2011 Independent Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | SO | LB | 12 | 15.0 | 93 | 1.25 |
| 2 | Jabaree Tuani | Navy | SR | DL | 10 | 12.0 | 34 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 8 | 10.5 | 26 | 1.31 |
| 4 | Jordan Pendleton | BYU | SR | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 25 | 1.42 |
| 5 | Steven Erzinger | Army | SR | LB | 11 | 7.5 | 23 | 0.68 |
| 6 | Zach Watts | Army | JR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 41 | 0.54 |
| 6 | A.J. Mackey | Army | JR | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 15 | 0.54 |
| 8 | Nate Combs | Army | JR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Hebron Fangupo | BYU | SR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Jameson Frazier | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 5.0 | 23 | 0.42 |
| 10 | Darius Fleming | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 10 | Joe Sampson | BYU | JR | DB | 12 | 5.0 | 21 | 0.42 |
| 10 | Brye French | Navy | JR | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Robert Blanton | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 8 | 5.0 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 15 | Uona Kaveinga | BYU | JR | LB | 12 | 4.5 | 10 | 0.38 |
| 16 | Jadon Wagner | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.33 |
| 16 | Matt Warrick | Navy | JR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.40 |
| 16 | Aaron Lynch | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | JR | LB | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.33 |
| 20 | Kapron Lewis-Moore | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Kyler Martin | Army | JR | DB | 11 | 3.5 | 14 | 0.32 |
| 20 | Joshua Jones | Navy | JR | DL | 8 | 3.5 | 10 | 0.44 |
| 23 | Clayton Keller | Army | SO | DL | 8 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.38 |
| 23 | Jacob Drozd | Army | FR | DL | 12 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.25 |
| 23 | Graham Rowley | BYU | SO | DL | 12 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.25 |
| 23 | Colin Linkul | Army | FR | LB | 8 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.38 |
| 23 | Tra'ves Bush | Navy | JR | DB | 10 | 3.0 | 8 | 0.30 |
| 23 | Hayden Pierce | Army | FR | LB | 10 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.30 |
| 23 | David Sperry | Navy | JR | DB | 10 | 3.0 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 30 | Geoffrey Bacon | Army | FR | LB | 12 | 2.5 | 7 | 0.21 |
| 31 | Prince Shembo | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 8 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.25 |
| 31 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 6 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Mike Muehlmann | BYU | SO | DL | 8 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.25 |
| 31 | Simote Vea | BYU | SR | DL | 12 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.17 |
| 31 | Harrison Smith | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 8 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.25 |
| 31 | Alani Fua | BYU | FR | LB | 8 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.25 |
| 31 | Matt Brewer | Navy | JR | LB | 10 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.20 |
| 31 | Caleb King | Navy | SR | LB | 10 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.20 |
| 31 | Louis Nix III | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.25 |
| 31 | Matt Putnam | BYU | SR | DL | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Kendall Moore | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 8 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 31 | Jamoris Slaughter | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 8 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 31 | Broghan Carnes | Army | SR | DL | 9 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 31 | Romney Fuga | BYU | JR | DL | 11 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 31 | Daniel Sorensen | BYU | SO | DB | 12 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 46 | Preston Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 12 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.13 |
| 46 | Jamel Dobbs | Navy | SO | DL | 8 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.19 |
| 46 | Spencer Hadley | BYU | SO | LB | 12 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.13 |
| 46 | Josh Dowling-Fitzpatrick | Navy | JR | DL | 9 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.17 |
| 46 | Travis Tuiloma | BYU | FR | DL | 12 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.13 |