2022 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 9 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 20.9 |
| 2 | Army | 11 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 23.6 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 13 | 37 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 311 | 23.9 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 11 | 33 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 268 | 24.4 |
| 5 | Liberty | 13 | 39 | 15 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 320 | 24.6 |
| 6 | BYU | 11 | 40 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 314 | 28.5 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 11 | 42 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 30.1 |