2012 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 9 | 551 | 1131 | 501 | 1682 | 3.36 | 186.9 |
| 2 | BYU | 8 | 526 | 1226 | 475 | 1752 | 3.69 | 219.0 |
| 3 | Florida State | 11 | 824 | 1650 | 700 | 2474 | 3.53 | 224.9 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 7 | 386 | 1190 | 419 | 1576 | 3.76 | 225.1 |
| 5 | Michigan | 7 | 931 | 980 | 464 | 1911 | 4.12 | 273.0 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 9 | 786 | 1706 | 550 | 2492 | 4.53 | 276.9 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 11 | 1180 | 1931 | 695 | 3111 | 4.48 | 282.8 |
| 8 | Florida | 6 | 586 | 1144 | 406 | 1730 | 4.26 | 288.3 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 8 | 733 | 1624 | 522 | 2357 | 4.52 | 294.6 |
| 10 | LSU | 8 | 712 | 1653 | 521 | 2365 | 4.54 | 295.6 |
| 11 | Mississippi | 7 | 530 | 1563 | 478 | 2093 | 4.38 | 299.0 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 1386 | 1929 | 713 | 3315 | 4.65 | 301.4 |
| 13 | Connecticut | 11 | 1148 | 2170 | 718 | 3318 | 4.62 | 301.6 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 12 | 1221 | 2466 | 802 | 3687 | 4.60 | 307.3 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 824 | 1951 | 647 | 2775 | 4.29 | 308.3 |
| 16 | Utah State | 12 | 1475 | 2241 | 876 | 3716 | 4.24 | 309.7 |
| 17 | Boise State | 13 | 1900 | 2203 | 888 | 4103 | 4.62 | 315.6 |
| 18 | Maryland | 10 | 1180 | 2029 | 670 | 3209 | 4.79 | 320.9 |
| 19 | Fresno State | 11 | 1646 | 1887 | 779 | 3533 | 4.54 | 321.2 |
| 20 | TCU | 10 | 992 | 2238 | 658 | 3230 | 4.91 | 323.0 |
| 21 | Oregon State | 10 | 973 | 2284 | 672 | 3257 | 4.85 | 325.7 |
| 22 | Washington | 8 | 1254 | 1386 | 510 | 2640 | 5.18 | 330.0 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 7 | 759 | 1571 | 473 | 2330 | 4.93 | 332.9 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 11 | 1814 | 1868 | 802 | 3682 | 4.59 | 334.7 |
| 25 | Stanford | 10 | 854 | 2515 | 718 | 3369 | 4.69 | 336.9 |
| 26 | San Jose State | 11 | 1222 | 2494 | 755 | 3716 | 4.92 | 337.8 |
| 27 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 1623 | 2102 | 773 | 3725 | 4.82 | 338.6 |
| 28 | Georgia | 9 | 1550 | 1509 | 625 | 3059 | 4.89 | 339.9 |
| 29 | Buffalo | 10 | 1419 | 2000 | 710 | 3419 | 4.82 | 341.9 |
| 30 | Louisville | 12 | 1813 | 2325 | 772 | 4138 | 5.36 | 344.8 |
| 31 | Illinois | 9 | 1306 | 1801 | 574 | 3107 | 5.41 | 345.2 |
| 32 | Nebraska | 10 | 1887 | 1586 | 691 | 3473 | 5.03 | 347.3 |
| 33 | Tulsa | 14 | 1674 | 3195 | 1001 | 4869 | 4.86 | 347.8 |
| 34 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 1676 | 2502 | 799 | 4178 | 5.23 | 348.2 |
| 35 | Arkansas State | 11 | 1389 | 2467 | 761 | 3856 | 5.07 | 350.5 |
| 36 | Penn State | 9 | 928 | 2251 | 655 | 3179 | 4.85 | 353.2 |
| 37 | Virginia | 12 | 1739 | 2501 | 831 | 4240 | 5.10 | 353.3 |
| 37 | Mississippi State | 9 | 1333 | 1847 | 613 | 3180 | 5.19 | 353.3 |
| 39 | USC | 10 | 1321 | 2215 | 746 | 3536 | 4.74 | 353.6 |
| 40 | Texas Tech | 10 | 1805 | 1737 | 698 | 3542 | 5.07 | 354.2 |
