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

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