2012 Atlantic Coast 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 | North Carolina | 5 | 167 | 104 | 62.3 | 1002 | 6.0 | 3 | 7 | 110.23 | 33.4 | 200.4 |
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | 166 | 100 | 60.2 | 1313 | 7.9 | 7 | 7 | 132.17 | 33.2 | 262.6 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 5 | 160 | 96 | 60.0 | 1393 | 8.7 | 8 | 7 | 140.88 | 32.0 | 278.6 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 150 | 71 | 47.3 | 966 | 6.4 | 7 | 6 | 108.83 | 30.0 | 193.2 |
| 5 | Duke | 5 | 170 | 96 | 56.5 | 1179 | 6.9 | 7 | 5 | 122.43 | 34.0 | 235.8 |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 181 | 103 | 56.9 | 1209 | 6.7 | 9 | 5 | 123.91 | 36.2 | 241.8 |
| 5 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 138 | 78 | 56.5 | 1345 | 9.7 | 7 | 5 | 147.88 | 27.6 | 269.0 |
| 8 | Boston College | 4 | 165 | 106 | 64.2 | 975 | 5.9 | 4 | 4 | 117.03 | 41.3 | 243.8 |
| 9 | Florida State | 5 | 149 | 70 | 47.0 | 642 | 4.3 | 4 | 3 | 88.01 | 29.8 | 128.4 |
| 9 | Wake Forest | 5 | 154 | 96 | 62.3 | 1105 | 7.2 | 6 | 3 | 131.57 | 30.8 | 221.0 |
| 11 | Maryland | 4 | 101 | 58 | 57.4 | 711 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 128.95 | 25.3 | 177.8 |
| 12 | Virginia | 5 | 168 | 97 | 57.7 | 1112 | 6.6 | 9 | 1 | 129.83 | 33.6 | 222.4 |