2012 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 9 | 776 | 1656 | 574 | 2432 | 4.24 | 270.2 |
| 2 | Florida State | 9 | 777 | 1671 | 609 | 2448 | 4.02 | 272.0 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 8 | 832 | 1354 | 511 | 2186 | 4.28 | 273.3 |
| 4 | Florida | 8 | 802 | 1453 | 539 | 2255 | 4.18 | 281.9 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 2 | 215 | 369 | 121 | 584 | 4.83 | 292.0 |
| 6 | Boise State | 8 | 1113 | 1231 | 531 | 2344 | 4.41 | 293.0 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 8 | 918 | 1427 | 520 | 2345 | 4.51 | 293.1 |
| 8 | Army | 1 | 167 | 130 | 64 | 297 | 4.64 | 297.0 |
| 9 | Michigan | 8 | 1144 | 1244 | 522 | 2388 | 4.57 | 298.5 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 8 | 927 | 1492 | 529 | 2419 | 4.57 | 302.4 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 854 | 1368 | 426 | 2222 | 5.22 | 317.4 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 9 | 1295 | 1573 | 608 | 2868 | 4.72 | 318.7 |
| 13 | Fresno State | 8 | 1394 | 1187 | 566 | 2581 | 4.56 | 322.6 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 7 | 599 | 1661 | 471 | 2260 | 4.80 | 322.9 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 1027 | 1589 | 539 | 2616 | 4.85 | 327.0 |
| 16 | LSU | 8 | 893 | 1755 | 546 | 2648 | 4.85 | 331.0 |
| 17 | Memphis | 8 | 821 | 1832 | 525 | 2653 | 5.05 | 331.6 |
| 18 | Tulsa | 9 | 926 | 2093 | 643 | 3019 | 4.70 | 335.4 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 9 | 1825 | 1226 | 591 | 3051 | 5.16 | 339.0 |
| 20 | Stanford | 10 | 893 | 2507 | 714 | 3400 | 4.76 | 340.0 |
| 21 | Ohio State | 8 | 923 | 1813 | 552 | 2736 | 4.96 | 342.0 |
| 22 | Utah State | 6 | 660 | 1428 | 463 | 2088 | 4.51 | 348.0 |
| 23 | Georgia | 9 | 1369 | 1788 | 597 | 3157 | 5.29 | 350.8 |
| 24 | Virginia | 8 | 1299 | 1522 | 542 | 2821 | 5.20 | 352.6 |
| 25 | Penn State | 8 | 976 | 1863 | 579 | 2839 | 4.90 | 354.9 |
| 26 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 940 | 2260 | 708 | 3200 | 4.52 | 355.6 |
| 27 | Washington | 9 | 1448 | 1766 | 602 | 3214 | 5.34 | 357.1 |
| 28 | Connecticut | 7 | 804 | 1702 | 490 | 2506 | 5.11 | 358.0 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 1391 | 1479 | 549 | 2870 | 5.23 | 358.8 |
| 30 | Louisville | 7 | 1222 | 1309 | 468 | 2531 | 5.41 | 361.6 |
| 31 | Buffalo | 8 | 1178 | 1721 | 575 | 2899 | 5.04 | 362.4 |
| 32 | Arizona State | 9 | 1619 | 1704 | 663 | 3323 | 5.01 | 369.2 |
| 33 | TCU | 9 | 1009 | 2332 | 607 | 3341 | 5.50 | 371.2 |
| 34 | SMU | 8 | 975 | 2002 | 552 | 2977 | 5.39 | 372.1 |
| 35 | San Diego State | 8 | 1163 | 1822 | 586 | 2985 | 5.09 | 373.1 |
| 36 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 1189 | 1805 | 553 | 2994 | 5.41 | 374.3 |
| 37 | Maryland | 8 | 1218 | 1779 | 567 | 2997 | 5.29 | 374.6 |
| 38 | San Jose State | 6 | 754 | 1495 | 404 | 2249 | 5.57 | 374.8 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 8 | 1577 | 1426 | 525 | 3003 | 5.72 | 375.4 |
| 40 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 1466 | 1573 | 533 | 3039 | 5.70 | 379.9 |
| 41 | Oregon State | 9 | 1401 | 2027 | 633 | 3428 | 5.42 | 380.9 |
| 42 | East Carolina | 8 | 857 | 2191 | 573 | 3048 | 5.32 | 381.0 |
| 43 | Arkansas State | 8 | 959 | 2124 | 576 | 3083 | 5.35 | 385.4 |
| 44 | Kansas State | 9 | 1155 | 2316 | 633 | 3471 | 5.48 | 385.7 |
| 45 | Syracuse | 7 | 953 | 1754 | 470 | 2707 | 5.76 | 386.7 |
| 46 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 1165 | 2323 | 605 | 3488 | 5.77 | 387.6 |
| 47 | BYU | 1 | 270 | 119 | 60 | 389 | 6.48 | 389.0 |
| 48 | Oregon | 9 | 1280 | 2228 | 687 | 3508 | 5.11 | 389.8 |
| 49 | Mississippi | 8 | 1099 | 2028 | 557 | 3127 | 5.61 | 390.9 |
| 50 | South Florida | 7 | 1036 | 1701 | 508 | 2737 | 5.39 | 391.0 |
| 51 | Texas A&M | 8 | 1195 | 1948 | 567 | 3143 | 5.54 | 392.9 |
| 52 | Northwestern | 8 | 1182 | 1972 | 592 | 3154 | 5.33 | 394.3 |
| 53 | UCF | 9 | 1545 | 2009 | 687 | 3554 | 5.17 | 394.9 |
| 54 | Utah | 9 | 1233 | 2322 | 620 | 3555 | 5.73 | 395.0 |
| 55 | Hawai'i | 8 | 1742 | 1424 | 575 | 3166 | 5.51 | 395.8 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | 7 | 963 | 1821 | 532 | 2784 | 5.23 | 397.7 |
| 57 | Mississippi State | 8 | 1406 | 1784 | 550 | 3190 | 5.80 | 398.8 |
| 58 | Air Force | 8 | 1497 | 1696 | 556 | 3193 | 5.74 | 399.1 |
| 59 | Arkansas | 8 | 1022 | 2172 | 528 | 3194 | 6.05 | 399.3 |
| 60 | USC | 9 | 1466 | 2129 | 667 | 3595 | 5.39 | 399.4 |
| 61 | Troy | 8 | 1359 | 1843 | 557 | 3202 | 5.75 | 400.3 |
| 62 | Colorado State | 8 | 1793 | 1455 | 585 | 3248 | 5.55 | 406.0 |
| 63 | Florida International | 8 | 1174 | 2076 | 574 | 3250 | 5.66 | 406.3 |
| 64 | Oklahoma | 9 | 1700 | 1967 | 655 | 3667 | 5.60 | 407.4 |
| 65 | Missouri | 8 | 1369 | 1897 | 564 | 3266 | 5.79 | 408.3 |
| 66 | North Texas | 8 | 1167 | 2121 | 553 | 3288 | 5.95 | 411.0 |
| 67 | Iowa | 8 | 1492 | 1811 | 571 | 3303 | 5.78 | 412.9 |
| 68 | Wake Forest | 8 | 1049 | 2260 | 621 | 3309 | 5.33 | 413.6 |
| 69 | South Alabama | 8 | 1421 | 1891 | 555 | 3312 | 5.97 | 414.0 |
| 70 | UCLA | 10 | 1436 | 2708 | 736 | 4144 | 5.63 | 414.4 |
| 71 | Kent State | 9 | 1188 | 2550 | 669 | 3738 | 5.59 | 415.3 |
| 72 | Washington State | 9 | 1637 | 2113 | 653 | 3750 | 5.74 | 416.7 |
| 73 | Western Michigan | 8 | 1375 | 1962 | 573 | 3337 | 5.82 | 417.1 |
| 74 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 1550 | 1797 | 561 | 3347 | 5.97 | 418.4 |
| 75 | Illinois | 8 | 1926 | 1428 | 562 | 3354 | 5.97 | 419.3 |
| 76 | UNLV | 8 | 1865 | 1510 | 584 | 3375 | 5.78 | 421.9 |
| 77 | Clemson | 8 | 1255 | 2130 | 578 | 3385 | 5.86 | 423.1 |
| 78 | Kentucky | 8 | 1373 | 2019 | 570 | 3392 | 5.95 | 424.0 |
| 79 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 1119 | 2274 | 582 | 3393 | 5.83 | 424.1 |
| 80 | Nevada | 8 | 1940 | 1459 | 591 | 3399 | 5.75 | 424.9 |
| 81 | Ohio | 8 | 1650 | 1800 | 582 | 3450 | 5.93 | 431.3 |
| 82 | Purdue | 8 | 1731 | 1738 | 586 | 3469 | 5.92 | 433.6 |
| 83 | Texas Tech | 9 | 1834 | 2092 | 658 | 3926 | 5.97 | 436.2 |
| 84 | Rice | 8 | 1347 | 2143 | 564 | 3490 | 6.19 | 436.3 |
| 85 | UTEP | 8 | 1470 | 2022 | 584 | 3492 | 5.98 | 436.5 |
| 86 | Toledo | 8 | 1269 | 2240 | 575 | 3509 | 6.10 | 438.6 |
| 87 | Texas | 9 | 1940 | 2022 | 633 | 3962 | 6.26 | 440.2 |
| 88 | UTSA | 6 | 648 | 1996 | 432 | 2644 | 6.12 | 440.7 |
| 89 | Massachusetts | 8 | 1709 | 1821 | 576 | 3530 | 6.13 | 441.3 |
| 90 | Ball State | 8 | 1634 | 1902 | 560 | 3536 | 6.31 | 442.0 |
| 91 | Temple | 7 | 1257 | 1862 | 479 | 3119 | 6.51 | 445.6 |
| 92 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 1422 | 2148 | 591 | 3570 | 6.04 | 446.3 |
| 93 | Auburn | 8 | 1781 | 1814 | 549 | 3595 | 6.55 | 449.4 |
| 94 | California | 9 | 1570 | 2492 | 704 | 4062 | 5.77 | 451.3 |
| 95 | North Carolina | 8 | 1298 | 2323 | 630 | 3621 | 5.75 | 452.6 |
| 96 | Navy | 2 | 663 | 245 | 141 | 908 | 6.44 | 454.0 |
| 97 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 1338 | 2761 | 737 | 4099 | 5.56 | 455.4 |
| 98 | Marshall | 8 | 1616 | 2033 | 626 | 3649 | 5.83 | 456.1 |
| 99 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 1157 | 2504 | 591 | 3661 | 6.19 | 457.6 |
| 100 | Central Michigan | 8 | 1550 | 2139 | 611 | 3689 | 6.04 | 461.1 |
| 101 | UAB | 8 | 1495 | 2201 | 597 | 3696 | 6.19 | 462.0 |
| 102 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 1878 | 1819 | 579 | 3697 | 6.39 | 462.1 |
| 103 | Houston | 8 | 1342 | 2362 | 684 | 3704 | 5.42 | 463.0 |
| 104 | Boston College | 8 | 1507 | 2219 | 649 | 3726 | 5.74 | 465.8 |
| 105 | North Carolina State | 8 | 1419 | 2314 | 636 | 3733 | 5.87 | 466.6 |
| 106 | New Mexico | 8 | 1610 | 2124 | 521 | 3734 | 7.17 | 466.8 |
| 107 | Akron | 8 | 1756 | 1984 | 598 | 3740 | 6.25 | 467.5 |
| 108 | Idaho | 6 | 1253 | 1599 | 433 | 2852 | 6.59 | 475.3 |
| 109 | New Mexico State | 6 | 1349 | 1508 | 413 | 2857 | 6.92 | 476.2 |
| 110 | Wyoming | 8 | 1776 | 2044 | 575 | 3820 | 6.64 | 477.5 |
| 111 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 1909 | 1985 | 576 | 3894 | 6.76 | 486.8 |
| 112 | Tennessee | 8 | 1720 | 2201 | 587 | 3921 | 6.68 | 490.1 |
| 113 | Colorado | 9 | 2145 | 2288 | 620 | 4433 | 7.15 | 492.6 |
| 114 | West Virginia | 9 | 1344 | 3095 | 655 | 4439 | 6.78 | 493.2 |
| 115 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 1138 | 1842 | 432 | 2980 | 6.90 | 496.7 |
| 116 | Iowa State | 9 | 1651 | 2847 | 713 | 4498 | 6.31 | 499.8 |
| 117 | Kansas | 9 | 1761 | 2752 | 623 | 4513 | 7.24 | 501.4 |
| 118 | Texas State | 6 | 1320 | 1704 | 452 | 3024 | 6.69 | 504.0 |
| 119 | Tulane | 8 | 1704 | 2331 | 633 | 4035 | 6.37 | 504.4 |
| 120 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 1564 | 2475 | 656 | 4039 | 6.16 | 504.9 |
| 121 | Indiana | 8 | 2059 | 2059 | 617 | 4118 | 6.67 | 514.8 |
| 122 | Arizona | 9 | 1851 | 2829 | 740 | 4680 | 6.32 | 520.0 |
| 123 | Baylor | 9 | 1757 | 2932 | 740 | 4689 | 6.34 | 521.0 |
| 124 | Duke | 8 | 1977 | 2193 | 590 | 4170 | 7.07 | 521.3 |