2020 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 |
| 2 | BYU | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Clemson | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Army | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10.3 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 11 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 12 | Boston College | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 13 | Baylor | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 18 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 20 | Appalachian State | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 20 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 22 | Virginia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 23 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 24 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 24 | SMU | 3 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 26 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 26 | UTEP | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 28 | Memphis | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 28 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 28 | Syracuse | 3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 31 | UCF | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 32 | Tulane | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 33 | UAB | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 34 | Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 35 | Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 35 | South Florida | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 35 | Liberty | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 38 | Texas | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 39 | South Alabama | 3 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 30.0 |
| 40 | Louisville | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 30.3 |
| 40 | Duke | 3 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 30.3 |
| 42 | Texas State | 4 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 43 | Troy | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 43 | UTSA | 3 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 46 | Iowa State | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 46 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 48 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 33.0 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 49 | Georgia State | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 49 | Arkansas State | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 34.0 |
| 49 | Florida State | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 34.0 |
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 34.0 |
| 54 | Florida | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 54 | Charlotte | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 54 | Kansas State | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 35.0 |
| 57 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |
| 58 | Florida International | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 59 | Arkansas | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 59 | TCU | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 61 | Missouri | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 62 | Navy | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 63 | Wake Forest | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 41.0 |
| 64 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 42.0 |
| 65 | Kansas | 2 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 42.5 |
| 66 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 43.0 |
| 67 | North Carolina State | 2 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 43.5 |
| 68 | LSU | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 |
| 69 | Texas Tech | 2 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 48.0 |
| 69 | North Texas | 2 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 48.0 |
| 71 | East Carolina | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51.0 |
| 71 | Mississippi | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51.0 |