2025 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 2 | NC State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Indiana | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 |
| 13 | Delaware | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 13 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 15 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 16 | Navy | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 19 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 19 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 21 | Army | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 22 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 22 | East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 22 | Virginia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 25 | Ohio State | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 26 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 27 | Louisiana | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 27 | New Mexico | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 27 | UTSA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 30 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 31 | Washington State | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 32 | Louisville | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 32 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 32 | Utah | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 35 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 35 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 35 | Georgia | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 38 | Arizona | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 38 | USF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 38 | Troy | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 41 | Ole Miss | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 43 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 43 | Iowa | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 43 | Southern Miss | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 43 | Texas | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 43 | Toledo | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 48 | BYU | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 48 | UNLV | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 50 | Arkansas State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 50 | Illinois | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 50 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 28.0 |
| 53 | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 53 | Appalachian State | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 55 | Duke | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 55 | Boise State | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 57 | Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 57 | USC | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 57 | Oregon | 3 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 30.0 |
| 57 | Alabama | 3 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 30.0 |
| 61 | Hawaii | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 61 | Memphis | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 61 | Tulane | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 64 | James Madison | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 65 | Oklahoma | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 65 | Missouri State | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 65 | Utah State | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 65 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 65 | Central Michigan | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 70 | California | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 70 | Cincinnati | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 70 | Houston | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 73 | LSU | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 74 | North Texas | 2 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 40.5 |
| 75 | Michigan | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 75 | Rice | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 75 | Connecticut | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 78 | Arizona State | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 79 | Mississippi State | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 |
| 80 | Nebraska | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 |
| 81 | San Diego State | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 82 | FIU | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 57.0 |