2012 National Leaders Passing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 125 | 71 | 56.8 | 635 | 0 | 3 | 94.67 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 3 |
| 1 | Idaho | 12 | 128 | 80 | 62.5 | 862 | 0 | 2 | 115.94 | 34 | 45 | 21 | 6 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 13 | 124 | 65 | 52.4 | 633 | 0 | 2 | 92.07 | 40 | 31 | 15 | 5 |
| 3 | Oregon | 13 | 133 | 85 | 63.9 | 817 | 0 | 7 | 104.98 | 40 | 41 | 17 | 5 |
| 5 | UCF | 14 | 144 | 86 | 59.7 | 1004 | 0 | 4 | 112.72 | 41 | 45 | 30 | 6 |
| 6 | Fresno State | 13 | 97 | 49 | 50.5 | 507 | 0 | 8 | 77.94 | 42 | 22 | 13 | 3 |
| 6 | Memphis | 12 | 97 | 60 | 61.9 | 654 | 1 | 2 | 117.77 | 42 | 35 | 15 | 5 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 109 | 60 | 55.0 | 687 | 1 | 3 | 105.53 | 42 | 33 | 14 | 8 |
| 6 | USC | 13 | 123 | 73 | 59.3 | 878 | 0 | 4 | 112.81 | 42 | 45 | 22 | 8 |
| 10 | North Carolina State | 13 | 122 | 63 | 51.6 | 663 | 2 | 5 | 94.50 | 43 | 24 | 16 | 6 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 12 | 108 | 59 | 54.6 | 706 | 1 | 4 | 105.19 | 43 | 33 | 20 | 6 |
| 12 | Utah State | 13 | 110 | 61 | 55.5 | 650 | 0 | 4 | 97.83 | 44 | 31 | 16 | 6 |
| 12 | Washington State | 12 | 100 | 64 | 64.0 | 698 | 0 | 3 | 116.63 | 44 | 38 | 16 | 4 |
| 12 | Boise State | 13 | 112 | 67 | 59.8 | 730 | 0 | 6 | 103.86 | 44 | 36 | 15 | 5 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 12 | 119 | 72 | 60.5 | 750 | 1 | 4 | 109.50 | 44 | 34 | 16 | 6 |
| 12 | Kansas | 12 | 114 | 86 | 75.4 | 1210 | 2 | 4 | 163.37 | 44 | 55 | 28 | 15 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 128 | 67 | 52.3 | 608 | 0 | 6 | 82.86 | 45 | 33 | 6 | 3 |
| 17 | Florida | 13 | 115 | 60 | 52.2 | 681 | 1 | 8 | 90.87 | 45 | 31 | 17 | 4 |
| 17 | Alabama | 14 | 86 | 60 | 69.8 | 708 | 1 | 3 | 135.79 | 45 | 30 | 18 | 10 |
| 17 | Missouri | 12 | 111 | 80 | 72.1 | 964 | 1 | 2 | 144.39 | 45 | 42 | 23 | 10 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 13 | 104 | 53 | 51.0 | 667 | 2 | 5 | 101.56 | 46 | 36 | 16 | 7 |
| 21 | Purdue | 13 | 110 | 68 | 61.8 | 864 | 1 | 5 | 121.71 | 46 | 34 | 20 | 10 |
| 21 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 133 | 87 | 65.4 | 880 | 0 | 5 | 113.47 | 46 | 46 | 17 | 4 |
| 21 | Toledo | 13 | 145 | 83 | 57.2 | 983 | 2 | 7 | 109.07 | 46 | 45 | 21 | 8 |
| 25 | Minnesota | 13 | 122 | 69 | 56.6 | 712 | 3 | 3 | 108.77 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 5 |
| 25 | Iowa | 12 | 113 | 78 | 69.0 | 917 | 1 | 1 | 138.35 | 47 | 44 | 25 | 10 |
| 25 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 105 | 63 | 60.0 | 933 | 1 | 1 | 135.88 | 47 | 43 | 25 | 8 |
| 28 | Georgia | 13 | 95 | 47 | 49.5 | 561 | 2 | 4 | 97.60 | 48 | 27 | 11 | 4 |
| 28 | Boston College | 12 | 113 | 71 | 62.8 | 761 | 1 | 3 | 117.01 | 48 | 42 | 14 | 5 |
| 28 | Kentucky | 12 | 102 | 69 | 67.6 | 864 | 1 | 1 | 140.08 | 48 | 42 | 18 | 9 |
| 28 | South Florida | 12 | 106 | 75 | 70.8 | 944 | 0 | 1 | 143.68 | 48 | 46 | 22 | 7 |
| 28 | Buffalo | 12 | 115 | 65 | 56.5 | 946 | 3 | 6 | 123.80 | 48 | 45 | 24 | 10 |
| 28 | California | 12 | 126 | 84 | 66.7 | 1054 | 1 | 2 | 136.39 | 48 | 49 | 25 | 13 |
| 34 | Connecticut | 11 | 98 | 55 | 56.1 | 718 | 2 | 2 | 120.33 | 49 | 32 | 18 | 6 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 14 | 98 | 48 | 49.0 | 741 | 3 | 3 | 116.47 | 49 | 33 | 18 | 10 |
| 34 | Oregon State | 13 | 126 | 75 | 59.5 | 756 | 1 | 6 | 103.02 | 49 | 32 | 15 | 4 |
| 34 | Texas State | 11 | 118 | 75 | 63.6 | 869 | 1 | 2 | 124.83 | 49 | 41 | 21 | 8 |
| 34 | Stanford | 14 | 136 | 83 | 61.0 | 905 | 0 | 6 | 108.10 | 49 | 39 | 21 | 6 |
| 34 | Iowa State | 13 | 134 | 81 | 60.4 | 985 | 1 | 3 | 120.18 | 49 | 48 | 21 | 8 |
| 34 | Massachusetts | 12 | 111 | 74 | 66.7 | 1060 | 3 | 3 | 150.40 | 49 | 46 | 26 | 13 |
| 41 | Bowling Green | 13 | 115 | 57 | 49.6 | 653 | 2 | 5 | 94.31 | 50 | 26 | 14 | 6 |
| 41 | Maryland | 12 | 120 | 60 | 50.0 | 715 | 2 | 0 | 105.55 | 50 | 36 | 16 | 7 |
| 41 | Louisville | 13 | 104 | 60 | 57.7 | 760 | 2 | 4 | 117.74 | 50 | 35 | 22 | 6 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | 12 | 113 | 65 | 57.5 | 771 | 1 | 4 | 110.67 | 50 | 38 | 18 | 6 |
| 41 | Northwestern | 13 | 115 | 68 | 59.1 | 794 | 1 | 4 | 113.03 | 50 | 40 | 16 | 6 |
| 41 | SMU | 13 | 150 | 84 | 56.0 | 996 | 3 | 7 | 109.05 | 50 | 47 | 25 | 9 |
| 47 | BYU | 13 | 87 | 52 | 59.8 | 635 | 1 | 4 | 115.67 | 51 | 28 | 15 | 7 |
| 47 | Tulsa | 14 | 106 | 53 | 50.0 | 648 | 3 | 2 | 106.92 | 51 | 26 | 11 | 9 |
| 47 | TCU | 13 | 97 | 54 | 55.7 | 712 | 2 | 6 | 111.76 | 51 | 28 | 15 | 7 |
| 47 | Tennessee | 12 | 107 | 60 | 56.1 | 813 | 2 | 1 | 124.20 | 51 | 38 | 19 | 9 |
| 47 | New Mexico | 13 | 106 | 67 | 63.2 | 886 | 3 | 1 | 140.87 | 51 | 37 | 23 | 8 |
| 47 | Arkansas State | 13 | 138 | 89 | 64.5 | 1106 | 3 | 2 | 136.08 | 51 | 48 | 28 | 9 |
| 53 | Utah | 12 | 92 | 56 | 60.9 | 652 | 0 | 2 | 116.05 | 52 | 31 | 14 | 5 |
| 53 | Wyoming | 12 | 117 | 71 | 60.7 | 767 | 4 | 2 | 123.61 | 52 | 42 | 12 | 4 |
| 53 | Rice | 13 | 110 | 67 | 60.9 | 899 | 0 | 3 | 124.11 | 52 | 42 | 24 | 8 |
| 53 | Tulane | 12 | 120 | 73 | 60.8 | 980 | 2 | 6 | 124.93 | 52 | 45 | 26 | 10 |
| 53 | San Jose State | 13 | 126 | 75 | 59.5 | 985 | 3 | 7 | 121.93 | 52 | 42 | 20 | 8 |
| 53 | UNLV | 13 | 121 | 73 | 60.3 | 990 | 2 | 1 | 132.86 | 52 | 42 | 23 | 10 |
| 53 | Baylor | 13 | 168 | 104 | 61.9 | 1285 | 6 | 8 | 128.42 | 52 | 55 | 25 | 12 |
| 60 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 77 | 39 | 50.6 | 538 | 0 | 0 | 109.34 | 53 | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| 60 | Notre Dame | 13 | 128 | 78 | 60.9 | 798 | 0 | 4 | 107.06 | 53 | 43 | 14 | 4 |
| 60 | Syracuse | 13 | 108 | 70 | 64.8 | 874 | 2 | 1 | 137.06 | 53 | 39 | 21 | 7 |
| 60 | San Diego State | 13 | 131 | 85 | 64.9 | 1024 | 2 | 3 | 131.01 | 53 | 47 | 22 | 11 |
| 64 | Washington | 13 | 100 | 59 | 59.0 | 685 | 3 | 8 | 110.44 | 54 | 32 | 14 | 6 |
| 64 | Arizona State | 13 | 111 | 63 | 56.8 | 716 | 4 | 6 | 112.02 | 54 | 32 | 15 | 8 |
| 64 | Texas A&M | 13 | 113 | 57 | 50.4 | 742 | 1 | 3 | 103.20 | 54 | 37 | 16 | 7 |
| 64 | Virginia | 12 | 100 | 58 | 58.0 | 747 | 2 | 1 | 125.35 | 54 | 31 | 12 | 10 |
| 64 | Clemson | 13 | 106 | 66 | 62.3 | 873 | 3 | 3 | 135.12 | 54 | 37 | 25 | 9 |
| 64 | Kansas State | 13 | 126 | 77 | 61.1 | 926 | 1 | 5 | 117.52 | 54 | 44 | 21 | 8 |
| 64 | Ball State | 13 | 112 | 73 | 65.2 | 958 | 2 | 1 | 141.13 | 54 | 45 | 26 | 10 |
| 64 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 133 | 82 | 61.7 | 1006 | 2 | 5 | 122.63 | 54 | 46 | 23 | 6 |
| 64 | Navy | 13 | 104 | 76 | 73.1 | 1043 | 4 | 2 | 166.16 | 54 | 46 | 24 | 8 |
| 73 | Hawai'i | 10 | 80 | 48 | 60.0 | 626 | 4 | 4 | 132.23 | 55 | 25 | 11 | 6 |
| 73 | Army | 11 | 59 | 38 | 64.4 | 712 | 2 | 0 | 176.97 | 55 | 28 | 18 | 11 |
| 73 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 95 | 68 | 71.6 | 748 | 1 | 2 | 136.98 | 55 | 33 | 11 | 7 |
| 73 | Texas | 13 | 100 | 58 | 58.0 | 780 | 3 | 4 | 125.42 | 55 | 32 | 19 | 8 |
| 73 | Colorado State | 12 | 94 | 60 | 63.8 | 803 | 4 | 2 | 145.37 | 55 | 37 | 16 | 7 |
| 73 | Auburn | 12 | 98 | 67 | 68.4 | 835 | 1 | 1 | 141.27 | 55 | 40 | 18 | 7 |
| 73 | North Carolina | 12 | 114 | 70 | 61.4 | 848 | 2 | 4 | 122.66 | 55 | 38 | 27 | 7 |
| 73 | UAB | 12 | 100 | 65 | 65.0 | 882 | 1 | 1 | 140.39 | 55 | 38 | 22 | 7 |
| 73 | UCLA | 14 | 129 | 79 | 61.2 | 924 | 2 | 3 | 121.88 | 55 | 35 | 23 | 9 |
| 73 | Wisconsin | 14 | 124 | 71 | 57.3 | 934 | 2 | 1 | 124.24 | 55 | 39 | 21 | 12 |
| 73 | Central Michigan | 13 | 134 | 82 | 61.2 | 977 | 2 | 3 | 122.88 | 55 | 41 | 18 | 11 |
| 73 | Ohio | 13 | 132 | 73 | 55.3 | 1028 | 6 | 3 | 131.17 | 55 | 45 | 25 | 10 |
| 73 | UTEP | 12 | 137 | 81 | 59.1 | 1123 | 6 | 3 | 138.04 | 55 | 46 | 24 | 13 |
| 73 | Mississippi | 13 | 140 | 84 | 60.0 | 1167 | 7 | 3 | 142.23 | 55 | 45 | 30 | 12 |
| 87 | LSU | 13 | 115 | 63 | 54.8 | 725 | 1 | 4 | 103.64 | 56 | 35 | 17 | 5 |
| 87 | Michigan | 13 | 87 | 57 | 65.5 | 735 | 2 | 3 | 137.17 | 56 | 32 | 19 | 5 |
| 87 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 109 | 71 | 65.1 | 899 | 2 | 3 | 134.98 | 56 | 43 | 19 | 7 |
| 87 | East Carolina | 12 | 116 | 72 | 62.1 | 908 | 1 | 2 | 127.22 | 56 | 39 | 19 | 7 |
| 87 | Cincinnati | 13 | 142 | 88 | 62.0 | 1014 | 1 | 4 | 118.64 | 56 | 50 | 21 | 7 |
| 87 | Nevada | 13 | 137 | 76 | 55.5 | 1085 | 7 | 2 | 135.94 | 56 | 43 | 23 | 13 |
| 87 | West Virginia | 13 | 117 | 70 | 59.8 | 1134 | 3 | 2 | 146.28 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 17 |
| 87 | Kent State | 14 | 160 | 97 | 60.6 | 1212 | 3 | 5 | 124.20 | 56 | 60 | 30 | 10 |
