2012 National Leaders Total Defense - Games at Home Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 5 | 503 | 885 | 281 | 1388 | 4.94 | 277.6 |
| 2 | Boise State | 6 | 704 | 753 | 371 | 1457 | 3.93 | 242.8 |
| 3 | Utah State | 6 | 641 | 887 | 412 | 1528 | 3.71 | 254.7 |
| 4 | Alabama | 7 | 576 | 976 | 401 | 1552 | 3.87 | 221.7 |
| 5 | Florida State | 7 | 680 | 907 | 446 | 1587 | 3.56 | 226.7 |
| 6 | BYU | 6 | 371 | 1222 | 370 | 1593 | 4.31 | 265.5 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 884 | 719 | 373 | 1603 | 4.30 | 267.2 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 6 | 663 | 956 | 381 | 1619 | 4.25 | 269.8 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 521 | 1111 | 395 | 1632 | 4.13 | 272.0 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 6 | 520 | 1198 | 383 | 1718 | 4.49 | 286.3 |
| 11 | UTSA | 4 | 380 | 1347 | 285 | 1727 | 6.06 | 431.8 |
| 12 | Fresno State | 6 | 757 | 994 | 420 | 1751 | 4.17 | 291.8 |
| 13 | Navy | 5 | 604 | 1151 | 361 | 1755 | 4.86 | 351.0 |
| 14 | Syracuse | 5 | 410 | 1346 | 325 | 1756 | 5.40 | 351.2 |
| 15 | North Texas | 5 | 524 | 1254 | 346 | 1778 | 5.14 | 355.6 |
| 16 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 838 | 941 | 372 | 1779 | 4.78 | 296.5 |
| 17 | Florida | 7 | 581 | 1200 | 450 | 1781 | 3.96 | 254.4 |
| 18 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 800 | 991 | 323 | 1791 | 5.54 | 358.2 |
| 19 | Arkansas State | 6 | 777 | 1020 | 399 | 1797 | 4.50 | 299.5 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 7 | 753 | 1054 | 468 | 1807 | 3.86 | 258.1 |
| 21 | Washington | 6 | 796 | 1016 | 363 | 1812 | 4.99 | 302.0 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 630 | 1193 | 366 | 1823 | 4.98 | 303.8 |
| 23 | North Carolina State | 6 | 838 | 998 | 393 | 1836 | 4.67 | 306.0 |
| 24 | Maryland | 6 | 975 | 863 | 388 | 1838 | 4.74 | 306.3 |
| 25 | TCU | 6 | 723 | 1120 | 371 | 1843 | 4.97 | 307.2 |
| 26 | Texas Tech | 6 | 904 | 941 | 386 | 1845 | 4.78 | 307.5 |
| 27 | Michigan | 6 | 995 | 859 | 413 | 1854 | 4.49 | 309.0 |
| 28 | Rutgers | 6 | 737 | 1130 | 432 | 1867 | 4.32 | 311.2 |
| 29 | Hawai'i | 6 | 945 | 993 | 407 | 1938 | 4.76 | 323.0 |
| 30 | Arizona State | 6 | 1030 | 929 | 414 | 1959 | 4.73 | 326.5 |
| 31 | Memphis | 6 | 868 | 1114 | 403 | 1982 | 4.92 | 330.3 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 7 | 647 | 1345 | 440 | 1992 | 4.53 | 284.6 |
| 33 | Ohio | 6 | 1016 | 981 | 428 | 1997 | 4.67 | 332.8 |
| 34 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 723 | 1311 | 412 | 2034 | 4.94 | 339.0 |
| 34 | Utah | 6 | 739 | 1295 | 391 | 2034 | 5.20 | 339.0 |
| 36 | Idaho | 5 | 607 | 1494 | 354 | 2101 | 5.94 | 420.2 |
| 37 | Michigan State | 7 | 902 | 1203 | 460 | 2105 | 4.58 | 300.7 |
| 38 | Washington State | 5 | 742 | 1368 | 364 | 2110 | 5.80 | 422.0 |
| 39 | Kent State | 5 | 562 | 1568 | 401 | 2130 | 5.31 | 426.0 |
| 40 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 691 | 1446 | 454 | 2137 | 4.71 | 356.2 |
| 41 | Massachusetts | 5 | 1119 | 1021 | 374 | 2140 | 5.72 | 428.0 |
| 42 | Buffalo | 6 | 1006 | 1146 | 436 | 2152 | 4.94 | 358.7 |
| 43 | Oregon State | 7 | 1009 | 1150 | 467 | 2159 | 4.62 | 308.4 |
| 44 | Rice | 5 | 991 | 1176 | 348 | 2167 | 6.23 | 433.4 |
| 45 | Colorado State | 6 | 1069 | 1099 | 451 | 2168 | 4.81 | 361.3 |
| 46 | Illinois | 7 | 941 | 1229 | 449 | 2170 | 4.83 | 310.0 |
| 47 | South Florida | 6 | 729 | 1444 | 442 | 2173 | 4.92 | 362.2 |
| 48 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 1199 | 994 | 387 | 2193 | 5.67 | 438.6 |
| 49 | Florida International | 6 | 851 | 1351 | 427 | 2202 | 5.16 | 367.0 |
| 50 | Texas A&M | 6 | 917 | 1291 | 458 | 2208 | 4.82 | 368.0 |
| 51 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 1000 | 1210 | 379 | 2210 | 5.83 | 442.0 |
| 52 | Air Force | 6 | 1095 | 1121 | 408 | 2216 | 5.43 | 369.3 |
| 53 | Texas | 6 | 1083 | 1146 | 401 | 2229 | 5.56 | 371.5 |
| 54 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 1002 | 1228 | 407 | 2230 | 5.48 | 371.7 |
| 55 | UCF | 6 | 714 | 1517 | 393 | 2231 | 5.68 | 371.8 |
| 56 | Oklahoma | 6 | 1137 | 1101 | 436 | 2238 | 5.13 | 373.0 |
| 57 | South Alabama | 6 | 970 | 1281 | 406 | 2251 | 5.54 | 375.2 |
| 58 | LSU | 8 | 723 | 1539 | 504 | 2262 | 4.49 | 282.8 |
| 59 | Tulsa | 7 | 841 | 1435 | 502 | 2276 | 4.53 | 325.1 |
| 60 | USC | 6 | 955 | 1329 | 446 | 2284 | 5.12 | 380.7 |
| 61 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 742 | 1548 | 396 | 2290 | 5.78 | 458.0 |
| 62 | Virginia | 7 | 770 | 1525 | 472 | 2295 | 4.86 | 327.9 |
| 63 | Ball State | 5 | 1153 | 1147 | 360 | 2300 | 6.39 | 460.0 |
| 64 | South Carolina | 7 | 754 | 1557 | 477 | 2311 | 4.84 | 330.1 |
| 65 | Boston College | 6 | 911 | 1404 | 456 | 2315 | 5.08 | 385.8 |
| 66 | Louisville | 7 | 1036 | 1285 | 464 | 2321 | 5.00 | 331.6 |
| 67 | UAB | 6 | 1058 | 1268 | 417 | 2326 | 5.58 | 387.7 |
| 68 | Western Michigan | 6 | 927 | 1403 | 418 | 2330 | 5.57 | 388.3 |
| 69 | San Diego State | 7 | 1057 | 1332 | 482 | 2389 | 4.96 | 341.3 |
| 69 | Missouri | 7 | 959 | 1430 | 471 | 2389 | 5.07 | 341.3 |
| 69 | San Jose State | 6 | 677 | 1712 | 403 | 2389 | 5.93 | 398.2 |
| 72 | Temple | 6 | 1148 | 1253 | 407 | 2401 | 5.90 | 400.2 |
| 73 | Oregon | 7 | 1119 | 1294 | 531 | 2413 | 4.54 | 344.7 |
| 74 | Northwestern | 7 | 785 | 1635 | 461 | 2420 | 5.25 | 345.7 |
| 75 | Minnesota | 7 | 1179 | 1242 | 474 | 2421 | 5.11 | 345.9 |
| 76 | Toledo | 6 | 741 | 1681 | 437 | 2422 | 5.54 | 403.7 |
| 77 | Arkansas | 7 | 786 | 1658 | 474 | 2444 | 5.16 | 349.1 |
| 77 | Marshall | 6 | 1117 | 1327 | 456 | 2444 | 5.36 | 407.3 |
| 79 | Georgia | 7 | 1291 | 1167 | 494 | 2458 | 4.98 | 351.1 |
| 80 | UTEP | 6 | 966 | 1530 | 457 | 2496 | 5.46 | 416.0 |
| 81 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 703 | 1799 | 523 | 2502 | 4.78 | 357.4 |
| 82 | North Carolina | 7 | 906 | 1606 | 506 | 2512 | 4.96 | 358.9 |
| 83 | Mississippi State | 7 | 1154 | 1392 | 484 | 2546 | 5.26 | 363.7 |
| 84 | Penn State | 7 | 1061 | 1497 | 511 | 2558 | 5.01 | 365.4 |
| 85 | Kansas | 6 | 1091 | 1471 | 424 | 2562 | 6.04 | 427.0 |
| 86 | Cincinnati | 7 | 905 | 1659 | 516 | 2564 | 4.97 | 366.3 |
| 87 | Kentucky | 7 | 1010 | 1555 | 503 | 2565 | 5.10 | 366.4 |
| 88 | East Carolina | 6 | 1139 | 1428 | 443 | 2567 | 5.79 | 427.8 |
| 89 | New Mexico | 6 | 915 | 1692 | 400 | 2607 | 6.52 | 434.5 |
| 90 | Akron | 6 | 1160 | 1458 | 450 | 2618 | 5.82 | 436.3 |
| 91 | Iowa | 7 | 1034 | 1597 | 504 | 2631 | 5.22 | 375.9 |
| 92 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 972 | 1669 | 457 | 2641 | 5.78 | 377.3 |
| 93 | Baylor | 6 | 1059 | 1632 | 501 | 2691 | 5.37 | 448.5 |
| 94 | Troy | 6 | 1209 | 1514 | 408 | 2723 | 6.67 | 453.8 |
| 95 | Stanford | 7 | 601 | 2126 | 540 | 2727 | 5.05 | 389.6 |
| 96 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 1323 | 1408 | 477 | 2731 | 5.73 | 455.2 |
| 97 | Mississippi | 7 | 1000 | 1732 | 479 | 2732 | 5.70 | 390.3 |
| 98 | New Mexico State | 6 | 1097 | 1646 | 438 | 2743 | 6.26 | 457.2 |
| 99 | SMU | 7 | 815 | 1929 | 564 | 2744 | 4.87 | 392.0 |
| 100 | Wyoming | 6 | 1498 | 1249 | 425 | 2747 | 6.46 | 457.8 |
| 101 | Indiana | 6 | 1515 | 1250 | 449 | 2765 | 6.16 | 460.8 |
| 102 | Kansas State | 7 | 752 | 2028 | 496 | 2780 | 5.60 | 397.1 |
| 103 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 1565 | 1224 | 416 | 2789 | 6.70 | 464.8 |
| 104 | Nevada | 6 | 1227 | 1563 | 472 | 2790 | 5.91 | 465.0 |
| 105 | UCLA | 7 | 1110 | 1688 | 498 | 2798 | 5.62 | 399.7 |
| 106 | Colorado | 6 | 1268 | 1531 | 435 | 2799 | 6.43 | 466.5 |
| 107 | Ohio State | 8 | 992 | 1820 | 550 | 2812 | 5.11 | 351.5 |
| 108 | Auburn | 7 | 1209 | 1605 | 485 | 2814 | 5.80 | 402.0 |
| 109 | Clemson | 7 | 1277 | 1565 | 504 | 2842 | 5.64 | 406.0 |
| 110 | Iowa State | 7 | 1045 | 1859 | 531 | 2904 | 5.47 | 414.9 |
| 111 | Texas State | 6 | 1137 | 1879 | 477 | 3016 | 6.32 | 502.7 |
| 112 | UNLV | 7 | 1466 | 1556 | 502 | 3022 | 6.02 | 431.7 |
| 113 | Wake Forest | 7 | 1116 | 1909 | 528 | 3025 | 5.73 | 432.1 |
| 114 | Army | 7 | 1776 | 1266 | 444 | 3042 | 6.85 | 434.6 |
| 115 | California | 7 | 1149 | 1923 | 574 | 3072 | 5.35 | 438.9 |
| 116 | Central Michigan | 7 | 1197 | 1881 | 517 | 3078 | 5.95 | 439.7 |
| 117 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 1190 | 1889 | 472 | 3079 | 6.52 | 513.2 |
| 118 | Purdue | 7 | 1489 | 1620 | 522 | 3109 | 5.96 | 444.1 |
| 119 | Duke | 7 | 1284 | 1957 | 512 | 3241 | 6.33 | 463.0 |
| 120 | Tulane | 7 | 1469 | 1805 | 526 | 3274 | 6.22 | 467.7 |
| 121 | Houston | 7 | 1345 | 1942 | 595 | 3287 | 5.52 | 469.6 |
| 122 | Tennessee | 7 | 1391 | 1897 | 552 | 3288 | 5.96 | 469.7 |
| 123 | West Virginia | 7 | 834 | 2582 | 538 | 3416 | 6.35 | 488.0 |
| 124 | Arizona | 8 | 1348 | 2308 | 644 | 3656 | 5.68 | 457.0 |