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 | Arizona | 5 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 5 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 3 | Oregon | 5 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 5 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 4 | Utah State | 5 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 6 | Ohio | 5 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 7 | Nevada | 5 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 8 | UNLV | 5 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 5 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Florida International | 5 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 10 | BYU | 5 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 12 | UCLA | 5 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 12 | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 12 | UTEP | 5 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 12 | Florida State | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 18 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 18 | Toledo | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 18 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Georgia | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 22 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 25 | Alabama | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Minnesota | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 25 | Rutgers | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 25 | Washington State | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 25 | Rice | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Ball State | 5 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 25 | Virginia | 5 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 32 | TCU | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 32 | Western Michigan | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 32 | East Carolina | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Texas State | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 32 | Colorado | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 37 | Fresno State | 5 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Purdue | 4 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 37 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 37 | Arizona State | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 37 | Marshall | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 37 | Arkansas | 5 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 43 | LSU | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 43 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 43 | Duke | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 43 | Boston College | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 43 | Utah | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 49 | South Carolina | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 49 | North Carolina | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 49 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 49 | Massachusetts | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 49 | West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 49 | Idaho | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 49 | Indiana | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 49 | New Mexico | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 49 | Auburn | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 49 | South Florida | 5 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 59 | SMU | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 59 | South Alabama | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 59 | Florida | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 59 | San Diego State | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 59 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 59 | Missouri | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 59 | Illinois | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 59 | Wyoming | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 67 | Clemson | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 67 | Mississippi | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 67 | California | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 67 | Tulsa | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 67 | Troy | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 67 | Louisville | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 67 | Hawai'i | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 75 | Baylor | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 75 | Kansas | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 75 | Iowa | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 75 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 75 | Kent State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 75 | San Jose State | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 75 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 75 | UCF | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 75 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 75 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 75 | Akron | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 86 | Mississippi State | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 86 | USC | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 86 | Notre Dame | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 86 | North Carolina State | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Cincinnati | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 86 | Penn State | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 86 | Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 86 | Temple | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 86 | Colorado State | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 96 | Tennessee | 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 96 | North Texas | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 96 | UTSA | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 96 | Air Force | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 96 | Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 96 | Arkansas State | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 96 | Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 96 | New Mexico State | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 104 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 104 | UAB | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 104 | Houston | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 104 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 104 | Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 104 | Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 110 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 110 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 110 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 113 | Texas | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 113 | Boise State | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 113 | Tulane | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 113 | Maryland | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 113 | Bowling Green | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 118 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 118 | Army | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 120 | Michigan | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 121 | Navy | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 121 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 123 | Memphis | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 123 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |