2012 National Leaders Passing Defense - When The Game Is Tied through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 42 | 30 | 71.4 | 197 | 1 | 3 | 104.40 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 7 | 39 | 20 | 51.3 | 175 | 1 | 1 | 92.30 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 107.34 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Boise State | 11 | 47 | 28 | 59.6 | 218 | 0 | 3 | 85.76 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Utah State | 11 | 53 | 22 | 41.5 | 225 | 0 | 1 | 73.40 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 6 | 38 | 21 | 55.3 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 112.73 | 68 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 8 | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 201 | 3 | 1 | 134.79 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Oregon | 8 | 45 | 28 | 62.2 | 245 | 2 | 2 | 113.73 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 9 | 46 | 20 | 43.5 | 251 | 1 | 2 | 87.79 | 67 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 49 | 29 | 59.2 | 286 | 1 | 0 | 114.95 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Penn State | 7 | 44 | 23 | 52.3 | 231 | 1 | 0 | 103.87 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 51 | 25 | 49.0 | 297 | 2 | 0 | 110.88 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | South Florida | 8 | 40 | 30 | 75.0 | 317 | 1 | 0 | 149.82 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Florida State | 12 | 62 | 32 | 51.6 | 322 | 2 | 2 | 99.44 | 60 | 18 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 57 | 37 | 64.9 | 354 | 4 | 1 | 136.73 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 10 | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 180 | 1 | 3 | 87.62 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | Clemson | 9 | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 234 | 2 | 1 | 137.14 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 9 | 50 | 30 | 60.0 | 288 | 2 | 1 | 117.58 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | Rice | 10 | 50 | 25 | 50.0 | 367 | 5 | 2 | 136.66 | 65 | 15 | 6 | 4 |
| 16 | LSU | 12 | 56 | 32 | 57.1 | 384 | 3 | 1 | 128.85 | 56 | 16 | 6 | 4 |
| 16 | Ball State | 12 | 57 | 37 | 64.9 | 407 | 2 | 1 | 132.96 | 51 | 21 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | Georgia | 11 | 62 | 40 | 64.5 | 437 | 3 | 0 | 139.69 | 51 | 19 | 6 | 4 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 9 | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 244 | 1 | 1 | 121.24 | 63 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 23 | New Mexico | 9 | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 329 | 4 | 0 | 168.00 | 64 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| 23 | Army | 11 | 50 | 36 | 72.0 | 389 | 4 | 1 | 159.75 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| 23 | UCLA | 13 | 65 | 39 | 60.0 | 432 | 3 | 3 | 121.83 | 75 | 20 | 7 | 2 |
| 23 | Kansas State | 10 | 75 | 54 | 72.0 | 531 | 4 | 1 | 146.40 | 54 | 27 | 7 | 3 |
| 28 | Oregon State | 12 | 69 | 39 | 56.5 | 353 | 0 | 3 | 90.79 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 28 | Texas State | 9 | 47 | 29 | 61.7 | 358 | 3 | 1 | 142.48 | 49 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 28 | Maryland | 11 | 46 | 29 | 63.0 | 377 | 5 | 0 | 167.76 | 73 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 28 | Utah | 12 | 77 | 40 | 51.9 | 425 | 4 | 3 | 107.66 | 64 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 28 | Troy | 10 | 52 | 33 | 63.5 | 433 | 5 | 0 | 165.14 | 50 | 20 | 8 | 4 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 10 | 61 | 30 | 49.2 | 440 | 1 | 1 | 111.90 | 75 | 18 | 8 | 5 |
| 28 | Illinois | 9 | 62 | 44 | 71.0 | 445 | 2 | 3 | 132.23 | 71 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 28 | Florida International | 12 | 85 | 50 | 58.8 | 452 | 5 | 2 | 118.19 | 46 | 23 | 8 | 2 |
| 28 | Washington State | 12 | 63 | 34 | 54.0 | 457 | 3 | 4 | 117.91 | 69 | 22 | 8 | 4 |
| 28 | Boston College | 11 | 62 | 34 | 54.8 | 457 | 3 | 0 | 132.73 | 77 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
| 28 | Ohio State | 9 | 66 | 39 | 59.1 | 467 | 1 | 3 | 114.44 | 83 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 28 | Virginia | 10 | 80 | 44 | 55.0 | 514 | 6 | 0 | 133.72 | 70 | 21 | 8 | 5 |
| 40 | Arkansas State | 9 | 36 | 29 | 80.6 | 314 | 3 | 1 | 175.76 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 40 | Northwestern | 8 | 50 | 28 | 56.0 | 315 | 1 | 2 | 107.52 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 40 | UCF | 11 | 59 | 32 | 54.2 | 341 | 1 | 1 | 104.99 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 1 |
| 40 | Washington | 10 | 76 | 38 | 50.0 | 367 | 1 | 6 | 79.11 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 40 | Mississippi State | 9 | 50 | 32 | 64.0 | 377 | 2 | 1 | 136.54 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
| 40 | Marshall | 10 | 48 | 30 | 62.5 | 379 | 4 | 1 | 152.16 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 40 | USC | 9 | 52 | 30 | 57.7 | 387 | 5 | 2 | 144.24 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 40 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 64 | 30 | 46.9 | 389 | 4 | 3 | 109.19 | 57 | 20 | 9 | 2 |
| 40 | Iowa | 10 | 49 | 33 | 67.3 | 398 | 4 | 0 | 162.51 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 4 |
| 40 | Hawai'i | 10 | 34 | 23 | 67.6 | 400 | 4 | 1 | 199.42 | 75 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 40 | Wyoming | 8 | 56 | 37 | 66.1 | 408 | 6 | 0 | 162.63 | 44 | 21 | 9 | 3 |
| 40 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 41 | 28 | 68.3 | 434 | 4 | 1 | 184.51 | 86 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 40 | Kentucky | 10 | 56 | 36 | 64.3 | 436 | 4 | 0 | 153.26 | 74 | 21 | 9 | 3 |
| 40 | San Diego State | 10 | 60 | 35 | 58.3 | 438 | 4 | 2 | 134.98 | 70 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 40 | Minnesota | 12 | 68 | 38 | 55.9 | 443 | 1 | 4 | 103.70 | 49 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 40 | Navy | 12 | 61 | 43 | 70.5 | 453 | 4 | 0 | 154.51 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 3 |
| 40 | Notre Dame | 10 | 77 | 42 | 54.5 | 457 | 1 | 5 | 95.70 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 2 |
| 40 | Texas | 12 | 61 | 36 | 59.0 | 459 | 4 | 4 | 130.76 | 80 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 40 | Nevada | 10 | 84 | 49 | 58.3 | 462 | 3 | 1 | 113.93 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 2 |
| 40 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 77 | 47 | 61.0 | 463 | 1 | 2 | 110.65 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 3 |
| 40 | Central Michigan | 11 | 59 | 38 | 64.4 | 485 | 4 | 2 | 149.05 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 4 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | 12 | 77 | 44 | 57.1 | 496 | 2 | 1 | 117.22 | 52 | 24 | 9 | 5 |
| 40 | Kent State | 13 | 105 | 59 | 56.2 | 563 | 3 | 4 | 103.04 | 43 | 27 | 9 | 5 |
| 63 | Connecticut | 9 | 51 | 27 | 52.9 | 299 | 1 | 2 | 100.82 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 63 | Colorado State | 8 | 53 | 33 | 62.3 | 359 | 5 | 1 | 146.52 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 2 |
| 63 | Mississippi | 11 | 55 | 35 | 63.6 | 372 | 1 | 2 | 119.19 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| 63 | Arkansas | 9 | 59 | 38 | 64.4 | 428 | 4 | 0 | 147.71 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 4 |
| 63 | Syracuse | 12 | 53 | 33 | 62.3 | 524 | 3 | 1 | 160.22 | 70 | 19 | 10 | 7 |
| 63 | Arizona | 12 | 83 | 51 | 61.4 | 525 | 5 | 1 | 132.05 | 57 | 25 | 10 | 3 |
| 63 | Louisville | 12 | 72 | 42 | 58.3 | 528 | 4 | 3 | 129.93 | 85 | 21 | 10 | 5 |
| 63 | New Mexico State | 11 | 74 | 43 | 58.1 | 564 | 3 | 2 | 130.10 | 76 | 27 | 10 | 7 |
| 63 | UTEP | 11 | 90 | 51 | 56.7 | 581 | 3 | 2 | 117.46 | 55 | 26 | 10 | 5 |
| 63 | Stanford | 13 | 115 | 70 | 60.9 | 598 | 1 | 3 | 102.20 | 49 | 27 | 10 | 2 |
| 73 | Air Force | 7 | 45 | 34 | 75.6 | 454 | 3 | 0 | 182.31 | 64 | 20 | 11 | 5 |
| 73 | Ohio | 10 | 69 | 44 | 63.8 | 475 | 4 | 0 | 140.73 | 55 | 24 | 11 | 3 |
| 73 | Michigan | 12 | 54 | 37 | 68.5 | 476 | 5 | 1 | 169.42 | 56 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| 73 | Nebraska | 11 | 74 | 35 | 47.3 | 478 | 3 | 1 | 112.24 | 54 | 21 | 11 | 6 |
| 73 | Buffalo | 11 | 74 | 40 | 54.1 | 495 | 1 | 2 | 109.29 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 3 |
| 73 | Cincinnati | 13 | 58 | 35 | 60.3 | 514 | 3 | 1 | 148.41 | 71 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 73 | Memphis | 11 | 75 | 45 | 60.0 | 520 | 3 | 5 | 118.11 | 67 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 73 | TCU | 13 | 71 | 42 | 59.2 | 539 | 6 | 5 | 136.74 | 74 | 24 | 11 | 5 |
| 73 | Kansas | 12 | 79 | 59 | 74.7 | 560 | 4 | 1 | 148.41 | 45 | 30 | 11 | 2 |
| 73 | Missouri | 10 | 83 | 52 | 62.7 | 566 | 1 | 2 | 119.09 | 45 | 24 | 11 | 5 |
| 73 | Florida | 10 | 102 | 57 | 55.9 | 600 | 2 | 4 | 103.92 | 76 | 26 | 11 | 2 |
| 73 | Baylor | 10 | 98 | 63 | 64.3 | 650 | 6 | 2 | 136.13 | 45 | 31 | 11 | 5 |
| 73 | Iowa State | 8 | 74 | 52 | 70.3 | 694 | 3 | 1 | 159.73 | 74 | 34 | 11 | 6 |
| 86 | Indiana | 10 | 53 | 35 | 66.0 | 502 | 5 | 2 | 169.18 | 73 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 86 | Bowling Green | 12 | 91 | 48 | 52.7 | 526 | 4 | 1 | 113.61 | 66 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 86 | Texas Tech | 12 | 63 | 41 | 65.1 | 564 | 9 | 2 | 181.07 | 60 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| 86 | Toledo | 11 | 71 | 47 | 66.2 | 613 | 6 | 3 | 158.17 | 47 | 29 | 12 | 7 |
| 90 | Temple | 9 | 60 | 37 | 61.7 | 456 | 3 | 0 | 142.01 | 41 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| 90 | Houston | 9 | 78 | 49 | 62.8 | 463 | 5 | 1 | 131.27 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 3 |
| 90 | UNLV | 10 | 72 | 42 | 58.3 | 524 | 3 | 3 | 124.89 | 47 | 26 | 13 | 4 |
| 90 | North Carolina State | 12 | 78 | 44 | 56.4 | 563 | 3 | 2 | 124.60 | 62 | 22 | 13 | 6 |
| 90 | SMU | 12 | 91 | 54 | 59.3 | 582 | 5 | 1 | 129.00 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 5 |
| 90 | Western Michigan | 11 | 75 | 47 | 62.7 | 638 | 2 | 1 | 140.26 | 64 | 25 | 13 | 7 |
| 90 | East Carolina | 12 | 85 | 55 | 64.7 | 671 | 5 | 0 | 150.43 | 53 | 35 | 13 | 7 |
| 90 | California | 11 | 103 | 58 | 56.3 | 708 | 5 | 6 | 118.42 | 72 | 35 | 13 | 6 |
| 98 | UAB | 11 | 55 | 41 | 74.5 | 446 | 6 | 1 | 175.03 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 2 |
| 98 | UTSA | 7 | 45 | 34 | 75.6 | 459 | 6 | 0 | 205.24 | 79 | 19 | 14 | 4 |
| 98 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 108 | 47 | 43.5 | 566 | 3 | 3 | 91.15 | 62 | 25 | 14 | 5 |
| 98 | Michigan State | 13 | 89 | 53 | 59.6 | 606 | 4 | 3 | 124.84 | 41 | 30 | 14 | 6 |
| 98 | Duke | 11 | 59 | 38 | 64.4 | 618 | 5 | 1 | 176.98 | 83 | 20 | 14 | 8 |
| 98 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 77 | 46 | 59.7 | 650 | 5 | 1 | 149.48 | 69 | 26 | 14 | 5 |
| 98 | West Virginia | 12 | 67 | 44 | 65.7 | 680 | 5 | 1 | 172.56 | 76 | 28 | 14 | 8 |
| 98 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 100 | 66 | 66.0 | 702 | 2 | 1 | 129.57 | 65 | 33 | 14 | 5 |
| 106 | Massachusetts | 12 | 60 | 39 | 65.0 | 500 | 5 | 0 | 162.50 | 49 | 24 | 15 | 6 |
| 106 | Idaho | 11 | 55 | 41 | 74.5 | 582 | 8 | 1 | 207.80 | 50 | 25 | 15 | 8 |
| 106 | Rutgers | 13 | 92 | 45 | 48.9 | 594 | 2 | 4 | 101.62 | 54 | 29 | 15 | 4 |
| 106 | Colorado | 10 | 64 | 48 | 75.0 | 620 | 7 | 1 | 189.35 | 55 | 28 | 15 | 6 |
| 106 | Akron | 10 | 90 | 44 | 48.9 | 647 | 8 | 2 | 134.17 | 60 | 27 | 15 | 8 |
| 106 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 75 | 51 | 68.0 | 650 | 4 | 1 | 155.73 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 8 |
| 106 | Purdue | 13 | 92 | 60 | 65.2 | 653 | 2 | 2 | 127.66 | 42 | 25 | 15 | 6 |
| 106 | North Texas | 10 | 89 | 60 | 67.4 | 661 | 5 | 1 | 146.10 | 76 | 28 | 15 | 5 |
| 106 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 82 | 57 | 69.5 | 678 | 2 | 2 | 142.13 | 78 | 33 | 15 | 5 |
| 106 | Tulsa | 13 | 108 | 56 | 51.9 | 681 | 5 | 1 | 118.25 | 75 | 24 | 15 | 6 |
| 116 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 106 | 60 | 56.6 | 785 | 7 | 4 | 133.05 | 70 | 33 | 16 | 8 |
| 116 | BYU | 12 | 109 | 68 | 62.4 | 792 | 7 | 3 | 139.11 | 59 | 34 | 16 | 9 |
| 118 | Tulane | 10 | 57 | 35 | 61.4 | 520 | 4 | 1 | 157.68 | 52 | 24 | 17 | 4 |
| 118 | South Alabama | 10 | 97 | 54 | 55.7 | 588 | 4 | 3 | 114.01 | 50 | 29 | 17 | 3 |
| 118 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 74 | 47 | 63.5 | 622 | 2 | 3 | 134.92 | 45 | 30 | 17 | 7 |
| 118 | Tennessee | 10 | 67 | 46 | 68.7 | 631 | 7 | 3 | 173.29 | 72 | 28 | 17 | 7 |
| 118 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 68 | 44 | 64.7 | 716 | 7 | 2 | 181.24 | 85 | 27 | 17 | 9 |
| 123 | Wake Forest | 11 | 77 | 53 | 68.8 | 746 | 5 | 1 | 169.04 | 57 | 28 | 18 | 11 |
| 124 | Auburn | 11 | 91 | 67 | 73.6 | 768 | 4 | 1 | 156.84 | 41 | 31 | 19 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||