2024 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in December/January Only through 12/21/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 2 | Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Navy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 5 | James Madison | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 8 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 10 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 11 | California | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 12 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 13 | Indiana | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 14 | Ohio | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 14 | Western Michigan | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 16 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 16 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 18 | UNLV | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 19 | Memphis | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 19 | Oregon | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 21 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 22 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 22 | Tennessee | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 25 | Army | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 25 | Iowa State | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 27 | Texas | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 28 | Penn State | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 29 | Tulane | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 34.0 |
| 30 | Clemson | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 31 | SMU | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 32 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |