2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 10 | 72.0 | 369 | 7.20 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 10 | 78.0 | 363 | 7.80 |
| 3 | Boise State | 11 | 67.0 | 347 | 6.09 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 78.0 | 306 | 7.80 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 11 | 73.0 | 298 | 6.64 |
| 6 | Houston | 11 | 74.0 | 297 | 6.73 |
| 6 | Utah State | 10 | 64.0 | 297 | 6.40 |
| 8 | Memphis | 10 | 67.0 | 294 | 6.70 |
| 8 | Kent State | 11 | 63.0 | 294 | 5.73 |
| 10 | San Diego State | 11 | 73.0 | 290 | 6.64 |
| 11 | UCF | 12 | 72.0 | 284 | 6.00 |
| 12 | Florida International | 10 | 61.0 | 275 | 6.10 |
| 13 | Hawai'i | 10 | 62.0 | 263 | 6.20 |
| 14 | Fresno State | 10 | 69.0 | 262 | 6.90 |
| 15 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 75.0 | 258 | 7.50 |
| 16 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 72.0 | 250 | 7.20 |
| 17 | Rice | 11 | 56.0 | 246 | 5.09 |
| 18 | Ohio | 11 | 67.0 | 230 | 6.09 |
| 19 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 57.0 | 225 | 5.70 |
| 20 | Air Force | 11 | 54.0 | 220 | 4.91 |
| 21 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 60.0 | 214 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Buffalo | 8 | 52.0 | 213 | 6.50 |
| 23 | SMU | 9 | 51.0 | 196 | 5.67 |
| 24 | UAB | 9 | 61.0 | 195 | 6.78 |
| 25 | East Carolina | 10 | 49.0 | 193 | 4.90 |
| 26 | UNLV | 10 | 59.0 | 192 | 5.90 |
| 26 | BYU | 7 | 48.0 | 192 | 6.86 |
| 28 | South Alabama | 10 | 54.0 | 191 | 5.40 |
| 29 | Idaho | 9 | 50.0 | 186 | 5.56 |
| 30 | Tulane | 10 | 50.0 | 181 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Toledo | 10 | 46.0 | 178 | 4.60 |
| 32 | New Mexico | 10 | 54.0 | 177 | 5.40 |
| 33 | Arkansas State | 10 | 54.0 | 174 | 5.40 |
| 34 | Central Michigan | 10 | 37.0 | 171 | 3.70 |
| 35 | UTEP | 9 | 40.0 | 169 | 4.44 |
| 35 | Western Michigan | 8 | 39.0 | 169 | 4.88 |
| 37 | Marshall | 9 | 54.0 | 167 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Akron | 10 | 47.0 | 167 | 4.70 |
| 37 | Texas State | 10 | 45.0 | 167 | 4.50 |
| 40 | Troy | 10 | 45.0 | 165 | 4.50 |
| 41 | Nevada | 9 | 33.0 | 160 | 3.67 |
| 42 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 38.0 | 153 | 4.22 |
| 43 | North Texas | 9 | 47.0 | 148 | 5.22 |
| 44 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 33.0 | 145 | 3.67 |
| 45 | Colorado State | 10 | 42.0 | 142 | 4.20 |
| 46 | Ball State | 10 | 41.0 | 140 | 4.10 |
| 47 | Navy | 8 | 36.0 | 139 | 4.50 |
| 48 | Wyoming | 10 | 42.0 | 134 | 4.20 |
| 48 | Massachusetts | 8 | 39.0 | 134 | 4.88 |
| 50 | New Mexico State | 10 | 39.0 | 130 | 3.90 |
| 51 | UTSA | 8 | 30.0 | 127 | 3.75 |
| 52 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 37.0 | 109 | 4.11 |
| 53 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 39.0 | 106 | 4.33 |
| 54 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 36.0 | 99 | 4.00 |
| 55 | Mississippi | 2 | 16.0 | 78 | 8.00 |
| 56 | Army | 7 | 32.0 | 77 | 4.57 |
| 57 | North Carolina | 2 | 16.0 | 74 | 8.00 |
| 58 | Notre Dame | 2 | 14.0 | 69 | 7.00 |
| 59 | South Carolina | 2 | 16.0 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 59 | UCLA | 2 | 14.0 | 64 | 7.00 |
| 59 | Duke | 2 | 13.0 | 64 | 6.50 |
| 62 | Connecticut | 3 | 17.0 | 63 | 5.67 |
| 63 | Purdue | 2 | 13.0 | 60 | 6.50 |
| 64 | Iowa State | 2 | 13.0 | 59 | 6.50 |
| 65 | Rutgers | 3 | 16.0 | 58 | 5.33 |
| 66 | Indiana | 3 | 16.0 | 57 | 5.33 |
| 67 | Washington State | 2 | 14.0 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 67 | Texas A&M | 2 | 13.0 | 56 | 6.50 |
| 67 | Wisconsin | 2 | 13.0 | 56 | 6.50 |
| 67 | Penn State | 2 | 10.0 | 56 | 5.00 |
| 71 | Ohio State | 3 | 7.0 | 54 | 2.33 |
| 72 | Mississippi State | 3 | 14.0 | 52 | 4.67 |
| 72 | Michigan State | 3 | 14.0 | 52 | 4.67 |
| 72 | Auburn | 2 | 13.0 | 52 | 6.50 |
| 75 | Missouri | 1 | 11.0 | 50 | 11.00 |
| 75 | Alabama | 2 | 11.0 | 50 | 5.50 |
| 77 | Iowa | 2 | 16.0 | 48 | 8.00 |
| 77 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 13.0 | 48 | 13.00 |
| 77 | Cincinnati | 2 | 13.0 | 48 | 6.50 |
| 77 | Washington | 2 | 13.0 | 48 | 6.50 |
| 81 | Arkansas | 2 | 10.0 | 46 | 5.00 |
| 82 | Colorado | 2 | 15.0 | 45 | 7.50 |
| 82 | Nebraska | 2 | 14.0 | 45 | 7.00 |
| 82 | Texas | 2 | 14.0 | 45 | 7.00 |
| 82 | Arizona State | 1 | 11.0 | 45 | 11.00 |
| 82 | Illinois | 2 | 9.0 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 87 | Michigan | 2 | 13.0 | 43 | 6.50 |
| 88 | North Carolina State | 1 | 12.0 | 42 | 12.00 |
| 88 | Tennessee | 2 | 12.0 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 88 | Kentucky | 2 | 10.0 | 42 | 5.00 |
| 88 | Louisville | 2 | 9.0 | 42 | 4.50 |
| 92 | Arizona | 2 | 13.0 | 40 | 6.50 |
| 92 | USC | 1 | 12.0 | 40 | 12.00 |
| 94 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 7.0 | 39 | 7.00 |
| 95 | Kansas State | 1 | 10.0 | 38 | 10.00 |
| 96 | Utah | 2 | 13.0 | 37 | 6.50 |
| 96 | Stanford | 1 | 12.0 | 37 | 12.00 |
| 98 | LSU | 2 | 12.0 | 34 | 6.00 |
| 99 | Oregon | 2 | 9.0 | 32 | 4.50 |
| 100 | West Virginia | 1 | 10.0 | 30 | 10.00 |
| 100 | Minnesota | 2 | 10.0 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 102 | Georgia | 2 | 12.0 | 29 | 6.00 |
| 102 | Florida State | 1 | 5.0 | 29 | 5.00 |
| 104 | Oregon State | 1 | 5.0 | 28 | 5.00 |
| 105 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 8.0 | 27 | 4.00 |
| 106 | TCU | 1 | 8.0 | 26 | 8.00 |
| 106 | Texas Tech | 2 | 5.0 | 26 | 2.50 |
| 108 | California | 1 | 11.0 | 25 | 11.00 |
| 109 | Kansas | 2 | 8.0 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 110 | Florida | 2 | 9.0 | 23 | 4.50 |
| 110 | Temple | 1 | 5.0 | 23 | 5.00 |
| 110 | South Florida | 2 | 4.0 | 23 | 2.00 |
| 113 | Baylor | 2 | 6.0 | 22 | 3.00 |
| 114 | Oklahoma | 1 | 5.0 | 17 | 5.00 |
| 115 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 3.0 | 11 | 3.00 |
| 116 | Clemson | 1 | 3.0 | 10 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Virginia | 1 | 4.0 | 9 | 4.00 |
| 118 | Wake Forest | 1 | 4.0 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 119 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 4.0 | 7 | 4.00 |