2011 Pass Efficiency Defense (Final) • Updated 3/1/2012
| YPG | ATT | COM | % | TC | INT | GRADE | OPP | ||
| 1 | Alabama | 111.5 | 334 | 164 | 49.1 | 6 | 13 | 14.2 | 9.40 |
| 2 | LSU | 171.4 | 437 | 229 | 52.4 | 7 | 18 | 14.0 | 10.19 |
| 3 | Oklahoma St | 271.8 | 541 | 322 | 59.5 | 15 | 24 | 13.6 | 12.40 |
| 4 | South Carolina | 131.7 | 346 | 174 | 50.3 | 14 | 19 | 13.5 | 9.61 |
| 5 | Texas | 209.8 | 456 | 258 | 56.6 | 13 | 12 | 13.5 | 12.32 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 200.6 | 413 | 206 | 49.9 | 16 | 16 | 13.1 | 11.10 |
| 7 | Utah | 237.4 | 464 | 260 | 56.0 | 18 | 19 | 13.0 | 12.10 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 241.5 | 474 | 257 | 54.2 | 18 | 15 | 12.8 | 12.00 |
| 9 | Southern Miss | 224.4 | 535 | 308 | 57.6 | 14 | 19 | 12.8 | 11.06 |
| 10 | Nevada | 221.8 | 441 | 213 | 48.3 | 25 | 15 | 12.6 | 11.18 |
| 11 | Georgia | 176.0 | 430 | 218 | 50.7 | 12 | 20 | 12.6 | 9.24 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 249.1 | 509 | 298 | 58.5 | 21 | 21 | 12.1 | 11.72 |
| 13 | UCF | 194.5 | 385 | 208 | 54.0 | 12 | 9 | 11.8 | 10.53 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 172.3 | 355 | 184 | 51.8 | 8 | 19 | 11.6 | 8.82 |
| 15 | Houston | 208.7 | 469 | 258 | 55.0 | 19 | 21 | 11.6 | 10.09 |
| 16 | California | 204.2 | 398 | 224 | 56.3 | 19 | 12 | 11.4 | 11.75 |
| 17 | BYU | 200.9 | 432 | 250 | 57.9 | 13 | 13 | 11.4 | 10.58 |
| 18 | Florida St | 192.3 | 401 | 237 | 59.1 | 16 | 16 | 11.4 | 11.04 |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | 192.2 | 398 | 216 | 54.3 | 16 | 19 | 11.3 | 9.71 |
| 20 | Oregon | 247.3 | 529 | 313 | 59.2 | 25 | 17 | 11.2 | 12.35 |
| 21 | Penn St | 190.6 | 427 | 238 | 55.7 | 12 | 14 | 11.1 | 9.54 |
| 22 | Illinois | 162.3 | 328 | 180 | 54.9 | 15 | 10 | 11.1 | 10.59 |
| 23 | Iowa St | 234.0 | 425 | 241 | 56.7 | 17 | 11 | 10.9 | 11.75 |
| 24 | Michigan St | 176.9 | 401 | 216 | 53.9 | 20 | 18 | 10.8 | 9.60 |
| 25 | FIU | 226.6 | 466 | 266 | 57.1 | 11 | 14 | 10.8 | 9.83 |
| 26 | NC State | 223.7 | 407 | 234 | 57.5 | 17 | 27 | 10.8 | 9.85 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 203.5 | 448 | 255 | 56.9 | 15 | 14 | 10.6 | 9.67 |
| 28 | Tulsa | 286.3 | 516 | 307 | 59.5 | 25 | 18 | 10.6 | 12.49 |
| 29 | Boston College | 243.3 | 420 | 265 | 63.1 | 8 | 13 | 10.4 | 11.18 |
| 30 | Arkansas St | 227.9 | 475 | 269 | 56.6 | 20 | 19 | 10.3 | 9.64 |
| 31 | Kentucky | 193.8 | 342 | 175 | 51.2 | 19 | 15 | 10.2 | 9.21 |
| 32 | Missouri | 252.6 | 487 | 306 | 62.8 | 20 | 13 | 10.2 | 12.48 |
| 33 | Arkansas | 195.2 | 407 | 232 | 57.0 | 12 | 12 | 10.0 | 9.33 |
| 34 | Georgia Tech | 197.8 | 386 | 216 | 56.0 | 23 | 14 | 10.0 | 10.49 |
| 35 | Kent St | 196.3 | 361 | 201 | 55.7 | 11 | 14 | 10.0 | 8.98 |
| 36 | Stanford | 253.2 | 452 | 279 | 61.7 | 18 | 7 | 9.9 | 13.36 |
| 37 | Nebraska | 192.2 | 361 | 192 | 53.2 | 16 | 10 | 9.9 | 9.61 |
| 38 | Virginia | 212.2 | 408 | 219 | 53.7 | 19 | 12 | 9.8 | 9.61 |
| 39 | UTEP | 251.7 | 404 | 242 | 59.9 | 16 | 12 | 9.7 | 11.51 |
| 40 | Boise St | 210.8 | 401 | 228 | 56.9 | 21 | 15 | 9.7 | 10.22 |
| 41 | UCLA | 226.6 | 471 | 298 | 63.3 | 28 | 14 | 9.6 | 13.22 |
| 42 | Florida | 166.8 | 341 | 186 | 54.5 | 15 | 8 | 9.5 | 9.20 |
| 43 | Bowling Green | 202.6 | 366 | 207 | 56.6 | 14 | 6 | 9.5 | 9.99 |
| 44 | Michigan | 190.5 | 374 | 221 | 59.1 | 12 | 9 | 9.4 | 9.77 |
| 45 | Temple | 187.8 | 387 | 222 | 57.4 | 13 | 15 | 9.3 | 8.62 |
| 46 | Mississippi St | 197.2 | 434 | 280 | 64.5 | 12 | 12 | 9.3 | 9.95 |
| 47 | Wake Forest | 227.9 | 444 | 254 | 57.2 | 22 | 13 | 9.3 | 10.03 |
| 48 | Ohio | 219.4 | 469 | 256 | 54.6 | 24 | 15 | 9.2 | 9.24 |
| 49 | Kansas St | 263.4 | 478 | 301 | 63.0 | 26 | 18 | 9.2 | 12.08 |
| 50 | USF | 244.5 | 441 | 270 | 61.2 | 16 | 12 | 9.2 | 10.26 |
| 51 | Texas A&M | 276.3 | 511 | 319 | 62.4 | 19 | 7 | 9.2 | 12.43 |
| 52 | Cincinnati | 261.1 | 483 | 291 | 60.2 | 17 | 16 | 9.1 | 9.92 |
| 53 | Tennessee | 177.8 | 307 | 178 | 58.0 | 14 | 9 | 9.0 | 9.75 |
| 54 | Washington | 284.6 | 486 | 305 | 62.8 | 22 | 10 | 9.0 | 13.32 |
| 55 | Connecticut | 281.0 | 429 | 248 | 57.8 | 22 | 18 | 9.0 | 10.50 |
| 56 | ULM | 226.2 | 418 | 244 | 58.4 | 23 | 13 | 8.8 | 9.79 |
| 57 | USC | 263.3 | 457 | 292 | 63.9 | 17 | 9 | 8.8 | 11.54 |
| 58 | Marshall | 255.2 | 460 | 288 | 62.6 | 24 | 14 | 8.7 | 11.80 |
