2008 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 11/15/2008
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 11 | 6 | 60 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 2 | California | 10 | 18 | 59 | 77 | 7.70 |
| 3 | Oregon | 11 | 12 | 57 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 11 | 57 | 68 | 6.18 |
| 5 | Missouri | 11 | 11 | 55 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 12 | 12 | 54 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 7 | UCF | 10 | 17 | 53 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 8 | LSU | 10 | 6 | 51 | 57 | 5.70 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 10 | 16 | 50 | 66 | 6.60 |
| 10 | Alabama | 11 | 15 | 49 | 64 | 5.82 |
| 10 | TCU | 11 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 11 | 7 | 48 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Boise State | 10 | 18 | 47 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 13 | Iowa | 11 | 18 | 47 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 13 | Baylor | 11 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 5.64 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 11 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 17 | USC | 10 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Arizona | 10 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 11 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 10 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 17 | Kansas | 11 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 5.36 |
| 17 | Wyoming | 11 | 7 | 46 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 23 | Bowling Green | 10 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 23 | Utah | 11 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 23 | UCLA | 10 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 23 | Kansas State | 11 | 8 | 44 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 27 | Penn State | 11 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 5.18 |
| 27 | Cincinnati | 10 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 27 | Marshall | 10 | 8 | 43 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 27 | Florida State | 10 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Wake Forest | 10 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 5.70 |
| 31 | Nevada | 10 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 5.40 |
| 33 | Purdue | 11 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 34 | Connecticut | 10 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 34 | UTEP | 10 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 5.40 |
| 34 | Ball State | 10 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 34 | Houston | 10 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 34 | Utah State | 11 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 34 | Colorado | 11 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 40 | Florida | 10 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 40 | Ohio State | 11 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 40 | Air Force | 11 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 40 | Notre Dame | 10 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 40 | Mississippi State | 10 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 45 | Arizona State | 10 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Auburn | 11 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 45 | Northwestern | 11 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 4.27 |
| 45 | Maryland | 10 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 45 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 50 | Oregon State | 10 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 50 | Virginia | 10 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 50 | South Florida | 10 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 50 | Washington State | 11 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 54 | Western Michigan | 11 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 54 | West Virginia | 9 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 56 | Kentucky | 11 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 4.27 |
| 56 | Georgia | 11 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Akron | 10 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 56 | Illinois | 11 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 60 | Clemson | 10 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 60 | Tulane | 10 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 60 | Fresno State | 10 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 3.70 |
| 63 | Wisconsin | 11 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 63 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 63 | BYU | 11 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 3.82 |
| 63 | Texas A&M | 11 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 63 | Army | 10 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Troy | 10 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 68 | Tennessee | 10 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 68 | San Jose State | 11 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 4.27 |
| 68 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 68 | UNLV | 11 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 68 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 68 | Indiana | 11 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 3.45 |
| 75 | Arkansas State | 9 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 76 | Rice | 10 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 76 | Arkansas | 10 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 76 | Hawai'i | 10 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 76 | New Mexico State | 10 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 76 | Colorado State | 11 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 76 | Tulsa | 10 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 76 | Louisville | 10 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 83 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 83 | South Carolina | 11 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 83 | SMU | 11 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 3.27 |
| 83 | Buffalo | 10 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Stanford | 11 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 3.18 |
| 83 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 3.20 |
| 89 | East Carolina | 10 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 89 | Temple | 10 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 91 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 91 | Duke | 10 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 91 | Iowa State | 11 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 3.45 |
| 91 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 91 | North Texas | 10 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Central Michigan | 10 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 3.40 |
| 98 | Boston College | 10 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 98 | North Carolina | 10 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 98 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 98 | North Carolina State | 10 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 98 | Ohio | 10 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 103 | UAB | 10 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 3.70 |
| 103 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 105 | Florida International | 9 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 106 | San Diego State | 11 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 2.73 |
| 106 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 2.90 |
| 108 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 108 | Kent State | 10 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 3.20 |
| 108 | Michigan | 11 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 2.73 |
| 108 | Rutgers | 10 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 2.80 |
| 108 | Washington | 10 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 2.80 |
| 108 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 108 | Memphis | 10 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 115 | Navy | 10 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 3.40 |
| 115 | Syracuse | 10 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 2.80 |
| 117 | Idaho | 11 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 2.64 |
| 118 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 2.60 |
| 119 | Mississippi | 10 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 120 | Toledo | 10 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2.10 |