2012 National Leaders Total Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | 2 | 347 | 242 | 143 | 589 | 4.12 | 294.5 |
| 2 | Florida | 2 | 193 | 416 | 127 | 609 | 4.80 | 304.5 |
| 3 | Utah State | 2 | 301 | 313 | 142 | 614 | 4.32 | 307.0 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 2 | 361 | 262 | 139 | 623 | 4.48 | 311.5 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 4 | 407 | 873 | 300 | 1280 | 4.27 | 320.0 |
| 6 | Stanford | 2 | 286 | 361 | 143 | 647 | 4.52 | 323.5 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 7 | 860 | 1483 | 479 | 2343 | 4.89 | 334.7 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 6 | 887 | 1127 | 415 | 2014 | 4.85 | 335.7 |
| 9 | LSU | 3 | 441 | 572 | 222 | 1013 | 4.56 | 337.7 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 6 | 982 | 1060 | 411 | 2042 | 4.97 | 340.3 |
| 11 | BYU | 5 | 612 | 1097 | 314 | 1709 | 5.44 | 341.8 |
| 12 | TCU | 6 | 785 | 1333 | 395 | 2118 | 5.36 | 353.0 |
| 13 | Florida State | 2 | 310 | 409 | 154 | 719 | 4.67 | 359.5 |
| 14 | Michigan | 5 | 778 | 1040 | 301 | 1818 | 6.04 | 363.6 |
| 15 | Boise State | 2 | 377 | 353 | 151 | 730 | 4.83 | 365.0 |
| 16 | Syracuse | 5 | 836 | 990 | 345 | 1826 | 5.29 | 365.2 |
| 17 | Maryland | 8 | 1157 | 1799 | 544 | 2956 | 5.43 | 369.5 |
| 18 | Virginia | 8 | 1338 | 1670 | 553 | 3008 | 5.44 | 376.0 |
| 19 | Buffalo | 8 | 1416 | 1602 | 542 | 3018 | 5.57 | 377.3 |
| 20 | Louisville | 2 | 427 | 338 | 142 | 765 | 5.39 | 382.5 |
| 20 | San Jose State | 2 | 367 | 398 | 126 | 765 | 6.07 | 382.5 |
| 22 | Tulsa | 3 | 487 | 666 | 216 | 1153 | 5.34 | 384.3 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 1024 | 542 | 267 | 1566 | 5.87 | 391.5 |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 946 | 1419 | 389 | 2365 | 6.08 | 394.2 |
| 25 | Minnesota | 7 | 1438 | 1337 | 459 | 2775 | 6.05 | 396.4 |
| 26 | Florida International | 9 | 1416 | 2159 | 631 | 3575 | 5.67 | 397.2 |
| 27 | South Alabama | 11 | 1958 | 2441 | 749 | 4399 | 5.87 | 399.9 |
| 28 | Fresno State | 4 | 876 | 726 | 297 | 1602 | 5.39 | 400.5 |
| 29 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 382 | 420 | 157 | 802 | 5.11 | 401.0 |
| 30 | Penn State | 4 | 708 | 901 | 298 | 1609 | 5.40 | 402.3 |
| 31 | Utah | 7 | 1136 | 1685 | 473 | 2821 | 5.96 | 403.0 |
| 32 | Bowling Green | 5 | 915 | 1103 | 328 | 2018 | 6.15 | 403.6 |
| 33 | Western Michigan | 8 | 1464 | 1794 | 572 | 3258 | 5.70 | 407.3 |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 1326 | 1538 | 508 | 2864 | 5.64 | 409.1 |
| 35 | San Diego State | 4 | 345 | 1292 | 281 | 1637 | 5.83 | 409.3 |
| 36 | Oregon State | 4 | 809 | 829 | 284 | 1638 | 5.77 | 409.5 |
| 37 | Oregon | 1 | 200 | 211 | 82 | 411 | 5.01 | 411.0 |
| 38 | UCF | 4 | 844 | 817 | 315 | 1661 | 5.27 | 415.3 |
| 39 | Alabama | 1 | 165 | 253 | 77 | 418 | 5.43 | 418.0 |
| 40 | Kentucky | 10 | 1760 | 2426 | 715 | 4186 | 5.85 | 418.6 |
