2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 10/14/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 2 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 4 | Boston College | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 6 | Duke | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 7 | Clemson | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 8 | Louisville | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 8 | Florida State | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 27.0 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 |
| 12 | California | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 30.0 |
| 14 | Virginia | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 31.5 |
| 15 | NC State | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 16 | Syracuse | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 17 | Stanford | 2 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 57.5 |