2026 American Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/03/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 3 | USF | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 14.6 |
| 4 | Memphis | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 5 | Army | 4 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 6 | Rice | 4 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 7 | Navy | 4 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 8 | Tulane | 4 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 10 | UTSA | 4 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 11 | North Texas | 4 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 12 | UAB | 5 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 13 | Temple | 5 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 24.8 |
| 14 | Charlotte | 4 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 40.5 |