2017 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 6 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 19.5 |
| 2 | BYU | 9 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 21.7 |
| 3 | Army | 12 | 34 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 20.7 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 11 | 43 | 15 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 348 | 31.6 |