2008 National Leaders Passing Defense - All Games through 11/15/2008
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | Int | TD | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | 10 | 294 | 155 | 52.7 | 1323 | 4.5 | 14 | 3 | 84.37 | 29.4 | 132.3 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 10 | 256 | 128 | 50.0 | 1545 | 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 103.74 | 25.6 | 154.5 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 11 | 292 | 164 | 56.2 | 1724 | 5.9 | 12 | 7 | 105.44 | 26.5 | 156.7 |
| 4 | Penn State | 11 | 315 | 165 | 52.4 | 1729 | 5.5 | 14 | 5 | 94.84 | 28.6 | 157.2 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 10 | 251 | 146 | 58.2 | 1612 | 6.4 | 9 | 12 | 120.72 | 25.1 | 161.2 |
| 6 | Clemson | 10 | 305 | 174 | 57.0 | 1635 | 5.4 | 11 | 10 | 105.69 | 30.5 | 163.5 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 10 | 274 | 158 | 57.7 | 1640 | 6.0 | 15 | 8 | 106.62 | 27.4 | 164.0 |
| 8 | UCLA | 10 | 273 | 146 | 53.5 | 1642 | 6.0 | 9 | 17 | 117.97 | 27.3 | 164.2 |
| 9 | Florida State | 10 | 273 | 138 | 50.5 | 1645 | 6.0 | 7 | 11 | 109.34 | 27.3 | 164.5 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 310 | 182 | 58.7 | 1659 | 5.4 | 15 | 11 | 105.70 | 31.0 | 165.9 |
| 11 | Arizona | 10 | 298 | 165 | 55.4 | 1689 | 5.7 | 14 | 9 | 103.55 | 29.8 | 168.9 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 10 | 288 | 148 | 51.4 | 1709 | 5.9 | 15 | 7 | 98.84 | 28.8 | 170.9 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 11 | 357 | 204 | 57.1 | 1885 | 5.3 | 14 | 10 | 102.89 | 32.5 | 171.4 |
| 14 | Florida | 10 | 321 | 177 | 55.1 | 1721 | 5.4 | 17 | 8 | 97.80 | 32.1 | 172.1 |
| 15 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 284 | 147 | 51.8 | 1766 | 6.2 | 3 | 12 | 115.82 | 28.4 | 176.6 |
| 16 | Ohio | 10 | 276 | 164 | 59.4 | 1783 | 6.5 | 10 | 14 | 123.17 | 27.6 | 178.3 |
| 17 | Boston College | 10 | 311 | 176 | 56.6 | 1786 | 5.7 | 21 | 6 | 97.70 | 31.1 | 178.6 |
| 18 | Auburn | 11 | 351 | 189 | 53.8 | 1968 | 5.6 | 11 | 17 | 110.66 | 31.9 | 178.9 |
| 19 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 288 | 184 | 63.9 | 1792 | 6.2 | 6 | 13 | 126.88 | 28.8 | 179.2 |
| 20 | San Jose State | 11 | 338 | 182 | 53.8 | 1972 | 5.8 | 15 | 9 | 102.77 | 30.7 | 179.3 |
| 21 | Oregon State | 10 | 286 | 146 | 51.0 | 1796 | 6.3 | 12 | 11 | 108.10 | 28.6 | 179.6 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 10 | 319 | 163 | 51.1 | 1797 | 5.6 | 10 | 9 | 101.46 | 31.9 | 179.7 |
| 23 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 223 | 135 | 60.5 | 1799 | 8.1 | 7 | 17 | 147.18 | 22.3 | 179.9 |
| 24 | Alabama | 11 | 381 | 196 | 51.4 | 1986 | 5.2 | 15 | 12 | 97.76 | 34.6 | 180.5 |
| 24 | TCU | 11 | 339 | 168 | 49.6 | 1986 | 5.9 | 14 | 8 | 98.30 | 30.8 | 180.5 |
| 26 | Bowling Green | 10 | 293 | 170 | 58.0 | 1806 | 6.2 | 12 | 10 | 112.87 | 29.3 | 180.6 |
| 27 | Boise State | 10 | 325 | 170 | 52.3 | 1823 | 5.6 | 18 | 7 | 95.46 | 32.5 | 182.3 |
| 28 | Air Force | 11 | 315 | 176 | 55.9 | 2026 | 6.4 | 11 | 12 | 115.49 | 28.6 | 184.2 |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 243 | 138 | 56.8 | 1851 | 7.6 | 9 | 10 | 126.94 | 24.3 | 185.1 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 9 | 299 | 167 | 55.9 | 1667 | 5.6 | 9 | 6 | 103.28 | 33.2 | 185.2 |
| 31 | Wyoming | 11 | 330 | 184 | 55.8 | 2038 | 6.2 | 7 | 15 | 118.40 | 30.0 | 185.3 |
| 32 | Tulane | 10 | 263 | 165 | 62.7 | 1861 | 7.1 | 7 | 15 | 135.68 | 26.3 | 186.1 |
| 33 | Virginia | 10 | 275 | 162 | 58.9 | 1882 | 6.8 | 10 | 11 | 122.33 | 27.5 | 188.2 |
| 34 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 296 | 161 | 54.4 | 1890 | 6.4 | 16 | 13 | 111.70 | 29.6 | 189.0 |
| 35 | Utah | 11 | 338 | 186 | 55.0 | 2088 | 6.2 | 12 | 14 | 113.50 | 30.7 | 189.8 |
| 36 | Fresno State | 10 | 292 | 168 | 57.5 | 1901 | 6.5 | 3 | 14 | 125.98 | 29.2 | 190.1 |
| 37 | California | 10 | 327 | 164 | 50.2 | 1907 | 5.8 | 18 | 9 | 97.21 | 32.7 | 190.7 |
| 38 | Army | 10 | 246 | 150 | 61.0 | 1912 | 7.8 | 7 | 11 | 135.33 | 24.6 | 191.2 |
| 39 | Michigan State | 11 | 360 | 185 | 51.4 | 2105 | 5.8 | 13 | 10 | 102.45 | 32.7 | 191.4 |
| 40 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 251 | 156 | 62.2 | 1917 | 7.6 | 5 | 18 | 145.98 | 25.1 | 191.7 |
| 41 | Troy | 10 | 342 | 188 | 55.0 | 1921 | 5.6 | 17 | 16 | 107.65 | 34.2 | 192.1 |
| 42 | Kentucky | 11 | 315 | 164 | 52.1 | 2114 | 6.7 | 12 | 16 | 117.57 | 28.6 | 192.2 |
| 43 | Ball State | 10 | 318 | 179 | 56.3 | 1923 | 6.0 | 13 | 7 | 106.16 | 31.8 | 192.3 |
| 44 | Purdue | 11 | 335 | 189 | 56.4 | 2117 | 6.3 | 8 | 13 | 117.53 | 30.5 | 192.5 |
| 45 | East Carolina | 10 | 299 | 186 | 62.2 | 1931 | 6.5 | 12 | 14 | 123.88 | 29.9 | 193.1 |
| 46 | Washington State | 11 | 278 | 160 | 57.6 | 2131 | 7.7 | 8 | 20 | 139.92 | 25.3 | 193.7 |
| 47 | UNLV | 11 | 261 | 156 | 59.8 | 2134 | 8.2 | 7 | 22 | 150.91 | 23.7 | 194.0 |
| 48 | Wake Forest | 10 | 313 | 167 | 53.4 | 1941 | 6.2 | 15 | 14 | 110.63 | 31.3 | 194.1 |
| 49 | Illinois | 11 | 309 | 178 | 57.6 | 2139 | 6.9 | 5 | 16 | 129.60 | 28.1 | 194.5 |
| 49 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 285 | 182 | 63.9 | 1945 | 6.8 | 10 | 14 | 130.38 | 28.5 | 194.5 |
| 51 | Rutgers | 10 | 245 | 147 | 60.0 | 1947 | 7.9 | 6 | 8 | 132.62 | 24.5 | 194.7 |
| 52 | Iowa | 11 | 383 | 216 | 56.4 | 2168 | 5.7 | 18 | 8 | 101.44 | 34.8 | 197.1 |
| 53 | Wisconsin | 11 | 351 | 181 | 51.6 | 2174 | 6.2 | 12 | 12 | 108.04 | 31.9 | 197.6 |
| 54 | BYU | 11 | 337 | 195 | 57.9 | 2180 | 6.5 | 9 | 10 | 116.65 | 30.6 | 198.2 |
| 54 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 262 | 147 | 56.1 | 1784 | 6.8 | 7 | 16 | 128.12 | 29.1 | 198.2 |
| 56 | Toledo | 10 | 267 | 177 | 66.3 | 2001 | 7.5 | 7 | 19 | 147.48 | 26.7 | 200.1 |
| 57 | Arizona State | 10 | 324 | 180 | 55.6 | 2003 | 6.2 | 12 | 14 | 114.34 | 32.4 | 200.3 |
| 58 | Temple | 10 | 295 | 177 | 60.0 | 2015 | 6.8 | 8 | 11 | 124.27 | 29.5 | 201.5 |
| 59 | Georgia | 11 | 332 | 187 | 56.3 | 2242 | 6.8 | 9 | 17 | 124.54 | 30.2 | 203.8 |
| 60 | San Diego State | 11 | 271 | 179 | 66.1 | 2243 | 8.3 | 7 | 19 | 153.55 | 24.6 | 203.9 |
| 61 | North Carolina | 10 | 357 | 210 | 58.8 | 2049 | 5.7 | 18 | 9 | 105.27 | 35.7 | 204.9 |
| 62 | Memphis | 10 | 276 | 148 | 53.6 | 2050 | 7.4 | 5 | 14 | 129.14 | 27.6 | 205.0 |
| 63 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 353 | 224 | 63.5 | 2262 | 6.4 | 11 | 17 | 126.95 | 32.1 | 205.6 |
| 64 | South Florida | 10 | 296 | 159 | 53.7 | 2061 | 7.0 | 10 | 13 | 119.94 | 29.6 | 206.1 |
| 65 | LSU | 10 | 334 | 177 | 53.0 | 2063 | 6.2 | 6 | 10 | 111.17 | 33.4 | 206.3 |
| 66 | UCF | 10 | 333 | 173 | 52.0 | 2065 | 6.2 | 17 | 13 | 106.71 | 33.3 | 206.5 |
| 67 | Florida International | 9 | 296 | 189 | 63.9 | 1872 | 6.3 | 10 | 14 | 125.82 | 32.9 | 208.0 |
| 68 | Akron | 10 | 298 | 191 | 64.1 | 2083 | 7.0 | 7 | 21 | 141.37 | 29.8 | 208.3 |
| 69 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 301 | 173 | 57.5 | 2090 | 6.9 | 11 | 12 | 121.66 | 30.1 | 209.0 |
| 70 | Arkansas | 10 | 286 | 153 | 53.5 | 2091 | 7.3 | 11 | 18 | 127.99 | 28.6 | 209.1 |
| 71 | Duke | 10 | 271 | 150 | 55.4 | 2128 | 7.9 | 11 | 13 | 129.02 | 27.1 | 212.8 |
| 72 | New Mexico | 12 | 366 | 211 | 57.7 | 2562 | 7.0 | 12 | 24 | 131.53 | 30.5 | 213.5 |
| 73 | Syracuse | 10 | 299 | 192 | 64.2 | 2138 | 7.2 | 7 | 23 | 144.98 | 29.9 | 213.8 |
| 74 | Colorado | 11 | 354 | 226 | 63.8 | 2355 | 6.7 | 9 | 14 | 127.70 | 32.2 | 214.1 |
| 75 | Northwestern | 11 | 391 | 230 | 58.8 | 2372 | 6.1 | 9 | 11 | 114.45 | 35.5 | 215.6 |
| 76 | Arkansas State | 9 | 276 | 149 | 54.0 | 1942 | 7.0 | 11 | 9 | 115.88 | 30.7 | 215.8 |
| 77 | Maryland | 10 | 327 | 200 | 61.2 | 2164 | 6.6 | 8 | 13 | 124.98 | 32.7 | 216.4 |
| 78 | Kent State | 10 | 284 | 178 | 62.7 | 2185 | 7.7 | 10 | 12 | 134.21 | 28.4 | 218.5 |
| 79 | Cincinnati | 10 | 361 | 203 | 56.2 | 2194 | 6.1 | 13 | 14 | 112.89 | 36.1 | 219.4 |
| 80 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 354 | 208 | 58.8 | 2434 | 6.9 | 15 | 23 | 129.49 | 32.2 | 221.3 |
| 81 | Hawai'i | 10 | 303 | 172 | 56.8 | 2221 | 7.3 | 10 | 18 | 131.35 | 30.3 | 222.1 |
| 82 | Colorado State | 11 | 329 | 217 | 66.0 | 2449 | 7.4 | 9 | 21 | 144.08 | 29.9 | 222.6 |
| 83 | Houston | 10 | 313 | 187 | 59.7 | 2234 | 7.1 | 13 | 17 | 129.30 | 31.3 | 223.4 |
| 84 | Washington | 10 | 261 | 182 | 69.7 | 2249 | 8.6 | 6 | 23 | 166.59 | 26.1 | 224.9 |
| 85 | Mississippi | 10 | 318 | 197 | 61.9 | 2252 | 7.1 | 10 | 13 | 128.64 | 31.8 | 225.2 |
| 86 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 298 | 177 | 59.4 | 2286 | 7.7 | 8 | 21 | 141.73 | 29.8 | 228.6 |
| 87 | Minnesota | 11 | 348 | 201 | 57.8 | 2518 | 7.2 | 14 | 13 | 122.82 | 31.6 | 228.9 |
| 88 | Louisville | 10 | 346 | 199 | 57.5 | 2303 | 6.7 | 8 | 17 | 125.01 | 34.6 | 230.3 |
| 89 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 339 | 203 | 59.9 | 2545 | 7.5 | 7 | 17 | 135.36 | 30.8 | 231.4 |
| 90 | Nebraska | 11 | 320 | 189 | 59.1 | 2553 | 8.0 | 7 | 16 | 138.20 | 29.1 | 232.1 |
| 91 | Michigan | 11 | 358 | 208 | 58.1 | 2576 | 7.2 | 8 | 16 | 128.83 | 32.5 | 234.2 |
| 92 | Texas A&M | 11 | 335 | 215 | 64.2 | 2592 | 7.7 | 8 | 16 | 140.15 | 30.5 | 235.6 |
| 93 | Oklahoma | 10 | 372 | 196 | 52.7 | 2381 | 6.4 | 13 | 11 | 109.23 | 37.2 | 238.1 |
| 93 | Stanford | 11 | 374 | 236 | 63.1 | 2619 | 7.0 | 6 | 15 | 131.96 | 34.0 | 238.1 |
| 95 | Indiana | 11 | 338 | 209 | 61.8 | 2647 | 7.8 | 6 | 15 | 138.71 | 30.7 | 240.6 |
