2024 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/20/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Texas | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 9.9 |
| 1 | Army | 9 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 9 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 11.2 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Oregon | 8 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 12.4 |
| 1 | Missouri | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 13.6 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 13.7 |
| 1 | Indiana | 10 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 14.5 |
| 1 | Utah | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Iowa | 8 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 15.9 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 8 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 15.9 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 7 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 16.4 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 6 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 11 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 6 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Auburn | 9 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Duke | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 7 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 17.6 |
| 1 | UCF | 6 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 17.7 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 8 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 17.8 |
| 1 | James Madison | 10 | 23 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 8 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 8 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Ohio | 11 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 203 | 18.5 |
| 1 | Navy | 8 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 149 | 18.6 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 10 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 18.6 |
| 1 | LSU | 6 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 1 | California | 9 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 18.7 |
| 1 | Texas State | 9 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 18.9 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 191 | 19.1 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 19.9 |
| 1 | Michigan | 6 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 9 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 25 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 201 | 20.1 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 8 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 20.4 |
| 1 | USC | 9 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 187 | 20.8 |
| 1 | South Florida | 7 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 8 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 21.1 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 10 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 21.4 |
| 1 | Clemson | 9 | 24 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 21.6 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 7 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 1 | Rice | 8 | 22 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 22.3 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 7 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 22.4 |
| 1 | Memphis | 11 | 31 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 249 | 22.6 |
| 1 | Colorado | 10 | 28 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 227 | 22.7 |
| 1 | UNLV | 9 | 27 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 205 | 22.8 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 10 | 28 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 22.8 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 8 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 22.9 |
| 1 | Baylor | 7 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 9 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 207 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 7 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 23.1 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 28 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 23.1 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 6 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 139 | 23.2 |
| 1 | Florida State | 6 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 23.2 |
| 1 | TCU | 9 | 26 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 10 | 31 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 23.4 |
| 1 | Liberty | 9 | 26 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 23.9 |
| 1 | UCLA | 7 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 8 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 24 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Air Force | 9 | 29 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 24.4 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 10 | 30 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Florida International | 9 | 27 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 227 | 25.2 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 9 | 29 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 227 | 25.2 |
| 1 | Arizona | 8 | 26 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 208 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 9 | 29 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 236 | 26.2 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 10 | 31 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 262 | 26.2 |
| 1 | Maryland | 8 | 25 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 26.4 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 9 | 31 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 239 | 26.6 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 8 | 27 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 227 | 28.4 |
| 1 | Nevada | 9 | 31 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 257 | 28.6 |
| 1 | Purdue | 5 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 28.8 |
| 1 | UTSA | 9 | 34 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 264 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 8 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 29.5 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 8 | 33 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 29.8 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 30 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 29.9 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 11 | 41 | 13 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 329 | 29.9 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 10 | 34 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 302 | 30.2 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 10 | 38 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 303 | 30.3 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 9 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 30.4 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 8 | 31 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 30.9 |
| 1 | Stanford | 7 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 39 | 14 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 314 | 31.4 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 42 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 315 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 10 | 41 | 11 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 320 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 7 | 28 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 230 | 32.9 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 34.2 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 46 | 15 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 366 | 36.6 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 9 | 45 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 335 | 37.2 |
| 1 | North Texas | 8 | 36 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 298 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Ball State | 9 | 45 | 9 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 339 | 37.7 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 6 | 29 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 38.2 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 10 | 49 | 14 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 383 | 38.3 |
| 1 | Kent State | 9 | 43 | 19 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 359 | 39.9 |
| 107 | Washington | 8 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 16.9 |
| 107 | Minnesota | 9 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 17.8 |
| 107 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 18.1 |
| 107 | Louisville | 6 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 19.7 |
| 107 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 163 | 20.4 |
| 107 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 25 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 211 | 21.1 |
| 107 | Toledo | 11 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 235 | 21.4 |
| 107 | Houston | 8 | 23 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 22.3 |
| 107 | SMU | 9 | 27 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 206 | 22.9 |
| 107 | Kansas | 5 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 107 | North Carolina State | 8 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 24.5 |
| 107 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 27 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 229 | 25.4 |
| 107 | Oregon State | 8 | 26 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 205 | 25.6 |
| 107 | Syracuse | 9 | 29 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 241 | 26.8 |
| 107 | Troy | 10 | 30 | 19 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 270 | 27.0 |
| 107 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 40 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 309 | 28.1 |
| 107 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 37 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 294 | 29.4 |
| 107 | UTEP | 10 | 37 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 297 | 29.7 |
| 107 | Akron | 9 | 34 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 268 | 29.8 |
| 107 | Georgia State | 10 | 40 | 10 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 314 | 31.4 |
| 107 | UAB | 8 | 31 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 253 | 31.6 |
| 107 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 35 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 284 | 31.6 |
| 107 | Temple | 8 | 33 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 256 | 32.0 |
| 107 | Charlotte | 8 | 36 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 281 | 35.1 |
| 107 | New Mexico State | 9 | 40 | 18 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 334 | 37.1 |
| 132 | Northwestern | 8 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 19.5 |
| 132 | Marshall | 9 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 180 | 20.0 |
| 132 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 38 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 288 | 32.0 |