2024 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 11.0 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 8.8 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 6 | Maryland | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 7 | UCF | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 8 | Ole Miss | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8.4 |
| 8 | BYU | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14.0 |
| 10 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10.8 |
| 11 | Missouri | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 9.6 |
| 12 | Kansas | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 12 | Arizona | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 14 | Houston | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 14 | Baylor | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 16 | Indiana | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 12.8 |
| 17 | Alabama | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 10.4 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 13.3 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 11.0 |
| 20 | Auburn | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 21 | UCLA | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 23 | Oregon | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 24 | Colorado | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 26 | Army | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 16.3 |
| 27 | California | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 13.6 |
| 27 | Iowa | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 13.8 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 31 | Iowa State | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 32 | Washington | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 33 | Michigan | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 34 | Memphis | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 14.6 |
| 34 | South Carolina | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 14.6 |
| 36 | Ohio State | 6 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 12.3 |
| 36 | Kansas State | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 38 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 39 | Florida | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 40 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 16.6 |
| 41 | Boston College | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 42 | James Madison | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 43 | Penn State | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 15.0 |
| 44 | Texas A&M | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 44 | Air Force | 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 44 | Rutgers | 4 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 44 | Rice | 4 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 48 | Georgia | 5 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 49 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 49 | Louisville | 5 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 51 | East Carolina | 5 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 51 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 53 | Appalachian State | 3 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 31.7 |
| 54 | TCU | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 55 | Arizona State | 4 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 57 | Virginia | 4 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 57 | Navy | 4 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 59 | USC | 4 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 60 | UAB | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 60 | Marshall | 4 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 62 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 62 | Purdue | 3 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 34.7 |
| 64 | Texas | 7 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 105 | 15.0 |
| 64 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 66 | Arkansas | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 66 | LSU | 5 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 68 | Old Dominion | 4 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 69 | Buffalo | 5 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 69 | Liberty | 4 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 71 | Hawaii | 5 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 71 | Florida State | 4 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 73 | Duke | 5 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 73 | Central Michigan | 4 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 75 | Wake Forest | 4 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 76 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 77 | Troy | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 78 | San Diego State | 5 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 78 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 80 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 81 | Tulsa | 4 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 82 | Toledo | 5 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 82 | Georgia State | 4 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 30.5 |
| 84 | UNLV | 6 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 84 | Clemson | 5 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 86 | Stanford | 4 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 31.0 |
| 87 | West Virginia | 4 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 32.0 |
| 88 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 25.8 |
| 88 | SMU | 5 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 25.8 |
| 90 | FIU | 4 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 32.5 |
| 91 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 91 | Ohio | 5 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 91 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 94 | Fresno State | 6 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 94 | Louisiana | 5 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 26.6 |
| 96 | Tulane | 5 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 26.8 |
| 96 | Southern Miss | 4 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 33.5 |
| 98 | NC State | 5 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 27.0 |
| 99 | Texas State | 5 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 27.2 |
| 99 | Syracuse | 5 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 27.2 |
| 101 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 27.4 |
| 101 | Temple | 4 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 34.3 |
| 103 | UTSA | 5 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 28.6 |
| 104 | North Carolina | 5 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 28.8 |
| 105 | Bowling Green | 5 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 29.0 |
| 106 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 36.5 |
| 106 | Charlotte | 4 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 36.5 |
| 108 | Texas Tech | 4 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 37.0 |
| 109 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 150 | 30.0 |
| 109 | UTEP | 4 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 37.5 |
| 111 | New Mexico State | 4 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 112 | South Alabama | 5 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 30.8 |
| 113 | Nevada | 6 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 25.8 |
| 113 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 31.0 |
| 115 | Wyoming | 5 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 31.4 |
| 116 | USF | 5 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 158 | 31.6 |
| 117 | Arkansas State | 5 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 33.2 |
| 118 | Boise State | 6 | 22 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 169 | 28.2 |
| 119 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 23 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 34.0 |
| 120 | North Texas | 5 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 34.2 |
| 120 | Akron | 4 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 42.8 |
| 122 | Western Michigan | 5 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 34.4 |
| 123 | San Jose State | 6 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 173 | 28.8 |
| 124 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 35.6 |
| 125 | Ball State | 4 | 24 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 45.8 |
| 126 | Utah State | 5 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 38.8 |
| 127 | Colorado State | 6 | 25 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 32.7 |
| 128 | Kent State | 4 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 205 | 51.3 |
| 129 | New Mexico | 5 | 29 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 43.2 |
| 130 | Notre Dame | 16 | 30 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 248 | 15.5 |
| 131 | Connecticut | 12 | 29 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 21.5 |
| 132 | Oregon State | 11 | 39 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 321 | 29.2 |
| 133 | Washington State | 12 | 43 | 17 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 348 | 29.0 |
| 134 | Massachusetts | 11 | 49 | 12 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 379 | 34.5 |