best passing defense teams in college football this year

The UAB Blazers have the fewest opponent passing yards per game played by a team this season, with 126.

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Data note: Opponent Passing Yards: team season data complete from 1956

	TEAM	OPP YDS/GP	OPP YDS	GP	SEASON	OPP CMP	OPP ATT	OPP PCT	OPP AVG	OPP TD	OPP INT	OPP RTG	OPP TD%	OPP INT%	OPP SCK	OPP SCKY
1	UAB	126	882	7	2026	87	146	59.6	6.0	8	5	121.6	5.5	3.4	15	75
2	North Dakota State	128.63	1,029	8	2026	96	180	53.3	5.7	4	12	95.4	2.2	6.7	13	79
3	Penn State	141.29	989	7	2026	101	178	56.7	5.6	5	7	104.8	2.8	3.9	9	44
4	Sam Houston	146.38	1,171	8	2026	109	203	53.7	5.8	11	6	114.1	5.4	3.0	15	94
5	Kansas State	147.14	1,030	7	2026	82	165	49.7	6.2	7	1	114.9	4.2	0.6	17	128
6	Nevada	153	1,071	7	2026	107	182	58.8	5.9	8	1	121.6	4.4	0.5	17	92
7	Michigan	154.57	1,082	7	2026	116	191	60.7	5.7	7	7	113.1	3.7	3.7	16	82
8	Oklahoma	156.29	1,094	7	2026	102	170	60.0	6.4	8	4	124.9	4.7	2.4	23	123
9	TCU	158.86	1,112	7	2026	100	189	52.9	5.9	3	4	103.3	1.6	2.1	17	99
10	Air Force	163.86	1,147	7	2026	94	164	57.3	7.0	7	5	124.1	4.3	3.0	9	58
11	Minnesota	165.14	1,156	7	2026	108	186	58.1	6.2	8	7	116.9	4.3	3.8	15	94
12	Tennessee	165.63	1,325	8	2026	147	236	62.3	5.6	4	8	108.3	1.7	3.4	35	183
13	Notre Dame	167.71	1,174	7	2026	114	185	61.6	6.3	8	8	120.5	4.3	4.3	15	108
14	Bowling Green	168.38	1,347	8	2026	120	182	65.9	7.4	12	2	147.7	6.6	1.1	19	124
15	Jacksonville State	169	1,352	8	2026	137	219	62.6	6.2	8	7	120.1	3.7	3.2	13	81
16	Florida International	170.86	1,196	7	2026	110	195	56.4	6.1	5	5	111.3	2.6	2.6	14	90
17	Ohio State	171.43	1,200	7	2026	121	230	52.6	5.2	3	4	97.3	1.3	1.7	10	81
18	Nebraska	171.71	1,202	7	2026	107	199	53.8	6.0	7	7	109.1	3.5	3.5	19	141
19	LSU	172.75	1,382	8	2026	138	230	60.0	6.0	4	7	110.1	1.7	3.0	34	209
20	New Mexico	174.57	1,222	7	2026	110	200	55.0	6.1	8	15	104.5	4.0	7.5	20	147
21	Liberty	177.14	1,240	7	2026	116	218	53.2	5.7	5	7	102.1	2.3	3.2	14	122
22	Texas	178.14	1,247	7	2026	134	229	58.5	5.4	6	6	107.7	2.6	2.6	20	134
23	SMU	179.14	1,254	7	2026	127	208	61.1	6.0	9	2	124.1	4.3	1.0	21	136
24	Central Michigan	180.13	1,441	8	2026	124	211	58.8	6.8	10	8	124.2	4.7	3.8	16	106
25	Wyoming	180.38	1,443	8	2026	142	233	60.9	6.2	9	3	123.1	3.9	1.3	19	109

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More UAB Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,184

Burton

RUSH

436

Robinson

REC

350

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

23.3

109th

OPP PPG

24.6

80th

RUSH YDS/G

168.0

63rd

PASS YDS/G

171.0

157th

2026 AAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Memphis	3-1	6-2
5	Florida Atlantic	2-1	5-2
6	UAB	2-1	4-3
7	Charlotte	1-2	1-6
8	Temple	1-2	2-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	UAB	@	USF	12:00 PM
Sat 11/7	CHAR	@	UAB	3:30 PM
Sat 11/14	UAB	@	TEM	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	UTSA	@	UAB	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	UAB	@	UNT	1:00 PM

Last Game

East Carolina

3 - 3

Final

UAB

4 - 3

Thu 15 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
2	Liberty	6	1	.857
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125