2012 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State | 1 | 58 | 187 | 70 | 245 | 3.50 | 245.0 |
| 2 | Utah State | 2 | 252 | 307 | 142 | 559 | 3.94 | 279.5 |
| 3 | Florida State | 11 | 1146 | 1964 | 746 | 3110 | 4.17 | 282.7 |
| 4 | San Jose State | 1 | 155 | 125 | 67 | 280 | 4.18 | 280.0 |
| 5 | Florida | 10 | 984 | 1907 | 668 | 2891 | 4.33 | 289.1 |
| 6 | Alabama | 11 | 877 | 2126 | 685 | 3003 | 4.38 | 273.0 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 10 | 1127 | 1806 | 645 | 2933 | 4.55 | 293.3 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 10 | 1213 | 1889 | 670 | 3102 | 4.63 | 310.2 |
| 9 | LSU | 10 | 1018 | 2258 | 706 | 3276 | 4.64 | 327.6 |
| 10 | Stanford | 13 | 1288 | 3132 | 934 | 4420 | 4.73 | 340.0 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 9 | 954 | 2015 | 625 | 2969 | 4.75 | 329.9 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 11 | 1159 | 2228 | 709 | 3387 | 4.78 | 307.9 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 11 | 1560 | 2006 | 740 | 3566 | 4.82 | 324.2 |
| 13 | Arizona State | 11 | 1976 | 1997 | 825 | 3973 | 4.82 | 361.2 |
| 15 | Penn State | 10 | 1121 | 2250 | 694 | 3371 | 4.86 | 337.1 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 9 | 675 | 2273 | 601 | 2948 | 4.91 | 327.6 |
| 17 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 561 | 570 | 229 | 1131 | 4.94 | 377.0 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 1451 | 2393 | 776 | 3844 | 4.95 | 349.5 |
| 19 | San Diego State | 1 | 106 | 222 | 66 | 328 | 4.97 | 328.0 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 1747 | 2181 | 786 | 3928 | 5.00 | 357.1 |
| 21 | Oregon | 10 | 1412 | 2379 | 757 | 3791 | 5.01 | 379.1 |
| 22 | Ohio | 1 | 92 | 260 | 70 | 352 | 5.03 | 352.0 |
| 23 | BYU | 5 | 549 | 916 | 290 | 1465 | 5.05 | 293.0 |
| 24 | Michigan | 11 | 1555 | 1929 | 688 | 3484 | 5.06 | 316.7 |
| 25 | Maryland | 11 | 1448 | 2365 | 749 | 3813 | 5.09 | 346.6 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 1368 | 2087 | 673 | 3455 | 5.13 | 345.5 |
| 27 | Ohio State | 9 | 1147 | 2101 | 631 | 3248 | 5.15 | 360.9 |
| 28 | Western Michigan | 3 | 387 | 683 | 207 | 1070 | 5.17 | 356.7 |
| 28 | South Alabama | 2 | 283 | 457 | 143 | 740 | 5.17 | 370.0 |
| 30 | Virginia | 10 | 1553 | 2036 | 691 | 3589 | 5.19 | 358.9 |
| 30 | Fresno State | 2 | 471 | 339 | 156 | 810 | 5.19 | 405.0 |
| 32 | TCU | 11 | 1296 | 2625 | 747 | 3921 | 5.25 | 356.5 |
| 33 | Oregon State | 11 | 1553 | 2440 | 759 | 3993 | 5.26 | 363.0 |
| 34 | Georgia | 11 | 1914 | 2112 | 764 | 4026 | 5.27 | 366.0 |
| 35 | Tulsa | 3 | 393 | 723 | 210 | 1116 | 5.31 | 372.0 |
| 35 | Northwestern | 12 | 1608 | 3068 | 881 | 4676 | 5.31 | 389.7 |
| 37 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 144 | 557 | 131 | 701 | 5.35 | 350.5 |
| 38 | Washington | 10 | 1690 | 1961 | 673 | 3651 | 5.42 | 365.1 |
| 38 | Kansas State | 11 | 1414 | 2704 | 760 | 4118 | 5.42 | 374.4 |
| 38 | USC | 12 | 2115 | 2743 | 896 | 4858 | 5.42 | 404.8 |
| 41 | Boise State | 2 | 418 | 490 | 167 | 908 | 5.44 | 454.0 |
| 42 | Texas A&M | 9 | 1318 | 2226 | 650 | 3544 | 5.45 | 393.8 |
| 43 | Cincinnati | 9 | 1323 | 2423 | 685 | 3746 | 5.47 | 416.2 |
| 44 | Louisville | 10 | 1473 | 2127 | 655 | 3600 | 5.50 | 360.0 |
| 45 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 1674 | 3293 | 899 | 4967 | 5.53 | 451.5 |
| 46 | North Carolina State | 11 | 1762 | 2959 | 842 | 4721 | 5.61 | 429.2 |
| 47 | Iowa | 9 | 1593 | 2052 | 648 | 3645 | 5.63 | 405.0 |
| 48 | Bowling Green | 2 | 466 | 295 | 135 | 761 | 5.64 | 380.5 |
| 49 | UCF | 2 | 345 | 412 | 134 | 757 | 5.65 | 378.5 |
| 50 | Florida International | 2 | 248 | 495 | 131 | 743 | 5.67 | 371.5 |
| 50 | Mississippi State | 9 | 1567 | 1980 | 626 | 3547 | 5.67 | 394.1 |
| 52 | Syracuse | 12 | 1649 | 2946 | 809 | 4595 | 5.68 | 382.9 |
| 52 | Nebraska | 11 | 2331 | 1962 | 756 | 4293 | 5.68 | 390.3 |
| 54 | Clemson | 11 | 1668 | 2754 | 776 | 4422 | 5.70 | 402.0 |
| 55 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 1427 | 2645 | 713 | 4072 | 5.71 | 370.2 |
| 56 | Minnesota | 10 | 1844 | 1938 | 660 | 3782 | 5.73 | 378.2 |
| 56 | Utah | 9 | 1233 | 2322 | 620 | 3555 | 5.73 | 395.0 |
| 58 | Washington State | 9 | 1637 | 2113 | 653 | 3750 | 5.74 | 416.7 |
| 59 | UCLA | 12 | 2002 | 3075 | 883 | 5077 | 5.75 | 423.1 |
| 59 | Boston College | 10 | 1984 | 2695 | 814 | 4679 | 5.75 | 467.9 |
| 61 | Missouri | 10 | 1605 | 2465 | 704 | 4070 | 5.78 | 407.0 |
| 61 | South Florida | 9 | 1303 | 2406 | 642 | 3709 | 5.78 | 412.1 |
| 63 | Tulane | 2 | 455 | 304 | 131 | 759 | 5.79 | 379.5 |
| 63 | Mississippi | 10 | 1530 | 2539 | 703 | 4069 | 5.79 | 406.9 |
| 63 | Houston | 1 | 247 | 320 | 98 | 567 | 5.79 | 567.0 |
| 66 | Buffalo | 3 | 486 | 613 | 189 | 1099 | 5.81 | 366.3 |
| 66 | Wake Forest | 10 | 1473 | 2852 | 744 | 4325 | 5.81 | 432.5 |
| 66 | Wyoming | 1 | 280 | 156 | 75 | 436 | 5.81 | 436.0 |
| 69 | North Carolina | 9 | 1481 | 2602 | 701 | 4083 | 5.82 | 453.7 |
| 70 | California | 10 | 1733 | 2741 | 767 | 4474 | 5.83 | 447.4 |
| 71 | Texas Tech | 10 | 2056 | 2238 | 731 | 4294 | 5.87 | 429.4 |
| 72 | Purdue | 10 | 1996 | 2373 | 736 | 4369 | 5.94 | 436.9 |
| 73 | Memphis | 1 | 177 | 323 | 84 | 500 | 5.95 | 500.0 |
| 74 | Oklahoma | 11 | 2241 | 2462 | 787 | 4703 | 5.98 | 427.5 |
| 75 | SMU | 3 | 499 | 875 | 229 | 1374 | 6.00 | 458.0 |
| 76 | Kentucky | 9 | 1592 | 2266 | 642 | 3858 | 6.01 | 428.7 |
| 77 | Texas | 11 | 2213 | 2445 | 768 | 4658 | 6.07 | 423.5 |
| 78 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 566 | 401 | 159 | 967 | 6.08 | 483.5 |
| 79 | Iowa State | 10 | 1719 | 3083 | 783 | 4802 | 6.13 | 480.2 |
| 80 | Illinois | 9 | 2118 | 1746 | 629 | 3864 | 6.14 | 429.3 |
| 81 | Baylor | 10 | 1790 | 3261 | 820 | 5051 | 6.16 | 505.1 |
| 82 | Arkansas | 9 | 1150 | 2569 | 602 | 3719 | 6.18 | 413.2 |
| 83 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 520 | 824 | 215 | 1344 | 6.25 | 448.0 |
| 84 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 2382 | 3100 | 876 | 5482 | 6.26 | 498.4 |
| 85 | Temple | 9 | 1574 | 2370 | 626 | 3944 | 6.30 | 438.2 |
| 85 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 462 | 439 | 143 | 901 | 6.30 | 450.5 |
| 87 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 465 | 406 | 138 | 871 | 6.31 | 435.5 |
| 88 | Arizona | 10 | 2051 | 3265 | 832 | 5316 | 6.39 | 531.6 |
| 89 | Auburn | 9 | 2101 | 2022 | 636 | 4123 | 6.48 | 458.1 |
| 90 | Tennessee | 9 | 1839 | 2489 | 667 | 4328 | 6.49 | 480.9 |
| 91 | Ball State | 3 | 495 | 1107 | 246 | 1602 | 6.51 | 534.0 |
| 92 | West Virginia | 11 | 1759 | 3542 | 810 | 5301 | 6.54 | 481.9 |
| 93 | UNLV | 2 | 292 | 647 | 142 | 939 | 6.61 | 469.5 |
| 94 | Indiana | 8 | 2059 | 2059 | 617 | 4118 | 6.67 | 514.8 |
| 94 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 547 | 1080 | 244 | 1627 | 6.67 | 542.3 |
| 96 | East Carolina | 2 | 260 | 718 | 146 | 978 | 6.70 | 489.0 |
| 96 | Marshall | 2 | 480 | 618 | 164 | 1098 | 6.70 | 549.0 |
| 96 | Arkansas State | 2 | 644 | 488 | 169 | 1132 | 6.70 | 566.0 |
| 99 | Nevada | 3 | 518 | 996 | 225 | 1514 | 6.73 | 504.7 |
| 100 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 479 | 574 | 156 | 1053 | 6.75 | 526.5 |
| 101 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 661 | 343 | 146 | 1004 | 6.88 | 502.0 |
| 102 | Toledo | 2 | 488 | 614 | 160 | 1102 | 6.89 | 551.0 |
| 103 | UTEP | 3 | 750 | 638 | 199 | 1388 | 6.97 | 462.7 |
| 104 | Massachusetts | 4 | 988 | 1018 | 286 | 2006 | 7.01 | 501.5 |
| 105 | Kent State | 2 | 281 | 667 | 135 | 948 | 7.02 | 474.0 |
| 106 | Central Michigan | 2 | 388 | 537 | 131 | 925 | 7.06 | 462.5 |
| 107 | Akron | 1 | 232 | 401 | 89 | 633 | 7.11 | 633.0 |
| 108 | Navy | 4 | 956 | 940 | 265 | 1896 | 7.15 | 474.0 |
| 108 | Colorado | 9 | 2145 | 2288 | 620 | 4433 | 7.15 | 492.6 |
| 110 | Kansas | 9 | 1761 | 2752 | 623 | 4513 | 7.24 | 501.4 |
| 111 | Duke | 10 | 2291 | 2806 | 702 | 5097 | 7.26 | 509.7 |
| 112 | North Texas | 2 | 459 | 422 | 120 | 881 | 7.34 | 440.5 |
| 113 | UAB | 2 | 383 | 465 | 115 | 848 | 7.37 | 424.0 |
| 114 | Rice | 2 | 538 | 447 | 133 | 985 | 7.41 | 492.5 |
| 115 | Hawai'i | 1 | 81 | 394 | 64 | 475 | 7.42 | 475.0 |
| 116 | Idaho | 2 | 537 | 510 | 141 | 1047 | 7.43 | 523.5 |
| 117 | New Mexico | 2 | 471 | 662 | 151 | 1133 | 7.50 | 566.5 |
| 118 | Air Force | 1 | 214 | 208 | 56 | 422 | 7.54 | 422.0 |
| 119 | Army | 4 | 1129 | 625 | 232 | 1754 | 7.56 | 438.5 |
| 120 | New Mexico State | 1 | 311 | 164 | 62 | 475 | 7.66 | 475.0 |
| 121 | Troy | 2 | 401 | 774 | 137 | 1175 | 8.58 | 587.5 |
| 122 | Texas State | 1 | 186 | 405 | 67 | 591 | 8.82 | 591.0 |
| 123 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 584 | 632 | 136 | 1216 | 8.94 | 608.0 |