2025 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/26/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 12 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Toledo | 12 | 22 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 14.4 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 12 | 31 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 19.6 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 11 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 13.7 |
| 4 | Memphis | 12 | 38 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 291 | 24.3 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 38 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 290 | 26.4 |
| 4 | UCLA | 12 | 54 | 8 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 401 | 33.4 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 11 | 59 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 436 | 39.6 |
| 9 | LSU | 11 | 26 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 19.1 |
| 9 | Utah | 11 | 27 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 19.5 |
| 9 | Washington State | 12 | 32 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 253 | 21.1 |
| 9 | Fresno State | 11 | 30 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 234 | 21.3 |
| 9 | USC | 12 | 35 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 22.4 |
| 9 | Southern Miss | 12 | 44 | 9 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 336 | 28.0 |
| 9 | Ball State | 11 | 43 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 329 | 29.9 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 11 | 37 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 288 | 26.2 |
| 16 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 45 | 10 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 344 | 26.5 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 11 | 44 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 30.5 |
| 16 | Colorado State | 11 | 46 | 10 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 353 | 32.1 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 11 | 49 | 10 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 372 | 33.8 |
| 21 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 13.8 |
| 21 | Oregon | 12 | 24 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 199 | 16.6 |
| 21 | Georgia | 12 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 16.8 |
| 21 | Northwestern | 12 | 31 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 251 | 20.9 |
| 21 | Army | 11 | 29 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 21.4 |
| 21 | Wyoming | 11 | 29 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 239 | 21.7 |
| 21 | Central Michigan | 12 | 38 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 24.7 |
| 21 | New Mexico State | 11 | 42 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 328 | 29.8 |
| 21 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 42 | 11 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 329 | 29.9 |
| 21 | Middle Tennessee State | 11 | 44 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 30.6 |
| 31 | Western Michigan | 13 | 28 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 229 | 17.6 |
| 31 | Virginia | 12 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 20.9 |
| 31 | Arizona State | 11 | 32 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 257 | 23.4 |
| 31 | Florida State | 11 | 32 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 261 | 23.7 |
| 31 | Nebraska | 11 | 33 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 269 | 24.5 |
| 31 | Boise State | 13 | 41 | 12 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 323 | 24.8 |
| 31 | TCU | 11 | 35 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 281 | 25.5 |
| 31 | Connecticut | 11 | 38 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 297 | 27.0 |
| 31 | Maryland | 11 | 38 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 27.4 |
| 31 | Missouri State | 12 | 47 | 12 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 30.3 |
| 31 | South Alabama | 11 | 44 | 12 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 344 | 31.3 |
| 31 | Texas State | 11 | 47 | 12 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 364 | 33.1 |
| 31 | Charlotte | 11 | 52 | 12 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 401 | 36.5 |
| 31 | UAB | 11 | 54 | 12 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 417 | 37.9 |
| 45 | Ohio State | 12 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 8.8 |
| 45 | Texas | 12 | 28 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 237 | 19.8 |
| 45 | Missouri | 11 | 27 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 20.6 |
| 45 | Ohio | 12 | 30 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 20.8 |
| 45 | Iowa State | 11 | 28 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 21.4 |
| 45 | New Mexico | 12 | 33 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 22.3 |
| 45 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 35 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 286 | 23.8 |
| 45 | Illinois | 11 | 34 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 276 | 25.1 |
| 45 | Buffalo | 11 | 34 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 25.1 |
| 45 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 36 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 288 | 26.2 |
| 45 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 44 | 13 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 343 | 26.4 |
| 45 | Arkansas State | 12 | 42 | 13 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 332 | 27.7 |
| 45 | Kentucky | 11 | 38 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 307 | 27.9 |
| 45 | Liberty | 11 | 39 | 13 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 311 | 28.3 |
| 45 | Kansas | 11 | 39 | 13 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 314 | 28.5 |
| 45 | Tulsa | 11 | 43 | 13 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 340 | 30.9 |
| 45 | Temple | 11 | 44 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 349 | 31.7 |
| 45 | Rice | 11 | 47 | 13 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 370 | 33.6 |
| 63 | Alabama | 13 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 19.2 |
| 63 | Arizona | 11 | 26 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 224 | 20.4 |
| 63 | Wisconsin | 12 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 21.6 |
| 63 | Penn State | 11 | 30 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 251 | 22.8 |
| 63 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 33 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 275 | 25.0 |
