2019 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 6 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Boise State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Army | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 6 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 25.5 |
| 1 | California | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 5 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 26.2 |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 1 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 7 | 25 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 27.1 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 5 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 27.4 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Auburn | 6 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 1 | Michigan | 6 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 1 | UAB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 4 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 32.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 5 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 32.3 |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 33.5 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 1 | Rice | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 1 | Arizona | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 3 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |
| 1 | Temple | 3 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 35.5 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 36.5 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 36.5 |
| 1 | Alabama | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 36.7 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 37.0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 3 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Navy | 3 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 37.3 |
| 1 | South Florida | 5 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 37.4 |
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 37.5 |
| 1 | UNLV | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 38.3 |
| 1 | USC | 4 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Duke | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 40.3 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 40.3 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 40.5 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 5 | 28 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 41.4 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 3 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 43.3 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 44.3 |
| 1 | SMU | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 44.5 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 3 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 45.7 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 45.7 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 46.5 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 2 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 46.5 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48.0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 3 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 48.7 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 49.7 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 50.7 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 3 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 50.7 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 51.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 3 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 51.7 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 52.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 52.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 52.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 3 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 53.3 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 2 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 54.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 30 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 55.5 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63.0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77.0 |
| 111 | Texas A&M | 5 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 33.6 |
| 111 | Mississippi | 4 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 111 | Indiana | 3 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 41.3 |
| 111 | Houston | 5 | 32 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 232 | 46.4 |
| 111 | Central Michigan | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 61.0 |