2012 National Leaders Passing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawai'i | 10 | 72 | 34 | 47.2 | 298 | 2 | 2 | 85.60 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 13 | 85 | 48 | 56.5 | 422 | 2 | 1 | 103.59 | 63 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Nevada | 11 | 78 | 42 | 53.8 | 428 | 2 | 1 | 105.84 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | UTEP | 12 | 101 | 60 | 59.4 | 567 | 0 | 0 | 106.57 | 56 | 25 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | Army | 11 | 57 | 38 | 66.7 | 460 | 1 | 1 | 136.74 | 57 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 13 | 90 | 47 | 52.2 | 513 | 3 | 3 | 104.43 | 39 | 20 | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | Virginia | 12 | 100 | 53 | 53.0 | 527 | 3 | 0 | 107.17 | 41 | 29 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | Boise State | 12 | 81 | 52 | 64.2 | 537 | 1 | 5 | 111.62 | 53 | 23 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 13 | 95 | 33 | 34.7 | 400 | 1 | 5 | 63.05 | 49 | 21 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | Memphis | 12 | 90 | 59 | 65.6 | 560 | 6 | 0 | 139.82 | 70 | 24 | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | LSU | 13 | 84 | 48 | 57.1 | 450 | 2 | 6 | 95.71 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 13 | 80 | 44 | 55.0 | 453 | 4 | 1 | 116.57 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | Michigan | 13 | 76 | 42 | 55.3 | 472 | 2 | 3 | 108.23 | 37 | 24 | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | Washington | 13 | 87 | 42 | 48.3 | 502 | 5 | 2 | 111.12 | 70 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| 11 | Georgia | 14 | 73 | 45 | 61.6 | 544 | 1 | 2 | 123.28 | 69 | 19 | 10 | 5 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 12 | 80 | 53 | 66.3 | 549 | 5 | 1 | 142.03 | 52 | 27 | 10 | 3 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 13 | 109 | 55 | 50.5 | 552 | 4 | 2 | 101.44 | 47 | 27 | 10 | 3 |
| 11 | BYU | 13 | 82 | 47 | 57.3 | 587 | 2 | 4 | 115.75 | 67 | 22 | 10 | 7 |
| 19 | Bowling Green | 13 | 87 | 47 | 54.0 | 541 | 4 | 6 | 107.63 | 64 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 118 | 57 | 48.3 | 555 | 1 | 3 | 85.54 | 58 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
| 19 | Tulsa | 14 | 99 | 52 | 52.5 | 564 | 1 | 5 | 93.61 | 72 | 22 | 11 | 5 |
| 19 | Florida State | 14 | 99 | 47 | 47.5 | 600 | 3 | 2 | 104.35 | 55 | 22 | 11 | 5 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 12 | 84 | 58 | 69.0 | 555 | 7 | 3 | 144.91 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 3 |
| 23 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 92 | 53 | 57.6 | 573 | 3 | 1 | 118.52 | 58 | 21 | 12 | 4 |
| 23 | Navy | 13 | 93 | 67 | 72.0 | 664 | 2 | 0 | 139.12 | 50 | 32 | 12 | 4 |
| 23 | Syracuse | 13 | 85 | 53 | 62.4 | 719 | 4 | 1 | 146.59 | 59 | 29 | 12 | 8 |
| 23 | North Texas | 12 | 104 | 69 | 66.3 | 754 | 4 | 0 | 139.94 | 76 | 33 | 12 | 5 |
