2008 National Leaders Scoring Defense - All Games through 01/08/2009
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | 13 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 9.0 |
| 2 | TCU | 13 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 11.3 |
| 3 | Boise State | 13 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 12.6 |
| 4 | Florida | 14 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 12.9 |
| 5 | Iowa | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 13.0 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 13 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 181 | 13.9 |
| 7 | Alabama | 14 | 25 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 14.3 |
| 8 | Penn State | 13 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 14.4 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 27 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 234 | 16.7 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 12 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 16.8 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 13 | 27 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 221 | 17.0 |
| 12 | Utah | 13 | 28 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 17.2 |
| 13 | Clemson | 13 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 17.3 |
| 14 | Auburn | 12 | 27 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 216 | 18.0 |
| 14 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 28 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 18.0 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 13 | 27 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 238 | 18.3 |
| 17 | Boston College | 14 | 31 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 257 | 18.4 |
| 18 | Texas | 13 | 29 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 244 | 18.8 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 13 | 28 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 18.8 |
| 20 | Mississippi | 13 | 30 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 19.0 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 32 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 19.6 |
| 22 | Connecticut | 13 | 30 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 257 | 19.8 |
| 23 | California | 13 | 33 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 19.9 |
| 24 | South Florida | 13 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 260 | 20.0 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 14 | 32 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 282 | 20.1 |
| 26 | Florida State | 13 | 29 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 262 | 20.2 |
| 26 | Northwestern | 13 | 31 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 262 | 20.2 |
| 28 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 33 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 264 | 20.3 |
| 29 | Ball State | 14 | 36 | 12 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 287 | 20.5 |
| 30 | South Carolina | 13 | 34 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 274 | 21.1 |
| 30 | East Carolina | 14 | 37 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 295 | 21.1 |
| 32 | North Carolina | 13 | 33 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 21.2 |
| 33 | Arizona | 13 | 32 | 18 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 21.3 |
| 33 | Troy | 13 | 34 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 277 | 21.3 |
| 35 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 35 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 21.5 |
| 35 | Kentucky | 13 | 36 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 279 | 21.5 |
| 37 | San Jose State | 12 | 32 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 21.6 |
| 38 | Virginia | 12 | 32 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 21.7 |
| 39 | BYU | 13 | 37 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 21.9 |
| 40 | Navy | 13 | 38 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 286 | 22.0 |
| 41 | Michigan State | 13 | 37 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 287 | 22.1 |
| 42 | Notre Dame | 13 | 35 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 22.2 |
| 42 | Air Force | 13 | 36 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 289 | 22.2 |
| 44 | Maryland | 13 | 35 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 292 | 22.5 |
| 45 | Arizona State | 12 | 30 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 22.7 |
| 46 | New Mexico | 12 | 34 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 22.8 |
| 47 | Temple | 12 | 35 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 23.1 |
| 47 | Oregon State | 13 | 35 | 18 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 300 | 23.1 |
| 49 | Bowling Green | 12 | 35 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 278 | 23.2 |
| 50 | Duke | 12 | 35 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 281 | 23.4 |
| 51 | Army | 12 | 34 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 23.7 |
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 39 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 308 | 23.7 |
| 53 | Arkansas State | 12 | 36 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 285 | 23.8 |
| 54 | UCF | 12 | 34 | 16 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 289 | 24.1 |
| 54 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 39 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 24.1 |
| 56 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 39 | 13 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 314 | 24.2 |
| 56 | LSU | 13 | 39 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 24.2 |
| 58 | Georgia | 13 | 42 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 319 | 24.5 |
| 58 | Oklahoma | 14 | 45 | 9 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 343 | 24.5 |
| 60 | Mississippi State | 12 | 35 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 296 | 24.7 |
