2018 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 6 | TCU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Nevada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 6 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 6 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 6 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 6 | Boise State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 6 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 17 | Clemson | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 |
| 17 | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 17 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 17 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 17 | Appalachian State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 17 | Liberty | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 17 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 17 | UAB | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 17 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 17 | Washington State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 27 | Army | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 27 | California | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 27 | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 27 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 27 | Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 27 | Tulane | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 27 | Mississippi State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 27 | Penn State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 27 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 27 | Duke | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 27 | Florida International | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 27 | LSU | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 27 | Troy | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 27 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 42 | South Carolina | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 42 | Akron | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 42 | Washington | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 42 | Arizona State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 42 | Cincinnati | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 42 | Hawai'i | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 42 | Utah | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 42 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 42 | West Virginia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 42 | Wake Forest | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 42 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 53 | Ohio State | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 53 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 53 | Toledo | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 53 | Baylor | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 53 | Missouri | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 53 | South Florida | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 53 | Michigan | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 60 | Buffalo | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 60 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 62 | Iowa State | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 62 | North Carolina State | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 62 | Texas | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 30.0 |
| 62 | Marshall | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 30.5 |
| 62 | Georgia | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 31.5 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 62 | North Texas | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 62 | East Carolina | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 58.0 |
| 71 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 28.0 |
| 71 | Northwestern | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 71 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 35.5 |
| 71 | Temple | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 75 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 75 | Oklahoma | 2 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 75 | UCF | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 40.5 |
| 75 | Purdue | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63.0 |
| 79 | Houston | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70.0 |
| 80 | Memphis | 2 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 46.5 |
| 81 | Alabama | 3 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |