2012 National Leaders Passing Defense - In The 4th Quarter through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawai'i | 9 | 51 | 24 | 47.1 | 348 | 4 | 3 | 118.50 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 6 |
| 2 | UNLV | 13 | 55 | 26 | 47.3 | 462 | 3 | 2 | 128.56 | 74 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 12 | 46 | 27 | 58.7 | 379 | 4 | 1 | 152.26 | 64 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 61 | 27 | 44.3 | 487 | 2 | 3 | 112.31 | 53 | 18 | 13 | 8 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 11 | 45 | 28 | 62.2 | 393 | 4 | 2 | 156.02 | 44 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| 6 | Illinois | 12 | 46 | 30 | 65.2 | 374 | 4 | 1 | 157.86 | 59 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 6 | Temple | 11 | 54 | 30 | 55.6 | 439 | 2 | 1 | 132.37 | 58 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 64 | 31 | 48.4 | 444 | 2 | 0 | 117.03 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 7 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 51 | 33 | 64.7 | 401 | 2 | 1 | 139.78 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Tulane | 12 | 73 | 33 | 45.2 | 474 | 6 | 4 | 115.91 | 44 | 21 | 12 | 5 |
| 11 | Air Force | 12 | 61 | 34 | 55.7 | 375 | 2 | 3 | 108.36 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 5 |
| 11 | Georgia | 13 | 80 | 34 | 42.5 | 459 | 1 | 5 | 82.33 | 60 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | Arizona State | 13 | 78 | 36 | 46.2 | 442 | 6 | 4 | 108.87 | 54 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 12 | 81 | 36 | 44.4 | 504 | 4 | 3 | 105.59 | 87 | 21 | 13 | 5 |
| 15 | Akron | 12 | 53 | 38 | 71.7 | 396 | 5 | 0 | 165.59 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 0 |
| 15 | Buffalo | 12 | 76 | 38 | 50.0 | 407 | 4 | 5 | 99.19 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 1 |
| 15 | Colorado | 11 | 67 | 38 | 56.7 | 468 | 4 | 1 | 132.10 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| 18 | South Alabama | 13 | 72 | 40 | 55.6 | 478 | 5 | 3 | 125.92 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 5 |
| 18 | Rice | 11 | 82 | 40 | 48.8 | 536 | 2 | 2 | 106.86 | 54 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 12 | 82 | 40 | 48.8 | 545 | 5 | 4 | 114.97 | 60 | 24 | 11 | 6 |
| 21 | Texas | 13 | 79 | 41 | 51.9 | 473 | 4 | 1 | 116.37 | 55 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 22 | Clemson | 13 | 86 | 42 | 48.8 | 402 | 2 | 3 | 88.80 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 22 | BYU | 13 | 82 | 42 | 51.2 | 460 | 1 | 2 | 97.49 | 39 | 21 | 8 | 3 |
| 22 | Auburn | 12 | 77 | 42 | 54.5 | 512 | 6 | 2 | 130.92 | 55 | 21 | 11 | 5 |
| 22 | UAB | 12 | 63 | 42 | 66.7 | 553 | 4 | 0 | 161.36 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 13 | 70 | 43 | 61.4 | 511 | 6 | 5 | 136.74 | 71 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 26 | Florida International | 12 | 83 | 43 | 51.8 | 548 | 3 | 3 | 111.97 | 60 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
| 28 | Colorado State | 11 | 82 | 44 | 53.7 | 541 | 6 | 3 | 125.91 | 55 | 23 | 13 | 6 |
| 28 | North Texas | 12 | 83 | 44 | 53.0 | 566 | 3 | 2 | 117.40 | 61 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| 28 | Navy | 12 | 75 | 44 | 58.7 | 567 | 2 | 4 | 120.30 | 62 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 31 | Kentucky | 11 | 72 | 45 | 62.5 | 421 | 1 | 0 | 116.19 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 3 |
| 31 | Boston College | 12 | 69 | 45 | 65.2 | 449 | 4 | 1 | 136.11 | 66 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 31 | Iowa | 11 | 87 | 45 | 51.7 | 490 | 3 | 3 | 103.51 | 37 | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| 34 | UTEP | 12 | 74 | 46 | 62.2 | 602 | 5 | 1 | 150.09 | 81 | 25 | 12 | 7 |
| 35 | Fresno State | 13 | 85 | 47 | 55.3 | 519 | 4 | 7 | 105.64 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 4 |
| 35 | Army | 11 | 78 | 47 | 60.3 | 634 | 5 | 2 | 144.56 | 55 | 28 | 13 | 8 |
| 37 | Washington | 13 | 89 | 48 | 53.9 | 542 | 2 | 4 | 103.52 | 37 | 27 | 11 | 6 |
| 38 | Michigan | 13 | 86 | 49 | 57.0 | 511 | 4 | 1 | 119.91 | 38 | 26 | 11 | 4 |
| 38 | Wake Forest | 11 | 92 | 49 | 53.3 | 538 | 0 | 3 | 95.86 | 63 | 29 | 12 | 3 |
| 40 | Texas State | 10 | 95 | 50 | 52.6 | 529 | 1 | 6 | 90.24 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 4 |
| 40 | Michigan State | 13 | 106 | 50 | 47.2 | 563 | 1 | 3 | 89.23 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 5 |
| 40 | Memphis | 12 | 76 | 50 | 65.8 | 627 | 10 | 2 | 173.25 | 37 | 30 | 15 | 9 |
| 40 | Troy | 12 | 96 | 50 | 52.1 | 698 | 5 | 4 | 122.02 | 46 | 30 | 21 | 4 |
| 40 | North Carolina State | 13 | 97 | 50 | 51.5 | 730 | 4 | 2 | 124.26 | 62 | 28 | 21 | 8 |
| 45 | Minnesota | 13 | 85 | 51 | 60.0 | 485 | 4 | 4 | 114.05 | 47 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| 46 | Wyoming | 12 | 86 | 52 | 60.5 | 682 | 5 | 1 | 143.94 | 71 | 28 | 12 | 6 |
| 46 | Tennessee | 12 | 98 | 52 | 53.1 | 694 | 7 | 5 | 125.92 | 75 | 25 | 13 | 8 |
| 48 | Mississippi State | 13 | 83 | 53 | 63.9 | 540 | 4 | 4 | 124.77 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 4 |
| 48 | Idaho | 12 | 71 | 53 | 74.6 | 577 | 4 | 1 | 158.69 | 80 | 30 | 10 | 3 |
| 48 | Western Michigan | 11 | 89 | 53 | 59.6 | 643 | 5 | 2 | 134.29 | 38 | 34 | 15 | 7 |
| 48 | Alabama | 14 | 94 | 53 | 56.4 | 656 | 5 | 3 | 126.17 | 45 | 31 | 17 | 6 |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 94 | 54 | 57.4 | 503 | 3 | 3 | 106.55 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 52 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 109 | 54 | 49.5 | 604 | 5 | 4 | 103.88 | 76 | 27 | 14 | 4 |
| 52 | Syracuse | 12 | 88 | 54 | 61.4 | 613 | 7 | 6 | 132.48 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 7 |
| 52 | Central Michigan | 13 | 95 | 54 | 56.8 | 647 | 6 | 2 | 130.68 | 36 | 32 | 16 | 5 |
| 52 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 102 | 54 | 52.9 | 664 | 3 | 1 | 115.37 | 85 | 29 | 16 | 4 |
| 57 | Ohio | 13 | 107 | 55 | 51.4 | 545 | 5 | 3 | 103.99 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 2 |
| 57 | USC | 13 | 88 | 55 | 62.5 | 597 | 4 | 6 | 120.85 | 60 | 27 | 11 | 4 |
| 57 | Boise State | 13 | 100 | 55 | 55.0 | 702 | 2 | 3 | 114.57 | 47 | 33 | 19 | 6 |
| 57 | Indiana | 11 | 93 | 55 | 59.1 | 746 | 5 | 2 | 139.96 | 73 | 37 | 19 | 6 |
| 61 | Virginia | 12 | 88 | 56 | 63.6 | 608 | 7 | 1 | 145.66 | 45 | 28 | 11 | 6 |
| 61 | Utah | 12 | 91 | 56 | 61.5 | 644 | 7 | 3 | 139.78 | 83 | 27 | 13 | 3 |
| 61 | Missouri | 12 | 89 | 56 | 62.9 | 658 | 5 | 2 | 139.07 | 45 | 33 | 20 | 6 |
| 64 | Maryland | 11 | 109 | 57 | 52.3 | 595 | 5 | 2 | 109.62 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 3 |
| 64 | Purdue | 11 | 116 | 57 | 49.1 | 618 | 5 | 3 | 102.95 | 39 | 28 | 14 | 4 |
| 64 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 86 | 57 | 66.3 | 647 | 3 | 4 | 131.68 | 34 | 36 | 15 | 5 |
| 64 | TCU | 13 | 122 | 57 | 46.7 | 655 | 4 | 5 | 94.44 | 41 | 33 | 14 | 4 |
| 64 | Connecticut | 12 | 98 | 57 | 58.2 | 658 | 5 | 0 | 131.40 | 43 | 33 | 13 | 3 |
| 64 | Washington State | 12 | 90 | 57 | 63.3 | 670 | 3 | 2 | 132.42 | 70 | 33 | 11 | 2 |
| 64 | UTSA | 10 | 84 | 57 | 67.9 | 708 | 6 | 3 | 155.09 | 64 | 33 | 15 | 6 |
| 71 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 105 | 58 | 55.2 | 764 | 8 | 7 | 128.17 | 42 | 36 | 21 | 7 |
| 72 | New Mexico | 12 | 108 | 59 | 54.6 | 698 | 6 | 4 | 119.84 | 30 | 41 | 22 | 2 |
| 72 | South Florida | 11 | 85 | 59 | 69.4 | 744 | 5 | 2 | 157.64 | 65 | 32 | 19 | 3 |
| 72 | UCLA | 14 | 96 | 59 | 61.5 | 799 | 8 | 4 | 150.54 | 50 | 32 | 18 | 9 |
| 72 | Duke | 13 | 110 | 59 | 53.6 | 925 | 11 | 3 | 151.83 | 83 | 34 | 21 | 13 |
| 76 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 122 | 60 | 49.2 | 625 | 3 | 3 | 95.40 | 60 | 33 | 12 | 4 |
| 76 | Iowa State | 13 | 108 | 60 | 55.6 | 731 | 6 | 5 | 121.49 | 75 | 32 | 15 | 7 |
| 76 | Wisconsin | 14 | 116 | 60 | 51.7 | 746 | 7 | 3 | 120.48 | 62 | 29 | 16 | 5 |
| 76 | Houston | 12 | 105 | 60 | 57.1 | 779 | 5 | 6 | 123.74 | 88 | 35 | 15 | 8 |
| 76 | Arkansas | 11 | 97 | 60 | 61.9 | 833 | 4 | 3 | 141.42 | 60 | 35 | 17 | 7 |
| 81 | North Carolina | 12 | 109 | 61 | 56.0 | 662 | 2 | 2 | 109.36 | 66 | 29 | 16 | 6 |
| 81 | Rutgers | 13 | 132 | 61 | 46.2 | 934 | 6 | 9 | 107.01 | 80 | 37 | 28 | 14 |
| 83 | Kansas | 11 | 97 | 62 | 63.9 | 892 | 5 | 4 | 149.93 | 65 | 36 | 24 | 11 |
| 84 | Bowling Green | 13 | 112 | 63 | 56.3 | 657 | 2 | 2 | 107.84 | 50 | 28 | 15 | 3 |
| 84 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 112 | 63 | 56.3 | 676 | 5 | 3 | 116.32 | 46 | 32 | 16 | 3 |
| 84 | Florida | 13 | 139 | 63 | 45.3 | 690 | 1 | 4 | 83.63 | 53 | 34 | 16 | 2 |
| 84 | Oklahoma | 13 | 118 | 63 | 53.4 | 809 | 6 | 2 | 124.37 | 50 | 35 | 16 | 10 |
| 88 | Florida State | 13 | 125 | 64 | 51.2 | 641 | 6 | 3 | 105.32 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 7 |
| 88 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 102 | 64 | 62.7 | 774 | 3 | 5 | 126.40 | 32 | 38 | 21 | 5 |
| 88 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 110 | 64 | 58.2 | 813 | 6 | 3 | 132.81 | 78 | 32 | 22 | 6 |
| 91 | Nevada | 12 | 123 | 65 | 52.8 | 963 | 10 | 3 | 140.56 | 68 | 44 | 21 | 9 |
| 92 | Arkansas State | 12 | 116 | 67 | 57.8 | 732 | 3 | 3 | 114.12 | 40 | 34 | 21 | 4 |
