2025 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 10/25/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 |
| 2 | Iowa | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 11.3 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 12.7 |
| 6 | Indiana | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 8 | Utah | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 14.0 |
| 10 | Army | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 11 | Oregon | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 13 | James Madison | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 15 | Wake Forest | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 15 | SMU | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 16.3 |
| 17 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 18 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 18 | Michigan | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 20 | Liberty | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 21 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 21 | Washington State | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 23 | UTEP | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 23 | Tulane | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 26 | Clemson | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 27 | Missouri State | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 28 | Cincinnati | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 29 | Georgia | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 30 | UCF | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 30 | Alabama | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 32 | Missouri | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 33 | Ohio | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 34 | Wyoming | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 35 | Virginia | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 36 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 36 | New Mexico State | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 36 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 39 | Texas | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 40 | Boise State | 4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 41 | Southern Miss | 3 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 41 | Toledo | 3 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 41 | Washington | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 44 | Auburn | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 45 | Hawaii | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 46 | Arkansas State | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 47 | Memphis | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 48 | Connecticut | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 48 | Texas A&M | 4 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 50 | USC | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 51 | Duke | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 51 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 51 | Houston | 4 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 54 | Bowling Green | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 55 | BYU | 4 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 56 | South Carolina | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 56 | Louisville | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 56 | Buffalo | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 56 | Akron | 4 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 60 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 60 | Florida | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 60 | North Carolina | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 63 | Troy | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 64 | South Alabama | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 64 | Arizona | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 66 | Nebraska | 4 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 67 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 67 | Maryland | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 26.0 |
| 67 | Temple | 4 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 70 | Oregon State | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 70 | Ball State | 4 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 26.3 |
| 72 | East Carolina | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 |
| 72 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 |
| 74 | Kansas State | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 26.7 |
| 75 | Louisiana | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 27.0 |
| 76 | Florida State | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 76 | USF | 4 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 76 | Minnesota | 4 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 79 | Nevada | 4 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 79 | New Mexico | 4 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 79 | Appalachian State | 4 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 82 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 83 | TCU | 4 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 84 | Purdue | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 84 | Kent State | 4 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 84 | Wisconsin | 4 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 87 | Arizona State | 3 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 29.3 |
| 88 | Penn State | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 88 | Fresno State | 3 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 88 | Stanford | 3 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 91 | Ole Miss | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 30.0 |
| 91 | LSU | 3 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 30.0 |
| 93 | Marshall | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 30.5 |
| 94 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 30.7 |
| 95 | UCLA | 4 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 96 | San Jose State | 3 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 96 | Delaware | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 98 | Navy | 3 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 31.3 |
| 98 | Colorado State | 4 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 31.3 |
| 100 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 31.5 |
| 101 | UTSA | 3 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 31.7 |
| 102 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 32.0 |
| 103 | Massachusetts | 4 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 32.3 |
| 104 | NC State | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 33.0 |
| 104 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 33.0 |
| 104 | Mississippi State | 3 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 33.0 |
| 107 | North Texas | 3 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 33.3 |
| 108 | Georgia State | 4 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 33.5 |
| 109 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 33.7 |
| 110 | Utah State | 3 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 34.0 |
| 110 | FIU | 3 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 34.0 |
| 110 | Syracuse | 3 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 34.0 |
| 110 | Tennessee | 3 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 34.0 |
| 114 | Iowa State | 3 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 34.3 |
| 114 | Illinois | 3 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 34.3 |
| 116 | Kansas | 3 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 34.7 |
| 117 | Old Dominion | 4 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 118 | California | 3 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 35.0 |
| 118 | Colorado | 3 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 35.0 |
| 120 | Air Force | 3 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |
| 120 | West Virginia | 3 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |
| 122 | Kentucky | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 35.7 |
| 123 | UAB | 3 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 36.0 |
| 123 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 36.0 |
| 125 | Michigan State | 4 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 126 | Arkansas | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 37.3 |
| 127 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 37.8 |
| 128 | Baylor | 3 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 39.0 |
| 129 | Rutgers | 3 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 39.3 |
| 130 | Texas State | 3 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 39.7 |
| 131 | UNLV | 3 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 40.3 |
| 132 | Rice | 3 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 40.7 |
| 133 | Tulsa | 3 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 41.3 |
| 133 | Boston College | 4 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 41.3 |
| 135 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 42.8 |
| 136 | Charlotte | 4 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 45.3 |