2026 Mid-American Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Sacramento State | 4 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Akron | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 33.3 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 33.7 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 3 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 3 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 3 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 41.3 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 3 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 43.7 |
| 13 | Kent State | 3 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 43.7 |