| 59 | East Carolina | 202.2 | 354 | 214 | 60.5 | 17 | 7 | 8.7 | 10.59 |
| 60 | Utah St | 238.5 | 474 | 287 | 60.5 | 17 | 4 | 8.7 | 10.68 |
| 61 | Wisconsin | 163.6 | 352 | 214 | 60.8 | 15 | 16 | 8.7 | 8.90 |
| 62 | Pittsburgh | 233.7 | 448 | 273 | 60.9 | 16 | 8 | 8.7 | 10.31 |
| 63 | Ohio St | 182.0 | 352 | 214 | 60.8 | 18 | 13 | 8.5 | 9.63 |
| 64 | Tulane | 245.4 | 422 | 260 | 61.6 | 20 | 12 | 8.5 | 11.25 |
| 65 | TCU | 223.6 | 409 | 234 | 57.2 | 23 | 10 | 8.5 | 10.10 |
| 66 | Louisville | 227.4 | 422 | 253 | 60.0 | 20 | 10 | 8.4 | 10.25 |
| 67 | North Carolina | 241.3 | 455 | 277 | 60.9 | 24 | 14 | 8.4 | 10.38 |
| 68 | Purdue | 221.0 | 401 | 232 | 57.9 | 17 | 12 | 8.4 | 9.22 |
| 69 | WKU | 238.9 | 392 | 218 | 55.6 | 20 | 13 | 8.3 | 8.96 |
| 70 | SMU | 221.7 | 443 | 284 | 64.1 | 15 | 6 | 8.2 | 10.48 |
| 71 | Clemson | 217.5 | 417 | 243 | 58.3 | 26 | 14 | 8.0 | 9.90 |
| 72 | Miami, Oh | 195.2 | 344 | 200 | 58.1 | 17 | 10 | 7.9 | 8.69 |
| 73 | Notre Dame | 205.8 | 409 | 244 | 59.7 | 23 | 8 | 7.9 | 9.77 |
| 74 | Fresno St | 269.2 | 438 | 243 | 55.5 | 21 | 5 | 7.9 | 10.40 |
| 75 | Louisiana | 261.3 | 479 | 302 | 63.0 | 23 | 14 | 7.9 | 10.45 |
| 76 | San Diego St | 221.7 | 364 | 204 | 56.0 | 18 | 15 | 7.9 | 8.70 |
| 77 | Mississippi | 194.4 | 306 | 187 | 61.1 | 17 | 10 | 7.8 | 10.18 |
| 78 | New Mexico St | 243.4 | 436 | 260 | 59.6 | 26 | 10 | 7.8 | 10.65 |
| 79 | San Jose St | 221.3 | 340 | 210 | 61.8 | 19 | 13 | 7.8 | 10.40 |
| 80 | Hawaii | 244.9 | 424 | 247 | 58.3 | 28 | 14 | 7.8 | 10.17 |
| 81 | Arizona St | 273.0 | 450 | 296 | 65.8 | 21 | 15 | 7.7 | 11.83 |
| 82 | North Texas | 265.8 | 429 | 257 | 59.9 | 27 | 9 | 7.7 | 11.16 |
| 83 | W Michigan | 215.0 | 397 | 246 | 62.0 | 18 | 12 | 7.6 | 9.28 |
| 84 | Syracuse | 258.3 | 415 | 259 | 62.4 | 21 | 10 | 7.4 | 10.48 |
| 85 | Iowa | 222.9 | 413 | 256 | 62.0 | 21 | 10 | 7.4 | 9.76 |
| 86 | N Illinois | 247.9 | 478 | 271 | 56.7 | 29 | 13 | 7.4 | 9.21 |
| 87 | E Michigan | 209.8 | 372 | 224 | 60.2 | 20 | 5 | 7.3 | 9.38 |
| 88 | Oregon St | 214.4 | 348 | 223 | 64.1 | 28 | 11 | 7.3 | 11.94 |
| 89 | Colorado St | 179.6 | 293 | 181 | 61.8 | 19 | 8 | 7.0 | 9.59 |
