2012 National Leaders Passing Defense - From Opponent's 21 To 39 Yard Line through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State | 13 | 142 | 66 | 46.5 | 628 | 1 | 10 | 71.87 | 65 | 28 | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | LSU | 13 | 179 | 97 | 54.2 | 819 | 0 | 9 | 82.56 | 40 | 40 | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | Florida State | 14 | 174 | 85 | 48.9 | 899 | 0 | 5 | 86.50 | 54 | 43 | 14 | 8 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 13 | 137 | 70 | 51.1 | 772 | 0 | 8 | 86.75 | 41 | 33 | 15 | 10 |
| 5 | Alabama | 14 | 184 | 92 | 50.0 | 1063 | 0 | 9 | 88.75 | 71 | 51 | 23 | 11 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 13 | 160 | 82 | 51.3 | 825 | 1 | 6 | 89.12 | 63 | 37 | 16 | 7 |
| 7 | Florida | 13 | 147 | 73 | 49.7 | 851 | 0 | 5 | 91.49 | 56 | 39 | 22 | 5 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 14 | 155 | 76 | 49.0 | 884 | 1 | 4 | 93.91 | 75 | 39 | 19 | 6 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 13 | 149 | 89 | 59.7 | 876 | 0 | 8 | 98.37 | 41 | 45 | 16 | 6 |
| 10 | Boise State | 13 | 121 | 72 | 59.5 | 740 | 0 | 7 | 99.30 | 47 | 31 | 12 | 6 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 14 | 171 | 97 | 56.7 | 973 | 1 | 4 | 101.78 | 62 | 49 | 19 | 6 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 111 | 65 | 58.6 | 731 | 1 | 8 | 102.44 | 69 | 32 | 14 | 4 |
| 13 | Colorado State | 12 | 100 | 61 | 61.0 | 575 | 0 | 3 | 103.30 | 25 | 32 | 17 | 1 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 13 | 125 | 71 | 56.8 | 797 | 0 | 4 | 103.96 | 54 | 36 | 17 | 5 |
| 15 | San Jose State | 13 | 142 | 78 | 54.9 | 895 | 1 | 3 | 105.97 | 69 | 43 | 14 | 6 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 13 | 124 | 74 | 59.7 | 829 | 0 | 6 | 106.15 | 49 | 39 | 16 | 7 |
| 17 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 146 | 80 | 54.8 | 964 | 0 | 3 | 106.16 | 52 | 46 | 23 | 7 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 147 | 73 | 49.7 | 958 | 2 | 2 | 106.17 | 76 | 39 | 24 | 9 |
| 19 | Iowa | 12 | 111 | 62 | 55.9 | 771 | 0 | 4 | 107.00 | 77 | 36 | 16 | 5 |
| 20 | Purdue | 13 | 153 | 89 | 58.2 | 1017 | 1 | 7 | 107.01 | 63 | 40 | 22 | 9 |
| 21 | Oregon State | 13 | 165 | 100 | 60.6 | 1091 | 1 | 9 | 107.24 | 65 | 49 | 25 | 10 |
| 22 | Connecticut | 12 | 144 | 80 | 55.6 | 922 | 0 | 1 | 107.96 | 68 | 38 | 23 | 7 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 12 | 144 | 79 | 54.9 | 1015 | 1 | 6 | 108.03 | 66 | 46 | 22 | 11 |
| 24 | Michigan | 13 | 117 | 74 | 63.2 | 675 | 0 | 2 | 108.29 | 70 | 33 | 9 | 4 |
| 25 | Stanford | 14 | 181 | 114 | 63.0 | 1067 | 0 | 3 | 109.19 | 42 | 48 | 21 | 4 |
| 26 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 127 | 75 | 59.1 | 783 | 0 | 1 | 109.28 | 58 | 34 | 19 | 4 |
| 27 | Utah State | 13 | 158 | 91 | 57.6 | 1037 | 0 | 2 | 110.20 | 50 | 44 | 21 | 13 |
| 28 | Louisville | 13 | 123 | 70 | 56.9 | 866 | 1 | 5 | 110.60 | 68 | 35 | 18 | 8 |
