2016 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 10.2 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10.5 |
| 1 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 6 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 13.4 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 16.4 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Army | 12 | 27 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 5 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 1 | UTSA | 5 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 5 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 5 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 4 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 5 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 1 | Nevada | 4 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 5 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 5 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 5 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 27.6 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 27.6 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 28.2 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 28.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 28.4 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 28.7 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 29.6 |
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 3 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 31.4 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 31.8 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 31.8 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 32.3 |
| 1 | UNLV | 4 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 33.0 |
| 1 | USC | 4 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 33.8 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 5 | 23 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 34.2 |
| 1 | UTEP | 4 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 35.4 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 39.5 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 4 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 39.5 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 39.7 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 40.3 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 40.5 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 41.8 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 42.3 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 43.3 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 6 | 36 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 45.3 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 4 | 25 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 45.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 26 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 197 | 49.3 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 31 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 55.3 |
| 98 | Texas A&M | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 15.4 |
| 98 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 98 | BYU | 12 | 32 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 245 | 20.4 |
| 98 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 98 | West Virginia | 4 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 98 | Nebraska | 4 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 98 | Purdue | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 98 | Old Dominion | 5 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 27.4 |
| 98 | Navy | 5 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 28.0 |
| 98 | Mississippi State | 5 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 28.2 |
| 98 | North Texas | 5 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 28.4 |
| 98 | Buffalo | 4 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 98 | TCU | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 98 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 29.8 |
| 98 | South Florida | 5 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 30.2 |
| 98 | Ohio | 5 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 30.8 |
| 98 | Central Michigan | 5 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 31.0 |
| 98 | Syracuse | 4 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 98 | Penn State | 4 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 33.5 |
| 98 | Massachusetts | 11 | 47 | 16 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 375 | 34.1 |
| 98 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 34.2 |
| 98 | Fresno State | 4 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 36.5 |
| 98 | Rice | 4 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 38.5 |
| 98 | Idaho | 5 | 28 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 212 | 42.4 |
| 98 | Texas State | 4 | 23 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 44.3 |
| 123 | Florida State | 5 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 123 | Notre Dame | 11 | 43 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 328 | 29.8 |
| 123 | Texas | 3 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 34.7 |
| 123 | South Carolina | 5 | 23 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 35.2 |
| 123 | Florida International | 4 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 149 | 37.3 |
| 128 | South Alabama | 5 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 136 | 27.2 |