2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 5 | 53.0 | 278 | 10.60 |
| 2 | Arizona State | 5 | 50.0 | 205 | 10.00 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 5 | 43.0 | 178 | 8.60 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 5 | 43.0 | 164 | 8.60 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 5 | 43.0 | 160 | 8.60 |
| 6 | Washington State | 5 | 42.0 | 175 | 8.40 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 5 | 42.0 | 173 | 8.40 |
| 6 | Missouri | 5 | 42.0 | 166 | 8.40 |
| 9 | BYU | 5 | 41.0 | 179 | 8.20 |
| 9 | LSU | 5 | 41.0 | 137 | 8.20 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 40.0 | 200 | 8.00 |
| 11 | UCLA | 5 | 40.0 | 148 | 8.00 |
| 11 | North Carolina State | 5 | 40.0 | 145 | 8.00 |
| 14 | Connecticut | 5 | 39.0 | 156 | 7.80 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 5 | 39.0 | 151 | 7.80 |
| 16 | Houston | 4 | 38.0 | 139 | 9.50 |
| 17 | Stanford | 4 | 37.0 | 151 | 9.25 |
| 17 | California | 5 | 37.0 | 143 | 7.40 |
| 19 | San Diego State | 5 | 36.0 | 116 | 7.20 |
| 20 | Fresno State | 5 | 35.0 | 174 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 35.0 | 140 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Western Michigan | 5 | 35.0 | 127 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Georgia | 5 | 35.0 | 116 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Florida State | 5 | 34.0 | 153 | 6.80 |
| 24 | Colorado | 5 | 34.0 | 150 | 6.80 |
| 24 | Alabama | 5 | 34.0 | 148 | 6.80 |
| 24 | Oregon | 5 | 34.0 | 143 | 6.80 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 4 | 34.0 | 133 | 8.50 |
| 29 | Texas A&M | 4 | 33.0 | 144 | 8.25 |
| 29 | Mississippi | 5 | 33.0 | 138 | 6.60 |
| 29 | USC | 4 | 33.0 | 135 | 8.25 |
| 29 | Utah State | 5 | 33.0 | 120 | 6.60 |
| 29 | Ohio | 5 | 33.0 | 105 | 6.60 |
| 34 | Marshall | 5 | 32.0 | 97 | 6.40 |
| 35 | South Florida | 5 | 31.0 | 157 | 6.20 |
| 35 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 31.0 | 123 | 7.75 |
| 35 | Arkansas State | 5 | 31.0 | 121 | 6.20 |
| 35 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 31.0 | 104 | 7.75 |
| 35 | Akron | 5 | 31.0 | 102 | 6.20 |
| 35 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 31.0 | 71 | 6.20 |
| 41 | Maryland | 4 | 30.0 | 145 | 7.50 |
| 41 | Buffalo | 4 | 30.0 | 123 | 7.50 |
| 41 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 30.0 | 112 | 7.50 |
| 44 | Hawai'i | 4 | 29.0 | 106 | 7.25 |
| 44 | Texas | 4 | 29.0 | 102 | 7.25 |
| 44 | Indiana | 4 | 29.0 | 95 | 7.25 |
| 44 | Iowa | 5 | 29.0 | 95 | 5.80 |
| 44 | Idaho | 5 | 29.0 | 93 | 5.80 |
| 49 | Penn State | 5 | 28.0 | 142 | 5.60 |
| 49 | Duke | 5 | 28.0 | 141 | 5.60 |
| 49 | Bowling Green | 5 | 28.0 | 113 | 5.60 |
| 49 | North Texas | 5 | 28.0 | 111 | 5.60 |
| 49 | Arizona | 5 | 28.0 | 108 | 5.60 |
| 49 | Clemson | 5 | 28.0 | 101 | 5.60 |
| 49 | Rutgers | 4 | 28.0 | 97 | 7.00 |
| 49 | Syracuse | 4 | 28.0 | 93 | 7.00 |
| 49 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 28.0 | 76 | 5.60 |
| 58 | Purdue | 4 | 27.0 | 127 | 6.75 |
| 58 | Tennessee | 5 | 27.0 | 117 | 5.40 |
| 58 | East Carolina | 5 | 27.0 | 107 | 5.40 |
| 58 | Wake Forest | 5 | 27.0 | 104 | 5.40 |
| 58 | Toledo | 5 | 27.0 | 96 | 5.40 |
| 63 | Kansas State | 4 | 26.0 | 102 | 6.50 |
| 63 | Minnesota | 5 | 26.0 | 99 | 5.20 |
| 63 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 26.0 | 99 | 5.20 |
| 63 | Utah | 4 | 26.0 | 85 | 6.50 |
| 67 | Arkansas | 5 | 25.0 | 125 | 5.00 |
| 67 | Illinois | 5 | 25.0 | 118 | 5.00 |
| 67 | UCF | 4 | 25.0 | 117 | 6.25 |
| 67 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 25.0 | 106 | 5.00 |
| 67 | Northwestern | 5 | 25.0 | 87 | 5.00 |
| 67 | Florida International | 5 | 25.0 | 84 | 5.00 |
| 67 | Michigan State | 5 | 25.0 | 80 | 5.00 |
| 74 | Wisconsin | 5 | 24.0 | 104 | 4.80 |
| 74 | UTEP | 5 | 24.0 | 99 | 4.80 |
| 74 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 24.0 | 97 | 6.00 |
| 74 | TCU | 4 | 24.0 | 90 | 6.00 |
| 74 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 24.0 | 72 | 4.80 |
| 79 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 23.0 | 123 | 5.75 |
| 79 | Iowa State | 4 | 23.0 | 111 | 5.75 |
| 79 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 23.0 | 88 | 5.75 |
| 79 | New Mexico State | 5 | 23.0 | 85 | 4.60 |
| 79 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 23.0 | 80 | 5.75 |
| 79 | Massachusetts | 5 | 23.0 | 72 | 4.60 |
| 79 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 23.0 | 70 | 5.75 |
| 86 | Nevada | 5 | 22.0 | 114 | 4.40 |
| 86 | Notre Dame | 4 | 22.0 | 106 | 5.50 |
| 86 | Navy | 4 | 22.0 | 99 | 5.50 |
| 86 | Kentucky | 5 | 22.0 | 95 | 4.40 |
| 86 | SMU | 4 | 22.0 | 94 | 5.50 |
| 86 | Texas Tech | 4 | 22.0 | 94 | 5.50 |
| 86 | Troy | 5 | 22.0 | 56 | 4.40 |
| 93 | Cincinnati | 3 | 21.0 | 95 | 7.00 |
| 93 | New Mexico | 5 | 21.0 | 92 | 4.20 |
| 93 | UNLV | 5 | 21.0 | 87 | 4.20 |
| 93 | Rice | 5 | 21.0 | 81 | 4.20 |
| 93 | Michigan | 4 | 21.0 | 75 | 5.25 |
| 93 | Baylor | 4 | 21.0 | 66 | 5.25 |
| 93 | Tulane | 4 | 21.0 | 61 | 5.25 |
| 100 | Ohio State | 5 | 20.0 | 124 | 4.00 |
| 100 | Oregon State | 3 | 20.0 | 90 | 6.67 |
| 100 | Washington | 4 | 20.0 | 81 | 5.00 |
| 100 | Wyoming | 4 | 20.0 | 78 | 5.00 |
| 100 | Boise State | 4 | 20.0 | 76 | 5.00 |
| 100 | Auburn | 4 | 20.0 | 75 | 5.00 |
| 100 | Florida | 4 | 20.0 | 56 | 5.00 |
| 107 | UAB | 4 | 19.0 | 81 | 4.75 |
| 107 | Kent State | 4 | 19.0 | 80 | 4.75 |
| 107 | Louisville | 5 | 19.0 | 80 | 3.80 |
| 107 | Mississippi State | 4 | 19.0 | 74 | 4.75 |
| 107 | Army | 4 | 19.0 | 65 | 4.75 |
| 112 | Colorado State | 5 | 18.0 | 71 | 3.60 |
| 112 | Kansas | 4 | 18.0 | 58 | 4.50 |
| 114 | Ball State | 5 | 17.0 | 61 | 3.40 |
| 114 | Air Force | 4 | 17.0 | 48 | 4.25 |
| 114 | Virginia | 5 | 17.0 | 48 | 3.40 |
| 114 | Memphis | 4 | 17.0 | 39 | 4.25 |
| 118 | Temple | 3 | 16.0 | 85 | 5.33 |
| 118 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 16.0 | 71 | 4.00 |
| 118 | Central Michigan | 4 | 16.0 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 121 | UTSA | 3 | 14.0 | 87 | 4.67 |
| 121 | Texas State | 4 | 14.0 | 39 | 3.50 |
| 123 | Boston College | 4 | 12.0 | 59 | 3.00 |
| 123 | Oklahoma | 3 | 12.0 | 41 | 4.00 |