2024 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 11/20/2024

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Ohio State 4 3 2 3 0 0 27 6.8
2 Tennessee 4 3 3 1 0 0 28 7.0
2 Texas 5 3 5 2 0 0 35 7.0
4 Iowa State 4 3 3 2 0 0 29 7.3
5 Mississippi 5 3 7 3 0 0 42 8.4
6 Army 4 6 0 4 1 0 42 10.5
7 Penn State 4 5 4 4 0 0 46 11.5
8 Missouri 4 6 2 6 0 0 48 12.0
9 Nebraska 5 7 4 7 0 0 61 12.2
10 Washington 5 6 6 6 0 1 62 12.4
11 Notre Dame 5 6 7 6 0 0 63 12.6
12 California 4 7 1 6 0 0 51 12.8
13 Indiana 5 8 3 8 0 0 65 13.0
14 Kentucky 5 8 4 7 0 0 67 13.4
15 Iowa 4 7 2 7 0 0 55 13.8
15 UNLV 4 7 2 7 0 0 55 13.8
17 Illinois 5 8 5 8 0 0 71 14.2
18 Georgia 4 5 7 4 1 1 59 14.8
19 Alabama 4 7 4 4 1 0 60 15.0
19 Miami (Florida) 5 7 9 6 0 0 75 15.0
19 Utah 5 8 6 5 2 0 75 15.0
22 Minnesota 5 8 7 8 0 0 77 15.4
23 Northwestern 4 7 5 6 0 0 63 15.8
23 Boston College 5 6 12 5 1 0 79 15.8
23 BYU 5 8 8 7 0 0 79 15.8
26 Louisville 4 8 2 8 0 1 64 16.0
26 Oklahoma 5 9 6 6 0 1 80 16.0
28 Duke 5 9 6 9 0 0 81 16.2
29 Rutgers 4 8 2 5 3 0 65 16.3
30 Hawai'i 4 8 4 8 0 0 68 17.0
30 South Carolina 4 8 5 5 0 0 68 17.0
30 USC 4 9 2 8 0 0 68 17.0
33 James Madison 4 9 3 5 1 0 70 17.5
34 Texas A&M 5 10 7 9 0 0 90 18.0
35 Memphis 5 12 3 11 0 0 92 18.4
36 East Carolina 5 11 5 10 1 0 93 18.6
37 Oregon 4 9 4 9 0 0 75 18.8
37 Auburn 5 11 6 8 1 0 94 18.8
39 Toledo 4 8 6 8 0 1 76 19.0
39 Northern Illinois 4 8 6 8 1 0 76 19.0
39 Michigan State 5 12 4 11 0 0 95 19.0
42 Kansas State 5 11 7 11 0 0 98 19.6
43 Louisiana-Monroe 4 9 5 9 0 1 80 20.0
44 Arkansas 5 12 5 10 2 0 101 20.2
44 Baylor 5 12 6 11 0 0 101 20.2
46 Georgia Tech 5 12 6 10 1 0 102 20.4
47 Liberty 4 10 4 10 0 0 82 20.5
48 Houston 5 12 6 12 0 1 104 20.8
49 Air Force 4 10 5 8 1 0 85 21.3
49 Oregon State 4 11 2 9 1 1 85 21.3
51 Michigan 5 13 5 12 1 0 107 21.4
51 SMU 5 14 2 13 1 1 107 21.4
53 Cincinnati 5 12 9 9 0 0 108 21.6
53 LSU 5 13 6 12 0 0 108 21.6
55 Louisiana Tech 4 9 8 9 0 0 87 21.8
55 Maryland 5 13 6 13 0 0 109 21.8
57 Miami (Ohio) 4 10 6 10 0 0 88 22.0
57 San Diego State 4 11 4 8 1 0 88 22.0
57 Arizona State 4 11 4 10 0 0 88 22.0
57 Connecticut 5 13 7 11 0 0 110 22.0
61 Tulane 5 13 7 12 0 0 111 22.2
61 Eastern Michigan 5 14 5 10 1 0 111 22.2
63 Syracuse 4 10 7 9 0 0 90 22.5
63 Arizona 4 11 4 10 1 0 90 22.5
65 Ohio 5 13 8 13 0 0 115 23.0
65 Colorado 5 15 4 13 0 0 115 23.0
67 Vanderbilt 4 10 7 10 0 1 93 23.3
68 Virginia 4 10 8 10 0 0 94 23.5
68 Navy 4 12 3 7 3 0 94 23.5
70 Nevada 5 13 9 9 1 1 118 23.6
70 Florida Atlantic 5 15 4 14 0 1 118 23.6
