2012 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 12 | 2160 | 1966 | 868 | 4126 | 4.75 | 343.8 |
| 2 | Arizona State | 12 | 2289 | 2034 | 892 | 4323 | 4.85 | 360.3 |
| 3 | Hawai'i | 11 | 2237 | 2110 | 782 | 4347 | 5.56 | 395.2 |
| 4 | Florida State | 12 | 1229 | 2140 | 819 | 3369 | 4.11 | 280.8 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 13 | 2664 | 2175 | 891 | 4839 | 5.43 | 372.2 |
| 6 | Army | 11 | 2515 | 2189 | 689 | 4704 | 6.83 | 427.6 |
| 7 | BYU | 12 | 1015 | 2190 | 719 | 3205 | 4.46 | 267.1 |
| 8 | Boise State | 13 | 1900 | 2203 | 888 | 4103 | 4.62 | 315.6 |
| 8 | Michigan | 13 | 1957 | 2203 | 844 | 4160 | 4.93 | 320.0 |
| 10 | Colorado State | 11 | 2252 | 2249 | 803 | 4501 | 5.61 | 409.2 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 1537 | 2252 | 754 | 3789 | 5.03 | 344.5 |
| 12 | Virginia | 11 | 1711 | 2263 | 767 | 3974 | 5.18 | 361.3 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 12 | 2168 | 2263 | 814 | 4431 | 5.44 | 369.3 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 13 | 1282 | 2285 | 816 | 3567 | 4.37 | 274.4 |
| 15 | Illinois | 11 | 2231 | 2295 | 754 | 4526 | 6.00 | 411.5 |
| 16 | Florida | 12 | 1181 | 2304 | 800 | 3485 | 4.36 | 290.4 |
| 17 | Buffalo | 11 | 1664 | 2334 | 764 | 3998 | 5.23 | 363.5 |
| 18 | Alabama | 13 | 999 | 2338 | 789 | 3337 | 4.23 | 256.7 |
| 19 | Louisville | 12 | 1825 | 2350 | 772 | 4175 | 5.41 | 347.9 |
| 20 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 2296 | 2352 | 735 | 4648 | 6.32 | 422.5 |
| 21 | UTSA | 8 | 1075 | 2360 | 576 | 3435 | 5.96 | 429.4 |
| 22 | Maryland | 11 | 1448 | 2365 | 749 | 3813 | 5.09 | 346.6 |
| 23 | Air Force | 12 | 2518 | 2373 | 837 | 4891 | 5.84 | 407.6 |
| 24 | Washington | 12 | 1998 | 2387 | 807 | 4385 | 5.43 | 365.4 |
| 25 | Iowa | 11 | 1851 | 2389 | 769 | 4240 | 5.51 | 385.5 |
| 26 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 1801 | 2391 | 859 | 4192 | 4.88 | 349.3 |
| 27 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 2983 | 2393 | 785 | 5376 | 6.85 | 488.7 |
| 28 | Bowling Green | 12 | 1289 | 2396 | 770 | 3685 | 4.79 | 307.1 |
| 29 | Texas Tech | 12 | 2269 | 2422 | 839 | 4691 | 5.59 | 390.9 |
| 30 | Georgia | 13 | 2248 | 2443 | 905 | 4691 | 5.18 | 360.8 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | 13 | 1764 | 2446 | 882 | 4210 | 4.77 | 323.8 |
| 32 | Temple | 10 | 1981 | 2458 | 697 | 4439 | 6.37 | 443.9 |
| 33 | South Carolina | 12 | 1310 | 2462 | 820 | 3772 | 4.60 | 314.3 |
| 34 | Auburn | 11 | 2349 | 2489 | 788 | 4838 | 6.14 | 439.8 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 12 | 2448 | 2510 | 849 | 4958 | 5.84 | 413.2 |
| 36 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 2739 | 2524 | 814 | 5263 | 6.47 | 478.5 |
| 37 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 1584 | 2526 | 844 | 4110 | 4.87 | 342.5 |
| 38 | Connecticut | 12 | 1175 | 2544 | 811 | 3719 | 4.59 | 309.9 |
| 39 | Utah State | 12 | 1423 | 2555 | 910 | 3978 | 4.37 | 331.5 |
| 40 | LSU | 12 | 1133 | 2575 | 824 | 3708 | 4.50 | 309.0 |
| 40 | Indiana | 11 | 2600 | 2575 | 846 | 5175 | 6.12 | 470.5 |
| 42 | Notre Dame | 13 | 1374 | 2597 | 830 | 3971 | 4.78 | 305.5 |
| 43 | San Diego State | 12 | 1680 | 2628 | 852 | 4308 | 5.06 | 359.0 |
| 43 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 2490 | 2628 | 838 | 5118 | 6.11 | 426.5 |
| 45 | Nevada | 12 | 2526 | 2641 | 879 | 5167 | 5.88 | 430.6 |
| 46 | Western Michigan | 11 | 1762 | 2645 | 780 | 4407 | 5.65 | 400.6 |
| 47 | Texas State | 11 | 2662 | 2650 | 802 | 5312 | 6.62 | 482.9 |
| 48 | Kentucky | 11 | 1942 | 2653 | 795 | 4595 | 5.78 | 417.7 |
| 49 | Navy | 12 | 2426 | 2667 | 816 | 5093 | 6.24 | 424.4 |
| 50 | San Jose State | 12 | 1531 | 2698 | 821 | 4229 | 5.15 | 352.4 |
| 51 | Penn State | 12 | 1541 | 2700 | 865 | 4241 | 4.90 | 353.4 |
| 52 | Rutgers | 12 | 1189 | 2713 | 822 | 3902 | 4.75 | 325.2 |
| 53 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 1636 | 2716 | 802 | 4352 | 5.43 | 362.7 |
| 54 | Memphis | 11 | 1494 | 2717 | 782 | 4211 | 5.38 | 382.8 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | 12 | 2044 | 2727 | 859 | 4771 | 5.55 | 397.6 |
| 56 | Missouri | 11 | 1733 | 2732 | 784 | 4465 | 5.70 | 405.9 |
| 57 | Utah | 11 | 1503 | 2744 | 766 | 4247 | 5.54 | 386.1 |
| 57 | South Alabama | 12 | 2116 | 2744 | 829 | 4860 | 5.86 | 405.0 |
| 59 | Oregon State | 12 | 1634 | 2745 | 843 | 4379 | 5.19 | 364.9 |
| 60 | New Mexico State | 11 | 2568 | 2749 | 785 | 5317 | 6.77 | 483.4 |
| 61 | Texas | 13 | 2488 | 2756 | 889 | 5244 | 5.90 | 403.4 |
| 62 | Washington State | 11 | 1869 | 2767 | 813 | 4636 | 5.70 | 421.5 |
| 63 | Akron | 11 | 2426 | 2774 | 832 | 5200 | 6.25 | 472.7 |
| 63 | Boston College | 11 | 2500 | 2774 | 906 | 5274 | 5.82 | 479.5 |
| 65 | Wyoming | 11 | 2463 | 2806 | 822 | 5269 | 6.41 | 479.0 |
| 66 | TCU | 12 | 1326 | 2815 | 809 | 4141 | 5.12 | 345.1 |
| 67 | North Carolina | 11 | 1670 | 2835 | 828 | 4505 | 5.44 | 409.5 |
| 68 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 1987 | 2838 | 1027 | 4825 | 4.70 | 371.2 |
| 68 | Colorado | 11 | 2558 | 2838 | 752 | 5396 | 7.18 | 490.5 |
| 70 | Massachusetts | 12 | 2697 | 2839 | 862 | 5536 | 6.42 | 461.3 |
| 71 | Ohio | 12 | 1967 | 2846 | 874 | 4813 | 5.51 | 401.1 |
| 72 | Marshall | 11 | 2295 | 2851 | 877 | 5146 | 5.87 | 467.8 |
| 73 | UAB | 11 | 2140 | 2857 | 779 | 4997 | 6.41 | 454.3 |
| 74 | North Texas | 11 | 1928 | 2864 | 752 | 4792 | 6.37 | 435.6 |
| 75 | Cincinnati | 11 | 1611 | 2869 | 824 | 4480 | 5.44 | 407.3 |
| 76 | Texas A&M | 11 | 1589 | 2879 | 825 | 4468 | 5.42 | 406.2 |
| 76 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 1961 | 2879 | 799 | 4840 | 6.06 | 440.0 |
| 78 | Clemson | 12 | 1920 | 2882 | 845 | 4802 | 5.68 | 400.2 |
| 79 | UNLV | 12 | 2601 | 2899 | 893 | 5500 | 6.16 | 458.3 |
| 80 | Kansas State | 12 | 1559 | 2912 | 828 | 4471 | 5.40 | 372.6 |
| 81 | Oregon | 12 | 1769 | 2917 | 919 | 4686 | 5.10 | 390.5 |
| 82 | South Florida | 11 | 1750 | 2921 | 804 | 4671 | 5.81 | 424.6 |
| 83 | Ohio State | 12 | 1393 | 2922 | 849 | 4315 | 5.08 | 359.6 |
| 84 | Arkansas State | 12 | 1935 | 2923 | 870 | 4858 | 5.58 | 404.8 |
| 85 | Wake Forest | 11 | 1902 | 2929 | 827 | 4831 | 5.84 | 439.2 |
| 86 | Syracuse | 12 | 1649 | 2946 | 809 | 4595 | 5.68 | 382.9 |
| 87 | UTEP | 12 | 2332 | 2950 | 865 | 5282 | 6.11 | 440.2 |
| 88 | USC | 13 | 2171 | 2951 | 967 | 5122 | 5.30 | 394.0 |
| 89 | Purdue | 12 | 2260 | 2956 | 894 | 5216 | 5.83 | 434.7 |
| 90 | Mississippi | 12 | 1581 | 2958 | 843 | 4539 | 5.38 | 378.3 |
| 91 | California | 11 | 1953 | 2971 | 856 | 4924 | 5.75 | 447.6 |
| 92 | Central Michigan | 12 | 2304 | 3009 | 871 | 5313 | 6.10 | 442.8 |
| 93 | Idaho | 11 | 2212 | 3042 | 789 | 5254 | 6.66 | 477.6 |
| 94 | Tulsa | 13 | 1452 | 3047 | 934 | 4499 | 4.82 | 346.1 |
| 95 | UCF | 14 | 2182 | 3048 | 1024 | 5230 | 5.11 | 373.6 |
| 96 | Rice | 13 | 2479 | 3058 | 884 | 5537 | 6.26 | 425.9 |
| 97 | Northwestern | 12 | 1608 | 3068 | 881 | 4676 | 5.31 | 389.7 |
| 98 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 2382 | 3100 | 876 | 5482 | 6.26 | 498.4 |
| 99 | Troy | 12 | 2222 | 3101 | 841 | 5323 | 6.33 | 443.6 |
| 100 | Tulane | 12 | 2675 | 3116 | 908 | 5791 | 6.38 | 482.6 |
| 101 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 1874 | 3119 | 855 | 4993 | 5.84 | 384.1 |
| 102 | Florida International | 12 | 1690 | 3145 | 865 | 4835 | 5.59 | 402.9 |
| 103 | Arkansas | 11 | 1394 | 3203 | 778 | 4597 | 5.91 | 417.9 |
| 104 | Tennessee | 11 | 2179 | 3214 | 841 | 5393 | 6.41 | 490.3 |
| 105 | North Carolina State | 12 | 1813 | 3222 | 901 | 5035 | 5.59 | 419.6 |
| 106 | Kansas | 11 | 2148 | 3223 | 780 | 5371 | 6.89 | 488.3 |
| 107 | Duke | 12 | 2527 | 3235 | 843 | 5762 | 6.84 | 480.2 |
| 108 | SMU | 12 | 1458 | 3239 | 858 | 4697 | 5.47 | 391.4 |
| 109 | New Mexico | 12 | 2191 | 3258 | 781 | 5449 | 6.98 | 454.1 |
| 110 | East Carolina | 12 | 1896 | 3284 | 870 | 5180 | 5.95 | 431.7 |
| 111 | Ball State | 13 | 2692 | 3319 | 949 | 6011 | 6.33 | 462.4 |
| 112 | Stanford | 14 | 1358 | 3349 | 996 | 4707 | 4.73 | 336.2 |
| 113 | Iowa State | 12 | 2196 | 3374 | 949 | 5570 | 5.87 | 464.2 |
| 114 | Toledo | 12 | 2294 | 3425 | 865 | 5719 | 6.61 | 476.6 |
| 115 | Houston | 12 | 2313 | 3483 | 1031 | 5796 | 5.62 | 483.0 |
| 116 | UCLA | 14 | 2315 | 3508 | 1040 | 5823 | 5.60 | 415.9 |
| 117 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 1832 | 3529 | 881 | 5361 | 6.09 | 446.8 |
| 118 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 1784 | 3559 | 966 | 5343 | 5.53 | 445.3 |
| 119 | Kent State | 13 | 1866 | 3562 | 962 | 5428 | 5.64 | 417.5 |
| 120 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 1849 | 3595 | 924 | 5444 | 5.89 | 418.8 |
| 121 | Arizona | 12 | 2615 | 3718 | 1031 | 6333 | 6.14 | 527.8 |
| 122 | Baylor | 12 | 2197 | 3921 | 997 | 6118 | 6.14 | 509.8 |
| 123 | West Virginia | 12 | 1891 | 3955 | 911 | 5846 | 6.42 | 487.2 |
| 124 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 2228 | 4085 | 965 | 6313 | 6.54 | 526.1 |