2017 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 10 | 28 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 22.9 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 3 | Army | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 |
| 4 | BYU | 4 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 30.3 |