2024 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 12/21/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baylor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6.7 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8.7 |
| 1 | Texas | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 9.2 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 9.3 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 13.3 |
| 1 | California | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 13.6 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 13 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 13.8 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 14.6 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 1 | James Madison | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 1 | LSU | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 1 | Army | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 1 | UNLV | 6 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 5 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 5 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 11 | 27 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 22.2 |
| 1 | Rice | 4 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 1 | USC | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Arizona | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 4 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Navy | 3 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 26.3 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 5 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Washington State | 11 | 36 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 296 | 26.9 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 3 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 4 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 27.4 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Boise State | 5 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 27.6 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 4 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Troy | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 1 | South Florida | 4 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 4 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 5 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 30.6 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 5 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 30.8 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 31.4 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 31.7 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 32.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 4 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 33.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 33.8 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 23 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 34.3 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 34.4 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 11 | 49 | 12 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 379 | 34.5 |
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 34.7 |
| 1 | North Texas | 4 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 35.3 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 35.6 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 36.3 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 36.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 4 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 5 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 38.8 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 42.8 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 29 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 43.2 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 24 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 45.8 |
| 123 | Houston | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 123 | Toledo | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 123 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 123 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 123 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 123 | UAB | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 123 | Nevada | 6 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 25.8 |
| 123 | Oregon State | 11 | 39 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 321 | 29.2 |
| 123 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 123 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 36.5 |
| 123 | UTEP | 4 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 37.5 |
| 123 | Kent State | 4 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 205 | 51.3 |