2023 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 South Alabama 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 7.0
2 Michigan 5 8 6 6 0 0 72 14.4
3 Louisville 3 4 6 4 0 0 46 15.3
4 Georgia 5 8 7 7 1 0 78 15.6
5 USF 1 2 1 2 0 0 17 17.0
6 Ohio State 4 8 5 7 0 0 70 17.5
7 Duke 5 10 7 9 1 0 92 18.4
8 Penn State 4 9 6 8 1 0 82 20.5
9 Sam Houston State 1 3 0 3 0 0 21 21.0
10 Missouri 5 13 8 12 1 0 116 23.2
11 Alabama 6 18 6 17 0 0 143 23.8
12 Utah State 1 3 1 3 0 0 24 24.0
13 Wisconsin 3 9 3 9 0 1 74 24.7
14 Oregon 3 10 2 8 1 0 76 25.3
15 Northwestern 2 6 3 6 0 0 51 25.5
16 NC State 4 13 4 13 0 0 103 25.8
17 Clemson 3 9 5 9 0 0 78 26.0
18 Illinois 3 9 5 8 0 1 79 26.3
18 Miami (FL) 4 12 7 10 1 0 105 26.3
18 Notre Dame 4 12 7 12 0 0 105 26.3
21 Texas 6 19 9 17 1 0 160 26.7
22 UCLA 1 3 2 3 0 0 27 27.0
22 Tennessee 4 13 6 12 0 0 108 27.0
24 Arizona 2 7 2 7 0 0 55 27.5
25 Kansas State 5 14 14 12 0 0 138 27.6
26 SMU 1 4 0 4 0 0 28 28.0
27 South Carolina 4 13 8 13 0 0 115 28.8
27 Rutgers 4 14 6 13 0 0 115 28.8
27 Oklahoma 5 16 11 11 2 0 144 28.8
30 Nebraska 2 7 3 7 0 0 58 29.0
31 Florida State 4 15 4 15 0 0 117 29.3
32 Oregon State 4 15 4 14 0 2 120 30.0
33 East Carolina 2 8 2 7 0 0 61 30.5
33 Mississippi State 4 14 8 14 0 0 122 30.5
35 Washington 5 19 6 17 2 0 153 30.6
36 Iowa 3 11 5 11 0 0 92 30.7
37 Jacksonville State 1 4 1 4 0 0 31 31.0
37 Nevada 1 4 1 4 0 0 31 31.0
37 Wyoming 1 4 1 4 0 0 31 31.0
37 Iowa State 6 21 11 19 3 1 186 31.0
41 Texas A&M 5 20 5 18 1 1 157 31.4
42 Tulane 2 6 7 6 0 0 63 31.5
42 Oklahoma State 4 18 1 13 1 0 126 31.5
44 Indiana 4 16 5 16 0 1 129 32.3
44 Wake Forest 4 16 5 16 1 0 129 32.3
44 UCF 4 17 4 15 0 0 129 32.3
47 Bowling Green 2 8 3 8 0 0 65 32.5
47 Auburn 4 16 6 16 0 0 130 32.5
49 Minnesota 3 12 5 12 0 0 99 33.0
50 Arkansas 4 16 7 16 0 0 133 33.3
51 Florida 5 20 9 19 0 1 168 33.6
52 Boston College 3 14 1 14 0 0 101 33.7
53 Charlotte 1 4 2 4 0 0 34 34.0
53 Purdue 3 13 4 12 0 0 102 34.0
55 Pittsburgh 3 14 2 13 0 0 103 34.3
56 Virginia 3 14 2 14 0 0 104 34.7
57 Louisiana-Monroe 1 5 0 5 0 0 35 35.0
57 North Carolina 2 8 5 7 0 0 70 35.0
59 Washington State 3 13 5 13 0 0 106 35.3
60 Kansas 4 18 6 13 2 0 143 35.8
61 Memphis 2 9 3 9 0 0 72 36.0
61 Syracuse 2 9 3 9 0 0 72 36.0
61 Virginia Tech 3 15 1 13 1 0 108 36.0
61 BYU 4 19 4 16 1 0 144 36.0
65 Rice 2 8 6 7 0 0 73 36.5
65 UTEP 2 10 1 10 0 0 73 36.5
65 Texas Tech 4 16 11 15 1 0 146 36.5
68 Utah 3 15 2 14 0 1 112 37.3
69 Ole Miss 4 19 5 17 2 0 150 37.5
69 Arizona State 4 19 6 18 0 0 150 37.5
71 FIU 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
71 Old Dominion 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
71 Colorado 2 10 2 8 1 0 76 38.0
71 Cincinnati 3 15 3 15 0 0 114 38.0
75 Houston 3 15 4 13 0 0 115 38.3
76 TCU 4 19 8 18 0 0 156 39.0
76 Vanderbilt 4 19 8 18 0 0 156 39.0
78 Michigan State 5 24 9 23 1 0 196 39.2
79 Maryland 3 14 6 13 0 2 119 39.7
80 Georgia Tech 4 20 7 19 0 0 160 40.0
80 Kentucky 6 28 14 24 3 0 240 40.0
82 Middle Tennessee State 3 17 1 16 0 0 121 40.3
82 Stanford 4 23 0 23 0 0 161 40.3
84 Western Michigan 1 5 1 4 1 1 41 41.0
84 Central Michigan 1 5 2 5 0 0 41 41.0
84 New Mexico State 2 11 2 10 0 0 82 41.0
84 USC 5 27 6 23 1 0 205 41.0
88 Connecticut 2 11 2 11 0 0 83 41.5
89 Troy 1 6 0 6 0 0 42 42.0
89 UNLV 2 12 0 12 0 0 84 42.0
91 Ball State 1 6 1 6 0 0 45 45.0
91 Liberty 1 6 1 6 0 0 45 45.0
91 North Texas 1 6 1 6 0 0 45 45.0
91 UTSA 1 6 1 6 0 0 45 45.0
95 LSU 4 24 4 21 2 0 181 45.3
96 Louisiana Tech 2 13 1 13 0 0 94 47.0
97 Marshall 1 6 2 6 0 0 48 48.0
97 Florida Atlantic 1 7 0 6 0 0 48 48.0
99 West Virginia 3 19 4 19 0 0 145 48.3
100 Baylor 2 13 2 13 0 0 97 48.5
101 UAB 1 7 0 7 0 0 49 49.0
102 Navy 2 14 1 14 0 0 101 50.5
103 Western Kentucky 2 15 0 15 0 0 105 52.5
104 Buffalo 1 7 2 7 0 0 55 55.0
104 Hawaii 1 7 2 7 0 0 55 55.0
104 Temple 1 7 2 7 0 0 55 55.0
107 Boise State 1 8 0 8 0 0 56 56.0
107 Georgia State 1 8 0 8 0 0 56 56.0
107 Massachusetts 2 16 0 16 0 0 112 56.0
110 Tulsa 3 24 3 23 1 0 178 59.3
111 California 2 17 1 17 0 0 122 61.0
112 Army 1 8 2 8 0 0 62 62.0
113 Southern Miss 1 9 1 9 0 0 66 66.0
114 Arkansas State 1 10 1 10 0 0 73 73.0