2012 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 13 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 11.8 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 12.8 |
| 3 | BYU | 12 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 14.1 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 12 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 15.3 |
| 5 | Florida | 12 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 15.7 |
| 6 | Boise State | 13 | 27 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 205 | 15.8 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 13 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 16.3 |
| 8 | Utah State | 12 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 16.4 |
| 9 | Florida State | 12 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 203 | 16.9 |
| 10 | LSU | 12 | 26 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 17.2 |
| 10 | Stanford | 14 | 28 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 241 | 17.2 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 12 | 24 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 17.5 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 13 | 30 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 19.0 |
| 14 | Penn State | 12 | 28 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 229 | 19.1 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 12 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 19.2 |
| 16 | Cincinnati | 11 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 216 | 19.6 |
| 17 | Connecticut | 12 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 19.8 |
| 17 | Michigan | 13 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 258 | 19.8 |
| 19 | Georgia | 13 | 32 | 13 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 261 | 20.1 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 27 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 243 | 20.3 |
| 21 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 33 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 271 | 20.8 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 28 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 233 | 21.2 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 11 | 30 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 241 | 21.9 |
| 24 | San Jose State | 12 | 33 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 22.0 |
| 25 | Oregon State | 12 | 34 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 265 | 22.1 |
| 25 | UCF | 14 | 40 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 22.1 |
| 27 | Oregon | 12 | 33 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 22.3 |
| 28 | Ohio State | 12 | 33 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 274 | 22.8 |
| 29 | San Diego State | 12 | 38 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 276 | 23.0 |
| 30 | Kansas State | 12 | 34 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 279 | 23.3 |
| 31 | Iowa | 11 | 31 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 23.5 |
| 32 | Northwestern | 12 | 34 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 286 | 23.8 |
| 33 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 290 | 24.2 |
| 33 | Tulsa | 13 | 42 | 8 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 315 | 24.2 |
| 35 | USC | 13 | 39 | 16 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 24.3 |
| 36 | TCU | 12 | 35 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 294 | 24.5 |
| 36 | Mississippi State | 12 | 36 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 24.5 |
| 38 | Kent State | 13 | 39 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 322 | 24.8 |
| 39 | Fresno State | 12 | 39 | 8 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 300 | 25.0 |
| 40 | Washington | 12 | 36 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 301 | 25.1 |
| 41 | Louisville | 12 | 39 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 302 | 25.2 |
| 42 | Syracuse | 12 | 37 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 25.4 |
| 43 | Iowa State | 12 | 37 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 308 | 25.7 |
| 44 | Arizona State | 12 | 40 | 10 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 310 | 25.8 |
| 45 | Ohio | 12 | 40 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 312 | 26.0 |
| 46 | Minnesota | 12 | 39 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 26.2 |
| 47 | Clemson | 12 | 38 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 26.3 |
| 48 | Arkansas State | 12 | 39 | 15 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 318 | 26.5 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | 12 | 40 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 318 | 26.5 |
| 50 | North Carolina State | 12 | 39 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 319 | 26.6 |
| 51 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 40 | 14 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 321 | 26.8 |
| 52 | Utah | 11 | 40 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 27.4 |
| 53 | Navy | 12 | 41 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 27.6 |
| 53 | UCLA | 14 | 50 | 13 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 386 | 27.6 |
| 55 | Mississippi | 12 | 40 | 17 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 332 | 27.7 |
| 56 | SMU | 12 | 43 | 12 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 334 | 27.8 |
| 57 | North Carolina | 11 | 38 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 308 | 28.0 |
| 57 | Buffalo | 11 | 39 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 28.0 |
| 59 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 40 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 309 | 28.1 |
| 60 | Toledo | 12 | 42 | 16 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 341 | 28.4 |
| 61 | South Florida | 11 | 38 | 18 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 316 | 28.7 |
| 62 | Maryland | 11 | 40 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 29.1 |
| 63 | Nebraska | 13 | 48 | 13 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 379 | 29.2 |
| 63 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 50 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 379 | 29.2 |
| 63 | Texas | 13 | 46 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 380 | 29.2 |
| 66 | North Texas | 11 | 43 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 29.7 |
| 66 | Air Force | 12 | 45 | 14 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 356 | 29.7 |
| 68 | Virginia | 11 | 41 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 328 | 29.8 |
| 68 | UTEP | 12 | 46 | 12 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 357 | 29.8 |
| 70 | Rice | 13 | 53 | 8 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 390 | 30.0 |
| 71 | Missouri | 11 | 44 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 331 | 30.1 |
| 72 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 51 | 11 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 393 | 30.2 |
| 73 | Auburn | 11 | 43 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 333 | 30.3 |
| 74 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 42 | 24 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 30.4 |
| 75 | Western Michigan | 11 | 40 | 19 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 335 | 30.5 |
| 75 | Troy | 12 | 46 | 16 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 366 | 30.5 |
| 77 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 46 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 367 | 30.6 |
| 78 | Colorado State | 11 | 44 | 11 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 341 | 31.0 |
| 78 | Arkansas | 11 | 44 | 12 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 341 | 31.0 |
| 78 | New Mexico | 12 | 51 | 5 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 372 | 31.0 |
| 81 | Memphis | 11 | 42 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 343 | 31.2 |
| 82 | South Alabama | 12 | 46 | 19 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 380 | 31.7 |
| 82 | Florida International | 12 | 49 | 12 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 380 | 31.7 |
| 84 | Ball State | 13 | 53 | 15 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 416 | 32.0 |
| 85 | Boston College | 11 | 43 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 353 | 32.1 |
| 86 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 43 | 18 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 356 | 32.4 |
| 87 | Central Michigan | 12 | 51 | 13 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 32.8 |
| 88 | Wake Forest | 11 | 46 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 33.2 |
| 88 | Texas State | 11 | 48 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 33.2 |
| 88 | East Carolina | 12 | 51 | 14 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 398 | 33.2 |
| 91 | Temple | 10 | 43 | 10 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 333 | 33.3 |
| 91 | California | 11 | 49 | 8 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 366 | 33.3 |
| 91 | Purdue | 12 | 50 | 17 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 400 | 33.3 |
| 94 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 47 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 33.4 |
| 95 | Kentucky | 11 | 48 | 12 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 369 | 33.5 |
| 96 | Nevada | 12 | 53 | 12 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 405 | 33.8 |
| 97 | Texas Tech | 12 | 51 | 17 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 407 | 33.9 |
| 97 | UNLV | 12 | 52 | 14 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 407 | 33.9 |
| 99 | Wyoming | 11 | 50 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 34.3 |
| 100 | Washington State | 11 | 49 | 13 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 384 | 34.9 |
| 101 | Illinois | 11 | 50 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 385 | 35.0 |
| 102 | UTSA | 8 | 37 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 36.0 |
| 102 | Houston | 12 | 55 | 16 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 432 | 36.0 |
| 104 | Army | 11 | 54 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 401 | 36.5 |
| 105 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 53 | 11 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 405 | 36.8 |
| 106 | Indiana | 11 | 53 | 12 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 406 | 36.9 |
| 107 | Duke | 12 | 58 | 16 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 451 | 37.6 |
| 108 | Tennessee | 11 | 52 | 18 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 415 | 37.7 |
| 109 | Kansas | 11 | 52 | 18 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 416 | 37.8 |
| 109 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 60 | 13 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 454 | 37.8 |
| 111 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 53 | 17 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 420 | 38.2 |
| 112 | Arizona | 12 | 60 | 13 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 459 | 38.3 |
| 113 | Akron | 11 | 53 | 17 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 422 | 38.4 |
| 113 | Tulane | 12 | 59 | 17 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 461 | 38.4 |
| 113 | Baylor | 12 | 63 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 461 | 38.4 |
| 116 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 61 | 12 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 462 | 38.5 |
| 117 | Hawai'i | 11 | 60 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 426 | 38.7 |
| 118 | Massachusetts | 12 | 65 | 9 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 482 | 40.2 |
| 119 | West Virginia | 12 | 63 | 13 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 483 | 40.3 |
| 120 | UAB | 11 | 57 | 14 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 447 | 40.6 |
| 121 | New Mexico State | 11 | 59 | 15 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 454 | 41.3 |
| 122 | Idaho | 11 | 67 | 7 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 489 | 44.5 |
| 123 | Marshall | 11 | 66 | 12 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 493 | 44.8 |
| 124 | Colorado | 11 | 70 | 12 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 522 | 47.5 |