2016 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 6 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 4 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 32.8 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 9 | 38 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 290 | 32.2 |