2012 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 240 | 628 | 246 | 868 | 3.53 | 217.0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 3 | 129 | 538 | 172 | 667 | 3.88 | 222.3 |
| 3 | Michigan | 4 | 433 | 544 | 244 | 977 | 4.00 | 244.3 |
| 4 | Florida | 4 | 327 | 700 | 253 | 1027 | 4.06 | 256.8 |
| 5 | Florida State | 4 | 294 | 746 | 282 | 1040 | 3.69 | 260.0 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 4 | 391 | 667 | 244 | 1058 | 4.34 | 264.5 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 4 | 340 | 750 | 258 | 1090 | 4.22 | 272.5 |
| 8 | Penn State | 3 | 366 | 467 | 192 | 833 | 4.34 | 277.7 |
| 9 | Virginia | 3 | 285 | 557 | 185 | 842 | 4.55 | 280.7 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 3 | 183 | 663 | 181 | 846 | 4.67 | 282.0 |
| 11 | LSU | 3 | 344 | 514 | 224 | 858 | 3.83 | 286.0 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 4 | 312 | 867 | 255 | 1179 | 4.62 | 294.8 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 4 | 458 | 750 | 266 | 1208 | 4.54 | 302.0 |
| 14 | Oregon State | 4 | 335 | 878 | 271 | 1213 | 4.48 | 303.3 |
| 15 | Fresno State | 4 | 692 | 529 | 264 | 1221 | 4.63 | 305.3 |
| 16 | Boise State | 4 | 430 | 796 | 295 | 1226 | 4.16 | 306.5 |
| 17 | BYU | 4 | 546 | 693 | 230 | 1239 | 5.39 | 309.8 |
| 18 | Maryland | 4 | 287 | 982 | 287 | 1269 | 4.42 | 317.3 |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 633 | 641 | 257 | 1274 | 4.96 | 318.5 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 4 | 553 | 732 | 281 | 1285 | 4.57 | 321.3 |
| 21 | San Diego State | 4 | 499 | 789 | 280 | 1288 | 4.60 | 322.0 |
| 22 | Rice | 4 | 610 | 682 | 266 | 1292 | 4.86 | 323.0 |
| 23 | Kansas State | 4 | 439 | 865 | 280 | 1304 | 4.66 | 326.0 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | 4 | 607 | 701 | 256 | 1308 | 5.11 | 327.0 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 3 | 646 | 341 | 201 | 987 | 4.91 | 329.0 |
| 25 | Georgia | 3 | 511 | 476 | 193 | 987 | 5.11 | 329.0 |
| 27 | Oregon | 3 | 550 | 456 | 221 | 1006 | 4.55 | 335.3 |
| 28 | Missouri | 3 | 552 | 455 | 193 | 1007 | 5.22 | 335.7 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 4 | 563 | 798 | 285 | 1361 | 4.78 | 340.3 |
| 30 | SMU | 4 | 379 | 1010 | 263 | 1389 | 5.28 | 347.3 |
| 31 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 405 | 1018 | 275 | 1423 | 5.17 | 355.8 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 574 | 849 | 271 | 1423 | 5.25 | 355.8 |
| 33 | Syracuse | 4 | 475 | 950 | 263 | 1425 | 5.42 | 356.3 |
| 34 | Memphis | 4 | 528 | 900 | 252 | 1428 | 5.67 | 357.0 |
| 35 | Wake Forest | 3 | 202 | 877 | 224 | 1079 | 4.82 | 359.7 |
| 36 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 538 | 543 | 207 | 1081 | 5.22 | 360.3 |
| 37 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 409 | 674 | 222 | 1083 | 4.88 | 361.0 |
| 38 | UCF | 4 | 564 | 882 | 299 | 1446 | 4.84 | 361.5 |
| 39 | Utah | 4 | 505 | 948 | 244 | 1453 | 5.95 | 363.3 |
