2012 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 9 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 2 | TCU | 9 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 6.56 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 9 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 9 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 5 | Baylor | 10 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Iowa State | 10 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 5.70 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 9 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 6 | Kent State | 6 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 6 | Fresno State | 6 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 10 | Arizona | 10 | 10 | 49 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 10 | Alabama | 8 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 5.88 |
| 10 | Florida | 9 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 10 | LSU | 8 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 7 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 10 | Toledo | 7 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 10 | California | 9 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 10 | USC | 8 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 10 | Texas | 9 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 10 | Arizona State | 6 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 10 | Boise State | 6 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 22 | Stanford | 10 | 9 | 50 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 9 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 9 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 22 | Washington | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Northwestern | 7 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 27 | Ohio State | 6 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 6.83 |
| 27 | Arkansas State | 7 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 27 | Clemson | 6 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 27 | Tulane | 8 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 27 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Washington State | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 27 | Louisville | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 27 | Texas State | 7 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 10 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | 8 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 36 | Utah State | 6 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 6.33 |
| 36 | Kansas | 10 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 36 | Minnesota | 7 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 36 | Mississippi State | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 36 | San Diego State | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Rutgers | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 36 | Tennessee | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 36 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 36 | Buffalo | 6 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 47 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 47 | UCLA | 9 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 47 | San Jose State | 8 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 47 | Missouri | 9 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 47 | Florida State | 6 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 47 | BYU | 6 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 47 | Mississippi | 7 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 47 | Idaho | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 47 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Houston | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 47 | Georgia | 6 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 59 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 59 | North Carolina State | 5 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 59 | UTEP | 8 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 59 | North Carolina | 5 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 59 | Duke | 7 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 59 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 59 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 59 | Cincinnati | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 59 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 59 | North Texas | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 59 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 59 | Ohio | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 71 | Virginia | 7 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 71 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 71 | Boston College | 7 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 71 | Florida International | 7 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 71 | Indiana | 7 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 71 | Wake Forest | 6 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 71 | UNLV | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 71 | UCF | 6 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 71 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 71 | Michigan | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 81 | Arkansas | 9 | 3 | 39 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 81 | SMU | 7 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 81 | Wyoming | 6 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 81 | Penn State | 6 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 81 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 81 | Purdue | 6 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Massachusetts | 6 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 81 | South Alabama | 7 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 81 | Ball State | 7 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 81 | Kentucky | 8 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 81 | Central Michigan | 6 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 81 | Marshall | 6 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 81 | Iowa | 7 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 81 | Air Force | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 81 | Akron | 7 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 81 | Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 81 | Army | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 81 | Navy | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 99 | Wisconsin | 8 | 2 | 38 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 99 | Texas Tech | 7 | 2 | 34 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 99 | Hawai'i | 6 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 99 | Western Michigan | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 99 | East Carolina | 5 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 99 | New Mexico | 5 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 99 | Troy | 6 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 99 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 99 | Rice | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 99 | Bowling Green | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 99 | Illinois | 7 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 99 | Nevada | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 99 | UAB | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 99 | Colorado State | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 99 | Temple | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 99 | UTSA | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 99 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 116 | Auburn | 9 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 116 | Tulsa | 5 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 116 | Connecticut | 5 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 116 | New Mexico State | 6 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 116 | Maryland | 5 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 116 | Utah | 8 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 116 | Colorado | 8 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 123 | South Florida | 8 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 123 | Memphis | 6 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.83 |