| 90 | Army | 164.3 | 245 | 141 | 57.6 | 19 | 8 | 7.0 | 9.11 |
| 91 | Florida Atlantic | 223.3 | 377 | 251 | 66.6 | 19 | 10 | 6.9 | 10.32 |
| 92 | Auburn | 218.8 | 395 | 250 | 63.3 | 23 | 11 | 6.9 | 9.84 |
| 93 | Arizona | 298.9 | 428 | 282 | 65.9 | 22 | 11 | 6.8 | 12.53 |
| 94 | Maryland | 237.4 | 373 | 245 | 65.7 | 18 | 11 | 6.8 | 10.14 |
| 95 | Baylor | 291.1 | 495 | 315 | 63.6 | 36 | 16 | 6.6 | 11.88 |
| 96 | Rice | 278.7 | 399 | 246 | 61.7 | 32 | 13 | 6.6 | 12.00 |
| 97 | Duke | 244.8 | 338 | 194 | 57.4 | 23 | 6 | 6.5 | 10.16 |
| 98 | Air Force | 166.8 | 309 | 194 | 62.8 | 21 | 12 | 6.4 | 8.35 |
| 99 | Northwestern | 230.4 | 356 | 216 | 60.7 | 16 | 12 | 6.4 | 8.59 |
| 100 | Idaho | 278.3 | 440 | 283 | 64.3 | 28 | 9 | 6.3 | 11.32 |
| 101 | Wyoming | 199.6 | 330 | 201 | 60.9 | 18 | 13 | 6.3 | 8.07 |
| 102 | Texas Tech | 226.8 | 314 | 190 | 60.5 | 24 | 5 | 6.1 | 11.22 |
| 103 | Buffalo | 203.7 | 320 | 189 | 59.1 | 25 | 6 | 6.1 | 9.03 |
| 104 | Middle Tenn | 211.6 | 329 | 208 | 63.2 | 18 | 4 | 6.0 | 9.51 |
| 105 | Troy | 261.4 | 390 | 244 | 62.6 | 23 | 8 | 6.0 | 9.89 |
| 106 | Cent Michigan | 241.8 | 374 | 229 | 61.2 | 24 | 8 | 6.0 | 9.19 |
| 107 | Toledo | 268.8 | 457 | 286 | 62.6 | 34 | 14 | 5.8 | 9.88 |
| 108 | Washington St | 252.4 | 358 | 230 | 64.2 | 24 | 8 | 5.7 | 11.07 |
| 109 | UNLV | 249.0 | 345 | 210 | 60.9 | 27 | 7 | 5.7 | 10.76 |
| 110 | Miami, Fl | 198.0 | 315 | 209 | 66.3 | 16 | 6 | 5.6 | 8.99 |
| 111 | Memphis | 299.4 | 432 | 279 | 64.6 | 27 | 12 | 5.5 | 10.39 |
| 112 | Minnesota | 216.7 | 353 | 239 | 67.7 | 23 | 4 | 5.3 | 10.58 |
| 113 | Indiana | 215.0 | 302 | 181 | 59.9 | 26 | 5 | 5.1 | 9.36 |
| 114 | Colorado | 255.4 | 414 | 271 | 65.5 | 34 | 7 | 4.8 | 12.03 |
| 115 | Navy | 226.9 | 346 | 257 | 74.3 | 14 | 10 | 4.6 | 9.55 |
| 116 | Akron | 207.6 | 306 | 193 | 63.1 | 23 | 2 | 4.6 | 8.99 |
| 117 | UAB | 282.3 | 403 | 286 | 71.0 | 26 | 9 | 4.0 | 11.25 |
| 118 | Kansas | 277.3 | 374 | 260 | 69.5 | 28 | 8 | 3.6 | 11.76 |
| 119 | Ball St | 284.3 | 369 | 246 | 66.7 | 29 | 10 | 3.4 | 9.68 |
| 120 | New Mexico | 245.2 | 336 | 244 | 72.6 | 21 | 3 | 2.8 | 10.22 |