2023 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Ohio State 12 350 181 51.7 1762 5.0 9 6 99.05 29.2 146.8
2 Notre Dame 12 350 187 53.4 1978 5.7 8 14 100.44 29.2 164.8
3 Michigan 15 415 229 55.2 2355 5.7 8 18 100.54 27.7 157.0
4 Iowa 14 472 265 56.1 2390 5.1 11 10 102.13 33.7 170.7
5 Clemson 12 385 206 53.5 2191 5.7 13 15 104.66 32.1 182.6
6 Florida State 13 386 186 48.2 2433 6.3 10 9 105.03 29.7 187.2
7 Georgia 13 394 216 54.8 2328 5.9 12 13 107.91 30.3 179.1
8 Toledo 13 389 210 54.0 2465 6.3 12 10 112.26 29.9 189.6
9 Miami (Ohio) 13 390 228 58.5 2500 6.4 9 11 114.28 30.0 192.3
10 Northern Illinois 12 328 184 56.1 2081 6.3 13 10 116.38 27.3 173.4
11 SMU 13 411 240 58.4 2489 6.1 17 12 117.07 31.6 191.5
12 Nebraska 12 412 245 59.5 2527 6.1 14 9 117.83 34.3 210.6
13 Oklahoma 13 474 269 56.8 3260 6.9 18 20 118.62 36.5 250.8
14 Kansas State 12 401 222 55.4 2705 6.7 16 13 118.72 33.4 225.4
15 Fresno State 12 356 196 55.1 2428 6.8 17 16 119.12 29.7 202.3
16 Oregon 13 472 288 61.0 2970 6.3 15 12 119.28 36.3 228.5
17 North Carolina State 12 397 224 56.4 2627 6.6 19 16 119.73 33.1 218.9
18 Penn State 12 323 193 59.8 2179 6.7 10 11 119.83 26.9 181.6
19 Maryland 12 383 220 57.4 2584 6.7 17 17 119.88 31.9 215.3
20 Wyoming 12 394 230 58.4 2518 6.4 17 10 121.22 32.8 209.8
21 Rutgers 12 365 218 59.7 2269 6.2 16 9 121.48 30.4 189.1
22 UCLA 12 419 256 61.1 2728 6.5 16 14 121.71 34.9 227.3
23 UTSA 13 452 254 56.2 3037 6.7 19 10 122.09 34.8 233.6
24 Ohio 12 338 212 62.7 2204 6.5 13 13 122.50 28.2 183.7
25 Washington 15 583 345 59.2 3879 6.7 23 16 122.60 38.9 258.6
26 Iowa State 12 413 233 56.4 2803 6.8 20 14 122.63 34.4 233.6
27 UCF 12 343 201 58.6 2412 7.0 12 11 122.81 28.6 201.0
28 Duke 12 399 251 62.9 2653 6.6 10 8 123.02 33.3 221.1
29 Miami (Florida) 12 379 214 56.5 2676 7.1 16 12 123.37 31.6 223.0
30 Alabama 13 392 235 59.9 2568 6.6 17 11 123.68 30.2 197.5
31 Appalachian State 13 376 228 60.6 2583 6.9 14 13 123.73 28.9 198.7
32 Western Kentucky 12 401 233 58.1 2773 6.9 18 14 124.03 33.4 231.1
33 Wisconsin 13 417 254 60.9 2716 6.5 19 13 124.41 32.1 208.9
34 Troy 13 404 254 62.9 2685 6.6 13 9 124.86 31.1 206.5
35 Jacksonville State 12 413 242 58.6 3019 7.3 15 14 125.21 34.4 251.6
36 Bowling Green 12 307 181 59.0 2088 6.8 19 16 126.09 25.6 174.0
37 Buffalo 11 291 184 63.2 1937 6.7 13 11 126.32 26.5 176.1
38 Virginia Tech 13 341 208 61.0 2194 6.4 16 7 126.42 26.2 168.8
39 James Madison 12 436 263 60.3 3104 7.1 17 13 127.03 36.3 258.7
40 Washington State 11 369 223 60.4 2655 7.2 12 8 127.26 33.5 241.4
41 Texas Tech 12 399 243 60.9 2782 7.0 16 10 127.68 33.3 231.8
42 Texas 14 503 307 61.0 3561 7.1 21 16 127.92 35.9 254.4
43 South Alabama 12 318 183 57.5 2244 7.1 18 12 127.96 26.5 187.0
44 Arizona 12 404 240 59.4 2930 7.3 15 9 128.12 33.7 244.2
