college football teams with worst pass defense this year

The Kansas State Wildcats and the Tulane Green Wave are tied for defending the fewest passes this season, with 0 passes defended.

	TEAM	PDEF	SEASON	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Kansas State	0	2026	5	232	25	257	12.0	92	0	0	0	5	3	0
2	Tulane	0	2026	5	193	185	378	6.0	41	0	0	0	1	1	0
3	Buffalo	1	2026	6	232	163	395	7.0	34	1	0	0	5	4	0
4	Duke	1	2026	5	202	82	284	11.0	75	1	19	0	2	2	0
5	Georgia Tech	1	2026	5	212	154	366	6.0	40	1	1	0	4	1	0
6	Kansas	1	2026	5	187	108	295	9.0	45	1	0	0	5	4	0
7	Louisiana-Monroe	1	2026	5	252	99	351	5.0	18	1	16	0	2	2	0
8	Miami (OH)	1	2026	6	223	136	359	11.0	63	1	16	0	4	3	0
9	Nevada	1	2026	5	247	82	329	12.0	61	1	0	0	3	2	0
10	Army	1	2026	5	177	94	271	4.0	35	1	0	0	2	0	0
11	Virginia Tech	1	2026	6	249	91	340	19.0	129	1	0	0	8	3	1
12	Sacramento State	1	2026	6	171	235	406	8.0	55	1	0	0	2	2	1
13	Delaware	1	2026	5	188	189	377	17.0	103	1	0	0	7	5	0
14	Akron	2	2026	6	249	122	371	2.0	18	2	21	0	4	3	0
15	Arizona	2	2026	6	242	136	378	16.0	93	2	0	0	4	3	1
16	Bowling Green	2	2026	6	236	172	408	18.0	113	2	0	0	5	4	1
17	Colorado	2	2026	5	229	92	321	10.0	60	2	0	0	3	3	0
18	Georgia Southern	2	2026	6	279	88	367	14.0	80	2	1	0	7	5	0
19	Georgia State	2	2026	5	204	91	295	19.0	104	2	17	0	6	3	0
20	Hawai'i	2	2026	6	265	92	357	11.0	84	2	15	0	3	1	0
21	Illinois	2	2026	6	284	63	347	5.0	34	2	147	2	4	1	0
22	Iowa State	2	2026	6	252	102	354	9.0	73	2	7	0	8	6	0
23	Michigan State	2	2026	6	243	100	343	7.0	42	2	37	0	5	1	0
24	Mississippi State	2	2026	5	219	151	370	13.0	63	2	12	0	2	2	0
25	Charlotte	2	2026	6	309	118	427	9.0	67	2	36	1	2	2	1

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More Kansas State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,092

Johnson

RUSH

330

Johnson

REC

201

Tibbs

Team Rankings

PPG

35.6

37th

OPP PPG

19.2

43rd

RUSH YDS/G

216.0

26th

PASS YDS/G

228.0

86th

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
10	Iowa State	1-2	3-3
11	UCF	1-2	3-3
12	Kansas State	0-2	3-2
13	Colorado	0-2	2-3
14	Kansas	0-2	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	KU	@	KSU	12:00 PM
Sat 10/24	KSU	@	ASU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	KSU	@	COLO	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	OKST	@	KSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	KSU	@	TCU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Houston

5 - 1

Final

Kansas State

3 - 2

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333