2012 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 46.7 |
| 4 | Boise State | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11.3 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12.7 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 4 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 4 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 4 | Texas State | 3 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 4 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 3 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 29.0 |
| 4 | Arizona | 3 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 35.7 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 4 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 37.5 |
| 4 | Hawai'i | 3 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 43.0 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 15 | LSU | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 15 | Clemson | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 15 | Missouri | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 15 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 15 | California | 4 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 15 | Louisville | 3 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 30.3 |
| 15 | Temple | 4 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 31.0 |
| 15 | South Florida | 3 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 33.7 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 3 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 35.0 |
| 15 | Houston | 4 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 15 | Marshall | 3 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 41.0 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | 3 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 41.7 |
| 15 | Idaho | 3 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 42.0 |
| 15 | Colorado | 3 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 57.0 |
| 30 | Alabama | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 12.8 |
| 30 | Utah State | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 30 | Arkansas | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 30 | Rice | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 30 | Fresno State | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 30 | Kent State | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 30 | BYU | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 30 | Mississippi State | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 30 | Wake Forest | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 30 | Tulsa | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 30 | Utah | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 30 | Florida International | 4 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 30.0 |
| 30 | San Jose State | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 30 | Colorado State | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 30 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 31.8 |
| 30 | Nebraska | 3 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 33.3 |
| 30 | Illinois | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 35.7 |
| 30 | South Alabama | 3 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 36.0 |
| 30 | Kansas | 4 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 37.3 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 3 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 49.7 |
| 51 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6.3 |
| 51 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 51 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 51 | SMU | 4 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 51 | USC | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 51 | Georgia | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 51 | Washington State | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 51 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 51 | Iowa | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 51 | Ohio | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 51 | South Carolina | 4 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 51 | Ball State | 4 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 51 | Buffalo | 4 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 32.0 |
| 51 | Texas A&M | 4 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 32.3 |
| 51 | Indiana | 4 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 32.8 |
| 51 | Ohio State | 4 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 33.0 |
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 33.0 |
| 51 | UCLA | 3 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 33.3 |
| 51 | Troy | 3 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 34.0 |
| 51 | East Carolina | 4 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 34.5 |
| 51 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 36.3 |
| 51 | Auburn | 4 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 51 | Washington | 4 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 51 | Tennessee | 3 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 41.0 |
| 75 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10.8 |
| 75 | Oregon State | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 75 | Oklahoma | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 75 | UCF | 4 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 75 | Navy | 4 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 75 | Northwestern | 4 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 75 | Arkansas State | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 75 | Mississippi | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 75 | Virginia | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 28.3 |
| 75 | Toledo | 4 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 31.3 |
| 75 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 33.0 |
| 75 | Western Michigan | 4 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 33.3 |
| 75 | Kentucky | 4 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 34.5 |
| 75 | North Texas | 3 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 35.0 |
| 75 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |
| 75 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 38.8 |
| 75 | UNLV | 4 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 39.0 |
| 75 | UTSA | 3 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 44.7 |
| 75 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 24 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 45.3 |
| 94 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 11.5 |
| 94 | Maryland | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 94 | Stanford | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 94 | Iowa State | 4 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 94 | Air Force | 4 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 94 | UTEP | 4 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 94 | North Carolina | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 94 | New Mexico State | 3 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 31.7 |
| 94 | Akron | 4 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 32.5 |
| 94 | Memphis | 4 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 32.5 |
| 94 | Central Michigan | 4 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 34.0 |
| 94 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 105 | 35.0 |
| 94 | TCU | 4 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 37.5 |
| 94 | Nevada | 4 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 108 | Florida | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 12.8 |
| 108 | Connecticut | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 108 | North Carolina State | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 108 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 30.7 |
| 108 | Boston College | 4 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 108 | Army | 4 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 35.0 |
| 108 | Purdue | 4 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 38.8 |
| 115 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 115 | Duke | 4 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 34.0 |
| 115 | Tulane | 4 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 34.0 |
| 115 | Texas | 4 | 22 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 44.5 |
| 119 | Syracuse | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 120 | Cincinnati | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 120 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 120 | Texas Tech | 4 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 40.8 |
| 123 | UAB | 4 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 124 | Michigan State | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |