2023 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 10 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 10.7 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 11.1 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 11.2 |
| 1 | Penn State | 9 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Iowa | 10 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Troy | 9 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 14.1 |
| 1 | Florida State | 9 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 15.8 |
| 1 | SMU | 9 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 16.7 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 8 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 16.9 |
| 1 | Ohio | 8 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 9 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 17.6 |
| 1 | Oregon | 10 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 178 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 9 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 10 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 8 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 18.9 |
| 1 | Ball State | 8 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 19.6 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 19.9 |
| 1 | Tulane | 9 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 20.2 |
| 1 | Louisville | 9 | 23 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 20.4 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 20.6 |
| 1 | Alabama | 9 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 20.6 |
| 1 | UCLA | 9 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 20.8 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 8 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 21.6 |
| 1 | Toledo | 9 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 21.6 |
| 1 | Boise State | 9 | 23 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 21.8 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 9 | 25 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 196 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 8 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 21.9 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 8 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 21.9 |
| 1 | Air Force | 8 | 23 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 8 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 178 | 22.3 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 1 | Arizona | 9 | 26 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 206 | 22.9 |
| 1 | UTSA | 8 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 8 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 23.1 |
| 1 | Liberty | 9 | 28 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 23.2 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 8 | 24 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 23.4 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 9 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 23.4 |
| 1 | Duke | 8 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 25 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 191 | 23.9 |
| 1 | Navy | 8 | 25 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 193 | 24.1 |
| 1 | Auburn | 8 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 24.4 |
| 1 | Rice | 8 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 24.6 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 9 | 26 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 221 | 24.6 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 9 | 29 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 25.1 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 26 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 25.3 |
| 1 | UNLV | 9 | 28 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 213 | 26.6 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 9 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 239 | 26.6 |
| 1 | UTEP | 8 | 28 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 26.9 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 8 | 28 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 26.9 |
| 1 | Washington | 10 | 36 | 7 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 271 | 27.1 |
| 1 | Kansas | 9 | 29 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 245 | 27.2 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 27.3 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 8 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 27.4 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 27 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 27.4 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 8 | 25 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 8 | 26 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 8 | 26 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 27.6 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 9 | 29 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 248 | 27.6 |
| 1 | Akron | 8 | 29 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 227 | 28.4 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 28 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 8 | 27 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 28.6 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 8 | 28 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 229 | 28.6 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 30 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 28.9 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 8 | 27 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 233 | 29.1 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 9 | 34 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 29.1 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 8 | 30 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Nevada | 8 | 29 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 236 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 30 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 29.5 |
| 1 | TCU | 9 | 31 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 266 | 29.6 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 8 | 30 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 239 | 29.9 |
| 1 | UCF | 9 | 33 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 269 | 29.9 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 9 | 36 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 29.9 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 8 | 28 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 9 | 35 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 8 | 29 | 13 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 243 | 30.4 |
| 1 | Purdue | 9 | 33 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 274 | 30.4 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 9 | 34 | 13 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 278 | 30.9 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 8 | 32 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 254 | 31.8 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 8 | 33 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 255 | 31.9 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 8 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 32.3 |
| 1 | Boston College | 8 | 34 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 32.6 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 9 | 38 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 32.8 |
| 1 | LSU | 8 | 34 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 264 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 8 | 32 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 33.1 |
| 1 | Memphis | 8 | 35 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 265 | 33.1 |
| 1 | Kent State | 8 | 35 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 33.5 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 9 | 38 | 13 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 305 | 33.9 |
| 1 | North Texas | 8 | 37 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 273 | 34.1 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 37 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 34.3 |
| 1 | Utah State | 8 | 36 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 276 | 34.5 |
| 1 | BYU | 9 | 39 | 13 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 311 | 34.6 |
| 1 | Houston | 9 | 41 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 314 | 34.9 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 36 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 282 | 35.3 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 38 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 287 | 35.9 |
| 1 | Colorado | 9 | 43 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 327 | 36.3 |
| 1 | USC | 9 | 43 | 10 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 329 | 36.6 |
| 1 | Baylor | 9 | 43 | 9 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 331 | 36.8 |
| 1 | Texas State | 8 | 40 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 297 | 37.1 |
| 1 | UAB | 8 | 39 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 298 | 37.3 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 8 | 37 | 13 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 301 | 37.6 |
| 1 | California | 9 | 44 | 11 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 340 | 37.8 |
| 1 | Stanford | 9 | 49 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 342 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 39 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 38.8 |
| 1 | South Florida | 8 | 44 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 316 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 41 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 317 | 39.6 |
| 1 | Temple | 8 | 41 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 321 | 40.1 |
| 112 | James Madison | 8 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 17.5 |
| 112 | Wisconsin | 9 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 18.3 |
| 112 | Utah | 9 | 27 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 206 | 22.9 |
| 112 | Texas A&M | 8 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 185 | 23.1 |
| 112 | Iowa State | 9 | 27 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 221 | 24.6 |
| 112 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 24.8 |
| 112 | Oregon State | 9 | 28 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 225 | 25.0 |
| 112 | Old Dominion | 8 | 25 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 205 | 25.6 |
| 112 | San Diego State | 8 | 26 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 219 | 27.4 |
| 112 | Fresno State | 8 | 26 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 219 | 27.4 |
| 112 | Appalachian State | 9 | 32 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 28.3 |
| 112 | Georgia State | 8 | 30 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 239 | 29.9 |
| 112 | Syracuse | 8 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 242 | 30.3 |
| 112 | Illinois | 9 | 34 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 274 | 30.4 |
| 112 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 42 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 316 | 31.6 |
| 112 | Florida International | 8 | 33 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 270 | 33.8 |
| 112 | Indiana | 9 | 38 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 304 | 33.8 |
| 112 | Tulsa | 8 | 34 | 11 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 276 | 34.5 |
| 130 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 24 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 202 | 25.3 |
| 130 | Maryland | 9 | 27 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 239 | 26.6 |
| 130 | Florida | 8 | 32 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 269 | 33.6 |