2012 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 1 | TCU | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 1 | USC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 1 | South Florida | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Baylor | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 37.5 |
| 1 | Ball State | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48.0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 58.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 66.0 |
| 77 | Bowling Green | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 77 | Fresno State | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 43.0 |
| 77 | Nebraska | 2 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 57.5 |
| 80 | West Virginia | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 |