2023 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 South Florida 2 47 20 42.6 246 5.2 0 2 78.01 23.5 123.0
2 Louisiana Tech 1 18 8 44.4 107 5.9 1 0 112.70 18.0 107.0
3 South Alabama 1 35 16 45.7 114 3.3 0 1 67.36 35.0 114.0
4 Ohio State 10 286 142 49.7 1383 4.8 7 4 95.55 28.6 138.3
4 Florida State 12 352 175 49.7 2279 6.5 10 8 108.93 29.3 189.9
6 Northern Illinois 2 62 31 50.0 326 5.3 4 1 112.23 31.0 163.0
7 Fresno State 2 67 34 50.7 442 6.6 2 5 101.08 33.5 221.0
8 Southern Mississippi 2 59 30 50.8 392 6.6 6 0 140.22 29.5 196.0
9 Akron 2 52 27 51.9 505 9.7 4 2 151.19 26.0 252.5
10 Purdue 11 325 169 52.0 2527 7.8 17 9 129.03 29.5 229.7
11 Clemson 10 309 166 53.7 1835 5.9 12 10 109.95 30.9 183.5
11 Marshall 2 67 36 53.7 425 6.3 4 3 117.75 33.5 212.5
13 Notre Dame 10 323 174 53.9 1798 5.6 8 14 100.13 32.3 179.8
14 Michigan 12 339 183 54.0 1931 5.7 8 15 100.77 28.3 160.9
15 Georgia 11 306 166 54.2 1931 6.3 10 9 112.15 27.8 175.5
15 San Diego State 2 59 32 54.2 580 9.8 4 2 152.41 29.5 290.0
17 Utah State 1 33 18 54.5 196 5.9 2 0 124.44 33.0 196.0
17 Central Michigan 1 33 18 54.5 279 8.5 2 0 145.57 33.0 279.0
19 Kansas State 11 363 200 55.1 2489 6.9 15 12 119.73 33.0 226.3
20 Florida International 1 29 16 55.2 187 6.4 3 0 143.47 29.0 187.0
21 Iowa State 10 347 193 55.6 2304 6.6 15 14 117.60 34.7 230.4
22 Iowa 12 406 226 55.7 2055 5.1 9 9 101.08 33.8 171.3
23 North Carolina State 9 294 166 56.5 1913 6.5 13 14 116.19 32.7 212.6
23 Louisville 12 356 201 56.5 2716 7.6 20 9 134.02 29.7 226.3
25 Oklahoma 10 375 213 56.8 2633 7.0 15 14 121.51 37.5 263.3
26 Miami (Florida) 10 313 178 56.9 2244 7.2 15 10 126.51 31.3 224.4
26 Cincinnati 10 283 161 56.9 2296 8.1 16 5 140.17 28.3 229.6
28 Maryland 11 363 207 57.0 2395 6.6 16 16 118.18 33.0 217.7
29 Rice 2 79 46 58.2 560 7.1 5 1 136.14 39.5 280.0
30 Auburn 10 274 160 58.4 2122 7.7 14 9 133.74 27.4 212.2
31 Coastal Carolina 1 29 17 58.6 264 9.1 3 3 148.54 29.0 264.0
32 Temple 2 46 27 58.7 418 9.1 4 0 163.73 23.0 209.0
33 Utah 12 398 235 59.0 2851 7.2 17 7 129.79 33.2 237.6
34 Bowling Green 3 66 39 59.1 517 7.8 8 6 146.71 22.0 172.3
35 Old Dominion 2 71 42 59.2 571 8.0 6 2 148.97 35.5 285.5
36 UTSA 2 67 40 59.7 442 6.6 4 0 134.81 33.5 221.0
37 Alabama 11 329 197 59.9 2348 7.1 16 9 130.41 29.9 213.5
38 Arkansas 9 225 135 60.0 1767 7.9 21 5 152.33 25.0 196.3
38 Washington State 10 325 195 60.0 2335 7.2 10 6 126.81 32.5 233.5
40 Pittsburgh 10 268 161 60.1 2030 7.6 14 8 134.98 26.8 203.0
41 Wisconsin 11 324 195 60.2 2139 6.6 16 8 127.01 29.5 194.5
41 Nebraska 10 334 201 60.2 2112 6.3 12 7 120.96 33.4 211.2
41 Virginia 10 327 197 60.2 2397 7.3 17 8 134.09 32.7 239.7
41 Arizona 11 369 222 60.2 2647 7.2 14 9 128.05 33.5 240.6
45 Oklahoma State 12 390 235 60.3 3430 8.8 23 13 146.93 32.5 285.8
46 Washington 13 504 305 60.5 3465 6.9 21 13 126.86 38.8 266.5
47 Oregon 11 404 245 60.6 2702 6.7 13 10 122.49 36.7 245.6
47 Florida 10 287 174 60.6 2521 8.8 18 3 153.03 28.7 252.1
49 Boston College 8 205 125 61.0 1835 9.0 16 8 154.13 25.6 229.4
50 Missouri 10 298 182 61.1 2089 7.0 16 7 132.97 29.8 208.9
51 Penn State 11 300 184 61.3 2134 7.1 10 10 125.41 27.3 194.0
51 West Virginia 12 385 236 61.3 2855 7.4 24 9 139.48 32.1 237.9
53 Georgia Tech 11 316 194 61.4 2447 7.7 17 13 135.96 28.7 222.5
53 Texas State 1 44 27 61.4 416 9.5 2 1 151.23 44.0 416.0
55 Texas A&M 10 286 176 61.5 2321 8.1 19 8 146.04 28.6 232.1
55 Texas 12 449 276 61.5 3276 7.3 20 13 131.67 37.4 273.0
55 Memphis 2 65 40 61.5 787 12.1 5 0 188.63 32.5 393.5
58 UCF 10 284 175 61.6 2056 7.2 10 9 127.71 28.4 205.6
58 Texas Tech 11 365 225 61.6 2633 7.2 14 10 129.42 33.2 239.4
60 Illinois 10 313 193 61.7 2251 7.2 18 5 137.86 31.3 225.1
60 Oregon State 9 303 187 61.7 2227 7.3 18 10 136.47 33.7 247.4
60 Michigan State 10 316 195 61.7 2640 8.4 22 8 149.79 31.6 264.0
63 Wyoming 2 68 42 61.8 469 6.9 5 1 141.02 34.0 234.5
63 UCLA 9 317 196 61.8 2126 6.7 14 8 127.69 35.2 236.2
65 Virginia Tech 10 268 166 61.9 1815 6.8 13 4 131.84 26.8 181.5
66 Rutgers 11 318 198 62.3 2039 6.4 15 7 127.29 28.9 185.4
66 Indiana 10 310 193 62.3 2622 8.5 25 6 156.05 31.0 262.2
68 Western Michigan 3 93 58 62.4 722 7.8 6 2 144.57 31.0 240.7
69 Massachusetts 2 48 30 62.5 365 7.6 4 0 153.87 24.0 182.5
69 South Carolina 10 339 212 62.5 2516 7.4 11 7 131.46 33.9 251.6
71 TCU 10 329 206 62.6 2609 7.9 16 5 142.23 32.9 260.9
72 BYU 10 342 215 62.9 2471 7.2 20 10 137.01 34.2 247.1
73 Wake Forest 9 257 162 63.0 2095 8.2 18 5 150.74 28.6 232.8
73 North Carolina 11 351 221 63.0 2676 7.6 17 10 137.28 31.9 243.3
75 Tulane 2 49 31 63.3 365 7.4 4 1 148.70 24.5 182.5
76 Colorado 11 369 234 63.4 2926 7.9 24 7 147.70 33.5 266.0
77 California 11 414 264 63.8 3196 7.7 27 8 146.28 37.6 290.5
78 Tennessee 10 290 186 64.1 2167 7.5 12 7 135.73 29.0 216.7
79 Miami (Ohio) 2 59 38 64.4 508 8.6 1 3 132.15 29.5 254.0
80 Georgia Southern 1 31 20 64.5 244 7.9 0 0 130.64 31.0 244.0
80 UNLV 3 93 60 64.5 1099 11.8 11 5 192.06 31.0 366.3
82 LSU 10 341 221 64.8 2911 8.5 21 6 153.32 34.1 291.1
83 Minnesota 10 308 200 64.9 2387 7.8 20 9 145.63 30.8 238.7
84 Syracuse 9 306 199 65.0 2357 7.7 17 4 145.46 34.0 261.9
85 Baylor 10 284 185 65.1 2499 8.8 19 6 156.90 28.4 249.9
85 USC 10 324 211 65.1 2568 7.9 25 7 152.84 32.4 256.8
87 Florida Atlantic 2 69 45 65.2 507 7.3 4 0 146.07 34.5 253.5
88 Arizona State 10 352 230 65.3 2740 7.8 25 5 151.33 35.2 274.0
89 Northwestern 11 298 195 65.4 1994 6.7 14 10 130.43 27.1 181.3
89 Mississippi 10 324 212 65.4 2544 7.9 16 10 141.52 32.4 254.4
91 Troy 2 61 40 65.6 433 7.1 3 2 134.86 30.5 216.5
91 Ball State 2 64 42 65.6 528 8.3 3 2 144.15 32.0 264.0
93 Kansas 10 304 200 65.8 2270 7.5 12 10 134.96 30.4 227.0
94 Duke 9 302 201 66.6 2076 6.9 10 7 130.59 33.6 230.7
95 Eastern Michigan 1 15 10 66.7 117 7.8 0 1 118.86 15.0 117.0
96 Kentucky 10 330 221 67.0 2494 7.6 18 10 142.40 33.0 249.4
97 Connecticut 4 120 81 67.5 965 8.0 5 1 147.13 30.0 241.3
98 Stanford 9 322 221 68.6 2802 8.7 26 4 165.90 35.8 311.3
99 SMU 3 78 54 69.2 543 7.0 7 1 154.76 26.0 181.0
99 Toledo 1 26 18 69.2 206 7.9 2 1 153.47 26.0 206.0
99 North Texas 1 39 27 69.2 322 8.3 2 1 150.37 39.0 322.0
99 Jacksonville State 1 39 27 69.2 399 10.2 2 1 166.96 39.0 399.0
103 Sam Houston State 2 75 52 69.3 497 6.6 2 0 133.80 37.5 248.5
104 Army 3 62 43 69.4 664 10.7 5 2 179.48 20.7 221.3
105 Mississippi State 9 246 171 69.5 1893 7.7 15 5 150.20 27.3 210.3
106 Appalachian State 1 30 21 70.0 208 6.9 0 0 128.24 30.0 208.0
106 Hawai'i 3 100 70 70.0 839 8.4 9 0 170.18 33.3 279.7
106 UAB 1 40 28 70.0 394 9.9 3 1 172.49 40.0 394.0
109 Kent State 2 54 38 70.4 470 8.7 5 2 166.62 27.0 235.0
110 New Mexico 1 34 24 70.6 277 8.1 6 0 197.26 34.0 277.0
111 Ohio 1 24 17 70.8 233 9.7 1 2 149.46 24.0 233.0
112 Vanderbilt 9 315 224 71.1 2585 8.2 21 7 157.60 35.0 287.2
113 Boise State 3 94 67 71.3 992 10.6 9 2 187.26 31.3 330.7
114 Houston 9 283 202 71.4 2328 8.2 17 4 157.47 31.4 258.7
115 Middle Tennessee 2 43 31 72.1 430 10.0 5 0 194.46 21.5 215.0
116 San Jose State 2 63 46 73.0 617 9.8 7 0 191.96 31.5 308.5
117 UTEP 2 52 38 73.1 507 9.8 5 0 186.71 26.0 253.5
118 Nevada 2 61 46 75.4 751 12.3 6 0 211.28 30.5 375.5
119 Charlotte 2 60 46 76.7 571 9.5 2 2 160.94 30.0 285.5
120 James Madison 1 26 20 76.9 377 14.5 2 1 216.41 26.0 377.0
121 Buffalo 1 31 24 77.4 189 6.1 1 2 126.38 31.0 189.0
122 Colorado State 2 97 76 78.4 814 8.4 7 1 170.59 48.5 407.0
123 Liberty 1 42 33 78.6 401 9.5 5 0 198.06 42.0 401.0
124 New Mexico State 1 19 15 78.9 148 7.8 1 0 161.75 19.0 148.0
124 Louisiana-Monroe 2 76 60 78.9 770 10.1 6 0 190.11 38.0 385.0
126 Tulsa 2 75 60 80.0 930 12.4 9 2 218.43 37.5 465.0
127 Western Kentucky 1 27 22 81.5 358 13.3 4 1 234.34 27.0 358.0
128 Georgia State 1 30 25 83.3 413 13.8 6 0 264.97 30.0 413.0
129 East Carolina 1 31 26 83.9 280 9.0 3 0 191.67 31.0 280.0
130 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 14 12 85.7 146 10.4 2 1 206.16 14.0 146.0
131 Arkansas State 1 33 30 90.9 422 12.8 3 0 228.33 33.0 422.0