2012 National Leaders Passing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 13 | 204 | 124 | 60.8 | 1201 | 7 | 11 | 110.77 | 76 | 39 | 23 | 6 |
| 1 | TCU | 13 | 175 | 97 | 55.4 | 1346 | 9 | 11 | 124.43 | 77 | 46 | 26 | 15 |
| 3 | San Jose State | 13 | 168 | 99 | 58.9 | 1111 | 4 | 10 | 110.44 | 52 | 41 | 24 | 6 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 13 | 179 | 109 | 60.9 | 1190 | 6 | 10 | 116.62 | 53 | 41 | 22 | 9 |
| 3 | Mississippi State | 13 | 167 | 112 | 67.1 | 1233 | 3 | 10 | 123.04 | 57 | 39 | 27 | 15 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 13 | 190 | 108 | 56.8 | 1259 | 7 | 9 | 115.19 | 53 | 49 | 29 | 12 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 13 | 195 | 121 | 62.1 | 1322 | 8 | 9 | 123.30 | 70 | 43 | 28 | 10 |
| 6 | Houston | 12 | 188 | 111 | 59.0 | 1388 | 9 | 9 | 127.29 | 88 | 47 | 33 | 13 |
| 6 | Kent State | 14 | 207 | 137 | 66.2 | 1763 | 13 | 9 | 149.74 | 81 | 66 | 37 | 13 |
| 10 | Arizona State | 13 | 139 | 71 | 51.1 | 837 | 7 | 8 | 106.77 | 80 | 28 | 20 | 7 |
| 10 | Ohio | 13 | 182 | 109 | 59.9 | 1176 | 12 | 8 | 127.14 | 55 | 41 | 24 | 9 |
| 10 | USC | 13 | 169 | 106 | 62.7 | 1243 | 7 | 8 | 128.70 | 56 | 52 | 31 | 10 |
| 10 | Tulane | 12 | 150 | 90 | 60.0 | 1335 | 7 | 8 | 139.49 | 74 | 47 | 34 | 10 |
| 10 | Toledo | 13 | 211 | 134 | 63.5 | 1715 | 12 | 8 | 142.98 | 73 | 68 | 36 | 16 |
| 15 | Boise State | 13 | 120 | 58 | 48.3 | 598 | 0 | 7 | 78.52 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| 15 | Fresno State | 13 | 134 | 71 | 53.0 | 699 | 5 | 7 | 98.66 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 6 |
| 15 | Georgia | 14 | 133 | 78 | 58.6 | 961 | 4 | 7 | 118.75 | 60 | 32 | 21 | 8 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 13 | 164 | 105 | 64.0 | 1009 | 7 | 7 | 121.24 | 53 | 39 | 21 | 4 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 13 | 156 | 92 | 59.0 | 1123 | 3 | 7 | 116.82 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 12 |
| 15 | North Carolina State | 13 | 171 | 110 | 64.3 | 1386 | 7 | 7 | 137.73 | 72 | 40 | 33 | 17 |
| 15 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 180 | 115 | 63.9 | 1525 | 10 | 7 | 145.60 | 70 | 49 | 33 | 17 |
| 22 | Boston College | 12 | 162 | 101 | 62.3 | 1023 | 4 | 6 | 116.14 | 48 | 30 | 16 | 8 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 12 | 137 | 85 | 62.0 | 1024 | 5 | 6 | 128.11 | 63 | 37 | 25 | 9 |
| 22 | Oregon State | 13 | 204 | 137 | 67.2 | 1359 | 8 | 6 | 130.18 | 65 | 42 | 24 | 13 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 162 | 103 | 63.6 | 1391 | 10 | 6 | 148.66 | 78 | 46 | 33 | 12 |
| 22 | SMU | 13 | 204 | 121 | 59.3 | 1451 | 7 | 6 | 124.50 | 48 | 55 | 36 | 17 |
| 22 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 172 | 101 | 58.7 | 1468 | 6 | 6 | 134.94 | 99 | 49 | 34 | 14 |
| 22 | UCLA | 14 | 192 | 124 | 64.6 | 1511 | 13 | 6 | 146.78 | 75 | 48 | 34 | 17 |
| 22 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 187 | 118 | 63.1 | 1594 | 10 | 6 | 145.93 | 81 | 55 | 43 | 13 |
| 30 | Florida State | 14 | 159 | 76 | 47.8 | 729 | 2 | 5 | 84.17 | 54 | 22 | 13 | 7 |
| 30 | Michigan State | 13 | 145 | 77 | 53.1 | 749 | 4 | 5 | 98.69 | 63 | 21 | 17 | 6 |
| 30 | Alabama | 14 | 136 | 75 | 55.1 | 808 | 3 | 5 | 104.98 | 44 | 27 | 16 | 9 |
| 30 | Utah State | 13 | 166 | 98 | 59.0 | 869 | 9 | 5 | 114.88 | 50 | 29 | 16 | 8 |
| 30 | Washington | 13 | 131 | 71 | 54.2 | 907 | 8 | 5 | 124.88 | 54 | 33 | 25 | 11 |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 146 | 87 | 59.6 | 955 | 1 | 5 | 109.94 | 58 | 38 | 25 | 7 |
| 30 | Buffalo | 12 | 128 | 69 | 53.9 | 962 | 9 | 5 | 132.43 | 63 | 40 | 24 | 9 |
| 30 | Florida | 13 | 163 | 83 | 50.9 | 976 | 3 | 5 | 101.16 | 76 | 37 | 23 | 6 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 13 | 146 | 84 | 57.5 | 1027 | 5 | 5 | 121.07 | 80 | 35 | 21 | 12 |
| 30 | South Carolina | 13 | 146 | 90 | 61.6 | 1050 | 8 | 5 | 133.28 | 43 | 35 | 24 | 10 |
| 30 | South Alabama | 13 | 131 | 78 | 59.5 | 1145 | 9 | 5 | 148.00 | 53 | 43 | 33 | 12 |
| 30 | Memphis | 12 | 170 | 111 | 65.3 | 1226 | 7 | 5 | 133.58 | 42 | 45 | 27 | 12 |
| 30 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 137 | 101 | 73.7 | 1246 | 7 | 5 | 159.68 | 63 | 47 | 30 | 11 |
| 30 | Texas State | 12 | 157 | 98 | 62.4 | 1266 | 14 | 5 | 153.22 | 78 | 43 | 31 | 14 |
| 30 | Purdue | 13 | 169 | 96 | 56.8 | 1295 | 8 | 5 | 130.88 | 63 | 40 | 32 | 15 |
| 30 | New Mexico | 13 | 174 | 116 | 66.7 | 1550 | 17 | 5 | 167.99 | 81 | 55 | 35 | 15 |
| 30 | Duke | 13 | 147 | 90 | 61.2 | 1602 | 11 | 5 | 170.65 | 83 | 51 | 36 | 25 |
| 30 | Baylor | 13 | 214 | 142 | 66.4 | 1705 | 9 | 5 | 142.49 | 87 | 51 | 28 | 15 |
| 48 | Hawai'i | 11 | 114 | 63 | 55.3 | 839 | 6 | 4 | 127.43 | 75 | 34 | 21 | 10 |
| 48 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 130 | 82 | 63.1 | 996 | 6 | 4 | 136.52 | 56 | 42 | 20 | 6 |
| 48 | Iowa | 12 | 125 | 89 | 71.2 | 1071 | 7 | 4 | 155.25 | 51 | 40 | 28 | 9 |
| 48 | Texas | 13 | 133 | 83 | 62.4 | 1087 | 6 | 4 | 139.93 | 73 | 39 | 22 | 9 |
| 48 | Air Force | 13 | 125 | 85 | 68.0 | 1115 | 3 | 4 | 144.45 | 64 | 35 | 26 | 13 |
| 48 | Minnesota | 13 | 158 | 107 | 67.7 | 1139 | 5 | 4 | 133.66 | 49 | 33 | 23 | 8 |
| 48 | Mississippi | 13 | 152 | 100 | 65.8 | 1245 | 5 | 4 | 140.18 | 68 | 45 | 29 | 12 |
| 48 | Tennessee | 12 | 165 | 94 | 57.0 | 1256 | 8 | 4 | 132.06 | 72 | 47 | 31 | 14 |
| 48 | Cincinnati | 13 | 169 | 104 | 61.5 | 1275 | 6 | 4 | 131.90 | 74 | 42 | 20 | 11 |
| 48 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 148 | 93 | 62.8 | 1284 | 8 | 4 | 148.15 | 79 | 43 | 27 | 17 |
| 48 | UTSA | 10 | 145 | 103 | 71.0 | 1310 | 10 | 4 | 164.16 | 57 | 51 | 30 | 11 |
| 48 | California | 12 | 180 | 122 | 67.8 | 1313 | 17 | 4 | 155.78 | 68 | 45 | 29 | 11 |
| 48 | Tulsa | 14 | 175 | 115 | 65.7 | 1372 | 6 | 4 | 138.32 | 75 | 48 | 30 | 13 |
| 48 | Idaho | 12 | 158 | 105 | 66.5 | 1395 | 11 | 4 | 158.53 | 80 | 49 | 32 | 17 |
| 48 | New Mexico State | 12 | 151 | 96 | 63.6 | 1501 | 14 | 4 | 172.38 | 82 | 43 | 26 | 18 |
| 48 | Texas A&M | 13 | 191 | 121 | 63.4 | 1516 | 6 | 4 | 136.20 | 68 | 50 | 34 | 15 |
| 48 | Arizona | 13 | 188 | 124 | 66.0 | 1522 | 10 | 4 | 147.26 | 59 | 51 | 35 | 20 |
| 48 | Rice | 13 | 166 | 100 | 60.2 | 1526 | 9 | 4 | 150.53 | 65 | 47 | 32 | 21 |
| 48 | Syracuse | 13 | 154 | 109 | 70.8 | 1537 | 11 | 4 | 173.00 | 70 | 53 | 34 | 16 |
| 48 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 184 | 116 | 63.0 | 1772 | 15 | 4 | 166.48 | 86 | 54 | 42 | 21 |
| 68 | Army | 11 | 93 | 58 | 62.4 | 845 | 8 | 3 | 160.63 | 49 | 31 | 22 | 11 |
| 68 | Bowling Green | 13 | 145 | 87 | 60.0 | 914 | 4 | 3 | 117.91 | 42 | 33 | 22 | 7 |
| 68 | Wisconsin | 14 | 152 | 80 | 52.6 | 917 | 3 | 3 | 105.87 | 52 | 33 | 21 | 11 |
| 68 | Nebraska | 14 | 121 | 65 | 53.7 | 939 | 9 | 3 | 138.49 | 75 | 31 | 22 | 14 |
| 68 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 149 | 91 | 61.1 | 967 | 5 | 3 | 122.63 | 75 | 35 | 19 | 7 |
| 68 | LSU | 13 | 180 | 118 | 65.6 | 1063 | 4 | 3 | 119.17 | 40 | 38 | 20 | 4 |
| 68 | UCF | 14 | 174 | 109 | 62.6 | 1084 | 7 | 3 | 124.80 | 80 | 34 | 19 | 5 |
| 68 | Marshall | 12 | 168 | 111 | 66.1 | 1151 | 10 | 3 | 139.69 | 58 | 48 | 21 | 6 |
| 68 | Kentucky | 12 | 142 | 93 | 65.5 | 1152 | 10 | 3 | 152.65 | 77 | 34 | 21 | 12 |
| 68 | Arkansas State | 13 | 159 | 104 | 65.4 | 1162 | 11 | 3 | 145.86 | 51 | 42 | 27 | 9 |
| 68 | Wyoming | 12 | 138 | 89 | 64.5 | 1171 | 10 | 3 | 155.33 | 75 | 42 | 22 | 11 |
| 68 | Washington State | 12 | 159 | 109 | 68.6 | 1217 | 13 | 3 | 156.05 | 75 | 43 | 26 | 9 |
| 68 | Massachusetts | 12 | 131 | 89 | 67.9 | 1242 | 11 | 3 | 170.71 | 66 | 48 | 35 | 12 |
| 68 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 206 | 113 | 54.9 | 1259 | 2 | 3 | 106.48 | 92 | 43 | 24 | 9 |
| 68 | Wake Forest | 12 | 148 | 90 | 60.8 | 1288 | 8 | 3 | 147.71 | 64 | 44 | 29 | 19 |
| 68 | Clemson | 13 | 154 | 95 | 61.7 | 1292 | 7 | 3 | 143.27 | 77 | 38 | 28 | 14 |
| 68 | Arkansas | 12 | 167 | 112 | 67.1 | 1494 | 9 | 3 | 156.41 | 80 | 55 | 35 | 16 |
| 68 | East Carolina | 13 | 196 | 120 | 61.2 | 1627 | 12 | 3 | 148.09 | 64 | 55 | 35 | 19 |
| 68 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 212 | 141 | 66.5 | 1716 | 6 | 3 | 141.01 | 75 | 59 | 29 | 14 |
| 68 | Iowa State | 13 | 194 | 130 | 67.0 | 1820 | 9 | 3 | 158.03 | 75 | 62 | 44 | 17 |
| 88 | Connecticut | 12 | 128 | 74 | 57.8 | 787 | 8 | 2 | 126.95 | 39 | 32 | 21 | 5 |
| 88 | Michigan | 13 | 123 | 80 | 65.0 | 904 | 11 | 2 | 153.04 | 56 | 35 | 20 | 6 |
| 88 | Louisville | 13 | 136 | 84 | 61.8 | 965 | 10 | 2 | 142.70 | 85 | 34 | 22 | 8 |
| 88 | Stanford | 14 | 191 | 122 | 63.9 | 986 | 4 | 2 | 112.05 | 27 | 34 | 17 | 1 |
| 88 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 142 | 79 | 55.6 | 995 | 8 | 2 | 130.26 | 69 | 39 | 23 | 7 |
