2026 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - All Games through 10/24/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 8 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 18.3 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 21.0 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 7 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 162 | 23.1 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 23.0 |
| 4 | Troy | 7 | 23 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 24.9 |
| 6 | Louisiana | 8 | 24 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 21.3 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 7 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 26.0 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 8 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 26.8 |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 181 | 25.9 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 8 | 29 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 218 | 27.3 |
| 11 | Marshall | 7 | 27 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 30.7 |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 7 | 27 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 227 | 32.4 |
| 13 | South Alabama | 7 | 31 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 227 | 32.4 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 33 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 37.3 |