2025 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2026

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Fresno State 4 7 5 6 0 1 65 16.3
2 Texas Tech 6 8 9 7 1 0 84 14.0
2 Ohio 3 7 5 7 0 0 64 21.3
4 Ohio State 9 10 11 8 0 0 101 11.2
5 Toledo 5 13 1 10 1 0 93 18.6
6 Indiana 9 13 11 12 1 1 127 14.1
6 Notre Dame 7 15 9 12 1 0 131 18.7
6 Utah 5 13 4 12 1 0 104 20.8
9 Miami (FL) 9 16 11 13 1 0 144 16.0
9 Iowa 8 14 17 13 0 1 150 18.8
9 Western Michigan 6 16 5 13 0 0 124 20.7
9 Missouri 5 13 7 13 0 0 112 22.4
9 Clemson 7 20 14 13 2 0 179 25.6
14 Texas 6 16 6 14 1 0 130 21.7
14 Old Dominion 5 14 4 14 0 0 110 22.0
14 Washington 6 15 9 14 1 0 133 22.2
14 Houston 5 16 7 14 0 0 131 26.2
18 Penn State 8 19 11 15 0 0 162 20.3
18 Texas A&M 6 17 8 15 0 1 143 23.8
18 Miami (OH) 6 16 12 15 0 0 147 24.5
18 Auburn 6 17 12 15 0 1 155 25.8
18 Hawaii 5 17 7 15 0 0 138 27.6
18 Connecticut 4 18 2 15 0 0 129 32.3
24 Oklahoma 8 17 17 16 0 1 171 21.4
24 Wake Forest 7 18 11 16 0 0 157 22.4
24 James Madison 7 21 8 16 2 0 170 24.3
24 TCU 7 21 11 16 2 0 179 25.6
24 Vanderbilt 6 17 12 16 1 0 156 26.0
24 Buffalo 5 16 7 16 0 0 133 26.6
24 Navy 6 21 6 16 2 0 164 27.3
24 Akron 3 17 5 16 0 1 135 45.0
32 Georgia 7 19 10 17 1 1 165 23.6
32 Arkansas State 7 22 6 17 2 0 171 24.4
32 Wyoming 5 17 6 17 0 0 137 27.4
32 UCF 5 17 10 17 0 0 149 29.8
32 Ball State 4 17 2 17 0 0 125 31.3
32 Northern Illinois 4 18 2 17 0 0 131 32.8
38 SMU 8 20 9 18 0 0 165 20.6
38 Arizona 7 20 8 18 1 0 164 23.4
38 Louisville 8 23 13 18 3 0 201 25.1
38 New Mexico 5 19 5 18 0 0 147 29.4
38 San Jose State 6 21 12 18 3 0 186 31.0
38 UNLV 5 21 5 18 1 0 161 32.2
38 Eastern Michigan 4 18 3 18 0 0 135 33.8
45 San Diego State 7 20 4 19 0 1 153 21.9
45 Iowa State 7 19 10 19 0 0 163 23.3
45 Army 6 20 5 19 0 0 154 25.7
45 Louisiana Tech 7 22 12 19 1 0 189 27.0
45 Bowling Green 5 19 8 19 0 1 159 31.8
50 Virginia 8 20 10 20 0 0 170 21.3
50 BYU 9 21 17 20 1 0 199 22.1
50 Ole Miss 8 23 12 20 0 0 194 24.3
50 Florida State 7 22 7 20 2 0 177 25.3
50 Western Kentucky 8 22 19 20 0 0 209 26.1
50 Tennessee 5 22 11 20 1 1 189 37.8
56 East Carolina 7 22 13 21 0 0 192 27.4
56 South Carolina 8 26 13 21 3 1 224 28.0
56 Georgia Tech 7 24 10 21 2 0 199 28.4
56 South Alabama 6 25 8 21 2 0 199 33.2
60 Michigan 9 23 13 22 0 0 199 22.1
60 Memphis 6 22 4 22 0 0 166 27.7
60 Delaware 6 24 10 22 1 0 198 33.0
60 Middle Tennessee State 6 26 7 22 0 0 199 33.2
64 Florida 8 24 13 23 0 1 208 26.0
64 Arizona State 8 27 8 23 1 0 211 26.4
64 Tulane 9 30 14 23 4 0 253 28.1
64 Southern Miss 7 27 6 23 2 0 207 29.6
64 Minnesota 7 25 12 23 2 0 213 30.4
