2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 10/30/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Sam Houston State 7 4 32 36 5.14
2 Akron 7 3 25 28 4.00
3 Colorado 5 3 23 26 5.20
4 Eastern Michigan 5 2 21 23 4.60
4 Rice 7 2 21 23 3.29
6 Washington State 7 3 19 22 3.14
6 Vanderbilt 5 2 19 21 4.20
6 Massachusetts 4 1 19 20 5.00
6 Michigan State 6 1 19 20 3.33
10 Kennesaw State 6 3 18 21 3.50
10 Missouri State 5 2 18 20 4.00
12 Louisiana-Monroe 6 2 17 19 3.17
12 Clemson 3 1 17 18 6.00
14 Maryland 5 3 16 19 3.80
14 Old Dominion 6 2 16 18 3.00
14 Nevada 4 1 16 17 4.25
17 Penn State 4 5 14 19 4.75
17 Sacramento State 7 3 14 17 2.43
17 Hawaii 6 2 14 16 2.67
17 Delaware 4 1 14 15 3.75
17 Kansas 4 1 14 15 3.75
17 Kansas State 3 0 14 14 4.67
17 UCF 4 0 14 14 3.50
24 Oregon 3 4 13 17 5.67
24 Louisville 3 2 13 15 5.00
24 Troy 4 1 13 14 3.50
24 Ball State 5 1 13 14 2.80
24 Utah State 5 0 13 13 2.60
29 Syracuse 4 3 12 15 3.75
29 San Diego State 5 2 12 14 2.80
29 Bowling Green 6 2 12 14 2.33
29 North Carolina 3 1 12 13 4.33
29 FIU 4 1 12 13 3.25
29 Iowa State 4 0 12 12 3.00
29 Coastal Carolina 5 0 12 12 2.40
29 Georgia Tech 5 0 12 12 2.40
37 Northern Illinois 7 6 11 17 2.43
37 Purdue 4 4 11 15 3.75
37 San Jose State 4 3 11 14 3.50
37 Charlotte 7 3 11 14 2.00
37 Kent State 6 2 11 13 2.17
37 UTEP 6 2 11 13 2.17
37 Oregon State 2 1 11 12 6.00
37 Virginia Tech 2 0 11 11 5.50
37 Buffalo 3 0 11 11 3.67
37 Illinois 3 0 11 11 3.67
37 Miami (OH) 3 0 11 11 3.67
48 Baylor 3 6 10 16 5.33
48 Florida State 4 3 10 13 3.25
48 California 5 3 10 13 2.60
48 Connecticut 3 2 10 12 4.00
48 NC State 4 2 10 12 3.00
48 Tulane 4 2 10 12 3.00
48 Nebraska 2 1 10 11 5.50
48 South Carolina 3 1 10 11 3.67
48 Southern Miss 5 1 10 11 2.20
48 James Madison 2 0 10 10 5.00
48 South Alabama 3 0 10 10 3.33
48 East Carolina 4 0 10 10 2.50
60 Navy 5 4 9 13 2.60
60 Wisconsin 2 2 9 11 5.50
60 Western Michigan 3 2 9 11 3.67
60 Virginia 4 2 9 11 2.75
60 Central Michigan 5 2 9 11 2.20
60 Missouri 2 1 9 10 5.00
60 Arizona State 3 1 9 10 3.33
60 Georgia State 3 1 9 10 3.33
60 Marshall 3 1 9 10 3.33
60 Oklahoma 3 1 9 10 3.33
60 Texas State 3 1 9 10 3.33
60 Louisiana 3 1 9 10 3.33
60 Georgia Southern 4 1 9 10 2.50
60 Texas 2 0 9 9 4.50
60 UNLV 3 0 9 9 3.00
60 Wyoming 3 0 9 9 3.00
76 New Mexico State 5 4 8 12 2.40
76 Michigan 3 3 8 11 3.67
76 Middle Tennessee State 4 3 8 11 2.75
76 Texas A&M 4 3 8 11 2.75
76 LSU 2 1 8 9 4.50
76 Fresno State 3 0 8 8 2.67
76 Temple 5 0 8 8 1.60
83 Pittsburgh 3 4 7 11 3.67
83 Appalachian State 2 3 7 10 5.00
83 Rutgers 5 3 7 10 2.00
83 Stanford 4 2 7 9 2.25
83 Western Kentucky 5 2 7 9 1.80
83 Iowa 2 1 7 8 4.00
83 TCU 4 1 7 8 2.00
83 Ohio 2 0 7 7 3.50
83 Toledo 2 0 7 7 3.50
83 Army 2 0 7 7 3.50
93 Houston 2 4 6 10 5.00
93 Tulsa 4 4 6 10 2.50
93 North Dakota State 2 2 6 8 4.00
93 Tennessee 2 2 6 8 4.00
93 Auburn 3 2 6 8 2.67
93 Washington 3 2 6 8 2.67
93 Colorado State 4 2 6 8 2.00
100 Louisiana Tech 2 3 5 8 4.00
100 West Virginia 3 3 5 8 2.67
100 Indiana 1 2 5 7 7.00
100 Kentucky 1 2 5 7 7.00
100 Alabama 2 2 5 7 3.50
100 Cincinnati 2 1 5 6 3.00
100 Jacksonville State 2 1 5 6 3.00
100 BYU 1 0 5 5 5.00
100 UAB 3 0 5 5 1.67
100 Boston College 3 0 5 5 1.67
100 Mississippi State 3 0 5 5 1.67
111 Arkansas 4 3 4 7 1.75
111 Ole Miss 2 2 4 6 3.00
111 Memphis 2 1 4 5 2.50
111 Air Force 2 1 4 5 2.50
111 Florida Atlantic 3 1 4 5 1.67
111 Boise State 1 0 4 4 4.00
111 Minnesota 2 0 4 4 2.00
118 Oklahoma State 2 2 3 5 2.50
118 Notre Dame 1 1 3 4 4.00
118 Georgia 1 0 3 3 3.00
118 Liberty 1 0 3 3 3.00
118 Northwestern 1 0 3 3 3.00
118 UTSA 1 0 3 3 3.00
118 Florida 2 0 3 3 1.50
118 USC 2 0 3 3 1.50
126 Arkansas State 4 3 2 5 1.25
126 New Mexico 1 2 2 4 4.00
126 Texas Tech 1 2 2 4 4.00
126 SMU 1 0 2 2 2.00
126 Duke 2 0 2 2 1.00
126 USF 2 0 2 2 1.00
132 Ohio State 1 1 1 2 2.00
132 Arizona 1 0 1 1 1.00
132 Wake Forest 1 0 1 1 1.00
132 North Texas 2 0 1 1 0.50