2018 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 2 | Liberty | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60.0 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 66.0 |
| 6 | BYU | 3 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 33.7 |