2012 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 11 | 17 | 52 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 1 | Utah State | 10 | 13 | 52 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 3 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 14 | 51 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 10 | 9 | 50 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 10 | 7 | 49 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 11 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 7 | Kent State | 11 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 5.64 |
| 7 | SMU | 9 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 6.78 |
| 7 | Ohio | 11 | 10 | 47 | 57 | 5.18 |
| 10 | Florida International | 10 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 11 | Rice | 11 | 8 | 43 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 10 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 13 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 14 | Hawai'i | 10 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 15 | Tulane | 10 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 15 | Boise State | 11 | 13 | 39 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 15 | Arkansas State | 10 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 15 | Colorado State | 10 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 19 | Fresno State | 10 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 19 | UCF | 12 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 19 | BYU | 7 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 22 | Central Michigan | 10 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 22 | UTEP | 9 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 25 | Toledo | 10 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 25 | New Mexico State | 10 | 2 | 35 | 37 | 3.70 |
| 27 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 27 | UNLV | 10 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Ball State | 10 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 29 | Wyoming | 10 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 29 | Nevada | 9 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 29 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 3.70 |
| 33 | San Diego State | 11 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 33 | New Mexico | 10 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 33 | North Texas | 9 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 36 | South Alabama | 10 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 36 | Marshall | 9 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 38 | Buffalo | 8 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 39 | Texas State | 10 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 39 | Massachusetts | 8 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 39 | Idaho | 9 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 39 | Troy | 10 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 3.40 |
| 39 | Western Michigan | 8 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 45 | Air Force | 11 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Akron | 10 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 3.10 |
| 47 | UTSA | 8 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 48 | Memphis | 10 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 3.00 |
| 49 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 50 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 50 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 52 | Ohio State | 3 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 53 | Army | 7 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 53 | UAB | 9 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 53 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 56 | Wisconsin | 2 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 57 | Indiana | 3 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 58 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 59 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 59 | Minnesota | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 59 | Navy | 8 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.13 |
| 59 | Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 63 | Iowa State | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 63 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 63 | Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 66 | Florida | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 66 | Auburn | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 68 | UCLA | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 68 | Mississippi State | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 68 | Washington State | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 71 | Purdue | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 71 | Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 71 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 71 | Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 75 | LSU | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 75 | South Carolina | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 75 | North Carolina | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 75 | USC | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 75 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 75 | Utah | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 81 | Cincinnati | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 81 | Baylor | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 81 | Illinois | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 81 | Arizona | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 81 | Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 81 | South Florida | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 87 | Mississippi | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 87 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 87 | Kansas | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 87 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 91 | Texas | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 91 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 91 | Boston College | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 91 | Duke | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 91 | Iowa | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 91 | Michigan | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 98 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 98 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 98 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 98 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 98 | Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 98 | Missouri | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 98 | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 105 | TCU | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 105 | Oregon State | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 105 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 105 | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 105 | Washington | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 105 | Alabama | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 105 | Colorado | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 112 | California | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Louisville | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 115 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 115 | North Carolina State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 115 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 115 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 115 | Temple | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 115 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |