2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/08/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Virginia 1 27 7 25.9 71 2.6 0 2 33.21 27.0 71.0
2 Kansas 1 26 9 34.6 81 3.1 0 0 60.79 26.0 81.0
3 Iowa State 1 22 9 40.9 96 4.4 1 1 83.48 22.0 96.0
4 TCU 1 24 11 45.8 133 5.5 0 0 92.38 24.0 133.0
5 Vanderbilt 1 32 15 46.9 240 7.5 1 2 107.69 32.0 240.0
6 Texas A&M 1 17 8 47.1 30 1.8 0 0 61.89 17.0 30.0
7 Maryland 1 21 10 47.6 156 7.4 2 0 141.45 21.0 156.0
8 California 1 23 11 47.8 172 7.5 3 1 144.99 23.0 172.0
9 Ohio State 2 58 28 48.3 183 3.2 0 2 67.88 29.0 91.5
10 Oklahoma 2 37 18 48.6 202 5.5 0 0 94.51 18.5 101.0
10 Georgia 1 37 18 48.6 115 3.1 1 2 72.87 37.0 115.0
12 Nebraska 2 48 24 50.0 248 5.2 2 2 98.82 24.0 124.0
12 UTSA 2 44 22 50.0 265 6.0 2 0 115.59 22.0 132.5
12 Louisiana Tech 1 24 12 50.0 151 6.3 1 1 108.27 24.0 151.0
12 Kansas State 1 26 13 50.0 165 6.3 1 0 116.00 26.0 165.0
12 Syracuse 1 40 20 50.0 318 8.0 3 0 141.53 40.0 318.0
17 UNLV 4 124 63 50.8 854 6.9 4 4 112.86 31.0 213.5
18 Utah State 1 49 25 51.0 226 4.6 1 3 84.26 49.0 226.0
19 Fresno State 3 86 44 51.2 513 6.0 2 6 95.00 28.7 171.0
20 Pittsburgh 1 37 19 51.4 262 7.1 1 1 114.34 37.0 262.0
21 New Mexico 3 72 38 52.8 399 5.5 2 6 91.83 24.0 133.0
22 Sam Houston State 3 71 38 53.5 405 5.7 4 0 120.02 23.7 135.0
22 Kentucky 1 43 23 53.5 266 6.2 2 2 111.50 43.0 266.0
24 UAB 3 52 28 53.8 270 5.2 0 1 93.61 17.3 90.0
24 Minnesota 1 39 21 53.8 173 4.4 0 0 91.11 39.0 173.0
26 Central Michigan 3 87 47 54.0 519 6.0 2 4 102.52 29.0 173.0
27 Iowa 1 24 13 54.2 113 4.7 0 1 85.39 24.0 113.0
28 Akron 2 46 25 54.3 439 9.5 5 0 170.38 23.0 219.5
29 Liberty 5 139 76 54.7 819 5.9 5 3 111.72 27.8 163.8
30 FIU 4 126 69 54.8 673 5.3 2 3 100.10 31.5 168.3
31 Nevada 3 82 45 54.9 468 5.7 3 1 112.45 27.3 156.0
32 Western Kentucky 3 80 44 55.0 513 6.4 4 3 117.87 26.7 171.0
33 North Dakota State 4 92 51 55.4 554 6.0 3 5 105.91 23.0 138.5
34 James Madison 3 118 66 55.9 800 6.8 3 3 116.19 39.3 266.7
35 Penn State 3 75 42 56.0 270 3.6 0 2 80.91 25.0 90.0
36 Florida Atlantic 3 96 54 56.3 687 7.2 4 4 121.78 32.0 229.0
36 Missouri 1 32 18 56.3 230 7.2 2 1 131.01 32.0 230.0
36 Clemson 1 48 27 56.3 244 5.1 1 0 105.82 48.0 244.0
39 Duke 1 30 17 56.7 204 6.8 0 0 113.79 30.0 204.0
40 Baylor 1 44 25 56.8 223 5.1 1 1 102.34 44.0 223.0
40 West Virginia 1 37 21 56.8 373 10.1 3 0 168.20 37.0 373.0
42 Air Force 3 72 41 56.9 595 8.3 3 1 137.33 24.0 198.3
