2021 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Army | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 4 | 26 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 47.8 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 5 | 28 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 41.6 |
| 5 | BYU | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 5 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 33.6 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |