2012 National Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawai'i | 3 | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 165 | 1 | 0 | 158.74 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Illinois | 8 | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 253 | 3 | 0 | 174.64 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Houston | 5 | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 168 | 1 | 3 | 91.37 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 5 | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 227 | 4 | 0 | 155.36 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | California | 5 | 35 | 24 | 68.6 | 323 | 3 | 0 | 174.37 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | UAB | 7 | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 291 | 2 | 1 | 134.34 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | UTSA | 6 | 40 | 19 | 47.5 | 304 | 2 | 0 | 127.84 | 84 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 42 | 21 | 50.0 | 292 | 1 | 0 | 116.26 | 55 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Idaho | 4 | 42 | 24 | 57.1 | 359 | 3 | 2 | 142.99 | 80 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| 10 | Temple | 6 | 43 | 24 | 55.8 | 408 | 4 | 1 | 161.56 | 72 | 15 | 14 | 4 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 45 | 22 | 48.9 | 297 | 1 | 0 | 111.66 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| 12 | Navy | 8 | 48 | 30 | 62.5 | 333 | 0 | 1 | 116.61 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Iowa | 7 | 48 | 27 | 56.3 | 356 | 3 | 3 | 126.68 | 77 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 14 | Fresno State | 9 | 49 | 28 | 57.1 | 331 | 1 | 6 | 96.13 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| 14 | Colorado | 6 | 49 | 32 | 65.3 | 427 | 2 | 0 | 151.98 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 4 | 51 | 27 | 52.9 | 380 | 3 | 2 | 127.10 | 44 | 16 | 12 | 3 |
| 17 | Tulane | 6 | 52 | 30 | 57.7 | 377 | 2 | 0 | 131.28 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 52 | 27 | 51.9 | 395 | 1 | 4 | 106.70 | 75 | 18 | 6 | 4 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 5 | 53 | 40 | 75.5 | 463 | 4 | 0 | 173.76 | 66 | 20 | 7 | 3 |
| 20 | Auburn | 8 | 54 | 37 | 68.5 | 364 | 4 | 0 | 149.58 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
| 21 | SMU | 9 | 56 | 34 | 60.7 | 416 | 2 | 5 | 117.03 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 4 |
| 21 | UNLV | 7 | 56 | 35 | 62.5 | 440 | 5 | 0 | 157.97 | 52 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| 23 | BYU | 9 | 57 | 28 | 49.1 | 306 | 1 | 2 | 92.98 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| 23 | New Mexico | 8 | 57 | 36 | 63.2 | 470 | 5 | 2 | 154.36 | 89 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 25 | Air Force | 10 | 58 | 35 | 60.3 | 402 | 2 | 1 | 126.50 | 60 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 25 | Duke | 8 | 58 | 34 | 58.6 | 432 | 3 | 2 | 131.35 | 60 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
| 27 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 60 | 38 | 63.3 | 413 | 1 | 0 | 126.65 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 4 |
| 28 | Louisville | 11 | 61 | 29 | 47.5 | 303 | 2 | 4 | 86.97 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 28 | Colorado State | 5 | 61 | 28 | 45.9 | 337 | 2 | 2 | 96.57 | 55 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| 30 | Washington State | 5 | 62 | 36 | 58.1 | 529 | 5 | 3 | 146.67 | 93 | 24 | 8 | 3 |
| 30 | South Alabama | 9 | 62 | 39 | 62.9 | 533 | 8 | 1 | 174.46 | 75 | 19 | 14 | 6 |
| 32 | Alabama | 12 | 65 | 35 | 53.8 | 486 | 1 | 3 | 112.51 | 45 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
| 33 | Army | 6 | 66 | 43 | 65.2 | 604 | 6 | 2 | 165.97 | 49 | 27 | 13 | 7 |
| 34 | North Texas | 7 | 68 | 35 | 51.5 | 363 | 2 | 3 | 97.20 | 59 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 34 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 68 | 41 | 60.3 | 591 | 5 | 1 | 154.61 | 57 | 26 | 15 | 7 |
| 36 | West Virginia | 8 | 69 | 39 | 56.5 | 750 | 7 | 2 | 175.51 | 94 | 24 | 20 | 12 |
| 37 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 70 | 43 | 61.4 | 458 | 1 | 1 | 118.25 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 2 |
| 38 | North Carolina State | 10 | 71 | 36 | 50.7 | 571 | 3 | 4 | 120.92 | 72 | 20 | 14 | 7 |
| 39 | Texas State | 7 | 72 | 48 | 66.7 | 541 | 5 | 0 | 152.71 | 78 | 27 | 9 | 3 |
| 40 | Virginia | 7 | 73 | 46 | 63.0 | 504 | 6 | 1 | 145.38 | 54 | 24 | 8 | 4 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 10 | 74 | 37 | 50.0 | 375 | 2 | 1 | 98.79 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| 41 | Mississippi State | 10 | 74 | 47 | 63.5 | 603 | 3 | 4 | 134.53 | 77 | 23 | 14 | 7 |
| 43 | USC | 9 | 75 | 40 | 53.3 | 411 | 1 | 6 | 87.76 | 60 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| 43 | Rice | 9 | 75 | 41 | 54.7 | 666 | 3 | 0 | 142.46 | 62 | 30 | 17 | 8 |
| 45 | Akron | 7 | 77 | 56 | 72.7 | 594 | 3 | 1 | 147.79 | 55 | 28 | 11 | 3 |
| 45 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 77 | 40 | 51.9 | 601 | 3 | 2 | 125.18 | 81 | 19 | 14 | 4 |
| 47 | East Carolina | 8 | 78 | 47 | 60.3 | 499 | 4 | 1 | 128.35 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 4 |
| 47 | Buffalo | 6 | 78 | 48 | 61.5 | 580 | 5 | 5 | 132.33 | 36 | 29 | 16 | 3 |
| 49 | Connecticut | 6 | 79 | 39 | 49.4 | 384 | 3 | 1 | 100.20 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 3 |
| 49 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 79 | 45 | 57.0 | 621 | 7 | 1 | 149.70 | 76 | 24 | 14 | 7 |
| 49 | Western Michigan | 9 | 79 | 53 | 67.1 | 672 | 7 | 1 | 165.25 | 40 | 31 | 17 | 8 |
| 52 | Maryland | 7 | 80 | 41 | 51.3 | 454 | 4 | 1 | 112.92 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 |
| 52 | Oregon | 11 | 80 | 48 | 60.0 | 491 | 2 | 1 | 117.31 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 1 |
| 54 | Kansas | 8 | 81 | 51 | 63.0 | 532 | 5 | 3 | 131.09 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 3 |
| 55 | Utah | 8 | 82 | 46 | 56.1 | 474 | 3 | 2 | 111.84 | 47 | 24 | 8 | 3 |
| 55 | Michigan | 10 | 82 | 55 | 67.1 | 575 | 7 | 0 | 154.14 | 45 | 27 | 13 | 3 |
| 57 | Texas | 10 | 85 | 53 | 62.4 | 746 | 4 | 1 | 149.25 | 82 | 33 | 21 | 7 |
