2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 TCU 6 164 86 52.4 922 5.6 2 2 101.25 27.3 153.7
2 Ohio State 7 230 121 52.6 1200 5.2 3 4 97.25 32.9 171.4
2 LSU 7 213 130 61.0 1288 6.0 3 6 110.84 30.4 184.0
4 North Dakota State 7 158 84 53.2 913 5.8 4 9 98.68 22.6 130.4
4 USF 6 168 105 62.5 1017 6.1 4 2 118.83 28.0 169.5
4 Tennessee 7 214 136 63.6 1282 6.0 4 8 112.56 30.6 183.1
4 Wisconsin 6 206 118 57.3 1136 5.5 4 7 103.22 34.3 189.3
8 Penn State 7 178 101 56.7 989 5.6 5 7 104.81 25.4 141.3
8 Liberty 6 180 100 55.6 1054 5.9 5 5 108.36 30.0 175.7
8 FIU 6 175 101 57.7 1087 6.2 5 4 114.74 29.2 181.2
8 Arizona 6 194 111 57.2 1254 6.5 5 1 118.99 32.3 209.0
8 East Carolina 6 174 99 56.9 1272 7.3 5 2 125.48 29.0 212.0
8 Indiana 7 218 133 61.0 1489 6.8 5 6 120.45 31.1 212.7
8 New Mexico State 7 206 133 64.6 1506 7.3 5 6 128.15 29.4 215.1
8 Utah State 6 221 143 64.7 1328 6.0 5 3 119.94 36.8 221.3
16 Texas 7 229 134 58.5 1247 5.4 6 6 107.67 32.7 178.1
16 Nebraska 6 180 98 54.4 1096 6.1 6 7 108.81 30.0 182.7
16 Northwestern 6 203 124 61.1 1198 5.9 6 7 113.50 33.8 199.7
16 Duke 6 181 114 63.0 1206 6.7 6 2 127.68 30.2 201.0
16 Memphis 7 195 111 56.9 1480 7.6 6 9 121.60 27.9 211.4
16 Louisiana Tech 6 176 109 61.9 1343 7.6 6 9 127.05 29.3 223.8
16 Arkansas 6 160 107 66.9 1378 8.6 6 5 145.36 26.7 229.7
16 Ole Miss 7 218 134 61.5 1631 7.5 6 7 126.98 31.1 233.0
16 Kennesaw State 7 229 146 63.8 1659 7.2 6 5 128.90 32.7 237.0
16 Utah 6 220 114 51.8 1450 6.6 6 7 109.82 36.7 241.7
16 UCF 6 211 126 59.7 1604 7.6 6 6 127.28 35.2 267.3
27 UAB 6 117 70 59.8 742 6.3 7 2 129.42 19.5 123.7
27 Nevada 6 159 92 57.9 892 5.6 7 1 118.25 26.5 148.7
27 Michigan 7 191 116 60.7 1082 5.7 7 7 113.08 27.3 154.6
27 Kansas State 6 146 75 51.4 1000 6.8 7 1 123.35 24.3 166.7
27 New Mexico 6 173 97 56.1 1085 6.3 7 11 109.38 28.8 180.8
27 Air Force 6 142 85 59.9 1094 7.7 7 3 136.61 23.7 182.3
27 Minnesota 6 171 99 57.9 1097 6.4 7 7 117.11 28.5 182.8
27 Virginia 7 192 102 53.1 1310 6.8 7 5 117.26 27.4 187.1
27 Tulane 7 184 114 62.0 1422 7.7 7 5 134.00 26.3 203.1
27 Clemson 6 204 118 57.8 1250 6.1 7 4 116.71 34.0 208.3
27 Ohio 7 202 130 64.4 1461 7.2 7 4 132.59 28.9 208.7
27 Baylor 6 231 139 60.2 1578 6.8 7 8 120.62 38.5 263.0
39 Oklahoma 7 170 102 60.0 1094 6.4 8 4 124.87 24.3 156.3
39 Notre Dame 7 185 114 61.6 1174 6.3 8 8 120.55 26.4 167.7
39 Wyoming 7 207 128 61.8 1237 6.0 8 1 123.82 29.6 176.7
39 Jacksonville State 7 200 125 62.5 1260 6.3 8 5 123.62 28.6 180.0
39 SMU 6 172 108 62.8 1083 6.3 8 1 129.87 28.7 180.5
39 UCLA 7 211 107 50.7 1277 6.1 8 12 102.69 30.1 182.4
39 Hawaii 8 206 129 62.6 1586 7.7 8 6 134.27 25.8 198.3
39 UNLV 7 208 115 55.3 1391 6.7 8 8 116.47 29.7 198.7
39 Oregon State 6 189 118 62.4 1192 6.3 8 5 124.09 31.5 198.7
39 Georgia 6 197 118 59.9 1196 6.1 8 4 120.24 32.8 199.3
39 BYU 6 217 134 61.8 1289 5.9 8 3 121.06 36.2 214.8
39 Georgia State 6 181 108 59.7 1319 7.3 8 2 133.26 30.2 219.8
39 North Carolina 6 210 132 62.9 1348 6.4 8 4 125.54 35.0 224.7
39 Cincinnati 6 220 139 63.2 1824 8.3 8 4 141.18 36.7 304.0
53 Massachusetts 6 186 103 55.4 1161 6.2 9 5 118.40 31.0 193.5
53 Kansas 6 165 97 58.8 1171 7.1 9 2 133.98 27.5 195.2
53 Louisiana 7 226 140 61.9 1373 6.1 9 3 123.47 32.3 196.1
53 UTSA 7 206 113 54.9 1418 6.9 9 5 122.24 29.4 202.6
53 Tulsa 7 187 118 63.1 1464 7.8 9 6 138.32 26.7 209.1
53 Fresno State 7 207 131 63.3 1495 7.2 9 7 131.54 29.6 213.6
53 Iowa 6 176 108 61.4 1287 7.3 9 3 136.26 29.3 214.5
53 Syracuse 6 187 103 55.1 1317 7.0 9 3 126.91 31.2 219.5
53 Iowa State 6 169 111 65.7 1385 8.2 9 1 150.91 28.2 230.8
53 San Jose State 7 235 152 64.7 1648 7.0 9 6 131.12 33.6 235.4
53 Appalachian State 6 202 120 59.4 1420 7.0 9 8 125.24 33.7 236.7
53 Virginia Tech 7 225 150 66.7 1657 7.4 9 1 140.84 32.1 236.7
53 Buffalo 6 174 111 63.8 1455 8.4 9 3 147.65 29.0 242.5
53 Temple 6 171 117 68.4 1476 8.6 9 0 158.30 28.5 246.0
53 Auburn 7 245 155 63.3 1756 7.2 9 8 129.06 35.0 250.9
53 Boise State 6 193 115 59.6 1516 7.9 9 4 136.81 32.2 252.7
53 Miami (FL) 6 223 138 61.9 1604 7.2 9 4 132.03 37.2 267.3
70 Bowling Green 7 158 104 65.8 1141 7.2 10 2 144.84 22.6 163.0
70 Boston College 6 165 106 64.2 1074 6.5 10 8 129.22 27.5 179.0
70 Central Michigan 7 180 108 60.0 1317 7.3 10 6 133.12 25.7 188.1
70 Arkansas State 7 162 112 69.1 1350 8.3 10 7 150.87 23.1 192.9
70 Washington 6 177 110 62.1 1262 7.1 10 9 130.52 29.5 210.3
70 Sacramento State 7 175 120 68.6 1513 8.6 10 3 156.63 25.0 216.1
70 Alabama 8 227 141 62.1 1779 7.8 10 12 131.92 28.4 222.4
70 Southern Miss 6 175 110 62.9 1351 7.7 10 2 144.28 29.2 225.2
70 Wake Forest 7 265 199 75.1 1611 6.1 10 2 137.09 37.9 230.1
79 Sam Houston State 7 180 102 56.7 1132 6.3 11 4 125.23 25.7 161.7
79 Michigan State 8 215 132 61.4 1611 7.5 11 2 139.36 26.9 201.4
79 Texas A&M 7 180 106 58.9 1417 7.9 11 6 138.51 25.7 202.4
79 Western Michigan 7 190 114 60.0 1458 7.7 11 4 139.35 27.1 208.3
79 Georgia Tech 6 165 96 58.2 1278 7.7 11 0 145.24 27.5 213.0
79 Oregon 6 190 107 56.3 1282 6.7 11 6 125.77 31.7 213.7
79 Arizona State 6 220 130 59.1 1406 6.4 11 3 126.54 36.7 234.3
79 Army 6 183 118 64.5 1484 8.1 11 3 149.16 30.5 247.3
79 James Madison 8 295 170 57.6 2001 6.8 11 7 122.17 36.9 250.1
79 Illinois 6 184 128 69.6 1508 8.2 11 1 157.06 30.7 251.3
79 Houston 7 243 154 63.4 1932 8.0 11 7 139.34 34.7 276.0
79 Colorado State 6 152 112 73.7 1669 11.0 11 7 180.58 25.3 278.2
79 Louisville 6 214 132 61.7 1704 8.0 11 7 138.99 35.7 284.0
92 Northern Illinois 6 153 107 69.9 1298 8.5 12 4 161.86 25.5 216.3
92 USC 8 214 139 65.0 1731 8.1 12 3 148.60 26.8 216.4
