2012 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 12 | 11 | 60 | 71 | 5.92 |
| 2 | Utah State | 7 | 5 | 44 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 11 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 6.83 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 6 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 7 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 5 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Ohio | 5 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Army | 11 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 3.18 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 6 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 5 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 4 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 13 | UNLV | 5 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 15 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 15 | Purdue | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 15 | Navy | 11 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 2.82 |
| 19 | Baylor | 4 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 19 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 5 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 5 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 23 | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 23 | SMU | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 23 | San Diego State | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 23 | Clemson | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 23 | LSU | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 23 | Nevada | 5 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 29 | Florida International | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 29 | Mississippi State | 5 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 5 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 33 | TCU | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 33 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 33 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 33 | Northwestern | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 33 | Florida State | 5 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 33 | Louisville | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 39 | UCLA | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 39 | Arizona | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 39 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Texas State | 6 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 39 | Idaho | 6 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 44 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 44 | Florida | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 44 | South Alabama | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 44 | Nebraska | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 48 | Oregon State | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 48 | UCF | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 50 | Tennessee | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 50 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 50 | UTEP | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 50 | Virginia | 4 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 50 | Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 50 | Boise State | 5 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 50 | Mississippi | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 57 | Arizona State | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 57 | Stanford | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 57 | Hawai'i | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 57 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 57 | Rice | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 62 | North Carolina | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 62 | Auburn | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 62 | South Carolina | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Alabama | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 62 | New Mexico | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 68 | Texas | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 68 | USC | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 68 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 68 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 68 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 68 | Kent State | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 68 | North Carolina State | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 68 | East Carolina | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 77 | Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 77 | Indiana | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 77 | Duke | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 80 | Kansas | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 80 | West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 80 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 80 | Wyoming | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 80 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 80 | Syracuse | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 80 | New Mexico State | 6 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 87 | Utah | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 87 | UTSA | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 87 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 87 | Tulsa | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 87 | Georgia | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 87 | Arkansas State | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 87 | Ball State | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 94 | Marshall | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 94 | Troy | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 94 | Bowling Green | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 94 | Central Michigan | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 94 | South Florida | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 99 | Massachusetts | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 99 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 101 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 101 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 101 | Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 101 | UAB | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 101 | Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 101 | Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 107 | Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 107 | Akron | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 107 | Penn State | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 107 | Kansas State | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 107 | Air Force | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 112 | North Texas | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | Washington | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | Maryland | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 117 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 117 | Buffalo | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 119 | California | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 119 | Colorado | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 119 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 119 | Michigan | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 123 | Memphis | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 124 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |