2025 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 10/04/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 4 | James Madison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 4 | NC State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 4 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 18 | Army | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 18 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 18 | Ball State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 18 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 18 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 18 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 18 | Fresno State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 18 | UNLV | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 18 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 18 | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 18 | Kansas | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 18 | Nevada | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 18 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 18 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 18 | Akron | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 18 | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 18 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 35 | Duke | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 35 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 35 | Florida | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 35 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 35 | Temple | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 35 | TCU | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 35 | Appalachian State | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 35 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 35 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 35 | Maryland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 35 | Troy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 35 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 35 | USF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 35 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 35 | Delaware | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 35 | Oregon State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 35 | Rice | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 35 | UTSA | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 35 | Virginia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 35 | San Jose State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 35 | Texas | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 35 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 35 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 35 | Houston | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 60 | Illinois | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 60 | Nebraska | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 60 | Boise State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 60 | Central Michigan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 60 | Florida State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 60 | Cincinnati | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 60 | Arkansas State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 60 | Buffalo | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 60 | Louisville | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 60 | UAB | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 60 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 60 | Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 60 | South Alabama | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 60 | Texas State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 60 | Syracuse | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 60 | Navy | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 60 | Wyoming | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 60 | Baylor | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 60 | Air Force | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 60 | Kansas State | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 60 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 60 | Purdue | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 |
| 82 | Colorado | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 82 | Kentucky | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 82 | New Mexico | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 82 | UCLA | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 82 | Iowa State | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 82 | Michigan State | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 82 | North Carolina | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 82 | West Virginia | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 82 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 82 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 82 | Penn State | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 82 | Kent State | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 |
| 82 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47.0 |
| 95 | Minnesota | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 95 | California | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 95 | Colorado State | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 95 | Tulsa | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 95 | Boston College | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48.0 |
| 95 | FIU | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51.0 |
| 101 | Charlotte | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 54.0 |