2023 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/08/2024

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Troy 3 1 3 1 0 0 16 5.3
2 Michigan 3 2 1 2 0 0 17 5.7
3 SMU 3 2 2 2 0 0 20 6.7
4 Nebraska 3 3 3 1 1 0 30 10.0
5 Iowa 3 2 6 2 0 0 32 10.7
6 San Diego State 2 4 4 4 0 0 40 20.0
7 Navy 3 5 2 5 0 0 41 13.7
8 Iowa State 3 6 1 3 0 0 42 14.0
9 South Alabama 3 5 3 4 0 0 43 14.3
10 Penn State 3 5 3 5 0 0 44 14.7
11 Ohio State 4 5 4 4 0 0 46 11.5
11 Air Force 3 6 2 4 0 0 46 15.3
13 Coastal Carolina 3 5 4 5 0 0 47 15.7
14 Mississippi 3 6 2 6 0 0 48 16.0
15 James Madison 3 5 4 5 0 1 49 16.3
16 Kansas State 4 5 6 5 0 0 53 13.3
16 Georgia 3 8 0 5 0 0 53 17.7
18 Ball State 3 6 4 6 0 0 54 18.0
19 Bowling Green 3 7 2 7 0 0 55 18.3
20 Florida State 4 6 5 5 0 0 56 14.0
21 LSU 3 7 2 5 2 0 57 19.0
22 Miami (Ohio) 4 7 3 5 1 0 58 14.5
22 Arkansas 3 7 3 7 0 0 58 19.3
22 Louisville 3 7 3 7 0 0 58 19.3
22 Mississippi State 3 7 3 7 0 0 58 19.3
26 Charlotte 3 8 1 8 0 0 59 19.7
27 Toledo 4 7 4 6 0 0 60 15.0
27 Notre Dame 3 6 6 6 0 0 60 20.0
29 New Mexico State 4 8 2 5 1 0 61 15.3
29 Alabama 3 6 6 5 1 0 61 20.3
29 Boston College 3 8 2 7 0 0 61 20.3
32 Virginia Tech 3 7 4 6 1 0 62 20.7
32 Rutgers 3 8 2 8 0 0 62 20.7
34 Texas A&M 3 7 4 7 0 1 63 21.0
35 Clemson 3 7 5 5 1 0 64 21.3
35 Duke 3 7 5 7 0 0 64 21.3
35 Texas 3 7 5 7 0 0 64 21.3
35 Old Dominion 3 8 2 8 0 1 64 21.3
35 Northwestern 3 8 3 7 0 0 64 21.3
40 Boise State 3 8 3 8 0 0 65 21.7
41 Oregon 3 7 5 5 2 0 66 22.0
42 Arizona State 3 7 7 6 0 0 69 23.0
42 Virginia 3 7 7 6 0 0 69 23.0
42 Illinois 3 8 4 7 1 0 69 23.0
42 Nevada 3 9 2 7 1 0 69 23.0
46 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 9 3 7 0 0 70 23.3
47 Wisconsin 4 9 3 8 0 1 73 18.3
47 Washington 3 9 3 6 2 0 73 24.3
47 Arizona 3 10 1 8 1 0 73 24.3
50 Buffalo 4 9 4 8 0 0 74 18.5
50 Tennessee 3 8 6 8 0 0 74 24.7
50 Minnesota 3 9 4 8 0 0 74 24.7
53 UCLA 4 8 7 7 0 0 76 19.0
53 Connecticut 3 10 2 10 0 0 76 25.3
53 UTEP 3 10 2 10 0 0 76 25.3
56 Northern Illinois 4 9 5 8 0 0 77 19.3
56 Tulane 3 11 0 11 0 0 77 25.7
58 Rice 3 9 5 7 1 0 78 26.0
59 TCU 3 9 5 8 1 0 79 26.3
59 Texas Tech 3 9 5 8 1 0 79 26.3
61 San Jose State 4 11 1 11 0 0 80 20.0
61 Fresno State 3 10 3 9 1 0 80 26.7
63 UNLV 3 10 4 9 0 0 81 27.0
63 Utah 3 11 2 9 0 0 81 27.0
65 Missouri 3 9 6 8 1 0 82 27.3
65 East Carolina 3 10 4 10 0 0 82 27.3
65 North Carolina State 3 10 4 10 0 0 82 27.3
68 Florida Atlantic 4 9 6 9 0 1 83 20.8
