2012 National Leaders Total Defense - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 6 | 380 | 1082 | 356 | 1462 | 4.11 | 243.7 |
| 2 | BYU | 7 | 759 | 1107 | 420 | 1866 | 4.44 | 266.6 |
| 3 | Alabama | 7 | 493 | 1455 | 436 | 1948 | 4.47 | 278.3 |
| 4 | Florida State | 7 | 607 | 1359 | 476 | 1966 | 4.13 | 280.9 |
| 5 | Stanford | 7 | 757 | 1223 | 456 | 1980 | 4.34 | 282.9 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 6 | 815 | 976 | 406 | 1791 | 4.41 | 298.5 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 7 | 912 | 1180 | 478 | 2092 | 4.38 | 298.9 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 8 | 882 | 1586 | 543 | 2468 | 4.55 | 308.5 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 7 | 526 | 1658 | 450 | 2184 | 4.85 | 312.0 |
| 10 | Florida | 6 | 648 | 1298 | 407 | 1946 | 4.78 | 324.3 |
| 11 | Michigan | 7 | 962 | 1344 | 431 | 2306 | 5.35 | 329.4 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 6 | 655 | 1346 | 428 | 2001 | 4.68 | 333.5 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 7 | 711 | 1641 | 449 | 2352 | 5.24 | 336.0 |
| 14 | Penn State | 5 | 480 | 1203 | 354 | 1683 | 4.75 | 336.6 |
| 15 | TCU | 7 | 647 | 1721 | 485 | 2368 | 4.88 | 338.3 |
| 16 | LSU | 5 | 598 | 1139 | 393 | 1737 | 4.42 | 347.4 |
| 17 | Louisville | 6 | 888 | 1215 | 367 | 2103 | 5.73 | 350.5 |
| 18 | Kansas State | 6 | 902 | 1207 | 409 | 2109 | 5.16 | 351.5 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 1143 | 1331 | 509 | 2474 | 4.86 | 353.4 |
| 20 | Mississippi | 6 | 681 | 1473 | 431 | 2154 | 5.00 | 359.0 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 7 | 1158 | 1366 | 496 | 2524 | 5.09 | 360.6 |
| 22 | Georgia | 7 | 1259 | 1292 | 473 | 2551 | 5.39 | 364.4 |
| 23 | Maryland | 6 | 577 | 1627 | 425 | 2204 | 5.19 | 367.3 |
| 24 | Buffalo | 6 | 859 | 1353 | 406 | 2212 | 5.45 | 368.7 |
| 25 | Tulsa | 7 | 833 | 1760 | 499 | 2593 | 5.20 | 370.4 |
| 26 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 1047 | 1548 | 463 | 2595 | 5.60 | 370.7 |
| 27 | Arizona State | 7 | 1347 | 1254 | 539 | 2601 | 4.83 | 371.6 |
| 28 | Minnesota | 6 | 1057 | 1184 | 408 | 2241 | 5.49 | 373.5 |
| 29 | UCF | 8 | 1468 | 1531 | 631 | 2999 | 4.75 | 374.9 |
| 30 | Ohio State | 4 | 401 | 1102 | 299 | 1503 | 5.03 | 375.8 |
| 31 | Boise State | 7 | 1196 | 1450 | 517 | 2646 | 5.12 | 378.0 |
| 32 | Fresno State | 7 | 1470 | 1179 | 510 | 2649 | 5.19 | 378.4 |
| 33 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 1359 | 1675 | 642 | 3034 | 4.73 | 379.3 |
| 34 | Utah State | 7 | 838 | 1821 | 556 | 2659 | 4.78 | 379.9 |
| 35 | Purdue | 6 | 876 | 1421 | 425 | 2297 | 5.40 | 382.8 |
| 36 | Clemson | 6 | 753 | 1559 | 409 | 2312 | 5.65 | 385.3 |
| 37 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 1222 | 1477 | 511 | 2699 | 5.28 | 385.6 |
| 38 | Utah | 6 | 799 | 1528 | 425 | 2327 | 5.48 | 387.8 |
| 39 | Virginia | 5 | 969 | 976 | 359 | 1945 | 5.42 | 389.0 |
| 40 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 941 | 1786 | 478 | 2727 | 5.71 | 389.6 |
| 40 | South Alabama | 7 | 1168 | 1559 | 475 | 2727 | 5.74 | 389.6 |
| 40 | Iowa | 5 | 911 | 1037 | 322 | 1948 | 6.05 | 389.6 |
| 43 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 964 | 1774 | 541 | 2738 | 5.06 | 391.1 |
| 44 | Syracuse | 8 | 1456 | 1694 | 541 | 3150 | 5.82 | 393.8 |
| 45 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 1107 | 2047 | 528 | 3154 | 5.97 | 394.3 |
| 46 | SMU | 6 | 718 | 1687 | 394 | 2405 | 6.10 | 400.8 |
| 47 | San Diego State | 6 | 678 | 1730 | 447 | 2408 | 5.39 | 401.3 |
| 48 | Kent State | 9 | 1374 | 2240 | 627 | 3614 | 5.76 | 401.6 |
| 49 | Western Michigan | 6 | 935 | 1486 | 431 | 2421 | 5.62 | 403.5 |
| 50 | Washington | 7 | 1285 | 1549 | 502 | 2834 | 5.65 | 404.9 |
| 51 | USC | 7 | 1216 | 1622 | 521 | 2838 | 5.45 | 405.4 |
| 52 | Oregon State | 6 | 674 | 1769 | 426 | 2443 | 5.73 | 407.2 |
| 53 | Oregon | 6 | 765 | 1685 | 454 | 2450 | 5.40 | 408.3 |
| 54 | UTSA | 6 | 874 | 1580 | 411 | 2454 | 5.97 | 409.0 |
| 55 | Texas A&M | 7 | 897 | 1968 | 514 | 2865 | 5.57 | 409.3 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | 6 | 858 | 1623 | 441 | 2481 | 5.63 | 413.5 |
| 57 | Mississippi State | 6 | 999 | 1491 | 434 | 2490 | 5.74 | 415.0 |
| 58 | Northwestern | 6 | 874 | 1622 | 476 | 2496 | 5.24 | 416.0 |
| 59 | Army | 5 | 1012 | 1074 | 319 | 2086 | 6.54 | 417.2 |
| 60 | Texas Tech | 7 | 1378 | 1552 | 502 | 2930 | 5.84 | 418.6 |
| 61 | Rice | 8 | 1488 | 1882 | 536 | 3370 | 6.29 | 421.3 |
| 62 | Oklahoma | 7 | 1372 | 1583 | 469 | 2955 | 6.30 | 422.1 |
| 63 | Hawai'i | 6 | 1336 | 1200 | 423 | 2536 | 6.00 | 422.7 |
| 64 | Nevada | 7 | 1527 | 1435 | 496 | 2962 | 5.97 | 423.1 |
| 65 | Central Michigan | 6 | 1295 | 1248 | 414 | 2543 | 6.14 | 423.8 |
| 66 | Kentucky | 5 | 930 | 1202 | 345 | 2132 | 6.18 | 426.4 |
| 67 | Washington State | 7 | 1217 | 1778 | 534 | 2995 | 5.61 | 427.9 |
| 68 | Texas | 7 | 1405 | 1610 | 488 | 3015 | 6.18 | 430.7 |
| 69 | UCLA | 7 | 1205 | 1820 | 542 | 3025 | 5.58 | 432.1 |
| 70 | North Carolina | 5 | 806 | 1357 | 392 | 2163 | 5.52 | 432.6 |
| 71 | East Carolina | 7 | 876 | 2156 | 499 | 3032 | 6.08 | 433.1 |
| 72 | Troy | 6 | 1013 | 1587 | 433 | 2600 | 6.00 | 433.3 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | 5 | 877 | 1292 | 372 | 2169 | 5.83 | 433.8 |
| 74 | Ohio | 7 | 1061 | 1996 | 513 | 3057 | 5.96 | 436.7 |
| 75 | Memphis | 6 | 807 | 1814 | 456 | 2621 | 5.75 | 436.8 |
| 76 | Florida International | 6 | 839 | 1794 | 438 | 2633 | 6.01 | 438.8 |
| 77 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 1625 | 1452 | 467 | 3077 | 6.59 | 439.6 |
| 78 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 1259 | 1821 | 490 | 3080 | 6.29 | 440.0 |
| 79 | South Florida | 6 | 1070 | 1579 | 425 | 2649 | 6.23 | 441.5 |
| 80 | Air Force | 7 | 1489 | 1617 | 510 | 3106 | 6.09 | 443.7 |
| 81 | California | 5 | 883 | 1340 | 361 | 2223 | 6.16 | 444.6 |
| 82 | Navy | 8 | 1912 | 1648 | 518 | 3560 | 6.87 | 445.0 |
