2016 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 13 | 33 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 254 | 19.5 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 12 | 44 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 334 | 27.8 |
| 3 | Army | 13 | 33 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 19.8 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 12 | 53 | 19 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 426 | 35.5 |