2012 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 9 | 840 | 1751 | 583 | 2591 | 4.44 | 287.9 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 5 | 773 | 854 | 364 | 1627 | 4.47 | 325.4 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 7 | 880 | 1295 | 481 | 2175 | 4.52 | 310.7 |
| 4 | LSU | 8 | 829 | 1802 | 577 | 2631 | 4.56 | 328.9 |
| 5 | Florida State | 6 | 645 | 1402 | 439 | 2047 | 4.66 | 341.2 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 5 | 421 | 1253 | 357 | 1674 | 4.69 | 334.8 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 9 | 1074 | 1640 | 575 | 2714 | 4.72 | 301.6 |
| 8 | Utah State | 6 | 731 | 1597 | 482 | 2328 | 4.83 | 388.0 |
| 9 | Alabama | 8 | 691 | 1825 | 520 | 2516 | 4.84 | 314.5 |
| 10 | Virginia | 7 | 965 | 1573 | 520 | 2538 | 4.88 | 362.6 |
| 11 | TCU | 9 | 933 | 2125 | 616 | 3058 | 4.96 | 339.8 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 8 | 1296 | 1503 | 563 | 2799 | 4.97 | 349.9 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 9 | 1032 | 1834 | 575 | 2866 | 4.98 | 318.4 |
| 13 | Connecticut | 5 | 527 | 1270 | 361 | 1797 | 4.98 | 359.4 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 919 | 1524 | 488 | 2443 | 5.01 | 349.0 |
| 15 | Boise State | 6 | 1004 | 1125 | 425 | 2129 | 5.01 | 354.8 |
| 17 | Stanford | 10 | 1367 | 2277 | 723 | 3644 | 5.04 | 364.4 |
| 18 | UCF | 6 | 1016 | 1208 | 440 | 2224 | 5.05 | 370.7 |
| 19 | Penn State | 6 | 1191 | 1090 | 449 | 2281 | 5.08 | 380.2 |
| 20 | BYU | 6 | 723 | 1247 | 383 | 1970 | 5.14 | 328.3 |
| 21 | Oregon | 9 | 1391 | 2299 | 713 | 3690 | 5.18 | 410.0 |
| 22 | Ohio State | 6 | 706 | 1384 | 403 | 2090 | 5.19 | 348.3 |
| 23 | Fresno State | 6 | 1245 | 1100 | 449 | 2345 | 5.22 | 390.8 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 8 | 1134 | 2019 | 598 | 3153 | 5.27 | 394.1 |
| 25 | Washington State | 7 | 1051 | 1634 | 509 | 2685 | 5.28 | 383.6 |
| 26 | San Jose State | 8 | 1068 | 1964 | 562 | 3032 | 5.40 | 379.0 |
| 27 | North Carolina | 5 | 579 | 1459 | 375 | 2038 | 5.43 | 407.6 |
| 28 | Oregon State | 9 | 1289 | 2234 | 648 | 3523 | 5.44 | 391.4 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 1099 | 1570 | 490 | 2669 | 5.45 | 381.3 |
| 30 | Kent State | 6 | 782 | 1770 | 467 | 2552 | 5.46 | 425.3 |
| 31 | Georgia | 6 | 1046 | 1138 | 399 | 2184 | 5.47 | 364.0 |
| 31 | Northwestern | 7 | 1018 | 2012 | 554 | 3030 | 5.47 | 432.9 |
| 33 | Bowling Green | 6 | 1014 | 1248 | 406 | 2262 | 5.57 | 377.0 |
| 33 | San Diego State | 6 | 633 | 1760 | 430 | 2393 | 5.57 | 398.8 |
| 35 | Syracuse | 6 | 866 | 1380 | 402 | 2246 | 5.59 | 374.3 |
| 35 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 703 | 1512 | 396 | 2215 | 5.59 | 443.0 |
| 37 | Kentucky | 8 | 1431 | 1901 | 594 | 3332 | 5.61 | 416.5 |
| 38 | Iowa | 7 | 1370 | 1266 | 469 | 2636 | 5.62 | 376.6 |
| 39 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 1120 | 1328 | 435 | 2448 | 5.63 | 408.0 |
| 39 | UCLA | 9 | 1766 | 2037 | 675 | 3803 | 5.63 | 422.6 |
