Defense
New Mexico ranks first in FBS in iNT rate (generated) at 7.9%, ahead of North Dakota State (7.0%) and Alabama (6.3%). The middle of FBS is about 2.5%, and Kansas State is last of 138 (0.5%).
Interceptions the defense made per opponent pass attempt. Higher is better.
What opponents managed against them.
Games through Oct 31, 2026. Ranks are among the 138 FBS teams with the number.
| Rank | Team | Conference | INT rate (generated) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 7.9% |
| 2 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 7.0% |
| 3 | Alabama | SEC | 6.3% |
| 4 | UCLA | Big Ten | 5.9% |
| 5 | Boston College | ACC | 5.9% |
| 6 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 5.3% |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 5.1% |
| 8 | App State | Sun Belt | 5.0% |
| 8 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5.0% |
| 10 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 4.9% |
| 11 | Kentucky | SEC | 4.7% |
| 12 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4.4% |
| 13 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4.2% |
| 14 | Notre Dame | Independents | 4.0% |
| 14 | Washington | Big Ten | 4.0% |
| 16 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3.9% |
| 17 | Oregon | Big Ten | 3.9% |
| 18 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 3.8% |
| 19 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3.7% |
| 20 | Auburn | SEC | 3.7% |
| 20 | Houston | Big 12 | 3.7% |
| 22 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3.6% |
| 23 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3.5% |
| 24 | San José State | Mountain West | 3.5% |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3.4% |
| 26 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3.4% |
| 27 | California | ACC | 3.4% |
| 28 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3.3% |
| 28 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 3.3% |
| 30 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 3.3% |
| 30 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3.3% |
| 32 | UNLV | Mountain West | 3.3% |
| 33 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3.3% |
| 34 | Louisville | ACC | 3.3% |
| 35 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 3.2% |
| 36 | Air Force | Mountain West | 3.2% |
| 36 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 3.2% |
| 38 | Arkansas | SEC | 3.2% |
| 38 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3.2% |
| 40 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3.1% |
| 41 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3.1% |
| 41 | LSU | SEC | 3.1% |
| 43 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 3.1% |
| 44 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 3.1% |
| 44 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 3.1% |
| 44 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 3.1% |
| 47 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 3.1% |
| 48 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3.0% |
| 48 | Tennessee | SEC | 3.0% |
| 50 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3.0% |
| 51 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3.0% |
| 52 | Utah | Big 12 | 3.0% |
| 53 | Virginia | ACC | 3.0% |
| 54 | BYU | Big 12 | 2.9% |
| 55 | Liberty | Conference USA | 2.9% |
| 56 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2.8% |
| 57 | Georgia | SEC | 2.7% |
| 58 | UCF | Big 12 | 2.7% |
| 59 | North Texas | American Athletic | 2.7% |
| 60 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 2.6% |
| 61 | Texas A&M | SEC | 2.6% |
| 62 | UTSA | American Athletic | 2.6% |
| 63 | UAB | American Athletic | 2.6% |
| 64 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 2.5% |
| 65 | Missouri | SEC | 2.5% |
| 66 | Troy | Sun Belt | 2.5% |
| 67 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2.5% |
| 68 | Texas | SEC | 2.5% |
| 69 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2.5% |
| 69 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2.5% |
| 71 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2.5% |
| 72 | Delaware | Conference USA | 2.4% |
| 72 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2.4% |
| 74 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2.4% |
| 75 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2.3% |
| 75 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2.3% |
| 77 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2.3% |
| 77 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 2.3% |
| 79 | Oklahoma | SEC | 2.2% |
| 80 | North Carolina | ACC | 2.2% |
| 81 | Clemson | ACC | 2.1% |
| 82 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 2.1% |
| 83 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 2.1% |
| 84 | Navy | American Athletic | 2.0% |
| 84 | Tulane | American Athletic | 2.0% |
| 86 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2.0% |
| 87 | TCU | Big 12 | 2.0% |
| 88 | Army | American Athletic | 2.0% |
| 89 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2.0% |
| 90 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 1.9% |
| 91 | Florida State | ACC | 1.9% |
| 92 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1.9% |
| 93 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 1.8% |
| 94 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1.8% |
| 95 | South Carolina | SEC | 1.8% |
| 96 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 1.8% |
| 97 | Colorado | Big 12 | 1.8% |
| 98 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1.8% |
| 99 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1.8% |
| 99 | UTEP | Mountain West | 1.8% |
| 101 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1.7% |
| 102 | Florida | SEC | 1.7% |
| 103 | Miami | ACC | 1.7% |
| 104 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1.6% |
| 104 | NC State | ACC | 1.6% |
| 106 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1.6% |
| 107 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 1.6% |
| 108 | Akron | Mid-American | 1.6% |
| 109 | Syracuse | ACC | 1.5% |
| 110 | Temple | American Athletic | 1.4% |
| 111 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1.4% |
| 112 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 1.4% |
| 113 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1.4% |
| 114 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 1.3% |
| 115 | USC | Big Ten | 1.3% |
| 116 | Rice | American Athletic | 1.3% |
| 117 | UConn | Independents | 1.3% |
| 118 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1.3% |
| 119 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1.2% |
| 120 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 1.1% |
| 120 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 1.1% |
| 122 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1.1% |
| 123 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1.0% |
| 124 | Duke | ACC | 1.0% |
| 125 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 1.0% |
| 126 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 1.0% |
| 126 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 1.0% |
| 126 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 1.0% |
| 129 | Arizona | Big 12 | 1.0% |
| 129 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1.0% |
| 131 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0.9% |
| 132 | Stanford | ACC | 0.9% |
| 133 | SMU | ACC | 0.9% |
| 134 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0.8% |
| 135 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 0.8% |
| 136 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 0.6% |
| 137 | Nevada | Mountain West | 0.5% |
| 138 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 0.5% |
Mountain West: New Mexico (7.9%, 1st); SEC: Alabama (6.3%, 3rd); Big Ten: UCLA (5.9%, 4th); ACC: Boston College (5.9%, 5th); Sun Belt: Arkansas State (5.3%, 6th); Pac-12: Colorado State (4.9%, 10th); Mid-American: Central Michigan (4.4%, 12th); American Athletic: Memphis (4.2%, 13th); Independents: Notre Dame (4.0%, 14th); Big 12: Houston (3.7%, 20th); Conference USA: Jacksonville State (3.3%, 28th).