 28 57.1 443 9.0 2 1 142.47 24.5 221.5
60 Oklahoma State 1 24 17 70.8 227 9.5 1 1 155.70 24.0 227.0
60 Duke 2 66 41 62.1 475 7.2 3 1 134.54 33.0 237.5
60 Marshall 1 47 25 53.2 243 5.2 2 1 106.40 47.0 243.0
60 Colorado 2 76 39 51.3 487 6.4 3 1 115.55 38.0 243.5
60 Bowling Green 2 56 42 75.0 488 8.7 7 1 185.88 28.0 244.0
60 Houston 2 68 39 57.4 503 7.4 2 1 126.25 34.0 251.5
60 Louisiana-Monroe 2 58 35 60.3 532 9.2 5 1 162.39 29.0 266.0
60 West Virginia 2 70 43 61.4 543 7.8 3 1 137.87 35.0 271.5
60 Florida State 1 43 26 60.5 272 6.3 2 1 124.31 43.0 272.0
60 Northwestern 1 48 23 47.9 285 5.9 0 1 93.63 48.0 285.0
60 Buffalo 2 78 41 52.6 590 7.6 6 1 138.92 39.0 295.0
60 Boise State 1 26 17 65.4 384 14.8 1 1 194.45 26.0 384.0
106 Kansas State 2 39 16 41.0 95 2.4 0 0 61.49 19.5 47.5
106 Arizona State 1 24 11 45.8 86 3.6 0 0 75.93 24.0 86.0
106 Oklahoma 1 18 10 55.6 86 4.8 0 0 95.70 18.0 86.0
106 Michigan 1 21 15 71.4 89 4.2 0 0 107.03 21.0 89.0
106 Kansas 1 20 10 50.0 111 5.6 0 0 96.62 20.0 111.0
106 Arkansas 1 24 12 50.0 113 4.7 0 0 89.55 24.0 113.0
106 Georgia Tech 1 27 14 51.9 124 4.6 1 0 102.65 27.0 124.0
106 Charlotte 1 13 9 69.2 132 10.2 0 0 154.52 13.0 132.0
106 Minnesota 2 37 25 67.6 286 7.7 4 0 168.18 18.5 143.0
106 Sam Houston State 2 57 28 49.1 291 5.1 3 0 109.37 28.5 145.5
106 Wisconsin 1 24 15 62.5 148 6.2 0 0 114.30 24.0 148.0
106 Middle Tennessee State 2 45 28 62.2 326 7.2 1 0 130.40 22.5 163.0
106 Army 2 53 30 56.6 337 6.4 2 0 122.46 26.5 168.5
106 James Madison 2 54 31 57.4 348 6.4 1 0 117.65 27.0 174.0
106 Louisville 1 34 20 58.8 178 5.2 1 0 112.50 34.0 178.0
106 Nevada 2 64 40 62.5 388 6.1 1 0 118.59 32.0 194.0
106 Utah State 2 74 44 59.5 401 5.4 1 0 109.44 37.0 200.5
106 Mississippi State 2 76 47 61.8 419 5.5 1 0 112.49 38.0 209.5
106 Tulane 2 60 35 58.3 427 7.1 2 0 129.11 30.0 213.5
106 Sacramento State 3 87 62 71.3 671 7.7 4 0 151.22 29.0 223.7
106 Wake Forest 2 75 60 80.0 485 6.5 3 0 147.52 37.5 242.5
106 Clemson 1 48 27 56.3 244 5.1 1 0 105.82 48.0 244.0
106 Kentucky 1 38 24 63.2 246 6.5 1 0 126.23 38.0 246.0
106 Connecticut 2 84 56 66.7 495 5.9 2 0 124.03 42.0 247.5
106 Texas State 1 43 29 67.4 258 6.0 2 0 133.19 43.0 258.0
106 East Carolina 1 28 20 71.4 267 9.5 0 0 151.53 28.0 267.0
106 Akron 2 65 42 64.6 536 8.2 4 0 154.20 32.5 268.0
106 Western Michigan 1 46 28 60.9 273 5.9 1 0 117.89 46.0 273.0
106 Stanford 1 53 32 60.4 279 5.3 2 0 117.05 53.0 279.0
106 Ohio 2 58 38 65.5 561 9.7 4 0 169.52 29.0 280.5
106 Navy 2 52 41 78.8 593 11.4 7 0 219.06 26.0 296.5
106 Miami (OH) 2 69 47 68.1 621 9.0 8 0 181.98 34.5 310.5