2012 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in November Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 2 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Kent State | 5 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 5 | Boston College | 4 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Arizona State | 4 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 7 | Houston | 4 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 7 | LSU | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 7 | Stanford | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 7 | SMU | 4 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 7 | UCLA | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 14 | Buffalo | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 14 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 14 | Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 18 | East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 18 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 18 | Clemson | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 23 | TCU | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Mississippi | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 23 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 28 | North Carolina State | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 28 | Missouri | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 31 | BYU | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 32 | Oregon | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 32 | Tulane | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 32 | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 32 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 32 | Louisville | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 32 | North Texas | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 38 | Kansas State | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 38 | Michigan State | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 38 | Washington | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 38 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Hawai'i | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 38 | Florida International | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 38 | Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 38 | Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 46 | Central Michigan | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 46 | Florida | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 46 | Northwestern | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 46 | Wake Forest | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Memphis | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 46 | Virginia | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 46 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 46 | Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 46 | Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 46 | Troy | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 46 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 46 | Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 59 | Baylor | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 59 | Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 59 | UCF | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 59 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 59 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 59 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 59 | Auburn | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 59 | Arizona | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 67 | Utah State | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 67 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 67 | Mississippi State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 67 | USC | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 67 | Idaho | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 67 | Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 67 | UNLV | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 67 | Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 67 | South Alabama | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 77 | Massachusetts | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 77 | Fresno State | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 77 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 77 | Marshall | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 77 | Alabama | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 77 | UTSA | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 77 | Maryland | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Western Michigan | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 86 | Boise State | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 86 | New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 86 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 86 | Rice | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 86 | New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 92 | Texas State | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 92 | South Florida | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 92 | Ball State | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 92 | Air Force | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 92 | Illinois | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 92 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 98 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 98 | Syracuse | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 98 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 98 | North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 98 | Georgia | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 98 | Florida State | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 98 | Temple | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 106 | Toledo | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 106 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 106 | California | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 106 | Navy | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 106 | Michigan | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 111 | Army | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 111 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 111 | Indiana | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 111 | Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 111 | Akron | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 116 | San Diego State | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 116 | Texas | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 116 | Ohio | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 116 | Colorado | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 120 | South Carolina | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 120 | Duke | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 120 | UAB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 120 | UTEP | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 120 | Nevada | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |