2018 Independent Leaders Passing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico State | 12 | 119 | 70 | 58.8 | 877 | 5 | 1 | 132.92 | 50 | 31 | 22 | 8 |
| 2 | BYU | 13 | 162 | 98 | 60.5 | 925 | 3 | 2 | 112.09 | 52 | 32 | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 13 | 170 | 98 | 57.6 | 1000 | 3 | 5 | 107.00 | 52 | 33 | 19 | 7 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 12 | 120 | 73 | 60.8 | 1102 | 8 | 6 | 149.97 | 72 | 37 | 28 | 17 |
| 5 | Army | 13 | 136 | 92 | 67.6 | 1206 | 9 | 1 | 162.51 | 80 | 46 | 32 | 12 |
| 6 | Liberty | 12 | 175 | 114 | 65.1 | 1484 | 10 | 3 | 151.80 | 89 | 59 | 36 | 11 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||