42 Delaware 2 51 29 56.9 407 8.0 2 0 136.83 25.5 203.5
44 Mississippi State 1 28 16 57.1 140 5.0 1 0 110.92 28.0 140.0
45 Old Dominion 3 87 50 57.5 629 7.2 11 1 157.63 29.0 209.7
46 Alabama 1 19 11 57.9 160 8.4 1 1 135.48 19.0 160.0
46 North Texas 2 76 44 57.9 414 5.4 3 1 114.05 38.0 207.0
48 San Jose State 2 81 47 58.0 515 6.4 2 3 112.18 40.5 257.5
49 Illinois 1 31 18 58.1 219 7.1 1 1 121.62 31.0 219.0
50 Boise State 2 55 32 58.2 494 9.0 1 2 132.36 27.5 247.0
51 LSU 1 24 14 58.3 143 6.0 1 1 113.80 24.0 143.0
51 East Carolina 2 48 28 58.3 361 7.5 0 1 117.34 24.0 180.5
53 Kent State 2 41 24 58.5 237 5.8 1 0 115.14 20.5 118.5
54 Toledo 2 58 34 58.6 402 6.9 5 1 141.84 29.0 201.0
55 Louisiana 3 88 52 59.1 461 5.2 1 2 102.30 29.3 153.7
56 Eastern Michigan 3 114 68 59.6 748 6.6 4 3 121.08 38.0 249.3
57 Appalachian State 2 72 43 59.7 441 6.1 2 3 112.01 36.0 220.5
58 Georgia State 3 105 63 60.0 659 6.3 2 1 117.11 35.0 219.7
59 Stanford 1 53 32 60.4 279 5.3 2 0 117.05 53.0 279.0
60 Wyoming 3 76 46 60.5 445 5.9 1 0 114.05 25.3 148.3
60 Texas Tech 1 38 23 60.5 195 5.1 2 3 105.22 38.0 195.0
60 Florida State 1 43 26 60.5 272 6.3 2 1 124.31 43.0 272.0
63 Hawaii 4 104 63 60.6 822 7.9 3 2 132.64 26.0 205.5
64 Ball State 3 84 51 60.7 638 7.6 7 0 152.01 28.0 212.7
64 Missouri State 2 61 37 60.7 428 7.0 2 0 130.41 30.5 214.0
64 Cincinnati 1 28 17 60.7 334 11.9 1 1 165.55 28.0 334.0
67 Texas 1 23 14 60.9 70 3.0 0 1 77.73 23.0 70.0
67 South Carolina 1 23 14 60.9 79 3.4 0 1 81.02 23.0 79.0
67 Miami (OH) 2 69 42 60.9 520 7.5 3 1 135.62 34.5 260.0
70 Western Michigan 2 36 22 61.1 291 8.1 2 0 147.34 18.0 145.5
70 Marshall 3 108 66 61.1 826 7.6 7 2 143.04 36.0 275.3
72 UCF 1 49 30 61.2 282 5.8 2 3 110.79 49.0 282.0
73 Connecticut 2 83 51 61.4 624 7.5 3 2 131.71 41.5 312.0
74 Purdue 1 26 16 61.5 267 10.3 4 1 190.88 26.0 267.0
75 Massachusetts 2 73 45 61.6 440 6.0 2 1 118.57 36.5 220.0
76 Virginia Tech 1 21 13 61.9 187 8.9 1 0 152.42 21.0 187.0
77 Arkansas 1 32 20 62.5 176 5.5 0 0 108.70 32.0 176.0
78 Wisconsin 2 59 37 62.7 393 6.7 3 2 128.66 29.5 196.5
79 Temple 3 89 56 62.9 670 7.5 4 0 140.99 29.7 223.3
80 Memphis 3 84 53 63.1 693 8.3 3 5 132.28 28.0 231.0
81 Georgia Southern 2 57 36 63.2 422 7.4 4 0 148.51 28.5 211.0
82 Army 3 74 47 63.5 740 10.0 5 0 169.81 24.7 246.7
83 Florida 1 53 34 64.2 276 5.2 1 2 106.58 53.0 276.0
84 SMU 1 34 22 64.7 171 5.0 2 1 120.48 34.0 171.0
84 Tennessee 1 34 22 64.7 189 5.6 0 0 111.41 34.0 189.0
86 Michigan State 3 71 46 64.8 548 7.7 2 1 136.10 23.7 182.7
87 Tulsa 2 74 48 64.9 648 8.8 6 2 159.78 37.0 324.0
88 USF 5 135 88 65.2 852 6.3 4 2 125.02 27.0 170.4
89 Middle Tennessee State 3 75 49 65.3 607 8.1 2 3 134.11 25.0 202.3
89 Colorado State 2 49 32 65.3 433 8.8 3 3 147.50 24.5 216.5
91 Ohio 3 81 53 65.4 695 8.6 2 2 140.71 27.0 231.7
92 Troy 2 84 55 65.5 726 8.6 6 3 154.51 42.0 363.0
93 Indiana 2 61 40 65.6 335 5.5 0 2 105.14 30.5 167.5
94 Sacramento State 3 79 52 65.8 590 7.5 4 0 145.26 26.3 196.7
95 Tulane 2 62 41 66.1 566 9.1 5 0 169.42 31.0 283.0
96 Notre Dame 1 12 8 66.7 64 5.3 0 0 111.47 12.0 64.0
96 Auburn 1 33 22 66.7 171 5.2 1 2 108.08 33.0 171.0
96 Southern Miss 3 75 50 66.7 612 8.2 5 1 154.54 25.0 204.0
96 NC State 1 39 26 66.7 317 8.1 2 0 151.87 39.0 317.0
100 Jacksonville State 5 139 93 66.9 957 6.9 6 4 133.23 27.8 191.4
101 Buffalo 2 61 41 67.2 598 9.8 4 0 171.20 30.5 299.0
102 Kennesaw State 3 98 66 67.3 808 8.2 2 2 139.27 32.7 269.3
103 New Mexico State 4 129 87 67.4 965 7.5 2 2 132.30 32.3 241.3
103 Arizona 1 43 29 67.4 255 5.9 1 0 124.93 43.0 255.0
105 Coastal Carolina 3 81 55 67.9 765 9.4 8 0 179.82 27.0 255.0
105 South Alabama 4 137 93 67.9 1226 8.9 12 4 166.11 34.3 306.5
107 Northern Illinois 1 22 15 68.2 198 9.0 3 1 179.69 22.0 198.0
108 USC 2 54 37 68.5 446 8.3 3 0 156.23 27.0 223.0
109 Bowling Green 2 35 24 68.6 250 7.1 1 0 138.00 17.5 125.0
110 Louisiana-Monroe 3 77 53 68.8 769 10.0 6 1 175.83 25.7 256.3
111 Houston 1 39 27 69.2 289 7.4 3 0 156.85 39.0 289.0
112 Michigan 2 36 25 69.4 182 5.1 2 1 124.68 18.0 91.0
113 Rice 3 83 58 69.9 624 7.5 5 1 150.50 27.7 208.0
114 Navy 3 65 46 70.8 642 9.9 6 3 174.97 21.7 214.0
114 Oklahoma State 1 24 17 70.8 227 9.5 1 1 155.70 24.0 227.0
116 Ole Miss 1 28 20 71.4 179 6.4 0 1 117.99 28.0 179.0
116 San Diego State 2 49 35 71.4 530 10.8 5 0 195.95 24.5 265.0
118 Texas State 2 99 71 71.7 750 7.6 5 1 150.01 49.5 375.0
119 Charlotte 3 103 74 71.8 890 8.6 9 1 171.33 34.3 296.7
120 Oregon State 1 25 18 72.0 130 5.2 1 1 120.88 25.0 130.0
121 North Carolina 1 29 21 72.4 234 8.1 4 0 185.71 29.0 234.0
122 UTEP 1 23 17 73.9 262 11.4 3 1 203.93 23.0 262.0
123 Arkansas State 4 70 53 75.7 577 8.2 3 2 153.38 17.5 144.3
124 Miami (FL) 1 26 21 80.8 137 5.3 0 1 117.34 26.0 137.0
125 Wake Forest 1 33 28 84.8 156 4.7 2 0 144.56 33.0 156.0
126 Rutgers 1 22 19 86.4 197 9.0 3 0 206.58 22.0 197.0