2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNLV | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 4 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 6 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 6 | Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 6 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 6 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 11 | California | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 12 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 13 | Hawaii | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 14 | Kansas | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 14 | Ole Miss | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 14 | USF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 14 | Syracuse | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 19 | Florida State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 20 | Arizona | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 20 | Sacramento State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 20 | Houston | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 20 | Army | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 26 | Louisville | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 28 | LSU | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 28 | North Dakota State | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 30 | SMU | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 31 | Wake Forest | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 31 | Kentucky | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 33 | Mississippi State | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 33 | NC State | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 35 | USC | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 36 | UCLA | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 36 | Air Force | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 36 | Navy | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 39 | Florida | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 39.0 |
| 40 | Stanford | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40.0 |
| 41 | South Carolina | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 42 | Rutgers | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 43 | Auburn | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 |
| 44 | Arkansas | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 45 | Purdue | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |