2012 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7.0 |
| 2 | TCU | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10.0 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11.3 |
| 4 | Utah | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 5 | Penn State | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 12.6 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 9 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 10 | Oregon State | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 16.3 |
| 11 | Florida State | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 13.4 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 13.6 |
| 12 | Auburn | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 15 | Kansas | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 17 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 15.0 |
| 18 | Boise State | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 15.0 |
| 18 | Texas | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 21 | Missouri | 4 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 21 | Washington State | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 23 | Connecticut | 5 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 23 | LSU | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 23 | Kansas State | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 15.8 |
| 27 | Mississippi State | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 27 | Boston College | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 4 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 30 | USC | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 31 | Ohio | 5 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 32 | Maryland | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 33 | Oregon | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 5 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 4 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 36 | Utah State | 7 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 13.1 |
| 37 | Rutgers | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 15.5 |
| 37 | Florida | 5 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 39 | Northwestern | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 39 | Washington | 4 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 41 | Indiana | 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 42 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 42 | Western Michigan | 4 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 42 | California | 3 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 32.3 |
| 45 | Georgia | 5 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 46 | Minnesota | 5 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 46 | North Carolina State | 5 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 48 | Temple | 4 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 49 | UCF | 5 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 49 | Arizona | 4 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 49 | UTSA | 4 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 52 | Clemson | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 52 | Illinois | 4 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 54 | West Virginia | 4 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 26.3 |
| 54 | Hawai'i | 4 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 26.3 |
| 56 | Virginia | 4 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 57 | Tennessee | 4 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 57 | Arkansas | 4 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 59 | UCLA | 4 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 60 | Colorado State | 4 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 61 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 62 | Bowling Green | 5 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 63 | Texas A&M | 5 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 63 | Baylor | 4 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 65 | Louisville | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 19.3 |
| 65 | Tulsa | 5 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 67 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 67 | UTEP | 4 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 69 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 70 | South Alabama | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 70 | Mississippi | 5 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 70 | UAB | 4 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 30.0 |
| 73 | San Jose State | 7 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 17.3 |
| 73 | Nebraska | 5 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 73 | Colorado | 3 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 40.3 |
| 76 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 76 | Buffalo | 4 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 78 | Cincinnati | 6 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 78 | Michigan | 5 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 78 | Kent State | 5 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 81 | North Texas | 4 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 31.8 |
| 82 | San Diego State | 5 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 82 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 32.5 |
| 84 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 85 | Wyoming | 4 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 33.0 |
| 86 | Fresno State | 5 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 27.2 |
| 87 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 27.8 |
| 87 | Memphis | 4 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 89 | Arkansas State | 5 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 28.0 |
| 90 | Purdue | 5 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 28.2 |
| 90 | SMU | 5 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 28.2 |
| 92 | Notre Dame | 11 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 12.9 |
| 92 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 28.4 |
| 94 | New Mexico | 5 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 28.6 |
| 95 | Houston | 4 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 36.0 |
| 96 | South Florida | 5 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 29.0 |
| 96 | Florida International | 4 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 96 | Troy | 4 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 99 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 36.5 |
| 100 | Toledo | 5 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 29.4 |
| 100 | Wake Forest | 4 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 36.8 |
| 102 | Akron | 4 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 37.5 |
| 103 | Central Michigan | 5 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 30.2 |
| 104 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 105 | Air Force | 5 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 30.8 |
| 106 | Duke | 5 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 31.0 |
| 107 | Rice | 5 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 31.4 |
| 108 | Syracuse | 6 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 26.5 |
| 109 | Nevada | 5 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 32.0 |
| 110 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 40.3 |
| 111 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 32.8 |
| 112 | BYU | 12 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 13.8 |
| 113 | Tulane | 4 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 41.8 |
| 114 | Marshall | 4 | 23 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 42.8 |
| 115 | UNLV | 5 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 35.0 |
| 116 | Ball State | 5 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 178 | 35.6 |
| 117 | East Carolina | 5 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 37.4 |
| 118 | Massachusetts | 4 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 48.5 |
| 119 | Texas State | 6 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 33.0 |
| 120 | New Mexico State | 6 | 30 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 38.3 |
| 121 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 30 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 238 | 39.7 |
| 122 | Idaho | 6 | 36 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 43.7 |
| 123 | Navy | 11 | 33 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 24.6 |
| 124 | Army | 11 | 54 | 10 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 407 | 37.0 |