2023 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Michigan | 12 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 11.7 |
| 1 | Penn State | 11 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 168 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Iowa | 12 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Georgia | 11 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 17.1 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 9 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 18.1 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 10 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Oregon | 11 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 208 | 18.9 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 10 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 19.4 |
| 1 | Texas | 12 | 28 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 245 | 20.4 |
| 1 | UCLA | 9 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 20.8 |
| 1 | Missouri | 10 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Clemson | 10 | 28 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 9 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 22.4 |
| 1 | Alabama | 11 | 30 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 246 | 22.4 |
| 1 | Louisville | 12 | 36 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 23.2 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 10 | 27 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 23.4 |
| 1 | Auburn | 10 | 28 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 236 | 23.6 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 11 | 31 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 23.6 |
| 1 | Arizona | 11 | 33 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 261 | 23.7 |
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 11 | 32 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 266 | 24.2 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 11 | 34 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 24.2 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 33 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 250 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 32 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 10 | 34 | 8 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 263 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Washington | 13 | 45 | 10 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 343 | 26.4 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 9 | 29 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 240 | 26.7 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 10 | 30 | 19 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 267 | 26.7 |
| 1 | Kansas | 10 | 32 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 268 | 26.8 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 12 | 42 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 26.9 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 11 | 35 | 18 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 300 | 27.3 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 10 | 32 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 277 | 27.7 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 33 | 17 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 279 | 27.9 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 28.3 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 11 | 38 | 16 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 314 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Washington State | 10 | 37 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 29.2 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 3 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 9 | 31 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 10 | 38 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Troy | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Purdue | 11 | 40 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 326 | 29.6 |
| 1 | UCF | 10 | 36 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 299 | 29.9 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 10 | 35 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 302 | 30.2 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 42 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 30.2 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Texas State | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 1 | TCU | 10 | 37 | 17 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 311 | 31.1 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 10 | 41 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 31.6 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 10 | 39 | 15 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 319 | 31.9 |
| 1 | Akron | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Boston College | 8 | 34 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 32.6 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 9 | 36 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 32.9 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 10 | 41 | 15 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 332 | 33.2 |
| 1 | LSU | 10 | 44 | 10 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 340 | 34.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 10 | 43 | 14 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 342 | 34.2 |
| 1 | UTEP | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 1 | Colorado | 11 | 51 | 10 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 383 | 34.8 |
| 1 | Houston | 9 | 41 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 314 | 34.9 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 10 | 45 | 11 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 351 | 35.1 |
| 1 | California | 11 | 50 | 13 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 388 | 35.3 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 35.5 |
| 1 | Virginia | 10 | 45 | 14 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 35.6 |
| 1 | USC | 10 | 47 | 10 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 357 | 35.7 |
| 1 | Boise State | 3 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 36.3 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 9 | 49 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 342 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 38.5 |
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 45 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 353 | 39.2 |
| 1 | Army | 3 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 39.3 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 3 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 40.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 3 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 42.3 |
| 1 | Florida International | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 44.5 |
| 1 | Liberty | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 2 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 46.5 |
| 1 | Nevada | 2 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 48.5 |
| 1 | UAB | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 2 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 49.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 53.5 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 54.5 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 58.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 2 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 61.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 73.0 |
| 117 | Florida State | 12 | 29 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 244 | 20.3 |
| 117 | Utah | 12 | 31 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 244 | 20.3 |
| 117 | Wisconsin | 11 | 29 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 231 | 21.0 |
| 117 | Iowa State | 10 | 29 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 241 | 24.1 |
| 117 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 117 | Oregon State | 9 | 28 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 225 | 25.0 |
| 117 | Texas A&M | 10 | 32 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 264 | 26.4 |
| 117 | Syracuse | 9 | 30 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 262 | 29.1 |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 46 | 11 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 354 | 29.5 |
| 117 | Illinois | 10 | 38 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 308 | 30.8 |
| 117 | Old Dominion | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 31.5 |
| 117 | Indiana | 10 | 41 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 325 | 32.5 |
| 117 | Western Michigan | 3 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 43.3 |
| 130 | Maryland | 11 | 31 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 266 | 24.2 |
| 130 | Florida | 10 | 38 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 317 | 31.7 |