2025 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 7.7 |
| 2 | South Carolina | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 14.8 |
| 4 | LSU | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 11.3 |
| 5 | Indiana | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 10.1 |
| 6 | Auburn | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 15.5 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 13.6 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 7 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 15.9 |
| 9 | Iowa | 9 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 13.1 |
| 9 | Alabama | 8 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 14.5 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 10 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 11.8 |
| 11 | Oregon | 10 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 12.1 |
| 11 | Washington State | 8 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 14.1 |
| 11 | Georgia | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 15.3 |
| 15 | Texas | 7 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 19.1 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 12.9 |
| 16 | BYU | 9 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 15.1 |
| 16 | Michigan | 9 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 15.8 |
| 16 | Missouri | 8 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 16.8 |
| 16 | USF | 9 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 154 | 17.1 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 7 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 8 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 16.5 |
| 22 | Illinois | 9 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 16.7 |
| 24 | Toledo | 12 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 12.2 |
| 24 | San Diego State | 12 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 12.6 |
| 24 | Old Dominion | 10 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 14.1 |
| 24 | Washington | 9 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 17.7 |
| 24 | Florida | 7 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 21.3 |
| 29 | Penn State | 9 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 162 | 18.0 |
| 30 | Utah | 10 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 16.6 |
| 30 | Ole Miss | 9 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 18.0 |
| 30 | Florida State | 9 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 19.2 |
| 30 | Temple | 7 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 21.1 |
| 30 | Stanford | 8 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 23.0 |
| 30 | Arkansas | 7 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 181 | 25.9 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | 9 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 179 | 19.9 |
| 36 | Army | 9 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 19.9 |
| 36 | Purdue | 7 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 26.0 |
| 39 | Arizona | 11 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 17.6 |
| 39 | East Carolina | 10 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 18.4 |
| 39 | Iowa State | 10 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 18.7 |
| 39 | UCF | 10 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 19.4 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 10 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 19.7 |
| 39 | USC | 9 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 20.0 |
| 39 | Louisville | 9 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 188 | 20.9 |
| 39 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 189 | 21.0 |
| 47 | James Madison | 13 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 206 | 15.8 |
| 47 | Arizona State | 9 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 21.0 |
| 47 | Kansas | 8 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 22.8 |
| 47 | NC State | 8 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 25.3 |
| 51 | Houston | 10 | 24 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 199 | 19.9 |
| 51 | Cincinnati | 9 | 24 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 197 | 21.9 |
| 51 | Tennessee | 8 | 24 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 23.3 |
| 51 | Kentucky | 8 | 24 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 23.9 |
| 51 | Colorado | 8 | 24 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 210 | 26.3 |
| 56 | Western Michigan | 12 | 25 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 204 | 17.0 |
| 56 | Central Michigan | 11 | 25 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 19.0 |
| 56 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 25 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 21.8 |
| 56 | Kansas State | 9 | 25 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 203 | 22.6 |
| 60 | Wyoming | 11 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 215 | 19.5 |
| 60 | Clemson | 11 | 26 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 20.1 |
| 60 | Memphis | 10 | 26 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 204 | 20.4 |
| 60 | SMU | 11 | 26 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 228 | 20.7 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | 10 | 26 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 21.9 |
| 65 | Maryland | 10 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 21.8 |
| 65 | Navy | 9 | 27 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 216 | 24.0 |
| 65 | West Virginia | 9 | 27 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 235 | 26.1 |
| 65 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 27 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 27.8 |
| 69 | Tulane | 11 | 28 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 228 | 20.7 |
| 69 | New Mexico | 11 | 28 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 21.5 |
| 69 | UTSA | 9 | 28 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 232 | 25.8 |
| 72 | Nebraska | 10 | 29 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 225 | 22.5 |
| 72 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 23.4 |
| 72 | Utah State | 10 | 29 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 240 | 24.0 |
| 75 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 256 | 21.3 |
| 75 | Ohio | 11 | 30 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 21.6 |
| 75 | Hawaii | 11 | 30 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 22.0 |
| 75 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 30 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 27.6 |
| 75 | UCLA | 8 | 30 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 225 | 28.1 |
| 80 | Fresno State | 12 | 31 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 241 | 20.1 |
| 81 | Oregon State | 10 | 32 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 267 | 26.7 |
| 81 | Michigan State | 9 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 27.2 |
| 83 | Virginia | 13 | 33 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 267 | 20.5 |
| 83 | Kennesaw State | 12 | 33 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 260 | 21.7 |
| 83 | TCU | 11 | 33 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 23.5 |
| 83 | Troy | 12 | 33 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 287 | 23.9 |
| 83 | Duke | 9 | 33 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 28.7 |
| 83 | Syracuse | 9 | 33 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 30.0 |
| 89 | Boise State | 12 | 34 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 271 | 22.6 |
| 89 | Missouri State | 11 | 34 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 24.3 |
| 89 | North Texas | 11 | 34 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 273 | 24.8 |
| 89 | Tulsa | 10 | 34 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 274 | 27.4 |
| 89 | Marshall | 10 | 34 | 15 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 283 | 28.3 |
| 94 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 35 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 286 | 22.0 |
| 94 | Buffalo | 12 | 35 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 23.5 |
| 94 | Bowling Green | 12 | 35 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 291 | 24.3 |
| 94 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 35 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 292 | 24.3 |
| 94 | North Carolina | 11 | 35 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 277 | 25.2 |
| 94 | California | 11 | 35 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 287 | 26.1 |
| 94 | Louisiana | 10 | 35 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 284 | 28.4 |
| 101 | Liberty | 11 | 36 | 12 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 287 | 26.1 |
| 101 | Rutgers | 10 | 36 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 28.4 |
| 101 | Baylor | 10 | 36 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 295 | 29.5 |
| 104 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 37 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 284 | 25.8 |
| 104 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 37 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 310 | 28.2 |
| 104 | Kent State | 10 | 37 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 297 | 29.7 |
| 104 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 37 | 14 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 300 | 30.0 |
| 108 | Appalachian State | 11 | 38 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 300 | 27.3 |
| 108 | South Alabama | 10 | 38 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 296 | 29.6 |
| 108 | Rice | 10 | 38 | 14 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 310 | 31.0 |
| 108 | Georgia State | 9 | 38 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 307 | 34.1 |
| 112 | Connecticut | 12 | 39 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 310 | 25.8 |
| 112 | UTEP | 11 | 39 | 21 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 338 | 30.7 |
| 112 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 39 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 316 | 31.6 |
| 115 | Akron | 12 | 40 | 15 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 329 | 27.4 |
| 115 | Nevada | 12 | 40 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 27.5 |
| 115 | Texas State | 11 | 40 | 12 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 315 | 28.6 |
| 115 | Air Force | 11 | 40 | 17 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 330 | 30.0 |
| 119 | Arkansas State | 12 | 41 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 328 | 27.3 |
| 119 | FIU | 12 | 41 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 27.8 |
| 119 | Boston College | 10 | 41 | 15 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 332 | 33.2 |
| 122 | New Mexico State | 12 | 42 | 12 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 331 | 27.6 |
| 122 | San Jose State | 11 | 42 | 18 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 352 | 32.0 |
| 122 | Charlotte | 9 | 42 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 320 | 35.6 |
| 125 | Southern Miss | 12 | 43 | 9 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 329 | 27.4 |
| 126 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 44 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 340 | 26.2 |
| 127 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 45 | 14 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 359 | 35.9 |
| 128 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 46 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 357 | 29.8 |
| 128 | Ball State | 12 | 46 | 11 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 358 | 29.8 |
| 130 | UNLV | 13 | 48 | 14 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 375 | 28.8 |
| 130 | Colorado State | 12 | 48 | 11 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 370 | 30.8 |
| 130 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 48 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 371 | 30.9 |
| 130 | Delaware | 12 | 48 | 18 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 390 | 32.5 |
| 130 | UAB | 10 | 48 | 10 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 368 | 36.8 |
| 135 | Sam Houston State | 11 | 50 | 17 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 399 | 36.3 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | 11 | 56 | 10 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 421 | 38.3 |