2021 Independent Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 102 | 59 | 57.8 | 692 | 6.8 | 4 | 4 | 119.93 | 34.0 | 230.7 |
| 2 | New Mexico State | 4 | 123 | 83 | 67.5 | 1234 | 10.0 | 13 | 3 | 181.76 | 30.8 | 308.5 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 2 | 90 | 50 | 55.6 | 670 | 7.4 | 6 | 2 | 135.65 | 45.0 | 335.0 |
| 4 | Liberty | 2 | 52 | 34 | 65.4 | 490 | 9.4 | 4 | 0 | 169.92 | 26.0 | 245.0 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 2 | 83 | 53 | 63.9 | 668 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 155.32 | 41.5 | 334.0 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 1 | 45 | 34 | 75.6 | 375 | 8.3 | 2 | 0 | 160.23 | 45.0 | 375.0 |
| 4 | Army | 1 | 29 | 23 | 79.3 | 458 | 15.8 | 5 | 0 | 268.87 | 29.0 | 458.0 |