2017 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 2 | Army | 5 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 3 | BYU | 5 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 6 | 24 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 32.8 |