72 San Jose State 4 12 4 9 1 0 95 23.8
72 Kansas 5 13 9 12 1 0 119 23.8
74 Buffalo 5 14 8 13 0 0 121 24.2
75 Sam Houston State 5 15 5 13 2 0 122 24.4
76 Florida State 5 15 6 15 0 0 123 24.6
77 UCF 4 12 5 12 0 0 99 24.8
77 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 12 5 12 0 0 99 24.8
79 Oklahoma State 5 15 7 14 0 0 125 25.0
80 Western Kentucky 5 18 0 18 0 0 126 25.2
81 Pittsburgh 4 12 6 12 0 0 102 25.5
82 Clemson 4 13 4 13 0 0 103 25.8
82 Marshall 4 13 4 13 0 0 103 25.8
82 Troy 5 15 8 13 1 0 129 25.8
82 Virginia Tech 5 16 5 16 0 1 129 25.8
86 Stanford 4 13 5 12 0 0 105 26.3
87 Rice 5 18 2 16 0 1 132 26.4
88 Old Dominion 4 12 8 9 1 0 107 26.8
88 Bowling Green 4 12 8 11 0 0 107 26.8
88 Wisconsin 4 14 3 14 0 0 107 26.8
91 Texas State 4 13 6 12 0 0 108 27.0
92 Florida 4 14 4 13 0 0 109 27.3
93 North Carolina 5 17 6 16 1 0 138 27.6
94 Coastal Carolina 4 13 7 12 0 0 111 27.8
95 Fresno State 5 17 7 15 1 0 140 28.0
95 Florida International 5 18 4 16 2 0 140 28.0
97 UAB 4 12 9 12 0 1 113 28.3
98 Colorado State 4 15 3 15 0 0 114 28.5
98 West Virginia 4 16 1 15 0 0 114 28.5
100 South Alabama 5 19 4 19 0 0 145 29.0
101 Kennesaw State 4 15 4 15 0 0 117 29.3
102 Central Michigan 5 18 7 16 1 0 147 29.4
103 Boise State 4 16 3 13 1 0 120 30.0
104 UTEP 4 15 5 13 1 1 122 30.5
105 UCLA 4 15 6 13 1 0 123 30.8
105 Massachusetts 5 18 9 17 1 0 154 30.8
107 TCU 5 19 7 16 2 0 155 31.0
108 Wake Forest 4 15 7 14 0 0 125 31.3
109 Georgia State 4 17 2 16 1 0 126 31.5
110 Mississippi State 5 20 6 20 0 0 158 31.6
110 UTSA 5 20 6 20 0 0 158 31.6
112 Georgia Southern 5 22 2 20 1 0 160 32.0
113 North Texas 5 20 8 17 0 0 161 32.2
114 Wyoming 5 19 10 18 0 0 162 32.4
114 Washington State 5 20 8 16 1 0 162 32.4
116 South Florida 5 22 3 21 1 0 164 32.8
117 Purdue 4 18 2 18 0 0 132 33.0
118 Charlotte 5 21 7 19 0 0 166 33.2
119 Southern Mississippi 4 18 3 17 0 0 134 33.5
120 North Carolina State 5 21 7 21 0 0 168 33.6
121 Arkansas State 4 18 3 18 0 0 135 33.8
122 Texas Tech 5 23 5 19 0 0 172 34.4
123 Tulsa 5 24 2 23 0 0 173 34.6
124 New Mexico State 5 21 10 17 1 0 175 35.0
125 Western Michigan 4 18 5 17 1 0 142 35.5
126 Appalachian State 4 19 4 17 0 0 143 35.8
127 Utah State 4 18 6 17 1 0 145 36.3
128 Jacksonville State 4 19 5 19 0 0 148 37.0
129 Temple 5 25 3 23 2 1 188 37.6
130 Middle Tennessee 5 26 4 25 0 1 195 39.0
131 Akron 5 27 3 26 1 1 201 40.2
132 New Mexico 5 28 8 25 1 0 219 43.8
133 Ball State 4 27 3 23 1 0 196 49.0
134 Kent State 5 33 8 33 0 1 257 51.4