2025 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/25/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5.7 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 9.3 |
| 3 | Utah | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 9.3 |
| 5 | LSU | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 9.4 |
| 6 | Indiana | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 9.6 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 10.2 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 10.4 |
| 9 | Oregon | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 11.1 |
| 10 | Iowa | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 12.1 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 13.0 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 12 | James Madison | 6 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 13.5 |
| 14 | Mississippi State | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 14.0 |
| 14 | Michigan | 6 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 14.0 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 16 | East Carolina | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 14.3 |
| 16 | Northwestern | 7 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 14.3 |
| 19 | Florida | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 14.8 |
| 20 | Missouri | 6 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 15.0 |
| 21 | Kennesaw State | 6 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 15.5 |
| 22 | Arizona | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 15.8 |
| 24 | Toledo | 8 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 16.0 |
| 25 | Texas | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 16.2 |
| 26 | Houston | 7 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 16.3 |
| 27 | BYU | 7 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 16.4 |
| 28 | Auburn | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 29 | UCF | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 16.7 |
| 30 | Florida State | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 30 | Alabama | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 32 | Wake Forest | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17.0 |
| 33 | Kansas | 5 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 34 | Maryland | 7 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 17.3 |
| 35 | Penn State | 6 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 17.7 |
| 36 | Arkansas | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 37 | Wyoming | 7 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 18.1 |
| 38 | Illinois | 5 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 39 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 18.3 |
| 39 | Nebraska | 6 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 18.3 |
| 41 | Central Michigan | 7 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 18.4 |
| 42 | Wisconsin | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 42 | Tulane | 6 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 18.5 |
| 44 | USF | 6 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 44 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 46 | Western Michigan | 8 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 18.8 |
| 47 | Minnesota | 7 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 18.9 |
| 48 | Cincinnati | 8 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 152 | 19.0 |
| 49 | Ole Miss | 6 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 50 | Colorado | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 50 | Louisville | 5 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 50 | Washington | 6 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 19.8 |
| 53 | Memphis | 8 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 19.9 |
| 54 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 20.0 |
| 55 | Temple | 6 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 20.2 |
| 56 | Missouri State | 6 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 56 | Clemson | 6 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 56 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 20.3 |
| 59 | Arizona State | 5 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 60 | Texas A&M | 7 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 149 | 21.3 |
| 61 | SMU | 8 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 171 | 21.4 |
| 61 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 171 | 21.4 |
| 63 | Bowling Green | 6 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 64 | Liberty | 7 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 21.6 |
| 64 | Buffalo | 8 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 21.6 |
| 66 | Virginia | 7 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 67 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 177 | 22.1 |
| 68 | Purdue | 6 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 69 | Boise State | 7 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 22.6 |
| 70 | USC | 5 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 70 | Ohio | 7 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 161 | 23.0 |
| 70 | Navy | 7 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 23.0 |
| 73 | Hawaii | 8 | 23 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 23.3 |
| 74 | New Mexico | 7 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 75 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 23.6 |
| 75 | Fresno State | 8 | 24 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 23.6 |
| 77 | UTEP | 6 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 23.7 |
| 77 | Troy | 7 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 23.7 |
| 79 | Stanford | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 80 | New Mexico State | 7 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 24.0 |
| 80 | Army | 7 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 24.0 |
| 82 | California | 8 | 24 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 195 | 24.4 |
| 83 | Connecticut | 8 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 24.5 |
| 84 | Southern Miss | 8 | 25 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 197 | 24.6 |
| 85 | Kentucky | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 86 | UCLA | 6 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 24.8 |
| 87 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 25.0 |
| 87 | North Carolina | 6 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 25.0 |
| 87 | North Texas | 8 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 25.0 |
| 90 | TCU | 8 | 25 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 201 | 25.1 |
| 91 | Washington State | 6 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 25.2 |
| 92 | Old Dominion | 7 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 25.4 |
| 93 | West Virginia | 6 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 25.5 |
| 93 | Duke | 6 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 25.5 |
| 95 | Utah State | 6 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 25.8 |
| 95 | Kansas State | 8 | 25 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 206 | 25.8 |
| 97 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 25 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 26.6 |
| 98 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 26.7 |
| 99 | Rice | 7 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 189 | 27.0 |
| 99 | Rutgers | 7 | 24 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 27.0 |
| 101 | Louisiana | 7 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 190 | 27.1 |
| 101 | Colorado State | 8 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 27.1 |
| 103 | Syracuse | 6 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 27.3 |
| 104 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 27.4 |
| 104 | Tulsa | 7 | 24 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 27.4 |
| 106 | Nevada | 8 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 27.5 |
| 107 | Appalachian State | 8 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 221 | 27.6 |
| 108 | Tennessee | 6 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 27.7 |
| 109 | San Jose State | 6 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 27.8 |
| 110 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 111 | Delaware | 7 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 28.3 |
| 112 | Marshall | 6 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 28.5 |
| 112 | Arkansas State | 8 | 31 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 28.5 |
| 114 | NC State | 6 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 28.7 |
| 115 | UTSA | 6 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 29.0 |
| 115 | Akron | 9 | 32 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 261 | 29.0 |
| 117 | Michigan State | 5 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 29.2 |
| 118 | South Alabama | 8 | 30 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 236 | 29.5 |
| 119 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 26 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 29.7 |
| 120 | Oregon State | 5 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 29.8 |
| 120 | Ball State | 8 | 31 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 238 | 29.8 |
| 122 | FIU | 7 | 25 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 30.1 |
| 123 | Georgia State | 5 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 31.0 |
| 123 | Kent State | 6 | 23 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 31.0 |
| 125 | Texas State | 7 | 26 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 219 | 31.3 |
| 126 | Baylor | 7 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 31.4 |
| 127 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 28 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 224 | 32.0 |
| 128 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 39 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 296 | 32.9 |
| 129 | UNLV | 7 | 31 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 33.4 |
| 130 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 30 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 235 | 33.6 |
| 131 | Boston College | 7 | 29 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 237 | 33.9 |
| 132 | Massachusetts | 7 | 32 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 245 | 35.0 |
| 133 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 26 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 36.2 |
| 134 | Air Force | 7 | 33 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 261 | 37.3 |
| 134 | Charlotte | 8 | 39 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 298 | 37.3 |
| 136 | UAB | 5 | 25 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 38.4 |