2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 15.0 | 107 | 15.00 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 1 | 13.0 | 41 | 13.00 |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 22.0 | 121 | 11.00 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 1 | 11.0 | 63 | 11.00 |
| 5 | Indiana | 2 | 19.0 | 51 | 9.50 |
| 6 | Stanford | 4 | 36.0 | 125 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 2 | 16.0 | 79 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 2 | 16.0 | 55 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 8.0 | 60 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Hawai'i | 1 | 8.0 | 28 | 8.00 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 6 | 46.0 | 196 | 7.67 |
| 11 | Texas | 3 | 23.0 | 112 | 7.67 |
| 11 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 23.0 | 83 | 7.67 |
| 14 | LSU | 5 | 38.0 | 164 | 7.60 |
| 15 | Mississippi | 6 | 45.0 | 177 | 7.50 |
| 16 | Georgia | 5 | 37.0 | 158 | 7.40 |
| 17 | Washington State | 3 | 22.0 | 101 | 7.33 |
| 17 | North Carolina State | 3 | 22.0 | 82 | 7.33 |
| 19 | Florida | 7 | 51.0 | 226 | 7.29 |
| 20 | UCLA | 4 | 28.0 | 119 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Idaho | 3 | 21.0 | 91 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Illinois | 3 | 21.0 | 57 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 2 | 14.0 | 79 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Fresno State | 2 | 14.0 | 60 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Ball State | 2 | 14.0 | 31 | 7.00 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 1 | 7.0 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 7.0 | 32 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Kent State | 1 | 7.0 | 27 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 1 | 7.0 | 25 | 7.00 |
| 30 | BYU | 5 | 34.0 | 101 | 6.80 |
| 31 | Missouri | 6 | 40.0 | 145 | 6.67 |
| 31 | Clemson | 3 | 20.0 | 101 | 6.67 |
| 31 | West Virginia | 3 | 20.0 | 69 | 6.67 |
| 34 | Navy | 2 | 13.0 | 54 | 6.50 |
| 34 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 13.0 | 42 | 6.50 |
| 36 | Alabama | 5 | 32.0 | 125 | 6.40 |
| 37 | Oregon State | 3 | 19.0 | 80 | 6.33 |
| 38 | Northwestern | 3 | 18.0 | 85 | 6.00 |
| 38 | South Florida | 2 | 12.0 | 50 | 6.00 |
| 38 | UNLV | 2 | 12.0 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 38 | Louisville | 1 | 6.0 | 40 | 6.00 |
| 38 | UTEP | 1 | 6.0 | 26 | 6.00 |
| 38 | East Carolina | 1 | 6.0 | 23 | 6.00 |
| 38 | UCF | 1 | 6.0 | 21 | 6.00 |
| 45 | Michigan | 6 | 35.0 | 161 | 5.83 |
| 46 | TCU | 3 | 17.0 | 69 | 5.67 |
| 46 | Penn State | 3 | 17.0 | 65 | 5.67 |
| 46 | Oregon | 3 | 17.0 | 48 | 5.67 |
| 49 | Tennessee | 5 | 28.0 | 100 | 5.60 |
| 50 | Michigan State | 6 | 33.0 | 114 | 5.50 |
| 50 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 22.0 | 76 | 5.50 |
| 50 | Bowling Green | 2 | 11.0 | 46 | 5.50 |
| 50 | Colorado | 2 | 11.0 | 23 | 5.50 |
| 54 | Kansas State | 3 | 16.0 | 80 | 5.33 |
| 54 | Arizona | 3 | 16.0 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 54 | Purdue | 3 | 16.0 | 62 | 5.33 |
| 57 | Texas A&M | 4 | 21.0 | 91 | 5.25 |
| 57 | Arkansas | 4 | 21.0 | 79 | 5.25 |
| 59 | Wisconsin | 6 | 30.0 | 127 | 5.00 |
| 59 | Wake Forest | 4 | 20.0 | 86 | 5.00 |
| 59 | California | 4 | 20.0 | 73 | 5.00 |
| 59 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 15.0 | 58 | 5.00 |
| 59 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 10.0 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 59 | Buffalo | 2 | 10.0 | 28 | 5.00 |
| 59 | Utah | 2 | 10.0 | 26 | 5.00 |
| 59 | SMU | 1 | 5.0 | 19 | 5.00 |
| 59 | Nevada | 1 | 5.0 | 11 | 5.00 |
| 68 | Florida State | 3 | 14.0 | 94 | 4.67 |
| 68 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 14.0 | 56 | 4.67 |
| 68 | USC | 3 | 14.0 | 55 | 4.67 |
| 71 | Notre Dame | 4 | 18.0 | 78 | 4.50 |
| 71 | Nebraska | 4 | 18.0 | 65 | 4.50 |
| 71 | Arkansas State | 2 | 9.0 | 51 | 4.50 |
| 71 | Maryland | 2 | 9.0 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 71 | San Diego State | 2 | 9.0 | 26 | 4.50 |
| 76 | Washington | 5 | 22.0 | 78 | 4.40 |
| 77 | Minnesota | 3 | 13.0 | 61 | 4.33 |
| 77 | Texas Tech | 3 | 13.0 | 41 | 4.33 |
| 79 | Mississippi State | 4 | 17.0 | 76 | 4.25 |
| 80 | Kentucky | 5 | 21.0 | 99 | 4.20 |
| 81 | Auburn | 6 | 25.0 | 91 | 4.17 |
| 82 | Colorado State | 3 | 12.0 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 82 | UAB | 2 | 8.0 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 82 | New Mexico | 2 | 8.0 | 42 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 8.0 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 82 | San Jose State | 2 | 8.0 | 30 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Toledo | 2 | 8.0 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Texas State | 2 | 8.0 | 19 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Temple | 1 | 4.0 | 26 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Air Force | 1 | 4.0 | 11 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4.0 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Central Michigan | 1 | 4.0 | 7 | 4.00 |
| 93 | Iowa | 4 | 15.0 | 46 | 3.75 |
| 94 | Iowa State | 3 | 11.0 | 30 | 3.67 |
| 95 | North Texas | 2 | 7.0 | 36 | 3.50 |
| 96 | Kansas | 4 | 12.0 | 47 | 3.00 |
| 96 | Oklahoma | 4 | 12.0 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 96 | Baylor | 3 | 9.0 | 58 | 3.00 |
| 96 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 9.0 | 45 | 3.00 |
| 96 | UTSA | 2 | 6.0 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 96 | New Mexico State | 2 | 6.0 | 26 | 3.00 |
| 102 | Massachusetts | 3 | 8.0 | 26 | 2.67 |
| 103 | Boston College | 4 | 10.0 | 47 | 2.50 |
| 104 | Duke | 3 | 7.0 | 21 | 2.33 |
| 105 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 6.0 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 105 | Wyoming | 2 | 4.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 2.0 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 105 | Florida International | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 109 | Army | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 109 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 109 | Akron | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |