2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games at Home Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | NC State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 |
| 7 | North Dakota State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Iowa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4.3 |
| 9 | Duke | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5.3 |
| 13 | Virginia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 14 | North Texas | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 16 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 |
| 17 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 17 | New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 |
| 17 | TCU | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 |
| 25 | James Madison | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Utah | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.0 |
| 27 | Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 28 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 |
| 30 | Akron | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 |
| 36 | Delaware | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 36 | Louisiana | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 38 | Baylor | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 |
| 39 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11.3 |
| 40 | Georgia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 40 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 42 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 |
| 43 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 43 | Appalachian State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 43 | Arizona | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 43 | BYU | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 43 | Florida | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 43 | LSU | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 43 | Massachusetts | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 43 | Syracuse | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 43 | Texas | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12.0 |
| 52 | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 |
| 52 | Cincinnati | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 |
| 54 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 54 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 54 | USF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 54 | Houston | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 54 | Michigan | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 59 | Washington | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 60 | Clemson | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 60 | Oregon | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 60 | Michigan State | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 63 | New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 63 | Western Michigan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 65 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 65 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 65 | Old Dominion | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 68 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 68 | Sacramento State | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 68 | Missouri | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 68 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 68 | Rice | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 68 | Army | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 68 | West Virginia | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 75 | UTSA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 76 | Ole Miss | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 77 | South Carolina | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 78 | Ball State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 78 | Buffalo | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 78 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 78 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 78 | Nevada | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 78 | Texas A&M | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 84 | Minnesota | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 85 | Maryland | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 86 | UCF | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 86 | Texas Tech | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 88 | Boston College | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 89 | USC | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 90 | Liberty | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 90 | Troy | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 90 | Air Force | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 93 | FIU | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 93 | UAB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 93 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 93 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 93 | Hawaii | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 98 | Temple | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 99 | Colorado | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 100 | Illinois | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 101 | Boise State | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 101 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 101 | Florida State | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 101 | Kansas | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 101 | Louisville | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 101 | Missouri State | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 101 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 108 | Connecticut | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 108 | Memphis | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 110 | San Diego State | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 110 | San Jose State | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 110 | Alabama | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 113 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 114 | Tulane | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 114 | UCLA | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 116 | Wake Forest | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 117 | South Alabama | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 118 | Southern Miss | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 119 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 119 | Auburn | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 119 | California | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 119 | Oregon State | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 119 | Colorado State | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 26.0 |
| 124 | East Carolina | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 124 | UNLV | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 124 | Ohio | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 127 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 128 | Purdue | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 28.5 |
| 129 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 129 | Kentucky | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 129 | Toledo | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 132 | Arkansas | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 133 | Texas State | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 134 | Stanford | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 135 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 136 | Rutgers | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 137 | Charlotte | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 |