| 29 | Ohio | 13 | 152 | 96 | 63.2 | 945 | 0 | 3 | 111.43 | 46 | 45 | 19 | 4 |
| 30 | SMU | 13 | 196 | 112 | 57.1 | 1395 | 1 | 7 | 111.46 | 79 | 70 | 35 | 12 |
| 31 | Akron | 12 | 103 | 65 | 63.1 | 666 | 0 | 3 | 111.59 | 41 | 33 | 12 | 3 |
| 32 | TCU | 13 | 136 | 78 | 57.4 | 909 | 3 | 6 | 111.96 | 77 | 43 | 15 | 5 |
| 33 | BYU | 13 | 145 | 85 | 58.6 | 991 | 1 | 4 | 112.79 | 67 | 44 | 21 | 10 |
| 34 | Oregon | 13 | 161 | 98 | 60.9 | 1048 | 3 | 7 | 113.00 | 76 | 43 | 18 | 7 |
| 35 | Hawai'i | 11 | 106 | 52 | 49.1 | 800 | 1 | 1 | 113.67 | 75 | 29 | 20 | 12 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 13 | 158 | 85 | 53.8 | 1123 | 2 | 3 | 113.89 | 75 | 45 | 23 | 11 |
| 37 | USC | 13 | 120 | 81 | 67.5 | 833 | 0 | 7 | 114.14 | 45 | 40 | 16 | 4 |
| 38 | Kent State | 14 | 162 | 99 | 61.1 | 1157 | 1 | 7 | 114.50 | 72 | 56 | 23 | 7 |
| 39 | Memphis | 12 | 140 | 86 | 61.4 | 942 | 1 | 4 | 114.60 | 70 | 41 | 18 | 9 |
| 40 | Marshall | 12 | 129 | 81 | 62.8 | 850 | 0 | 2 | 115.04 | 61 | 41 | 17 | 5 |
| 41 | South Alabama | 13 | 104 | 56 | 53.8 | 841 | 1 | 5 | 115.33 | 75 | 34 | 20 | 7 |
| 42 | Cincinnati | 13 | 176 | 99 | 56.3 | 1254 | 3 | 5 | 116.05 | 74 | 58 | 26 | 6 |
| 43 | Virginia | 12 | 119 | 70 | 58.8 | 752 | 2 | 0 | 117.45 | 70 | 33 | 8 | 5 |
| 44 | Northwestern | 13 | 173 | 107 | 61.8 | 1275 | 0 | 5 | 117.98 | 55 | 61 | 31 | 13 |
| 45 | Missouri | 12 | 106 | 69 | 65.1 | 740 | 0 | 3 | 118.07 | 40 | 35 | 19 | 5 |
| 46 | Arkansas State | 13 | 136 | 93 | 68.4 | 919 | 0 | 4 | 119.26 | 34 | 41 | 27 | 5 |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 144 | 81 | 56.3 | 1063 | 3 | 4 | 119.57 | 78 | 45 | 27 | 7 |
| 48 | Mississippi State | 13 | 141 | 96 | 68.1 | 986 | 1 | 6 | 120.66 | 77 | 40 | 17 | 10 |
| 49 | San Diego State | 13 | 138 | 91 | 65.9 | 1006 | 1 | 6 | 120.87 | 70 | 48 | 23 | 4 |
| 50 | South Carolina | 13 | 134 | 77 | 57.5 | 1032 | 2 | 4 | 121.11 | 78 | 40 | 22 | 9 |
| 51 | Washington | 13 | 135 | 76 | 56.3 | 1052 | 1 | 2 | 121.25 | 70 | 42 | 26 | 12 |
| 52 | Houston | 12 | 170 | 113 | 66.5 | 1252 | 0 | 6 | 121.28 | 62 | 65 | 33 | 8 |
| 53 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 193 | 120 | 62.2 | 1362 | 2 | 3 | 121.77 | 75 | 61 | 20 | 12 |
| 54 | Ohio State | 12 | 162 | 99 | 61.1 | 1179 | 2 | 3 | 122.63 | 76 | 52 | 18 | 10 |
| 55 | Bowling Green | 13 | 152 | 103 | 67.8 | 1032 | 1 | 3 | 123.01 | 66 | 45 | 19 | 6 |
| 56 | Baylor | 13 | 183 | 123 | 67.2 | 1359 | 0 | 6 | 123.03 | 67 | 65 | 22 | 9 |
| 57 | UTSA | 10 | 111 | 68 | 61.3 | 853 | 1 | 3 | 123.37 | 79 | 40 | 17 | 6 |
| 58 | Penn State | 12 | 145 | 89 | 61.4 | 1040 | 2 | 2 | 123.41 | 79 | 41 | 21 | 12 |
| 59 | Texas Tech | 13 | 102 | 59 | 57.8 | 770 | 2 | 2 | 123.80 | 75 | 34 | 16 | 7 |
| 60 | Clemson | 13 | 146 | 88 | 60.3 | 1170 | 2 | 6 | 123.89 | 77 | 44 | 23 | 10 |
| 61 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 96 | 61 | 63.5 | 715 | 0 | 1 | 124.02 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 8 |
| 62 | Utah | 12 | 129 | 85 | 65.9 | 973 | 1 | 5 | 124.06 | 64 | 41 | 25 | 7 |
| 63 | UCLA | 14 | 173 | 110 | 63.6 | 1334 | 1 | 5 | 124.48 | 75 | 50 | 29 | 14 |
| 64 | Kansas State | 13 | 146 | 98 | 67.1 | 1122 | 0 | 4 | 126.19 | 56 | 54 | 23 | 8 |
| 65 | Arkansas | 12 | 132 | 80 | 60.6 | 1019 | 1 | 1 | 126.44 | 61 | 46 | 24 | 8 |
| 66 | Nevada | 12 | 135 | 85 | 63.0 | 968 | 2 | 1 | 126.60 | 68 | 53 | 19 | 6 |
| 67 | Tulsa | 14 | 201 | 123 | 61.2 | 1605 | 5 | 9 | 127.51 | 75 | 57 | 35 | 15 |
| 68 | California | 12 | 128 | 86 | 67.2 | 943 | 1 | 2 | 128.52 | 72 | 41 | 17 | 7 |
| 69 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 100 | 64 | 64.0 | 848 | 0 | 3 | 129.23 | 57 | 41 | 20 | 7 |
| 70 | Texas A&M | 13 | 184 | 118 | 64.1 | 1360 | 3 | 2 | 129.42 | 74 | 55 | 29 | 9 |
| 71 | Florida International | 12 | 149 | 90 | 60.4 | 1222 | 3 | 4 | 130.56 | 78 | 43 | 24 | 11 |
| 72 | East Carolina | 13 | 164 | 95 | 57.9 | 1417 | 2 | 3 | 130.88 | 66 | 56 | 32 | 16 |
| 73 | Maryland | 12 | 106 | 66 | 62.3 | 824 | 3 | 3 | 131.24 | 73 | 33 | 16 | 7 |
| 74 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 87 | 48 | 55.2 | 805 | 2 | 4 | 131.29 | 68 | 29 | 23 | 11 |
| 75 | North Texas | 12 | 160 | 106 | 66.3 | 1267 | 3 | 6 | 131.46 | 76 | 53 | 21 | 6 |
| 76 | Tulane | 12 | 95 | 55 | 57.9 | 843 | 1 | 2 | 131.70 | 74 | 36 | 21 | 6 |
| 77 | Arizona | 13 | 168 | 111 | 66.1 | 1345 | 1 | 3 | 131.71 | 71 | 61 | 27 | 14 |
| 78 | Texas | 13 | 107 | 72 | 67.3 | 930 | 1 | 6 | 132.18 | 75 | 39 | 21 | 8 |
| 79 | UCF | 14 | 149 | 99 | 66.4 | 1098 | 3 | 2 | 132.30 | 76 | 49 | 20 | 7 |
| 80 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 119 | 82 | 68.9 | 863 | 1 | 0 | 132.60 | 75 | 41 | 17 | 4 |
| 81 | Syracuse | 13 | 131 | 88 | 67.2 | 1040 | 2 | 4 | 132.80 | 70 | 51 | 19 | 7 |
| 82 | Boston College | 12 | 124 | 84 | 67.7 | 930 | 2 | 2 | 132.83 | 77 | 41 | 15 | 7 |
| 83 | Georgia | 14 | 115 | 72 | 62.6 | 1031 | 1 | 4 | 133.83 | 69 | 38 | 21 | 12 |
| 84 | Buffalo | 12 | 86 | 53 | 61.6 | 748 | 1 | 2 | 133.88 | 63 | 37 | 20 | 4 |
| 85 | Iowa State | 13 | 151 | 95 | 62.9 | 1277 | 3 | 5 | 133.89 | 75 | 58 | 27 | 13 |
| 86 | Ball State | 13 | 137 | 85 | 62.0 | 1182 | 1 | 2 | 134.01 | 70 | 49 | 27 | 14 |
| 87 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 102 | 67 | 65.7 | 758 | 2 | 0 | 134.58 | 79 | 33 | 14 | 7 |
| 88 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 165 | 99 | 60.0 | 1448 | 3 | 4 | 134.87 | 78 | 53 | 34 | 13 |
| 89 | UAB | 12 | 104 | 70 | 67.3 | 822 | 1 | 1 | 134.95 | 61 | 39 | 17 | 9 |
| 90 | Auburn | 12 | 115 | 78 | 67.8 | 947 | 0 | 1 | 135.26 | 55 | 41 | 20 | 8 |
| 91 | Duke | 13 | 142 | 85 | 59.9 | 1249 | 4 | 5 | 136.01 | 72 | 40 | 24 | 18 |
| 92 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 128 | 88 | 68.8 | 1151 | 0 | 5 | 136.47 | 60 | 53 | 26 | 13 |
