2024 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 12/14/2024

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Virginia Tech 3 4 2 4 0 0 34 11.3
1 Notre Dame 3 5 0 4 0 0 34 11.3
3 Wisconsin 4 5 3 5 0 0 44 11.0
3 South Alabama 3 4 6 2 0 0 44 14.7
5 Army 3 6 1 4 1 0 45 15.0
5 Western Kentucky 3 6 1 6 0 0 45 15.0
7 Mississippi 3 5 4 4 0 0 46 15.3
7 South Florida 2 5 4 4 0 0 46 23.0
9 Indiana 3 6 2 6 0 0 48 16.0
10 Oregon 4 6 3 5 0 0 50 12.5
11 Pittsburgh 3 7 2 4 0 0 52 17.3
12 Connecticut 3 5 6 5 0 0 53 17.7
12 Tennessee 3 6 4 5 0 0 53 17.7
12 Washington State 3 6 4 5 0 0 53 17.7
15 Penn State 3 5 6 4 1 0 54 18.0
16 Ohio State 3 6 5 3 1 0 56 18.7
16 Fresno State 3 7 3 5 0 0 56 18.7
16 Florida 3 7 3 5 0 0 56 18.7
19 Texas 3 6 5 6 0 0 57 19.0
19 Minnesota 3 7 3 6 0 0 57 19.0
19 Texas A&M 3 7 3 6 0 0 57 19.0
19 Utah 3 7 3 6 0 0 57 19.0
23 Clemson 3 8 1 5 1 0 58 19.3
24 Georgia 3 7 3 6 1 0 59 19.7
25 Cincinnati 3 7 4 7 0 0 61 20.3
25 Boise State 3 8 2 7 0 0 61 20.3
25 Colorado 3 8 2 7 0 0 61 20.3
28 Sam Houston State 4 8 2 8 0 0 62 15.5
28 Auburn 3 7 4 6 1 0 62 20.7
30 South Carolina 3 8 3 6 0 0 63 21.0
31 SMU 3 8 3 5 1 0 64 21.3
32 Northern Illinois 4 6 8 5 0 0 65 16.3
32 Michigan 3 7 5 6 1 0 65 21.7
34 Duke 3 8 4 8 0 0 68 22.7
34 Rice 3 8 4 8 0 0 68 22.7
36 Bowling Green 4 6 9 4 1 0 69 17.3
37 Tulane 4 8 5 7 0 0 70 17.5
38 Miami (Ohio) 4 9 3 6 1 0 71 17.8
38 James Madison 4 9 3 8 0 0 71 17.8
38 TCU 3 8 5 8 0 0 71 23.7
38 Ohio 3 9 3 6 1 0 71 23.7
42 Iowa State 3 10 1 9 0 0 72 24.0
43 Texas State 4 7 8 7 0 0 73 18.3
43 Louisiana Tech 4 9 3 8 0 1 73 18.3
43 Arkansas 3 8 5 6 2 0 73 24.3
43 Kansas State 3 10 1 8 1 0 73 24.3
47 Arizona State 3 8 6 8 0 0 74 24.7
47 LSU 3 8 6 8 0 0 74 24.7
49 Michigan State 3 10 2 7 1 0 75 25.0
49 Memphis 3 10 2 9 0 0 75 25.0
49 Navy 3 10 2 9 0 0 75 25.0
49 Houston 3 11 0 9 0 0 75 25.0
53 San Diego State 3 10 2 9 1 0 77 25.7
54 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 9 5 7 1 0 78 19.5
54 Jacksonville State 4 9 5 9 0 0 78 19.5
54 Wyoming 3 9 5 9 0 0 78 26.0
54 Kansas 3 10 2 10 0 1 78 26.0
54 BYU 3 10 3 7 1 0 78 26.0
59 Florida Atlantic 2 9 5 8 1 0 79 39.5
60 UCLA 3 10 4 8 0 0 80 26.7
61 North Carolina State 3 9 6 9 0 0 81 27.0
61 Marshall 3 10 4 7 0 1 81 27.0
63 Colorado State 4 10 4 8 1 0 82 20.5
63 Akron 3 10 4 8 1 0 82 27.3
63 Liberty 3 10 4 10 0 0 82 27.3
66 Florida International 4 9 7 9 0 0 84 21.0
66 Georgia Southern 3 10 5 9 0 0 84 28.0
66 Nebraska 3 12 0 12 0 0 84 28.0
69 Louisiana-Monroe 3 10 5 7 1 1 86 28.7
69 Massachusetts 3 12 1 11 0 0 86 28.7
71 California 4 11 3 10 1 0 87 21.8
72 Florida State 3 8 11 7 0 0 88 29.3
72 Washington 3 10 6 10 0 0 88 29.3
74 Alabama 4 11 4 9 0 1 89 22.3
74 Vanderbilt 4 12 2 11 0 0 89 22.3
74 North Carolina 3 10 6 9 1 0 89 29.7
74 Georgia State 3 11 3 8 2 1 89 29.7
78 Old Dominion 4 13 1 11 0 0 92 23.0
78 Kentucky 3 11 5 11 0 0 92 30.7
80 Illinois 3 12 3 9 2 0 94 31.3
81 Missouri 4 11 6 11 0 0 95 23.8
81 Oklahoma 3 11 6 9 1 0 95 31.7
81 Temple 3 12 4 9 1 0 95 31.7
81 Middle Tennessee 3 13 1 12 0 1 95 31.7
85 Iowa 4 11 7 10 0 0 97 24.3
85 Toledo 4 11 7 10 0 0 97 24.3
85 Troy 3 10 8 9 1 1 97 32.3
85 Boston College 3 12 4 11 1 0 97 32.3
85 Eastern Michigan 3 12 4 11 1 0 97 32.3
85 Miami (Florida) 3 13 2 13 0 0 97 32.3
91 Syracuse 3 12 5 12 0 0 99 33.0
91 UTSA 3 13 3 8 2 0 99 33.0
91 New Mexico 3 13 3 12 0 0 99 33.0
94 Georgia Tech 4 13 3 13 0 0 100 25.0
95 USC 4 12 7 9 2 0 106 26.5
95 Baylor 3 13 5 9 2 0 106 35.3
97 Air Force 3 15 1 14 0 0 107 35.7
98 San Jose State 4 14 4 13 0 0 109 27.3
99 Hawai'i 4 14 4 12 1 0 110 27.5
99 Buffalo 3 14 3 13 2 0 110 36.7
99 Coastal Carolina 3 14 4 12 1 0 110 36.7
102 Central Michigan 3 11 11 10 1 0 111 37.0
103 Appalachian State 3 14 5 13 0 0 112 37.3
104 West Virginia 4 16 1 14 0 0 113 28.3
104 Maryland 3 14 5 14 0 0 113 37.7
106 Northwestern 4 14 4 14 0 2 114 28.5
106 Tulsa 3 15 3 13 1 0 114 38.0
106 Oklahoma State 3 15 3 15 0 0 114 38.0
109 Arkansas State 4 15 4 14 0 0 116 29.0
109 Kent State 3 14 6 14 0 0 116 38.7
109 Texas Tech 3 14 6 14 0 0 116 38.7
112 UCF 4 14 7 11 1 0 118 29.5
112 New Mexico State 3 14 6 14 0 1 118 39.3
114 UTEP 4 15 5 15 0 0 120 30.0
115 Wake Forest 4 15 6 15 0 0 123 30.8
116 Ball State 4 16 5 14 1 0 127 31.8
116 Virginia 4 16 5 16 0 0 127 31.8
118 Western Michigan 4 17 3 15 1 0 128 32.0
119 Nevada 4 17 4 16 0 0 130 32.5
120 UNLV 4 17 5 13 1 0 132 33.0
120 Kennesaw State 4 18 2 18 0 0 132 33.0
122 Louisville 4 17 5 16 0 0 133 33.3
122 Rutgers 4 19 0 19 0 0 133 33.3
122 Mississippi State 3 16 7 16 0 0 133 44.3
125 Arizona 4 16 7 15 1 0 134 33.5
125 North Texas 3 17 5 15 1 0 134 44.7
125 East Carolina 3 18 3 17 0 0 134 44.7
128 Southern Mississippi 4 16 8 15 1 0 137 34.3
128 Purdue 3 18 4 17 0 0 137 45.7
130 Charlotte 4 18 5 17 0 1 142 35.5
131 Stanford 4 19 4 19 0 1 147 36.8
132 Oregon State 4 17 10 14 2 0 150 37.5
132 UAB 3 21 2 16 1 0 150 50.0
134 Utah State 4 23 9 18 2 0 187 46.8