2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 72.0 | 280 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Washington State | 9 | 70.0 | 282 | 7.78 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 11 | 64.0 | 236 | 5.82 |
| 4 | Colorado | 11 | 62.0 | 207 | 5.64 |
| 5 | Kansas | 11 | 60.0 | 189 | 5.46 |
| 6 | Idaho | 11 | 59.0 | 201 | 5.36 |
| 7 | California | 9 | 58.0 | 216 | 6.44 |
| 8 | UNLV | 11 | 57.0 | 227 | 5.18 |
| 9 | Illinois | 10 | 54.0 | 193 | 5.40 |
| 10 | Hawai'i | 9 | 52.0 | 186 | 5.78 |
| 10 | Akron | 11 | 52.0 | 186 | 4.73 |
| 10 | Tulane | 10 | 52.0 | 174 | 5.20 |
| 10 | Houston | 7 | 52.0 | 155 | 7.43 |
| 14 | UAB | 9 | 51.0 | 173 | 5.67 |
| 15 | Indiana | 8 | 49.0 | 152 | 6.13 |
| 16 | Memphis | 8 | 47.0 | 171 | 5.88 |
| 16 | Auburn | 9 | 47.0 | 157 | 5.22 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | 11 | 46.0 | 157 | 4.18 |
| 18 | Buffalo | 8 | 46.0 | 156 | 5.75 |
| 18 | Virginia | 8 | 46.0 | 154 | 5.75 |
| 18 | Connecticut | 7 | 46.0 | 150 | 6.57 |
| 22 | Arkansas | 8 | 45.0 | 190 | 5.63 |
| 22 | Florida International | 9 | 45.0 | 190 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Mississippi | 6 | 45.0 | 177 | 7.50 |
| 25 | Wake Forest | 7 | 44.0 | 180 | 6.29 |
| 25 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 44.0 | 122 | 4.40 |
| 27 | South Florida | 9 | 43.0 | 197 | 4.78 |
| 27 | Maryland | 8 | 43.0 | 167 | 5.38 |
| 27 | Army | 10 | 43.0 | 147 | 4.30 |
| 30 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 42.0 | 184 | 7.00 |
| 30 | New Mexico | 9 | 42.0 | 167 | 4.67 |
| 30 | Missouri | 7 | 42.0 | 150 | 6.00 |
| 33 | Tennessee | 7 | 41.0 | 149 | 5.86 |
| 33 | New Mexico State | 11 | 41.0 | 132 | 3.73 |
| 35 | Syracuse | 5 | 40.0 | 119 | 8.00 |
| 36 | Western Michigan | 8 | 39.0 | 166 | 4.88 |
| 36 | Kentucky | 10 | 39.0 | 163 | 3.90 |
| 36 | Marshall | 7 | 39.0 | 124 | 5.57 |
| 39 | UTEP | 9 | 38.0 | 149 | 4.22 |
| 39 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 38.0 | 130 | 4.22 |
| 41 | Arizona State | 5 | 37.0 | 151 | 7.40 |
| 42 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 36.0 | 165 | 6.00 |
| 42 | TCU | 6 | 36.0 | 142 | 6.00 |
| 42 | Utah | 7 | 36.0 | 137 | 5.14 |
| 42 | Michigan State | 6 | 36.0 | 120 | 6.00 |
| 42 | BYU | 5 | 36.0 | 113 | 7.20 |
| 47 | USC | 6 | 35.0 | 139 | 5.83 |
| 47 | North Carolina State | 6 | 35.0 | 136 | 5.83 |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 35.0 | 131 | 5.00 |
| 47 | Rutgers | 4 | 35.0 | 123 | 8.75 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 8 | 35.0 | 109 | 4.38 |
| 52 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 34.0 | 134 | 4.25 |
| 52 | North Texas | 8 | 34.0 | 118 | 4.25 |
| 52 | West Virginia | 6 | 34.0 | 114 | 5.67 |
| 52 | Boston College | 10 | 34.0 | 114 | 3.40 |
| 52 | Iowa | 8 | 34.0 | 103 | 4.25 |
| 57 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 33.0 | 127 | 4.71 |
| 58 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 32.0 | 110 | 6.40 |
| 58 | Iowa State | 7 | 32.0 | 108 | 4.57 |
| 60 | UCLA | 5 | 31.0 | 118 | 6.20 |
| 61 | Colorado State | 8 | 30.0 | 107 | 3.75 |
| 62 | Minnesota | 7 | 29.0 | 126 | 4.14 |
| 62 | Purdue | 7 | 29.0 | 110 | 4.14 |
| 62 | Texas State | 8 | 29.0 | 74 | 3.63 |
| 65 | Wisconsin | 6 | 28.0 | 137 | 4.67 |
| 65 | Temple | 7 | 28.0 | 114 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Texas | 4 | 28.0 | 108 | 7.00 |
| 65 | Air Force | 7 | 28.0 | 98 | 4.00 |
| 69 | Michigan | 5 | 27.0 | 128 | 5.40 |
| 69 | Fresno State | 4 | 27.0 | 106 | 6.75 |
| 69 | North Carolina | 4 | 27.0 | 100 | 6.75 |
| 69 | SMU | 6 | 27.0 | 100 | 4.50 |
| 69 | San Diego State | 4 | 27.0 | 94 | 6.75 |
| 74 | Rice | 6 | 26.0 | 106 | 4.33 |
| 74 | Oregon State | 4 | 26.0 | 98 | 6.50 |
| 76 | Bowling Green | 5 | 25.0 | 109 | 5.00 |
| 76 | Arizona | 5 | 25.0 | 93 | 5.00 |
| 78 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 24.0 | 80 | 6.00 |
| 78 | Texas Tech | 5 | 24.0 | 73 | 4.80 |
| 80 | LSU | 3 | 23.0 | 103 | 7.67 |
| 80 | Mississippi State | 5 | 23.0 | 93 | 4.60 |
| 80 | Washington | 6 | 23.0 | 81 | 3.83 |
| 83 | Penn State | 4 | 22.0 | 89 | 5.50 |
| 83 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 22.0 | 76 | 5.50 |
| 83 | Duke | 7 | 22.0 | 73 | 3.14 |
| 83 | Troy | 7 | 22.0 | 61 | 3.14 |
| 87 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 21.0 | 91 | 4.20 |
| 87 | UCF | 4 | 21.0 | 74 | 5.25 |
| 87 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 21.0 | 48 | 4.20 |
| 90 | Tulsa | 3 | 20.0 | 84 | 6.67 |
| 90 | Navy | 5 | 20.0 | 67 | 4.00 |
| 90 | East Carolina | 5 | 20.0 | 54 | 4.00 |
| 93 | Kent State | 3 | 19.0 | 76 | 6.33 |
| 93 | Baylor | 5 | 19.0 | 70 | 3.80 |
| 93 | Central Michigan | 6 | 19.0 | 70 | 3.17 |
| 93 | Ball State | 4 | 19.0 | 50 | 4.75 |
| 97 | Nevada | 6 | 18.0 | 74 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Nebraska | 4 | 18.0 | 60 | 4.50 |
| 97 | Cincinnati | 3 | 18.0 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 100 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 16.0 | 52 | 4.00 |
| 101 | Northwestern | 3 | 15.0 | 69 | 5.00 |
| 101 | South Carolina | 2 | 15.0 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 103 | Texas A&M | 2 | 14.0 | 68 | 7.00 |
| 103 | Arkansas State | 3 | 14.0 | 62 | 4.67 |
| 103 | Florida | 2 | 14.0 | 58 | 7.00 |
| 103 | Toledo | 4 | 14.0 | 34 | 3.50 |
| 107 | Stanford | 2 | 13.0 | 58 | 6.50 |
| 108 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 12.0 | 68 | 6.00 |
| 108 | Clemson | 2 | 12.0 | 57 | 6.00 |
| 108 | Ohio | 4 | 12.0 | 26 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Kansas State | 2 | 11.0 | 34 | 5.50 |
| 112 | Florida State | 2 | 10.0 | 68 | 5.00 |
| 112 | Georgia | 2 | 10.0 | 37 | 5.00 |
| 112 | Boise State | 2 | 10.0 | 37 | 5.00 |
| 112 | Louisville | 2 | 10.0 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 116 | UTSA | 4 | 9.0 | 30 | 2.25 |
| 117 | San Jose State | 2 | 8.0 | 30 | 4.00 |
| 118 | Alabama | 1 | 7.0 | 20 | 7.00 |
| 119 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 6.0 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 119 | Oregon | 1 | 6.0 | 15 | 6.00 |
| 119 | Oklahoma | 3 | 6.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 122 | Utah State | 2 | 5.0 | 14 | 2.50 |
| 123 | Notre Dame | 1 | 3.0 | 7 | 3.00 |