2024 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/21/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 9 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Air Force | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Texas | 11 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 12 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Oregon | 11 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 16.6 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 9 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Indiana | 9 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 16.9 |
| 1 | Toledo | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 10 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 18.4 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 9 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 19.6 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 10 | 26 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 206 | 20.6 |
| 1 | BYU | 10 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 214 | 21.4 |
| 1 | UNLV | 5 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Michigan | 10 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 218 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 11 | 29 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 242 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 10 | 27 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 227 | 22.7 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 10 | 29 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 22.8 |
| 1 | Colorado | 10 | 28 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 22.9 |
| 1 | USC | 10 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 233 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 1 | California | 10 | 31 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 243 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Auburn | 9 | 27 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 24.4 |
| 1 | Memphis | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 11 | 35 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Clemson | 12 | 37 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 294 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 8 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 24.8 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 9 | 25 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 225 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 10 | 31 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 1 | LSU | 10 | 30 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 25.4 |
| 1 | Illinois | 10 | 31 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 256 | 25.6 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 10 | 30 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 25.9 |
| 1 | Florida | 11 | 35 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 285 | 25.9 |
| 1 | Boise State | 3 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 9 | 28 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 238 | 26.4 |
| 1 | Missouri | 9 | 29 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 26.4 |
| 1 | Boston College | 10 | 30 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 269 | 26.9 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 3 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 32 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 248 | 27.6 |
| 1 | UCLA | 10 | 34 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 277 | 27.7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 35 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 9 | 31 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 28.1 |
| 1 | Florida State | 9 | 30 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 28.6 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 9 | 31 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 258 | 28.7 |
| 1 | TCU | 11 | 39 | 15 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 317 | 28.8 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 35 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 29.2 |
| 1 | Baylor | 10 | 37 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 297 | 29.7 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 9 | 32 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 30.3 |
| 1 | UCF | 10 | 38 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 306 | 30.6 |
| 1 | Florida International | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 3 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 32.5 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 11 | 49 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 359 | 32.6 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 3 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 32.7 |
| 1 | Rice | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 10 | 43 | 10 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 332 | 33.2 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 33.5 |
| 1 | Tulane | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 33.7 |
| 1 | Maryland | 10 | 41 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 338 | 33.8 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 10 | 43 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 34.2 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 9 | 39 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 316 | 35.1 |
| 1 | UAB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 9 | 41 | 18 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 341 | 37.9 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 4 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 3 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 39.7 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 53 | 9 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 39.7 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 10 | 55 | 10 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 413 | 41.3 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 3 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 45.0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 2 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 46.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 3 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 47.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 48.5 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 3 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 49.7 |
| 1 | James Madison | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 50.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 3 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 50.3 |
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 66.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 66.0 |
| 107 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 107 | Alabama | 9 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 20.4 |
| 107 | Minnesota | 10 | 24 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 21.0 |
| 107 | Georgia | 11 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 241 | 21.9 |
| 107 | Kansas State | 10 | 29 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 230 | 23.0 |
| 107 | SMU | 12 | 35 | 10 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 278 | 23.2 |
| 107 | Houston | 10 | 30 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 241 | 24.1 |
| 107 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 30 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 24.2 |
| 107 | Oklahoma | 9 | 25 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 223 | 24.8 |
| 107 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 28 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 227 | 25.2 |
| 107 | Washington | 10 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 262 | 26.2 |
| 107 | Rutgers | 10 | 35 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 262 | 26.2 |
| 107 | Kansas | 10 | 35 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 286 | 28.6 |
| 107 | Michigan State | 10 | 38 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 303 | 30.3 |
| 107 | Syracuse | 8 | 30 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 243 | 30.4 |
| 107 | Nevada | 3 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 107 | North Carolina State | 9 | 36 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 302 | 33.6 |
| 107 | Stanford | 9 | 40 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 314 | 34.9 |
| 107 | UTEP | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 48.0 |
| 107 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 49.5 |
| 107 | Kent State | 3 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 60.7 |
| 128 | Louisville | 9 | 29 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 234 | 26.0 |
| 129 | Northwestern | 10 | 37 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 303 | 30.3 |