2023 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Michigan 15 17 13 15 0 0 156 10.4
2 Ohio State 12 14 14 13 0 0 139 11.6
3 Penn State 12 19 11 15 3 0 168 14.0
4 Iowa 14 20 22 19 1 0 207 14.8
5 Miami (Ohio) 13 22 16 15 4 0 203 15.6
6 Troy 13 24 14 22 1 0 210 16.2
7 Ohio 12 23 12 22 0 0 196 16.3
7 Georgia 13 25 13 21 1 0 212 16.3
9 Notre Dame 12 23 14 22 1 0 204 17.0
10 Oregon 13 26 15 19 2 0 224 17.2
11 Nebraska 12 24 17 20 2 0 219 18.3
12 Texas 14 30 19 26 1 0 265 18.9
13 Air Force 12 29 10 25 0 0 229 19.1
14 SMU 13 32 9 28 1 0 249 19.2
15 UCLA 12 24 22 22 0 0 232 19.3
16 Alabama 13 31 13 29 1 0 256 19.7
17 Florida State 13 30 16 27 0 1 257 19.8
18 Duke 12 26 19 23 2 0 240 20.0
19 Wisconsin 13 33 10 32 0 1 262 20.2
20 Utah 12 31 9 27 1 1 244 20.3
21 James Madison 12 31 11 29 0 1 250 20.8
22 Tennessee 12 29 17 26 0 0 251 20.9
23 South Alabama 12 32 11 29 1 0 256 21.3
24 Clemson 12 32 11 28 2 0 257 21.4
25 Tulane 13 32 19 29 1 0 280 21.5
26 Northern Illinois 12 31 14 29 0 1 259 21.6
26 Toledo 13 33 18 27 1 0 281 21.6
28 Missouri 12 30 16 29 1 1 261 21.8
29 North Carolina State 12 33 11 30 1 0 263 21.9
30 Arizona 12 34 10 29 4 0 271 22.6
31 Jacksonville State 12 34 12 32 0 0 272 22.7
32 Wyoming 12 30 21 24 2 1 273 22.8
32 Kansas State 12 32 18 27 0 0 273 22.8
32 Northwestern 12 33 14 29 2 0 273 22.8
32 Rutgers 12 35 10 33 0 0 273 22.8
32 Fresno State 12 33 14 30 1 1 274 22.8
37 Louisville 13 38 11 37 0 0 298 22.9
37 New Mexico State 14 39 16 33 3 0 321 22.9
39 Texas A&M 12 33 15 30 1 1 277 23.1
40 Auburn 12 34 14 33 1 0 281 23.4
41 Oklahoma 13 35 21 26 3 0 305 23.5
42 Maryland 12 34 16 30 0 2 286 23.8
42 Mississippi 12 36 11 33 2 0 286 23.8
44 Army 10 29 12 23 2 1 239 23.9
44 Iowa State 12 35 14 27 3 1 287 23.9
44 Virginia Tech 13 40 10 37 2 0 311 23.9
47 Miami (Florida) 12 34 18 29 1 0 289 24.1
47 UTSA 13 37 18 33 2 0 313 24.1
49 Oregon State 12 36 11 32 3 2 291 24.3
49 Liberty 14 45 10 36 2 0 340 24.3
51 East Carolina 11 33 14 29 0 0 269 24.5
51 Navy 11 35 7 34 2 0 269 24.5
53 Bowling Green 12 38 11 34 1 0 297 24.8
53 Washington 15 48 13 41 2 0 372 24.8
55 Coastal Carolina 12 37 15 36 0 0 303 25.3
56 Florida Atlantic 11 34 16 32 0 1 286 26.0
56 Ball State 11 34 16 34 0 0 286 26.0
58 Boise State 13 42 16 40 0 0 340 26.2
59 Buffalo 11 35 15 34 0 0 289 26.3
60 San Diego State 11 35 15 32 2 1 293 26.6
60 Sam Houston State 11 36 14 33 1 0 293 26.6
60 Kentucky 12 37 19 32 4 0 319 26.6
63 Minnesota 13 44 14 41 0 0 347 26.7
64 South Carolina 11 34 19 32 1 0 295 26.8
64 UCF 12 38 19 32 2 0 321 26.8
66 West Virginia 12 42 10 41 0 0 323 26.9
67 Eastern Michigan 12 39 14 38 2 3 324 27.0
68 Appalachian State 13 45 13 37 3 1 354 27.2
69 Kansas 12 40 16 28 6 0 328 27.3
70 Syracuse 12 39 19 35 1 1 330 27.5
70 San Jose State 12 44 7 43 1 0 330 27.5
72 Texas Tech 12 39 20 35 3 0 335 27.9
73 Wake Forest 11 38 14 37 1 0 309 28.1
74 Boston College 12 45 9 43 0 0 340 28.3
75 Mississippi State 11 38 16 36 0 0 312 28.4
76 Akron 11 40 12 33 3 0 315 28.6
77 Washington State 11 40 13 37 0 0 316 28.7
77 Old Dominion 12 42 15 41 1 2 344 28.7
79 North Carolina 12 42 18 38 2 0 348 29.0
80 Pittsburgh 11 40 14 39 0 0 321 29.2
81 Arkansas 11 39 17 37 0 0 322 29.3
81 Western Kentucky 12 46 10 45 0 0 351 29.3
83 Middle Tennessee 11 41 13 36 1 0 323 29.4
83 Illinois 12 43 18 35 2 1 353 29.4
85 Florida 11 39 17 35 0 2 324 29.5
85 LSU 12 46 10 40 4 0 354 29.5
87 Michigan State 11 40 15 37 2 0 326 29.6
88 Marshall 12 43 18 42 1 0 356 29.7
88 Georgia State 12 46 10 42 3 1 356 29.7
88 UNLV 13 48 17 47 0 0 386 29.7
91 TCU 11 39 18 36 2 0 328 29.8
91 UTEP 11 43 9 43 0 0 328 29.8
91 Rice 12 43 19 37 3 0 358 29.8
91 Oklahoma State 13 50 13 42 2 1 387 29.8
95 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 47 12 39 1 0 359 29.9
96 Memphis 12 46 12 38 5 0 360 30.0
97 Central Michigan 11 41 15 36 2 0 331 30.1
98 Purdue 12 45 17 40 2 0 365 30.4
99 Colorado State 11 39 22 31 2 0 335 30.5
100 Georgia Tech 12 47 15 43 0 0 370 30.8
101 Charlotte 11 40 20 36 2 0 340 30.9
102 BYU 11 43 14 40 1 0 342 31.1
103 Cincinnati 11 45 11 44 0 0 347 31.5
103 Houston 12 50 10 44 2 0 378 31.5
105 Indiana 11 44 16 38 0 1 352 32.0
106 Connecticut 11 46 12 43 0 0 355 32.3
106 Arkansas State 12 48 17 43 3 0 388 32.3
108 Arizona State 11 43 20 41 1 0 361 32.8
108 Texas State 12 51 13 42 3 0 393 32.8
110 South Florida 12 54 6 51 1 0 395 32.9
111 Georgia Southern 12 51 13 47 2 0 396 33.0
112 Western Michigan 11 46 13 43 2 1 364 33.1
113 Hawai'i 12 51 14 47 2 0 399 33.3
114 Nevada 11 47 13 45 1 0 368 33.5
115 Florida International 11 45 19 41 0 1 370 33.6
116 California 12 53 13 48 2 0 409 34.1
117 USC 13 59 12 51 3 0 447 34.4
118 Louisiana Tech 11 50 10 50 0 0 380 34.5
119 Colorado 12 56 10 50 1 0 418 34.8
120 Utah State 12 55 13 50 2 0 423 35.3
121 Virginia 11 50 15 47 0 0 392 35.6
122 Baylor 11 51 11 48 3 0 393 35.7
123 Tulsa 11 51 12 47 4 1 399 36.3
124 Louisiana-Monroe 11 50 19 48 0 0 405 36.8
124 Kent State 11 54 9 52 1 0 405 36.8
126 New Mexico 11 50 19 46 4 0 411 37.4
127 North Texas 11 56 8 48 3 0 414 37.6
128 Southern Mississippi 11 54 12 51 2 0 415 37.7
129 Temple 11 53 16 51 1 0 419 38.1
130 Vanderbilt 11 53 18 49 0 0 421 38.3
131 Stanford 11 60 1 55 2 0 422 38.4
132 Massachusetts 11 58 11 52 0 0 433 39.4
133 UAB 11 57 12 55 2 0 437 39.7