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