2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | 13 | 112.0 | 479 | 8.62 |
| 2 | Syracuse | 12 | 99.0 | 395 | 8.25 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 11 | 98.0 | 404 | 8.91 |
| 4 | USC | 12 | 86.0 | 367 | 7.17 |
| 4 | UCLA | 12 | 86.0 | 308 | 7.17 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 85.0 | 356 | 7.73 |
| 7 | Texas | 11 | 82.0 | 342 | 7.46 |
| 8 | Clemson | 11 | 80.0 | 355 | 7.27 |
| 9 | North Carolina State | 11 | 79.0 | 334 | 7.18 |
| 10 | Mississippi | 10 | 78.0 | 302 | 7.80 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 75.0 | 259 | 6.82 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 10 | 74.0 | 322 | 7.40 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 74.0 | 277 | 6.73 |
| 14 | Georgia | 11 | 73.0 | 300 | 6.64 |
| 15 | LSU | 10 | 72.0 | 299 | 7.20 |
| 16 | Connecticut | 9 | 71.0 | 277 | 7.89 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 11 | 71.0 | 272 | 6.46 |
| 18 | Washington State | 9 | 70.0 | 292 | 7.78 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 9 | 70.0 | 261 | 7.78 |
| 20 | Florida | 10 | 69.0 | 302 | 6.90 |
| 20 | Alabama | 11 | 69.0 | 287 | 6.27 |
| 22 | Maryland | 11 | 67.0 | 291 | 6.09 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 10 | 67.0 | 258 | 6.70 |
| 24 | Florida State | 11 | 66.0 | 348 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Wake Forest | 10 | 66.0 | 292 | 6.60 |
| 24 | Michigan | 11 | 66.0 | 273 | 6.00 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 11 | 66.0 | 259 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Rutgers | 9 | 66.0 | 252 | 7.33 |
| 24 | Missouri | 10 | 66.0 | 234 | 6.60 |
| 30 | Kansas State | 11 | 65.0 | 276 | 5.91 |
| 30 | TCU | 11 | 65.0 | 267 | 5.91 |
| 32 | Oregon | 10 | 64.0 | 210 | 6.40 |
| 33 | Northwestern | 12 | 63.0 | 268 | 5.25 |
| 33 | Indiana | 8 | 63.0 | 223 | 7.88 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 11 | 61.0 | 261 | 5.55 |
| 36 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 60.0 | 219 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Penn State | 10 | 59.0 | 257 | 5.90 |
| 37 | California | 10 | 59.0 | 252 | 5.90 |
| 39 | Virginia | 10 | 58.0 | 203 | 5.80 |
| 40 | Ohio State | 9 | 57.0 | 293 | 6.33 |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 56.0 | 226 | 5.09 |
| 42 | Notre Dame | 11 | 55.0 | 256 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Tennessee | 9 | 54.0 | 208 | 6.00 |
| 44 | Arkansas | 9 | 53.0 | 266 | 5.89 |
| 45 | Purdue | 10 | 52.0 | 188 | 5.20 |
| 45 | Nebraska | 11 | 52.0 | 188 | 4.73 |
| 45 | Texas Tech | 10 | 52.0 | 180 | 5.20 |
| 45 | Kansas | 9 | 52.0 | 165 | 5.78 |
| 49 | Utah | 9 | 51.0 | 214 | 5.67 |
| 50 | Colorado | 9 | 50.0 | 180 | 5.56 |
| 50 | Illinois | 9 | 50.0 | 173 | 5.56 |
| 52 | Cincinnati | 9 | 49.0 | 207 | 5.44 |
| 52 | Texas A&M | 9 | 49.0 | 183 | 5.44 |
| 54 | South Florida | 9 | 48.0 | 232 | 5.33 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | 9 | 47.0 | 199 | 5.22 |
| 55 | Washington | 10 | 47.0 | 197 | 4.70 |
| 55 | Arizona | 10 | 47.0 | 176 | 4.70 |
| 55 | Auburn | 9 | 47.0 | 157 | 5.22 |
| 59 | Louisville | 10 | 46.0 | 206 | 4.60 |
| 59 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 46.0 | 176 | 4.18 |
| 61 | Minnesota | 10 | 45.0 | 191 | 4.50 |
| 62 | Temple | 9 | 44.0 | 172 | 4.89 |
| 63 | Baylor | 10 | 43.0 | 183 | 4.30 |
| 64 | Oklahoma | 11 | 42.0 | 156 | 3.82 |
| 64 | Boston College | 10 | 42.0 | 140 | 4.20 |
| 66 | Iowa State | 10 | 39.0 | 139 | 3.90 |
| 67 | Duke | 10 | 38.0 | 134 | 3.80 |
| 68 | Kentucky | 9 | 35.0 | 150 | 3.89 |
| 68 | Iowa | 9 | 35.0 | 117 | 3.89 |
| 70 | BYU | 5 | 33.0 | 113 | 6.60 |
| 71 | Western Michigan | 3 | 21.0 | 79 | 7.00 |
| 72 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 20.0 | 101 | 6.67 |
| 72 | Tulsa | 3 | 20.0 | 84 | 6.67 |
| 74 | Fresno State | 2 | 18.0 | 93 | 9.00 |
| 75 | South Alabama | 2 | 17.0 | 59 | 8.50 |
| 76 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 16.0 | 81 | 5.33 |
| 76 | Buffalo | 3 | 16.0 | 58 | 5.33 |
| 78 | Army | 4 | 15.0 | 80 | 3.75 |
| 78 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 15.0 | 55 | 7.50 |
| 80 | Marshall | 2 | 14.0 | 59 | 7.00 |
| 81 | SMU | 3 | 13.0 | 64 | 4.33 |
| 81 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 13.0 | 60 | 6.50 |
| 81 | UTEP | 3 | 13.0 | 55 | 4.33 |
| 81 | UCF | 2 | 13.0 | 52 | 6.50 |
| 81 | Ball State | 3 | 13.0 | 43 | 4.33 |
| 81 | Rice | 2 | 13.0 | 40 | 6.50 |
| 87 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 12.0 | 78 | 6.00 |
| 87 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 12.0 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 87 | Massachusetts | 4 | 12.0 | 42 | 3.00 |
| 87 | East Carolina | 2 | 12.0 | 40 | 6.00 |
| 87 | Navy | 4 | 12.0 | 32 | 3.00 |
| 87 | Idaho | 2 | 12.0 | 31 | 6.00 |
| 93 | Utah State | 2 | 11.0 | 47 | 5.50 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 11.0 | 40 | 5.50 |
| 95 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 10.0 | 42 | 5.00 |
| 95 | Nevada | 3 | 10.0 | 41 | 3.33 |
| 95 | Houston | 1 | 10.0 | 35 | 10.00 |
| 95 | Tulane | 2 | 10.0 | 33 | 5.00 |
| 95 | San Diego State | 1 | 10.0 | 32 | 10.00 |
| 100 | Arkansas State | 2 | 9.0 | 51 | 4.50 |
| 100 | Bowling Green | 2 | 9.0 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 100 | Toledo | 2 | 9.0 | 20 | 4.50 |
| 103 | UAB | 2 | 8.0 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 103 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 8.0 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 103 | Kent State | 2 | 8.0 | 34 | 4.00 |
| 106 | North Texas | 2 | 7.0 | 36 | 3.50 |
| 106 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 7.0 | 30 | 2.33 |
| 106 | Boise State | 2 | 7.0 | 29 | 3.50 |
| 109 | New Mexico | 2 | 6.0 | 38 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Colorado State | 1 | 6.0 | 31 | 6.00 |
| 109 | Hawai'i | 1 | 6.0 | 22 | 6.00 |
| 109 | Memphis | 1 | 6.0 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 109 | San Jose State | 1 | 6.0 | 13 | 6.00 |
| 114 | UNLV | 2 | 5.0 | 27 | 2.50 |
| 114 | Akron | 1 | 5.0 | 19 | 5.00 |
| 114 | Florida International | 2 | 5.0 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 114 | Troy | 2 | 5.0 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 118 | Air Force | 1 | 4.0 | 11 | 4.00 |
| 118 | Central Michigan | 2 | 4.0 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 120 | Texas State | 1 | 3.0 | 5 | 3.00 |
| 121 | New Mexico State | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 122 | Wyoming | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 122 | Ohio | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |