2025 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 12 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 8.8 |
| 2 | Indiana | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 11.8 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 12 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 11.3 |
| 4 | Toledo | 11 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 13.3 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 11 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 13.7 |
| 4 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 14.8 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 14.9 |
| 8 | James Madison | 12 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 196 | 16.3 |
| 9 | Iowa | 11 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 15.9 |
| 10 | Oregon | 11 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 15.0 |
| 11 | Western Michigan | 12 | 27 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 18.6 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 12 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 17.6 |
| 13 | Clemson | 11 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 235 | 21.4 |
| 14 | Auburn | 11 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 231 | 21.0 |
| 15 | Michigan | 12 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 18.7 |
| 15 | Washington | 11 | 25 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 223 | 20.3 |
| 15 | Penn State | 11 | 30 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 251 | 22.8 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 11 | 28 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 255 | 23.2 |
| 19 | Georgia | 12 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 16.8 |
| 19 | Utah | 11 | 27 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 19.5 |
| 19 | Arizona | 11 | 26 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 224 | 20.4 |
| 19 | Army | 10 | 27 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 218 | 21.8 |
| 19 | Ohio | 11 | 29 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 21.8 |
| 19 | Tulane | 13 | 36 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 294 | 22.6 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 11 | 31 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 263 | 23.9 |
| 26 | Alabama | 12 | 27 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 18.8 |
| 26 | LSU | 11 | 26 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 19.1 |
| 26 | Fresno State | 11 | 30 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 234 | 21.3 |
| 26 | Louisville | 11 | 28 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 236 | 21.5 |
| 26 | Ole Miss | 11 | 29 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 21.9 |
| 26 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 256 | 23.3 |
| 26 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 30 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 260 | 23.6 |
| 26 | USF | 11 | 31 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 266 | 24.2 |
| 34 | Texas | 12 | 28 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 237 | 19.8 |
| 34 | Missouri | 11 | 27 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 20.6 |
| 34 | BYU | 12 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 20.6 |
| 34 | SMU | 11 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 235 | 21.4 |
| 34 | East Carolina | 11 | 28 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 241 | 21.9 |
| 34 | Wake Forest | 11 | 28 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 22.5 |
| 34 | Houston | 11 | 31 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 262 | 23.8 |
| 34 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 25.0 |
| 42 | Old Dominion | 11 | 30 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 20.5 |
| 42 | Washington State | 11 | 29 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 232 | 21.1 |
| 42 | Arizona State | 11 | 32 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 257 | 23.4 |
| 45 | Iowa State | 11 | 28 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 21.4 |
| 45 | Wyoming | 11 | 29 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 239 | 21.7 |
| 47 | Virginia | 12 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 20.9 |
| 47 | Northwestern | 11 | 30 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 244 | 22.2 |
| 47 | New Mexico | 11 | 30 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 22.5 |
| 47 | Florida State | 11 | 32 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 261 | 23.7 |
| 47 | Nebraska | 11 | 33 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 269 | 24.5 |
| 47 | TCU | 11 | 35 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 281 | 25.5 |
| 47 | Connecticut | 11 | 38 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 297 | 27.0 |
| 47 | Cincinnati | 11 | 36 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 298 | 27.1 |
| 55 | Troy | 12 | 35 | 18 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 298 | 24.8 |
| 55 | UCF | 11 | 32 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 25.1 |
| 55 | Hawaii | 11 | 35 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 25.4 |
| 55 | Navy | 10 | 37 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 289 | 28.9 |
| 59 | Wisconsin | 12 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 21.6 |
| 59 | Central Michigan | 11 | 33 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 23.8 |
| 59 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 33 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 275 | 25.0 |
| 59 | Illinois | 11 | 34 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 276 | 25.1 |
| 59 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 36 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 288 | 26.2 |
| 59 | Utah State | 11 | 41 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 332 | 30.2 |
| 65 | USC | 12 | 35 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 22.4 |
| 65 | Boise State | 12 | 36 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 285 | 23.8 |
| 65 | Kansas State | 11 | 34 | 15 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 285 | 25.9 |
| 68 | Memphis | 11 | 34 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 260 | 23.6 |
| 68 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 35 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 286 | 23.8 |
| 68 | Buffalo | 11 | 34 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 25.1 |
| 68 | Minnesota | 11 | 34 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 281 | 25.5 |
| 68 | Bowling Green | 11 | 34 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 284 | 25.8 |
