2023 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Ohio State 9 7 9 7 0 0 76 8.4
1 Michigan 10 9 7 9 0 0 84 8.4
3 Penn State 9 11 5 8 2 0 93 10.3
4 Iowa 11 9 17 8 1 0 115 10.5
5 Notre Dame 9 11 8 10 1 0 102 11.3
6 Texas 8 11 10 9 0 0 105 13.1
7 Kentucky 7 11 6 10 1 0 96 13.7
8 Utah 10 17 7 14 1 0 139 13.9
9 Oregon 11 17 13 12 1 0 155 14.1
10 Troy 13 21 17 19 1 0 198 15.2
11 Florida State 10 17 12 13 0 1 153 15.3
12 Alabama 8 14 8 13 1 0 123 15.4
13 Iowa State 7 15 4 8 0 0 110 15.7
13 Georgia 9 18 6 15 0 0 141 15.7
15 Ohio 13 24 13 23 0 0 206 15.8
16 Mississippi 9 18 6 17 0 0 143 15.9
16 Miami (Ohio) 14 25 16 17 4 0 223 15.9
18 Nebraska 10 17 14 13 2 0 161 16.1
19 Texas A&M 8 14 11 13 0 0 130 16.3
20 Navy 10 21 6 20 2 0 168 16.8
21 Kansas State 8 18 4 15 0 0 135 16.9
22 SMU 13 28 9 24 1 0 221 17.0
23 Tennessee 9 17 13 15 0 0 156 17.3
23 Maryland 10 20 12 17 0 0 173 17.3
25 Army 11 23 10 17 2 1 191 17.4
26 UCLA 12 22 20 20 0 0 212 17.7
27 Rutgers 9 21 5 20 0 0 161 17.9
28 Auburn 9 20 8 18 1 0 164 18.2
28 Air Force 13 30 10 26 0 0 236 18.2
30 North Carolina State 9 21 7 18 1 0 167 18.6
31 Tulane 12 27 12 24 1 0 224 18.7
32 Wisconsin 10 24 7 23 0 0 188 18.8
33 Duke 8 17 12 15 1 0 155 19.4
33 Missouri 8 18 9 18 0 1 155 19.4
35 West Virginia 10 25 7 24 0 0 195 19.5
35 James Madison 13 31 12 29 0 1 253 19.5
37 Clemson 10 25 7 21 2 0 196 19.6
38 Oregon State 9 22 7 19 3 0 178 19.8
39 Arizona 11 27 9 22 4 0 219 19.9
40 New Mexico State 13 31 14 26 3 0 260 20.0
41 Oklahoma 8 19 10 15 1 0 161 20.1
42 LSU 9 23 7 20 2 0 183 20.3
42 Virginia Tech 10 25 9 24 1 0 203 20.3
42 Jacksonville State 12 30 12 28 0 0 244 20.3
42 Toledo 14 33 19 27 1 0 284 20.3
46 Michigan State 7 18 6 16 1 0 144 20.6
47 East Carolina 10 25 12 22 0 0 208 20.8
48 Northern Illinois 13 33 14 31 0 1 273 21.0
49 Miami (Florida) 9 23 11 20 0 0 191 21.2
50 Texas Tech 9 23 10 20 2 0 192 21.3
51 Wyoming 12 28 21 22 2 1 259 21.6
52 Washington 10 29 7 24 0 0 219 21.9
53 Northwestern 11 30 11 25 2 0 242 22.0
54 South Alabama 12 33 12 30 1 0 266 22.2
55 TCU 8 20 12 18 2 0 178 22.3
55 UTSA 12 31 17 27 2 0 268 22.3
57 Kansas 9 24 11 17 4 0 202 22.4
58 Bowling Green 11 32 9 26 1 0 247 22.5
58 Ball State 11 29 15 29 0 0 248 22.5
60 Liberty 13 39 9 30 2 0 295 22.7
61 UCF 9 23 15 19 2 0 206 22.9
61 Louisville 11 34 5 33 0 0 252 22.9
63 Boise State 13 37 16 32 0 0 302 23.2
64 Florida 7 20 8 17 0 1 163 23.3
65 Syracuse 11 30 16 26 1 1 258 23.5
65 Florida Atlantic 11 30 16 28 0 1 258 23.5
65 Fresno State 13 37 15 34 1 1 305 23.5
68 Coastal Carolina 13 38 15 37 0 0 310 23.8
69 Middle Tennessee 9 26 12 22 1 0 216 24.0
70 Western Kentucky 11 34 10 32 1 0 268 24.4
71 Wake Forest 8 24 10 23 0 0 197 24.6
71 Mississippi State 8 25 8 23 0 0 197 24.6
73 Georgia Tech 9 29 8 25 0 0 223 24.8
73 Minnesota 10 32 9 29 0 0 248 24.8
75 Buffalo 11 33 15 31 0 0 274 24.9
76 Pittsburgh 9 27 12 27 0 0 225 25.0
77 South Carolina 8 24 11 22 1 0 201 25.1
78 Arkansas 8 24 12 22 0 0 202 25.3
78 Tulsa 9 28 9 25 3 1 228 25.3
80 San Jose State 13 44 8 43 1 0 333 25.6
81 Washington State 9 30 8 27 0 0 231 25.7
82 North Carolina 11 35 13 32 2 0 285 25.9
83 Old Dominion 12 38 15 36 1 2 315 26.3
83 UNLV 12 38 17 37 0 0 316 26.3
85 Rice 11 36 13 31 3 0 292 26.5
86 Sam Houston State 11 36 14 33 1 0 293 26.6
87 Boston College 10 35 8 33 0 0 267 26.7
87 Eastern Michigan 13 42 15 40 2 3 347 26.7
89 BYU 8 26 11 25 0 0 214 26.8
89 San Diego State 12 38 17 34 3 1 321 26.8
89 Arkansas State 12 39 16 34 3 0 322 26.8
92 UTEP 10 35 8 35 0 0 269 26.9
93 Appalachian State 14 48 14 40 3 1 378 27.0
94 Marshall 12 39 17 38 1 0 325 27.1
95 Cincinnati 9 31 10 30 0 0 246 27.3
96 Oklahoma State 10 34 12 30 1 1 274 27.4
97 Connecticut 10 35 11 32 0 0 275 27.5
97 Memphis 11 39 9 31 5 0 302 27.5
99 California 11 38 13 33 2 0 304 27.6
100 Georgia State 12 43 10 39 3 1 335 27.9
101 Akron 12 43 12 36 3 0 336 28.0
102 Charlotte 11 36 19 32 2 0 309 28.1
103 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 48 14 40 1 0 372 28.6
104 Indiana 8 29 11 23 0 0 230 28.8
105 Arizona State 8 27 14 26 1 0 232 29.0
106 Purdue 9 32 13 28 2 0 263 29.2
106 Houston 9 35 6 31 2 0 263 29.2
108 Colorado State 12 41 24 33 2 0 355 29.6
109 Central Michigan 11 42 13 37 2 0 332 30.2
110 USC 8 32 6 28 2 0 242 30.3
110 Baylor 10 39 9 36 3 0 303 30.3
110 Hawai'i 12 46 14 42 2 0 364 30.3
113 Illinois 9 34 13 27 2 0 274 30.4
114 Georgia Southern 13 51 13 47 2 0 396 30.5
115 Louisiana Tech 10 40 9 40 0 0 307 30.7
116 Western Michigan 11 43 13 41 1 0 340 30.9
117 Florida International 11 41 20 36 0 1 344 31.3
118 Texas State 13 56 13 46 3 0 427 32.8
119 Southern Mississippi 11 47 11 44 2 0 363 33.0
120 Virginia 9 37 15 34 0 0 301 33.4
121 South Florida 12 55 6 52 1 0 402 33.5
122 Nevada 11 46 16 44 1 0 370 33.6
123 Temple 11 47 14 45 1 1 373 33.9
124 Massachusetts 10 45 11 39 0 0 342 34.2
124 Colorado 10 46 8 42 0 0 342 34.2
126 Kent State 12 55 10 53 1 0 415 34.6
127 Vanderbilt 8 35 12 32 0 0 278 34.8
128 Louisiana-Monroe 11 47 19 45 0 0 384 34.9
129 New Mexico 12 51 20 47 4 0 421 35.1
130 Utah State 12 56 12 51 2 0 427 35.6
131 UAB 11 50 14 48 2 0 394 35.8
132 Stanford 8 40 4 35 2 0 291 36.4
132 North Texas 11 54 8 46 3 0 400 36.4