2012 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 2 | 122 | 212 | 104 | 334 | 3.21 | 167.0 |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 2 | 213 | 184 | 108 | 397 | 3.68 | 198.5 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 2 | 189 | 233 | 127 | 422 | 3.32 | 211.0 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 3 | 155 | 479 | 171 | 634 | 3.71 | 211.3 |
| 5 | LSU | 2 | 115 | 317 | 118 | 432 | 3.66 | 216.0 |
| 6 | TCU | 1 | 30 | 190 | 62 | 220 | 3.55 | 220.0 |
| 7 | Mississippi | 2 | 51 | 419 | 140 | 470 | 3.36 | 235.0 |
| 8 | BYU | 7 | 466 | 1274 | 429 | 1740 | 4.06 | 248.6 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 3 | 221 | 529 | 186 | 750 | 4.03 | 250.0 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 1 | 207 | 48 | 62 | 255 | 4.11 | 255.0 |
| 11 | Florida State | 1 | 83 | 176 | 73 | 259 | 3.55 | 259.0 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 54 | 210 | 73 | 264 | 3.62 | 264.0 |
| 12 | USC | 1 | 56 | 208 | 71 | 264 | 3.72 | 264.0 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 133 | 133 | 68 | 266 | 3.91 | 266.0 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 2 | 333 | 213 | 135 | 546 | 4.04 | 273.0 |
| 16 | Stanford | 1 | 70 | 217 | 62 | 287 | 4.63 | 287.0 |
| 17 | Louisville | 2 | 352 | 223 | 117 | 575 | 4.91 | 287.5 |
| 18 | Boise State | 11 | 1482 | 1713 | 721 | 3195 | 4.43 | 290.5 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 2 | 215 | 369 | 121 | 584 | 4.83 | 292.0 |
| 20 | Bowling Green | 10 | 823 | 2101 | 635 | 2924 | 4.60 | 292.4 |
| 21 | Texas | 2 | 275 | 311 | 121 | 586 | 4.84 | 293.0 |
| 22 | Florida | 2 | 197 | 397 | 132 | 594 | 4.50 | 297.0 |
| 23 | Iowa | 2 | 258 | 337 | 121 | 595 | 4.92 | 297.5 |
| 24 | North Carolina State | 1 | 51 | 263 | 59 | 314 | 5.32 | 314.0 |
| 25 | Rutgers | 3 | 514 | 440 | 221 | 954 | 4.32 | 318.0 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 2 | 204 | 440 | 142 | 644 | 4.54 | 322.0 |
| 27 | Minnesota | 2 | 324 | 325 | 154 | 649 | 4.21 | 324.5 |
| 28 | Illinois | 2 | 113 | 549 | 125 | 662 | 5.30 | 331.0 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 10 | 1689 | 1627 | 712 | 3316 | 4.66 | 331.6 |
| 30 | Georgia | 2 | 334 | 331 | 141 | 665 | 4.72 | 332.5 |
| 30 | Duke | 2 | 236 | 429 | 141 | 665 | 4.72 | 332.5 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 169 | 165 | 81 | 334 | 4.12 | 334.0 |
| 33 | South Carolina | 2 | 97 | 573 | 150 | 670 | 4.47 | 335.0 |
| 34 | Michigan | 2 | 402 | 274 | 156 | 676 | 4.33 | 338.0 |
| 35 | Tulsa | 10 | 1059 | 2324 | 724 | 3383 | 4.67 | 338.3 |
| 36 | Utah State | 10 | 1171 | 2248 | 768 | 3419 | 4.45 | 341.9 |
| 37 | Utah | 2 | 270 | 422 | 146 | 692 | 4.74 | 346.0 |
| 38 | Arizona State | 1 | 313 | 37 | 67 | 350 | 5.22 | 350.0 |
| 39 | Indiana | 3 | 541 | 516 | 229 | 1057 | 4.62 | 352.3 |
| 40 | Kansas State | 1 | 145 | 208 | 68 | 353 | 5.19 | 353.0 |
| 41 | Ohio State | 3 | 246 | 821 | 218 | 1067 | 4.89 | 355.7 |
| 42 | Auburn | 2 | 248 | 467 | 152 | 715 | 4.70 | 357.5 |
| 43 | San Jose State | 11 | 1376 | 2573 | 754 | 3949 | 5.24 | 359.0 |
| 44 | San Diego State | 11 | 1574 | 2406 | 786 | 3980 | 5.06 | 361.8 |
| 45 | Buffalo | 8 | 1178 | 1721 | 575 | 2899 | 5.04 | 362.4 |
| 46 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 1492 | 2159 | 671 | 3651 | 5.44 | 365.1 |
| 47 | Cincinnati | 2 | 288 | 446 | 139 | 734 | 5.28 | 367.0 |
| 47 | Washington | 2 | 308 | 426 | 134 | 734 | 5.48 | 367.0 |
| 49 | Kentucky | 2 | 350 | 387 | 153 | 737 | 4.82 | 368.5 |
| 50 | SMU | 9 | 959 | 2364 | 629 | 3323 | 5.28 | 369.2 |
| 51 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 1426 | 2268 | 798 | 3694 | 4.63 | 369.4 |
| 52 | Memphis | 10 | 1317 | 2394 | 698 | 3711 | 5.32 | 371.1 |
| 53 | Arkansas State | 10 | 1291 | 2435 | 701 | 3726 | 5.32 | 372.6 |
| 54 | UCF | 12 | 1837 | 2636 | 890 | 4473 | 5.03 | 372.8 |
| 55 | UCLA | 2 | 313 | 433 | 157 | 746 | 4.75 | 373.0 |
| 56 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 110 | 266 | 67 | 376 | 5.61 | 376.0 |
| 57 | Clemson | 1 | 252 | 128 | 69 | 380 | 5.51 | 380.0 |
| 58 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 1712 | 1720 | 599 | 3432 | 5.73 | 381.3 |
| 59 | Iowa State | 2 | 477 | 291 | 166 | 768 | 4.63 | 384.0 |
| 60 | Virginia | 1 | 158 | 227 | 76 | 385 | 5.07 | 385.0 |
| 61 | Oregon State | 1 | 81 | 305 | 84 | 386 | 4.60 | 386.0 |
| 62 | Hawai'i | 10 | 2156 | 1716 | 718 | 3872 | 5.39 | 387.2 |
| 63 | Missouri | 1 | 128 | 267 | 80 | 395 | 4.94 | 395.0 |
| 64 | Navy | 8 | 1470 | 1727 | 551 | 3197 | 5.80 | 399.6 |
| 65 | Ohio | 11 | 1875 | 2586 | 804 | 4461 | 5.55 | 405.5 |
| 66 | Nevada | 9 | 2008 | 1645 | 654 | 3653 | 5.59 | 405.9 |
| 67 | Air Force | 11 | 2304 | 2165 | 781 | 4469 | 5.72 | 406.3 |
| 68 | Kent State | 11 | 1585 | 2895 | 827 | 4480 | 5.42 | 407.3 |
| 69 | Mississippi State | 3 | 477 | 747 | 233 | 1224 | 5.25 | 408.0 |
| 70 | Florida International | 10 | 1442 | 2650 | 734 | 4092 | 5.57 | 409.2 |
| 71 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 1329 | 2771 | 709 | 4100 | 5.78 | 410.0 |
| 72 | South Alabama | 10 | 1833 | 2287 | 686 | 4120 | 6.01 | 412.0 |
| 73 | Rice | 11 | 1941 | 2611 | 751 | 4552 | 6.06 | 413.8 |
| 74 | Troy | 10 | 1821 | 2327 | 704 | 4148 | 5.89 | 414.8 |
| 75 | Western Michigan | 8 | 1375 | 1962 | 573 | 3337 | 5.82 | 417.1 |
| 76 | East Carolina | 10 | 1636 | 2566 | 724 | 4202 | 5.80 | 420.2 |
| 77 | Army | 7 | 1386 | 1564 | 457 | 2950 | 6.46 | 421.4 |
| 78 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 2028 | 2189 | 695 | 4217 | 6.07 | 421.7 |
| 79 | Purdue | 2 | 264 | 583 | 158 | 847 | 5.36 | 423.5 |
| 80 | Colorado State | 10 | 2194 | 2062 | 733 | 4256 | 5.81 | 425.6 |
| 81 | Kansas | 2 | 387 | 471 | 157 | 858 | 5.46 | 429.0 |
| 82 | UTSA | 8 | 1075 | 2360 | 576 | 3435 | 5.96 | 429.4 |
| 83 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 1353 | 2955 | 725 | 4308 | 5.94 | 430.8 |
| 84 | New Mexico | 10 | 1720 | 2596 | 630 | 4316 | 6.85 | 431.6 |
| 85 | UTEP | 9 | 1582 | 2312 | 666 | 3894 | 5.85 | 432.7 |
| 86 | North Texas | 9 | 1469 | 2442 | 632 | 3911 | 6.19 | 434.6 |
| 87 | Penn State | 2 | 420 | 450 | 171 | 870 | 5.09 | 435.0 |
| 88 | Central Michigan | 10 | 1916 | 2472 | 740 | 4388 | 5.93 | 438.8 |
| 89 | Arkansas | 2 | 244 | 634 | 176 | 878 | 4.99 | 439.0 |
| 90 | Ball State | 10 | 2197 | 2212 | 703 | 4409 | 6.27 | 440.9 |
| 91 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 1496 | 2473 | 661 | 3969 | 6.00 | 441.0 |
| 92 | Massachusetts | 8 | 1709 | 1821 | 576 | 3530 | 6.13 | 441.3 |
| 93 | Washington State | 2 | 232 | 654 | 160 | 886 | 5.54 | 443.0 |
| 94 | Oregon | 2 | 357 | 538 | 162 | 895 | 5.52 | 447.5 |
| 95 | Marshall | 9 | 1815 | 2233 | 713 | 4048 | 5.68 | 449.8 |
| 96 | California | 1 | 220 | 230 | 89 | 450 | 5.06 | 450.0 |
| 97 | UNLV | 10 | 2309 | 2252 | 751 | 4561 | 6.07 | 456.1 |
| 98 | Akron | 10 | 2194 | 2373 | 743 | 4567 | 6.15 | 456.7 |
| 99 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 447 | 474 | 142 | 921 | 6.49 | 460.5 |
| 100 | UAB | 9 | 1757 | 2392 | 664 | 4149 | 6.25 | 461.0 |
| 101 | Toledo | 10 | 1806 | 2811 | 705 | 4617 | 6.55 | 461.7 |
| 102 | Texas A&M | 2 | 271 | 653 | 175 | 924 | 5.28 | 462.0 |
| 103 | Idaho | 9 | 1675 | 2532 | 648 | 4207 | 6.49 | 467.4 |
| 104 | Texas State | 10 | 2476 | 2245 | 735 | 4721 | 6.42 | 472.1 |
| 105 | Houston | 11 | 2066 | 3163 | 933 | 5229 | 5.60 | 475.4 |
| 106 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 2173 | 2123 | 655 | 4296 | 6.56 | 477.3 |
| 107 | South Florida | 2 | 447 | 515 | 162 | 962 | 5.94 | 481.0 |
| 108 | Colorado | 2 | 413 | 550 | 132 | 963 | 7.30 | 481.5 |
| 109 | Wyoming | 10 | 2183 | 2650 | 747 | 4833 | 6.47 | 483.3 |
| 110 | New Mexico State | 10 | 2257 | 2585 | 723 | 4842 | 6.70 | 484.2 |
| 111 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 2322 | 2050 | 639 | 4372 | 6.84 | 485.8 |
| 112 | Temple | 1 | 407 | 88 | 71 | 495 | 6.97 | 495.0 |
| 113 | Tulane | 10 | 2220 | 2812 | 777 | 5032 | 6.48 | 503.2 |
| 114 | Wake Forest | 1 | 429 | 77 | 83 | 506 | 6.10 | 506.0 |
| 115 | Arizona | 2 | 564 | 453 | 199 | 1017 | 5.11 | 508.5 |
| 116 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 1681 | 3005 | 721 | 4686 | 6.50 | 520.7 |
| 117 | Tennessee | 2 | 340 | 725 | 174 | 1065 | 6.12 | 532.5 |
| 118 | Baylor | 2 | 407 | 660 | 177 | 1067 | 6.03 | 533.5 |
| 119 | West Virginia | 1 | 132 | 413 | 101 | 545 | 5.40 | 545.0 |
| 120 | Boston College | 1 | 516 | 79 | 92 | 595 | 6.47 | 595.0 |