| 93 | Kansas State | 12 | 114 | 68 | 59.6 | 700 | 8 | 4 | 127.37 | 39 | 36 | 15 | 4 |
| 94 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 119 | 69 | 58.0 | 663 | 3 | 3 | 108.06 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 5 |
| 94 | Marshall | 12 | 106 | 69 | 65.1 | 727 | 8 | 2 | 143.84 | 61 | 36 | 14 | 5 |
| 96 | California | 12 | 104 | 70 | 67.3 | 844 | 11 | 6 | 158.84 | 72 | 39 | 25 | 4 |
| 96 | Ball State | 13 | 126 | 70 | 55.6 | 1057 | 8 | 4 | 140.63 | 70 | 47 | 30 | 11 |
| 98 | Notre Dame | 13 | 114 | 71 | 62.3 | 644 | 2 | 4 | 108.50 | 53 | 29 | 10 | 3 |
| 98 | UCF | 14 | 120 | 71 | 59.2 | 661 | 4 | 1 | 114.77 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 1 |
| 98 | San Jose State | 13 | 132 | 71 | 53.8 | 840 | 5 | 9 | 106.11 | 40 | 38 | 20 | 5 |
| 98 | SMU | 13 | 128 | 71 | 55.5 | 874 | 5 | 5 | 117.91 | 49 | 42 | 24 | 9 |
| 98 | East Carolina | 13 | 136 | 71 | 52.2 | 926 | 8 | 7 | 118.53 | 51 | 41 | 23 | 8 |
| 98 | Texas A&M | 13 | 117 | 71 | 60.7 | 987 | 7 | 4 | 144.44 | 62 | 36 | 23 | 14 |
| 104 | Ohio State | 12 | 128 | 72 | 56.3 | 679 | 5 | 5 | 105.89 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 2 |
| 104 | Toledo | 13 | 120 | 72 | 60.0 | 680 | 5 | 5 | 113.02 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 2 |
| 104 | Arizona | 13 | 125 | 72 | 57.6 | 819 | 4 | 3 | 118.40 | 71 | 40 | 20 | 3 |
| 104 | Tulsa | 14 | 122 | 72 | 59.0 | 930 | 6 | 3 | 134.36 | 66 | 36 | 20 | 9 |
| 104 | West Virginia | 13 | 110 | 72 | 65.5 | 963 | 11 | 3 | 166.55 | 94 | 40 | 18 | 8 |
| 109 | Louisville | 13 | 124 | 73 | 58.9 | 754 | 10 | 4 | 130.11 | 50 | 33 | 17 | 4 |
| 109 | Mississippi | 13 | 113 | 73 | 64.6 | 832 | 7 | 4 | 139.81 | 55 | 38 | 23 | 4 |
| 111 | Stanford | 14 | 133 | 74 | 55.6 | 810 | 4 | 5 | 109.21 | 42 | 34 | 19 | 4 |
| 111 | Cincinnati | 13 | 133 | 74 | 55.6 | 870 | 5 | 4 | 116.96 | 64 | 41 | 11 | 6 |
| 113 | Penn State | 12 | 112 | 75 | 67.0 | 974 | 8 | 3 | 158.22 | 72 | 38 | 19 | 11 |
| 114 | San Diego State | 13 | 112 | 76 | 67.9 | 781 | 7 | 2 | 143.49 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 5 |
| 114 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 129 | 76 | 58.9 | 855 | 7 | 6 | 123.21 | 81 | 35 | 18 | 5 |
| 114 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 128 | 76 | 59.4 | 1001 | 7 | 4 | 136.87 | 99 | 37 | 21 | 10 |
| 117 | Utah State | 13 | 154 | 78 | 50.6 | 806 | 4 | 4 | 98.00 | 52 | 40 | 16 | 7 |
| 117 | LSU | 12 | 144 | 78 | 54.2 | 942 | 6 | 6 | 114.54 | 40 | 45 | 24 | 9 |
| 119 | Baylor | 13 | 130 | 80 | 61.5 | 1082 | 13 | 5 | 156.76 | 87 | 50 | 23 | 8 |
| 120 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 136 | 81 | 59.6 | 962 | 13 | 2 | 147.58 | 67 | 47 | 22 | 9 |
| 121 | Oregon | 13 | 128 | 83 | 64.8 | 815 | 8 | 10 | 123.32 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 6 |
| 122 | Oregon State | 13 | 140 | 84 | 60.0 | 979 | 7 | 8 | 123.81 | 36 | 40 | 21 | 12 |
| 123 | Northwestern | 13 | 151 | 87 | 57.6 | 995 | 8 | 2 | 127.80 | 55 | 46 | 20 | 10 |
| 124 | Kent State | 14 | 153 | 95 | 62.1 | 1159 | 10 | 7 | 138.14 | 81 | 54 | 26 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||