2012 Mid-American Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | SR | LB | 2 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 14.00 |
| 2 | Tony Martin | Ball State | SR | LB | 2 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Jarrett Swaby | Ball State | JR | DB | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 2 | Kassan Messiah | U Mass | FR | LB | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 5 | Justin Currie | W Mich | SO | DB | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 5 | Lee Skinner | Buffalo | SO | LB | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 7 | Sean Kurtz | E Mich | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 8 | Darren Thellen | U Mass | SR | DB | 3 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 8 | D.J. Brown | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 8 | Shamari Benton | C Mich | JR | LB | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 8 | Donald Coleman | E Mich | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 8 | Bryan Pali | E Mich | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 8 | Alex Bellfy | E Mich | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 8 | Desmond Bozeman | W Mich | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 15 | Justin Cruz | Ball State | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 15 | Joe Colton | U Mass | FR | DB | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 15 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 15 | Kenneth Lee | Ball State | JR | LB | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Dwayne Woods | BGSU | SR | LB | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Christian Birt | U Mass | JR | DB | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 15 | Andy Mulumba | E Mich | SR | DL | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 15 | Nathan Ollie | Ball State | JR | DL | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 15 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 15 | Kyle Lark | W Mich | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Junior Sylvestre | Toledo | SO | DB | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Khary Baily-Smith | U Mass | FR | WR | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 25 | Pat Hinkel | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Willie Moseley | Buffalo | SR | LB | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Leon Green | Kent State | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Kent Kern | Miami (Oh) | FR | LB | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 31 | Perry McIntyre | U Mass | SR | LB | 3 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 31 | Chris Wade | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 2 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 31 | Robert Bell | Toledo | SR | LB | 2 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 31 | Randall Jette | U Mass | FR | DB | 3 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Justin Cherocci | C Mich | SO | LB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 31 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 31 | Rashaan Melvin | N Illinois | SR | DB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 31 | Justin March | Akron | SO | LB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 31 | Witney Sherry | Buffalo | SO | DB | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 31 | Paul Swan | BGSU | JR | LB | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 31 | Jonathan Newsome | Ball State | JR | DL | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 31 | Steven Means | Buffalo | SR | DL | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 31 | Armand Dehaney | Ball State | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 31 | Kurt Mangum | Akron | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 31 | Jason Pinkston | Ball State | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 31 | Jason Semmes | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 31 | Joseph Fazio | Ball State | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 49 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 2 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Jimmie Ward | N Illinois | JR | DB | 1 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 14.00 |