64 Kansas State 6 24 8 23 1 0 193 32.2
64 Maryland 5 23 7 23 0 0 182 36.4
64 Tulsa 5 24 5 23 1 0 184 36.8
64 Kent State 4 23 6 23 0 0 179 44.8
73 Alabama 9 25 9 24 0 0 201 22.3
73 Troy 8 26 12 24 1 0 218 27.3
73 Jacksonville State 8 28 11 24 0 1 227 28.4
73 Nebraska 8 28 12 24 2 1 234 29.3
73 USF 7 27 8 24 2 0 214 30.6
73 Marshall 6 24 6 24 0 0 186 31.0
79 Oregon 10 29 9 25 1 0 228 22.8
79 Boise State 8 28 9 25 2 0 224 28.0
79 Kansas 7 27 10 25 1 1 221 31.6
79 Louisiana 7 27 11 25 0 1 222 31.7
79 Texas State 6 28 6 25 2 0 215 35.8
79 UTEP 6 26 12 25 0 1 219 36.5
79 Central Michigan 5 26 2 25 0 0 187 37.4
79 Massachusetts 5 26 3 25 0 0 190 38.0
87 LSU 9 26 8 26 0 0 206 22.9
87 Washington State 8 27 7 26 0 1 211 26.4
87 Pittsburgh 7 27 7 26 1 0 211 30.1
87 California 7 27 10 26 1 0 220 31.4
87 Cincinnati 7 29 9 26 2 0 231 33.0
87 Air Force 7 29 14 26 1 0 244 34.9
87 Appalachian State 7 30 15 26 0 0 251 35.9
94 Wisconsin 9 27 11 27 0 0 222 24.7
94 Nevada 7 28 12 27 0 0 231 33.0
94 New Mexico State 6 28 5 27 1 0 212 35.3
97 USC 10 32 7 28 0 0 241 24.1
97 Kennesaw State 9 32 7 28 2 0 245 27.2
97 Michigan State 8 30 7 28 0 0 229 28.6
97 Illinois 8 30 7 28 1 0 231 28.9
97 Oregon State 8 32 13 28 1 0 261 32.6
97 Coastal Carolina 6 31 14 28 2 0 260 43.3
103 Northwestern 9 29 9 29 0 0 230 25.6
103 Liberty 8 33 8 29 1 0 253 31.6
103 North Carolina 7 30 5 29 1 0 226 32.3
106 West Virginia 8 32 11 30 2 0 259 32.4
106 Kentucky 7 30 9 30 0 1 239 34.1
106 Utah State 8 34 15 30 0 1 281 35.1
106 Oklahoma State 6 34 8 30 1 0 260 43.3
110 North Texas 8 33 9 31 0 0 256 32.0
111 Stanford 8 33 12 32 0 1 268 33.5
112 NC State 9 35 15 33 0 1 290 32.2
112 Temple 8 36 11 33 3 0 288 36.0
112 UTSA 8 38 9 33 1 1 292 36.5
115 Colorado 9 35 15 34 1 1 293 32.6
115 Charlotte 7 35 8 34 0 1 270 38.6
115 Louisiana-Monroe 7 35 11 34 1 0 279 39.9
115 Baylor 7 37 8 34 1 0 282 40.3
119 Colorado State 9 36 10 35 1 0 283 31.4
119 Virginia Tech 9 37 13 35 1 0 298 33.1
119 FIU 8 35 11 35 1 0 280 35.0
119 Boston College 8 39 10 35 0 0 299 37.4
119 Missouri State 7 36 5 35 0 0 266 38.0
124 Georgia State 7 37 8 36 1 0 284 40.6
124 Georgia Southern 7 37 9 36 1 0 287 41.0
126 UAB 7 38 7 37 1 0 288 41.1
127 Arkansas 9 42 12 38 1 0 328 36.4
127 Sam Houston State 8 42 14 38 1 0 334 41.8
129 Mississippi State 9 42 10 39 2 0 325 36.1
130 Duke 11 46 15 40 3 0 367 33.4
131 Purdue 9 42 15 41 0 0 338 37.6
131 Rutgers 8 42 6 41 0 0 311 38.9
131 Florida Atlantic 7 41 7 41 0 0 308 44.0
134 Syracuse 9 43 11 43 0 0 334 37.1
135 Rice 8 45 7 45 0 1 338 42.3
136 UCLA 10 50 7 46 1 1 371 37.1