2018 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 11.6 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 12.2 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 12.6 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 13.4 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 1 | Michigan | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 14.8 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 15.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 16.3 |
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Colorado | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Stanford | 5 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 5 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 1 | UAB | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 5 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Texas | 5 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 1 | BYU | 5 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 1 | South Florida | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 5 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 5 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 1 | Boise State | 4 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 5 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 5 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Army | 5 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 5 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 5 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 1 | Florida International | 5 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 1 | Oregon | 5 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 5 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Florida State | 5 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 1 | California | 4 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 5 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 1 | USC | 5 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 26.2 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 26.2 |
| 1 | Purdue | 5 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 27.2 |
| 1 | UNLV | 4 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Arizona | 5 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 28.4 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 28.8 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 29.2 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 5 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 31.2 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 5 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 31.4 |
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 31.6 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 5 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 31.6 |
| 1 | Baylor | 5 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 32.0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 5 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 32.6 |
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 33.4 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 5 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 33.6 |
| 1 | UTSA | 5 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 33.8 |
| 1 | Liberty | 4 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 34.5 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 5 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 5 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 1 | Toledo | 4 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 36.8 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 24 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 4 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 38.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 5 | 24 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 38.4 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 5 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 39.6 |
| 1 | Kent State | 5 | 27 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 39.6 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 39.8 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 28 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 199 | 39.8 |
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 29 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 212 | 42.4 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 6 | 34 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 42.7 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 5 | 29 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 5 | 31 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 45.2 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 5 | 36 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 53.4 |
| 109 | Auburn | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 12.6 |
| 109 | TCU | 5 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 109 | Washington State | 5 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 109 | San Diego State | 4 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 109 | Maryland | 4 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 109 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 109 | Central Michigan | 5 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 109 | Kansas State | 5 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 109 | Tennessee | 5 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 25.6 |
| 109 | Memphis | 5 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 26.6 |
| 109 | Tulsa | 4 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 109 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 29.0 |
| 109 | Texas State | 4 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 109 | Houston | 4 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 30.5 |
| 109 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 32.0 |
| 109 | Hawai'i | 6 | 26 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 194 | 32.3 |
| 109 | UCLA | 4 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 37.8 |
| 109 | San Jose State | 4 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 38.5 |
| 109 | Nebraska | 4 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 38.8 |
| 109 | New Mexico State | 5 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 199 | 39.8 |
| 109 | Bowling Green | 5 | 33 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 239 | 47.8 |
| 130 | Nevada | 5 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 36.6 |