2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games in October Only through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 North Dakota State 4 80 38 47.5 411 5.1 1 5 82.29 20.0 102.8
2 UCLA 3 76 36 47.4 374 4.9 2 4 86.87 25.3 124.7
3 TCU 3 92 40 43.5 397 4.3 1 2 78.97 30.7 132.3
4 Nevada 3 77 47 61.0 424 5.5 4 0 124.43 25.7 141.3
5 UAB 3 77 46 59.7 430 5.6 5 4 117.69 25.7 143.3
6 Clemson 3 73 46 63.0 441 6.0 3 0 127.31 24.3 147.0
7 Sam Houston State 4 92 56 60.9 590 6.4 6 1 134.09 23.0 147.5
8 Tulsa 4 67 41 61.2 598 8.9 5 3 151.83 16.8 149.5
9 Central Michigan 4 90 49 54.4 607 6.7 6 4 124.20 22.5 151.8
10 Minnesota 3 82 44 53.7 458 5.6 2 5 96.42 27.3 152.7
10 Oregon 3 76 43 56.6 458 6.0 4 3 116.68 25.3 152.7
12 Texas A&M 4 93 49 52.7 612 6.6 5 3 119.26 23.3 153.0
13 USF 3 79 48 60.8 466 5.9 1 0 114.49 26.3 155.3
13 Massachusetts 4 105 57 54.3 621 5.9 6 1 120.93 26.3 155.3
15 Air Force 4 88 52 59.1 642 7.3 5 2 134.57 22.0 160.5
16 Memphis 4 99 48 48.5 643 6.5 2 5 99.62 24.8 160.8
17 Michigan 3 87 53 60.9 484 5.6 2 5 103.75 29.0 161.3
17 Marshall 3 83 41 49.4 484 5.8 4 2 109.46 27.7 161.3
17 Penn State 3 65 41 63.1 484 7.4 3 2 134.71 21.7 161.3
20 Tulane 3 66 39 59.1 498 7.5 2 5 117.32 22.0 166.0
21 LSU 4 109 67 61.5 665 6.1 1 2 112.08 27.3 166.3
21 Bowling Green 4 97 59 60.8 665 6.9 4 0 132.03 24.3 166.3
23 Tennessee 4 121 74 61.2 671 5.5 3 5 107.66 30.3 167.8
24 Florida Atlantic 4 83 55 66.3 673 8.1 5 1 151.85 20.8 168.3
25 Arkansas State 4 94 62 66.0 696 7.4 5 4 137.19 23.5 174.0
26 Hawaii 4 96 63 65.6 700 7.3 6 4 139.18 24.0 175.0
26 Northern Illinois 3 54 39 72.2 525 9.7 3 1 168.51 18.0 175.0
28 Ohio 4 124 79 63.7 708 5.7 2 4 110.54 31.0 177.0
29 Louisiana Tech 4 111 61 55.0 709 6.4 2 6 103.75 27.8 177.3
30 UTSA 4 96 50 52.1 713 7.4 4 2 124.05 24.0 178.3
31 FIU 3 79 43 54.4 537 6.8 3 3 116.46 26.3 179.0
31 UNLV 3 84 52 61.9 537 6.4 4 4 121.80 28.0 179.0
33 Arizona 3 84 42 50.0 541 6.4 0 0 104.10 28.0 180.3
34 Louisiana-Monroe 3 60 39 65.0 548 9.1 6 2 168.05 20.0 182.7
35 New Mexico 3 93 48 51.6 549 5.9 3 6 98.95 31.0 183.0
36 USC 3 73 49 67.1 550 7.5 4 0 148.49 24.3 183.3
37 Wyoming 4 122 72 59.0 737 6.0 2 1 113.53 30.5 184.3
38 UTEP 3 68 42 61.8 557 8.2 5 1 151.89 22.7 185.7
39 Ohio State 3 97 49 50.5 559 5.8 1 1 100.27 32.3 186.3
40 Texas 3 113 65 57.5 560 5.0 4 3 105.52 37.7 186.7
40 Oregon State 3 105 59 56.2 560 5.3 4 3 107.85 35.0 186.7
42 Georgia 3 84 46 54.8 567 6.8 4 1 124.79 28.0 189.0
42 Utah State 3 94 67 71.3 567 6.0 2 0 128.97 31.3 189.0
42 Duke 3 79 53 67.1 567 7.2 2 1 133.21 26.3 189.0
45 Fresno State 3 90 58 64.4 570 6.3 4 1 130.09 30.0 190.0
46 Sacramento State 3 66 42 63.6 574 8.7 4 3 147.60 22.0 191.3
47 New Mexico State 4 116 72 62.1 774 6.7 2 5 115.18 29.0 193.5
48 Wake Forest 3 120 82 68.3 582 4.9 3 1 115.65 40.0 194.0
49 Kansas 4 112 67 59.8 784 7.0 5 2 129.78 28.0 196.0
50 Akron 4 112 60 53.6 785 7.0 8 2 132.45 28.0 196.3
51 Notre Dame 3 88 53 60.2 592 6.7 6 5 127.88 29.3 197.3
52 Jacksonville State 3 96 56 58.3 596 6.2 3 3 114.54 32.0 198.7
53 Buffalo 4 111 74 66.7 800 7.2 3 3 130.72 27.8 200.0
54 Kent State 4 103 69 67.0 803 7.8 4 1 143.35 25.8 200.8
55 Texas State 3 101 63 62.4 603 6.0 3 0 122.33 33.7 201.0
56 Oklahoma 3 89 60 67.4 604 6.8 7 3 143.64 29.7 201.3
57 Kansas State 3 87 45 51.7 605 7.0 5 1 126.80 29.0 201.7
58 SMU 3 92 60 65.2 610 6.6 3 0 131.67 30.7 203.3
58 Georgia Tech 3 81 50 61.7 610 7.5 5 0 145.36 27.0 203.3
60 Boston College 3 88 55 62.5 612 7.0 5 4 130.58 29.3 204.0
61 Northwestern 4 145 86 59.3 829 5.7 4 5 109.53 36.3 207.3
62 Wisconsin 3 118 69 58.5 629 5.3 1 4 99.28 39.3 209.7
63 BYU 4 145 86 59.3 839 5.8 5 1 117.91 36.3 209.8
64 Liberty 3 106 61 57.5 630 5.9 2 3 108.04 35.3 210.0
64 Nebraska 3 104 55 52.9 630 6.1 4 3 110.70 34.7 210.0
66 Florida State 3 81 48 59.3 634 7.8 4 1 138.84 27.0 211.3
67 Louisiana 4 138 88 63.8 849 6.2 4 0 125.02 34.5 212.3
68 Michigan State 4 117 71 60.7 851 7.3 7 1 139.81 29.3 212.8
69 Toledo 4 138 68 49.3 858 6.2 6 3 111.50 34.5 214.5
70 Boise State 3 100 55 55.0 644 6.4 5 2 121.60 33.3 214.7
71 Indiana 4 127 71 55.9 861 6.8 3 4 114.35 31.8 215.3
72 Stanford 4 115 66 57.4 867 7.5 7 0 140.81 28.8 216.8
73 East Carolina 3 94 52 55.3 651 6.9 5 1 128.92 31.3 217.0
74 Georgia State 3 87 51 58.6 653 7.5 5 0 140.64 29.0 217.7
75 Western Kentucky 4 132 80 60.6 876 6.6 6 3 126.80 33.0 219.0
76 Rice 4 127 89 70.1 878 6.9 8 2 145.79 31.8 219.5
77 Georgia Southern 3 86 52 60.5 664 7.7 7 0 152.19 28.7 221.3
78 Washington State 4 121 72 59.5 891 7.4 5 0 135.00 30.3 222.8
79 Alabama 4 114 75 65.8 893 7.8 5 6 135.53 28.5 223.3
80 Troy 4 126 77 61.1 895 7.1 8 5 133.79 31.5 223.8
81 South Carolina 3 100 71 71.0 675 6.8 4 2 136.90 33.3 225.0
81 Ball State 4 114 72 63.2 900 7.9 8 1 150.89 28.5 225.0
83 Arkansas 3 79 50 63.3 691 8.7 2 4 134.99 26.3 230.3
84 Old Dominion 4 127 83 65.4 924 7.3 8 3 142.54 31.8 231.0
85 Southern Miss 3 87 57 65.5 694 8.0 4 1 145.40 29.0 231.3
86 Middle Tennessee State 4 110 70 63.6 932 8.5 10 3 159.36 27.5 233.0
87 San Jose State 4 127 83 65.4 947 7.5 5 4 134.68 31.8 236.8
88 Missouri 3 114 65 57.0 713 6.3 5 2 120.51 38.0 237.7
89 Illinois 3 95 68 71.6 716 7.5 3 0 145.31 31.7 238.7
90 Virginia 4 121 70 57.9 957 7.9 5 2 134.62 30.3 239.3
91 North Carolina 4 148 92 62.2 958 6.5 7 3 128.09 37.0 239.5
92 Washington 3 94 56 59.6 720 7.7 5 3 135.08 31.3 240.0
93 Vanderbilt 4 119 85 71.4 962 8.1 7 1 157.07 29.8 240.5
94 Western Michigan 4 126 75 59.5 963 7.6 6 3 134.67 31.5 240.8
95 Appalachian State 3 97 53 54.6 726 7.5 5 4 126.27 32.3 242.0
96 Kennesaw State 4 149 88 59.1 984 6.6 4 4 118.02 37.3 246.0
97 California 4 104 68 65.4 985 9.5 11 1 177.93 26.0 246.3
98 Temple 3 87 57 65.5 743 8.5 2 0 144.85 29.0 247.7
99 Rutgers 3 92 59 64.1 746 8.1 9 1 162.36 30.7 248.7
100 Missouri State 4 139 88 63.3 999 7.2 7 1 138.86 34.8 249.8
101 Virginia Tech 4 137 96 70.1 1000 7.3 5 1 141.97 34.3 250.0
102 Army 4 133 88 66.2 1003 7.5 7 3 142.37 33.3 250.8
103 Eastern Michigan 4 111 81 73.0 1005 9.1 6 1 165.06 27.8 251.3
104 Arizona State 4 162 98 60.5 1008 6.2 7 1 125.78 40.5 252.0
105 Houston 4 128 81 63.3 1010 7.9 6 5 137.22 32.0 252.5
106 Syracuse 4 130 72 55.4 1012 7.8 7 2 135.47 32.5 253.0
107 Miami (OH) 4 141 86 61.0 1014 7.2 5 4 127.42 35.3 253.5
108 North Texas 4 135 85 63.0 1024 7.6 10 3 146.67 33.8 256.0
108 Navy 4 112 73 65.2 1024 9.1 8 3 160.19 28.0 256.0
110 Maryland 3 95 62 65.3 771 8.1 10 3 161.85 31.7 257.0
111 Delaware 4 136 87 64.0 1030 7.6 6 5 134.80 34.0 257.5
112 Purdue 3 103 64 62.1 775 7.5 6 5 134.85 34.3 258.3
113 James Madison 5 195 115 59.0 1301 6.7 8 4 124.45 39.0 260.2
114 Iowa 3 105 68 64.8 781 7.4 6 1 144.20 35.0 260.3
115 Coastal Carolina 3 94 61 64.9 788 8.4 6 3 149.99 31.3 262.7
116 Ole Miss 3 111 64 57.7 791 7.1 2 5 114.46 37.0 263.7
117 Florida 3 85 60 70.6 792 9.3 7 0 176.04 28.3 264.0
118 Kentucky 4 149 97 65.1 1059 7.1 8 6 134.47 37.3 264.8
119 UCF 3 93 53 57.0 800 8.6 4 1 141.29 31.0 266.7
120 Auburn 3 101 68 67.3 801 7.9 5 3 144.35 33.7 267.0
121 Baylor 3 110 64 58.2 816 7.4 5 4 128.22 36.7 272.0
122 Colorado 3 105 64 61.0 822 7.8 8 2 148.04 35.0 274.0
123 Texas Tech 3 122 77 63.1 849 7.0 8 8 130.11 40.7 283.0
124 NC State 3 100 69 69.0 860 8.6 9 0 170.94 33.3 286.7
125 Utah 3 103 56 54.4 871 8.5 4 3 132.38 34.3 290.3
126 Connecticut 3 107 73 68.2 874 8.2 8 2 157.76 35.7 291.3
127 Mississippi State 3 91 71 78.0 876 9.6 9 0 191.52 30.3 292.0
128 Iowa State 3 90 63 70.0 892 9.9 6 0 175.25 30.0 297.3
129 Louisville 3 123 75 61.0 921 7.5 6 4 133.48 41.0 307.0
130 Miami (FL) 3 109 66 60.6 934 8.6 6 2 147.03 36.3 311.3
131 Oklahoma State 3 107 76 71.0 951 8.9 11 4 172.13 35.7 317.0
132 South Alabama 3 117 79 67.5 961 8.2 7 3 151.13 39.0 320.3
133 Cincinnati 3 107 74 69.2 975 9.1 5 2 157.38 35.7 325.0
134 San Diego State 4 147 101 68.7 1308 8.9 12 3 166.31 36.8 327.0
135 Colorado State 3 86 68 79.1 1009 11.7 8 2 203.68 28.7 336.3
136 Charlotte 3 97 70 72.2 1017 10.5 12 0 201.06 32.3 339.0
137 Pittsburgh 4 132 96 72.7 1365 10.3 11 6 178.00 33.0 341.3
138 West Virginia 4 130 93 71.5 1414 10.9 10 3 183.67 32.5 353.5