69 Wyoming 3 10 5 8 1 0 85 28.3
69 Georgia State 3 10 5 10 0 0 85 28.3
69 Texas State 3 11 3 10 0 0 85 28.3
72 Ohio 4 9 8 9 0 0 87 21.8
73 Arkansas State 3 9 8 8 1 0 88 29.3
74 Eastern Michigan 4 10 5 10 0 2 89 22.3
74 Auburn 3 11 4 11 0 0 89 29.7
76 Western Kentucky 3 12 2 12 0 0 90 30.0
77 UTSA 4 11 5 10 0 0 91 22.8
77 Oregon State 3 11 4 9 2 0 91 30.3
79 Purdue 3 12 3 11 0 0 92 30.7
80 Liberty 4 12 4 9 0 0 93 23.3
80 Appalachian State 3 11 5 10 1 0 93 31.0
80 BYU 3 12 3 12 0 0 93 31.0
80 Louisiana Tech 3 12 3 12 0 0 93 31.0
84 Jacksonville State 4 12 4 10 0 0 94 23.5
84 Memphis 3 12 3 9 2 0 94 31.3
84 Kansas 3 12 4 8 1 0 94 31.3
84 Kent State 3 13 1 13 0 0 94 31.3
88 Florida 3 12 3 11 0 2 96 32.0
88 Georgia Southern 3 12 4 10 1 0 96 32.0
90 Maryland 3 10 9 10 0 0 97 32.3
90 Oklahoma 3 11 8 7 0 0 97 32.3
92 Baylor 3 12 4 10 2 0 98 32.7
92 Colorado 3 13 3 11 0 0 98 32.7
94 Oklahoma State 4 14 2 8 1 0 100 25.0
94 Georgia Tech 3 13 3 13 0 0 100 33.3
94 Pittsburgh 3 14 1 13 0 0 100 33.3
97 Central Michigan 4 12 6 10 1 0 102 25.5
98 Michigan State 3 13 4 11 1 0 103 34.3
98 Utah State 3 14 2 13 0 0 103 34.3
100 Wake Forest 4 12 7 12 0 0 105 26.3
100 South Carolina 3 11 9 10 1 0 105 35.0
102 Cincinnati 3 12 8 11 0 0 107 35.7
102 New Mexico 3 13 5 12 1 0 107 35.7
104 Vanderbilt 3 13 6 12 0 0 108 36.0
105 Miami (Florida) 4 12 9 11 0 0 110 27.5
105 Middle Tennessee 3 15 2 14 0 0 110 36.7
107 Houston 3 15 2 13 1 0 111 37.0
108 Akron 3 15 3 14 0 0 113 37.7
109 North Carolina 4 15 3 14 1 0 115 28.8
110 Western Michigan 4 14 6 12 1 0 116 29.0
110 Indiana 3 15 3 15 0 1 116 38.7
112 West Virginia 3 16 2 15 0 0 117 39.0
113 Sam Houston State 4 14 7 13 0 0 118 29.5
113 Hawai'i 3 16 2 16 0 0 118 39.3
113 Massachusetts 3 16 2 16 0 0 118 39.3
116 Syracuse 3 12 11 12 0 1 119 39.7
117 Southern Mississippi 3 16 3 15 0 0 120 40.0
118 North Texas 4 17 1 16 0 0 121 30.3
118 UAB 3 16 3 16 0 0 121 40.3
120 Kentucky 3 13 10 12 1 0 122 40.7
121 UCF 3 16 4 15 0 0 123 41.0
122 Stanford 3 18 0 17 1 0 127 42.3
123 Colorado State 4 14 11 12 0 0 129 32.3
123 Florida International 4 15 8 15 0 0 129 32.3
123 Army 4 16 6 13 1 0 129 32.3
126 Tulsa 3 17 4 17 0 0 131 43.7
127 South Florida 3 19 0 19 0 0 133 44.3
128 California 3 18 4 16 0 0 136 45.3
129 Marshall 4 17 8 17 0 0 143 35.8
130 Washington State 4 18 7 16 0 0 145 36.3
131 Louisiana-Monroe 4 18 8 16 0 0 148 37.0
132 Temple 3 20 3 20 0 0 149 49.7
133 USC 4 22 6 18 2 0 172 43.0