2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/08/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Penn State 5 127 70 55.1 598 4.7 2 5 92.01 25.4 119.6
2 Utah 3 117 58 49.6 579 4.9 2 4 89.94 39.0 193.0
3 Wisconsin 4 122 65 53.3 615 5.0 3 3 98.81 30.5 153.8
4 Ohio State 5 165 89 53.9 840 5.1 2 4 95.85 33.0 168.0
5 FIU 4 126 69 54.8 673 5.3 2 3 100.10 31.5 168.3
6 Michigan 5 129 80 62.0 734 5.7 6 4 118.97 25.8 146.8
6 Nevada 3 82 45 54.9 468 5.7 3 1 112.45 27.3 156.0
8 Boston College 4 107 71 66.4 622 5.8 7 4 129.30 26.8 155.5
9 Kansas 3 79 39 49.4 468 5.9 4 0 115.84 26.3 156.0
9 Liberty 5 139 76 54.7 819 5.9 5 3 111.72 27.8 163.8
9 Texas 4 116 69 59.5 687 5.9 2 3 109.74 29.0 171.8
9 LSU 4 121 71 58.7 717 5.9 3 5 108.38 30.3 179.3
13 Oklahoma 4 81 42 51.9 490 6.0 1 1 104.27 20.3 122.5
13 Virginia 4 90 44 48.9 536 6.0 2 4 97.36 22.5 134.0
13 North Dakota State 4 92 51 55.4 554 6.0 3 5 105.91 23.0 138.5
13 Nebraska 4 120 66 55.0 720 6.0 3 6 103.65 30.0 180.0
13 Kentucky 4 152 85 55.9 916 6.0 6 6 111.68 38.0 229.0
18 TCU 4 96 57 59.4 587 6.1 1 0 114.19 24.0 146.8
18 SMU 4 112 68 60.7 681 6.1 7 1 130.62 28.0 170.3
18 Louisiana 4 119 72 60.5 730 6.1 6 3 123.63 29.8 182.5
18 Georgia State 4 122 70 57.4 745 6.1 3 2 113.51 30.5 186.3
18 Tennessee 4 126 84 66.7 770 6.1 2 5 115.30 31.5 192.5
18 Georgia 4 138 86 62.3 837 6.1 5 4 119.43 34.5 209.3
18 Miami (FL) 4 158 101 63.9 965 6.1 3 3 117.70 39.5 241.3
25 Wyoming 4 110 70 63.6 687 6.2 6 0 134.10 27.5 171.8
25 Northwestern 3 99 64 64.6 612 6.2 3 4 118.50 33.0 204.0
25 Arizona 4 139 85 61.2 866 6.2 5 1 123.91 34.8 216.5
28 Notre Dame 5 125 78 62.4 791 6.3 5 5 120.76 25.0 158.2
28 USF 5 135 88 65.2 852 6.3 4 2 125.02 27.0 170.4
28 UTSA 5 154 85 55.2 970 6.3 7 3 119.21 30.8 194.0
28 Duke 3 102 61 59.8 639 6.3 4 1 123.41 34.0 213.0
32 Sam Houston State 4 102 56 54.9 656 6.4 6 3 122.45 25.5 164.0
32 Syracuse 3 97 51 52.6 623 6.4 5 1 121.48 32.3 207.7
32 Auburn 5 162 98 60.5 1041 6.4 4 6 115.21 32.4 208.2
32 Clemson 5 171 97 56.7 1086 6.4 5 4 115.05 34.2 217.2
36 New Mexico 4 98 57 58.2 637 6.5 4 8 109.90 24.5 159.3
36 Baylor 4 165 101 61.2 1072 6.5 3 5 115.72 41.3 268.0
38 UAB 4 69 41 59.4 452 6.6 3 1 125.90 17.3 113.0
38 California 4 118 64 54.2 781 6.6 4 6 110.86 29.5 195.3
38 BYU 3 97 66 68.0 637 6.6 4 3 130.62 32.3 212.3
38 Appalachian State 3 105 67 63.8 694 6.6 4 4 124.28 35.0 231.3
38 Wake Forest 5 178 138 77.5 1177 6.6 7 2 143.80 35.6 235.4
43 Kansas State 3 59 30 50.8 395 6.7 2 0 118.28 19.7 131.7
43 Minnesota 4 110 65 59.1 740 6.7 5 4 123.33 27.5 185.0
43 Washington 4 117 75 64.1 787 6.7 6 7 125.55 29.3 196.8
43 UCLA 4 135 71 52.6 903 6.7 6 8 111.60 33.8 225.8
43 James Madison 4 151 84 55.6 1009 6.7 4 5 113.88 37.8 252.3
48 UNLV 5 183 101 55.2 1249 6.8 7 5 119.68 36.6 249.8
48 Utah State 4 148 93 62.8 1005 6.8 5 3 126.98 37.0 251.3
48 Massachusetts 3 111 67 60.4 759 6.8 5 4 125.46 37.0 253.0
48 Texas Tech 4 176 110 62.5 1192 6.8 9 8 127.18 44.0 298.0
52 Jacksonville State 5 139 93 66.9 957 6.9 6 4 133.23 27.8 191.4
52 North Carolina 3 91 61 67.0 624 6.9 5 1 140.56 30.3 208.0
52 Toledo 4 130 85 65.4 900 6.9 8 2 140.77 32.5 225.0
52 UCF 4 151 91 60.3 1043 6.9 2 5 116.04 37.8 260.8
56 Iowa State 4 102 59 57.8 720 7.1 5 1 131.36 25.5 180.0
56 Rice 4 117 80 68.4 834 7.1 8 1 149.12 29.3 208.5
56 Fresno State 5 151 94 62.3 1077 7.1 5 7 123.82 30.2 215.4
56 Arizona State 3 101 59 58.4 718 7.1 8 2 140.32 33.7 239.3
56 San Jose State 4 146 92 63.0 1042 7.1 5 4 128.78 36.5 260.5
61 Oregon State 4 112 76 67.9 810 7.2 5 3 137.98 28.0 202.5
61 Virginia Tech 4 118 72 61.0 848 7.2 6 0 138.16 29.5 212.0
61 Mississippi State 5 180 113 62.8 1300 7.2 9 2 137.72 36.0 260.0
61 Oregon 3 114 64 56.1 824 7.2 7 3 131.86 38.0 274.7
65 Oklahoma State 3 75 41 54.7 550 7.3 3 2 124.14 25.0 183.3
65 Old Dominion 4 131 82 62.6 956 7.3 13 1 155.12 32.8 239.0
65 Washington State 4 138 92 66.7 1002 7.3 8 3 142.44 34.5 250.5
68 Indiana 4 111 73 65.8 823 7.4 3 2 133.37 27.8 205.8
68 Central Michigan 4 121 74 61.2 890 7.4 5 4 129.97 30.3 222.5
68 Vanderbilt 4 129 84 65.1 955 7.4 8 4 141.58 32.3 238.8
71 Colorado 4 111 70 63.1 833 7.5 6 1 142.14 27.8 208.3
71 Georgia Southern 4 114 73 64.0 858 7.5 9 1 151.56 28.5 214.5
71 Maryland 4 123 82 66.7 917 7.5 9 1 151.81 30.8 229.3
71 New Mexico State 5 156 104 66.7 1167 7.5 3 3 132.01 31.2 233.4
71 Missouri 4 140 85 60.7 1047 7.5 9 4 139.04 35.0 261.8
71 Tulsa 4 159 101 63.5 1198 7.5 8 5 137.12 39.8 299.5
77 Alabama 5 153 88 57.5 1170 7.6 8 8 128.55 30.6 234.0
77 Cincinnati 4 150 90 60.0 1133 7.6 5 3 130.45 37.5 283.3
79 Michigan State 5 118 70 59.3 905 7.7 7 1 141.63 23.6 181.0
79 Eastern Michigan 5 173 109 63.0 1324 7.7 9 4 139.85 34.6 264.8
79 Pittsburgh 4 142 90 63.4 1094 7.7 5 5 132.67 35.5 273.5
79 Houston 4 153 98 64.1 1181 7.7 6 3 137.91 38.3 295.3
83 East Carolina 3 80 47 58.8 621 7.8 0 1 121.46 26.7 207.0
83 Tulane 4 118 75 63.6 924 7.8 5 0 143.32 29.5 231.0
83 Northern Illinois 3 99 68 68.7 773 7.8 9 3 158.22 33.0 257.7
83 Florida 4 152 102 67.1 1185 7.8 7 4 142.54 38.0 296.3
83 Texas State 4 156 112 71.8 1219 7.8 9 2 153.92 39.0 304.8
88 Bowling Green 4 85 62 72.9 674 7.9 7 2 162.01 21.3 168.5
88 Texas A&M 5 122 73 59.8 959 7.9 7 4 138.25 24.4 191.8
88 Ole Miss 4 107 70 65.4 840 7.9 4 2 139.96 26.8 210.0
91 Georgia Tech 3 84 46 54.8 668 8.0 6 0 145.13 28.0 222.7
91 North Texas 4 114 73 64.0 913 8.0 11 1 161.41 28.5 228.3
91 Kennesaw State 4 124 84 67.7 986 8.0 3 2 139.29 31.0 246.5
