2021 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6.6 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 12.2 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 14.6 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 5 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Texas | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 5 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 19.4 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 5 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Utah State | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Boise State | 4 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 1 | UTSA | 5 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 5 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 1 | USC | 3 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 4 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 24.8 |
| 1 | Marshall | 5 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 1 | UTEP | 5 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 26.2 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 26.2 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 27.2 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 5 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 27.8 |
| 1 | UAB | 5 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 28.2 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 5 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 28.6 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 28.7 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 1 | Nevada | 5 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 4 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 5 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 30.4 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 30.7 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 4 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 31.8 |
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 31.8 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 5 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 31.8 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 32.8 |
| 1 | Kent State | 5 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 34.0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 4 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 1 | Ball State | 5 | 22 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 177 | 35.4 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 35.5 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 35.6 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 36.8 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 20 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 37.5 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 38.3 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 10 | 49 | 14 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 38.3 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 42.3 |
| 1 | Rice | 4 | 23 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 43.5 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 44.5 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 8 | 50 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 365 | 45.6 |
| 96 | Georgia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5.6 |
| 96 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 11.0 |
| 96 | South Carolina | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 16.4 |
| 96 | West Virginia | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 96 | Rutgers | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 96 | Notre Dame | 13 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 256 | 19.7 |
| 96 | San Diego State | 5 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 96 | Toledo | 5 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 96 | Michigan State | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 96 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 96 | Liberty | 11 | 29 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 232 | 21.1 |
| 96 | Tennessee | 5 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 96 | Army | 10 | 30 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 236 | 23.6 |
| 96 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 96 | TCU | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 96 | Oregon | 4 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 96 | South Alabama | 4 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 96 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 27.4 |
| 96 | Arizona | 3 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 27.7 |
| 96 | Indiana | 3 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 27.7 |
| 96 | North Carolina | 4 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 96 | Navy | 4 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 96 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 30.8 |
| 96 | Utah | 4 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 31.0 |
| 96 | Georgia State | 5 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 165 | 33.0 |
| 96 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 96 | Ohio | 4 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 141 | 35.3 |
| 96 | Hawai'i | 5 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 35.8 |
| 96 | UNLV | 4 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 36.0 |
| 96 | New Mexico State | 11 | 60 | 13 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 458 | 41.6 |
| 126 | Oklahoma | 4 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 126 | Washington State | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 126 | BYU | 13 | 38 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 322 | 24.8 |
| 126 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 128 | 25.6 |
| 126 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 27 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 195 | 39.0 |