2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Baylor | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Duke | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Missouri | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 1 | TCU | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Tulane | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 1 | Houston | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Army | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Kent State | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Washington State | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 3 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Clemson | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 1 | USF | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Nevada | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Colorado | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Utah State | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 27.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 1 | Auburn | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 27.7 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 1 | UAB | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 1 | Delaware | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 30.0 |
| 1 | USC | 4 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 3 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 30.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 32.3 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Kansas | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Akron | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 33.3 |
| 1 | NC State | 3 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 33.3 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 33.5 |
| 1 | Sacramento State | 3 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 33.7 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 34.3 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 3 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 34.3 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 37.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 41.0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 44.5 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 128 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 128 | Wake Forest | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 128 | Northwestern | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 128 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 128 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 128 | UTEP | 2 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 45.5 |
| 128 | San Diego State | 2 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 47.5 |
| 128 | Charlotte | 2 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 54.5 |
| 136 | Ball State | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 32.5 |