2025 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Toledo | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Washington State | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 7.8 |
| 7 | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8.8 |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 12 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 9.7 |
| 12 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| 13 | Florida State | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 10.2 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 10.3 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 9 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 10.3 |
| 16 | Arkansas | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 17 | UCF | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 10.6 |
| 18 | Maryland | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10.8 |
| 18 | Indiana | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 10.8 |
| 20 | Boston College | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 11.0 |
| 22 | Nevada | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11.3 |
| 22 | LSU | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 11.3 |
| 24 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 11.6 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 11.8 |
| 26 | Penn State | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 12.2 |
| 27 | Clemson | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 12.7 |
| 28 | East Carolina | 8 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 12.8 |
| 28 | Iowa | 8 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 12.8 |
| 30 | Wake Forest | 8 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 12.9 |
| 31 | Kansas | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 13.0 |
| 31 | Central Michigan | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 13.0 |
| 31 | Minnesota | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 13.0 |
| 31 | Western Michigan | 9 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Oregon | 11 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 13.5 |
| 36 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 37 | Fresno State | 8 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 13.8 |
| 37 | Arizona | 9 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 13.8 |
| 39 | Northwestern | 6 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 14.0 |
| 40 | Illinois | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 14.1 |
| 41 | Akron | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 14.2 |
| 42 | Bowling Green | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 42 | SMU | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 14.3 |
| 42 | Notre Dame | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 14.3 |
| 45 | Iowa State | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 14.4 |
| 45 | Alabama | 10 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 14.4 |
| 47 | Tulsa | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 47 | New Mexico State | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 49 | Colorado | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 50 | James Madison | 12 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 14.8 |
| 51 | Georgia | 12 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 15.3 |
| 52 | Florida | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 52 | Army | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 15.8 |
| 52 | Michigan | 9 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 15.8 |
| 55 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 16.0 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 16.4 |
| 57 | Auburn | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 16.6 |
| 57 | Utah | 10 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 16.6 |
| 59 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 16.7 |
| 59 | BYU | 11 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 16.7 |
| 61 | Missouri | 8 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 16.8 |
| 62 | UTEP | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 62 | Louisville | 8 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 17.0 |
| 62 | Hawaii | 8 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 17.0 |
| 65 | USF | 9 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 156 | 17.3 |
| 66 | Buffalo | 5 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 67 | UTSA | 6 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 17.7 |
| 67 | Nebraska | 7 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 17.7 |
| 67 | Texas | 9 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 17.7 |
| 67 | USC | 9 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 17.7 |
| 71 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 71 | Air Force | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 71 | Temple | 5 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 71 | Memphis | 8 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 17.8 |
| 71 | New Mexico | 9 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 17.8 |
| 76 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 76 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 76 | Liberty | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 76 | Ole Miss | 11 | 24 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 18.0 |
| 80 | Appalachian State | 5 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 80 | Utah State | 6 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 18.2 |
| 82 | Washington | 8 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 18.3 |
| 82 | Houston | 9 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 18.3 |
| 82 | Tulane | 11 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 201 | 18.3 |
| 85 | Missouri State | 7 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 18.4 |
| 86 | Cincinnati | 7 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 132 | 18.9 |
| 86 | Virginia | 10 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 18.9 |
| 88 | Colorado State | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 89 | California | 7 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 90 | Rice | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 19.4 |
| 91 | FIU | 7 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 19.6 |
| 92 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 19.8 |
| 93 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 19.9 |
| 93 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 199 | 19.9 |
| 95 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 95 | Kansas State | 6 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 95 | Texas State | 6 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 98 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 20.1 |
| 99 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 100 | Rutgers | 5 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 100 | Arizona State | 8 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 20.4 |
| 102 | North Texas | 11 | 27 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 227 | 20.6 |
| 103 | Ohio | 8 | 22 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 20.9 |
| 104 | Georgia State | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 104 | Ball State | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 104 | West Virginia | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 107 | NC State | 7 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 21.1 |
| 107 | Boise State | 9 | 25 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 21.1 |
| 109 | TCU | 8 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 21.3 |
| 110 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 28 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 21.5 |
| 110 | Texas A&M | 11 | 28 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 236 | 21.5 |
| 112 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 21.6 |
| 113 | Syracuse | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 114 | Arkansas State | 6 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 115 | Kent State | 5 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 115 | Southern Miss | 7 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 154 | 22.0 |
| 115 | Troy | 8 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 22.0 |
| 118 | UCLA | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 118 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 120 | Connecticut | 9 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 22.4 |
| 121 | Marshall | 5 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 122 | Baylor | 5 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 123 | Tennessee | 8 | 24 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 23.3 |
| 124 | Navy | 9 | 27 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 216 | 24.0 |
| 125 | UNLV | 10 | 30 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 241 | 24.1 |
| 126 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 26 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 24.3 |
| 127 | Michigan State | 4 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 127 | Duke | 8 | 25 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 24.5 |
| 129 | South Alabama | 4 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 130 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 26.2 |
| 130 | Delaware | 6 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 26.2 |
| 132 | UAB | 4 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 133 | Louisiana | 6 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 29.8 |
| 134 | San Jose State | 3 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 31.3 |
| 135 | Charlotte | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |