2016 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 5 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 33.4 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 21.8 |