Statistics – Team
- 3rd Down Conversion Pct
- 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense
- 4th Down Conversion Pct
- 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense
- Blocked Kicks
- Blocked Kicks Allowed
- Blocked Punts
- Blocked Punts Allowed
- Completion Percentage
- Defensive TDs
- Fewest Penalties
- Fewest Penalties Per Game
- Fewest Penalty Yards
- Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game
- First Downs Defense
- First Downs Offense
Scoring Defense
Last updated - January 25, 2018 Through games of December 16, 2017
| Rank | Team | G | TDs | Opp XP | 2PT | Opp DXP | Opp FGM | Opp Saf | Pts | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Mo. St. | 12 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 112 | 9.3 |
| 2 | Sioux Falls | 12 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 150 | 12.5 |
| 3 | Shippensburg | 12 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 156 | 13.0 |
| - | Grand Valley St. | 11 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 143 | 13.0 |
| 5 | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 12 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 173 | 14.4 |
| 6 | Winona St. | 12 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 175 | 14.6 |
| 7 | West Ga. | 13 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 198 | 15.2 |
| - | Ferris St. | 13 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 198 | 15.2 |
| 9 | Fort Hays St. | 12 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 183 | 15.3 |
| 10 | Minnesota St. | 14 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 215 | 15.4 |
| 11 | Assumption | 13 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 201 | 15.5 |
| 12 | Fairmont St. | 11 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 172 | 15.6 |
| 13 | Indiana (PA) | 14 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 220 | 15.7 |
| 14 | Ashland | 13 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 213 | 16.4 |
| 15 | Tex. A&M-Commerce | 15 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 251 | 16.7 |
| 16 | Benedict | 9 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 155 | 17.2 |
| 17 | Bemidji St. | 11 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 190 | 17.3 |
| 18 | North Ala. | 10 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 175 | 17.5 |
| 19 | Central Wash. | 12 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 211 | 17.6 |
| 20 | Catawba | 11 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 194 | 17.6 |
| 21 | Tuskegee | 11 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 197 | 17.9 |
| 22 | Minn. Duluth | 12 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 222 | 18.5 |
| 23 | UIndy | 12 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 223 | 18.6 |
| 24 | Findlay | 13 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 250 | 19.2 |
| 25 | Carson-Newman | 11 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 212 | 19.3 |
| 26 | Kutztown | 11 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 215 | 19.5 |
| 27 | Hillsdale | 11 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 217 | 19.7 |
| 28 | Albany St. (GA) | 10 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 201 | 20.1 |
| 29 | Newberry | 11 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 223 | 20.3 |
| 30 | Harding | 15 | 42 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 305 | 20.3 |
| 31 | McKendree | 11 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 227 | 20.6 |
| 32 | Arkansas Tech | 12 | 32 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 249 | 20.8 |
| 33 | Valdosta St. | 9 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 188 | 20.9 |
| 34 | St. Cloud St. | 11 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 231 | 21.0 |
| 35 | Virginia St. | 11 | 33 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 233 | 21.2 |
| 36 | Charleston (WV) | 10 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 212 | 21.2 |
| - | Winston-Salem | 10 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 212 | 21.2 |
| 38 | West Florida | 15 | 42 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 321 | 21.4 |
| 39 | Bowie St. | 11 | 33 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 237 | 21.5 |
| 40 | Pittsburg St. | 12 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 259 | 21.6 |
| 41 | Tiffin | 11 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 239 | 21.7 |
| 42 | Azusa Pacific | 11 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 242 | 22.0 |
| - | Ohio Dominican | 10 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 220 | 22.0 |
| 44 | West Ala. | 13 | 35 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 290 | 22.3 |
| 45 | Bloomsburg | 11 | 33 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 246 | 22.4 |
| 46 | Angelo St. | 11 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 247 | 22.5 |
| 47 | Delta St. | 13 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 293 | 22.5 |
| 48 | Wingate | 11 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 249 | 22.6 |
| 49 | Colo. Sch. of Mines | 11 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 251 | 22.8 |
| 50 | Mercyhurst | 11 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 252 | 22.9 |