| 58 | Arizona State | 11 | 86 | 44 | 51.2 | 509 | 4 | 3 | 109.25 | 80 | 25 | 9 | 3 |
| 59 | Texas Tech | 9 | 88 | 45 | 51.1 | 508 | 3 | 2 | 106.33 | 37 | 28 | 12 | 4 |
| 59 | Washington | 10 | 88 | 49 | 55.7 | 568 | 2 | 4 | 108.31 | 61 | 26 | 12 | 5 |
| 61 | Indiana | 10 | 89 | 55 | 61.8 | 667 | 6 | 1 | 144.75 | 56 | 27 | 15 | 6 |
| 62 | Bowling Green | 11 | 90 | 57 | 63.3 | 527 | 2 | 1 | 117.63 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 2 |
| 62 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 90 | 54 | 60.0 | 699 | 4 | 1 | 137.69 | 53 | 31 | 16 | 7 |
| 64 | Nebraska | 12 | 94 | 50 | 53.2 | 621 | 7 | 4 | 124.75 | 75 | 25 | 13 | 7 |
| 65 | Boise State | 10 | 95 | 57 | 60.0 | 534 | 1 | 4 | 102.27 | 42 | 26 | 7 | 1 |
| 65 | Boston College | 8 | 95 | 57 | 60.0 | 677 | 4 | 2 | 129.55 | 69 | 31 | 12 | 7 |
| 67 | UCF | 13 | 97 | 55 | 56.7 | 642 | 2 | 4 | 110.85 | 80 | 24 | 15 | 5 |
| 67 | South Carolina | 12 | 97 | 53 | 54.6 | 673 | 4 | 4 | 118.28 | 38 | 29 | 20 | 6 |
| 67 | Marshall | 9 | 97 | 63 | 64.9 | 743 | 8 | 1 | 154.45 | 59 | 36 | 15 | 5 |
| 70 | Florida | 11 | 98 | 52 | 53.1 | 534 | 1 | 4 | 94.04 | 56 | 25 | 10 | 4 |
| 70 | Minnesota | 8 | 98 | 60 | 61.2 | 572 | 5 | 3 | 120.97 | 45 | 26 | 9 | 3 |
| 70 | Troy | 12 | 98 | 56 | 57.1 | 754 | 6 | 2 | 137.89 | 58 | 31 | 18 | 5 |
| 70 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 98 | 70 | 71.4 | 890 | 8 | 3 | 168.54 | 58 | 36 | 18 | 8 |
| 74 | Missouri | 9 | 100 | 65 | 65.0 | 787 | 7 | 2 | 150.21 | 41 | 35 | 22 | 8 |
| 74 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 100 | 61 | 61.0 | 821 | 8 | 4 | 148.36 | 78 | 33 | 23 | 6 |
| 76 | Utah State | 13 | 101 | 64 | 63.4 | 642 | 3 | 3 | 120.62 | 47 | 27 | 15 | 4 |
| 76 | TCU | 10 | 101 | 59 | 58.4 | 673 | 7 | 3 | 131.32 | 43 | 33 | 14 | 4 |
| 76 | Georgia | 11 | 101 | 60 | 59.4 | 791 | 5 | 7 | 127.68 | 56 | 36 | 19 | 7 |
| 79 | Wake Forest | 7 | 102 | 56 | 54.9 | 659 | 2 | 4 | 107.80 | 63 | 29 | 15 | 6 |
| 79 | Baylor | 12 | 102 | 73 | 71.6 | 841 | 9 | 2 | 166.03 | 47 | 37 | 20 | 7 |
| 81 | Memphis | 8 | 103 | 59 | 57.3 | 679 | 3 | 1 | 120.32 | 37 | 32 | 15 | 6 |
| 82 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 104 | 58 | 55.8 | 595 | 3 | 4 | 105.66 | 44 | 31 | 17 | 3 |
| 82 | Arkansas | 9 | 104 | 63 | 60.6 | 708 | 4 | 1 | 128.54 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 5 |
| 84 | Rutgers | 12 | 105 | 62 | 59.0 | 600 | 3 | 4 | 108.86 | 32 | 29 | 14 | 3 |
| 85 | Texas A&M | 13 | 106 | 61 | 57.5 | 695 | 2 | 5 | 109.43 | 64 | 33 | 10 | 6 |
| 85 | Nevada | 12 | 106 | 57 | 53.8 | 810 | 8 | 0 | 142.87 | 56 | 35 | 19 | 10 |
| 87 | Kent State | 13 | 107 | 59 | 55.1 | 761 | 6 | 6 | 122.17 | 81 | 35 | 14 | 5 |
| 88 | San Diego State | 8 | 108 | 60 | 55.6 | 741 | 8 | 5 | 128.37 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 5 |
| 89 | UCLA | 11 | 111 | 69 | 62.2 | 792 | 4 | 2 | 130.38 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 9 |
| 89 | Florida International | 9 | 111 | 64 | 57.7 | 828 | 6 | 1 | 136.36 | 74 | 32 | 22 | 8 |
| 91 | Purdue | 10 | 112 | 66 | 58.9 | 735 | 5 | 4 | 121.65 | 52 | 30 | 16 | 8 |
| 91 | UTEP | 7 | 112 | 71 | 63.4 | 990 | 4 | 2 | 145.85 | 81 | 41 | 21 | 11 |
| 93 | Syracuse | 10 | 113 | 73 | 64.6 | 943 | 5 | 1 | 147.53 | 53 | 43 | 22 | 7 |
| 94 | Notre Dame | 12 | 114 | 63 | 55.3 | 593 | 3 | 8 | 93.61 | 35 | 32 | 15 | 1 |
| 95 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 115 | 73 | 63.5 | 929 | 6 | 5 | 139.86 | 63 | 38 | 24 | 9 |
| 96 | Arkansas State | 11 | 117 | 73 | 62.4 | 764 | 4 | 2 | 125.10 | 51 | 32 | 19 | 5 |
| 97 | Wyoming | 10 | 118 | 75 | 63.6 | 977 | 9 | 2 | 154.89 | 75 | 44 | 19 | 8 |
| 98 | North Carolina | 11 | 121 | 79 | 65.3 | 992 | 4 | 3 | 140.10 | 83 | 44 | 25 | 8 |
| 99 | Tulsa | 13 | 124 | 68 | 54.8 | 774 | 5 | 3 | 115.74 | 50 | 29 | 16 | 8 |
| 99 | Kansas State | 10 | 124 | 74 | 59.7 | 878 | 3 | 3 | 122.30 | 70 | 39 | 17 | 6 |
| 101 | Wisconsin | 11 | 125 | 65 | 52.0 | 701 | 4 | 1 | 108.07 | 41 | 34 | 18 | 4 |
| 101 | Central Michigan | 9 | 125 | 78 | 62.4 | 974 | 6 | 4 | 137.29 | 70 | 42 | 19 | 7 |
| 101 | Mississippi | 11 | 125 | 76 | 60.8 | 1043 | 5 | 5 | 136.09 | 68 | 42 | 24 | 10 |
| 104 | South Florida | 9 | 126 | 80 | 63.5 | 884 | 4 | 2 | 129.73 | 26 | 51 | 22 | 2 |
| 105 | Michigan State | 11 | 127 | 56 | 44.1 | 547 | 4 | 4 | 84.37 | 63 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 105 | Ohio | 11 | 127 | 68 | 53.5 | 725 | 8 | 2 | 119.14 | 50 | 38 | 15 | 4 |
| 105 | Clemson | 11 | 127 | 73 | 57.5 | 1150 | 7 | 2 | 148.58 | 54 | 47 | 31 | 16 |
| 108 | Florida State | 12 | 128 | 61 | 47.7 | 581 | 2 | 5 | 83.14 | 54 | 29 | 10 | 4 |
| 109 | San Jose State | 11 | 129 | 71 | 55.0 | 850 | 4 | 3 | 115.97 | 44 | 39 | 19 | 7 |
| 109 | Iowa State | 11 | 129 | 73 | 56.6 | 878 | 3 | 6 | 112.14 | 75 | 33 | 20 | 7 |
| 111 | Cincinnati | 11 | 133 | 74 | 55.6 | 971 | 4 | 8 | 114.87 | 56 | 45 | 22 | 7 |
| 112 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 136 | 88 | 64.7 | 1022 | 3 | 4 | 129.24 | 57 | 46 | 22 | 9 |
| 113 | Arizona | 11 | 138 | 85 | 61.6 | 1027 | 5 | 5 | 128.81 | 59 | 44 | 21 | 10 |
| 114 | Oregon State | 12 | 140 | 73 | 52.1 | 778 | 5 | 6 | 102.03 | 51 | 33 | 16 | 7 |
| 115 | Penn State | 11 | 142 | 90 | 63.4 | 911 | 6 | 2 | 128.39 | 56 | 41 | 21 | 7 |
| 115 | Ohio State | 12 | 142 | 76 | 53.5 | 979 | 6 | 2 | 122.55 | 75 | 41 | 20 | 8 |
| 117 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 144 | 81 | 56.3 | 866 | 2 | 2 | 108.57 | 85 | 35 | 18 | 4 |
| 118 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 145 | 88 | 60.7 | 940 | 5 | 6 | 118.25 | 45 | 43 | 22 | 5 |
| 119 | Tennessee | 10 | 150 | 94 | 62.7 | 1060 | 6 | 1 | 133.90 | 67 | 48 | 28 | 9 |
| 119 | Ball State | 11 | 150 | 93 | 62.0 | 1075 | 8 | 4 | 134.47 | 68 | 49 | 29 | 6 |
| 121 | Toledo | 13 | 169 | 97 | 57.4 | 1300 | 8 | 4 | 132.90 | 73 | 52 | 32 | 14 |
| 122 | Northwestern | 13 | 175 | 101 | 57.7 | 1258 | 7 | 7 | 123.30 | 55 | 53 | 25 | 13 |
| 123 | LSU | 13 | 179 | 105 | 58.7 | 968 | 3 | 7 | 101.80 | 37 | 50 | 18 | 7 |
| 124 | Stanford | 14 | 220 | 135 | 61.4 | 1483 | 9 | 4 | 127.84 | 71 | 63 | 33 | 12 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||