| 28 | Louisville | 13 | 81 | 46 | 56.8 | 487 | 3 | 1 | 117.04 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 2 |
| 28 | Auburn | 12 | 71 | 46 | 64.8 | 533 | 3 | 0 | 141.79 | 40 | 26 | 13 | 5 |
| 28 | South Carolina | 12 | 101 | 51 | 50.5 | 578 | 3 | 3 | 102.43 | 61 | 23 | 13 | 4 |
| 28 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 80 | 52 | 65.0 | 609 | 7 | 3 | 150.33 | 47 | 28 | 13 | 5 |
| 28 | Oregon | 13 | 126 | 68 | 54.0 | 618 | 3 | 4 | 96.68 | 37 | 29 | 13 | 3 |
| 28 | TCU | 13 | 86 | 46 | 53.5 | 625 | 4 | 3 | 122.90 | 77 | 22 | 13 | 6 |
| 28 | Notre Dame | 13 | 100 | 58 | 58.0 | 626 | 3 | 3 | 114.48 | 43 | 32 | 13 | 6 |
| 28 | Western Michigan | 12 | 86 | 53 | 61.6 | 649 | 5 | 3 | 137.23 | 62 | 28 | 13 | 5 |
| 36 | Florida | 13 | 95 | 51 | 53.7 | 528 | 2 | 5 | 96.79 | 56 | 23 | 14 | 2 |
| 36 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 67 | 46 | 68.7 | 559 | 7 | 0 | 173.22 | 55 | 26 | 14 | 5 |
| 36 | North Carolina | 12 | 98 | 49 | 50.0 | 565 | 2 | 4 | 97.01 | 55 | 25 | 14 | 5 |
| 36 | Fresno State | 13 | 106 | 55 | 51.9 | 596 | 5 | 8 | 99.60 | 38 | 26 | 14 | 6 |
| 36 | UTSA | 10 | 78 | 55 | 70.5 | 604 | 5 | 3 | 149.02 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 5 |
| 36 | Central Michigan | 13 | 93 | 58 | 62.4 | 654 | 4 | 4 | 127.03 | 48 | 32 | 14 | 4 |
| 36 | Maryland | 12 | 73 | 45 | 61.6 | 669 | 6 | 0 | 165.74 | 68 | 27 | 14 | 7 |
| 36 | North Carolina State | 13 | 89 | 56 | 62.9 | 680 | 3 | 4 | 129.23 | 69 | 23 | 14 | 9 |
| 36 | Ohio | 13 | 113 | 68 | 60.2 | 703 | 6 | 3 | 124.65 | 55 | 34 | 14 | 5 |
| 36 | Mississippi State | 13 | 110 | 69 | 62.7 | 704 | 3 | 5 | 116.40 | 40 | 34 | 14 | 5 |
| 36 | Cincinnati | 13 | 107 | 70 | 65.4 | 735 | 3 | 3 | 126.76 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 3 |
| 36 | Boston College | 11 | 117 | 78 | 66.7 | 767 | 5 | 4 | 129.00 | 58 | 34 | 14 | 7 |
| 48 | Colorado State | 11 | 78 | 46 | 59.0 | 518 | 3 | 2 | 122.31 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 3 |
| 48 | UNLV | 13 | 97 | 56 | 57.7 | 609 | 2 | 1 | 115.21 | 39 | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| 48 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 86 | 56 | 65.1 | 678 | 5 | 3 | 143.56 | 43 | 40 | 15 | 5 |
| 48 | Wake Forest | 12 | 97 | 63 | 64.9 | 740 | 5 | 2 | 141.92 | 52 | 39 | 15 | 5 |
| 52 | Missouri | 12 | 79 | 50 | 63.3 | 520 | 4 | 2 | 130.23 | 40 | 27 | 16 | 3 |
| 52 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 89 | 47 | 52.8 | 576 | 5 | 2 | 121.22 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 7 |
| 52 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 79 | 47 | 59.5 | 632 | 6 | 2 | 146.69 | 49 | 26 | 16 | 8 |
| 52 | Oregon State | 13 | 110 | 65 | 59.1 | 633 | 3 | 6 | 105.52 | 40 | 28 | 16 | 3 |
| 52 | Troy | 11 | 73 | 45 | 61.6 | 649 | 5 | 1 | 156.18 | 56 | 26 | 16 | 6 |
| 52 | Rutgers | 13 | 103 | 62 | 60.2 | 660 | 2 | 5 | 110.72 | 32 | 30 | 16 | 5 |
| 52 | Massachusetts | 12 | 98 | 68 | 69.4 | 686 | 7 | 2 | 147.68 | 34 | 37 | 16 | 3 |
