2024 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/20/2024

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Mississippi 2 1 2 1 0 0 13 6.5
2 Notre Dame 1 1 2 1 0 0 13 13.0
3 Penn State 2 3 2 3 0 0 27 13.5
4 Northern Illinois 1 2 0 2 0 0 14 14.0
5 BYU 1 0 5 0 0 0 15 15.0
6 Minnesota 1 2 1 2 0 0 17 17.0
7 SMU 1 2 1 1 1 0 18 18.0
8 Air Force 1 2 2 2 0 0 20 20.0
9 Georgia 5 11 8 8 2 1 104 20.8
10 Kentucky 4 11 4 11 0 0 89 22.3
11 Ohio State 2 5 4 3 0 0 45 22.5
12 Old Dominion 1 2 3 2 0 0 23 23.0
13 Houston 2 5 4 5 0 0 47 23.5
14 Florida Atlantic 1 3 1 3 0 0 24 24.0
14 Tennessee 2 6 2 6 0 0 48 24.0
16 Oregon 3 9 4 8 0 0 74 24.7
16 South Carolina 3 9 4 8 0 0 74 24.7
18 Kansas 5 14 10 12 2 0 130 26.0
19 Georgia Tech 2 7 2 6 0 0 54 27.0
20 Cincinnati 3 10 4 10 0 0 82 27.3
21 Iowa 2 7 2 7 0 0 55 27.5
21 Michigan 4 13 6 12 1 0 110 27.5
23 Alabama 3 11 2 7 1 1 83 27.7
24 Oklahoma 5 16 9 12 1 1 139 27.8
25 Miami (Ohio) 1 4 0 4 0 0 28 28.0
26 Boise State 3 11 3 10 0 0 85 28.3
27 Nevada 2 7 2 5 1 1 57 28.5
28 Wisconsin 3 11 3 11 0 0 86 28.7
29 UNLV 1 3 3 2 0 0 29 29.0
30 Kansas State 4 15 4 15 0 0 117 29.3
31 North Texas 2 8 1 6 1 0 59 29.5
31 Illinois 2 8 1 8 0 0 59 29.5
31 Arkansas 4 16 2 16 0 0 118 29.5
31 Nebraska 4 16 2 16 0 0 118 29.5
35 Central Michigan 1 3 3 3 0 0 30 30.0
35 Texas 1 3 3 3 0 0 30 30.0
35 Bowling Green 2 6 6 6 0 0 60 30.0
35 Vanderbilt 3 12 2 12 0 0 90 30.0
35 Washington 3 12 2 12 0 0 90 30.0
40 Rice 2 8 1 8 0 1 61 30.5
40 Texas Tech 4 15 7 11 0 0 122 30.5
42 Auburn 1 4 1 4 0 0 31 31.0
42 Florida International 1 4 1 4 0 0 31 31.0
42 Texas State 1 4 1 4 0 0 31 31.0
42 Virginia Tech 2 8 2 8 0 0 62 31.0
42 West Virginia 2 9 0 8 0 0 62 31.0
47 Utah 3 13 3 11 0 0 98 32.7
48 USC 1 3 4 3 0 0 33 33.0
48 Hawai'i 3 12 4 11 1 1 99 33.0
50 Texas A&M 2 7 6 7 0 0 67 33.5
51 Clemson 1 4 2 4 0 0 34 34.0
52 UCLA 3 13 4 11 1 0 103 34.3
53 Louisville 4 18 4 18 0 0 138 34.5
54 Mississippi State 5 20 11 20 0 0 173 34.6
55 LSU 4 17 7 16 0 0 139 34.8
56 New Mexico 1 5 0 5 0 0 35 35.0
57 Northwestern 2 9 3 9 0 0 72 36.0
57 Pittsburgh 2 9 3 9 0 0 72 36.0
57 Florida 5 23 7 21 0 0 180 36.0
60 Missouri 3 14 4 13 0 0 109 36.3
61 Arizona 2 9 4 9 0 0 75 37.5
62 Boston College 1 4 3 3 1 0 38 38.0
62 New Mexico State 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
64 Baylor 3 14 6 13 0 0 115 38.3
65 Michigan State 4 20 4 20 0 1 154 38.5
66 California 1 5 1 4 1 0 39 39.0
67 UCF 4 20 6 18 1 0 158 39.5
68 Florida State 4 19 9 18 0 0 159 39.8
69 Colorado State 2 11 1 11 0 0 80 40.0
69 Oklahoma State 2 11 1 11 0 0 80 40.0
71 Duke 2 11 1 10 1 0 81 40.5
71 Maryland 2 11 1 10 1 0 81 40.5
73 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 5 2 5 0 0 41 41.0
73 Syracuse 1 5 2 5 0 0 41 41.0
73 Oregon State 2 9 6 8 1 0 82 41.0
73 Wyoming 2 10 4 10 0 0 82 41.0
77 Virginia 2 11 2 11 0 0 83 41.5
78 Fresno State 2 11 3 9 0 0 84 42.0
78 San Diego State 3 17 2 16 1 0 126 42.0
80 Charlotte 2 11 3 11 0 0 86 43.0
80 Navy 2 12 1 11 0 0 86 43.0
80 Stanford 3 17 3 16 0 1 129 43.0
83 Wake Forest 2 12 2 11 0 0 89 44.5
84 East Carolina 1 6 1 6 0 0 45 45.0
84 Washington State 1 6 1 6 0 0 45 45.0
86 South Florida 3 19 1 18 1 0 137 45.7
87 Temple 2 13 1 13 0 0 94 47.0
88 San Jose State 2 13 2 10 1 0 96 48.0
89 Marshall 1 7 0 7 0 0 49 49.0
89 Tulsa 1 7 0 7 0 0 49 49.0
89 Purdue 5 33 5 32 0 0 245 49.0
92 Louisiana-Monroe 1 7 0 7 0 1 51 51.0
92 Akron 2 14 1 13 1 0 102 51.0
94 Arkansas State 1 7 1 7 0 0 52 52.0
94 Middle Tennessee 1 7 1 7 0 0 52 52.0
96 Utah State 3 21 5 20 0 0 161 53.7
97 Georgia Southern 2 15 1 13 1 0 108 54.0
98 North Carolina State 2 14 4 14 0 0 110 55.0
99 UTSA 1 8 0 8 0 0 56 56.0
99 Western Michigan 1 8 0 8 0 0 56 56.0
101 UAB 2 16 2 13 0 0 115 57.5
102 Ball State 1 8 2 8 0 0 62 62.0
103 Western Kentucky 1 9 0 9 0 0 63 63.0
104 Kent State 2 17 2 17 0 1 127 63.5
105 TCU 1 8 3 7 1 0 66 66.0
105 Appalachian State 1 9 1 9 0 0 66 66.0