2012 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCU | 4 | 361 | 509 | 249 | 870 | 3.49 | 217.5 |
| 2 | Florida State | 5 | 510 | 595 | 313 | 1105 | 3.53 | 221.0 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 4 | 448 | 401 | 230 | 849 | 3.69 | 212.3 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 5 | 371 | 842 | 321 | 1213 | 3.78 | 242.6 |
| 5 | LSU | 5 | 428 | 923 | 351 | 1351 | 3.85 | 270.2 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 4 | 414 | 640 | 268 | 1054 | 3.93 | 263.5 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 457 | 1014 | 365 | 1471 | 4.03 | 294.2 |
| 8 | Alabama | 5 | 293 | 775 | 263 | 1068 | 4.06 | 213.6 |
| 9 | Utah | 3 | 305 | 501 | 196 | 806 | 4.11 | 268.7 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 5 | 364 | 858 | 296 | 1222 | 4.13 | 244.4 |
| 11 | Utah State | 7 | 819 | 1280 | 505 | 2099 | 4.16 | 299.9 |
| 12 | BYU | 12 | 860 | 2210 | 730 | 3070 | 4.21 | 255.8 |
| 13 | Maryland | 4 | 334 | 711 | 246 | 1045 | 4.25 | 261.3 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 4 | 758 | 479 | 290 | 1237 | 4.27 | 309.3 |
| 14 | Iowa State | 4 | 648 | 602 | 293 | 1250 | 4.27 | 312.5 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 6 | 664 | 1127 | 411 | 1791 | 4.36 | 298.5 |
| 17 | Ohio | 5 | 427 | 1177 | 359 | 1604 | 4.47 | 320.8 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 4 | 282 | 892 | 260 | 1174 | 4.52 | 293.5 |
| 19 | Oregon | 4 | 604 | 751 | 298 | 1355 | 4.55 | 338.8 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 919 | 1156 | 449 | 2075 | 4.62 | 345.8 |
| 21 | Florida | 5 | 427 | 1045 | 318 | 1472 | 4.63 | 294.4 |
| 21 | Stanford | 4 | 465 | 842 | 282 | 1307 | 4.63 | 326.8 |
| 23 | Minnesota | 5 | 659 | 1000 | 357 | 1659 | 4.65 | 331.8 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 504 | 879 | 297 | 1383 | 4.66 | 345.8 |
| 25 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 716 | 999 | 367 | 1715 | 4.67 | 343.0 |
| 26 | San Jose State | 7 | 835 | 1397 | 477 | 2232 | 4.68 | 318.9 |
| 27 | Kentucky | 4 | 567 | 738 | 278 | 1305 | 4.69 | 326.3 |
| 28 | South Carolina | 5 | 642 | 1041 | 354 | 1683 | 4.75 | 336.6 |
| 29 | Texas A&M | 5 | 619 | 1311 | 405 | 1930 | 4.77 | 386.0 |
| 30 | Notre Dame | 11 | 1159 | 2228 | 709 | 3387 | 4.78 | 307.9 |
| 31 | North Carolina State | 5 | 593 | 935 | 313 | 1528 | 4.88 | 305.6 |
| 32 | Penn State | 4 | 565 | 837 | 286 | 1402 | 4.90 | 350.5 |
| 33 | Virginia | 4 | 440 | 979 | 289 | 1419 | 4.91 | 354.8 |
| 34 | Boise State | 5 | 787 | 972 | 357 | 1759 | 4.93 | 351.8 |
| 34 | Indiana | 4 | 717 | 727 | 293 | 1444 | 4.93 | 361.0 |
| 36 | Missouri | 4 | 422 | 1000 | 288 | 1422 | 4.94 | 355.5 |
| 37 | Auburn | 4 | 590 | 861 | 293 | 1451 | 4.95 | 362.8 |
| 38 | UCF | 5 | 637 | 1039 | 337 | 1676 | 4.97 | 335.2 |
| 39 | Mississippi | 5 | 582 | 1177 | 353 | 1759 | 4.98 | 351.8 |
| 40 | Iowa | 4 | 453 | 823 | 255 | 1276 | 5.00 | 319.0 |
| 40 | Fresno State | 5 | 833 | 986 | 364 | 1819 | 5.00 | 363.8 |
| 42 | Texas | 4 | 548 | 734 | 256 | 1282 | 5.01 | 320.5 |
| 42 | Georgia | 5 | 1181 | 671 | 370 | 1852 | 5.01 | 370.4 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | 5 | 510 | 1138 | 328 | 1648 | 5.02 | 329.6 |
| 44 | Mississippi State | 5 | 747 | 1099 | 368 | 1846 | 5.02 | 369.2 |
| 46 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 1110 | 861 | 388 | 1971 | 5.08 | 394.2 |
| 47 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 590 | 922 | 297 | 1512 | 5.09 | 302.4 |
| 47 | USC | 4 | 705 | 822 | 300 | 1527 | 5.09 | 381.8 |
| 49 | South Alabama | 5 | 717 | 949 | 326 | 1666 | 5.11 | 333.2 |
| 49 | Northwestern | 5 | 477 | 1285 | 345 | 1762 | 5.11 | 352.4 |
| 51 | Western Michigan | 4 | 487 | 927 | 276 | 1414 | 5.12 | 353.5 |
| 52 | Hawai'i | 4 | 539 | 769 | 255 | 1308 | 5.13 | 327.0 |
| 53 | Tennessee | 4 | 546 | 1189 | 336 | 1735 | 5.16 | 433.8 |
| 54 | Tulsa | 5 | 748 | 1102 | 358 | 1850 | 5.17 | 370.0 |
| 55 | West Virginia | 4 | 735 | 972 | 328 | 1707 | 5.20 | 426.8 |
| 56 | Louisville | 6 | 702 | 1191 | 363 | 1893 | 5.21 | 315.5 |
| 56 | Kansas State | 4 | 499 | 919 | 272 | 1418 | 5.21 | 354.5 |
| 56 | Arkansas | 4 | 467 | 1258 | 331 | 1725 | 5.21 | 431.3 |
| 59 | Arizona | 4 | 829 | 978 | 345 | 1807 | 5.24 | 451.8 |
| 60 | Clemson | 5 | 775 | 994 | 335 | 1769 | 5.28 | 353.8 |
| 60 | San Diego State | 5 | 572 | 1240 | 343 | 1812 | 5.28 | 362.4 |
| 60 | Boston College | 4 | 1052 | 689 | 330 | 1741 | 5.28 | 435.3 |
| 63 | Cincinnati | 6 | 800 | 1461 | 425 | 2261 | 5.32 | 376.8 |
| 63 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 713 | 1181 | 356 | 1894 | 5.32 | 378.8 |
| 63 | Ohio State | 4 | 470 | 1109 | 297 | 1579 | 5.32 | 394.8 |
| 66 | Bowling Green | 5 | 553 | 1117 | 313 | 1670 | 5.34 | 334.0 |
| 66 | California | 3 | 462 | 771 | 231 | 1233 | 5.34 | 411.0 |
| 68 | SMU | 5 | 558 | 1614 | 406 | 2172 | 5.35 | 434.4 |
| 69 | Purdue | 5 | 634 | 1303 | 361 | 1937 | 5.37 | 387.4 |
| 69 | Nebraska | 5 | 870 | 1128 | 372 | 1998 | 5.37 | 399.6 |
| 71 | Arkansas State | 5 | 1074 | 831 | 354 | 1905 | 5.38 | 381.0 |
| 72 | Illinois | 4 | 401 | 896 | 240 | 1297 | 5.40 | 324.3 |
| 73 | Colorado State | 4 | 647 | 972 | 299 | 1619 | 5.41 | 404.8 |
| 73 | Baylor | 4 | 566 | 1274 | 340 | 1840 | 5.41 | 460.0 |
| 75 | Washington | 4 | 633 | 799 | 263 | 1432 | 5.44 | 358.0 |
| 76 | Florida International | 4 | 516 | 1069 | 291 | 1585 | 5.45 | 396.3 |
| 77 | Buffalo | 4 | 687 | 778 | 267 | 1465 | 5.49 | 366.3 |
| 78 | Michigan | 5 | 813 | 959 | 322 | 1772 | 5.50 | 354.4 |
| 79 | Wyoming | 4 | 1012 | 796 | 328 | 1808 | 5.51 | 452.0 |
| 80 | UCLA | 4 | 879 | 800 | 304 | 1679 | 5.52 | 419.8 |
| 80 | Kansas | 3 | 591 | 678 | 230 | 1269 | 5.52 | 423.0 |
| 82 | Washington State | 3 | 322 | 1033 | 245 | 1355 | 5.53 | 451.7 |
| 83 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 854 | 894 | 315 | 1748 | 5.55 | 349.6 |
| 83 | Syracuse | 6 | 913 | 1286 | 396 | 2199 | 5.55 | 366.5 |
| 83 | Akron | 4 | 777 | 883 | 299 | 1660 | 5.55 | 415.0 |
| 86 | Kent State | 5 | 748 | 1258 | 359 | 2006 | 5.59 | 401.2 |
| 87 | Marshall | 4 | 823 | 1009 | 326 | 1832 | 5.62 | 458.0 |
| 88 | South Florida | 5 | 763 | 1322 | 359 | 2085 | 5.81 | 417.0 |
| 89 | UTSA | 4 | 606 | 931 | 264 | 1537 | 5.82 | 384.3 |
| 90 | Memphis | 4 | 854 | 1096 | 334 | 1950 | 5.84 | 487.5 |
| 91 | Air Force | 5 | 1087 | 1042 | 362 | 2129 | 5.88 | 425.8 |
| 92 | Temple | 4 | 936 | 749 | 286 | 1685 | 5.89 | 421.3 |
| 93 | Duke | 5 | 648 | 1281 | 323 | 1929 | 5.97 | 385.8 |
| 93 | Navy | 11 | 1853 | 2554 | 738 | 4407 | 5.97 | 400.6 |
| 95 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 730 | 1321 | 342 | 2051 | 6.00 | 410.2 |
| 96 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 1051 | 747 | 299 | 1798 | 6.01 | 449.5 |
| 97 | Houston | 4 | 971 | 1121 | 347 | 2092 | 6.03 | 523.0 |
| 98 | UAB | 4 | 692 | 734 | 236 | 1426 | 6.04 | 356.5 |
| 98 | Central Michigan | 5 | 942 | 990 | 320 | 1932 | 6.04 | 386.4 |
| 100 | Oklahoma | 4 | 809 | 717 | 250 | 1526 | 6.10 | 381.5 |
| 101 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 837 | 883 | 278 | 1720 | 6.19 | 430.0 |
| 102 | Nevada | 5 | 814 | 1539 | 377 | 2353 | 6.24 | 470.6 |
| 103 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 1090 | 2243 | 533 | 3333 | 6.25 | 555.5 |
| 104 | Texas State | 6 | 1462 | 1331 | 446 | 2793 | 6.26 | 465.5 |
| 104 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 1015 | 900 | 306 | 1915 | 6.26 | 478.8 |
| 106 | New Mexico | 5 | 664 | 1376 | 324 | 2040 | 6.30 | 408.0 |
| 107 | Ball State | 5 | 1058 | 1417 | 389 | 2475 | 6.36 | 495.0 |
| 108 | UTEP | 4 | 862 | 928 | 281 | 1790 | 6.37 | 447.5 |
| 109 | Tulane | 4 | 971 | 785 | 275 | 1756 | 6.39 | 439.0 |
| 109 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 940 | 831 | 277 | 1771 | 6.39 | 442.8 |
| 111 | Rice | 5 | 1132 | 915 | 320 | 2047 | 6.40 | 409.4 |
| 112 | UNLV | 5 | 827 | 1586 | 376 | 2413 | 6.42 | 482.6 |
| 113 | North Texas | 4 | 792 | 897 | 261 | 1689 | 6.47 | 422.3 |
| 114 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1290 | 563 | 284 | 1853 | 6.52 | 463.3 |
| 114 | New Mexico State | 6 | 1308 | 1549 | 438 | 2857 | 6.52 | 476.2 |
| 116 | Idaho | 6 | 1111 | 1703 | 429 | 2814 | 6.56 | 469.0 |
| 117 | Wake Forest | 4 | 944 | 941 | 279 | 1885 | 6.76 | 471.3 |
| 118 | Army | 11 | 2621 | 2210 | 699 | 4831 | 6.91 | 439.2 |
| 118 | East Carolina | 5 | 1158 | 1393 | 369 | 2551 | 6.91 | 510.2 |
| 120 | Colorado | 3 | 567 | 862 | 204 | 1429 | 7.00 | 476.3 |
| 121 | Massachusetts | 4 | 988 | 1018 | 286 | 2006 | 7.01 | 501.5 |
| 122 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 959 | 870 | 257 | 1829 | 7.12 | 457.3 |
| 122 | Toledo | 5 | 1101 | 1541 | 371 | 2642 | 7.12 | 528.4 |
| 124 | Troy | 4 | 863 | 1258 | 284 | 2121 | 7.47 | 530.3 |