2012 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 2 | Stanford | 10 | 10 | 53 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 3 | TCU | 9 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 4 | Oregon | 9 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 6.56 |
| 4 | Kent State | 9 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 6.56 |
| 6 | Houston | 8 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 7 | SMU | 8 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 8 | 7 | 49 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Alabama | 9 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 9 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 11 | Arizona State | 9 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 8 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 6.63 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 8 | 7 | 46 | 53 | 6.63 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 9 | 7 | 46 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 15 | North Carolina State | 8 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 15 | Northwestern | 8 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 17 | USC | 9 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 18 | Tulane | 8 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 8 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 5.88 |
| 21 | Washington | 9 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 22 | Florida | 8 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 22 | Central Michigan | 8 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 8 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 22 | Mississippi | 8 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 22 | Iowa State | 9 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 9 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Arizona | 9 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Cincinnati | 7 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 29 | Penn State | 8 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 29 | Purdue | 8 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 29 | California | 9 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 29 | Florida State | 9 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 29 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 35 | Buffalo | 8 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 35 | LSU | 8 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 35 | Arkansas State | 8 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 35 | Oregon State | 9 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 35 | West Virginia | 9 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 35 | Texas Tech | 9 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 41 | Toledo | 8 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 41 | Maryland | 8 | 2 | 40 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 41 | Baylor | 9 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 44 | Fresno State | 8 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 44 | Boston College | 8 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 46 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Bowling Green | 8 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | 9 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 46 | UCLA | 10 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Wake Forest | 8 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 50 | South Carolina | 8 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 50 | Boise State | 8 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 50 | Colorado State | 8 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 50 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 55 | Rice | 8 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 55 | Georgia | 9 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 55 | Utah | 9 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 58 | Rutgers | 7 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 58 | Connecticut | 7 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 58 | Massachusetts | 8 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 58 | Florida International | 8 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 58 | Oklahoma | 9 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 63 | Hawai'i | 8 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 63 | North Texas | 8 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 65 | Utah State | 6 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 65 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 65 | Iowa | 8 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 65 | Minnesota | 8 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 69 | Ohio | 8 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 69 | Nevada | 8 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 71 | San Jose State | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 71 | Louisville | 7 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 71 | Mississippi State | 8 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 71 | Duke | 8 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 71 | Ball State | 8 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 71 | Virginia | 8 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 71 | UCF | 9 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 78 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 78 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 78 | Marshall | 8 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 78 | UTEP | 8 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 78 | Washington State | 9 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 83 | New Mexico | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 83 | Arkansas | 8 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 83 | Western Michigan | 8 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 83 | Missouri | 8 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 83 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 83 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 89 | Clemson | 8 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 89 | Kansas | 9 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 91 | Air Force | 8 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 92 | Indiana | 8 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 92 | South Alabama | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 92 | UNLV | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 92 | Troy | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 96 | Texas State | 6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 96 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 96 | San Diego State | 8 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 96 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 96 | Wyoming | 8 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 96 | Memphis | 8 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 96 | Kentucky | 8 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 96 | Texas | 9 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 104 | UTSA | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 104 | Akron | 8 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 106 | New Mexico State | 6 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 106 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 106 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 106 | Tennessee | 8 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 110 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Illinois | 8 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 111 | Colorado | 9 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 113 | Auburn | 8 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 114 | Idaho | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 114 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 114 | UAB | 8 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 117 | Syracuse | 7 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 117 | South Florida | 7 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 117 | Temple | 7 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 117 | Michigan | 8 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2.38 |
| 121 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 122 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 123 | Navy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 124 | Army | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |