2023 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in November Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7.5 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Army | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12.7 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14.8 |
| 1 | James Madison | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 16.3 |
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Clemson | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Boise State | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 1 | Auburn | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 1 | Kansas | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 4 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 4 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Liberty | 4 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 4 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Toledo | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Rice | 4 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 28.7 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Houston | 4 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 1 | LSU | 4 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 31.0 |
| 1 | California | 4 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 31.3 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 4 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 31.8 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 31.8 |
| 1 | UTEP | 3 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 32.3 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 4 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 32.8 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 33.3 |
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 33.5 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 3 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 33.7 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 3 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 34.7 |
| 1 | Colorado | 4 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 1 | Nevada | 4 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 35.3 |
| 1 | UAB | 4 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 35.5 |
| 1 | South Florida | 4 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 36.5 |
| 1 | Memphis | 4 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 36.8 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 37.0 |
| 1 | TCU | 4 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 37.5 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 37.8 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 4 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 38.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 39.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 39.8 |
| 1 | Baylor | 4 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 40.0 |
| 1 | USC | 3 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 4 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 42.5 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 51.3 |
| 123 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 13.8 |
| 123 | Appalachian State | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 123 | Oregon State | 4 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 123 | San Diego State | 4 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 123 | Utah | 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 123 | Tulsa | 4 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 123 | Illinois | 4 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 32.8 |
| 123 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 33.3 |
| 123 | Georgia State | 4 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 41.3 |
| 123 | Florida International | 3 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 41.7 |
| 133 | Maryland | 4 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 29.0 |