2012 National Leaders Passing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 10 | 45 | 21 | 46.7 | 208 | 1 | 2 | 83.93 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 64 | 26 | 40.6 | 333 | 1 | 1 | 86.37 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | Boise State | 12 | 61 | 33 | 54.1 | 304 | 1 | 4 | 88.27 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | BYU | 11 | 48 | 20 | 41.7 | 221 | 3 | 3 | 88.47 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 12 | 75 | 38 | 50.7 | 364 | 1 | 2 | 90.51 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 14 | 72 | 32 | 44.4 | 362 | 3 | 3 | 92.10 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | UCF | 14 | 82 | 44 | 53.7 | 414 | 0 | 1 | 93.63 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 1 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 13 | 75 | 39 | 52.0 | 436 | 1 | 4 | 94.56 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | Florida | 13 | 72 | 42 | 58.3 | 417 | 0 | 4 | 95.87 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | Ohio | 13 | 83 | 39 | 47.0 | 464 | 3 | 3 | 98.65 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 5 |
| 11 | Arizona State | 12 | 49 | 24 | 49.0 | 269 | 3 | 4 | 98.97 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Florida International | 12 | 95 | 53 | 55.8 | 532 | 2 | 5 | 99.25 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 13 | 71 | 41 | 57.7 | 417 | 1 | 4 | 100.46 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 5 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 13 | 51 | 24 | 47.1 | 244 | 4 | 3 | 101.37 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 12 | 69 | 35 | 50.7 | 328 | 3 | 1 | 102.11 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
| 16 | Houston | 12 | 79 | 42 | 53.2 | 465 | 3 | 5 | 102.48 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 1 |
| 17 | Louisville | 13 | 77 | 41 | 53.2 | 422 | 2 | 1 | 105.26 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 18 | Florida State | 13 | 57 | 31 | 54.4 | 339 | 2 | 3 | 105.39 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 13 | 61 | 31 | 50.8 | 330 | 3 | 2 | 105.93 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 3 |
| 20 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 96 | 54 | 56.3 | 551 | 2 | 2 | 107.17 | 37 | 27 | 11 | 3 |
| 21 | Penn State | 12 | 63 | 34 | 54.0 | 387 | 1 | 1 | 107.64 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 22 | UNLV | 13 | 75 | 43 | 57.3 | 429 | 3 | 4 | 107.91 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 79 | 42 | 53.2 | 454 | 3 | 2 | 108.91 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 101 | 55 | 54.5 | 572 | 3 | 1 | 109.85 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 3 |
| 25 | UTEP | 11 | 62 | 29 | 46.8 | 337 | 4 | 1 | 110.48 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 26 | Utah | 11 | 78 | 36 | 46.2 | 498 | 3 | 0 | 112.47 | 38 | 26 | 14 | 3 |
| 27 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 73 | 41 | 56.2 | 420 | 3 | 2 | 112.57 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 2 |
| 28 | Texas | 13 | 69 | 38 | 55.1 | 449 | 2 | 2 | 113.50 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 2 |
