2018 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in November Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11.3 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9.5 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10.3 |
| 5 | Army | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 12.0 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 8 | California | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 12 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 12 | Nevada | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 14 | Missouri | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 14 | Penn State | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 16 | Bowling Green | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 17 | Marshall | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 17 | Washington | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 17 | Clemson | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 21 | Troy | 4 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 16.3 |
| 22 | Cincinnati | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 23 | Boise State | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 25 | Old Dominion | 3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 27 | Georgia | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 27 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 29 | Washington State | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 30 | Southern Miss | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 31 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 31 | Iowa State | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 31 | Kansas State | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 34 | Iowa | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 35 | BYU | 4 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 36 | Ball State | 2 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 41.5 |
| 37 | Toledo | 3 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 28.3 |
| 38 | Stanford | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 28.7 |
| 39 | UCF | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 40 | Ohio | 4 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 41 | Kentucky | 4 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 41 | Indiana | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 30.3 |
| 43 | Central Michigan | 3 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 30.7 |
| 44 | NC State | 4 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 44 | TCU | 4 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 44 | Florida | 4 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 44 | North Texas | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 48 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 48 | UAB | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 48 | USC | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 51 | Air Force | 4 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 52 | Michigan | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 53 | Oregon | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 53 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 53 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 56 | Utah State | 4 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 56 | Tennessee | 4 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 58 | Baylor | 4 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 59 | Texas | 4 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 59 | Auburn | 4 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 61 | Minnesota | 4 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 61 | San Diego State | 4 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 61 | Syracuse | 4 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 64 | Wake Forest | 4 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 26.3 |
| 64 | Colorado State | 3 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 35.0 |
| 66 | Utah | 5 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 66 | Rutgers | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 68 | Nebraska | 4 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 69 | Tulane | 4 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 69 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 71 | Charlotte | 4 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 71 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 71 | Buffalo | 4 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 74 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 74 | Virginia | 4 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 74 | Memphis | 4 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 77 | Boston College | 4 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 78 | Texas State | 4 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 78 | Louisiana | 4 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 78 | Arkansas | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 38.0 |
| 78 | Hawaii | 3 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 38.0 |
| 82 | New Mexico State | 3 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 38.3 |
| 83 | Rice | 4 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 84 | Arizona State | 4 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 84 | FIU | 4 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 86 | Wisconsin | 4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 30.0 |
| 87 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 88 | Western Michigan | 3 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 40.7 |
| 89 | Temple | 4 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 31.3 |
| 90 | Ohio State | 4 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 31.8 |
| 90 | Tulsa | 4 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 31.8 |
| 90 | Kansas | 4 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 31.8 |
| 93 | LSU | 4 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 130 | 32.5 |
| 94 | Kent State | 3 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 44.0 |
| 95 | Akron | 4 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 33.3 |
| 96 | Navy | 4 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 33.8 |
| 97 | UNLV | 4 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 34.0 |
| 97 | Colorado | 4 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 34.0 |
| 97 | SMU | 4 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 34.0 |
| 100 | San Jose State | 4 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 34.5 |
| 101 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 102 | North Carolina | 4 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 35.0 |
| 103 | USF | 4 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 35.3 |
| 103 | Duke | 4 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 35.3 |
| 105 | UTSA | 4 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 36.0 |
| 105 | Texas A&M | 4 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 36.0 |
| 105 | South Carolina | 4 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 36.0 |
| 105 | Arizona | 3 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 48.0 |
| 109 | Purdue | 4 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 110 | Texas Tech | 4 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 37.0 |
| 110 | Maryland | 4 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 37.0 |
| 112 | UCLA | 4 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 37.3 |
| 112 | New Mexico | 4 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 37.3 |
| 114 | Florida State | 4 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 37.8 |
| 115 | South Alabama | 4 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 115 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 117 | UTEP | 4 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 38.3 |
| 118 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 38.8 |
| 118 | West Virginia | 4 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 38.8 |
| 120 | Georgia State | 4 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 39.0 |
| 121 | Ole Miss | 4 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 39.3 |
| 122 | East Carolina | 4 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 40.0 |
| 122 | Massachusetts | 3 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 53.3 |
| 124 | Illinois | 4 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 43.0 |
| 125 | Houston | 4 | 23 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 43.3 |
| 126 | Liberty | 4 | 23 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 45.3 |
| 127 | Oregon State | 4 | 26 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 45.8 |
| 128 | Oklahoma | 4 | 26 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 189 | 47.3 |
| 129 | Connecticut | 4 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 55.8 |
| 130 | Louisville | 4 | 32 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 59.8 |