2012 Mid-American Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6.3 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 3 | Kent State | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 4 | Ohio | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 5 | Ball State | 4 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 6 | Toledo | 4 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 31.3 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 4 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 32.0 |
| 8 | Akron | 4 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 32.5 |
| 9 | Western Michigan | 4 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 33.3 |
| 10 | Central Michigan | 4 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 34.0 |
| 11 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 36.3 |
| 12 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 38.8 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 3 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 41.7 |