2011 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 5 | 46.0 | 179 | 9.20 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 5 | 34.0 | 159 | 6.80 |
| 3 | LSU | 6 | 41.0 | 154 | 6.83 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 4 | 35.0 | 151 | 8.75 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 36.0 | 141 | 7.20 |
| 6 | Clemson | 5 | 30.0 | 137 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Florida | 5 | 31.0 | 136 | 6.20 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 4 | 30.0 | 135 | 7.50 |
| 9 | Missouri | 4 | 33.0 | 115 | 8.25 |
| 10 | Marshall | 4 | 30.0 | 110 | 7.50 |
| 10 | Mississippi State | 5 | 28.0 | 110 | 5.60 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 4 | 25.0 | 109 | 6.25 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 4 | 26.0 | 106 | 6.50 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 26.0 | 106 | 6.50 |
| 15 | North Carolina State | 3 | 29.0 | 100 | 9.67 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 5 | 24.0 | 98 | 4.80 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | 4 | 20.0 | 91 | 5.00 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 4 | 23.0 | 90 | 5.75 |
| 19 | Maryland | 3 | 17.0 | 89 | 5.67 |
| 20 | Alabama | 3 | 26.0 | 88 | 8.67 |
| 21 | Kansas State | 4 | 23.0 | 87 | 5.75 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 2 | 15.0 | 86 | 7.50 |
| 23 | Iowa | 4 | 16.0 | 84 | 4.00 |
| 24 | Virginia | 3 | 26.0 | 82 | 8.67 |
| 25 | Illinois | 2 | 16.0 | 79 | 8.00 |
| 26 | Auburn | 6 | 26.0 | 78 | 4.33 |
| 26 | Texas | 4 | 24.0 | 78 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Georgia | 4 | 20.0 | 78 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 23.0 | 75 | 7.67 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 5 | 27.0 | 74 | 5.40 |
| 31 | Tennessee | 6 | 27.0 | 72 | 4.50 |
| 31 | West Virginia | 3 | 17.0 | 72 | 5.67 |
| 33 | Michigan | 3 | 20.0 | 71 | 6.67 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 17.0 | 71 | 8.50 |
| 33 | Rutgers | 2 | 14.0 | 71 | 7.00 |
| 36 | California | 3 | 19.0 | 69 | 6.33 |
| 36 | Ohio State | 4 | 18.0 | 69 | 4.50 |
| 36 | Stanford | 3 | 15.0 | 69 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 19.0 | 68 | 6.33 |
| 40 | Syracuse | 3 | 15.0 | 67 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 15.0 | 66 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 14.0 | 66 | 4.67 |
| 43 | Tulsa | 4 | 17.0 | 64 | 4.25 |
| 44 | Oregon | 4 | 17.0 | 63 | 4.25 |
| 44 | Connecticut | 2 | 16.0 | 63 | 8.00 |
| 46 | Wake Forest | 3 | 15.0 | 62 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Washington | 5 | 15.0 | 62 | 3.00 |
| 48 | Baylor | 4 | 13.0 | 61 | 3.25 |
| 49 | Mississippi | 4 | 18.0 | 60 | 4.50 |
| 49 | Louisville | 2 | 10.0 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 51 | Nevada | 3 | 15.0 | 58 | 5.00 |
| 51 | Boston College | 3 | 12.0 | 58 | 4.00 |
| 51 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 6.0 | 58 | 6.00 |
| 54 | Kentucky | 3 | 17.0 | 55 | 5.67 |
| 55 | Penn State | 4 | 14.0 | 54 | 3.50 |
| 56 | New Mexico | 3 | 13.0 | 53 | 4.33 |
| 56 | Boise State | 2 | 12.0 | 53 | 6.00 |
| 58 | Iowa State | 4 | 15.0 | 50 | 3.75 |
| 58 | San Diego State | 3 | 14.0 | 50 | 4.67 |
| 60 | Cincinnati | 1 | 13.0 | 49 | 13.00 |
| 61 | Troy | 2 | 15.0 | 48 | 7.50 |
| 61 | UCLA | 4 | 14.0 | 48 | 3.50 |
| 63 | Northwestern | 3 | 17.0 | 47 | 5.67 |
| 63 | Duke | 3 | 14.0 | 47 | 4.67 |
| 65 | USC | 2 | 9.0 | 44 | 4.50 |
| 66 | Arizona State | 3 | 18.0 | 43 | 6.00 |
| 67 | North Texas | 2 | 12.0 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 67 | Kent State | 2 | 10.0 | 42 | 5.00 |
| 67 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 9.0 | 42 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 11.0 | 41 | 5.50 |
| 71 | East Carolina | 4 | 12.0 | 40 | 3.00 |
| 71 | Oregon State | 3 | 11.0 | 40 | 3.67 |
| 73 | Kansas | 4 | 11.0 | 39 | 2.75 |
| 74 | Florida State | 2 | 13.0 | 38 | 6.50 |
| 75 | Purdue | 2 | 10.0 | 37 | 5.00 |
| 76 | Arizona | 4 | 14.0 | 36 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Memphis | 1 | 6.0 | 34 | 6.00 |
| 78 | TCU | 2 | 9.0 | 32 | 4.50 |
| 79 | Colorado | 3 | 10.0 | 31 | 3.33 |
| 79 | Indiana | 2 | 8.0 | 31 | 4.00 |
| 81 | South Florida | 2 | 12.0 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 82 | SMU | 3 | 11.0 | 29 | 3.67 |
| 83 | UNLV | 3 | 8.0 | 25 | 2.67 |
| 83 | UCF | 1 | 7.0 | 25 | 7.00 |
| 83 | Wyoming | 3 | 6.0 | 25 | 2.00 |
| 86 | Air Force | 2 | 5.0 | 23 | 2.50 |
| 87 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 7.0 | 19 | 7.00 |
| 87 | Colorado State | 2 | 4.0 | 19 | 2.00 |
| 89 | UTEP | 2 | 10.0 | 18 | 5.00 |
| 89 | BYU | 1 | 4.0 | 18 | 4.00 |
| 91 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 7.0 | 17 | 7.00 |
| 91 | Washington State | 2 | 7.0 | 17 | 3.50 |
| 93 | Rice | 3 | 7.0 | 16 | 2.33 |
| 93 | Toledo | 1 | 4.0 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 95 | Arkansas State | 1 | 7.0 | 15 | 7.00 |
| 95 | Fresno State | 2 | 6.0 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 95 | Houston | 1 | 5.0 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 95 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 4.0 | 15 | 4.00 |
| 99 | Tulane | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 100 | UAB | 2 | 4.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 101 | Navy | 2 | 6.0 | 11 | 3.00 |
| 101 | San Jose State | 1 | 5.0 | 11 | 5.00 |
| 101 | Utah | 1 | 3.0 | 11 | 3.00 |
| 104 | Bowling Green | 1 | 3.0 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 4.0 | 6 | 4.00 |
| 105 | New Mexico State | 1 | 3.0 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 107 | Central Michigan | 1 | 4.0 | 5 | 4.00 |
| 107 | Akron | 1 | 4.0 | 5 | 4.00 |
| 109 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 110 | Ball State | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 110 | Western Michigan | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.00 |