| 83 | Auburn | 5 | 1162 | 1070 | 357 | 2232 | 6.25 | 446.4 |
| 84 | Colorado State | 6 | 1371 | 1328 | 433 | 2699 | 6.23 | 449.8 |
| 85 | New Mexico | 7 | 1359 | 1808 | 445 | 3167 | 7.12 | 452.4 |
| 86 | West Virginia | 6 | 1245 | 1485 | 445 | 2730 | 6.13 | 455.0 |
| 87 | Arkansas State | 7 | 1256 | 1935 | 531 | 3191 | 6.01 | 455.9 |
| 88 | North Texas | 7 | 1435 | 1764 | 468 | 3199 | 6.84 | 457.0 |
| 89 | Missouri | 5 | 832 | 1467 | 381 | 2299 | 6.03 | 459.8 |
| 90 | UNLV | 6 | 1226 | 1540 | 458 | 2766 | 6.04 | 461.0 |
| 91 | Nebraska | 7 | 1942 | 1300 | 495 | 3242 | 6.55 | 463.1 |
| 92 | Akron | 6 | 1373 | 1409 | 447 | 2782 | 6.22 | 463.7 |
| 93 | Ball State | 8 | 1539 | 2172 | 589 | 3711 | 6.30 | 463.9 |
| 94 | UTEP | 6 | 1366 | 1420 | 408 | 2786 | 6.83 | 464.3 |
| 95 | UAB | 6 | 1129 | 1667 | 416 | 2796 | 6.72 | 466.0 |
| 96 | Indiana | 6 | 1261 | 1536 | 461 | 2797 | 6.07 | 466.2 |
| 97 | Texas State | 6 | 1645 | 1156 | 421 | 2801 | 6.65 | 466.8 |
| 98 | Tennessee | 5 | 875 | 1493 | 371 | 2368 | 6.38 | 473.6 |
| 99 | Iowa State | 6 | 1254 | 1590 | 475 | 2844 | 5.99 | 474.0 |
| 100 | Duke | 6 | 1341 | 1517 | 401 | 2858 | 7.13 | 476.3 |
| 101 | Wyoming | 6 | 1290 | 1591 | 478 | 2881 | 6.03 | 480.2 |
| 102 | Temple | 5 | 1045 | 1358 | 358 | 2403 | 6.71 | 480.6 |
| 103 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 1488 | 1400 | 431 | 2888 | 6.70 | 481.3 |
| 104 | Massachusetts | 7 | 1578 | 1818 | 488 | 3396 | 6.96 | 485.1 |
| 105 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 1694 | 1725 | 498 | 3419 | 6.87 | 488.4 |
| 106 | North Carolina State | 7 | 1174 | 2251 | 556 | 3425 | 6.16 | 489.3 |
| 107 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 1634 | 1324 | 444 | 2958 | 6.66 | 493.0 |
| 108 | Arkansas | 5 | 703 | 1772 | 385 | 2475 | 6.43 | 495.0 |
| 109 | New Mexico State | 6 | 1560 | 1411 | 413 | 2971 | 7.19 | 495.2 |
| 110 | Illinois | 5 | 1386 | 1095 | 353 | 2481 | 7.03 | 496.2 |
| 111 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 1139 | 1841 | 511 | 2980 | 5.83 | 496.7 |
| 112 | Houston | 5 | 968 | 1541 | 436 | 2509 | 5.75 | 501.8 |
| 113 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 1147 | 2374 | 535 | 3521 | 6.58 | 503.0 |
| 114 | Tulane | 5 | 1206 | 1311 | 382 | 2517 | 6.59 | 503.4 |
| 115 | Marshall | 6 | 1322 | 1715 | 496 | 3037 | 6.12 | 506.2 |
| 116 | Idaho | 7 | 1757 | 1808 | 508 | 3565 | 7.02 | 509.3 |
| 117 | Colorado | 6 | 1444 | 1619 | 389 | 3063 | 7.87 | 510.5 |
| 118 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 1292 | 1814 | 478 | 3106 | 6.50 | 517.7 |
| 119 | Boston College | 6 | 1648 | 1504 | 523 | 3152 | 6.03 | 525.3 |
| 120 | Toledo | 7 | 1629 | 2100 | 509 | 3729 | 7.33 | 532.7 |
| 121 | Kansas | 6 | 1261 | 1959 | 429 | 3220 | 7.51 | 536.7 |
| 122 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 1038 | 2196 | 493 | 3234 | 6.56 | 539.0 |
| 123 | Baylor | 7 | 1264 | 2574 | 579 | 3838 | 6.63 | 548.3 |
| 124 | Arizona | 5 | 1332 | 1499 | 441 | 2831 | 6.42 | 566.2 |