2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/30/2026

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Liberty 3 2 3 0 1 0 23 7.7
2 Louisiana Tech 3 4 1 4 0 0 31 10.3
3 New Mexico 3 4 2 3 0 0 33 11.0
4 Wisconsin 4 5 4 5 0 0 47 11.8
5 Ohio 4 6 3 6 0 0 51 12.8
6 UCLA 5 9 4 7 0 0 73 14.6
7 Jacksonville State 4 8 3 6 0 0 63 15.8
8 Ohio State 4 7 5 3 2 0 64 16.0
8 Indiana 5 9 6 6 1 0 80 16.0
10 Baylor 5 7 12 5 0 0 83 16.6
10 North Dakota State 5 11 3 6 1 0 83 16.6
12 Wake Forest 5 10 4 10 0 1 84 16.8
13 TCU 4 8 4 8 0 0 68 17.0
14 Arizona 4 9 2 9 0 0 69 17.3
15 Buffalo 4 8 4 6 2 0 70 17.5
16 Wyoming 5 8 10 4 3 0 88 17.6
16 Tennessee 5 10 6 10 0 0 88 17.6
16 Georgia 5 11 4 10 0 0 88 17.6
19 San Jose State 4 7 7 6 1 0 71 17.8
19 Michigan 4 8 5 6 1 0 71 17.8
21 UNLV 3 6 4 6 0 0 54 18.0
21 LSU 5 10 6 8 2 0 90 18.0
23 Nebraska 4 6 10 5 1 0 73 18.3
24 FIU 3 5 7 5 0 0 56 18.7
25 Duke 4 9 4 9 0 0 75 18.8
26 BYU 4 9 4 8 1 0 76 19.0
27 Northwestern 4 9 4 7 1 1 77 19.3
28 Miami (FL) 5 12 4 11 0 1 97 19.4
29 Utah 4 9 5 9 0 0 78 19.5
30 Boise State 3 7 3 4 2 0 59 19.7
31 Oregon 4 10 3 10 0 0 79 19.8
32 Alabama 6 13 11 11 1 0 124 20.7
33 New Mexico State 4 8 9 8 0 0 83 20.8
33 Western Michigan 4 11 2 11 0 0 83 20.8
35 Miami (OH) 4 10 5 9 0 0 84 21.0
36 Missouri 4 10 5 10 0 0 85 21.3
36 Western Kentucky 4 10 5 10 0 0 85 21.3
38 Memphis 4 8 9 5 3 0 86 21.5
39 Iowa 4 10 6 7 1 0 87 21.8
40 Georgia Southern 3 8 3 7 1 0 66 22.0
40 Hawaii 5 14 4 14 0 0 110 22.0
42 Massachusetts 4 9 8 9 0 1 89 22.3
42 Minnesota 4 11 4 11 0 0 89 22.3
44 Eastern Michigan 5 14 5 13 0 0 112 22.4
45 Virginia 5 13 7 10 2 0 113 22.6
46 Clemson 4 10 7 10 0 0 91 22.8
46 UTSA 4 12 3 10 0 0 91 22.8
46 SMU 5 14 6 12 0 0 114 22.8
46 Virginia Tech 5 14 6 12 0 0 114 22.8
46 Houston 5 15 3 13 1 0 114 22.8
51 Kent State 5 13 8 11 1 0 115 23.0
52 Fresno State 3 6 9 5 1 0 70 23.3
52 Oregon State 3 10 1 5 1 0 70 23.3
52 Bowling Green 4 10 7 8 2 0 93 23.3
52 Nevada 4 11 6 7 1 0 93 23.3
52 Louisiana 4 13 2 9 0 0 93 23.3
57 Boston College 4 10 8 6 1 1 94 23.5
57 James Madison 6 16 10 13 1 0 141 23.5
59 Texas Tech 4 12 4 9 1 0 95 23.8
60 USF 3 8 5 7 1 0 72 24.0
60 Temple 3 9 3 9 0 0 72 24.0
60 North Carolina 4 11 7 7 1 0 96 24.0
63 Army 5 16 3 16 0 0 121 24.2
64 Utah State 3 8 6 7 0 0 73 24.3
64 Appalachian State 3 9 2 7 2 1 73 24.3
64 Central Michigan 4 13 2 13 0 0 97 24.3
67 Texas 4 11 7 11 0 0 98 24.5
68 Toledo 4 12 5 12 0 0 99 24.8
69 Texas State 3 9 4 7 1 0 75 25.0
69 UAB 3 9 4 9 0 0 75 25.0
71 Oklahoma 4 13 3 12 1 0 101 25.3
72 Ole Miss 5 16 6 16 0 0 130 26.0
73 Texas A&M 5 17 4 17 0 0 131 26.2
74 Sam Houston State 4 13 5 12 0 0 105 26.3
75 Troy 4 15 3 10 0 0 109 27.3
75 Kentucky 6 19 10 18 1 0 164 27.3
77 Air Force 5 17 6 17 0 0 137 27.4
78 Penn State 4 14 4 14 0 0 110 27.5
78 Tulane 4 14 4 14 0 0 110 27.5
80 Louisville 5 16 9 13 1 0 138 27.6
81 East Carolina 3 9 7 6 1 0 83 27.7
82 Oklahoma State 4 15 2 15 0 0 111 27.8
83 Old Dominion 5 16 10 14 0 0 140 28.0
83 Syracuse 5 18 5 17 0 0 140 28.0
85 Marshall 3 10 5 10 0 0 85 28.3
85 Kennesaw State 4 12 9 10 2 0 113 28.3
85 Ball State 4 13 6 13 0 2 113 28.3
85 Illinois 4 14 5 12 1 0 113 28.3
89 USC 5 18 6 18 0 0 144 28.8
90 Coastal Carolina 3 12 1 12 0 0 87 29.0
90 Auburn 5 17 9 16 0 0 145 29.0
92 Pittsburgh 5 19 4 18 0 1 146 29.2
93 Kansas State 4 16 2 16 0 0 118 29.5
94 Washington 4 14 8 11 0 0 119 29.8
94 Missouri State 4 15 5 14 0 0 119 29.8
96 Louisiana-Monroe 3 12 2 12 0 0 90 30.0
96 Middle Tennessee State 4 15 5 9 3 0 120 30.0
96 Purdue 4 15 5 15 0 0 120 30.0
99 Florida State 4 16 3 14 1 0 121 30.3
100 Michigan State 5 18 8 16 2 0 152 30.4
101 Washington State 4 14 8 14 0 0 122 30.5
101 Delaware 4 15 5 15 0 1 122 30.5
103 UCF 5 18 9 17 1 0 154 30.8
104 Kansas 4 15 6 14 0 1 124 31.0
104 Arkansas State 4 16 4 12 2 0 124 31.0
104 Arkansas 4 16 4 16 0 0 124 31.0
107 Sacramento State 6 26 4 25 0 0 193 32.2
108 Georgia State 3 13 2 13 0 0 97 32.3
108 Cincinnati 4 15 9 12 0 0 129 32.3
110 California 5 22 4 18 0 0 162 32.4
111 NC State 4 17 4 17 0 0 131 32.8
112 Rice 4 17 4 15 1 1 133 33.3
113 North Texas 4 17 5 15 1 0 134 33.5
113 Tulsa 4 17 5 15 1 0 134 33.5
115 Mississippi State 5 20 9 19 1 0 168 33.6
115 South Carolina 5 21 7 19 1 0 168 33.6
117 Akron 4 17 6 15 0 0 135 33.8
118 Colorado 4 14 13 13 0 0 136 34.0
118 Iowa State 4 18 3 17 1 0 136 34.0
120 South Alabama 3 14 2 14 0 0 104 34.7
121 Florida 5 21 8 18 3 0 174 34.8
122 Navy 5 23 5 22 0 0 175 35.0
123 Vanderbilt 5 23 5 23 0 0 176 35.2
124 Arizona State 4 17 8 16 0 0 142 35.5
124 Georgia Tech 4 18 6 14 1 0 142 35.5
126 Southern Miss 3 13 6 13 0 0 109 36.3
127 UTEP 3 14 5 14 0 1 115 38.3
128 Stanford 5 26 3 25 1 0 192 38.4
129 West Virginia 5 25 8 24 1 0 200 40.0
130 Rutgers 4 21 4 19 2 0 161 40.3
131 Northern Illinois 3 17 2 17 0 0 125 41.7
132 San Diego State 4 23 4 22 0 1 174 43.5
133 Charlotte 4 23 5 23 0 1 178 44.5
134 Florida Atlantic 4 25 2 23 1 1 183 45.8
135 Maryland 4 25 4 22 0 0 184 46.0
136 Colorado State 3 23 3 22 1 0 171 57.0