2020 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 1 | California | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 5 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 27.0 |
| 1 | UAB | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 28.8 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 1 | Nevada | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 4 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 30.7 |
| 1 | Clemson | 4 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 1 | USC | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 31.3 |
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Utah | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 4 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 33.8 |
| 1 | Arizona | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 3 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 35.5 |
| 1 | Florida International | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 3 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 36.3 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 25 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 37.6 |
| 1 | Michigan | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 38.3 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 39.3 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 5 | 26 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 39.4 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 40.5 |
| 1 | Washington State | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 40.5 |
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 40.5 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 40.5 |
| 1 | South Florida | 3 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 40.7 |
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 42.3 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 42.5 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 2 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 42.5 |
| 1 | Missouri | 3 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 42.7 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 43.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 3 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 43.7 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 44.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 44.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 3 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 44.7 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 3 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 47.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 48.3 |
| 1 | Texas State | 3 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 48.3 |
| 1 | Memphis | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 49.7 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 50.7 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 52.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 55.0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59.0 |
| 97 | Cincinnati | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 97 | Liberty | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 97 | TCU | 3 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 33.7 |
| 97 | Maryland | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 35.0 |
| 97 | Boston College | 3 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 35.0 |
| 97 | UCF | 3 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 39.7 |
| 97 | Arkansas | 4 | 26 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 194 | 48.5 |