45 Tulane 13 434 282 65.0 2927 6.7 17 13 128.57 33.4 225.2
46 Northwestern 12 328 214 65.2 2209 6.7 15 13 128.97 27.3 184.1
47 UTEP 11 282 159 56.4 1971 7.0 15 5 129.09 25.6 179.2
48 Coastal Carolina 12 365 210 57.5 2589 7.1 20 11 129.16 30.4 215.8
49 Marshall 12 385 227 59.0 2679 7.0 22 13 129.52 32.1 223.3
50 Utah 12 398 235 59.0 2851 7.2 17 7 129.79 33.2 237.6
51 Tennessee 12 373 241 64.6 2619 7.0 14 11 130.07 31.1 218.3
52 Liberty 14 507 299 59.0 3583 7.1 31 21 130.23 36.2 255.9
53 Eastern Michigan 12 354 212 59.9 2575 7.3 15 8 130.45 29.5 214.6
54 Akron 11 300 171 57.0 2095 7.0 16 4 130.59 27.3 190.5
55 South Carolina 11 366 225 61.5 2712 7.4 14 9 131.42 33.3 246.5
56 San Jose State 12 335 206 61.5 2305 6.9 19 11 131.44 27.9 192.1
56 BYU 11 375 233 62.1 2618 7.0 20 13 131.44 34.1 238.0
58 Air Force 12 326 198 60.7 2316 7.1 17 10 131.49 27.2 193.0
59 Middle Tennessee 11 397 245 61.7 2800 7.1 18 8 131.89 36.1 254.5
60 Utah State 12 372 215 57.8 2532 6.8 24 8 131.96 31.0 211.0
61 Ball State 11 336 206 61.3 2294 6.8 16 4 131.99 30.5 208.5
62 Mississippi 12 383 235 61.4 2841 7.4 17 12 132.05 31.9 236.8
63 Louisville 13 394 223 56.6 2970 7.5 22 12 132.26 30.3 228.5
64 San Diego State 11 329 191 58.1 2572 7.8 14 9 132.30 29.9 233.8
65 Rice 12 359 211 58.8 2647 7.4 16 5 132.62 29.9 220.6
66 Illinois 12 399 241 60.4 2737 6.9 22 7 132.71 33.3 228.1
67 Missouri 12 381 235 61.7 2624 6.9 21 9 133.00 31.8 218.7
68 Purdue 12 370 201 54.3 2898 7.8 21 10 133.43 30.8 241.5
69 Louisiana Tech 11 290 161 55.5 2085 7.2 17 2 133.88 26.4 189.5
70 North Carolina 12 394 243 61.7 2951 7.5 19 11 134.93 32.8 245.9
71 Virginia 11 359 218 60.7 2625 7.3 19 8 135.14 32.6 238.6
72 Auburn 12 326 193 59.2 2484 7.6 18 10 135.30 27.2 207.0
73 Kansas 12 361 239 66.2 2674 7.4 15 12 135.49 30.1 222.8
74 Army 10 253 154 60.9 1904 7.5 14 8 136.03 25.3 190.4
75 Boston College 12 319 184 57.7 2433 7.6 19 8 136.38 26.6 202.8
76 Georgia Tech 12 349 215 61.6 2710 7.8 18 13 136.41 29.1 225.8
77 Sam Houston State 11 350 227 64.9 2734 7.8 14 12 136.81 31.8 248.5
78 Minnesota 13 391 244 62.4 2851 7.3 23 12 136.92 30.1 219.3
79 Oregon State 12 396 247 62.4 2947 7.4 22 11 137.65 33.0 245.6
80 TCU 11 364 222 61.0 2867 7.9 16 7 137.81 33.1 260.6
81 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 359 226 63.0 2685 7.5 21 13 137.84 29.9 223.8
82 Texas A&M 12 331 198 59.8 2547 7.7 19 9 137.96 27.6 212.3
83 Syracuse 12 405 258 63.7 2969 7.3 21 7 138.93 33.8 247.4
84 Pittsburgh 11 300 185 61.7 2410 8.0 15 10 138.98 27.3 219.1
85 Boise State 13 410 251 61.2 3363 8.2 18 11 139.24 31.5 258.7
86 Kentucky 12 401 272 67.8 2907 7.2 19 10 139.37 33.4 242.3
87 West Virginia 12 385 236 61.3 2855 7.4 24 9 139.48 32.1 237.9
88 Georgia Southern 12 388 247 63.7 3035 7.8 20 13 139.67 32.3 252.9
89 New Mexico State 14 447 289 64.7 3515 7.9 17 7 140.13 31.9 251.1
90 UAB 11 381 239 62.7 2839 7.5 24 10 140.86 34.6 258.1
91 Florida Atlantic 11 365 237 64.9 2728 7.5 21 9 141.76 33.2 248.0
92 Western Michigan 11 337 206 61.1 2585 7.7 22 9 141.77 30.6 235.0
93 Texas State 12 381 248 65.1 2920 7.7 22 10 143.27 31.8 243.3
94 Charlotte 11 323 208 64.4 2493 7.7 20 10 143.47 29.4 226.6
95 Central Michigan 11 308 191 62.0 2474 8.0 16 4 144.02 28.0 224.9
96 South Florida 12 423 255 60.3 3380 8.0 28 11 144.04 35.3 281.7
97 Cincinnati 11 303 173 57.1 2533 8.4 19 6 144.05 27.5 230.3
98 North Texas 11 290 172 59.3 2438 8.4 18 9 144.20 26.4 221.6
99 Old Dominion 12 422 279 66.1 3133 7.4 27 11 144.37 35.2 261.1
100 Michigan State 11 341 208 61.0 2736 8.0 23 9 145.37 31.0 248.7
101 East Carolina 11 324 202 62.3 2600 8.0 19 6 145.41 29.5 236.4
102 California 12 440 279 63.4 3380 7.7 30 11 145.44 36.7 281.7
103 Memphis 12 409 248 60.6 3445 8.4 25 11 146.18 34.1 287.1
104 Indiana 11 354 219 61.9 2833 8.0 25 9 147.31 32.2 257.5
105 LSU 12 389 253 65.0 3166 8.1 22 9 147.44 32.4 263.8
106 Arkansas 11 278 167 60.1 2206 7.9 23 8 148.26 25.3 200.5
107 Mississippi State 11 312 215 68.9 2331 7.5 20 7 148.33 28.4 211.9
108 Arizona State 11 401 262 65.3 3021 7.5 27 5 148.36 36.5 274.6
109 Oklahoma State 13 406 245 60.3 3582 8.8 25 13 148.38 31.2 275.5
110 Colorado 12 417 269 64.5 3323 8.0 28 10 148.81 34.8 276.9
111 Florida 11 312 188 60.3 2654 8.5 18 3 148.83 28.4 241.3
112 Houston 12 384 263 68.5 3064 8.0 21 9 148.87 32.0 255.3
113 Navy 11 310 207 66.8 2555 8.2 18 9 149.35 28.2 232.3
114 USC 13 417 267 64.0 3203 7.7 31 7 149.72 32.1 246.4
115 Colorado State 11 356 257 72.2 2811 7.9 18 8 150.71 32.4 255.5
116 Georgia State 12 397 260 65.5 3225 8.1 26 9 150.80 33.1 268.8
117 Kent State 11 298 178 59.7 2524 8.5 21 4 151.46 27.1 229.5
118 Arkansas State 12 398 275 69.1 3151 7.9 24 8 151.48 33.2 262.6
119 Florida International 11 345 220 63.8 2737 7.9 26 6 151.80 31.4 248.8
120 UNLV 13 368 226 61.4 3322 9.0 26 16 151.85 28.3 255.5
121 Nevada 11 325 210 64.6 2736 8.4 22 9 152.13 29.5 248.7
122 Wake Forest 11 318 197 61.9 2641 8.3 24 6 152.85 28.9 240.1
123 Connecticut 11 352 239 67.9 2960 8.4 19 6 152.94 32.0 269.1
124 Louisiana-Monroe 11 371 238 64.2 3109 8.4 27 9 153.71 33.7 282.6
125 Vanderbilt 11 387 272 70.3 3212 8.3 25 11 155.64 35.2 292.0
126 Tulsa 11 362 235 64.9 3208 8.9 24 9 156.27 32.9 291.6
127 Southern Mississippi 11 311 184 59.2 2860 9.2 23 7 156.31 28.3 260.0
128 Massachusetts 11 259 151 58.3 2343 9.0 23 8 157.41 23.5 213.0
129 Baylor 11 314 207 65.9 2797 8.9 22 6 160.05 28.5 254.3
130 Stanford 11 390 259 66.4 3297 8.5 31 6 160.57 35.5 299.7
131 Hawai'i 12 299 193 64.5 2672 8.9 24 6 162.09 24.9 222.7
132 New Mexico 11 283 175 61.8 2642 9.3 23 4 164.25 25.7 240.2
133 Temple 11 306 199 65.0 2809 9.2 26 3 168.22 27.8 255.4