2025 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/15/2025

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Ohio State 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 7.0
2 Texas Tech 3 3 2 2 1 0 28 9.3
3 North Carolina 1 2 1 2 0 0 17 17.0
4 Wake Forest 2 3 6 3 0 0 39 19.5
5 Indiana 1 2 2 2 0 0 20 20.0
5 SMU 1 2 2 2 0 0 20 20.0
7 Alabama 5 13 4 12 0 0 102 20.4
8 Iowa 3 6 7 5 0 1 64 21.3
9 Texas 4 11 3 9 1 0 86 21.5
10 Louisville 3 8 3 6 1 0 65 21.7
11 USC 2 7 0 5 0 0 47 23.5
12 Oklahoma 5 12 11 11 0 1 118 23.6
13 Clemson 1 2 3 1 1 0 24 24.0
13 Miami (FL) 1 3 1 3 0 0 24 24.0
13 Washington 2 6 2 6 0 0 48 24.0
16 Vanderbilt 3 8 6 8 0 0 74 24.7
17 BYU 2 5 5 5 0 0 50 25.0
18 Nebraska 2 5 5 4 1 0 51 25.5
19 Auburn 5 14 10 12 0 1 128 25.6
20 Ole Miss 3 9 6 7 0 0 79 26.3
21 UTEP 1 3 2 3 0 0 27 27.0
22 Missouri 3 10 4 10 0 0 82 27.3
23 Michigan 2 7 2 7 0 0 55 27.5
23 Georgia 4 14 4 14 0 0 110 27.5
25 Florida 5 17 7 16 0 0 139 27.8
26 Boise State 1 4 0 2 1 0 28 28.0
27 Texas A&M 2 7 3 6 0 0 57 28.5
28 Utah 2 7 3 7 0 0 58 29.0
29 Arizona State 3 12 1 11 1 0 88 29.3
29 South Carolina 6 21 9 17 2 1 176 29.3
31 Wisconsin 5 19 5 19 0 0 148 29.6
32 Northwestern 4 14 7 14 0 0 119 29.8
33 Oregon 1 3 3 3 0 0 30 30.0
33 East Carolina 2 6 6 6 0 0 60 30.0
35 Florida State 3 12 2 11 1 0 91 30.3
36 Boston College 2 8 3 4 0 0 61 30.5
37 Notre Dame 3 10 7 9 1 0 92 30.7
38 California 1 4 1 4 0 0 31 31.0
38 Liberty 1 4 1 4 0 0 31 31.0
38 Tulsa 1 4 1 4 0 0 31 31.0
38 Wyoming 1 4 1 4 0 0 31 31.0
38 LSU 4 16 4 16 0 0 124 31.0
43 Duke 3 11 6 11 0 0 95 31.7
43 Penn State 3 12 4 11 0 0 95 31.7
45 Arizona 2 8 3 7 0 0 64 32.0
46 Western Michigan 1 4 2 3 0 0 33 33.0
47 New Mexico 1 4 2 4 0 0 34 34.0
48 Kentucky 4 17 6 17 0 0 137 34.3
49 South Alabama 2 9 2 7 1 0 69 34.5
49 Army 2 9 2 9 0 0 69 34.5
51 Houston 1 3 5 2 0 0 35 35.0
51 Florida Atlantic 1 5 0 5 0 0 35 35.0
51 Rice 1 5 0 5 0 0 35 35.0
51 Washington State 3 13 4 13 0 1 105 35.0
51 Colorado 4 15 11 15 0 1 140 35.0
56 NC State 4 17 8 16 0 1 144 36.0
56 Purdue 4 18 6 18 0 0 144 36.0
58 Ohio 1 4 3 4 0 0 37 37.0
58 Pittsburgh 1 5 0 5 1 0 37 37.0
60 Oregon State 3 14 5 14 0 0 113 37.7
61 Memphis 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
61 San Jose State 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
61 Louisiana 2 10 2 10 0 0 76 38.0
61 Tennessee 3 13 7 11 1 1 114 38.0
61 Michigan State 3 15 3 15 0 0 114 38.0
66 UCF 2 9 5 9 0 0 78 39.0
66 Stanford 3 14 6 13 0 1 117 39.0
68 Virginia Tech 2 10 3 8 1 0 79 39.5
69 Marshall 2 11 1 11 0 0 80 40.0
69 Navy 2 11 1 11 0 0 80 40.0
71 West Virginia 3 16 3 16 0 0 121 40.3
72 Iowa State 1 5 2 5 0 0 41 41.0
72 UTSA 3 17 2 15 0 0 123 41.0
74 Syracuse 3 16 4 16 0 0 124 41.3
75 Mississippi State 5 27 6 27 0 0 207 41.4
76 Massachusetts 1 6 0 6 0 0 42 42.0
76 New Mexico State 1 6 0 6 0 0 42 42.0
76 Kansas 2 10 4 8 1 1 84 42.0
76 Minnesota 2 12 0 12 0 0 84 42.0
80 USF 2 12 0 11 1 0 85 42.5
81 Kansas State 1 5 3 4 0 0 43 43.0
81 Illinois 3 17 3 16 1 0 129 43.0
83 Temple 2 11 3 10 1 0 87 43.5
84 TCU 1 5 3 5 0 0 44 44.0
84 Arkansas 4 23 5 23 0 0 176 44.0
86 Tulane 1 5 3 4 1 0 45 45.0
86 Cincinnati 1 6 1 6 0 0 45 45.0
86 Old Dominion 2 12 2 12 0 0 90 45.0
89 Georgia Southern 2 13 1 13 0 0 94 47.0
90 Coastal Carolina 1 6 2 6 0 0 48 48.0
91 Georgia State 3 20 2 19 1 0 147 49.0
91 UCLA 3 20 3 18 0 0 147 49.0
93 Utah State 2 13 3 12 0 0 99 49.5
94 Oklahoma State 3 20 4 16 1 0 150 50.0
95 Texas State 1 7 1 7 0 0 52 52.0
96 Kent State 2 13 5 13 0 0 106 53.0
97 Charlotte 1 7 2 6 0 0 54 54.0
98 UAB 2 15 1 14 1 0 109 54.5
99 Maryland 1 7 2 7 0 0 55 55.0
99 Sam Houston State 1 7 2 7 0 0 55 55.0
99 Baylor 1 8 0 7 0 0 55 55.0
102 Rutgers 1 8 0 8 0 0 56 56.0
102 Kennesaw State 1 8 0 8 0 0 56 56.0
104 Appalachian State 1 7 3 7 0 0 58 58.0
105 Central Michigan 1 9 0 9 0 0 63 63.0
106 Louisiana-Monroe 1 10 1 10 0 0 73 73.0
106 Missouri State 1 10 1 10 0 0 73 73.0