2012 Mid-American Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 4 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 40.3 |
| 3 | Ohio | 5 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 4 | Kent State | 5 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 4 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 48.5 |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 36.5 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 7 | Central Michigan | 5 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 30.2 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 4 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 5 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 10 | Ball State | 5 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 178 | 35.6 |
| 12 | Akron | 4 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 37.5 |
| 13 | Toledo | 5 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 29.4 |