| 41 | Minnesota | 10 | 1740 | 1814 | 692 | 3554 | 5.14 | 355.4 |
| 42 | Auburn | 6 | 752 | 1382 | 396 | 2134 | 5.39 | 355.7 |
| 43 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 1807 | 2830 | 1021 | 4637 | 4.54 | 356.7 |
| 44 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 1457 | 2471 | 720 | 3928 | 5.46 | 357.1 |
| 45 | Ohio State | 10 | 1062 | 2537 | 731 | 3599 | 4.92 | 359.9 |
| 46 | Kentucky | 7 | 1017 | 1512 | 485 | 2529 | 5.21 | 361.3 |
| 47 | Northwestern | 10 | 1224 | 2412 | 725 | 3636 | 5.02 | 363.6 |
| 48 | Missouri | 6 | 676 | 1510 | 435 | 2186 | 5.03 | 364.3 |
| 49 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 1841 | 1811 | 654 | 3652 | 5.58 | 365.2 |
| 50 | Hawai'i | 11 | 2126 | 1937 | 755 | 4063 | 5.38 | 369.4 |
| 51 | Kansas State | 10 | 1244 | 2451 | 700 | 3695 | 5.28 | 369.5 |
| 52 | UCF | 13 | 1926 | 2893 | 949 | 4819 | 5.08 | 370.7 |
| 53 | Syracuse | 11 | 1694 | 2403 | 727 | 4097 | 5.64 | 372.5 |
| 54 | Colorado State | 9 | 1770 | 1586 | 673 | 3356 | 4.99 | 372.9 |
| 55 | Utah | 10 | 1322 | 2433 | 695 | 3755 | 5.40 | 375.5 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | 12 | 1655 | 2866 | 879 | 4521 | 5.14 | 376.8 |
| 57 | Oregon | 10 | 1470 | 2306 | 759 | 3776 | 4.97 | 377.6 |
| 57 | San Diego State | 11 | 1546 | 2608 | 813 | 4154 | 5.11 | 377.6 |
| 59 | SMU | 12 | 1308 | 3236 | 871 | 4544 | 5.22 | 378.7 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | 8 | 1083 | 1949 | 619 | 3032 | 4.90 | 379.0 |
| 61 | Clemson | 10 | 1510 | 2314 | 704 | 3824 | 5.43 | 382.4 |
| 62 | South Alabama | 13 | 2138 | 2840 | 881 | 4978 | 5.65 | 382.9 |
| 63 | North Carolina | 11 | 1529 | 2684 | 827 | 4213 | 5.09 | 383.0 |
| 64 | Memphis | 12 | 1675 | 2928 | 859 | 4603 | 5.36 | 383.6 |
| 65 | Arkansas | 8 | 853 | 2223 | 582 | 3076 | 5.29 | 384.5 |
| 66 | Oklahoma | 9 | 1671 | 1820 | 648 | 3491 | 5.39 | 387.9 |
| 67 | Ohio | 13 | 2077 | 2977 | 941 | 5054 | 5.37 | 388.8 |
| 68 | Western Michigan | 11 | 1683 | 2615 | 781 | 4298 | 5.50 | 390.7 |
| 69 | Texas | 10 | 1874 | 2044 | 669 | 3918 | 5.86 | 391.8 |
| 70 | North Carolina State | 10 | 1442 | 2497 | 713 | 3939 | 5.52 | 393.9 |
| 71 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 1409 | 2534 | 780 | 3943 | 5.06 | 394.3 |
| 72 | Iowa | 8 | 1050 | 2119 | 586 | 3169 | 5.41 | 396.1 |
| 73 | South Florida | 10 | 1489 | 2525 | 742 | 4014 | 5.41 | 401.4 |
| 74 | Kent State | 13 | 1624 | 3596 | 938 | 5220 | 5.57 | 401.5 |
| 75 | Texas A&M | 9 | 1208 | 2410 | 685 | 3618 | 5.28 | 402.0 |
| 76 | Navy | 11 | 2115 | 2322 | 732 | 4437 | 6.06 | 403.4 |
| 77 | Air Force | 12 | 2370 | 2530 | 862 | 4900 | 5.68 | 408.3 |
| 78 | California | 8 | 1237 | 2037 | 635 | 3274 | 5.16 | 409.3 |
| 79 | North Texas | 10 | 1500 | 2596 | 694 | 4096 | 5.90 | 409.6 |
| 80 | Florida International | 11 | 1561 | 2951 | 798 | 4512 | 5.65 | 410.2 |
| 81 | UTSA | 8 | 1035 | 2250 | 558 | 3285 | 5.89 | 410.6 |
| 82 | Boston College | 8 | 1672 | 1617 | 659 | 3289 | 4.99 | 411.1 |
