2012 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNLV | 11 | 8 | 47 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 2 | Boston College | 10 | 5 | 41 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 11 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 3.50 |
| 5 | Florida International | 9 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 5 | Idaho | 11 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 7 | UTEP | 9 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 7 | Tulane | 10 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 11 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 7 | New Mexico State | 11 | 3 | 36 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 11 | Kansas | 11 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 3.45 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 6 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 9 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 12 | Akron | 11 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 3.27 |
| 15 | North Carolina State | 6 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 15 | Arkansas | 8 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 17 | Indiana | 8 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 17 | Washington State | 9 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 17 | California | 9 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 20 | TCU | 6 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 20 | New Mexico | 9 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 22 | Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 22 | Iowa State | 7 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 22 | Western Michigan | 8 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 22 | Wyoming | 8 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 22 | Maryland | 8 | 1 | 30 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 27 | Arizona State | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Virginia | 8 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 27 | Kentucky | 10 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 3.00 |
| 30 | Houston | 7 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Missouri | 7 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Iowa | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 33 | Arizona | 5 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 33 | Wake Forest | 7 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 33 | Connecticut | 7 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 33 | Texas State | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 33 | South Florida | 9 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 33 | Illinois | 10 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 39 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 39 | USC | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 39 | Rice | 6 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | 6 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 39 | Marshall | 7 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 39 | Purdue | 7 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 39 | Troy | 7 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 39 | Colorado State | 8 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 39 | UAB | 9 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 39 | Auburn | 9 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 49 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 49 | Buffalo | 8 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 49 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 52 | Central Michigan | 6 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 52 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 2.40 |
| 52 | Colorado | 11 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 2.18 |
| 57 | Mississippi | 6 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 57 | Nevada | 6 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 57 | North Texas | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 60 | Mississippi State | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 60 | East Carolina | 5 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 60 | Texas Tech | 5 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 60 | Tennessee | 7 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 60 | Army | 10 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 65 | Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 65 | San Diego State | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 65 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 65 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 65 | BYU | 5 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 65 | West Virginia | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 65 | SMU | 6 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 65 | Duke | 7 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 73 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 73 | Baylor | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 73 | Air Force | 7 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 73 | Temple | 7 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 77 | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 77 | Syracuse | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 77 | Washington | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 77 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 81 | Fresno State | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 81 | Utah | 7 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 83 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 84 | Memphis | 8 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 85 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 85 | UTSA | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 85 | Ball State | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 85 | UCLA | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 85 | Bowling Green | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 90 | Florida State | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 90 | Toledo | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 90 | Penn State | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 93 | Utah State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 93 | Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 93 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 93 | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 93 | Ohio | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Clemson | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 98 | Louisville | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 98 | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 98 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 102 | Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 102 | Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 102 | Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 102 | Texas | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 106 | Florida | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 106 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 106 | Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 106 | LSU | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 110 | South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 110 | Stanford | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 110 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 113 | Boise State | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 113 | Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 115 | San Jose State | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 115 | Michigan | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 117 | Alabama | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 117 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 117 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 117 | Navy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 121 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 121 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 123 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |