2016 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 2 | BYU | 6 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 3 | Army | 9 | 29 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 24.7 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 7 | 36 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 285 | 40.7 |