92 Toledo 7 233 131 56.2 1520 6.5 12 4 124.59 33.3 217.1
92 Middle Tennessee State 7 185 119 64.3 1539 8.3 12 6 149.11 26.4 219.9
92 California 7 199 121 60.8 1594 8.0 12 6 141.95 28.4 227.7
92 Marshall 6 186 106 57.0 1371 7.4 12 4 135.90 31.0 228.5
92 Vanderbilt 7 216 144 66.7 1622 7.5 12 5 143.45 30.9 231.7
92 Coastal Carolina 6 158 108 68.4 1444 9.1 12 3 166.38 26.3 240.7
92 Kent State 7 191 134 70.2 1716 9.0 12 3 163.22 27.3 245.1
92 Missouri 6 215 124 57.7 1477 6.9 12 6 128.22 35.8 246.2
92 Kentucky 7 264 162 61.4 1749 6.6 12 12 122.92 37.7 249.9
92 Florida 6 207 139 67.1 1637 7.9 12 4 148.85 34.5 272.8
92 Florida State 6 190 123 64.7 1656 8.7 12 4 154.58 31.7 276.0
92 Texas State 6 234 160 68.4 1713 7.3 12 2 145.09 39.0 285.5
106 Florida Atlantic 7 177 112 63.3 1545 8.7 13 5 155.19 25.3 220.7
106 South Carolina 6 177 125 70.6 1377 7.8 13 4 155.69 29.5 229.5
106 Washington State 7 226 140 61.9 1648 7.3 13 3 139.53 32.3 235.4
106 Louisiana-Monroe 6 160 105 65.6 1413 8.8 13 3 162.87 26.7 235.5
106 Colorado 6 190 117 61.6 1521 8.0 13 3 148.24 31.7 253.5
106 South Alabama 6 196 133 67.9 1584 8.1 13 4 153.56 32.7 264.0
106 Pittsburgh 7 233 156 67.0 2025 8.7 13 9 150.63 33.3 289.3
106 Connecticut 6 232 159 68.5 1848 8.0 13 4 150.48 38.7 308.0
114 Georgia Southern 6 167 106 63.5 1294 7.7 14 1 155.02 27.8 215.7
114 UTEP 6 149 99 66.4 1335 9.0 14 2 170.03 24.8 222.5
114 Troy 7 220 136 61.8 1580 7.2 14 7 136.79 31.4 225.7
114 Oklahoma State 6 182 117 64.3 1501 8.2 14 6 152.35 30.3 250.2
114 Purdue 6 188 115 61.2 1543 8.2 14 6 148.31 31.3 257.2
114 Navy 6 165 113 68.5 1584 9.6 14 4 172.28 27.5 264.0
114 Eastern Michigan 8 257 170 66.1 2119 8.2 14 4 150.28 32.1 264.9
114 Missouri State 7 242 163 67.4 1904 7.9 14 2 150.89 34.6 272.0
114 Delaware 7 237 153 64.6 1956 8.3 14 5 149.16 33.9 279.4
123 Western Kentucky 7 198 124 62.6 1578 8.0 15 4 150.54 28.3 225.4
123 Old Dominion 7 234 150 64.1 1597 6.8 15 4 139.16 33.4 228.1
123 Rutgers 6 175 116 66.3 1472 8.4 15 3 161.79 29.2 245.3
123 Mississippi State 7 247 166 67.2 1872 7.6 15 2 149.29 35.3 267.4
123 Miami (OH) 7 260 168 64.6 2018 7.8 15 5 145.01 37.1 288.3
128 Rice 7 215 150 69.8 1564 7.3 16 2 153.57 30.7 223.4
128 Maryland 6 179 118 65.9 1450 8.1 16 3 160.12 29.8 241.7
128 NC State 6 184 124 67.4 1609 8.7 16 2 167.38 30.7 268.2
128 Texas Tech 6 250 159 63.6 1744 7.0 16 12 133.72 41.7 290.7
132 Akron 7 207 116 56.0 1635 7.9 17 3 146.59 29.6 233.6
132 San Diego State 7 219 150 68.5 1989 9.1 17 4 166.75 31.3 284.1
132 Stanford 7 239 160 66.9 1992 8.3 17 3 157.92 34.1 284.6
132 Charlotte 6 203 146 71.9 1814 8.9 17 2 172.64 33.8 302.3
136 North Texas 7 206 133 64.6 1726 8.4 18 4 159.90 29.4 246.6
136 West Virginia 7 227 155 68.3 2373 10.5 18 4 178.74 32.4 339.0
138 Ball State 7 200 135 67.5 1771 8.9 19 2 171.23 28.6 253.0