| 93 | Western Michigan | 12 | 102 | 68 | 66.7 | 883 | 1 | 3 | 136.74 | 64 | 41 | 20 | 9 |
| 94 | Rice | 13 | 133 | 76 | 57.1 | 1266 | 3 | 5 | 137.02 | 68 | 47 | 24 | 17 |
| 95 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 157 | 99 | 63.1 | 1352 | 2 | 2 | 137.04 | 70 | 55 | 28 | 14 |
| 96 | Indiana | 12 | 117 | 75 | 64.1 | 1001 | 1 | 1 | 137.08 | 73 | 42 | 22 | 9 |
| 97 | Toledo | 13 | 165 | 109 | 66.1 | 1476 | 1 | 5 | 137.14 | 73 | 63 | 35 | 15 |
| 98 | Tennessee | 12 | 141 | 90 | 63.8 | 1209 | 3 | 4 | 137.20 | 75 | 51 | 24 | 11 |
| 99 | Mississippi | 13 | 152 | 104 | 68.4 | 1273 | 2 | 4 | 137.85 | 68 | 53 | 28 | 9 |
| 100 | Texas State | 12 | 127 | 80 | 63.0 | 1155 | 2 | 4 | 138.28 | 78 | 47 | 21 | 11 |
| 101 | UTEP | 12 | 126 | 83 | 65.9 | 1097 | 1 | 2 | 138.45 | 68 | 48 | 20 | 11 |
| 102 | Kansas | 12 | 129 | 84 | 65.1 | 1115 | 3 | 4 | 139.20 | 72 | 42 | 22 | 10 |
| 103 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 130 | 96 | 73.8 | 1096 | 0 | 3 | 140.05 | 49 | 48 | 26 | 9 |
| 104 | New Mexico | 13 | 132 | 93 | 70.5 | 1177 | 2 | 6 | 141.27 | 75 | 59 | 24 | 7 |
| 105 | Navy | 13 | 117 | 85 | 72.6 | 891 | 2 | 0 | 142.26 | 62 | 39 | 13 | 3 |
| 106 | Army | 12 | 88 | 57 | 64.8 | 827 | 1 | 2 | 142.91 | 69 | 34 | 16 | 10 |
| 107 | Washington State | 12 | 124 | 86 | 69.4 | 1082 | 4 | 6 | 143.63 | 75 | 43 | 21 | 8 |
| 108 | Air Force | 12 | 107 | 76 | 71.0 | 957 | 1 | 3 | 143.64 | 64 | 40 | 21 | 10 |
| 109 | Colorado | 12 | 95 | 69 | 72.6 | 809 | 0 | 0 | 144.16 | 30 | 44 | 22 | 6 |
| 110 | Illinois | 11 | 90 | 56 | 62.2 | 750 | 4 | 1 | 144.67 | 78 | 26 | 15 | 6 |
| 111 | Central Michigan | 13 | 109 | 74 | 67.9 | 1086 | 1 | 5 | 145.44 | 70 | 45 | 25 | 13 |
| 112 | Massachusetts | 12 | 90 | 65 | 72.2 | 837 | 0 | 2 | 145.90 | 66 | 36 | 26 | 6 |
| 113 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 151 | 95 | 62.9 | 1440 | 4 | 4 | 146.45 | 75 | 58 | 30 | 11 |
| 114 | South Florida | 12 | 121 | 90 | 74.4 | 1027 | 1 | 0 | 148.41 | 65 | 48 | 17 | 6 |
| 115 | Troy | 12 | 109 | 70 | 64.2 | 1080 | 1 | 1 | 148.65 | 72 | 41 | 25 | 9 |
| 116 | Temple | 11 | 94 | 59 | 62.8 | 894 | 3 | 2 | 148.93 | 75 | 36 | 26 | 8 |
| 117 | New Mexico State | 12 | 109 | 72 | 66.1 | 1006 | 3 | 2 | 148.99 | 76 | 35 | 20 | 10 |
| 118 | Kentucky | 12 | 114 | 84 | 73.7 | 983 | 3 | 2 | 151.29 | 77 | 41 | 14 | 8 |
| 119 | North Carolina State | 13 | 155 | 96 | 61.9 | 1558 | 5 | 4 | 151.87 | 76 | 49 | 36 | 21 |
| 120 | Wake Forest | 11 | 129 | 87 | 67.4 | 1275 | 2 | 2 | 152.49 | 64 | 54 | 29 | 15 |
| 121 | UNLV | 12 | 93 | 55 | 59.1 | 1023 | 1 | 1 | 152.94 | 74 | 32 | 23 | 15 |
| 122 | West Virginia | 13 | 140 | 89 | 63.6 | 1507 | 3 | 4 | 155.35 | 76 | 58 | 37 | 18 |
| 123 | Wyoming | 12 | 95 | 68 | 71.6 | 1013 | 1 | 1 | 162.51 | 75 | 42 | 23 | 10 |
| 124 | Idaho | 12 | 96 | 70 | 72.9 | 1130 | 1 | 2 | 171.07 | 73 | 45 | 25 | 17 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||