2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - All Games through 09/19/2026

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Iowa 3 1 2 1 0 0 13 4.3
2 Indiana 3 1 3 1 0 0 16 5.3
3 Penn State 3 2 3 1 0 0 22 7.3
4 Notre Dame 3 2 3 2 0 0 23 7.7
4 Oklahoma 3 2 3 2 0 0 23 7.7
6 Utah 3 3 1 3 0 0 24 8.0
7 Northwestern 2 2 4 1 0 0 25 12.5
8 Tulsa 3 3 2 3 0 0 27 9.0
9 New Mexico 3 4 0 4 0 0 28 9.3
10 TCU 3 3 2 3 0 1 29 9.7
10 James Madison 3 3 3 2 0 0 29 9.7
12 Kansas State 3 3 3 3 0 0 30 10.0
12 Ohio State 3 3 3 3 0 0 30 10.0
14 Army 2 4 1 4 0 0 31 15.5
15 Iowa State 3 3 4 3 0 0 33 11.0
15 Miami (FL) 3 4 2 3 0 0 33 11.0
17 Pittsburgh 3 4 2 4 0 0 34 11.3
18 Nebraska 3 4 2 3 1 0 35 11.7
19 Texas 3 3 5 3 0 0 36 12.0
20 Duke 3 4 3 4 0 0 37 12.3
21 Air Force 2 5 1 5 0 0 38 19.0
22 Michigan 3 3 6 3 0 0 39 13.0
22 Baylor 3 5 2 3 0 0 39 13.0
24 Washington 3 4 4 4 0 0 40 13.3
24 Georgia 3 5 2 4 0 0 40 13.3
26 North Carolina 3 4 5 2 0 0 41 13.7
27 Tennessee 3 4 5 3 0 0 42 14.0
28 Massachusetts 3 6 1 6 0 0 45 15.0
29 BYU 3 6 1 4 2 0 47 15.7
29 Sam Houston State 3 6 2 5 0 0 47 15.7
31 UCF 3 5 4 4 0 1 48 16.0
31 Appalachian State 3 6 2 4 1 0 48 16.0
31 Western Michigan 3 7 0 6 0 0 48 16.0
34 North Dakota State 4 7 1 4 0 0 49 12.3
34 Virginia 3 6 2 5 1 0 49 16.3
34 Maryland 3 7 0 5 1 0 49 16.3
37 Virginia Tech 3 6 3 3 1 0 50 16.7
37 South Carolina 3 6 3 5 0 0 50 16.7
37 USF 3 6 3 5 0 0 50 16.7
40 Syracuse 3 6 3 6 0 0 51 17.0
40 Texas A&M 3 6 3 6 0 0 51 17.0
42 Fresno State 3 6 2 6 0 2 52 17.3
42 Arizona 3 7 1 7 0 0 52 17.3
42 Minnesota 3 7 1 7 0 0 52 17.3
42 Missouri 3 7 1 7 0 0 52 17.3
46 Georgia Southern 3 5 6 5 0 0 53 17.7
46 Navy 2 7 2 5 0 0 53 26.5
48 Michigan State 3 7 2 6 0 0 54 18.0
48 Houston 3 8 0 6 0 0 54 18.0
50 FIU 3 4 9 2 1 0 55 18.3
50 Oklahoma State 3 7 2 7 0 0 55 18.3
52 Cincinnati 3 7 2 6 1 0 56 18.7
52 LSU 3 7 2 6 1 0 56 18.7
52 Delaware 3 8 0 8 0 0 56 18.7
55 Central Michigan 3 6 5 5 1 0 58 19.3
55 Liberty 3 6 5 5 1 0 58 19.3
55 West Virginia 3 8 1 7 0 0 58 19.3
58 Mississippi State 3 5 8 4 1 0 60 20.0
58 Wisconsin 3 6 6 6 0 0 60 20.0
58 Texas Tech 3 7 4 4 1 0 60 20.0
58 Coastal Carolina 3 8 1 7 1 0 60 20.0
62 Nevada 3 7 4 7 0 0 61 20.3
63 Middle Tennessee State 3 8 2 8 0 0 62 20.7
64 Alabama 3 8 2 7 1 0 63 21.0
64 Florida 3 8 2 7 1 0 63 21.0
66 Illinois 3 7 5 7 0 0 64 21.3
67 Connecticut 3 8 3 8 0 0 65 21.7
67 Troy 3 8 3 8 0 0 65 21.7
67 Washington State 3 8 3 8 0 0 65 21.7
70 Oregon 3 7 6 6 0 0 66 22.0
70 Vanderbilt 3 8 4 6 0 0 66 22.0
72 Auburn 3 8 4 6 1 0 68 22.7
72 Kansas 3 8 4 8 0 0 68 22.7
74 NC State 3 9 2 9 0 0 69 23.0
75 Georgia Tech 3 8 4 8 1 0 70 23.3
75 California 3 9 3 7 0 0 70 23.3
75 Louisiana 3 10 0 10 0 0 70 23.3
78 Ole Miss 3 7 7 6 1 0 71 23.7
78 Georgia State 3 8 5 6 1 0 71 23.7
78 Boston College 3 9 3 8 0 0 71 23.7
81 UTSA 3 7 8 6 0 0 72 24.0
81 Arizona State 3 9 3 9 0 0 72 24.0
81 UCLA 3 9 3 9 0 0 72 24.0
81 Tulane 3 9 3 9 0 0 72 24.0
81 Wyoming 3 9 3 9 0 0 72 24.0
86 Kennesaw State 3 8 5 6 2 0 73 24.3
87 Old Dominion 3 8 6 8 0 0 74 24.7
87 San Diego State 3 9 4 8 0 0 74 24.7
89 Colorado 3 9 4 9 0 0 75 25.0
89 SMU 3 10 2 9 0 0 75 25.0
91 UNLV 3 8 7 8 0 0 77 25.7
91 New Mexico State 3 9 5 8 0 0 77 25.7
91 Hawaii 3 11 0 9 0 1 77 25.7
94 Utah State 3 7 10 6 0 0 78 26.0
94 Boise State 3 9 5 9 0 0 78 26.0
94 Colorado State 3 9 5 9 0 0 78 26.0
94 Clemson 3 10 3 9 0 0 78 26.0
94 South Alabama 3 11 0 10 1 0 78 26.0
99 Kentucky 3 10 3 8 1 0 79 26.3
100 Arkansas State 3 11 1 11 0 0 80 26.7
101 UAB 3 11 2 11 0 0 83 27.7
101 Rice 3 11 2 11 0 0 83 27.7
103 Wake Forest 3 10 5 8 0 1 85 28.3
103 Louisville 3 10 5 10 0 0 85 28.3
103 Oregon State 3 11 3 10 0 0 85 28.3
106 Louisiana Tech 3 10 6 7 1 0 87 29.0
107 Toledo 3 9 8 6 2 0 88 29.3
108 Akron 3 10 6 9 1 0 89 29.7
109 Temple 3 12 2 12 0 0 90 30.0
110 USC 4 12 2 9 2 0 91 22.8
111 East Carolina 3 11 5 11 0 0 92 30.7
112 Southern Miss 3 11 5 11 0 1 94 31.3
112 Missouri State 3 11 5 11 0 1 94 31.3
112 Florida State 3 11 6 10 0 0 94 31.3
115 Marshall 3 12 4 11 0 0 95 31.7
116 Jacksonville State 4 10 8 10 1 0 96 24.0
117 Miami (OH) 3 14 1 14 0 0 101 33.7
118 Arkansas 3 14 1 13 1 0 102 34.0
119 Memphis 4 14 2 14 0 0 104 26.0
120 Buffalo 3 13 5 12 0 0 105 35.0
121 Florida Atlantic 3 14 2 12 1 1 106 35.3
122 Rutgers 3 12 7 10 2 0 107 35.7
122 North Texas 3 14 3 14 0 0 107 35.7
122 Stanford 3 15 1 12 1 0 107 35.7
125 Sacramento State 4 14 3 13 1 0 108 27.0
126 San Jose State 4 14 4 13 0 0 109 27.3
126 Purdue 3 13 6 11 1 0 109 36.3
128 Charlotte 3 14 4 12 1 0 110 36.7
128 Northern Illinois 3 15 2 14 0 0 110 36.7
130 UTEP 3 14 5 14 0 0 113 37.7
131 Ohio 3 15 4 15 0 0 117 39.0
132 Ball State 3 17 2 14 1 0 124 41.3
133 Texas State 3 17 2 17 0 0 125 41.7
134 Louisiana-Monroe 3 15 7 15 0 0 126 42.0
135 Kent State 3 17 3 16 1 1 131 43.7
135 Bowling Green 3 17 4 17 0 0 131 43.7
137 Eastern Michigan 4 17 5 16 0 0 133 33.3
138 Western Kentucky 3 22 1 22 0 0 157 52.3