2012 Independent Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 6 | 12.5 | 86 | 2.08 |
| 2 | Prince Shembo | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 40 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 4 | Robert Kough | Army | JR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 22 | 1.20 |
| 5 | Ezekiel Ansah | BYU | SR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Nate Combs | Army | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 21 | 1.13 |
| 5 | Kapron Lewis-Moore | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 8 | Julian Crockett | Army | JR | RB | 5 | 1.0 | 20 | 0.20 |
| 9 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 16 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Spencer Hadley | BYU | JR | LB | 6 | 4.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Bronson Kaufusi | BYU | FR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.40 |
| 11 | Kwazel Bertrand | Navy | FR | DB | 6 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Richard Glover | Army | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 9 | 0.63 |
| 13 | Louis Nix III | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Remington Peck | BYU | FR | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.20 |
| 13 | Preston Hadley | BYU | SR | DB | 6 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.17 |
| 17 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | SR | LB | 6 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Eathyn Manumaleuna | BYU | SR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Matt Warrick | Navy | SR | LB | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.33 |
| 19 | Uona Kaveinga | BYU | SR | LB | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.33 |
| 19 | Bennett Jackson | Notre Dame | JR | DB | 4 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 19 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.25 |
| 19 | Evan Palelei | Navy | JR | DL | 6 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.17 |
| 24 | TJ Jones | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.25 |
| 24 | KeiVarae Russell | Notre Dame | FR | DB | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.13 |
| 26 | Geoffery Bacon | Army | SO | LB | 5 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 26 | Austen Jorgensen | BYU | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Sheldon Day | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 26 | Colin Linkul | Army | SO | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 26 | Parrish Gaines | Navy | SO | DB | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.17 |
| 31 | Zach Watts | Army | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Wes Henderson | Navy | SR | DL | 6 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Josh Dowling-Fitzpatrick | Navy | SR | DL | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.38 |
| 31 | Jarrett Mackey | Army | JR | DL | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.38 |
| 31 | Hayden Pierce | Army | SO | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Joe Sampson | BYU | SR | DB | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 31 | Danny Ring | Navy | SO | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 31 | Matt Hadley | BYU | FR | DB | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 31 | Manoa Pikula | BYU | FR | LB | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.13 |
| 40 | Carlo Calabrese | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Ishaq Williams | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Brandon Fusilier-Jeffires | Army | FR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Josh Tate | Navy | SO | LB | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 40 | Tony Springmann | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 40 | Jordan Johnson | BYU | SO | DB | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 40 | Joe Drummond | Army | SO | DL | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 40 | Brye French | Navy | SR | LB | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 40 | Romney Fuga | BYU | SR | DL | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.08 |