| 73 | Florida | 11 | 35 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 288 | 26.2 |
| 73 | North Carolina | 11 | 37 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 288 | 26.2 |
| 73 | Liberty | 11 | 39 | 13 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 311 | 28.3 |
| 73 | Tennessee | 11 | 41 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 328 | 29.8 |
| 77 | Kennesaw State | 12 | 39 | 10 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 303 | 25.3 |
| 77 | Jacksonville State | 12 | 43 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 330 | 27.5 |
| 77 | Arkansas State | 11 | 38 | 13 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 304 | 27.6 |
| 77 | California | 11 | 39 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 315 | 28.6 |
| 77 | NC State | 11 | 39 | 21 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 336 | 30.5 |
| 82 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 38 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 290 | 26.4 |
| 82 | North Texas | 12 | 40 | 14 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 324 | 27.0 |
| 82 | Southern Miss | 11 | 41 | 7 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 309 | 28.1 |
| 82 | Appalachian State | 11 | 43 | 15 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 345 | 31.4 |
| 86 | Maryland | 11 | 38 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 27.4 |
| 86 | Nevada | 11 | 38 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 28.5 |
| 86 | Kansas | 11 | 39 | 13 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 314 | 28.5 |
| 86 | Akron | 11 | 39 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 322 | 29.3 |
| 86 | UTSA | 11 | 42 | 14 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 335 | 30.5 |
| 86 | Tulsa | 11 | 43 | 13 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 340 | 30.9 |
| 92 | Kentucky | 11 | 38 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 307 | 27.9 |
| 92 | Duke | 12 | 44 | 16 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 356 | 29.7 |
| 92 | Oregon State | 11 | 42 | 16 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 340 | 30.9 |
| 92 | South Alabama | 11 | 44 | 12 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 344 | 31.3 |
| 92 | UTEP | 11 | 40 | 22 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 348 | 31.6 |
| 97 | UNLV | 12 | 44 | 13 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 344 | 28.7 |
| 97 | Stanford | 12 | 41 | 21 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 350 | 29.2 |
| 97 | FIU | 11 | 41 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 29.5 |
| 97 | San Jose State | 11 | 43 | 19 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 362 | 32.9 |
| 101 | Middle Tennessee State | 11 | 44 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 30.6 |
| 101 | Temple | 11 | 44 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 349 | 31.7 |
| 101 | Louisiana | 11 | 44 | 14 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 350 | 31.8 |
| 101 | Air Force | 11 | 43 | 17 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 351 | 31.9 |
| 101 | Marshall | 11 | 44 | 16 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 356 | 32.4 |
| 101 | Texas State | 11 | 47 | 12 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 364 | 33.1 |
| 107 | New Mexico State | 11 | 42 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 328 | 29.8 |
| 107 | Michigan State | 11 | 44 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 30.5 |
| 109 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 42 | 11 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 329 | 29.9 |
| 109 | Ball State | 11 | 43 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 329 | 29.9 |
| 109 | Missouri State | 11 | 43 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 30.0 |
| 109 | Colorado | 12 | 43 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 366 | 30.5 |
| 109 | Mississippi State | 11 | 43 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 350 | 31.8 |
| 109 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 44 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 356 | 32.4 |
| 109 | West Virginia | 11 | 45 | 17 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 367 | 33.4 |
| 109 | Delaware | 11 | 46 | 17 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 373 | 33.9 |
| 109 | Boston College | 11 | 48 | 17 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 383 | 34.8 |
| 118 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 47 | 18 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 383 | 34.8 |
| 119 | Purdue | 11 | 45 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 33.2 |
| 119 | Arkansas | 11 | 49 | 19 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 399 | 36.3 |
| 121 | Colorado State | 11 | 46 | 10 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 353 | 32.1 |
| 121 | Rice | 11 | 47 | 13 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 370 | 33.6 |
| 123 | Baylor | 11 | 49 | 14 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 384 | 34.9 |
| 123 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 50 | 15 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 393 | 35.7 |
| 123 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 50 | 15 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 393 | 35.7 |
| 123 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 50 | 19 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 407 | 37.0 |
| 127 | Rutgers | 11 | 49 | 10 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 372 | 33.8 |
| 127 | Kent State | 11 | 49 | 14 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 386 | 35.1 |
| 127 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 54 | 14 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 422 | 38.4 |
| 130 | UCLA | 12 | 54 | 8 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 401 | 33.4 |
| 131 | Syracuse | 11 | 50 | 15 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 395 | 35.9 |
| 132 | Charlotte | 11 | 52 | 12 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 401 | 36.5 |
| 132 | UAB | 11 | 54 | 12 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 417 | 37.9 |
| 134 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 57 | 19 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 454 | 37.8 |
| 134 | Georgia State | 11 | 55 | 16 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 433 | 39.4 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | 11 | 59 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 436 | 39.6 |