94 Western Michigan 4 82 50 61.0 665 8.1 6 1 150.81 20.5 166.3
94 Western Kentucky 5 130 79 60.8 1052 8.1 11 3 152.04 26.0 210.4
94 Southern Miss 4 109 71 65.1 882 8.1 8 1 155.50 27.3 220.5
94 Temple 4 116 77 66.4 938 8.1 7 0 154.21 29.0 234.5
94 Purdue 4 122 72 59.0 993 8.1 10 2 151.16 30.5 248.3
94 Connecticut 4 162 113 69.8 1309 8.1 10 4 153.05 40.5 327.3
100 Hawaii 5 138 85 61.6 1132 8.2 4 2 137.17 27.6 226.4
100 Memphis 4 112 70 62.5 914 8.2 4 5 133.90 28.0 228.5
100 USC 6 168 106 63.1 1384 8.2 10 3 148.37 28.0 230.7
100 Troy 4 132 84 63.6 1076 8.2 9 4 148.56 33.0 269.0
100 Missouri State 4 138 95 68.8 1136 8.2 8 1 155.67 34.5 284.0
105 Air Force 3 72 41 56.9 595 8.3 3 1 137.33 24.0 198.3
105 Middle Tennessee State 4 100 65 65.0 833 8.3 3 3 138.87 25.0 208.3
105 South Carolina 4 118 82 69.5 974 8.3 12 2 168.99 29.5 243.5
105 Stanford 5 181 124 68.5 1499 8.3 12 3 156.65 36.2 299.8
109 Florida Atlantic 4 122 74 60.7 1030 8.4 8 5 145.02 30.5 257.5
109 Florida State 4 141 89 63.1 1190 8.4 9 3 150.82 35.3 297.5
109 Miami (OH) 4 156 107 68.6 1309 8.4 12 1 163.17 39.0 327.3
112 Iowa 4 98 60 61.2 830 8.5 6 2 148.48 24.5 207.5
112 Marshall 4 135 86 63.7 1150 8.5 11 2 159.19 33.8 287.5
114 Arkansas 4 100 70 70.0 857 8.6 4 1 153.19 25.0 214.3
114 Sacramento State 4 109 78 71.6 939 8.6 6 0 162.10 27.3 234.8
114 Ohio 4 113 71 62.8 970 8.6 5 2 146.00 28.3 242.5
114 Delaware 4 126 79 62.7 1083 8.6 8 0 155.85 31.5 270.8
114 South Alabama 5 163 112 68.7 1403 8.6 13 4 162.42 32.6 280.6
114 Charlotte 4 137 101 73.7 1183 8.6 11 2 169.83 34.3 295.8
120 Rutgers 4 112 78 69.6 990 8.8 10 2 169.79 28.0 247.5
120 NC State 4 114 76 66.7 1003 8.8 9 2 163.11 28.5 250.8
120 Louisiana Tech 3 89 60 67.4 785 8.8 5 4 151.06 29.7 261.7
120 Louisville 4 132 82 62.1 1156 8.8 7 4 147.13 33.0 289.0
124 Akron 4 112 64 57.1 999 8.9 11 1 162.69 28.0 249.8
124 Boise State 4 118 74 62.7 1048 8.9 6 3 149.01 29.5 262.0
124 Ball State 4 121 82 67.8 1072 8.9 12 1 173.27 30.3 268.0
127 Illinois 4 116 78 67.2 1047 9.0 9 1 166.94 29.0 261.8
128 San Diego State 4 116 76 65.5 1053 9.1 8 3 159.37 29.0 263.3
129 Arkansas State 5 99 74 74.7 914 9.2 6 3 166.24 19.8 182.8
130 Coastal Carolina 4 95 66 69.5 897 9.4 9 0 180.04 23.8 224.3
131 Kent State 4 102 73 71.6 986 9.7 8 2 174.73 25.5 246.5
132 Navy 3 65 46 70.8 642 9.9 6 3 174.97 21.7 214.0
133 Army 3 74 47 63.5 740 10.0 5 0 169.81 24.7 246.7
133 UTEP 4 104 74 71.2 1040 10.0 12 2 189.38 26.0 260.0
133 Buffalo 3 87 56 64.4 867 10.0 6 0 170.84 29.0 289.0
133 Louisiana-Monroe 4 119 80 67.2 1186 10.0 10 1 176.99 29.8 296.5
137 West Virginia 4 126 83 65.9 1271 10.1 11 2 176.24 31.5 317.8
138 Colorado State 4 100 75 75.0 1087 10.9 8 5 182.71 25.0 271.8