2021 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty | 5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 4 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 5 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 30.4 |
| 1 | Army | 3 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 39.3 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 4 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 44.8 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 3 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 46.7 |