2011 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5.8 |
| 2 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 8.5 |
| 3 | LSU | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 8.8 |
| 4 | Temple | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 12.3 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 6 | South Florida | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 |
| 7 | UTEP | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 8 | Boise State | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 14.0 |
| 9 | Mississippi State | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 10 | Penn State | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 12.4 |
| 11 | Houston | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 12 | Michigan | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 13 | Florida State | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 14 | Georgia | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 14 | UCF | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 16 | Arkansas State | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 16 | Tulsa | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 18 | Oregon | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 19 | Utah State | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 20 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 22 | Toledo | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 23 | Louisville | 5 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 23 | Ohio State | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 26.7 |
| 26 | Kent State | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 27 | TCU | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 28 | San Diego State | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 28.0 |
| 29 | BYU | 4 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 29 | Army | 4 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 31 | Notre Dame | 4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 32 | Arizona State | 4 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 33 | Iowa | 4 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 33 | Virginia | 4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 35 | Ohio | 4 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 36 | Idaho | 4 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | 4 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | 5 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 40 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 41 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 42 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 42 | Florida International | 4 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 42 | Hawai'i | 4 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 45 | Illinois | 5 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 45 | Rutgers | 5 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 45 | Syracuse | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 45 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 49 | Arkansas | 4 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 49 | Wyoming | 3 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 34.7 |
| 51 | West Virginia | 4 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 51 | Duke | 4 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 53 | Texas | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 54 | Nevada | 5 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 54 | Stanford | 5 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 56 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 56 | Boston College | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 56 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 59 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 60 | UNLV | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 37.7 |
| 61 | California | 4 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 62 | Troy | 4 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 62 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 62 | SMU | 4 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 66 | North Carolina State | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 66 | Missouri | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 68 | Akron | 4 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 69 | Tennessee | 5 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 69 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 71 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 71 | Florida | 4 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 30.0 |
| 73 | Utah | 5 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 74 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 74 | USC | 4 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 76 | Auburn | 5 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 76 | San Jose State | 4 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 31.3 |
| 78 | Marshall | 5 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 78 | Connecticut | 4 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 78 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 78 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 82 | Purdue | 5 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 25.6 |
| 83 | Clemson | 5 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 26.2 |
| 83 | Kentucky | 4 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 32.8 |
| 85 | UCLA | 4 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 33.0 |
| 86 | Washington | 4 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 33.5 |
| 87 | Arizona | 4 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 88 | North Carolina | 5 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 28.0 |
| 89 | New Mexico State | 4 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 90 | North Texas | 5 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 29.2 |
| 91 | Oregon State | 5 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 29.6 |
| 92 | Maryland | 5 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 29.8 |
| 93 | Mississippi | 4 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 37.5 |
| 94 | Western Michigan | 5 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 30.4 |
| 95 | East Carolina | 5 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 31.2 |
| 96 | Wake Forest | 5 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 31.8 |
| 96 | Memphis | 5 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 31.8 |
| 98 | Fresno State | 4 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 40.3 |
| 99 | Texas A&M | 5 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 33.0 |
| 99 | UAB | 5 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 33.0 |
| 99 | Bowling Green | 5 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 33.0 |
| 99 | Kansas State | 5 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 33.0 |
| 99 | Minnesota | 4 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 41.3 |
| 104 | Central Michigan | 5 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 33.4 |
| 105 | Colorado State | 4 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 42.5 |
| 106 | Air Force | 5 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 34.2 |
| 107 | Baylor | 4 | 23 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 44.0 |
| 108 | Iowa State | 5 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 35.6 |
| 109 | Buffalo | 5 | 23 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 36.8 |
| 110 | Washington State | 5 | 24 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 37.2 |
| 111 | Rice | 5 | 25 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 37.8 |
| 112 | Tulane | 5 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 38.6 |
| 112 | Northwestern | 5 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 38.6 |
| 114 | Ball State | 5 | 26 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 39.2 |
| 115 | Texas Tech | 5 | 27 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 39.8 |
| 116 | New Mexico | 4 | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 50.5 |
| 117 | Navy | 5 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 42.6 |
| 118 | Indiana | 5 | 29 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 44.0 |
| 119 | Colorado | 5 | 30 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 224 | 44.8 |
| 120 | Kansas | 5 | 34 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 264 | 52.8 |