2017 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Baylor | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 10.8 |
| 1 | UTSA | 6 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Clemson | 12 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 11.6 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 11.8 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 10 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 11.9 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 12.4 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 13 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 12.9 |
| 1 | Washington | 10 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 13.1 |
| 1 | Michigan | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Penn State | 11 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Georgia | 13 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Rice | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 6 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 14.2 |
| 1 | Marshall | 8 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 9 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 14.4 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 9 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 14.4 |
| 1 | Florida State | 7 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 14.9 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 7 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 12 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 15.2 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 8 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Idaho | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Auburn | 10 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 15.6 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 10 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 15.6 |
| 1 | Akron | 7 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 15.7 |
| 1 | Kansas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 16.1 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 10 | 21 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 16.7 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 1 | UAB | 8 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Duke | 7 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 16.9 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 16.9 |
| 1 | Nevada | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 7 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Army | 10 | 24 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Colorado | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 177 | 17.7 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Iowa | 8 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Troy | 11 | 25 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 17.9 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 9 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 10 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 18.1 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 9 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 18.2 |
| 1 | California | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Boise State | 11 | 27 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 18.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 7 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 1 | Louisville | 8 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 7 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Florida International | 8 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 155 | 19.4 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 19.4 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 10 | 26 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 205 | 20.5 |
| 1 | UNLV | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 7 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 21.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 7 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 21.4 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 7 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 21.6 |
| 1 | Oregon | 7 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 21.6 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 6 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 21.7 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 7 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 8 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 22.1 |
| 1 | Toledo | 11 | 32 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 22.1 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 22.5 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 29 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 231 | 23.1 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 7 | 22 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 23.9 |
| 1 | USC | 11 | 33 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 263 | 23.9 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 12 | 36 | 12 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 287 | 23.9 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 6 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 24.2 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 8 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 24.6 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 6 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 25.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 13 | 43 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 329 | 25.3 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 7 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 25.7 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 3 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Navy | 7 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 185 | 26.4 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 27.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 9 | 31 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 245 | 27.2 |
| 1 | SMU | 7 | 24 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 27.9 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 6 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 28.2 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Arizona | 7 | 30 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 221 | 31.6 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 41.3 |
| 111 | Texas State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9.0 |
| 111 | Alabama | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 10.8 |
| 111 | Old Dominion | 5 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 15.0 |
| 111 | LSU | 9 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 15.6 |
| 111 | TCU | 11 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 15.7 |
| 111 | Boston College | 7 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 16.1 |
| 111 | Washington State | 9 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 17.4 |
| 111 | Purdue | 7 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 111 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 26 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 211 | 19.2 |
| 111 | Ohio | 9 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 19.7 |
| 111 | Virginia | 6 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 111 | Nebraska | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 111 | North Carolina State | 9 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 190 | 21.1 |
| 111 | Massachusetts | 4 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 111 | Central Michigan | 8 | 23 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 23.9 |
| 111 | Missouri | 7 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 171 | 24.4 |
| 111 | UCLA | 6 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 168 | 28.0 |
| 111 | Memphis | 10 | 40 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 299 | 29.9 |
| 111 | Maryland | 4 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 30.3 |