2012 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 2 | Houston | 4 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 3 | SMU | 4 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 4 | USC | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 4 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 4 | Maryland | 4 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 8 | Boise State | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 8 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 10 | Kent State | 4 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 10 | California | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 10 | Toledo | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Florida | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Utah State | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Stanford | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 21 | TCU | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 22 | Alabama | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 22 | Ohio | 3 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 22 | Oregon State | 4 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 22 | Bowling Green | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 22 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 28 | Colorado State | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 28 | Tulsa | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 28 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 28 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 32 | Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 32 | Washington | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Rice | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 32 | UTEP | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Fresno State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 37 | Boston College | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 37 | Nevada | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 37 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 41 | Mississippi | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 41 | North Carolina State | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 41 | Rutgers | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 41 | New Mexico | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 41 | Duke | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 41 | BYU | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 41 | Wyoming | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 48 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 48 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 48 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 48 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 48 | Indiana | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 54 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 54 | Virginia | 3 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 54 | Central Michigan | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | UNLV | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | San Diego State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Florida International | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Army | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Oregon | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 62 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 62 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 62 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 62 | New Mexico State | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 62 | Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 62 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 62 | Kansas | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 62 | UAB | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 62 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 72 | Arkansas State | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 72 | Washington State | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 72 | LSU | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 72 | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 72 | Louisville | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 72 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 72 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 72 | Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 72 | Texas | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 72 | Akron | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 72 | Utah | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Hawai'i | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 83 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 83 | Oklahoma | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 83 | Notre Dame | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 83 | Purdue | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 88 | Iowa | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 88 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 88 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 88 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 94 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 94 | Arkansas | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 94 | Marshall | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 94 | San Jose State | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 94 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 94 | UTSA | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 94 | South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 94 | Connecticut | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 94 | Ball State | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 103 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 103 | Idaho | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 103 | West Virginia | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 103 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 103 | Missouri | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 103 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 103 | Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 103 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 103 | Auburn | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 112 | Texas State | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Clemson | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 112 | North Texas | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Troy | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 117 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 117 | Syracuse | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 117 | Memphis | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 121 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 122 | UCLA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 123 | Colorado | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 124 | South Florida | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |