2026 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 09/12/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 |
| 3 | Georgia State | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 5 | Troy | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 8 | Southern Miss | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 9 | Arkansas State | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 |
| 12 | Louisiana | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 28.0 |
| 13 | Marshall | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 35.5 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 44.0 |