2012 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 5 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 2 | Florida | 7 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 18.1 |
| 3 | Stanford | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 18.8 |
| 6 | Oregon | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 7 | TCU | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 7 | LSU | 5 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 12 | Alabama | 5 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 6 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 14 | Georgia | 5 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 6 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 16 | Louisville | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 17 | UTEP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 17 | Utah | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 19 | Iowa | 4 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 26.0 |
| 21 | Northwestern | 3 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 26.7 |
| 22 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 22 | Utah State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 22 | Nevada | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 25 | Michigan | 6 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 27.8 |
| 26 | Florida International | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 26 | Bowling Green | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 28.0 |
| 26 | Florida State | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 28.0 |
| 29 | South Florida | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 28.5 |
| 29 | San Diego State | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 28.5 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | 4 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 32 | Ohio State | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 33 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 33 | UCLA | 4 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 35 | Washington | 5 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 30.2 |
| 36 | UCF | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 36 | Air Force | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 36 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 36 | Navy | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 36 | Fresno State | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 36 | Purdue | 3 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 42 | Washington State | 3 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 31.3 |
| 42 | Minnesota | 3 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 31.3 |
| 44 | Penn State | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 31.7 |
| 44 | Iowa State | 3 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 31.7 |
| 46 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 47 | Clemson | 3 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 33.3 |
| 48 | UNLV | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 33.5 |
| 49 | Cincinnati | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 49 | Syracuse | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 34.0 |
| 51 | Auburn | 6 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 205 | 34.2 |
| 52 | Missouri | 6 | 27 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 206 | 34.3 |
| 53 | San Jose State | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 53 | Texas State | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 55 | Boston College | 4 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 56 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 56 | USC | 3 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 35.0 |
| 58 | Oregon State | 3 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |
| 59 | Kentucky | 5 | 23 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 35.4 |
| 60 | Toledo | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 61 | Nebraska | 4 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 62 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 36.7 |
| 62 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 36.7 |
| 64 | Mississippi State | 4 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 36.8 |
| 65 | Akron | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 65 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 37.0 |
| 67 | Colorado State | 3 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 37.7 |
| 68 | North Texas | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 38.0 |
| 69 | New Mexico | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 38.5 |
| 70 | North Carolina State | 3 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 38.7 |
| 71 | North Carolina | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39.0 |
| 71 | UAB | 2 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 39.0 |
| 71 | Mississippi | 6 | 29 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 234 | 39.0 |
| 74 | Arizona State | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 75 | Kansas | 4 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 39.8 |
| 76 | Baylor | 3 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 40.7 |
| 77 | Army | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 77 | Wyoming | 2 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 41.0 |
| 79 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 42.0 |
| 79 | Arkansas | 4 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 42.0 |
| 81 | Tennessee | 5 | 27 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 42.2 |
| 82 | Texas Tech | 3 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 42.3 |
| 83 | Maryland | 2 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 43.0 |
| 84 | Ball State | 2 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 43.5 |
| 85 | Kent State | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 |
| 85 | New Mexico State | 2 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 44.0 |
| 85 | Texas | 3 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 44.0 |
| 88 | California | 4 | 25 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 44.3 |
| 89 | Temple | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 89 | Buffalo | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 45.0 |
| 91 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 45.3 |
| 92 | Wake Forest | 4 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 46.8 |
| 93 | Arizona | 3 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 47.0 |
| 94 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 47.5 |
| 95 | Western Michigan | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48.0 |
| 95 | East Carolina | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48.0 |
| 95 | SMU | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48.0 |
| 95 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 48.0 |
| 95 | Indiana | 2 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 48.0 |
| 100 | Hawai'i | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 100 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 100 | Illinois | 3 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 49.0 |
| 103 | Arkansas State | 2 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 49.5 |
| 104 | UTSA | 2 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 50.0 |
| 104 | West Virginia | 3 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 50.0 |
| 104 | Idaho | 3 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 50.0 |
| 107 | Duke | 3 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 51.3 |
| 108 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 53.0 |
| 109 | Central Michigan | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55.0 |
| 110 | Massachusetts | 3 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 58.3 |
| 111 | Colorado | 2 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 59.0 |