2012 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 123 | 80 | 65.0 | 796 | 6.5 | 10 | 2 | 142.98 | 24.6 | 159.2 |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 150 | 86 | 57.3 | 877 | 5.8 | 8 | 6 | 116.04 | 30.0 | 175.4 |
| 3 | North Texas | 5 | 161 | 97 | 60.2 | 992 | 6.2 | 6 | 8 | 114.36 | 32.2 | 198.4 |
| 4 | Troy | 5 | 131 | 63 | 48.1 | 1035 | 7.9 | 7 | 3 | 127.52 | 26.2 | 207.0 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 5 | 147 | 86 | 58.5 | 1049 | 7.1 | 7 | 7 | 124.63 | 29.4 | 209.8 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 111 | 66 | 59.5 | 1152 | 10.4 | 9 | 4 | 166.19 | 22.2 | 230.4 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 114 | 81 | 71.1 | 924 | 8.1 | 6 | 2 | 152.99 | 28.5 | 231.0 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 145 | 77 | 53.1 | 984 | 6.8 | 10 | 8 | 121.83 | 36.3 | 246.0 |
| 9 | Florida International | 5 | 187 | 111 | 59.4 | 1383 | 7.4 | 15 | 5 | 142.61 | 37.4 | 276.6 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 169 | 110 | 65.1 | 1300 | 7.7 | 6 | 5 | 135.50 | 42.3 | 325.0 |