| 29 | Georgia | 14 | 55 | 33 | 60.0 | 351 | 0 | 0 | 113.61 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 30 | Bowling Green | 13 | 55 | 29 | 52.7 | 346 | 2 | 1 | 113.93 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 31 | Iowa State | 12 | 89 | 50 | 56.2 | 594 | 3 | 4 | 114.37 | 37 | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| 32 | Mississippi | 13 | 68 | 40 | 58.8 | 428 | 3 | 4 | 114.49 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 3 |
| 33 | North Carolina State | 13 | 88 | 50 | 56.8 | 533 | 4 | 3 | 115.88 | 39 | 22 | 14 | 5 |
| 34 | Texas A&M | 13 | 89 | 48 | 53.9 | 550 | 5 | 3 | 117.64 | 39 | 28 | 14 | 8 |
| 35 | Clemson | 13 | 83 | 41 | 49.4 | 468 | 6 | 1 | 118.22 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 7 |
| 36 | Boston College | 12 | 79 | 45 | 57.0 | 477 | 4 | 2 | 119.33 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| 37 | Buffalo | 12 | 75 | 37 | 49.3 | 453 | 5 | 1 | 119.40 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 38 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 83 | 44 | 53.0 | 494 | 6 | 3 | 119.64 | 35 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| 39 | Notre Dame | 13 | 72 | 42 | 58.3 | 473 | 2 | 1 | 119.90 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 5 |
| 40 | Minnesota | 12 | 67 | 34 | 50.7 | 434 | 4 | 1 | 121.88 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 6 |
| 41 | Nebraska | 14 | 73 | 37 | 50.7 | 455 | 7 | 4 | 123.73 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 7 |
| 42 | South Florida | 12 | 73 | 40 | 54.8 | 508 | 3 | 1 | 124.08 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 3 |
| 43 | Massachusetts | 12 | 60 | 38 | 63.3 | 418 | 3 | 4 | 125.02 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 4 |
| 44 | USC | 13 | 88 | 50 | 56.8 | 627 | 6 | 6 | 125.53 | 37 | 31 | 18 | 7 |
| 45 | Nevada | 12 | 78 | 36 | 46.2 | 536 | 7 | 3 | 125.79 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 8 |
| 46 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 65 | 40 | 61.5 | 433 | 3 | 2 | 126.58 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 4 |
| 47 | Texas Tech | 12 | 67 | 34 | 50.7 | 419 | 6 | 2 | 126.86 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 48 | Kent State | 14 | 97 | 59 | 60.8 | 646 | 6 | 5 | 126.87 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 5 |
| 49 | Texas State | 11 | 76 | 38 | 50.0 | 497 | 7 | 3 | 127.44 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 5 |
| 50 | California | 12 | 101 | 56 | 55.4 | 729 | 6 | 4 | 127.77 | 39 | 31 | 23 | 7 |
| 51 | North Carolina | 11 | 72 | 40 | 55.6 | 498 | 5 | 3 | 128.25 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| 52 | Connecticut | 11 | 76 | 39 | 51.3 | 509 | 6 | 2 | 128.36 | 39 | 24 | 13 | 7 |
| 53 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 72 | 40 | 55.6 | 503 | 5 | 3 | 128.83 | 39 | 20 | 14 | 7 |
| 54 | Virginia | 12 | 69 | 39 | 56.5 | 461 | 4 | 1 | 128.87 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 4 |
| 55 | Western Michigan | 12 | 71 | 42 | 59.2 | 535 | 2 | 1 | 128.93 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 7 |
| 56 | Colorado State | 12 | 78 | 50 | 64.1 | 572 | 2 | 2 | 129.03 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 5 |
| 57 | Oregon | 13 | 108 | 64 | 59.3 | 739 | 6 | 3 | 129.51 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 7 |
| 58 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 84 | 50 | 59.5 | 537 | 6 | 3 | 129.65 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 4 |
