2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State | 11 | 104.0 | 414 | 9.46 |
| 2 | Stanford | 10 | 88.0 | 391 | 8.80 |
| 3 | USC | 10 | 84.0 | 352 | 8.40 |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 75.0 | 281 | 8.33 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 7 | 58.0 | 234 | 8.29 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 11 | 90.0 | 331 | 8.18 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 11 | 87.0 | 347 | 7.91 |
| 8 | Washington State | 9 | 70.0 | 276 | 7.78 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 14 | 108.0 | 492 | 7.71 |
| 10 | Missouri | 6 | 46.0 | 179 | 7.67 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 11 | 83.0 | 341 | 7.55 |
| 12 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 98.0 | 375 | 7.54 |
| 13 | North Carolina State | 10 | 75.0 | 311 | 7.50 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 75.0 | 253 | 7.50 |
| 15 | San Diego State | 11 | 82.0 | 326 | 7.46 |
| 16 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 89.0 | 353 | 7.42 |
| 17 | California | 8 | 59.0 | 245 | 7.38 |
| 18 | Texas | 10 | 73.0 | 275 | 7.30 |
| 19 | UCLA | 10 | 72.0 | 253 | 7.20 |
| 20 | Fresno State | 11 | 79.0 | 317 | 7.18 |
| 21 | Houston | 12 | 84.0 | 332 | 7.00 |
| 21 | Bowling Green | 11 | 77.0 | 379 | 7.00 |
| 21 | Connecticut | 11 | 77.0 | 277 | 7.00 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 77.0 | 265 | 7.00 |
| 21 | UAB | 10 | 70.0 | 229 | 7.00 |
| 21 | BYU | 8 | 56.0 | 254 | 7.00 |
| 27 | Wake Forest | 8 | 55.0 | 234 | 6.88 |
| 28 | South Carolina | 7 | 48.0 | 199 | 6.86 |
| 28 | Michigan State | 7 | 48.0 | 196 | 6.86 |
| 30 | Rutgers | 12 | 82.0 | 315 | 6.83 |
| 30 | Auburn | 6 | 41.0 | 142 | 6.83 |
| 32 | Maryland | 10 | 68.0 | 309 | 6.80 |
| 32 | Buffalo | 10 | 68.0 | 289 | 6.80 |
| 34 | Kansas | 8 | 54.0 | 160 | 6.75 |
| 35 | Clemson | 10 | 67.0 | 280 | 6.70 |
| 35 | Indiana | 10 | 67.0 | 257 | 6.70 |
| 35 | Oregon | 10 | 67.0 | 240 | 6.70 |
| 38 | Arkansas | 8 | 53.0 | 302 | 6.63 |
| 38 | LSU | 8 | 53.0 | 191 | 6.63 |
| 40 | Florida State | 11 | 72.0 | 348 | 6.55 |
| 40 | Hawai'i | 11 | 72.0 | 291 | 6.55 |
| 42 | Memphis | 12 | 78.0 | 320 | 6.50 |
| 42 | West Virginia | 10 | 65.0 | 240 | 6.50 |
| 44 | South Alabama | 13 | 84.0 | 306 | 6.46 |
| 45 | Western Michigan | 11 | 71.0 | 281 | 6.46 |
| 46 | Tennessee | 7 | 45.0 | 185 | 6.43 |
| 47 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 76.0 | 265 | 6.33 |
| 48 | Michigan | 7 | 44.0 | 155 | 6.29 |
| 49 | TCU | 10 | 62.0 | 253 | 6.20 |
| 50 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 68.0 | 263 | 6.18 |
| 51 | Florida | 6 | 37.0 | 121 | 6.17 |
| 52 | Kansas State | 10 | 61.0 | 236 | 6.10 |
| 52 | Oregon State | 10 | 61.0 | 234 | 6.10 |
| 54 | Marshall | 12 | 73.0 | 238 | 6.08 |
| 55 | UCF | 13 | 79.0 | 315 | 6.08 |
| 55 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 79.0 | 280 | 6.08 |
| 57 | Utah | 10 | 60.0 | 250 | 6.00 |
| 57 | Nebraska | 10 | 60.0 | 212 | 6.00 |
| 57 | Alabama | 9 | 54.0 | 230 | 6.00 |
| 57 | Texas A&M | 9 | 54.0 | 202 | 6.00 |
| 57 | Georgia | 9 | 54.0 | 183 | 6.00 |
| 57 | Wisconsin | 8 | 48.0 | 198 | 6.00 |
| 63 | Arkansas State | 11 | 65.0 | 223 | 5.91 |
| 64 | Cincinnati | 12 | 70.0 | 295 | 5.83 |
| 65 | Florida International | 11 | 64.0 | 279 | 5.82 |
| 66 | Colorado | 10 | 58.0 | 230 | 5.80 |
| 67 | Penn State | 9 | 52.0 | 248 | 5.78 |
| 68 | Boise State | 13 | 74.0 | 376 | 5.69 |
| 68 | Ohio | 13 | 74.0 | 245 | 5.69 |
| 70 | SMU | 12 | 68.0 | 271 | 5.67 |
| 70 | Notre Dame | 9 | 51.0 | 247 | 5.67 |
| 72 | Kent State | 13 | 72.0 | 341 | 5.54 |
| 73 | Purdue | 10 | 55.0 | 209 | 5.50 |
| 73 | North Texas | 10 | 55.0 | 185 | 5.50 |
| 73 | Washington | 8 | 44.0 | 190 | 5.50 |
| 76 | UNLV | 11 | 60.0 | 228 | 5.46 |
| 77 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 49.0 | 197 | 5.44 |
| 78 | Utah State | 12 | 65.0 | 253 | 5.42 |
| 78 | Virginia | 12 | 65.0 | 215 | 5.42 |
| 80 | Rice | 13 | 69.0 | 286 | 5.31 |
| 81 | Duke | 10 | 53.0 | 221 | 5.30 |
| 81 | Texas Tech | 10 | 53.0 | 200 | 5.30 |
| 83 | Akron | 11 | 58.0 | 202 | 5.27 |
| 83 | New Mexico | 11 | 58.0 | 197 | 5.27 |
| 85 | Mississippi State | 9 | 47.0 | 194 | 5.22 |
| 86 | South Florida | 10 | 52.0 | 274 | 5.20 |
| 87 | Army | 11 | 57.0 | 193 | 5.18 |
| 88 | Idaho | 9 | 46.0 | 131 | 5.11 |
| 89 | Minnesota | 10 | 51.0 | 204 | 5.10 |
| 89 | Northwestern | 10 | 51.0 | 200 | 5.10 |
| 91 | Air Force | 12 | 60.0 | 241 | 5.00 |
| 91 | Tulane | 12 | 60.0 | 214 | 5.00 |
| 91 | Arizona | 10 | 50.0 | 176 | 5.00 |
| 91 | Illinois | 9 | 45.0 | 176 | 5.00 |
| 95 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 54.0 | 214 | 4.91 |
| 95 | Toledo | 11 | 54.0 | 212 | 4.91 |
| 97 | Temple | 10 | 49.0 | 203 | 4.90 |
| 97 | Baylor | 10 | 49.0 | 180 | 4.90 |
| 99 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 44.0 | 155 | 4.89 |
| 100 | Ohio State | 10 | 48.0 | 268 | 4.80 |
| 101 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 43.0 | 204 | 4.78 |
| 101 | Massachusetts | 9 | 43.0 | 150 | 4.78 |
| 103 | Iowa | 8 | 38.0 | 125 | 4.75 |
| 104 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 52.0 | 149 | 4.73 |
| 105 | Iowa State | 10 | 47.0 | 184 | 4.70 |
| 105 | Wyoming | 10 | 47.0 | 152 | 4.70 |
| 107 | East Carolina | 12 | 56.0 | 212 | 4.67 |
| 108 | Texas State | 10 | 46.0 | 163 | 4.60 |
| 109 | Kentucky | 7 | 32.0 | 154 | 4.57 |
| 110 | Oklahoma | 9 | 41.0 | 169 | 4.56 |
| 111 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 54.0 | 179 | 4.50 |
| 111 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 45.0 | 128 | 4.50 |
| 113 | Louisville | 12 | 53.0 | 223 | 4.42 |
| 114 | Boston College | 8 | 35.0 | 100 | 4.38 |
| 115 | Colorado State | 9 | 39.0 | 143 | 4.33 |
| 116 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 43.0 | 173 | 4.30 |
| 116 | New Mexico State | 10 | 43.0 | 138 | 4.30 |
| 118 | UTEP | 11 | 47.0 | 198 | 4.27 |
| 119 | Troy | 12 | 50.0 | 175 | 4.17 |
| 120 | UTSA | 8 | 31.0 | 155 | 3.88 |
| 121 | Navy | 11 | 42.0 | 155 | 3.82 |
| 122 | Central Michigan | 12 | 45.0 | 201 | 3.75 |
| 123 | Ball State | 11 | 40.0 | 152 | 3.64 |
| 124 | Nevada | 12 | 43.0 | 199 | 3.58 |