2012 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 11.9 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 8 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 9 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 13.1 |
| 1 | Boise State | 8 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 7 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 16.4 |
| 1 | Michigan | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 16.6 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 17.7 |
| 1 | Stanford | 10 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 17.7 |
| 1 | Utah State | 6 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 8 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 18.6 |
| 1 | LSU | 8 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Georgia | 9 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 19.7 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 9 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 19.7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 8 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 21.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 8 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 21.1 |
| 1 | Oregon | 9 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 21.2 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 8 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 174 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 7 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 22.9 |
| 1 | UCF | 9 | 26 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 22.9 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 7 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 23.3 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 8 | 26 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 23.4 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 9 | 29 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 215 | 23.9 |
| 1 | SMU | 8 | 24 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 24.1 |
| 1 | Kent State | 9 | 26 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 218 | 24.2 |
| 1 | Washington | 9 | 26 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 24.4 |
| 1 | Iowa | 8 | 25 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 25.1 |
| 1 | North Texas | 8 | 28 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 25.9 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 6 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 26.0 |
| 1 | USC | 9 | 30 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 26.0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 7 | 23 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 9 | 30 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 26.7 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 26 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 29 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 26.9 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 9 | 31 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 244 | 27.1 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 218 | 27.3 |
| 1 | Clemson | 8 | 28 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 27.4 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 8 | 28 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 27.4 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 8 | 28 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Louisville | 7 | 24 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 27.6 |
| 1 | Troy | 8 | 27 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 221 | 27.6 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 9 | 30 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 248 | 27.6 |
| 1 | UCLA | 10 | 36 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 277 | 27.7 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 8 | 28 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 27.9 |
| 1 | Air Force | 8 | 29 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 223 | 27.9 |
| 1 | Memphis | 8 | 27 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 28.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | 28 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 224 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 9 | 33 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 28.1 |
| 1 | TCU | 9 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 254 | 28.2 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 26 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 28.3 |
| 1 | Rice | 8 | 32 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 29.1 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 8 | 29 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 29.4 |
| 1 | Florida International | 8 | 30 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 29.4 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 9 | 35 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 29.4 |
| 1 | Maryland | 8 | 30 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 29.8 |
| 1 | Ball State | 8 | 31 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 29.8 |
| 1 | UTEP | 8 | 30 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 34 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 32 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 30.9 |
| 1 | UNLV | 8 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 249 | 31.1 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 8 | 34 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 250 | 31.3 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 8 | 33 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 253 | 31.6 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 8 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 32.1 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 8 | 30 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 32.4 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 8 | 33 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 263 | 32.9 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 8 | 34 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 263 | 32.9 |
| 1 | Purdue | 8 | 33 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 265 | 33.1 |
| 1 | California | 9 | 40 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 33.3 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 8 | 37 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 33.6 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 8 | 35 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 33.8 |
| 1 | Texas State | 6 | 28 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 7 | 32 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 34.4 |
| 1 | Boston College | 8 | 35 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 34.5 |
| 1 | Akron | 8 | 35 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 278 | 34.8 |
| 1 | Nevada | 8 | 35 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 279 | 34.9 |
| 1 | Houston | 8 | 37 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 288 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 8 | 39 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 288 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 8 | 38 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 36.4 |
| 1 | Tulane | 8 | 37 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 36.8 |
| 1 | UTSA | 6 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 37.2 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 31 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 39 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 37.8 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 38 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 38.1 |
| 1 | Duke | 8 | 40 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 39.1 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 9 | 44 | 15 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 352 | 39.1 |
| 1 | Arizona | 9 | 47 | 9 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 356 | 39.6 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 8 | 41 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 320 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 9 | 46 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 40.1 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 8 | 45 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 40.4 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 6 | 31 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 40.5 |
| 1 | Indiana | 8 | 43 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 9 | 51 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 369 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Idaho | 6 | 33 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 41.2 |
| 1 | Marshall | 8 | 46 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 346 | 43.3 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 9 | 52 | 9 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 390 | 43.3 |
| 1 | Colorado | 9 | 58 | 9 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 431 | 47.9 |
| 103 | Florida State | 9 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 15.4 |
| 103 | Penn State | 8 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 21.0 |
| 103 | Arkansas State | 8 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 22.3 |
| 103 | Oregon State | 9 | 26 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 203 | 22.6 |
| 103 | Kansas State | 9 | 26 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 23.3 |
| 103 | Northwestern | 8 | 25 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 199 | 24.9 |
| 103 | Ohio State | 8 | 25 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 205 | 25.6 |
| 103 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 26 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 206 | 25.8 |
| 103 | Toledo | 8 | 29 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 222 | 27.8 |
| 103 | Ohio | 8 | 30 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 236 | 29.5 |
| 103 | Mississippi | 8 | 28 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 239 | 29.9 |
| 103 | Virginia | 8 | 31 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 241 | 30.1 |
| 103 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 31 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 254 | 31.8 |
| 103 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 33 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 258 | 32.3 |
| 103 | Missouri | 8 | 35 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 264 | 33.0 |
| 103 | Texas | 9 | 37 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 305 | 33.9 |
| 103 | Auburn | 8 | 36 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 272 | 34.0 |
| 103 | Illinois | 8 | 36 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 281 | 35.1 |
| 103 | Washington State | 9 | 43 | 8 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 327 | 36.3 |
| 103 | UAB | 8 | 41 | 13 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 330 | 41.3 |
| 123 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 32 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 254 | 28.2 |
| 123 | North Carolina State | 8 | 28 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 232 | 29.0 |