| 95 | Rutgers | 13 | 127 | 68 | 53.5 | 774 | 2 | 5 | 102.06 | 57 | 32 | 20 | 6 |
| 95 | Mississippi State | 13 | 108 | 67 | 62.0 | 778 | 1 | 7 | 112.65 | 57 | 34 | 16 | 8 |
| 95 | Penn State | 12 | 116 | 70 | 60.3 | 826 | 2 | 1 | 124.14 | 57 | 37 | 21 | 7 |
| 95 | UTSA | 10 | 99 | 70 | 70.7 | 890 | 2 | 0 | 152.90 | 57 | 46 | 19 | 7 |
| 95 | Houston | 12 | 147 | 76 | 51.7 | 957 | 4 | 3 | 111.28 | 57 | 36 | 23 | 12 |
| 95 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 130 | 90 | 69.2 | 1075 | 1 | 4 | 135.08 | 57 | 47 | 22 | 8 |
| 101 | Air Force | 13 | 106 | 67 | 63.2 | 765 | 1 | 2 | 123.17 | 58 | 39 | 16 | 4 |
| 101 | New Mexico State | 12 | 101 | 65 | 64.4 | 907 | 6 | 2 | 155.44 | 58 | 41 | 16 | 10 |
| 101 | Troy | 12 | 99 | 51 | 51.5 | 926 | 6 | 2 | 146.05 | 58 | 33 | 23 | 11 |
| 101 | South Alabama | 13 | 102 | 67 | 65.7 | 949 | 4 | 3 | 150.90 | 58 | 41 | 27 | 11 |
| 101 | Western Michigan | 12 | 123 | 75 | 61.0 | 951 | 2 | 1 | 129.67 | 58 | 43 | 23 | 6 |
| 101 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 113 | 72 | 63.7 | 975 | 5 | 6 | 140.18 | 58 | 37 | 18 | 13 |
| 101 | Temple | 11 | 98 | 62 | 63.3 | 986 | 3 | 1 | 155.84 | 58 | 42 | 27 | 11 |
| 101 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 121 | 77 | 63.6 | 1001 | 0 | 0 | 133.13 | 58 | 42 | 24 | 9 |
| 101 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 132 | 85 | 64.4 | 1100 | 3 | 5 | 134.31 | 58 | 52 | 29 | 9 |
| 101 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 156 | 92 | 59.0 | 1280 | 5 | 2 | 135.91 | 58 | 53 | 32 | 16 |
| 111 | Illinois | 12 | 79 | 49 | 62.0 | 681 | 2 | 3 | 135.21 | 59 | 24 | 16 | 7 |
| 111 | North Texas | 12 | 107 | 68 | 63.6 | 810 | 3 | 1 | 134.52 | 59 | 33 | 16 | 8 |
| 111 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 95 | 66 | 69.5 | 874 | 2 | 3 | 147.38 | 59 | 43 | 21 | 8 |
| 111 | Marshall | 12 | 114 | 77 | 67.5 | 947 | 5 | 5 | 143.02 | 59 | 48 | 17 | 8 |
| 111 | Arizona | 13 | 127 | 73 | 57.5 | 952 | 4 | 4 | 124.55 | 59 | 40 | 21 | 9 |
| 116 | Florida State | 13 | 105 | 50 | 47.6 | 576 | 3 | 3 | 97.42 | 60 | 22 | 12 | 7 |
| 116 | Colorado | 12 | 82 | 55 | 67.1 | 740 | 3 | 1 | 152.50 | 60 | 33 | 14 | 7 |
| 116 | Florida International | 12 | 117 | 70 | 59.8 | 868 | 2 | 0 | 127.79 | 60 | 37 | 20 | 10 |
| 116 | Indiana | 12 | 116 | 70 | 60.3 | 888 | 3 | 0 | 133.18 | 60 | 39 | 20 | 8 |
| 116 | Arkansas | 12 | 104 | 69 | 66.3 | 936 | 2 | 1 | 146.38 | 60 | 46 | 24 | 8 |
| 116 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 107 | 63 | 58.9 | 967 | 5 | 3 | 144.60 | 60 | 36 | 21 | 13 |
| 116 | Texas Tech | 13 | 116 | 66 | 56.9 | 985 | 2 | 3 | 128.74 | 60 | 41 | 22 | 11 |
| 116 | Akron | 12 | 114 | 74 | 64.9 | 1102 | 3 | 0 | 154.80 | 60 | 48 | 24 | 12 |
| 116 | Duke | 13 | 99 | 63 | 63.6 | 1226 | 7 | 4 | 182.92 | 60 | 41 | 31 | 22 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||