| 61 | Minnesota | 13 | 37 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 322 | 24.8 |
| 62 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 39 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 24.9 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 13 | 41 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 24.9 |
| 64 | Purdue | 12 | 36 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 301 | 25.1 |
| 65 | North Carolina State | 13 | 39 | 22 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 342 | 26.3 |
| 66 | Wisconsin | 13 | 43 | 16 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 345 | 26.5 |
| 67 | Illinois | 12 | 39 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 319 | 26.6 |
| 68 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 40 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 326 | 27.2 |
| 68 | Memphis | 13 | 45 | 14 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 353 | 27.2 |
| 68 | Missouri | 14 | 50 | 10 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 381 | 27.2 |
| 71 | Ohio | 12 | 41 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 327 | 27.3 |
| 72 | Stanford | 12 | 40 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 329 | 27.4 |
| 73 | Marshall | 12 | 39 | 19 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 332 | 27.7 |
| 74 | Wyoming | 12 | 40 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 333 | 27.8 |
| 74 | Texas Tech | 13 | 46 | 13 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 362 | 27.8 |
| 76 | Tulsa | 14 | 50 | 14 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 391 | 27.9 |
| 77 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 49 | 8 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 365 | 28.1 |
| 78 | Oregon | 13 | 44 | 19 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 367 | 28.2 |
| 78 | Buffalo | 14 | 50 | 16 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 395 | 28.2 |
| 80 | Florida International | 12 | 43 | 13 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 340 | 28.3 |
| 81 | Nebraska | 13 | 49 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 371 | 28.5 |
| 82 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 48 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 373 | 28.7 |
| 83 | Kansas | 13 | 50 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 28.8 |
| 84 | Michigan | 12 | 42 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 347 | 28.9 |
| 84 | Hawai'i | 14 | 50 | 18 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 404 | 28.9 |
| 86 | UCLA | 12 | 44 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 348 | 29.0 |
| 87 | Colorado | 12 | 41 | 20 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 351 | 29.3 |
| 87 | Baylor | 12 | 45 | 12 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 352 | 29.3 |
| 89 | Louisville | 12 | 47 | 10 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 358 | 29.8 |
| 90 | Central Michigan | 13 | 51 | 12 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 393 | 30.2 |
| 90 | Colorado State | 13 | 51 | 12 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 393 | 30.2 |
| 92 | Houston | 13 | 52 | 12 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 402 | 30.9 |
| 93 | Fresno State | 13 | 48 | 23 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 404 | 31.1 |
| 94 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 45 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 374 | 31.2 |
| 94 | Arkansas | 12 | 46 | 17 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 374 | 31.2 |
| 96 | UAB | 12 | 49 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 31.3 |
| 96 | Akron | 12 | 49 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 31.3 |
| 98 | Toledo | 12 | 48 | 13 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 377 | 31.4 |
| 99 | Kent State | 12 | 48 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 31.7 |
| 100 | Nevada | 13 | 55 | 12 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 420 | 32.3 |
| 101 | UNLV | 12 | 50 | 14 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 391 | 32.6 |
| 102 | Syracuse | 12 | 48 | 17 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 392 | 32.7 |
| 102 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 51 | 13 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 32.7 |
| 104 | Rice | 13 | 59 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 433 | 33.3 |
| 105 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 52 | 16 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 404 | 33.7 |
| 106 | New Mexico State | 12 | 53 | 14 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 409 | 34.1 |
| 107 | Tulane | 12 | 56 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 414 | 34.5 |
| 108 | Utah State | 12 | 53 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 416 | 34.7 |
| 109 | Indiana | 12 | 52 | 20 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 423 | 35.3 |
| 110 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 56 | 11 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 427 | 35.6 |
| 111 | Kansas State | 12 | 58 | 10 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 430 | 35.8 |
| 111 | Iowa State | 12 | 59 | 6 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 430 | 35.8 |
| 113 | UTEP | 12 | 60 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 444 | 37.0 |
| 114 | San Diego State | 12 | 60 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 446 | 37.2 |
| 115 | Texas A&M | 12 | 58 | 16 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 449 | 37.4 |
| 116 | SMU | 12 | 59 | 17 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 458 | 38.2 |
| 117 | Washington | 12 | 59 | 17 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 463 | 38.6 |
| 118 | Idaho | 12 | 69 | 10 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 513 | 42.8 |
| 119 | Washington State | 13 | 76 | 13 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 570 | 43.8 |
| 120 | North Texas | 12 | 78 | 10 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 571 | 47.6 |