| 59 | Tulsa | 14 | 71 | 43 | 60.6 | 438 | 4 | 0 | 130.97 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 60 | SMU | 13 | 102 | 51 | 50.0 | 742 | 9 | 4 | 132.39 | 37 | 35 | 19 | 12 |
| 61 | San Diego State | 12 | 88 | 50 | 56.8 | 626 | 5 | 1 | 133.06 | 37 | 25 | 17 | 7 |
| 62 | Purdue | 13 | 92 | 46 | 50.0 | 686 | 7 | 2 | 133.40 | 38 | 31 | 20 | 10 |
| 63 | TCU | 12 | 73 | 39 | 53.4 | 517 | 7 | 4 | 133.60 | 33 | 27 | 14 | 5 |
| 63 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 83 | 47 | 56.6 | 557 | 7 | 3 | 133.60 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 4 |
| 65 | Stanford | 13 | 95 | 59 | 62.1 | 660 | 5 | 2 | 133.62 | 35 | 29 | 17 | 5 |
| 66 | Washington | 13 | 75 | 41 | 54.7 | 526 | 7 | 4 | 133.71 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 7 |
| 67 | Rice | 13 | 59 | 28 | 47.5 | 405 | 7 | 3 | 134.10 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 7 |
| 68 | South Carolina | 12 | 57 | 35 | 61.4 | 485 | 3 | 4 | 136.21 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 4 |
| 69 | Missouri | 12 | 85 | 52 | 61.2 | 604 | 4 | 0 | 136.40 | 36 | 31 | 19 | 7 |
| 70 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 81 | 50 | 61.7 | 556 | 6 | 3 | 136.42 | 39 | 27 | 14 | 3 |
| 71 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 76 | 41 | 53.9 | 609 | 6 | 4 | 136.78 | 35 | 30 | 16 | 6 |
| 72 | Kansas State | 13 | 83 | 53 | 63.9 | 561 | 6 | 3 | 137.27 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 3 |
| 73 | Arkansas State | 13 | 80 | 49 | 61.3 | 593 | 6 | 4 | 138.27 | 38 | 30 | 16 | 7 |
| 74 | Northwestern | 13 | 90 | 56 | 62.2 | 670 | 5 | 2 | 138.64 | 37 | 33 | 16 | 7 |
| 75 | Utah State | 13 | 73 | 47 | 64.4 | 507 | 5 | 2 | 139.84 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 6 |
| 76 | LSU | 12 | 65 | 40 | 61.5 | 491 | 4 | 1 | 142.22 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 6 |
| 77 | Central Michigan | 13 | 77 | 49 | 63.6 | 529 | 5 | 0 | 142.78 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 3 |
| 78 | San Jose State | 12 | 66 | 43 | 65.2 | 525 | 4 | 3 | 142.88 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 5 |
| 79 | Michigan | 12 | 57 | 33 | 57.9 | 420 | 4 | 0 | 142.95 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 80 | Wake Forest | 12 | 86 | 58 | 67.4 | 625 | 5 | 2 | 143.02 | 37 | 32 | 12 | 8 |
| 81 | Washington State | 12 | 76 | 49 | 64.5 | 631 | 5 | 4 | 145.40 | 37 | 33 | 16 | 6 |
| 82 | South Alabama | 13 | 75 | 40 | 53.3 | 538 | 8 | 1 | 146.11 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 7 |
| 83 | Tulane | 11 | 76 | 43 | 56.6 | 695 | 6 | 5 | 146.29 | 38 | 29 | 25 | 7 |
| 84 | New Mexico State | 12 | 80 | 45 | 56.3 | 586 | 7 | 0 | 146.66 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 8 |
| 85 | Arizona | 12 | 87 | 54 | 62.1 | 703 | 7 | 4 | 147.29 | 36 | 28 | 18 | 11 |
| 86 | Auburn | 12 | 68 | 40 | 58.8 | 495 | 6 | 0 | 149.08 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 6 |
| 87 | Kentucky | 12 | 77 | 49 | 63.6 | 504 | 8 | 1 | 150.31 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 88 | Idaho | 12 | 94 | 58 | 61.7 | 731 | 8 | 2 | 150.86 | 36 | 31 | 17 | 9 |
| 89 | Fresno State | 12 | 62 | 38 | 61.3 | 451 | 6 | 1 | 151.09 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
| 90 | Navy | 13 | 68 | 47 | 69.1 | 538 | 4 | 1 | 152.05 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 6 |
| 91 | Toledo | 12 | 87 | 53 | 60.9 | 679 | 8 | 2 | 152.22 | 38 | 35 | 17 | 7 |
| 92 | Indiana | 12 | 69 | 43 | 62.3 | 538 | 7 | 3 | 152.59 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 6 |
| 93 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 77 | 48 | 62.3 | 583 | 7 | 1 | 153.34 | 36 | 26 | 15 | 7 |
| 94 | UCLA | 14 | 65 | 44 | 67.7 | 565 | 5 | 4 | 153.77 | 34 | 27 | 16 | 7 |
| 95 | Troy | 12 | 75 | 42 | 56.0 | 586 | 8 | 1 | 154.16 | 33 | 27 | 17 | 5 |
| 96 | Wyoming | 10 | 68 | 50 | 73.5 | 551 | 4 | 2 | 155.13 | 35 | 28 | 12 | 4 |
| 97 | Kansas | 12 | 72 | 46 | 63.9 | 621 | 5 | 1 | 156.48 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 7 |
| 98 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 72 | 48 | 66.7 | 629 | 5 | 2 | 157.41 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 4 |
| 99 | Memphis | 12 | 93 | 59 | 63.4 | 729 | 8 | 0 | 157.68 | 39 | 30 | 19 | 11 |
| 100 | New Mexico | 13 | 81 | 48 | 59.3 | 713 | 8 | 3 | 158.38 | 39 | 34 | 20 | 8 |
| 101 | East Carolina | 12 | 89 | 58 | 65.2 | 741 | 7 | 1 | 158.81 | 35 | 36 | 19 | 8 |
| 102 | Baylor | 13 | 107 | 66 | 61.7 | 841 | 11 | 1 | 159.75 | 39 | 41 | 19 | 7 |
| 103 | North Texas | 12 | 54 | 34 | 63.0 | 450 | 5 | 1 | 159.81 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 5 |
| 104 | Arkansas | 11 | 90 | 59 | 65.6 | 764 | 7 | 1 | 160.32 | 38 | 33 | 21 | 6 |
| 105 | Army | 12 | 52 | 31 | 59.6 | 502 | 5 | 3 | 160.90 | 39 | 24 | 17 | 6 |
| 106 | West Virginia | 13 | 88 | 57 | 64.8 | 744 | 8 | 2 | 161.24 | 39 | 35 | 21 | 7 |
| 107 | Hawai'i | 11 | 48 | 28 | 58.3 | 419 | 5 | 1 | 161.86 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 108 | Mississippi State | 13 | 71 | 52 | 73.2 | 602 | 5 | 1 | 164.88 | 34 | 27 | 15 | 8 |
| 109 | Duke | 13 | 72 | 42 | 58.3 | 596 | 9 | 1 | 166.34 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 11 |
| 110 | Syracuse | 13 | 73 | 45 | 61.6 | 628 | 9 | 3 | 166.38 | 37 | 27 | 16 | 10 |
| 111 | Temple | 9 | 50 | 27 | 54.0 | 396 | 7 | 0 | 166.73 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 |
| 112 | Iowa | 11 | 51 | 34 | 66.7 | 487 | 5 | 3 | 167.47 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 6 |
| 113 | Marshall | 12 | 79 | 55 | 69.6 | 672 | 7 | 1 | 167.78 | 35 | 33 | 17 | 8 |
| 114 | Illinois | 12 | 69 | 46 | 66.7 | 655 | 6 | 2 | 169.31 | 38 | 28 | 20 | 8 |
| 115 | Tennessee | 12 | 89 | 61 | 68.5 | 790 | 9 | 3 | 169.73 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 10 |
| 116 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 53 | 30 | 56.6 | 508 | 6 | 1 | 170.70 | 38 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| 117 | Akron | 12 | 79 | 47 | 59.5 | 678 | 10 | 1 | 170.82 | 39 | 32 | 18 | 8 |
| 118 | Ball State | 13 | 78 | 49 | 62.8 | 679 | 10 | 1 | 175.69 | 34 | 31 | 18 | 8 |
| 119 | Air Force | 13 | 69 | 51 | 73.9 | 655 | 6 | 2 | 176.55 | 36 | 33 | 18 | 8 |
| 120 | UAB | 12 | 79 | 58 | 73.4 | 757 | 8 | 3 | 179.74 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 10 |
| 121 | Colorado | 12 | 96 | 62 | 64.6 | 903 | 12 | 1 | 182.76 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 10 |
| 122 | UTSA | 10 | 70 | 51 | 72.9 | 704 | 8 | 2 | 189.35 | 38 | 29 | 21 | 9 |
| 123 | Maryland | 11 | 57 | 36 | 63.2 | 561 | 9 | 1 | 194.42 | 35 | 24 | 18 | 7 |
| 124 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 76 | 53 | 69.7 | 802 | 12 | 1 | 207.86 | 38 | 34 | 21 | 15 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||