2012 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 11 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 12.9 |
| 1 | Alabama | 11 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 11 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 193 | 17.5 |
| 1 | LSU | 10 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Utah State | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 10 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 18.5 |
| 1 | Penn State | 10 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 19.8 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 11 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 9 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 20.1 |
| 1 | Oregon | 10 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 20.8 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 5 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 9 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 21.2 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 10 | 25 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 21.4 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 11 | 31 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 241 | 21.9 |
| 1 | Iowa | 9 | 26 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Toledo | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 12 | 37 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 25.4 |
| 1 | USC | 12 | 38 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 306 | 25.5 |
| 1 | UCF | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 11 | 35 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 10 | 33 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 26.4 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 9 | 33 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 28.1 |
| 1 | Virginia | 10 | 36 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 284 | 28.4 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 9 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 28.6 |
| 1 | Maryland | 11 | 40 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 29.1 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 3 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Boston College | 10 | 39 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 31.9 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 9 | 37 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 32.4 |
| 1 | UNLV | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 10 | 41 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 32.8 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 11 | 44 | 19 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 363 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 9 | 38 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 298 | 33.1 |
| 1 | Temple | 9 | 39 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 301 | 33.4 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 3 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 9 | 42 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 326 | 36.2 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 36.3 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 36.5 |
| 1 | Houston | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 37.5 |
| 1 | Memphis | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 10 | 48 | 16 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 38.3 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 38.5 |
| 1 | Baylor | 10 | 54 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 395 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Kansas | 9 | 46 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 40.1 |
| 1 | Indiana | 8 | 43 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 10 | 52 | 16 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 411 | 41.1 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 2 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 42.5 |
| 1 | Army | 4 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 42.8 |
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 43.7 |
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 47.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 48.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 4 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 48.5 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 54.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 58.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 60.0 |
| 1 | Idaho | 2 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 64.5 |
| 81 | Rutgers | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 14.4 |
| 81 | Florida | 10 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 15.4 |
| 81 | Stanford | 13 | 26 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 224 | 17.2 |
| 81 | Wisconsin | 11 | 25 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 18.8 |
| 81 | Cincinnati | 9 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 19.2 |
| 81 | Georgia | 11 | 26 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 218 | 19.8 |
| 81 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 28 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 227 | 22.7 |
| 81 | Kansas State | 11 | 31 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 258 | 23.5 |
| 81 | TCU | 11 | 33 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 278 | 25.3 |
| 81 | Iowa State | 10 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 254 | 25.4 |
| 81 | Louisville | 10 | 34 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 264 | 26.4 |
| 81 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 290 | 26.4 |
| 81 | South Florida | 9 | 30 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 254 | 28.2 |
| 81 | UTEP | 3 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 81 | Missouri | 10 | 42 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 315 | 31.5 |
| 81 | Nebraska | 11 | 45 | 9 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 346 | 31.5 |
| 81 | Mississippi | 10 | 39 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 322 | 32.2 |
| 81 | California | 10 | 45 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 335 | 33.5 |
| 81 | North Carolina | 9 | 38 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 302 | 33.6 |
| 81 | Purdue | 10 | 42 | 16 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 343 | 34.3 |
| 81 | Kentucky | 9 | 42 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 323 | 35.9 |
| 81 | Rice | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 36.5 |
| 81 | Florida International | 2 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 37.0 |
| 81 | Tennessee | 9 | 44 | 12 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 341 | 37.9 |
| 81 | UAB | 2 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 39.0 |
| 81 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 40.3 |
| 81 | West Virginia | 11 | 59 | 11 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 449 | 40.8 |
| 81 | Colorado | 9 | 58 | 9 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 431 | 47.9 |
| 81 | Arkansas State | 2 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 49.5 |
| 110 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 236 | 21.5 |
| 110 | Arizona State | 11 | 36 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 282 | 25.6 |
| 110 | Washington | 10 | 31 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 261 | 26.1 |
| 110 | Oklahoma | 11 | 39 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 311 | 28.3 |
| 110 | UCLA | 12 | 46 | 12 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 356 | 29.7 |
| 110 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 43 | 14 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 343 | 31.2 |
| 110 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 43 | 18 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 356 | 32.4 |
| 110 | Washington State | 9 | 43 | 8 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 327 | 36.3 |
| 110 | Arizona | 10 | 52 | 10 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 394 | 39.4 |
| 119 | Ohio State | 9 | 29 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 233 | 25.9 |
| 119 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 39 | 9 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 303 | 27.5 |
| 119 | North Carolina State | 11 | 38 | 14 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 312 | 28.4 |
| 119 | Ball State | 3 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 39.3 |
| 123 | Northwestern | 12 | 34 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 286 | 23.8 |