2012 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 2 | Maryland | 4 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Houston | 4 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 4 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 6 | USC | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 6 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 10 | SMU | 4 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 12 | Boise State | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 12 | Stanford | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Toledo | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 14 | Utah State | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Florida | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Ohio | 3 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 17 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 17 | UTEP | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Colorado State | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 23 | Tulsa | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 23 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 26 | California | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 26 | Kansas State | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 26 | TCU | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 26 | Alabama | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 26 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 26 | Nevada | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 33 | Rice | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Wyoming | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 33 | Indiana | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 33 | Virginia | 3 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 38 | Bowling Green | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 38 | North Carolina State | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 38 | Duke | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 38 | BYU | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 38 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 43 | Kent State | 4 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 43 | Fresno State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 43 | Boston College | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 43 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 43 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 43 | San Diego State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 43 | Florida International | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 43 | Army | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 43 | New Mexico State | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Washington | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Mississippi | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 53 | New Mexico | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 53 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 53 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 53 | UNLV | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 53 | UAB | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 53 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 53 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 53 | Akron | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 53 | Utah | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 65 | Oregon State | 4 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 65 | Central Michigan | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 65 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 65 | Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | Kansas | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 65 | Texas | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 65 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 76 | Rutgers | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 76 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 76 | Hawai'i | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 79 | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 79 | Louisville | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 79 | Purdue | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 79 | Iowa | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 79 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 79 | South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 79 | Connecticut | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 79 | Auburn | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 89 | Oregon | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 89 | Washington State | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 89 | LSU | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 89 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 89 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 89 | UTSA | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 89 | West Virginia | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 89 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 89 | Missouri | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 89 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 99 | Arkansas State | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 99 | Notre Dame | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | Marshall | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 99 | San Jose State | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 99 | Ball State | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 99 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 99 | Idaho | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 99 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 99 | North Texas | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 99 | Troy | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 99 | Memphis | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 110 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 110 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 110 | Arkansas | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 110 | Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 110 | Syracuse | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 115 | Oklahoma | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 115 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 115 | Clemson | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 115 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 115 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 120 | Texas State | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 121 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 121 | Colorado | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 123 | UCLA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 123 | South Florida | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |