2017 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 2 | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Idaho | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 5 | Duke | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 9 | Texas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 10 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 15 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| 15 | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 15 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 18 | Navy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 18 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 21 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 22 | Florida State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 25 | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 25 | Utah State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 27 | Clemson | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 27 | Boston College | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 27 | Mississippi State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 27 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 31 | Ohio State | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 31 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 31 | Marshall | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 31 | Penn State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 35 | Alabama | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 36 | West Virginia | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 36 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 39 | Colorado State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 39 | Louisville | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 39 | North Carolina State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 42 | Houston | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 42 | Missouri | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 44 | South Florida | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 45 | UCLA | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 45 | Purdue | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 45 | Washington | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 48 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 49 | New Mexico State | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 49 | Central Michigan | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 51 | Arizona | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 51 | Oregon | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 51 | Texas Tech | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 54 | Georgia State | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 54 | UAB | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 56 | Boise State | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 56 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 56 | San Diego State | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 56 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 56 | Washington State | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 61 | Fresno State | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 62 | Army | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 63 | Virginia | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 64 | Wisconsin | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 64 | SMU | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51.0 |
| 66 | USC | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 66 | Arizona State | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 66 | Wake Forest | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 69 | Troy | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 69 | Texas A&M | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55.0 |
| 71 | Auburn | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 71 | Toledo | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 73 | Massachusetts | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63.0 |
| 73 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63.0 |
| 75 | Arkansas State | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 33.5 |
| 76 | Stanford | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 35.0 |
| 77 | Oklahoma | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 35.5 |
| 78 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 79 | Florida International | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 36.5 |
| 80 | TCU | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 39.0 |
| 81 | Georgia | 3 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 27.0 |
| 82 | UCF | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 41.0 |
| 83 | Memphis | 2 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 41.5 |
| 84 | North Texas | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 45.5 |
| 85 | Akron | 2 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 47.5 |