2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - All Games through 10/10/2026

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Miami (FL) 5 5 5 4 0 0 49 9.8
2 New Mexico 5 7 1 6 1 0 53 10.6
3 FIU 5 4 11 2 1 0 61 12.2
4 North Dakota State 6 8 3 5 0 0 62 10.3
5 Utah 5 8 3 8 0 0 65 13.0
6 Notre Dame 6 8 4 6 0 0 66 11.0
7 BYU 5 8 3 6 2 0 67 13.4
7 TCU 5 8 3 8 0 1 67 13.4
9 Indiana 6 8 5 6 1 0 71 11.8
9 Baylor 5 7 8 5 0 0 71 14.2
11 Duke 5 9 3 9 0 0 72 14.4
12 Ohio State 6 8 8 5 1 0 79 13.2
12 Michigan 5 8 8 7 0 0 79 15.8
14 Texas 5 8 8 8 0 0 80 16.0
15 Northwestern 5 9 6 7 0 1 81 16.2
15 Texas Tech 5 10 4 7 1 0 81 16.2
17 Wisconsin 5 8 9 8 0 0 83 16.6
18 Georgia 6 11 3 9 0 0 84 14.0
19 Iowa 6 10 6 7 1 0 87 14.5
19 Air Force 5 10 6 9 0 0 87 17.4
21 Pittsburgh 6 11 3 11 0 1 88 14.7
21 Oklahoma 5 10 6 10 0 0 88 17.6
23 James Madison 6 10 7 9 0 0 90 15.0
23 UCLA 5 11 5 9 0 0 90 18.0
25 Nebraska 6 9 9 8 1 0 91 15.2
26 Liberty 6 10 7 7 2 0 92 15.3
27 Tennessee 6 10 8 9 0 0 93 15.5
28 Georgia State 5 11 6 9 1 0 95 19.0
28 North Carolina 5 11 7 8 0 0 95 19.0
30 Army 5 12 4 10 1 0 96 19.2
30 Kansas State 5 12 4 12 0 0 96 19.2
32 Appalachian State 5 12 4 9 2 1 99 19.8
33 USF 6 11 9 9 1 0 104 17.3
33 Western Michigan 6 14 2 12 1 0 104 17.3
35 Missouri 6 13 5 13 0 0 106 17.7
36 Auburn 5 12 8 9 1 0 107 21.4
36 Oklahoma State 5 14 3 14 0 0 107 21.4
38 Massachusetts 6 13 6 13 0 0 109 18.2
38 Kansas 5 14 4 13 0 0 109 21.8
40 Oregon 5 12 9 11 0 0 110 22.0
40 Nevada 5 13 7 11 0 0 110 22.0
42 LSU 6 13 6 11 2 0 111 18.5
42 Penn State 6 13 7 12 0 0 111 18.5
44 East Carolina 5 13 8 11 0 0 113 22.6
44 Tulane 5 14 5 14 0 0 113 22.6
46 Arizona 6 15 3 15 0 0 114 19.0
47 Virginia 6 14 5 12 2 0 115 19.2
47 Houston 6 16 2 13 0 0 115 19.2
47 SMU 5 15 4 11 1 0 115 23.0
50 Cincinnati 5 14 6 12 1 0 116 23.2
51 Kennesaw State 5 13 8 11 2 0 117 23.4
51 Boston College 5 15 5 10 1 0 117 23.4
51 Navy 5 15 5 12 0 0 117 23.4
54 Fresno State 6 13 8 12 1 2 120 20.0
54 Texas A&M 6 15 5 15 0 0 120 20.0
54 Syracuse 5 16 3 15 0 0 120 24.0
54 Troy 5 16 3 15 0 0 120 24.0
58 Wyoming 6 14 8 13 1 0 123 20.5
59 Alabama 6 15 6 12 2 0 124 20.7
59 Virginia Tech 6 16 5 11 1 0 124 20.7
61 UNLV 6 14 9 12 1 0 125 20.8
61 Memphis 6 16 4 15 1 0 125 20.8
63 Colorado 5 14 10 13 0 0 127 25.4
64 Delaware 5 17 3 17 0 0 128 25.6
65 Wake Forest 6 15 8 13 0 1 129 21.5
65 Louisiana 6 18 2 15 0 0 129 21.5
65 Georgia Tech 5 15 7 14 2 0 129 25.8
65 Clemson 5 16 6 15 0 0 129 25.8
69 UCF 6 14 10 12 1 1 130 21.7
69 Iowa State 6 16 6 16 0 0 130 21.7
71 Minnesota 6 17 4 17 0 0 131 21.8
71 Sam Houston State 5 18 2 17 0 0 131 26.2
73 Oregon State 6 18 3 15 0 0 132 22.0
74 Washington 6 15 10 13 0 0 133 22.2
74 Florida Atlantic 5 17 4 15 1 1 133 26.6
76 Boise State 6 16 7 13 2 0 134 22.3
77 Jacksonville State 6 15 10 13 1 0 135 22.5
78 Arizona State 5 17 7 16 0 0 139 27.8
79 Tulsa 6 17 7 15 1 0 140 23.3
79 Mississippi State 5 16 9 15 1 0 140 28.0
79 Ole Miss 5 16 9 15 1 0 140 28.0
79 Middle Tennessee State 5 17 7 17 0 0 140 28.0
83 Utah State 6 14 15 12 0 0 141 23.5
83 San Jose State 6 16 10 15 0 0 141 23.5
85 Washington State 6 16 10 16 0 0 142 23.7
86 Georgia Southern 6 17 9 17 0 0 146 24.3
86 Coastal Carolina 6 19 4 18 1 0 146 24.3
88 Louisiana Tech 5 18 7 14 2 0 147 29.4
89 Ohio 6 19 5 19 0 0 148 24.7
90 Toledo 6 16 13 12 2 0 151 25.2
90 Connecticut 6 19 6 17 1 0 151 25.2
92 Florida State 6 19 7 17 0 0 152 25.3
93 South Carolina 6 19 7 16 1 0 153 25.5
93 California 6 20 5 16 1 0 153 25.5
95 New Mexico State 6 17 12 16 0 0 154 25.7
95 Michigan State 6 19 7 17 1 0 154 25.7
95 Hawaii 6 20 5 17 0 1 154 25.7
98 UTSA 6 18 10 17 0 0 155 25.8
98 UAB 6 20 5 20 0 0 155 25.8
100 Central Michigan 6 19 8 18 1 0 158 26.3
100 Temple 6 20 6 20 0 0 158 26.3
102 Buffalo 6 20 7 18 1 0 161 26.8
102 Rutgers 5 19 9 16 2 0 161 32.2
104 Missouri State 5 20 7 19 0 1 162 32.4
105 Old Dominion 6 19 11 18 0 0 165 27.5
105 Rice 6 21 6 21 0 0 165 27.5
105 Miami (OH) 6 22 4 21 0 0 165 27.5
108 Louisville 6 19 11 17 1 0 166 27.7
108 Arkansas 6 22 4 20 1 0 166 27.7
108 NC State 6 22 4 22 0 0 166 27.7
108 Texas State 5 22 4 22 0 0 166 33.2
112 Illinois 6 20 9 18 1 0 167 27.8
113 Kentucky 6 21 7 19 1 0 168 28.0
114 Eastern Michigan 7 22 7 20 0 0 173 24.7
114 Arkansas State 6 23 4 21 1 0 173 28.8
114 Southern Miss 5 21 8 21 0 1 173 34.6
114 Northern Illinois 5 24 2 23 0 0 173 34.6
118 Florida 6 21 8 18 3 0 174 29.0
119 Bowling Green 6 21 9 20 1 0 175 29.2
119 North Texas 6 23 5 22 0 0 175 29.2
121 USC 7 22 7 19 2 0 176 25.1
122 Vanderbilt 6 23 6 21 0 0 177 29.5
123 Sacramento State 6 24 4 23 1 0 181 30.2
124 Purdue 6 23 9 21 1 0 188 31.3
125 Akron 6 23 11 20 1 0 193 32.2
125 Colorado State 5 25 6 25 0 0 193 38.6
127 Kent State 6 25 6 23 1 1 195 32.5
128 West Virginia 6 25 7 23 1 0 196 32.7
128 Maryland 6 27 3 23 1 0 196 32.7
130 Marshall 6 26 7 25 0 0 202 33.7
131 South Alabama 6 29 1 28 1 0 207 34.5
132 San Diego State 6 26 9 25 0 1 210 35.0
133 Western Kentucky 6 28 5 28 0 0 211 35.2
134 Louisiana-Monroe 5 28 9 28 0 0 223 44.6
135 Ball State 6 30 7 27 1 2 234 39.0
136 UTEP 6 29 11 28 0 1 237 39.5
137 Stanford 6 34 4 29 2 0 249 41.5
138 Charlotte 6 32 9 30 1 1 253 42.2