2021 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51.0 |
| 3 | BYU | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 3 | Liberty | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 5 | Army | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70.0 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 2 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 44.5 |
| 7 | New Mexico State | 4 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 44.5 |