| 63 | Hawaii | 12 | 39 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 25.8 |
| 63 | Florida | 11 | 35 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 288 | 26.2 |
| 63 | North Texas | 12 | 40 | 14 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 324 | 27.0 |
| 63 | Navy | 11 | 38 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 305 | 27.7 |
| 63 | UNLV | 13 | 46 | 14 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 361 | 27.8 |
| 63 | UTSA | 12 | 45 | 14 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 355 | 29.6 |
| 63 | Tennessee | 11 | 41 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 328 | 29.8 |
| 63 | Baylor | 11 | 49 | 14 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 384 | 34.9 |
| 63 | Kent State | 11 | 49 | 14 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 386 | 35.1 |
| 63 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 54 | 14 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 422 | 38.4 |
| 78 | Michigan | 12 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 18.7 |
| 78 | James Madison | 13 | 29 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 19.0 |
| 78 | Ole Miss | 12 | 30 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 20.9 |
| 78 | SMU | 11 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 235 | 21.4 |
| 78 | Louisville | 12 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 258 | 21.5 |
| 78 | East Carolina | 11 | 28 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 241 | 21.9 |
| 78 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 256 | 23.3 |
| 78 | Bowling Green | 11 | 34 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 284 | 25.8 |
| 78 | Kansas State | 11 | 34 | 15 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 285 | 25.9 |
| 78 | Cincinnati | 11 | 36 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 298 | 27.1 |
| 78 | Akron | 11 | 39 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 322 | 29.3 |
| 78 | Appalachian State | 11 | 43 | 15 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 345 | 31.4 |
| 78 | FIU | 12 | 48 | 15 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 381 | 31.8 |
| 78 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 50 | 15 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 393 | 35.7 |
| 78 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 50 | 15 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 393 | 35.7 |
| 78 | Syracuse | 11 | 50 | 15 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 395 | 35.9 |
| 94 | Indiana | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 11.8 |
| 94 | Iowa | 11 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 15.9 |
| 94 | Clemson | 11 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 235 | 21.4 |
| 94 | Texas A&M | 12 | 32 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 273 | 22.8 |
| 94 | Houston | 11 | 31 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 262 | 23.8 |
| 94 | Tulane | 14 | 41 | 16 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 335 | 23.9 |
| 94 | USF | 12 | 34 | 16 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 290 | 24.2 |
| 94 | Nevada | 11 | 38 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 28.5 |
| 94 | California | 12 | 43 | 16 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 350 | 29.2 |
| 94 | Duke | 12 | 44 | 16 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 356 | 29.7 |
| 94 | Louisiana | 12 | 46 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 370 | 30.8 |
| 94 | Oregon State | 11 | 42 | 16 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 340 | 30.9 |
| 94 | Mississippi State | 11 | 43 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 350 | 31.8 |
| 94 | Marshall | 11 | 44 | 16 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 356 | 32.4 |
| 94 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 44 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 356 | 32.4 |
| 94 | Georgia State | 11 | 55 | 16 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 433 | 39.4 |
| 110 | Notre Dame | 12 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 17.6 |
| 110 | Washington | 12 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 233 | 19.4 |
| 110 | Auburn | 11 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 231 | 21.0 |
| 110 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 30 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 260 | 23.6 |
| 110 | Minnesota | 12 | 35 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 298 | 24.8 |
| 110 | Air Force | 11 | 43 | 17 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 351 | 31.9 |
| 110 | Purdue | 11 | 45 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 33.2 |
| 110 | West Virginia | 11 | 45 | 17 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 367 | 33.4 |
| 110 | Boston College | 11 | 48 | 17 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 383 | 34.8 |
| 119 | Wake Forest | 11 | 28 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 22.5 |
| 119 | South Carolina | 11 | 28 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 255 | 23.2 |
| 119 | UCF | 11 | 32 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 25.1 |
| 119 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 47 | 18 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 383 | 34.8 |
| 123 | Oklahoma | 12 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 16.5 |
| 123 | BYU | 12 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 20.6 |
| 123 | Troy | 13 | 37 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 315 | 24.2 |
| 123 | Utah State | 12 | 45 | 19 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 366 | 30.5 |
| 123 | Delaware | 12 | 47 | 19 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 386 | 32.2 |
| 123 | San Jose State | 11 | 43 | 19 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 362 | 32.9 |
| 123 | Arkansas | 11 | 49 | 19 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 399 | 36.3 |
| 123 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 50 | 19 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 407 | 37.0 |
| 123 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 57 | 19 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 454 | 37.8 |
| 132 | Colorado | 12 | 43 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 366 | 30.5 |
| 133 | NC State | 12 | 40 | 21 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 343 | 28.6 |
| 133 | Stanford | 12 | 41 | 21 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 350 | 29.2 |
| 135 | UTEP | 11 | 40 | 22 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 348 | 31.6 |
| 136 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 24.3 |