2012 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 5 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 2 | UCLA | 5 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 2 | Alabama | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 2 | TCU | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 2 | Tennessee | 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 7 | Oregon | 5 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Purdue | 4 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 7 | Arizona State | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 7 | LSU | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 7 | USC | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 7 | North Texas | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 5 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 15 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 15 | Toledo | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 15 | SMU | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 15 | South Alabama | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 15 | Clemson | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 15 | North Carolina State | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 15 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 15 | Texas | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 27 | Rutgers | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 27 | Washington State | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 27 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 27 | Florida | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 27 | San Diego State | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 27 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 27 | Baylor | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Kansas | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Iowa | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 27 | UTSA | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Boise State | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 39 | Arizona | 5 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 39 | Ohio | 5 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 39 | Florida International | 5 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 39 | UTEP | 5 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 39 | Georgia | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 39 | Western Michigan | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 39 | East Carolina | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 39 | Duke | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 39 | Massachusetts | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 39 | Mississippi | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 39 | Kent State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 39 | San Jose State | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 39 | Air Force | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 39 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 39 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 56 | UNLV | 5 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 56 | Michigan State | 5 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 56 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 56 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 56 | Rice | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 56 | Texas State | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 56 | Boston College | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 56 | West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 56 | Idaho | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 56 | Missouri | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Illinois | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 56 | California | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 56 | Penn State | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 56 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 56 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 56 | Navy | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 74 | BYU | 5 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 74 | Florida State | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 74 | Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 74 | Connecticut | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 74 | Ball State | 5 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 74 | Colorado | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 74 | Marshall | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 74 | Indiana | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 74 | Tulsa | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 74 | Troy | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 74 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 74 | UCF | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 74 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 74 | Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 74 | Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 74 | Tulane | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 74 | Memphis | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 91 | Utah State | 5 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 91 | Nevada | 5 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 91 | Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 91 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 91 | Utah | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 91 | New Mexico | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 91 | Louisville | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 91 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 91 | Akron | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 91 | Temple | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 91 | Colorado State | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Arkansas State | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 91 | UAB | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 91 | Houston | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 91 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 91 | Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 91 | Maryland | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 91 | Bowling Green | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 91 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 91 | Michigan | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 91 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 91 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 113 | Virginia | 5 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 113 | Arkansas | 5 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 113 | Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 113 | Auburn | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 113 | Wyoming | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 113 | Hawai'i | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 113 | Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 113 | New Mexico State | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 113 | Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 113 | Army | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 123 | Wisconsin | 5 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 123 | South Florida | 5 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 3.40 |