| 41 | Maryland | 5 | 626 | 1411 | 361 | 2037 | 5.64 | 407.4 |
| 42 | Kansas State | 9 | 1174 | 2325 | 619 | 3499 | 5.65 | 388.8 |
| 43 | Florida International | 7 | 1110 | 1613 | 481 | 2723 | 5.66 | 389.0 |
| 44 | Utah | 8 | 1242 | 1891 | 552 | 3133 | 5.68 | 391.6 |
| 45 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 1341 | 2896 | 743 | 4237 | 5.70 | 470.8 |
| 46 | Houston | 6 | 1275 | 1672 | 516 | 2947 | 5.71 | 491.2 |
| 47 | Arizona State | 6 | 1605 | 1078 | 468 | 2683 | 5.73 | 447.2 |
| 48 | Michigan | 7 | 1138 | 1415 | 445 | 2553 | 5.74 | 364.7 |
| 48 | Buffalo | 6 | 1157 | 1247 | 419 | 2404 | 5.74 | 400.7 |
| 50 | SMU | 7 | 1028 | 2102 | 542 | 3130 | 5.77 | 447.1 |
| 51 | Missouri | 9 | 1479 | 2222 | 637 | 3701 | 5.81 | 411.2 |
| 52 | Memphis | 6 | 1024 | 1462 | 425 | 2486 | 5.85 | 414.3 |
| 53 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 1563 | 1695 | 556 | 3258 | 5.86 | 407.3 |
| 54 | Ohio | 5 | 948 | 971 | 326 | 1919 | 5.89 | 383.8 |
| 54 | Minnesota | 7 | 1378 | 1373 | 467 | 2751 | 5.89 | 393.0 |
| 54 | Mississippi State | 6 | 1184 | 1504 | 456 | 2688 | 5.89 | 448.0 |
| 54 | USC | 8 | 1546 | 2038 | 608 | 3584 | 5.89 | 448.0 |
| 54 | California | 9 | 1729 | 2431 | 706 | 4160 | 5.89 | 462.2 |
| 59 | Arkansas State | 7 | 1321 | 1612 | 497 | 2933 | 5.90 | 419.0 |
| 60 | Washington | 8 | 1507 | 1730 | 545 | 3237 | 5.94 | 404.6 |
| 61 | Nebraska | 10 | 2284 | 1918 | 705 | 4202 | 5.96 | 420.2 |
| 62 | Cincinnati | 5 | 924 | 1256 | 364 | 2180 | 5.99 | 436.0 |
| 62 | Central Michigan | 6 | 1366 | 1347 | 453 | 2713 | 5.99 | 452.2 |
| 62 | Iowa State | 10 | 1876 | 2949 | 806 | 4825 | 5.99 | 482.5 |
| 65 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 995 | 1370 | 394 | 2365 | 6.00 | 394.2 |
| 65 | South Alabama | 7 | 1137 | 1720 | 476 | 2857 | 6.00 | 408.1 |
| 67 | Boston College | 7 | 1380 | 1990 | 560 | 3370 | 6.02 | 481.4 |
| 68 | UTEP | 8 | 1820 | 1749 | 589 | 3569 | 6.06 | 446.1 |
| 69 | Clemson | 6 | 1075 | 1638 | 444 | 2713 | 6.11 | 452.2 |
| 70 | Arkansas | 9 | 1288 | 2818 | 671 | 4106 | 6.12 | 456.2 |
| 70 | Nevada | 4 | 843 | 1018 | 304 | 1861 | 6.12 | 465.3 |
| 72 | South Florida | 8 | 1375 | 2259 | 592 | 3634 | 6.14 | 454.3 |
| 73 | Akron | 7 | 1712 | 1382 | 503 | 3094 | 6.15 | 442.0 |
| 74 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 1523 | 2343 | 627 | 3866 | 6.17 | 429.6 |
| 74 | Tulane | 8 | 1914 | 1833 | 607 | 3747 | 6.17 | 468.4 |
| 76 | Arizona | 10 | 2255 | 3192 | 878 | 5447 | 6.20 | 544.7 |
| 77 | Louisville | 5 | 686 | 1225 | 306 | 1911 | 6.25 | 382.2 |
| 78 | Auburn | 9 | 2150 | 2011 | 665 | 4161 | 6.26 | 462.3 |
| 79 | Texas Tech | 7 | 1328 | 1990 | 528 | 3318 | 6.28 | 474.0 |
| 79 | Wyoming | 6 | 1351 | 1549 | 462 | 2900 | 6.28 | 483.3 |
| 81 | Mississippi | 7 | 1181 | 1945 | 496 | 3126 | 6.30 | 446.6 |
| 81 | Baylor | 10 | 1775 | 3444 | 828 | 5219 | 6.30 | 521.9 |
| 83 | Air Force | 6 | 1178 | 1357 | 402 | 2535 | 6.31 | 422.5 |
| 83 | North Carolina State | 5 | 867 | 1676 | 403 | 2543 | 6.31 | 508.6 |
| 85 | Purdue | 6 | 1373 | 1429 | 441 | 2802 | 6.35 | 467.0 |
| 86 | Army | 6 | 1188 | 1099 | 359 | 2287 | 6.37 | 381.2 |
| 86 | Hawai'i | 6 | 1332 | 1561 | 454 | 2893 | 6.37 | 482.2 |
| 88 | Texas | 9 | 1835 | 2273 | 643 | 4108 | 6.39 | 456.4 |
| 89 | Western Michigan | 5 | 929 | 1368 | 358 | 2297 | 6.42 | 459.4 |
| 90 | UTSA | 4 | 700 | 1216 | 298 | 1916 | 6.43 | 479.0 |
| 91 | Oklahoma | 9 | 1957 | 2147 | 637 | 4104 | 6.44 | 456.0 |
| 91 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 1219 | 1603 | 438 | 2822 | 6.44 | 470.3 |
| 93 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 2083 | 1728 | 591 | 3811 | 6.45 | 476.4 |
| 94 | Troy | 6 | 1249 | 1374 | 405 | 2623 | 6.48 | 437.2 |
| 95 | UNLV | 5 | 1185 | 1397 | 398 | 2582 | 6.49 | 516.4 |
| 95 | Indiana | 7 | 2045 | 1591 | 560 | 3636 | 6.49 | 519.4 |
| 97 | Colorado State | 5 | 1079 | 1239 | 356 | 2318 | 6.51 | 463.6 |
| 98 | Navy | 6 | 1105 | 1321 | 371 | 2426 | 6.54 | 404.3 |
| 99 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 1600 | 1503 | 474 | 3103 | 6.55 | 517.2 |
| 100 | Wake Forest | 6 | 1237 | 1781 | 457 | 3018 | 6.60 | 503.0 |
| 101 | Illinois | 7 | 1678 | 1590 | 494 | 3268 | 6.62 | 466.9 |
| 102 | Ball State | 7 | 1505 | 1940 | 518 | 3445 | 6.65 | 492.1 |
| 103 | Idaho | 8 | 1697 | 2186 | 583 | 3883 | 6.66 | 485.4 |
| 104 | Massachusetts | 6 | 1482 | 1285 | 415 | 2767 | 6.67 | 461.2 |
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 2063 | 1816 | 579 | 3879 | 6.70 | 484.9 |
| 105 | Marshall | 6 | 1475 | 1689 | 472 | 3164 | 6.70 | 527.3 |
| 107 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 860 | 1036 | 280 | 1896 | 6.77 | 474.0 |
| 108 | Toledo | 7 | 1377 | 2083 | 508 | 3460 | 6.81 | 494.3 |
| 109 | Kansas | 10 | 1907 | 2916 | 704 | 4823 | 6.85 | 482.3 |
| 110 | Temple | 5 | 970 | 1347 | 338 | 2317 | 6.86 | 463.4 |
| 111 | New Mexico State | 6 | 1255 | 1797 | 443 | 3052 | 6.89 | 508.7 |
| 112 | Tennessee | 7 | 1444 | 2018 | 501 | 3462 | 6.91 | 494.6 |
| 113 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 1729 | 1441 | 457 | 3170 | 6.94 | 452.9 |
| 114 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 1032 | 1970 | 428 | 3002 | 7.01 | 500.3 |
| 115 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 1228 | 1621 | 406 | 2849 | 7.02 | 569.8 |
| 116 | North Texas | 7 | 1226 | 1894 | 443 | 3120 | 7.04 | 445.7 |
| 117 | West Virginia | 8 | 1322 | 2958 | 607 | 4280 | 7.05 | 535.0 |
| 118 | UAB | 5 | 1067 | 1332 | 340 | 2399 | 7.06 | 479.8 |
| 119 | Rice | 5 | 1109 | 1138 | 317 | 2247 | 7.09 | 449.4 |
| 120 | Texas State | 7 | 1911 | 1971 | 544 | 3882 | 7.14 | 554.6 |
| 121 | East Carolina | 5 | 1206 | 1362 | 354 | 2568 | 7.25 | 513.6 |
| 122 | New Mexico | 5 | 1216 | 1522 | 372 | 2738 | 7.36 | 547.6 |
| 123 | Colorado | 8 | 2175 | 2136 | 544 | 4311 | 7.92 | 538.9 |
| 124 | Duke | 7 | 1608 | 2182 | 461 | 3790 | 8.22 | 541.4 |