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	North Dakota State	9	11.4 #1	21.0 #2	112.4 #1	0.2 #1	1.6 #2	27.9 #87
#2	Kansas State	8	11.5 #2	21.9 #3	145.4 #7	1.0 #30	0.1 #135	21.9 #69
#3	UAB	8	11.8 #3	19.4 #1	115.1 #2	1.0 #30	0.6 #63	66.2 #138
#3	UCLA	8	11.8 #3	23.8 #17	135.4 #4	0.8 #10	1.4 #5	4.1 #8
#5	Penn State	8	12.6 #5	23.9 #19	129.4 #3	0.8 #10	1.0 #18	22.6 #73
#6	Virginia	9	13.1 #6	23.8 #18	172.7 #28	0.7 #9	0.8 #40	43.1 #131
#7	Minnesota	8	13.1 #7	23.2 #11	150.6 #11	1.1 #47	0.9 #26	30.6 #103
#8	Sam Houston	8	13.4 #8	24.2 #22	142.4 #5	1.2 #62	0.8 #43	28.4 #93
#9	Air Force	8	13.5 #9	23.6 #14	174.5 #31	1.1 #47	0.6 #63	39.5 #124
#9	Texas A&M	8	13.5 #9	22.5 #7	181.9 #43	1.4 #72	0.8 #43	14.0 #38
#11	Memphis	9	13.9 #11	23.6 #13	180.2 #40	1.0 #30	1.1 #17	15.9 #46
#12	Oklahoma	8	14.1 #12	22.4 #6	165.9 #19	1.2 #62	0.8 #43	34.4 #112
#12	UNLV	8	14.1 #12	26.5 #47	178.9 #38	1.1 #47	0.9 #26	15.6 #45
#14	Bowling Green	9	14.2 #14	22.1 #5	164.9 #17	1.4 #86	0.2 #134	35.9 #117
#15	Georgia Southern	8	14.4 #15	24.4 #23	176.9 #35	1.2 #62	0.2 #122	9.9 #27
#15	Nebraska	8	14.4 #15	26.1 #41	159.9 #14	0.8 #10	0.8 #43	8.4 #19
#17	East Carolina	8	14.5 #17	25.6 #33	181.2 #42	0.8 #10	0.9 #26	35.9 #116
#17	Georgia Tech	8	14.5 #17	25.6 #33	192.5 #57	1.5 #90	0.1 #135	36.1 #118
#17	Michigan	8	14.5 #17	24.6 #24	149.8 #10	1.0 #30	0.9 #26	8.5 #20
#17	Middle Tennessee	8	14.5 #17	22.8 #8	182.8 #44	1.2 #62	0.8 #43	42.4 #130
#21	Nevada	8	14.6 #21	24.8 #27	144.8 #6	1.1 #47	0.1 #135	41.2 #128
#21	Notre Dame	8	14.6 #21	23.9 #19	148.0 #8	0.9 #20	1.0 #18	22.6 #73
#23	Arkansas State	8	14.8 #23	22.0 #4	179.2 #39	1.2 #62	1.1 #10	28.4 #93
#23	Iowa	8	14.8 #23	25.5 #32	174.9 #33	1.1 #47	0.6 #63	1.8 #5
#23	Massachusetts	8	14.8 #23	26.6 #52	153.8 #13	1.1 #47	0.9 #26	14.1 #39
#23	New Mexico	8	14.8 #23	25.2 #28	167.2 #21	1.0 #30	1.6 #1	-1.6 #2
#27	Central Michigan	8	14.9 #27	25.2 #28	173.9 #29	1.2 #62	1.0 #18	28.5 #95
#27	Florida Atlantic	8	14.9 #27	23.0 #10	194.6 #63	1.5 #90	0.6 #63	50.8 #135
#27	Kansas	8	14.9 #27	26.4 #45	175.4 #34	1.1 #47	0.2 #122	48.2 #134
#27	Liberty	8	14.9 #27	26.5 #47	149.2 #9	0.6 #7	1.0 #18	17.2 #52
#31	TCU	8	15.0 #31	27.4 #61	174.6 #32	0.5 #3	0.4 #105	27.5 #85
#32	LSU	8	15.1 #32	25.9 #39	153.4 #12	0.4 #2	0.8 #43	3.9 #7
#33	Sacramento State	9	15.2 #33	23.3 #12	184.8 #47	1.2 #61	0.4 #101	35.0 #113
#34	Coastal Carolina	8	15.4 #34	23.6 #14	194.2 #62	1.6 #102	0.2 #122	22.9 #75
#34	Louisiana Tech	8	15.4 #34	26.5 #47	186.9 #51	1.0 #30	1.4 #5	20.6 #62
#36	Tulsa	8	15.5 #36	25.4 #31	185.2 #48	1.1 #47	0.8 #43	64.2 #137
#37	Florida International	8	15.8 #37	26.8 #53	177.9 #37	0.8 #10	0.8 #43	18.5 #58
#37	Michigan State	8	15.8 #37	25.6 #33	190.4 #55	1.1 #47	0.2 #122	31.9 #108
#39	UL Monroe	8	15.9 #39	24.6 #24	202.1 #70	1.9 #113	0.2 #122	12.2 #34
#40	Kent State	9	15.9 #40	23.7 #16	187.2 #52	1.1 #44	0.3 #119	4.9 #10
#41	California	9	16.0 #41	27.6 #63	202.8 #73	1.7 #106	0.7 #61	27.6 #86
#41	Hawai'i	8	16.0 #41	25.6 #33	193.9 #61	1.0 #30	0.8 #43	31.4 #104
#41	UTEP	8	16.0 #41	24.0 #21	202.1 #70	1.8 #107	0.5 #83	11.8 #31
#44	Arizona	8	16.1 #44	29.2 #84	184.0 #46	0.9 #20	0.2 #122	39.9 #126
#45	Arkansas	8	16.2 #45	25.2 #28	195.9 #64	0.9 #20	0.6 #63	28.1 #91
#45	Georgia State	8	16.2 #45	26.5 #47	203.5 #74	1.4 #72	0.5 #83	18.4 #57
#45	Ohio State	8	16.2 #45	30.4 #100	165.8 #18	0.5 #3	0.5 #83	7.5 #16
#45	UTSA	8	16.2 #45	29.2 #84	187.4 #54	1.1 #47	0.6 #63	39.5 #124
#49	Old Dominion	9	16.3 #49	26.0 #40	183.7 #45	1.6 #100	0.4 #101	8.6 #21
#50	Boston College	8	16.4 #50	25.6 #33	174.4 #30	1.5 #90	1.2 #8	3.8 #6
#50	Duke	8	16.4 #50	26.2 #44	177.1 #36	0.9 #20	0.2 #122	12.5 #36
#50	Jacksonville State	8	16.4 #50	25.6 #33	166.6 #20	1.0 #30	0.9 #26	17.4 #53
#50	Toledo	8	16.4 #50	30.2 #99	191.1 #56	1.5 #90	0.6 #63	15.2 #42
#54	Ohio	8	16.5 #54	26.1 #41	180.5 #41	0.9 #20	0.5 #83	20.8 #63
#55	Akron	8	16.6 #55	28.6 #77	217.1 #93	2.1 #130	0.4 #105	35.2 #114
#55	Oregon	8	16.6 #55	30.0 #92	202.0 #69	1.4 #72	1.1 #10	27.4 #83
#55	SMU	8	16.6 #55	27.0 #57	162.1 #15	1.0 #30	0.1 #135	21.8 #68
#55	South Florida	8	16.6 #55	26.5 #47	172.2 #26	0.8 #10	0.2 #122	30.2 #101
#59	Troy	8	16.8 #59	27.6 #64	187.2 #53	1.8 #107	0.6 #63	17.6 #54
#60	Alabama	8	16.9 #60	26.8 #53	214.0 #87	1.2 #62	1.5 #3	8.2 #18
#60	Western Kentucky	8	16.9 #60	27.6 #64	201.1 #67	1.9 #113	0.5 #83	15.4 #43
#60	Wyoming	8	16.9 #60	27.6 #64	170.5 #25	1.0 #30	0.4 #105	41.9 #129
#63	Tulane	8	17.0 #63	27.1 #59	204.2 #77	1.1 #47	0.6 #63	60.8 #136
#64	Northern Illinois	8	17.1 #64	22.9 #9	193.6 #59	1.9 #113	0.5 #83	37.5 #120
#65	Indiana	9	17.2 #65	28.4 #75	169.3 #24	0.6 #6	0.8 #40	7.4 #15
#66	Purdue	8	17.2 #66	28.1 #73	223.6 #100	1.8 #107	0.8 #43	29.5 #99
#67	Buffalo	8	17.4 #67	30.0 #92	223.8 #101	1.4 #72	0.5 #83	27.4 #83
#67	Clemson	8	17.4 #67	29.9 #91	193.0 #58	1.0 #30	0.9 #26	22.4 #72
#67	Georgia	8	17.4 #67	27.9 #70	172.5 #27	0.9 #20	0.5 #83	32.9 #110
#67	Southern Miss	8	17.4 #67	27.6 #64	199.1 #66	1.4 #72	0.8 #43	37.5 #120
#67	Utah	8	17.4 #67	34.5 #131	228.0 #106	0.8 #10	1.1 #10	21.9 #69
#72	Louisiana	8	17.5 #72	27.9 #70	169.1 #23	1.1 #47	0.8 #43	9.2 #24
#72	North Texas	8	17.5 #72	26.4 #45	228.8 #108	2.4 #137	0.4 #105	31.8 #107
#74	USC	9	17.6 #74	27.8 #69	216.2 #90	1.3 #71	0.3 #119	27.0 #82
#75	Colorado State	8	17.6 #75	24.6 #24	259.4 #131	1.6 #102	1.1 #10	45.0 #133
#76	Ball State	8	17.8 #76	26.9 #56	217.8 #95	2.0 #121	0.4 #105	18.2 #56
#76	Rutgers	8	17.8 #76	26.8 #53	220.4 #97	2.0 #121	0.6 #63	43.9 #132
#78	Western Michigan	9	17.8 #78	28.8 #79	207.0 #81	1.4 #86	0.6 #82	37.3 #119
#79	Maryland	8	17.9 #79	27.9 #70	216.1 #88	2.1 #130	0.8 #43	22.2 #71
#79	Syracuse	8	17.9 #79	30.0 #92	217.9 #96	1.4 #72	0.5 #83	11.9 #32
#81	Washington State	9	17.9 #81	29.3 #86	201.7 #68	1.4 #86	0.4 #101	28.1 #90
#82	Missouri	8	18.0 #82	32.0 #115	208.0 #82	1.4 #72	0.9 #26	6.5 #12
#82	Navy	8	18.0 #82	26.1 #41	249.0 #127	2.1 #130	0.5 #83	4.1 #8
#82	New Mexico State	8	18.0 #82	27.5 #62	205.8 #78	0.6 #7	0.9 #26	29.4 #98
#82	Tennessee	8	18.0 #82	28.9 #80	164.8 #16	0.5 #3	1.0 #18	28.8 #96
#86	Oklahoma State	8	18.1 #86	28.2 #74	228.2 #107	2.1 #130	0.9 #26	31.4 #104
#86	Texas	8	18.1 #86	30.1 #97	167.2 #21	0.8 #10	0.8 #43	9.1 #23
#88	South Alabama	8	18.2 #88	27.0 #57	227.0 #104	2.0 #121	0.8 #43	18.5 #58
#88	UCF	8	18.2 #88	30.5 #101	247.2 #124	1.2 #62	0.8 #43	17.1 #51
#88	Virginia Tech	8	18.2 #88	27.6 #64	204.1 #75	1.0 #30	0.2 #122	30.5 #102
#91	Rice	8	18.4 #91	27.1 #59	193.8 #60	2.0 #121	0.4 #105	17.6 #54
#91	Washington	8	18.4 #91	30.5 #101	208.4 #83	1.4 #72	1.5 #3	28.0 #89
#93	Boise State	8	18.5 #93	31.1 #105	254.9 #129	2.0 #121	0.6 #63	20.8 #63
#94	James Madison	9	18.6 #94	32.2 #117	216.6 #91	1.1 #44	0.7 #61	12.4 #35
#95	Wisconsin	8	18.6 #95	31.1 #105	185.4 #49	0.8 #10	0.8 #43	6.4 #11
#96	Fresno State	8	18.8 #96	31.1 #105	210.8 #85	1.0 #30	0.9 #26	11.2 #29
#96	Marshall	8	18.8 #96	32.8 #120	248.4 #126	2.0 #121	0.9 #26	21.6 #67
#98	UConn	8	18.9 #98	28.5 #76	206.8 #79	1.4 #72	0.4 #105	7.2 #14
#99	Iowa State	8	19.0 #99	28.8 #78	227.8 #105	1.8 #107	0.4 #105	35.4 #115
#99	Kennesaw State	8	19.0 #99	30.0 #92	217.2 #94	0.8 #10	0.6 #63	31.5 #106
#99	Oregon State	8	19.0 #99	30.1 #97	198.5 #65	1.4 #72	0.6 #63	23.8 #76
#99	Temple	8	19.0 #99	28.9 #80	225.1 #103	1.2 #62	0.4 #105	29.6 #100
#103	Arizona State	8	19.1 #103	32.6 #119	210.8 #85	1.5 #90	0.5 #83	15.1 #41
#103	Colorado	8	19.1 #103	32.9 #121	245.6 #123	2.4 #137	0.5 #83	8.1 #17
#103	Ole Miss	8	19.1 #103	31.1 #105	221.9 #98	0.9 #20	0.9 #26	21.5 #65
#106	San José State	9	19.2 #106	30.1 #96	202.7 #72	1.1 #44	1.0 #18	27.9 #87
#107	Army	8	19.2 #107	29.1 #82	232.9 #111	1.8 #107	0.4 #105	16.9 #49
#107	Delaware	8	19.2 #107	29.6 #89	237.9 #117	1.6 #102	0.6 #63	28.9 #97
#109	Vanderbilt	8	19.4 #109	29.5 #87	216.6 #92	1.6 #102	0.6 #63	19.9 #61
#110	Florida State	8	19.5 #110	31.4 #111	247.9 #125	1.8 #107	0.5 #83	16.9 #49
#111	Eastern Michigan	9	19.7 #111	29.6 #88	239.2 #118	1.6 #100	0.4 #101	15.6 #44
#112	Houston	8	19.8 #112	31.6 #114	244.5 #122	1.4 #72	0.8 #43	24.0 #78
#112	South Carolina	8	19.8 #112	29.8 #90	216.1 #88	1.9 #113	0.2 #122	19.8 #60
#114	Pittsburgh	9	19.9 #114	30.6 #103	237.1 #116	1.4 #86	0.9 #25	-5.7 #1
#115	Stanford	9	20.0 #115	31.2 #110	241.6 #120	2.1 #129	0.3 #119	32.3 #109
#116	NC State	8	20.1 #116	31.4 #111	235.1 #113	2.1 #130	0.5 #83	26.1 #80
#117	BYU	8	20.2 #117	33.8 #126	186.2 #50	1.1 #47	0.5 #83	9.5 #25
#118	Missouri State	8	20.5 #118	30.9 #104	240.9 #119	1.9 #113	0.4 #105	34.0 #111
#119	Baylor	8	20.6 #119	34.2 #128	209.9 #84	0.9 #20	1.1 #10	9.8 #26
#119	Miami	8	20.6 #119	32.9 #121	235.6 #114	1.5 #90	0.5 #83	0.2 #3
#121	Illinois	8	20.8 #121	31.1 #105	232.6 #110	1.5 #90	0.4 #105	11.2 #29
#122	Northwestern	8	20.9 #122	34.1 #127	222.9 #99	1.1 #47	0.9 #26	8.8 #22
#123	Florida	8	21.0 #123	32.4 #118	233.1 #112	1.5 #90	0.5 #83	21.5 #65
#124	App State	8	21.1 #124	34.2 #128	230.8 #109	1.0 #30	1.2 #8	24.1 #79
#124	Auburn	8	21.1 #124	33.4 #125	236.4 #115	1.4 #72	1.1 #10	23.9 #77
#124	Louisville	8	21.1 #124	34.4 #130	264.5 #134	1.9 #113	1.0 #18	14.6 #40
#127	West Virginia	8	21.4 #127	31.5 #113	307.8 #138	2.0 #121	0.6 #63	12.9 #37
#128	Miami (OH)	8	21.5 #128	34.5 #131	256.1 #130	1.9 #113	0.6 #63	16.6 #48
#129	Charlotte	8	21.6 #129	29.1 #82	260.5 #132	2.2 #136	0.2 #122	38.1 #122
#130	Mississippi State	8	22.0 #130	32.0 #115	252.4 #128	2.1 #130	0.2 #122	16.0 #47
#131	North Carolina	8	22.1 #131	33.2 #124	225.0 #102	1.4 #72	0.6 #63	1.2 #4
#131	Utah State	8	22.1 #131	34.9 #134	204.1 #75	0.9 #20	0.4 #105	26.4 #81
#133	Cincinnati	8	23.0 #133	35.1 #135	281.1 #136	1.4 #72	0.6 #63	39.4 #123
#133	Kentucky	8	23.0 #133	37.0 #136	243.9 #121	1.5 #90	1.4 #5	40.8 #127
#135	San Diego State	9	23.4 #135	34.6 #133	285.3 #137	2.0 #121	0.8 #40	28.3 #92
#136	Wake Forest	8	24.2 #136	33.1 #123	206.8 #79	0.9 #20	0.4 #105	7.0 #13
#137	Texas State	8	25.0 #137	37.8 #137	261.6 #133	1.5 #90	0.5 #83	11.0 #28
#138	Texas Tech	8	25.2 #138	38.9 #138	268.1 #135	1.9 #113	1.1 #10	12.0 #33

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.