Defense vs QBs

2026 · per game · 138 FBS teams · rank #1 = stingiest

Season Rank by Order Conference Highlight team

Rank	Team	GP	CMP	ATT	PASS YDS	PASS TD	INT	RUSH YDS
#1	Kansas State	7	11.1 #1	22.0 #4	139.7 #4	1.0 #30	0.1 #134	25.6 #79
#2	North Dakota State	8	11.5 #2	21.6 #2	119.1 #1	0.2 #1	1.5 #3	28.8 #90
#3	UAB	7	12.4 #3	20.7 #1	126.0 #2	1.1 #55	0.7 #57	62.6 #136
#4	UCLA	7	12.6 #4	25.3 #28	144.6 #7	0.9 #16	1.6 #1	4.6 #10
#5	Air Force	7	13.0 #5	22.3 #8	161.9 #17	1.0 #30	0.7 #57	43.7 #131
#5	Penn State	7	13.0 #5	23.1 #14	127.6 #3	0.7 #11	0.9 #33	24.9 #75
#7	Virginia	8	13.1 #7	24.1 #20	165.6 #22	0.6 #9	0.9 #28	40.5 #125
#8	Sam Houston	8	13.4 #8	24.2 #22	142.4 #6	1.2 #64	0.8 #46	28.9 #93
#9	Oklahoma	7	13.4 #9	22.1 #7	146.6 #8	1.0 #30	0.6 #77	25.6 #79
#9	UNLV	7	13.4 #9	25.0 #24	168.3 #25	1.0 #30	0.9 #33	10.7 #27
#11	Texas A&M	8	13.5 #11	22.5 #9	181.9 #41	1.4 #77	0.8 #46	14.0 #38
#12	Nebraska	7	13.7 #12	25.6 #30	163.3 #18	0.9 #16	0.9 #33	11.9 #30
#13	Minnesota	7	13.9 #13	23.9 #16	155.1 #13	1.1 #55	0.9 #33	34.7 #114
#14	Liberty	7	14.0 #14	26.3 #44	147.1 #9	0.6 #7	1.0 #19	25.4 #78
#15	Georgia Southern	7	14.3 #15	23.9 #16	171.4 #31	1.4 #82	0.0 #138	13.1 #33
#15	TCU	7	14.3 #15	26.3 #44	158.9 #16	0.4 #3	0.3 #116	26.3 #81
#17	Nevada	7	14.4 #17	24.0 #19	140.0 #5	1.1 #55	0.1 #134	46.0 #133
#18	New Mexico	7	14.6 #18	25.6 #30	164.0 #19	1.1 #55	1.6 #1	1.3 #5
#19	Georgia Tech	7	14.7 #19	25.0 #24	194.3 #59	1.6 #93	0.1 #134	39.0 #120
#20	Arkansas State	8	14.8 #20	22.0 #4	179.2 #37	1.2 #64	1.1 #17	28.4 #87
#20	Massachusetts	8	14.8 #20	26.6 #52	153.8 #12	1.1 #49	0.9 #28	14.1 #39
#22	Bowling Green	8	14.9 #22	22.6 #10	167.2 #24	1.5 #87	0.2 #131	39.9 #123
#22	Central Michigan	8	14.9 #22	25.2 #27	173.9 #33	1.2 #64	1.0 #19	28.5 #88
#22	Florida Atlantic	8	14.9 #22	23.0 #13	194.6 #60	1.5 #87	0.6 #68	50.8 #134
#25	East Carolina	7	15.0 #25	26.4 #48	190.3 #54	0.9 #16	0.6 #77	31.1 #104
#26	LSU	8	15.1 #26	25.9 #40	153.4 #10	0.4 #2	0.8 #46	3.9 #8
#26	Memphis	8	15.1 #26	25.6 #32	197.8 #63	1.0 #30	1.1 #17	13.6 #37
#26	Sacramento State	8	15.1 #26	22.1 #6	184.1 #43	1.2 #64	0.4 #104	34.0 #112
#29	Coastal Carolina	7	15.1 #29	22.7 #11	199.6 #70	1.7 #103	0.7 #57	23.9 #72
#29	Kansas	7	15.1 #29	26.0 #41	180.3 #39	1.3 #70	0.3 #116	42.7 #130
#29	UTEP	7	15.1 #29	22.9 #12	196.7 #62	1.9 #114	0.4 #96	10.4 #26
#32	Georgia State	7	15.4 #32	25.7 #36	190.1 #53	1.1 #55	0.3 #116	20.7 #65
#33	Tulsa	8	15.5 #33	25.4 #29	185.2 #44	1.1 #49	0.8 #46	64.2 #137
#34	Louisiana Tech	7	15.6 #34	25.9 #38	186.1 #45	0.9 #16	1.4 #5	18.1 #60
#35	Arkansas	7	15.7 #35	24.4 #23	198.3 #65	0.7 #11	0.7 #57	31.7 #109