| 40 | Buffalo | 4 | 735 | 724 | 259 | 1459 | 5.63 | 364.8 |
| 41 | Minnesota | 3 | 728 | 371 | 197 | 1099 | 5.58 | 366.3 |
| 42 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 283 | 818 | 199 | 1101 | 5.53 | 367.0 |
| 43 | Utah State | 4 | 332 | 1139 | 309 | 1471 | 4.76 | 367.8 |
| 44 | Navy | 4 | 750 | 733 | 261 | 1483 | 5.68 | 370.8 |
| 45 | Western Michigan | 4 | 611 | 877 | 282 | 1488 | 5.28 | 372.0 |
| 45 | Connecticut | 3 | 576 | 540 | 210 | 1116 | 5.31 | 372.0 |
| 47 | Louisville | 3 | 486 | 633 | 222 | 1119 | 5.04 | 373.0 |
| 48 | Washington State | 3 | 538 | 595 | 207 | 1133 | 5.47 | 377.7 |
| 49 | USC | 4 | 518 | 1024 | 297 | 1542 | 5.19 | 385.5 |
| 49 | Kent State | 4 | 671 | 871 | 287 | 1542 | 5.37 | 385.5 |
| 51 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 496 | 661 | 212 | 1157 | 5.46 | 385.7 |
| 52 | Mississippi | 3 | 558 | 600 | 209 | 1158 | 5.54 | 386.0 |
| 53 | Hawai'i | 3 | 706 | 453 | 212 | 1159 | 5.47 | 386.3 |
| 54 | Arkansas State | 3 | 396 | 768 | 231 | 1164 | 5.04 | 388.0 |
| 55 | Stanford | 4 | 261 | 1292 | 318 | 1553 | 4.88 | 388.3 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | 4 | 438 | 1124 | 288 | 1562 | 5.42 | 390.5 |
| 57 | Clemson | 3 | 589 | 590 | 211 | 1179 | 5.59 | 393.0 |
| 58 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 401 | 1187 | 343 | 1588 | 4.63 | 397.0 |
| 59 | Arizona State | 3 | 693 | 502 | 231 | 1195 | 5.17 | 398.3 |
| 60 | Kansas | 4 | 766 | 828 | 234 | 1594 | 6.81 | 398.5 |
| 61 | South Alabama | 3 | 441 | 756 | 216 | 1197 | 5.54 | 399.0 |
| 62 | Colorado State | 3 | 602 | 598 | 238 | 1200 | 5.04 | 400.0 |
| 62 | San Jose State | 3 | 495 | 705 | 181 | 1200 | 6.63 | 400.0 |
| 64 | New Mexico | 4 | 626 | 979 | 260 | 1605 | 6.17 | 401.3 |
| 65 | California | 4 | 604 | 1016 | 309 | 1620 | 5.24 | 405.0 |
| 66 | Troy | 3 | 384 | 832 | 213 | 1216 | 5.71 | 405.3 |
| 67 | Ohio State | 4 | 501 | 1123 | 292 | 1624 | 5.56 | 406.0 |
| 68 | Air Force | 4 | 1115 | 514 | 278 | 1629 | 5.86 | 407.3 |
| 69 | UTEP | 4 | 661 | 969 | 291 | 1630 | 5.60 | 407.5 |
| 70 | TCU | 4 | 476 | 1166 | 254 | 1642 | 6.46 | 410.5 |
| 71 | Northwestern | 4 | 642 | 1007 | 332 | 1649 | 4.97 | 412.3 |
| 72 | Marshall | 3 | 744 | 495 | 209 | 1239 | 5.93 | 413.0 |
| 73 | Illinois | 3 | 647 | 599 | 188 | 1246 | 6.63 | 415.3 |
| 74 | Temple | 4 | 599 | 1065 | 276 | 1664 | 6.03 | 416.0 |
| 75 | Florida International | 4 | 802 | 863 | 289 | 1665 | 5.76 | 416.3 |
| 76 | Texas State | 3 | 660 | 596 | 196 | 1256 | 6.41 | 418.7 |
| 77 | East Carolina | 4 | 876 | 805 | 262 | 1681 | 6.42 | 420.3 |
| 78 | Iowa | 3 | 713 | 552 | 219 | 1265 | 5.78 | 421.7 |
| 79 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 552 | 724 | 222 | 1276 | 5.75 | 425.3 |
| 79 | Massachusetts | 3 | 588 | 688 | 206 | 1276 | 6.19 | 425.3 |
| 81 | Indiana | 4 | 926 | 787 | 313 | 1713 | 5.47 | 428.3 |
| 82 | South Florida | 3 | 536 | 751 | 215 | 1287 | 5.99 | 429.0 |
| 83 | Texas Tech | 4 | 631 | 1099 | 312 | 1730 | 5.54 | 432.5 |
| 83 | Texas A&M | 4 | 667 | 1063 | 309 | 1730 | 5.60 | 432.5 |
| 85 | Nevada | 4 | 949 | 786 | 317 | 1735 | 5.47 | 433.8 |
| 85 | Houston | 4 | 578 | 1157 | 309 | 1735 | 5.61 | 433.8 |
| 87 | Kentucky | 4 | 582 | 1155 | 285 | 1737 | 6.09 | 434.3 |
| 88 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 419 | 889 | 215 | 1308 | 6.08 | 436.0 |
| 89 | Ball State | 4 | 984 | 774 | 276 | 1758 | 6.37 | 439.5 |
| 90 | Central Michigan | 4 | 798 | 963 | 313 | 1761 | 5.63 | 440.3 |
| 91 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 764 | 999 | 293 | 1763 | 6.02 | 440.8 |
| 92 | Wyoming | 4 | 697 | 1070 | 291 | 1767 | 6.07 | 441.8 |
| 93 | Army | 4 | 901 | 876 | 262 | 1777 | 6.78 | 444.3 |
| 94 | UCLA | 3 | 480 | 854 | 228 | 1334 | 5.85 | 444.7 |
| 95 | Washington | 4 | 889 | 939 | 275 | 1828 | 6.65 | 457.0 |
| 96 | Tulsa | 3 | 446 | 926 | 252 | 1372 | 5.44 | 457.3 |
| 97 | North Carolina State | 3 | 543 | 832 | 233 | 1375 | 5.90 | 458.3 |
| 98 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 685 | 694 | 226 | 1379 | 6.10 | 459.7 |
| 98 | UTSA | 3 | 520 | 859 | 219 | 1379 | 6.30 | 459.7 |
| 100 | Ohio | 3 | 584 | 797 | 247 | 1381 | 5.59 | 460.3 |
| 101 | North Carolina | 4 | 521 | 1332 | 330 | 1853 | 5.62 | 463.3 |
| 102 | Purdue | 4 | 1135 | 719 | 279 | 1854 | 6.65 | 463.5 |
| 103 | Toledo | 4 | 790 | 1067 | 277 | 1857 | 6.70 | 464.3 |
| 104 | Auburn | 4 | 877 | 999 | 277 | 1876 | 6.77 | 469.0 |
| 105 | Akron | 4 | 1113 | 772 | 310 | 1885 | 6.08 | 471.3 |
| 106 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 784 | 1116 | 302 | 1900 | 6.29 | 475.0 |
| 107 | New Mexico State | 3 | 571 | 856 | 229 | 1427 | 6.23 | 475.7 |
| 108 | UAB | 4 | 595 | 1310 | 305 | 1905 | 6.25 | 476.3 |
| 109 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 610 | 1313 | 295 | 1923 | 6.52 | 480.8 |
| 110 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1213 | 743 | 275 | 1956 | 7.11 | 489.0 |
| 111 | Duke | 4 | 893 | 1067 | 283 | 1960 | 6.93 | 490.0 |
| 112 | North Texas | 3 | 547 | 935 | 206 | 1482 | 7.19 | 494.0 |
| 113 | Tulane | 4 | 920 | 1062 | 315 | 1982 | 6.29 | 495.5 |
| 114 | Iowa State | 4 | 687 | 1298 | 329 | 1985 | 6.03 | 496.3 |
| 115 | Tennessee | 3 | 521 | 977 | 226 | 1498 | 6.63 | 499.3 |
| 116 | Texas | 4 | 1024 | 993 | 317 | 2017 | 6.36 | 504.3 |
| 117 | UNLV | 4 | 1047 | 971 | 328 | 2018 | 6.15 | 504.5 |
| 118 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 866 | 654 | 233 | 1520 | 6.52 | 506.7 |
| 119 | West Virginia | 3 | 449 | 1110 | 202 | 1559 | 7.72 | 519.7 |
| 120 | Baylor | 3 | 675 | 916 | 264 | 1591 | 6.03 | 530.3 |
| 121 | Boston College | 4 | 1205 | 939 | 328 | 2144 | 6.54 | 536.0 |
| 122 | Arizona | 3 | 506 | 1109 | 233 | 1615 | 6.93 | 538.3 |
| 123 | Colorado | 3 | 804 | 864 | 200 | 1668 | 8.34 | 556.0 |
| 124 | Idaho | 3 | 843 | 922 | 235 | 1765 | 7.51 | 588.3 |