2012 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 10.2 |
| 2 | Alabama | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 5.7 |
| 2 | Auburn | 6 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 22.5 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 11 | 44 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 316 | 28.7 |
| 5 | Missouri | 6 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 22.5 |
| 5 | Hawai'i | 11 | 53 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 379 | 34.5 |
| 7 | Boise State | 13 | 27 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 205 | 15.8 |
| 7 | LSU | 8 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 16.0 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 8 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 17.8 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 9 | 27 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 22.4 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 11 | 35 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 260 | 23.6 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 8 | 26 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 24.6 |
| 7 | UCLA | 10 | 36 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 267 | 26.7 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 41 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 303 | 33.7 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Mississippi | 7 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 15 | Georgia | 9 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 18.3 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 11 | 31 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 237 | 21.5 |
| 15 | Fresno State | 11 | 32 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 248 | 22.5 |
| 15 | Illinois | 9 | 31 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 26.4 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 7 | 25 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 27.9 |
| 22 | BYU | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 11.6 |
| 22 | Penn State | 9 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 14.9 |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 9 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 17.3 |
| 22 | Washington | 8 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 20.4 |
| 22 | North Carolina State | 10 | 27 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 217 | 21.7 |
| 22 | Utah | 10 | 33 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 25.3 |
| 22 | North Texas | 10 | 34 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 25.8 |
| 22 | California | 8 | 28 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 27.5 |
| 22 | UTSA | 8 | 29 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 28.3 |
| 22 | Rice | 13 | 53 | 8 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 390 | 30.0 |
| 22 | Idaho | 9 | 48 | 8 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 359 | 39.9 |
| 33 | Michigan | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 13.0 |
| 33 | Oregon State | 10 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 16.2 |
| 33 | Stanford | 10 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 16.7 |
| 33 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 29 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 231 | 23.1 |
| 33 | Tulsa | 14 | 44 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 331 | 23.6 |
| 33 | Louisville | 12 | 37 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 286 | 23.8 |
| 33 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 37 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 286 | 26.0 |
| 33 | Wyoming | 10 | 42 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 31.9 |
| 33 | Indiana | 10 | 43 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 32.7 |
| 33 | Texas State | 10 | 44 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 33.3 |
| 33 | Massachusetts | 9 | 40 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 307 | 34.1 |
| 33 | Washington State | 9 | 40 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 310 | 34.4 |
| 33 | Baylor | 10 | 48 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 362 | 36.2 |
| 46 | Florida State | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 11.1 |
| 46 | Bowling Green | 11 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 14.7 |
| 46 | San Jose State | 11 | 26 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 18.9 |
| 46 | UCF | 13 | 36 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 21.4 |
| 46 | Oregon | 10 | 28 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 22.3 |
| 46 | Nebraska | 10 | 30 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 241 | 24.1 |
| 46 | Boston College | 8 | 27 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 27.1 |
| 46 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 27.4 |
| 46 | Colorado State | 9 | 31 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 250 | 27.8 |
| 46 | Temple | 10 | 38 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 298 | 29.8 |
| 46 | Arizona | 10 | 41 | 10 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 318 | 31.8 |
| 46 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 42 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 324 | 32.4 |
| 46 | West Virginia | 10 | 44 | 10 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 345 | 34.5 |
| 46 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 45 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 38.2 |
| 60 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 13.8 |
| 60 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 18.2 |
| 60 | Kansas State | 10 | 25 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 210 | 21.0 |
| 60 | USC | 10 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 21.1 |
| 60 | Northwestern | 10 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 213 | 21.3 |
| 60 | TCU | 10 | 29 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 23.4 |
| 60 | Ohio | 13 | 41 | 11 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 322 | 24.8 |
| 60 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 50 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 379 | 29.2 |
| 60 | UTEP | 11 | 43 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 333 | 30.3 |
| 60 | Army | 11 | 50 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 34.8 |
| 70 | Notre Dame | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 10.2 |
| 70 | Michigan State | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 14.1 |
| 70 | SMU | 12 | 36 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 286 | 23.8 |
| 70 | Oklahoma | 9 | 26 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 23.9 |
| 70 | Wake Forest | 8 | 23 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 24.4 |
| 70 | Navy | 11 | 34 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 24.7 |
| 70 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 29 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 26.7 |
| 70 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 43 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 336 | 28.0 |
| 70 | Tennessee | 7 | 26 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 217 | 31.0 |
| 70 | Purdue | 10 | 40 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 31.3 |
| 70 | Duke | 10 | 40 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 31.4 |
| 70 | Florida International | 11 | 45 | 12 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 352 | 32.0 |
| 70 | UNLV | 11 | 46 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 32.5 |
| 70 | Nevada | 12 | 54 | 12 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 412 | 34.3 |
| 84 | Rutgers | 12 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 13.7 |
| 84 | Ohio State | 10 | 25 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 215 | 21.5 |
| 84 | Iowa State | 10 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 216 | 21.6 |
| 84 | Minnesota | 10 | 27 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 22.7 |
| 84 | Kent State | 13 | 37 | 13 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 299 | 23.0 |
| 84 | Maryland | 10 | 29 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 24.0 |
| 84 | North Carolina | 11 | 33 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 269 | 24.5 |
| 84 | Buffalo | 10 | 31 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 25.2 |
| 84 | Toledo | 11 | 37 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 297 | 27.0 |
| 84 | Air Force | 12 | 44 | 13 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 346 | 28.8 |
| 84 | Central Michigan | 12 | 47 | 13 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 30.5 |
| 84 | New Mexico State | 10 | 50 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 385 | 38.5 |
| 84 | Marshall | 12 | 69 | 13 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 517 | 43.1 |
| 84 | Colorado | 10 | 57 | 13 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 434 | 43.4 |
| 98 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 30 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 19.0 |
| 98 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 21.0 |
| 98 | Clemson | 10 | 26 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 22.3 |
| 98 | Texas Tech | 10 | 35 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 28.6 |
| 98 | Virginia | 12 | 44 | 14 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 347 | 28.9 |
| 98 | Ball State | 11 | 41 | 14 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 329 | 29.9 |
| 104 | Connecticut | 11 | 25 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 19.8 |
| 104 | Arkansas State | 11 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 219 | 19.9 |
| 104 | Iowa | 8 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 21.9 |
| 104 | Syracuse | 11 | 30 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 23.1 |
| 104 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 36 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 296 | 24.7 |
| 104 | UAB | 10 | 46 | 15 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 372 | 37.2 |
| 110 | Texas | 10 | 29 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 248 | 24.8 |
| 110 | East Carolina | 12 | 45 | 16 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 363 | 30.3 |
| 110 | Troy | 12 | 46 | 16 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 366 | 30.5 |
| 110 | Akron | 11 | 49 | 16 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 391 | 35.5 |
| 110 | Houston | 12 | 55 | 16 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 432 | 36.0 |
| 115 | Utah State | 12 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 14.4 |
| 115 | Cincinnati | 12 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 206 | 17.2 |
| 115 | South Florida | 10 | 32 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 272 | 27.2 |
| 115 | Western Michigan | 11 | 37 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 308 | 28.0 |
| 115 | Kansas | 8 | 32 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 34.3 |
| 115 | Tulane | 12 | 59 | 17 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 461 | 38.4 |
| 121 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 50 | 18 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 402 | 36.5 |
| 122 | Memphis | 12 | 44 | 19 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 30.3 |
| 123 | South Alabama | 13 | 46 | 20 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 383 | 29.5 |
| 124 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 39 | 22 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 28.2 |