| 52 | Purdue | 13 | 102 | 56 | 54.9 | 702 | 6 | 3 | 126.24 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 8 |
| 52 | Akron | 12 | 91 | 55 | 60.4 | 710 | 8 | 2 | 150.59 | 60 | 27 | 16 | 7 |
| 52 | Duke | 13 | 77 | 45 | 58.4 | 718 | 7 | 1 | 164.17 | 72 | 24 | 16 | 11 |
| 52 | Iowa | 12 | 90 | 61 | 67.8 | 730 | 5 | 2 | 149.80 | 77 | 27 | 16 | 8 |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 101 | 56 | 55.4 | 747 | 4 | 3 | 124.71 | 85 | 34 | 16 | 5 |
| 52 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 129 | 69 | 53.5 | 814 | 1 | 8 | 96.65 | 92 | 34 | 16 | 4 |
| 52 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 93 | 60 | 64.5 | 820 | 4 | 1 | 150.62 | 70 | 33 | 16 | 10 |
| 52 | South Florida | 12 | 109 | 71 | 65.1 | 908 | 9 | 0 | 162.36 | 87 | 42 | 16 | 7 |
| 52 | Rice | 13 | 100 | 61 | 61.0 | 940 | 8 | 3 | 160.36 | 68 | 36 | 16 | 13 |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 142 | 84 | 59.2 | 1019 | 5 | 4 | 125.43 | 75 | 48 | 16 | 6 |
| 69 | Ball State | 12 | 82 | 47 | 57.3 | 622 | 5 | 0 | 141.15 | 48 | 29 | 17 | 8 |
| 69 | Wisconsin | 14 | 122 | 65 | 53.3 | 649 | 4 | 2 | 105.51 | 37 | 34 | 17 | 5 |
| 69 | Arizona State | 13 | 98 | 48 | 49.0 | 654 | 8 | 4 | 123.81 | 65 | 26 | 17 | 8 |
| 69 | Penn State | 12 | 100 | 50 | 50.0 | 681 | 4 | 3 | 114.40 | 79 | 31 | 17 | 5 |
| 69 | Colorado | 12 | 95 | 61 | 64.2 | 712 | 9 | 0 | 158.43 | 49 | 36 | 17 | 4 |
| 69 | Tulane | 12 | 77 | 46 | 59.7 | 724 | 3 | 3 | 143.80 | 59 | 27 | 17 | 8 |
| 69 | Connecticut | 12 | 84 | 48 | 57.1 | 758 | 6 | 1 | 154.13 | 68 | 30 | 17 | 10 |
| 69 | Texas State | 11 | 90 | 57 | 63.3 | 763 | 4 | 5 | 138.11 | 78 | 35 | 17 | 6 |
| 69 | Oklahoma | 13 | 98 | 56 | 57.1 | 790 | 3 | 1 | 132.91 | 80 | 33 | 17 | 7 |
| 69 | UCF | 14 | 111 | 78 | 70.3 | 802 | 5 | 5 | 136.82 | 60 | 39 | 17 | 5 |
| 69 | UAB | 12 | 98 | 58 | 59.2 | 813 | 4 | 0 | 142.34 | 94 | 31 | 17 | 8 |
| 69 | Clemson | 13 | 138 | 79 | 57.2 | 834 | 6 | 2 | 119.46 | 64 | 34 | 17 | 6 |
| 69 | Marshall | 12 | 112 | 77 | 68.8 | 835 | 8 | 3 | 149.58 | 50 | 41 | 17 | 7 |
| 69 | Indiana | 12 | 92 | 65 | 70.7 | 891 | 6 | 2 | 169.17 | 58 | 41 | 17 | 9 |
| 69 | Baylor | 13 | 144 | 86 | 59.7 | 983 | 5 | 8 | 117.41 | 67 | 43 | 17 | 7 |
| 84 | Utah State | 13 | 94 | 50 | 53.2 | 651 | 4 | 2 | 121.15 | 44 | 25 | 18 | 10 |
| 84 | Illinois | 12 | 83 | 55 | 66.3 | 714 | 7 | 0 | 166.36 | 78 | 27 | 18 | 6 |
| 84 | Alabama | 14 | 102 | 63 | 61.8 | 745 | 1 | 4 | 118.51 | 44 | 36 | 18 | 8 |
| 84 | California | 12 | 109 | 69 | 63.3 | 775 | 6 | 1 | 139.36 | 43 | 33 | 18 | 9 |
| 84 | Kansas | 12 | 79 | 57 | 72.2 | 781 | 5 | 2 | 171.02 | 72 | 32 | 18 | 9 |
| 84 | Northwestern | 13 | 109 | 68 | 62.4 | 786 | 6 | 4 | 133.79 | 50 | 39 | 18 | 7 |
| 84 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 123 | 63 | 51.2 | 812 | 3 | 4 | 108.23 | 74 | 35 | 18 | 10 |
| 84 | Idaho | 12 | 111 | 68 | 61.3 | 829 | 6 | 1 | 140.03 | 46 | 37 | 18 | 10 |
| 84 | New Mexico State | 12 | 109 | 64 | 58.7 | 837 | 7 | 0 | 144.41 | 50 | 36 | 18 | 11 |
| 93 | Washington State | 12 | 96 | 69 | 71.9 | 678 | 3 | 2 | 137.35 | 31 | 33 | 19 | 3 |
| 93 | Mississippi | 13 | 101 | 60 | 59.4 | 761 | 4 | 5 | 125.87 | 52 | 29 | 19 | 6 |
| 93 | Air Force | 12 | 94 | 65 | 69.1 | 781 | 6 | 2 | 155.75 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 8 |
| 93 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 79 | 49 | 62.0 | 790 | 6 | 3 | 163.50 | 79 | 30 | 19 | 7 |
| 93 | Iowa State | 13 | 124 | 76 | 61.3 | 795 | 2 | 2 | 117.23 | 47 | 38 | 19 | 6 |
| 93 | Kansas State | 13 | 126 | 76 | 60.3 | 851 | 0 | 7 | 105.94 | 43 | 43 | 19 | 8 |
| 99 | Utah | 12 | 112 | 67 | 59.8 | 783 | 1 | 1 | 119.70 | 37 | 35 | 20 | 6 |
| 99 | Texas | 12 | 87 | 57 | 65.5 | 803 | 5 | 4 | 152.82 | 75 | 37 | 20 | 9 |
| 99 | South Alabama | 13 | 94 | 60 | 63.8 | 818 | 5 | 4 | 145.97 | 72 | 37 | 20 | 8 |
| 99 | Tennessee | 12 | 117 | 79 | 67.5 | 848 | 7 | 3 | 143.01 | 42 | 33 | 20 | 8 |
| 99 | Arkansas | 12 | 108 | 63 | 58.3 | 877 | 5 | 1 | 139.97 | 61 | 42 | 20 | 9 |
| 99 | Houston | 12 | 134 | 78 | 58.2 | 890 | 6 | 3 | 124.30 | 57 | 40 | 20 | 5 |
| 99 | East Carolina | 13 | 110 | 64 | 58.2 | 899 | 8 | 1 | 149.01 | 64 | 37 | 20 | 9 |
| 99 | New Mexico | 13 | 91 | 69 | 75.8 | 934 | 6 | 2 | 179.40 | 89 | 37 | 20 | 9 |
| 99 | Ohio State | 12 | 109 | 71 | 65.1 | 952 | 6 | 4 | 149.34 | 76 | 38 | 20 | 14 |
| 99 | Florida International | 12 | 112 | 72 | 64.3 | 961 | 6 | 3 | 148.68 | 78 | 35 | 20 | 9 |
| 109 | Temple | 11 | 80 | 52 | 65.0 | 717 | 6 | 0 | 165.04 | 65 | 31 | 21 | 6 |
| 109 | San Diego State | 13 | 104 | 61 | 58.7 | 751 | 3 | 6 | 117.29 | 36 | 38 | 21 | 7 |
| 109 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 93 | 60 | 64.5 | 797 | 7 | 0 | 161.35 | 49 | 35 | 21 | 9 |
| 109 | UCLA | 14 | 119 | 75 | 63.0 | 815 | 5 | 5 | 126.03 | 49 | 32 | 21 | 9 |
| 109 | SMU | 13 | 122 | 72 | 59.0 | 864 | 8 | 4 | 133.59 | 48 | 41 | 21 | 10 |
| 109 | Texas A&M | 13 | 123 | 75 | 61.0 | 888 | 6 | 2 | 134.48 | 74 | 43 | 21 | 6 |
| 109 | Kent State | 14 | 118 | 75 | 63.6 | 905 | 6 | 3 | 139.68 | 47 | 42 | 21 | 6 |
| 116 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 108 | 64 | 59.3 | 773 | 3 | 4 | 121.14 | 54 | 31 | 22 | 4 |
| 116 | Arkansas State | 13 | 121 | 79 | 65.3 | 820 | 6 | 3 | 133.62 | 41 | 40 | 22 | 5 |
| 118 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 112 | 64 | 57.1 | 864 | 7 | 4 | 135.43 | 78 | 34 | 23 | 4 |
| 118 | Stanford | 14 | 138 | 84 | 60.9 | 942 | 4 | 4 | 121.98 | 51 | 42 | 23 | 5 |
| 120 | USC | 13 | 108 | 67 | 62.0 | 885 | 6 | 3 | 143.64 | 45 | 40 | 24 | 11 |
| 121 | Arizona | 13 | 111 | 74 | 66.7 | 997 | 6 | 2 | 156.36 | 55 | 38 | 25 | 14 |
| 122 | West Virginia | 13 | 108 | 65 | 60.2 | 953 | 9 | 4 | 154.40 | 52 | 37 | 26 | 13 |
| 123 | Buffalo | 12 | 94 | 61 | 64.9 | 926 | 7 | 3 | 165.84 | 44 | 38 | 28 | 10 |
| 124 | Toledo | 13 | 143 | 91 | 63.6 | 1311 | 7 | 5 | 149.81 | 73 | 52 | 29 | 15 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||