2008 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/03/2009
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 13 | 24 | 72 | 96 | 7.38 |
| 2 | UCF | 12 | 18 | 63 | 81 | 6.75 |
| 3 | Oregon | 13 | 16 | 69 | 85 | 6.54 |
| 4 | Boise State | 13 | 22 | 59 | 81 | 6.23 |
| 5 | USC | 13 | 19 | 60 | 79 | 6.08 |
| 6 | Florida | 13 | 24 | 53 | 77 | 5.92 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 13 | 17 | 60 | 77 | 5.92 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 12 | 65 | 77 | 5.92 |
| 9 | Iowa | 13 | 23 | 53 | 76 | 5.85 |
| 10 | Utah | 13 | 19 | 56 | 75 | 5.77 |
| 11 | UCLA | 12 | 11 | 58 | 69 | 5.75 |
| 11 | Texas | 12 | 6 | 63 | 69 | 5.75 |
| 13 | Arizona | 13 | 16 | 58 | 74 | 5.69 |
| 14 | Missouri | 14 | 14 | 65 | 79 | 5.64 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 13 | 18 | 55 | 73 | 5.62 |
| 16 | Bowling Green | 12 | 15 | 52 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 17 | TCU | 13 | 15 | 57 | 72 | 5.54 |
| 17 | Houston | 13 | 13 | 59 | 72 | 5.54 |
| 19 | New Mexico | 12 | 12 | 54 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 16 | 54 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 14 | 17 | 58 | 75 | 5.36 |
| 22 | Baylor | 12 | 16 | 48 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 23 | LSU | 13 | 8 | 61 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 24 | UTEP | 12 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 24 | Marshall | 12 | 9 | 54 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 26 | Wake Forest | 13 | 18 | 50 | 68 | 5.23 |
| 26 | West Virginia | 13 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 5.23 |
| 26 | Minnesota | 13 | 15 | 53 | 68 | 5.23 |
| 29 | Nevada | 13 | 16 | 51 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 29 | Notre Dame | 13 | 14 | 53 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 29 | Nebraska | 13 | 12 | 55 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 32 | Alabama | 14 | 15 | 57 | 72 | 5.14 |
| 33 | Arizona State | 12 | 16 | 45 | 61 | 5.08 |
| 34 | East Carolina | 14 | 22 | 48 | 70 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 17 | 48 | 65 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Penn State | 13 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Kansas State | 12 | 10 | 50 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Clemson | 13 | 19 | 45 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 38 | Connecticut | 13 | 18 | 46 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 38 | Kansas | 13 | 15 | 49 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 38 | Michigan State | 13 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 38 | Wyoming | 12 | 9 | 50 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 43 | Florida International | 12 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 44 | Ball State | 13 | 16 | 46 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 45 | Ohio State | 12 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 4.67 |
| 46 | Boston College | 14 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 4.64 |
| 47 | San Jose State | 12 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 48 | Rice | 13 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 4.54 |
| 48 | Maryland | 13 | 10 | 49 | 59 | 4.54 |
| 50 | Arkansas State | 12 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 50 | Utah State | 12 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 50 | Virginia | 12 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 50 | Purdue | 12 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 50 | Mississippi State | 12 | 8 | 46 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 55 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 55 | Florida State | 13 | 9 | 49 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 57 | Tennessee | 12 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 4.42 |
| 57 | Auburn | 12 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 4.42 |
| 59 | Troy | 13 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 4.38 |
| 60 | Colorado | 12 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 61 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 61 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 61 | Northwestern | 13 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 61 | Oregon State | 13 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 65 | North Carolina State | 13 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 65 | Western Michigan | 13 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 65 | Kentucky | 13 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 68 | Temple | 12 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 69 | North Carolina | 13 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 70 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 4.14 |
| 71 | Air Force | 13 | 12 | 41 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 71 | UAB | 12 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 71 | Ohio | 12 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 74 | Hawai'i | 14 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Wisconsin | 13 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Washington State | 13 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 4.00 |
| 74 | South Florida | 13 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Duke | 12 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Akron | 12 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Arkansas | 12 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 82 | Iowa State | 12 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 82 | New Mexico State | 12 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 84 | Georgia | 13 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 3.77 |
| 85 | Army | 12 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 85 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 87 | Fresno State | 13 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 3.69 |
| 88 | North Texas | 12 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 88 | Tulane | 12 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 90 | Illinois | 12 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 91 | Mississippi | 13 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 3.54 |
| 91 | Tulsa | 13 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 3.54 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 3.50 |
| 93 | Texas A&M | 12 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 3.50 |
| 93 | UNLV | 12 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 3.50 |
| 96 | South Carolina | 13 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 3.46 |
| 96 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 3.46 |
| 96 | Central Michigan | 13 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 3.46 |
| 99 | Indiana | 12 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 100 | Louisville | 12 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 101 | Rutgers | 13 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 3.31 |
| 101 | BYU | 13 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 3.31 |
| 103 | SMU | 12 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 104 | Colorado State | 13 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 3.23 |
| 105 | Kent State | 12 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 3.17 |
| 106 | Navy | 13 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 3.08 |
| 107 | Buffalo | 14 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 3.07 |
| 108 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 3.00 |
| 108 | Syracuse | 12 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 108 | Stanford | 12 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 2.92 |
| 111 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 2.92 |
| 111 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 2.92 |
| 114 | San Diego State | 12 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 2.83 |
| 115 | Washington | 12 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 2.75 |
| 116 | Toledo | 12 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 2.67 |
| 116 | Michigan | 12 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 2.67 |
| 118 | Memphis | 13 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 2.62 |
| 119 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 2.58 |
| 120 | Idaho | 12 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 2.50 |