| 41 | Ohio | 4 | 874 | 803 | 247 | 1677 | 6.79 | 419.3 |
| 42 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 973 | 1545 | 424 | 2518 | 5.94 | 419.7 |
| 43 | South Florida | 9 | 1429 | 2366 | 644 | 3795 | 5.89 | 421.7 |
| 44 | SMU | 6 | 906 | 1629 | 410 | 2535 | 6.18 | 422.5 |
| 45 | Arizona State | 5 | 1126 | 1003 | 393 | 2129 | 5.42 | 425.8 |
| 46 | Iowa | 8 | 1453 | 1959 | 582 | 3412 | 5.86 | 426.5 |
| 46 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 2490 | 2628 | 838 | 5118 | 6.11 | 426.5 |
| 48 | Illinois | 10 | 2237 | 2030 | 688 | 4267 | 6.20 | 426.7 |
| 49 | Missouri | 7 | 1238 | 1772 | 493 | 3010 | 6.11 | 430.0 |
| 50 | Air Force | 7 | 1522 | 1496 | 489 | 3018 | 6.17 | 431.1 |
| 51 | Cincinnati | 3 | 571 | 728 | 212 | 1299 | 6.13 | 433.0 |
| 52 | Washington State | 9 | 1685 | 2222 | 664 | 3907 | 5.88 | 434.1 |
| 53 | UTEP | 9 | 1985 | 1923 | 655 | 3908 | 5.97 | 434.2 |
| 54 | Washington | 6 | 1150 | 1464 | 430 | 2614 | 6.08 | 435.7 |
| 55 | UCLA | 5 | 1004 | 1177 | 365 | 2181 | 5.98 | 436.2 |
| 56 | Army | 10 | 2499 | 1871 | 634 | 4370 | 6.89 | 437.0 |
| 57 | Hawai'i | 9 | 2182 | 1796 | 650 | 3978 | 6.12 | 442.0 |
| 58 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 2013 | 1966 | 604 | 3979 | 6.59 | 442.1 |
| 59 | Texas | 4 | 920 | 868 | 284 | 1788 | 6.30 | 447.0 |
| 60 | Memphis | 8 | 1370 | 2220 | 599 | 3590 | 5.99 | 448.8 |
| 61 | Kent State | 3 | 569 | 779 | 227 | 1348 | 5.94 | 449.3 |
| 62 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 1278 | 1886 | 499 | 3164 | 6.34 | 452.0 |
| 62 | Georgia | 2 | 580 | 324 | 133 | 904 | 6.80 | 452.0 |
| 64 | Wyoming | 8 | 1906 | 1724 | 604 | 3630 | 6.01 | 453.8 |
| 65 | Temple | 7 | 1321 | 1858 | 471 | 3179 | 6.75 | 454.1 |
| 66 | UNLV | 11 | 2033 | 2963 | 815 | 4996 | 6.13 | 454.2 |
| 67 | California | 9 | 1789 | 2334 | 694 | 4123 | 5.94 | 458.1 |
| 67 | Auburn | 9 | 2101 | 2022 | 636 | 4123 | 6.48 | 458.1 |
| 69 | Colorado State | 8 | 1954 | 1714 | 600 | 3668 | 6.11 | 458.5 |
| 70 | Wake Forest | 7 | 1256 | 1959 | 519 | 3215 | 6.19 | 459.3 |
| 71 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 2136 | 1563 | 573 | 3699 | 6.46 | 462.4 |
| 72 | Massachusetts | 11 | 2602 | 2507 | 784 | 5109 | 6.52 | 464.5 |
| 73 | Mississippi | 6 | 1151 | 1642 | 432 | 2793 | 6.47 | 465.5 |
| 74 | Purdue | 7 | 1585 | 1675 | 504 | 3260 | 6.47 | 465.7 |
| 75 | Troy | 7 | 1269 | 2006 | 492 | 3275 | 6.66 | 467.9 |
| 76 | Northwestern | 3 | 495 | 910 | 244 | 1405 | 5.76 | 468.3 |
| 77 | North Texas | 8 | 1530 | 2224 | 536 | 3754 | 7.00 | 469.3 |
| 78 | Tulane | 10 | 2266 | 2432 | 738 | 4698 | 6.37 | 469.8 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | 3 | 764 | 649 | 197 | 1413 | 7.17 | 471.0 |
| 80 | Arkansas | 8 | 1182 | 2596 | 598 | 3778 | 6.32 | 472.3 |
| 81 | Akron | 11 | 2426 | 2774 | 832 | 5200 | 6.25 | 472.7 |
| 82 | Mississippi State | 5 | 1053 | 1330 | 383 | 2383 | 6.22 | 476.6 |
| 83 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 1003 | 905 | 287 | 1908 | 6.65 | 477.0 |
| 84 | Idaho | 11 | 2266 | 2993 | 788 | 5259 | 6.67 | 478.1 |
| 85 | Texas Tech | 5 | 1011 | 1383 | 348 | 2394 | 6.88 | 478.8 |
| 86 | UTSA | 4 | 700 | 1216 | 298 | 1916 | 6.43 | 479.0 |
| 87 | Marshall | 7 | 1532 | 1834 | 545 | 3366 | 6.18 | 480.9 |
| 88 | Kansas State | 2 | 561 | 404 | 151 | 965 | 6.39 | 482.5 |
| 89 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 2671 | 2155 | 727 | 4826 | 6.64 | 482.6 |
| 90 | Central Michigan | 6 | 1389 | 1510 | 460 | 2899 | 6.30 | 483.2 |
| 91 | New Mexico State | 11 | 2568 | 2749 | 785 | 5317 | 6.77 | 483.4 |
| 92 | UAB | 9 | 1836 | 2529 | 640 | 4365 | 6.82 | 485.0 |
| 93 | Kansas | 11 | 2148 | 3223 | 780 | 5371 | 6.89 | 488.3 |
| 94 | USC | 6 | 1535 | 1414 | 468 | 2949 | 6.30 | 491.5 |
| 95 | Colorado | 11 | 2662 | 2749 | 742 | 5411 | 7.29 | 491.9 |
| 96 | Navy | 5 | 1073 | 1391 | 341 | 2464 | 7.23 | 492.8 |
| 97 | Boston College | 10 | 2403 | 2534 | 832 | 4937 | 5.93 | 493.7 |
| 98 | Iowa State | 7 | 1416 | 2055 | 559 | 3471 | 6.21 | 495.9 |
| 99 | North Carolina | 4 | 861 | 1125 | 312 | 1986 | 6.37 | 496.5 |
| 100 | New Mexico | 9 | 1962 | 2514 | 603 | 4476 | 7.42 | 497.3 |
| 101 | Ball State | 4 | 856 | 1134 | 302 | 1990 | 6.59 | 497.5 |
| 102 | Arkansas State | 3 | 887 | 610 | 229 | 1497 | 6.54 | 499.0 |
| 103 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 1248 | 1252 | 389 | 2500 | 6.43 | 500.0 |
| 104 | Tennessee | 7 | 1553 | 1956 | 503 | 3509 | 6.98 | 501.3 |
| 105 | Nevada | 6 | 1513 | 1520 | 468 | 3033 | 6.48 | 505.5 |
| 106 | East Carolina | 5 | 1206 | 1362 | 354 | 2568 | 7.25 | 513.6 |
| 107 | Rice | 6 | 1656 | 1481 | 448 | 3137 | 7.00 | 522.8 |
| 108 | Indiana | 8 | 2230 | 1964 | 630 | 4194 | 6.66 | 524.3 |
| 109 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 978 | 1125 | 317 | 2103 | 6.63 | 525.8 |
| 110 | North Carolina State | 6 | 1181 | 1989 | 499 | 3170 | 6.35 | 528.3 |
| 111 | Notre Dame | 1 | 265 | 264 | 73 | 529 | 7.25 | 529.0 |
| 112 | West Virginia | 6 | 1068 | 2108 | 447 | 3176 | 7.11 | 529.3 |
| 113 | Houston | 7 | 1742 | 1971 | 629 | 3713 | 5.90 | 530.4 |
| 114 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 933 | 1722 | 438 | 2655 | 6.06 | 531.0 |
| 115 | Texas State | 8 | 2272 | 1980 | 606 | 4252 | 7.02 | 531.5 |
| 116 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 1077 | 1587 | 359 | 2664 | 7.42 | 532.8 |
| 117 | Duke | 7 | 1761 | 2064 | 476 | 3825 | 8.04 | 546.4 |
| 118 | Clemson | 2 | 421 | 690 | 161 | 1111 | 6.90 | 555.5 |
| 119 | Arizona | 5 | 1242 | 1554 | 431 | 2796 | 6.49 | 559.2 |
| 120 | Toledo | 4 | 945 | 1303 | 303 | 2248 | 7.42 | 562.0 |
| 121 | Baylor | 5 | 1009 | 1849 | 428 | 2858 | 6.68 | 571.6 |
| 122 | Nebraska | 4 | 1416 | 964 | 287 | 2380 | 8.29 | 595.0 |
| 123 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 832 | 1102 | 243 | 1934 | 7.96 | 644.7 |