2016 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 4 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 6 | North Carolina State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 6 | Washington State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 12 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 12 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 12 | Air Force | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 15 | Georgia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 15 | Stanford | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 15 | UTSA | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 18 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 18 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 18 | Utah | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 24 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 24 | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 26 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 27 | Appalachian State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 28 | Louisville | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 29 | Iowa | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 29 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 29 | Boston College | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 32 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 32 | Boise State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 32 | UCF | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 32 | Ohio State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 32 | Toledo | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 38 | Florida State | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 39 | Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 39 | Michigan | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 39 | Texas A&M | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 42 | Kansas State | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 42 | San Diego State | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 42 | Washington | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 42 | Houston | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 46 | Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 46 | Auburn | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 46 | Hawai'i | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 46 | New Mexico State | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 50 | Baylor | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 50 | Maryland | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 50 | Texas State | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 53 | Georgia State | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 54 | Nebraska | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 54 | North Texas | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 56 | Oklahoma | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 56 | South Florida | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 39.0 |
| 58 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 59 | Temple | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 60 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 60 | South Carolina | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 46.0 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 63 | Army | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 64 | USC | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 65 | Troy | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 65 | Wyoming | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 65 | Memphis | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51.0 |
| 68 | West Virginia | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 68 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 70 | Wisconsin | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 |
| 71 | Central Michigan | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55.0 |
| 72 | Ohio | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 28.5 |
| 72 | Florida | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 28.5 |
| 74 | Alabama | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 75 | TCU | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 30.5 |
| 75 | Colorado State | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61.0 |
| 77 | Idaho | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 78 | Clemson | 3 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 78 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 80 | South Alabama | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 36.5 |
| 81 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 37.5 |
| 82 | Colorado | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 83 | Penn State | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 41.5 |
| 84 | Navy | 3 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 34.3 |
| 84 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 51.5 |