| 88 | Temple | 11 | 109 | 59 | 54.1 | 995 | 7 | 2 | 148.33 | 65 | 39 | 30 | 12 |
| 88 | Virginia | 12 | 142 | 86 | 60.6 | 1035 | 7 | 2 | 135.24 | 70 | 30 | 18 | 10 |
| 88 | Ohio State | 12 | 150 | 98 | 65.3 | 1042 | 5 | 2 | 132.01 | 83 | 34 | 18 | 10 |
| 88 | South Florida | 12 | 137 | 95 | 69.3 | 1071 | 4 | 2 | 141.73 | 87 | 45 | 20 | 5 |
| 88 | Florida International | 12 | 150 | 85 | 56.7 | 1096 | 12 | 2 | 141.78 | 75 | 39 | 24 | 11 |
| 88 | Texas Tech | 13 | 141 | 75 | 53.2 | 1106 | 5 | 2 | 127.94 | 75 | 38 | 28 | 12 |
| 88 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 130 | 86 | 66.2 | 1129 | 9 | 2 | 158.87 | 55 | 39 | 26 | 15 |
| 88 | Indiana | 12 | 132 | 84 | 63.6 | 1163 | 7 | 2 | 152.12 | 73 | 40 | 28 | 13 |
| 88 | Utah | 12 | 146 | 95 | 65.1 | 1197 | 8 | 2 | 149.28 | 83 | 39 | 26 | 10 |
| 88 | North Texas | 12 | 159 | 100 | 62.9 | 1260 | 5 | 2 | 137.32 | 63 | 42 | 28 | 11 |
| 88 | Navy | 13 | 147 | 103 | 70.1 | 1264 | 9 | 2 | 159.78 | 62 | 45 | 25 | 11 |
| 88 | Missouri | 12 | 157 | 108 | 68.8 | 1304 | 8 | 2 | 152.83 | 44 | 52 | 37 | 10 |
| 88 | West Virginia | 13 | 158 | 108 | 68.4 | 1469 | 8 | 2 | 160.62 | 61 | 52 | 35 | 16 |
| 88 | Central Michigan | 13 | 167 | 110 | 65.9 | 1556 | 11 | 2 | 163.47 | 70 | 55 | 33 | 19 |
| 88 | Kansas | 12 | 182 | 130 | 71.4 | 1766 | 12 | 2 | 172.50 | 72 | 64 | 38 | 18 |
| 108 | Penn State | 12 | 147 | 88 | 59.9 | 916 | 4 | 1 | 119.82 | 79 | 31 | 22 | 7 |
| 108 | BYU | 13 | 130 | 78 | 60.0 | 981 | 6 | 1 | 137.08 | 67 | 35 | 18 | 13 |
| 108 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 103 | 58 | 56.3 | 1003 | 7 | 1 | 158.60 | 67 | 36 | 28 | 16 |
| 108 | Illinois | 12 | 106 | 77 | 72.6 | 1039 | 8 | 1 | 178.00 | 63 | 31 | 24 | 13 |
| 108 | Colorado State | 12 | 135 | 75 | 55.6 | 1049 | 7 | 1 | 136.46 | 55 | 41 | 28 | 10 |
| 108 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 142 | 72 | 50.7 | 1056 | 6 | 1 | 125.70 | 62 | 36 | 28 | 16 |
| 108 | Maryland | 12 | 134 | 83 | 61.9 | 1063 | 9 | 1 | 149.25 | 68 | 33 | 26 | 11 |
| 108 | UNLV | 12 | 145 | 88 | 60.7 | 1143 | 5 | 1 | 136.91 | 58 | 32 | 24 | 14 |
| 108 | Akron | 12 | 152 | 97 | 63.8 | 1234 | 12 | 1 | 156.74 | 60 | 48 | 28 | 11 |
| 108 | UAB | 12 | 143 | 95 | 66.4 | 1257 | 10 | 1 | 161.95 | 56 | 51 | 33 | 13 |
| 108 | Nevada | 13 | 169 | 101 | 59.8 | 1294 | 13 | 1 | 148.28 | 68 | 45 | 30 | 17 |
| 108 | UTEP | 12 | 142 | 97 | 68.3 | 1314 | 8 | 1 | 163.22 | 81 | 41 | 25 | 15 |
| 108 | Ball State | 13 | 168 | 110 | 65.5 | 1341 | 9 | 1 | 149.02 | 68 | 52 | 33 | 14 |
| 108 | Troy | 12 | 142 | 89 | 62.7 | 1512 | 16 | 1 | 187.89 | 68 | 52 | 38 | 17 |
| 108 | Colorado | 12 | 158 | 114 | 72.2 | 1527 | 16 | 1 | 185.49 | 97 | 65 | 40 | 10 |
| 123 | Western Michigan | 12 | 131 | 81 | 61.8 | 1171 | 2 | 0 | 141.96 | 64 | 44 | 27 | 15 |
| 123 | Auburn | 12 | 161 | 109 | 67.7 | 1319 | 8 | 0 | 152.92 | 55 | 50 | 32 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||