2024 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Ohio State 12 19 10 13 3 0 163 13.6
2 Air Force 2 3 3 2 1 0 31 15.5
3 Florida Atlantic 1 2 0 2 0 1 16 16.0
4 Penn State 12 20 18 18 2 0 196 16.3
5 Notre Dame 12 25 9 22 1 0 201 16.8
6 Indiana 9 18 9 17 0 0 152 16.9
7 Mississippi 10 20 11 18 0 0 171 17.1
8 Texas 13 26 17 22 2 1 235 18.1
9 Oregon 12 26 14 22 2 0 224 18.7
10 Iowa 11 24 15 22 0 0 211 19.2
11 South Carolina 10 24 11 18 1 0 197 19.7
12 Navy 1 3 0 2 0 0 20 20.0
12 Miami (Ohio) 2 4 4 4 0 0 40 20.0
12 Minnesota 11 25 15 23 0 1 220 20.0
15 Alabama 10 23 14 17 2 1 203 20.3
16 Tennessee 10 26 9 21 1 0 206 20.6
17 BYU 11 27 13 23 2 0 228 20.7
18 East Carolina 1 3 0 3 0 0 21 21.0
18 Michigan 11 26 16 25 1 0 231 21.0
20 UNLV 5 13 6 11 1 0 109 21.8
21 Georgia 11 24 23 20 3 1 241 21.9
22 Nebraska 11 31 8 29 2 0 243 22.1
23 Utah 10 27 13 22 2 0 227 22.7
24 SMU 12 35 10 30 3 1 278 23.2
25 Arizona State 12 34 15 26 3 0 281 23.4
26 Northern Illinois 1 3 1 3 0 0 24 24.0
26 USC 11 31 16 26 2 0 264 24.0
28 Houston 10 30 11 26 0 1 241 24.1
28 Colorado 11 32 14 29 1 0 265 24.1
30 Virginia Tech 11 33 11 29 2 1 266 24.2
31 California 10 31 8 29 2 0 243 24.3
32 Auburn 9 27 10 24 2 0 220 24.4
33 Memphis 2 6 3 4 0 0 49 24.5
33 Clemson 12 37 12 34 1 0 294 24.5
35 Kansas State 11 34 11 30 1 1 271 24.6
36 Oklahoma 9 25 16 21 1 1 223 24.8
36 Illinois 11 33 14 27 3 0 273 24.8
38 Fresno State 3 8 7 6 0 0 75 25.0
38 Wisconsin 10 31 11 31 0 0 250 25.0
40 Vanderbilt 10 31 12 30 0 1 254 25.4
41 Texas A&M 9 29 10 27 1 0 233 25.9
41 Cincinnati 10 30 17 28 0 0 259 25.9
41 LSU 11 34 16 33 0 0 285 25.9
41 Florida 11 35 14 31 1 0 285 25.9
41 Iowa State 12 40 11 36 1 0 311 25.9
46 Missouri 10 32 13 31 0 0 262 26.2
47 Boston College 11 33 19 28 3 0 289 26.3
48 North Carolina 9 28 14 24 2 0 238 26.4
49 Louisville 10 34 9 31 1 2 268 26.8
50 San Diego State 3 11 1 10 1 0 81 27.0
50 Washington 11 38 10 37 0 1 297 27.0
52 Boise State 4 14 4 12 1 0 110 27.5
53 Duke 10 32 17 30 2 0 277 27.7
53 UCLA 10 34 14 29 1 0 277 27.7
55 Rutgers 11 41 6 30 5 1 306 27.8
56 Pittsburgh 10 35 13 31 0 0 280 28.0
57 Kentucky 9 31 12 31 0 0 253 28.1
58 Georgia Tech 10 37 7 32 4 0 283 28.3
59 Arkansas 10 34 13 29 5 1 284 28.4
60 Florida State 9 30 16 29 0 0 257 28.6
60 Kansas 10 35 12 32 3 1 286 28.6
62 Connecticut 5 17 9 15 0 0 144 28.8
62 TCU 11 39 15 32 3 0 317 28.8
64 Hawai'i 2 7 3 7 0 0 58 29.0
65 Central Michigan 1 3 3 3 0 0 30 30.0
65 Eastern Michigan 1 4 1 3 0 0 30 30.0
65 Bowling Green 2 6 6 6 0 0 60 30.0
65 Old Dominion 2 6 6 6 0 0 60 30.0
69 Virginia 9 32 17 30 0 0 273 30.3
69 Northwestern 10 37 13 36 0 3 303 30.3
69 Michigan State 10 38 12 33 2 1 303 30.3
72 Miami (Florida) 10 41 6 41 0 0 305 30.5
73 UCF 10 38 14 32 2 0 306 30.6
74 Syracuse 9 35 10 34 1 1 278 30.9
75 Florida International 1 4 1 4 0 0 31 31.0
75 Southern Mississippi 1 4 1 4 0 0 31 31.0
75 Texas State 1 4 1 4 0 0 31 31.0
75 Nevada 3 11 5 8 1 1 93 31.0
75 Baylor 11 43 14 37 2 0 341 31.0
80 Toledo 2 6 4 5 5 0 63 31.5
81 Wyoming 3 12 4 12 0 0 96 32.0
81 Washington State 4 15 8 12 1 0 128 32.0
83 Louisiana Tech 2 8 3 8 0 0 65 32.5
84 West Virginia 11 49 6 45 1 0 359 32.6
85 San Jose State 3 12 5 9 1 0 98 32.7
86 Rice 1 5 0 3 0 0 33 33.0
87 Arizona 10 43 10 42 1 0 332 33.2
88 Georgia State 2 9 1 8 1 0 67 33.5
89 North Carolina State 9 36 16 36 0 1 302 33.6
90 Tulane 3 11 8 11 0 0 101 33.7
91 Maryland 10 41 17 39 1 0 338 33.8
92 Texas Tech 11 47 19 40 0 1 381 34.6
93 Stanford 9 40 11 37 1 1 314 34.9
94 Wake Forest 9 39 15 35 1 0 316 35.1
95 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 9 3 9 0 0 72 36.0
96 UAB 1 4 3 4 0 0 37 37.0
97 Mississippi State 9 41 18 39 1 0 341 37.9
98 Buffalo 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
98 New Mexico State 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
98 Troy 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
98 Oregon State 4 18 8 16 2 0 152 38.0
102 Ohio 2 10 3 10 0 0 79 39.5
103 Colorado State 3 16 2 15 1 0 119 39.7
103 Oklahoma State 10 53 9 52 0 0 397 39.7
105 Arkansas State 2 11 1 11 0 0 80 40.0
105 Marshall 2 11 1 11 0 0 80 40.0
107 Purdue 10 55 10 53 0 0 413 41.3
108 South Alabama 1 6 0 6 0 0 42 42.0
108 Western Michigan 2 11 2 10 1 0 84 42.0
108 Western Kentucky 2 12 0 12 0 0 84 42.0
111 Coastal Carolina 1 5 3 4 0 0 43 43.0
111 Ball State 2 10 5 9 1 0 86 43.0
113 Sam Houston State 1 6 1 6 0 0 45 45.0
113 Tulsa 1 6 1 6 0 0 45 45.0
113 Charlotte 2 12 2 12 0 0 90 45.0
113 Utah State 3 17 5 16 1 0 135 45.0
117 South Florida 2 13 0 12 1 0 92 46.0
118 New Mexico 3 19 3 18 0 0 141 47.0
119 UTEP 2 13 1 13 0 1 96 48.0
120 Middle Tennessee 2 13 2 13 0 0 97 48.5
121 Jacksonville State 1 7 0 7 0 0 49 49.0
122 Louisiana-Monroe 2 13 2 13 0 1 99 49.5
123 Massachusetts 3 20 3 20 0 0 149 49.7
124 James Madison 1 7 1 3 1 0 50 50.0
125 Akron 3 21 1 20 1 0 151 50.3
126 Temple 1 6 3 6 0 0 51 51.0
127 Georgia Southern 1 7 1 7 0 0 52 52.0
128 UTSA 1 8 0 8 0 0 56 56.0
129 Kent State 3 24 4 24 0 1 182 60.7
130 Appalachian State 1 9 1 9 0 0 66 66.0
130 North Texas 1 9 1 9 0 0 66 66.0