| 83 | Central Michigan | 12 | 2085 | 2914 | 843 | 4999 | 5.93 | 416.6 |
| 84 | UCLA | 10 | 1542 | 2635 | 760 | 4177 | 5.50 | 417.7 |
| 85 | Iowa State | 10 | 1712 | 2470 | 768 | 4182 | 5.45 | 418.2 |
| 86 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 1849 | 3595 | 924 | 5444 | 5.89 | 418.8 |
| 87 | Army | 11 | 2615 | 1998 | 710 | 4613 | 6.50 | 419.4 |
| 88 | East Carolina | 12 | 1884 | 3187 | 868 | 5071 | 5.84 | 422.6 |
| 89 | Rice | 13 | 2479 | 3058 | 884 | 5537 | 6.26 | 425.9 |
| 90 | UAB | 10 | 1804 | 2470 | 718 | 4274 | 5.95 | 427.4 |
| 91 | Purdue | 10 | 1857 | 2422 | 734 | 4279 | 5.83 | 427.9 |
| 92 | Indiana | 10 | 2029 | 2251 | 738 | 4280 | 5.80 | 428.0 |
| 93 | Temple | 10 | 2023 | 2273 | 700 | 4296 | 6.14 | 429.6 |
| 94 | Massachusetts | 9 | 1845 | 2053 | 660 | 3898 | 5.91 | 433.1 |
| 95 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 1919 | 1988 | 632 | 3907 | 6.18 | 434.1 |
| 96 | Tennessee | 7 | 1082 | 1968 | 582 | 3050 | 5.24 | 435.7 |
| 97 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 1721 | 3523 | 887 | 5244 | 5.91 | 437.0 |
| 98 | New Mexico | 11 | 1925 | 2904 | 718 | 4829 | 6.73 | 439.0 |
| 99 | UNLV | 11 | 2417 | 2413 | 822 | 4830 | 5.88 | 439.1 |
| 100 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 2259 | 3031 | 869 | 5290 | 6.09 | 440.8 |
| 101 | UTEP | 11 | 2127 | 2728 | 792 | 4855 | 6.13 | 441.4 |
| 102 | Akron | 11 | 2228 | 2644 | 814 | 4872 | 5.99 | 442.9 |
| 103 | Nevada | 12 | 2539 | 2779 | 899 | 5318 | 5.92 | 443.2 |
| 104 | Troy | 12 | 2222 | 3101 | 841 | 5323 | 6.33 | 443.6 |
| 105 | Duke | 10 | 1933 | 2515 | 705 | 4448 | 6.31 | 444.8 |
| 106 | Washington State | 9 | 1439 | 2571 | 686 | 4010 | 5.85 | 445.6 |
| 107 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 2304 | 2171 | 723 | 4475 | 6.19 | 447.5 |
| 108 | Toledo | 11 | 1828 | 3145 | 806 | 4973 | 6.17 | 452.1 |
| 109 | Ball State | 11 | 2224 | 2752 | 790 | 4976 | 6.30 | 452.4 |
| 110 | Marshall | 12 | 2439 | 3042 | 952 | 5481 | 5.76 | 456.8 |
| 111 | West Virginia | 10 | 1690 | 2911 | 771 | 4601 | 5.97 | 460.1 |
| 112 | Texas State | 10 | 2319 | 2334 | 747 | 4653 | 6.23 | 465.3 |
| 113 | New Mexico State | 10 | 2198 | 2496 | 727 | 4694 | 6.46 | 469.4 |
| 114 | Wyoming | 10 | 2294 | 2461 | 760 | 4755 | 6.26 | 475.5 |
| 115 | Arizona | 10 | 2015 | 2747 | 831 | 4762 | 5.73 | 476.2 |
| 116 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 1733 | 2572 | 735 | 4305 | 5.86 | 478.3 |
| 117 | Colorado | 10 | 2081 | 2728 | 675 | 4809 | 7.12 | 480.9 |
| 118 | Tulane | 12 | 2675 | 3116 | 908 | 5791 | 6.38 | 482.6 |
| 119 | Houston | 12 | 2313 | 3483 | 1031 | 5796 | 5.62 | 483.0 |
| 120 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 2957 | 2375 | 794 | 5332 | 6.72 | 484.7 |
| 121 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 1396 | 2983 | 722 | 4379 | 6.07 | 486.6 |
| 122 | Idaho | 9 | 1896 | 2635 | 675 | 4531 | 6.71 | 503.4 |
| 123 | Kansas | 8 | 1482 | 2622 | 611 | 4104 | 6.72 | 513.0 |
| 124 | Baylor | 10 | 1813 | 3369 | 847 | 5182 | 6.12 | 518.2 |