#35	Florida International	7	15.7 #35	27.9 #69	170.9 #30	0.7 #11	0.7 #57	17.7 #57
#37	Michigan State	8	15.8 #37	25.6 #32	190.4 #55	1.1 #49	0.2 #131	32.2 #111
#37	Middle Tennessee	8	15.8 #37	24.1 #20	202.4 #73	1.4 #77	0.8 #46	54.4 #135
#39	Oregon	7	15.9 #39	28.9 #83	190.7 #56	1.4 #82	1.3 #9	18.0 #58
#40	Hawai'i	8	16.0 #40	25.6 #32	193.9 #58	1.0 #30	0.8 #46	31.4 #105
#40	SMU	7	16.0 #40	26.0 #41	156.7 #14	1.0 #30	0.1 #134	22.9 #70
#40	UL Monroe	7	16.0 #40	23.9 #16	212.4 #85	2.0 #120	0.3 #116	14.4 #41
#43	Kent State	8	16.1 #43	23.5 #15	196.0 #61	1.2 #64	0.4 #104	6.5 #13
#44	Iowa	7	16.1 #44	27.1 #59	187.0 #46	1.3 #70	0.7 #57	1.1 #4
#44	Michigan	7	16.1 #44	26.4 #48	153.6 #11	1.0 #30	1.0 #19	9.0 #19
#44	Notre Dame	7	16.1 #44	26.3 #44	165.6 #21	1.0 #30	1.1 #13	10.1 #24
#44	Tulane	7	16.1 #44	25.9 #38	199.3 #69	1.0 #30	0.7 #57	64.6 #138
#48	Syracuse	7	16.3 #48	29.1 #85	198.9 #68	1.3 #70	0.6 #77	14.3 #40
#49	California	8	16.4 #49	27.9 #71	204.1 #75	1.6 #99	0.8 #46	30.9 #103
#49	Jacksonville State	8	16.4 #49	25.6 #32	166.6 #23	1.0 #30	0.9 #28	17.4 #53
#49	Toledo	8	16.4 #49	30.2 #97	191.1 #57	1.5 #87	0.6 #68	15.2 #45
#49	UTSA	8	16.4 #49	29.4 #88	188.4 #49	1.1 #49	0.6 #68	39.5 #121
#53	Ohio State	7	16.4 #53	31.6 #108	157.7 #15	0.4 #3	0.6 #77	9.9 #22
#54	Ohio	8	16.5 #54	26.1 #43	180.5 #40	0.9 #29	0.5 #91	20.8 #66
#55	Akron	8	16.6 #55	28.6 #81	217.1 #98	2.1 #128	0.4 #104	35.2 #116
#56	Fresno State	7	16.7 #56	27.1 #59	187.6 #48	1.0 #30	1.0 #19	14.9 #42
#56	Northern Illinois	7	16.7 #56	21.9 #3	182.9 #42	1.7 #103	0.3 #116	30.6 #101
#58	Troy	8	16.8 #58	27.6 #65	187.2 #47	1.8 #111	0.6 #68	17.6 #55
#59	Arizona	7	16.9 #59	30.0 #93	189.7 #51	0.7 #11	0.3 #116	28.9 #92
#59	Clemson	7	16.9 #59	29.4 #89	170.6 #28	0.9 #16	0.6 #77	22.6 #69
#61	Alabama	8	16.9 #61	26.8 #56	214.0 #88	1.2 #64	1.5 #3	8.2 #16
#61	Indiana	8	16.9 #61	27.4 #62	175.5 #34	0.5 #5	0.9 #28	10.2 #25
#61	Western Kentucky	8	16.9 #61	27.6 #65	201.1 #71	1.9 #117	0.5 #91	15.4 #46
#61	Wyoming	8	16.9 #61	27.6 #65	170.5 #27	1.0 #30	0.4 #104	41.9 #128
#65	USC	8	17.1 #65	26.5 #51	210.8 #83	1.4 #77	0.4 #104	28.9 #93
#66	Boston College	7	17.1 #66	26.7 #53	170.6 #28	1.6 #93	1.4 #5	5.4 #11
#66	Rutgers	7	17.1 #66	26.7 #53	213.9 #87	2.1 #130	0.7 #57	42.4 #129
#66	South Florida	7	17.1 #66	26.4 #48	175.6 #35	0.9 #16	0.3 #116	39.9 #122
#66	Southern Miss	7	17.1 #66	26.7 #53	198.7 #67	1.3 #70	0.9 #33	41.7 #127
#70	Georgia	7	17.3 #70	28.3 #74	172.6 #32	1.0 #30	0.4 #96	35.1 #115
#71	Buffalo	8	17.4 #71	30.0 #93	223.8 #104	1.4 #77	0.5 #91	27.4 #84
#72	Duke	7	17.4 #72	27.6 #64	190.0 #52	1.0 #30	0.3 #116	10.9 #29
#73	Louisiana	8	17.5 #73	27.9 #71	169.1 #26	1.1 #49	0.8 #46	9.2 #20
#73	North Texas	8	17.5 #73	26.4 #47	228.8 #107	2.4 #137	0.4 #104	31.8 #110
#73	Western Michigan	8	17.5 #73	28.5 #77	214.2 #91	1.5 #87	0.4 #104	36.9 #117
#76	Utah	7	17.6 #76	35.1 #132	223.0 #103	0.9 #16	1.1 #13	25.3 #76
#76	Washington	7	17.6 #76	28.6 #79	201.7 #72	1.4 #82	1.3 #9	29.1 #96
#78	Colorado State	7	17.7 #78	25.0 #24	271.7 #134	1.7 #103	1.3 #9	40.1 #124
#78	Missouri	7	17.7 #78	31.7 #110	205.0 #77	1.6 #93	0.9 #33	2.7 #6
#78	Purdue	7	17.7 #78	29.3 #86	234.9 #109	2.0 #120	0.9 #33	29.9 #99
#81	Ball State	8	17.8 #81	26.9 #58	217.8 #100	2.0 #120	0.4 #104	20.6 #64
#82	Army	7	17.9 #82	28.3 #74	213.1 #86	1.4 #82	0.4 #96	15.0 #43
#82	Iowa State	7	17.9 #82	26.9 #57	214.1 #90	1.3 #70	0.3 #116	38.1 #118
#82	Maryland	7	17.9 #82	27.3 #61	215.1 #92	2.3 #133	0.7 #57	22.9 #70
#82	Navy	7	17.9 #82	25.7 #36	254.6 #126	2.1 #130	0.6 #77	4.1 #9
#86	New Mexico State	8	18.0 #86	27.5 #63	205.8 #78	0.6 #9	0.9 #28	29.4 #97
#86	Old Dominion	8	18.0 #86	28.1 #73	198.4 #66	1.8 #111	0.5 #91	8.9 #18
#86	Tennessee	8	18.0 #86	28.9 #84	164.8 #20	0.5 #5	1.0 #19	28.8 #90
#89	Boise State	7	18.1 #89	31.1 #101	251.3 #124	1.7 #103	0.9 #33	17.4 #54
#89	Marshall	7	18.1 #89	31.1 #101	236.9 #112	2.3 #133	0.6 #77	25.3 #76
#89	Oklahoma State	7	18.1 #89	28.3 #74	216.7 #96	2.0 #120	0.9 #33	29.0 #95
#92	Virginia Tech	8	18.2 #92	27.6 #65	204.1 #75	1.0 #30	0.2 #131	30.5 #100
#93	Ole Miss	7	18.3 #93	30.1 #96	225.7 #105	0.9 #16	1.0 #19	23.9 #72
#94	Wisconsin	7	18.4 #94	32.1 #113	180.1 #38	0.6 #7	0.9 #33	5.7 #12
#95	James Madison	9	18.6 #95	32.2 #114	216.6 #94	1.1 #48	0.7 #67	12.7 #31
#96	UCF	7	18.6 #96	31.3 #104	237.0 #113	0.9 #16	0.9 #33	16.3 #49
#97	Washington State	8	18.6 #97	30.4 #98	214.1 #89	1.6 #99	0.4 #104	31.6 #108
#98	NC State	7	18.9 #98	29.4 #89	240.7 #117	2.3 #133	0.4 #96	31.6 #107
#98	South Carolina	7	18.9 #98	27.9 #69	212.1 #84	1.9 #114	0.3 #116	18.4 #62
#100	App State	7	19.0 #100	32.4 #116	217.0 #97	1.1 #55	1.4 #5	26.4 #83
#100	Kennesaw State	8	19.0 #100	30.0 #93	217.2 #99	0.8 #15	0.6 #68	31.5 #106
#100	Texas	7	19.0 #100	32.3 #115	177.3 #36	0.9 #16	0.9 #33	10.7 #27
#103	Arizona State	7	19.1 #103	33.0 #121	207.1 #82	1.6 #93	0.4 #96	15.1 #44
#104	Rice	8	19.2 #104	28.5 #77	203.5 #74	2.0 #120	0.4 #104	17.6 #55
#105	Colorado	7	19.3 #105	33.6 #123	248.7 #123	2.3 #133	0.6 #77	3.6 #7
#105	Temple	7	19.3 #105	28.7 #82	238.7 #114	1.4 #82	0.3 #116	29.6 #98
#107	Vanderbilt	8	19.4 #107	29.5 #91	216.6 #95	1.6 #99	0.6 #68	21.6 #67
#108	South Alabama	7	19.4 #108	28.6 #79	235.6 #110	1.9 #114	0.9 #33	16.1 #48
#109	Miami	7	19.6 #109	32.7 #120	220.6 #102	1.1 #55	0.6 #77	0.6 #3
#110	Eastern Michigan	9	19.7 #110	29.6 #92	239.2 #116	1.6 #92	0.4 #95	15.6 #47
#111	Florida State	7	19.7 #111	31.3 #104	256.3 #128	1.7 #103	0.6 #77	7.1 #15
#112	Houston	8	19.8 #112	31.6 #109	244.5 #120	1.4 #77	0.8 #46	24.0 #74
#113	BYU	7	20.0 #113	32.6 #118	189.1 #50	1.0 #30	0.6 #77	13.4 #36
#114	Oregon State	7	20.1 #114	32.0 #111	198.0 #64	1.3 #70	0.6 #77	22.3 #68
#115	Delaware	8	20.2 #115	31.1 #100	257.0 #130	1.8 #111	0.6 #68	27.6 #85
#116	Pittsburgh	8	20.4 #116	31.2 #103	256.6 #129	1.6 #99	1.0 #19	-5.4 #1
#117	Missouri State	8	20.5 #117	30.9 #99	240.9 #118	1.9 #117	0.4 #104	34.0 #112
#117	San José State	8	20.5 #117	32.1 #112	215.4 #93	1.1 #49	0.8 #46	26.4 #82
#119	Stanford	8	20.6 #119	32.5 #117	247.5 #122	2.1 #128	0.4 #104	28.6 #89
#120	Northwestern	7	20.7 #120	34.6 #131	206.7 #80	0.9 #16	1.0 #19	10.0 #23
#121	Louisville	7	20.9 #121	34.0 #129	263.7 #132	1.7 #103	1.0 #19	19.6 #63
#122	Auburn	7	21.0 #122	33.3 #122	232.6 #108	1.3 #70	1.1 #13	18.0 #58
#122	Illinois	7	21.0 #122	31.4 #106	238.7 #114	1.7 #103	0.3 #116	9.3 #21
#124	Charlotte	7	21.3 #124	29.3 #86	266.9 #133	2.4 #138	0.3 #116	44.3 #132
#125	West Virginia	8	21.4 #125	31.5 #107	307.8 #138	2.0 #120	0.6 #68	12.9 #32
#126	Miami (OH)	8	21.5 #126	34.5 #130	256.1 #127	1.9 #117	0.6 #68	16.6 #50
#127	Baylor	7	21.6 #127	36.1 #135	228.1 #106	1.0 #30	1.1 #13	13.3 #34
#127	UConn	7	21.6 #127	32.6 #118	236.3 #111	1.6 #93	0.4 #96	8.3 #17
#129	Florida	7	22.1 #129	33.7 #125	252.0 #125	1.7 #103	0.6 #77	18.1 #60
#129	North Carolina	7	22.1 #129	33.9 #128	218.0 #101	1.1 #55	0.7 #57	-3.7 #2
#131	Utah State	7	22.6 #131	35.6 #133	206.7 #80	0.9 #16	0.4 #96	30.9 #102
#132	San Diego State	8	22.6 #132	33.6 #124	283.6 #136	2.2 #132	0.8 #46	27.6 #85
#133	Mississippi State	7	22.9 #133	33.7 #125	257.0 #130	2.0 #120	0.3 #116	16.9 #51
#134	Kentucky	8	23.0 #134	37.0 #136	243.9 #119	1.5 #87	1.4 #8	40.8 #126
#135	Cincinnati	7	23.1 #135	36.0 #134	284.1 #137	1.1 #55	0.6 #77	38.6 #119
#136	Texas Tech	7	24.1 #136	38.0 #137	246.9 #121	2.0 #120	1.3 #9	17.3 #52
#137	Wake Forest	7	24.9 #137	33.7 #125	206.0 #79	0.9 #16	0.3 #116	7.0 #14
#138	Texas State	7	26.0 #138	39.4 #138	273.1 #135	1.6 #93	0.4 #96	13.3 #34

Ranks among 138 FBS teams:▲top 10%▲top thirdmiddle▼bottom third▼bottom 10%For defense, a good rank means it allows less.

Positions come from the box score or roster; unlisted players are placed by their stat line that game (main passer = QB, 3+ carries = RB, other pass-catchers = WR/TE). College tight ends are grouped with receivers.