| 96 | Marshall | 10 | 351 | 203 | 57.8 | 2416 | 6.9 | 8 | 12 | 122.38 | 35.1 | 241.6 |
| 97 | Navy | 10 | 290 | 193 | 66.6 | 2420 | 8.3 | 13 | 16 | 145.89 | 29.0 | 242.0 |
| 98 | Kansas State | 11 | 374 | 225 | 60.2 | 2675 | 7.2 | 8 | 23 | 136.26 | 34.0 | 243.2 |
| 99 | Texas Tech | 10 | 366 | 228 | 62.3 | 2440 | 6.7 | 16 | 11 | 119.48 | 36.6 | 244.0 |
| 100 | Western Michigan | 11 | 377 | 209 | 55.4 | 2720 | 7.2 | 13 | 16 | 123.16 | 34.3 | 247.3 |
| 101 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 328 | 193 | 58.8 | 2476 | 7.5 | 14 | 16 | 129.81 | 32.8 | 247.6 |
| 102 | North Carolina State | 10 | 349 | 221 | 63.3 | 2498 | 7.2 | 10 | 16 | 132.85 | 34.9 | 249.8 |
| 103 | Baylor | 11 | 377 | 247 | 65.5 | 2754 | 7.3 | 15 | 20 | 136.43 | 34.3 | 250.4 |
| 104 | UTEP | 10 | 311 | 184 | 59.2 | 2519 | 8.1 | 14 | 29 | 148.97 | 31.1 | 251.9 |
| 105 | Oregon | 11 | 428 | 251 | 58.6 | 2789 | 6.5 | 12 | 19 | 122.42 | 38.9 | 253.5 |
| 106 | Buffalo | 10 | 355 | 234 | 65.9 | 2539 | 7.2 | 6 | 14 | 135.64 | 35.5 | 253.9 |
| 107 | SMU | 11 | 314 | 203 | 64.6 | 2835 | 9.0 | 7 | 31 | 168.61 | 28.5 | 257.7 |
| 108 | Utah State | 11 | 383 | 245 | 64.0 | 2850 | 7.4 | 11 | 24 | 141.41 | 34.8 | 259.1 |
| 109 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 449 | 278 | 61.9 | 2852 | 6.4 | 11 | 23 | 127.28 | 40.8 | 259.3 |
| 110 | Idaho | 11 | 372 | 251 | 67.5 | 2863 | 7.7 | 9 | 26 | 150.34 | 33.8 | 260.3 |
| 111 | Texas | 11 | 431 | 246 | 57.1 | 2927 | 6.8 | 6 | 17 | 124.36 | 39.2 | 266.1 |
| 112 | Missouri | 11 | 439 | 275 | 62.6 | 2947 | 6.7 | 11 | 20 | 129.05 | 39.9 | 267.9 |
| 113 | Rice | 10 | 357 | 208 | 58.3 | 2709 | 7.6 | 12 | 26 | 139.31 | 35.7 | 270.9 |
| 114 | Central Michigan | 10 | 337 | 209 | 62.0 | 2737 | 8.1 | 7 | 14 | 139.80 | 33.7 | 273.7 |
| 115 | Kansas | 11 | 443 | 273 | 61.6 | 3018 | 6.8 | 13 | 22 | 129.38 | 40.3 | 274.4 |
| 116 | Iowa State | 11 | 340 | 233 | 68.5 | 3041 | 8.9 | 11 | 27 | 163.40 | 30.9 | 276.5 |
| 117 | UAB | 10 | 299 | 192 | 64.2 | 2811 | 9.4 | 12 | 21 | 158.33 | 29.9 | 281.1 |
| 118 | North Texas | 10 | 312 | 208 | 66.7 | 2849 | 9.1 | 8 | 32 | 172.08 | 31.2 | 284.9 |
| 119 | Tulsa | 10 | 348 | 216 | 62.1 | 2892 | 8.3 | 8 | 28 | 153.82 | 34.8 | 289.2 |
| 120 | Nevada | 10 | 400 | 212 | 53.0 | 3181 | 8.0 | 12 | 24 | 133.61 | 40.0 | 318.1 |