2024 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Missouri | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8.2 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 10.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Oregon | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Army | 8 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 11.7 |
| 1 | Indiana | 9 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 13.7 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 14.2 |
| 1 | Penn State | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 15.4 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 8 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Iowa | 8 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 15.9 |
| 1 | Utah | 8 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 132 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 6 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 9 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 16.8 |
| 1 | California | 7 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 16.9 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 6 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Duke | 7 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 7 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 17.6 |
| 1 | James Madison | 8 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 17.6 |
| 1 | UCF | 6 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 17.7 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 6 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Auburn | 7 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 7 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 18.3 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 7 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 7 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Tulane | 8 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Illinois | 7 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 19.4 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 7 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 19.6 |
| 1 | LSU | 6 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 19.7 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 7 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 20.1 |
| 1 | Navy | 7 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 142 | 20.3 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 9 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 20.4 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 1 | UCLA | 5 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 1 | Boston College | 7 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 20.7 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 7 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 20.7 |
| 1 | Colorado | 7 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 20.7 |
| 1 | Ohio | 9 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 20.7 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 6 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 1 | USC | 7 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 9 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 21.1 |
| 1 | Clemson | 6 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 7 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 21.4 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 22.1 |
| 1 | BYU | 6 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 1 | Rice | 9 | 25 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 22.2 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 7 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 22.4 |
| 1 | UNLV | 7 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 22.6 |
| 1 | Texas State | 8 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 22.6 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 8 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 22.6 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 8 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 22.9 |
| 1 | Memphis | 10 | 29 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 23.1 |
| 1 | Florida State | 6 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 23.2 |
| 1 | South Florida | 6 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 23.2 |
| 1 | Liberty | 7 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 23.7 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 7 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 23.9 |
| 1 | Boise State | 6 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 7 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 8 | 24 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 8 | 23 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 193 | 24.1 |
| 1 | Washington State | 7 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 24.3 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | 25 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 24.5 |
| 1 | TCU | 8 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 24.6 |
| 1 | Virginia | 6 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 24.8 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 8 | 27 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 198 | 24.8 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 9 | 29 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 227 | 25.2 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 25.3 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 8 | 24 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 204 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 7 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 25.6 |
| 1 | Maryland | 7 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 25.7 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 30 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 237 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Air Force | 7 | 25 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 27.4 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 7 | 26 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 28.4 |
| 1 | Nevada | 9 | 31 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 257 | 28.6 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 25 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 28.7 |
| 1 | Arizona | 6 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 9 | 32 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 261 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 7 | 23 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 29.3 |
| 1 | UTSA | 8 | 30 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 237 | 29.6 |
| 1 | Stanford | 6 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 30.3 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 8 | 31 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 30.9 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 33 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 31.1 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 9 | 31 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 281 | 31.2 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 8 | 30 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 251 | 31.4 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 35 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 283 | 31.4 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 9 | 36 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 285 | 31.7 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 8 | 33 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 256 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 6 | 25 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 32.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 6 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 33.5 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 34 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 271 | 33.9 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 7 | 32 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 35.9 |
| 1 | North Texas | 8 | 37 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 295 | 36.9 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 8 | 40 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 297 | 37.1 |
| 1 | Ball State | 7 | 36 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 264 | 37.7 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 10 | 49 | 14 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 383 | 38.3 |
| 1 | Utah State | 7 | 33 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 38.6 |
| 1 | Kent State | 6 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 38.7 |
| 112 | Alabama | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 10.2 |
| 112 | Louisville | 5 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 112 | Washington | 7 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 16.6 |
| 112 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 18.1 |
| 112 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 129 | 18.4 |
| 112 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 20.0 |
| 112 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 112 | SMU | 6 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 112 | Toledo | 9 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 201 | 22.3 |
| 112 | Marshall | 7 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 22.6 |
| 112 | Houston | 7 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 22.7 |
| 112 | Oregon State | 7 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 186 | 26.6 |
| 112 | Troy | 9 | 28 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 27.8 |
| 112 | UTEP | 9 | 32 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 262 | 29.1 |
| 112 | Georgia State | 7 | 28 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 217 | 31.0 |
| 112 | Charlotte | 8 | 32 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 256 | 32.0 |
| 112 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 34 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 266 | 33.3 |
| 112 | Akron | 8 | 35 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 272 | 34.0 |
| 112 | UAB | 7 | 30 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 240 | 34.3 |
| 112 | Temple | 7 | 31 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 241 | 34.4 |
| 112 | New Mexico State | 8 | 35 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 293 | 36.6 |
| 133 | Northwestern | 8 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 19.5 |
| 133 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 251 | 31.4 |