2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Air Force 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2 Syracuse 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3.0
2 Army 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3.0
4 Iowa 3 1 2 1 0 0 13 4.3
5 South Carolina 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 4.5
6 Indiana 3 1 3 1 0 0 16 5.3
7 North Dakota State 3 2 1 2 0 0 17 5.7
8 North Carolina 2 1 2 1 0 0 13 6.5
9 Miami (FL) 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 7.0
10 Penn State 3 2 3 1 0 0 22 7.3
11 Notre Dame 3 2 3 2 0 0 23 7.7
11 Oklahoma 3 2 3 2 0 0 23 7.7
13 Utah 3 3 1 3 0 0 24 8.0
14 Tulsa 3 3 2 3 0 0 27 9.0
15 New Mexico 3 4 0 4 0 0 28 9.3
16 TCU 3 3 2 3 0 1 29 9.7
16 James Madison 3 3 3 2 0 0 29 9.7
18 SMU 1 1 1 1 0 0 10 10.0
18 Texas A&M 2 2 2 2 0 0 20 10.0
18 Kansas State 3 3 3 3 0 0 30 10.0
18 Ohio State 3 3 3 3 0 0 30 10.0
22 Pittsburgh 2 3 0 3 0 0 21 10.5
23 Iowa State 3 3 4 3 0 0 33 11.0
24 Georgia 2 3 1 2 0 0 23 11.5
25 Nebraska 3 4 2 3 1 0 35 11.7
26 Auburn 2 3 1 1 1 0 24 12.0
26 Arizona 2 3 1 3 0 0 24 12.0
26 Florida 2 3 1 3 0 0 24 12.0
26 LSU 2 3 1 3 0 0 24 12.0
26 Texas 3 3 5 3 0 0 36 12.0
31 Northwestern 2 2 4 1 0 0 25 12.5
32 Kentucky 1 2 0 1 0 0 13 13.0
32 Mississippi State 2 2 4 2 0 0 26 13.0
32 USF 2 3 2 2 0 0 26 13.0
32 Houston 2 4 0 2 0 0 26 13.0
32 Michigan 3 3 6 3 0 0 39 13.0
32 Baylor 3 5 2 3 0 0 39 13.0
38 Washington 3 4 4 4 0 0 40 13.3
39 Tennessee 3 4 5 3 0 0 42 14.0
40 Navy 1 2 1 0 0 0 15 15.0
40 Duke 2 3 3 3 0 0 30 15.0
40 BYU 2 4 0 2 2 0 30 15.0
40 Massachusetts 3 6 1 6 0 0 45 15.0
44 Sam Houston State 3 6 2 5 0 0 47 15.7
45 UCF 3 5 4 4 0 1 48 16.0
45 Appalachian State 3 6 2 4 1 0 48 16.0
45 Western Michigan 3 7 0 6 0 0 48 16.0
48 Maryland 3 7 0 5 1 0 49 16.3
49 Virginia Tech 3 6 3 3 1 0 50 16.7
50 Texas Tech 2 4 2 2 1 0 34 17.0
50 UCLA 2 4 2 4 0 0 34 17.0
52 Fresno State 3 6 2 6 0 2 52 17.3
52 Minnesota 3 7 1 7 0 0 52 17.3
52 Missouri 3 7 1 7 0 0 52 17.3
55 NC State 2 5 0 5 0 0 35 17.5
56 Georgia Southern 3 5 6 5 0 0 53 17.7
57 Michigan State 3 7 2 6 0 0 54 18.0
58 FIU 3 4 9 2 1 0 55 18.3
58 Oklahoma State 3 7 2 7 0 0 55 18.3
60 USC 3 7 2 4 2 0 56 18.7
60 Cincinnati 3 7 2 6 1 0 56 18.7
60 Delaware 3 8 0 8 0 0 56 18.7
63 Central Michigan 3 6 5 5 1 0 58 19.3
63 Liberty 3 6 5 5 1 0 58 19.3
63 West Virginia 3 8 1 7 0 0 58 19.3
66 Wisconsin 3 6 6 6 0 0 60 20.0
66 Coastal Carolina 3 8 1 7 1 0 60 20.0
68 Nevada 3 7 4 7 0 0 61 20.3
69 Virginia 2 5 2 5 0 0 41 20.5
70 Middle Tennessee State 3 8 2 8 0 0 62 20.7
71 Illinois 3 7 5 7 0 0 64 21.3
72 Connecticut 3 8 3 8 0 0 65 21.7
72 Troy 3 8 3 8 0 0 65 21.7
72 Washington State 3 8 3 8 0 0 65 21.7
75 Kansas 2 5 3 5 0 0 44 22.0
75 Oregon 3 7 6 6 0 0 66 22.0
75 Vanderbilt 3 8 4 6 0 0 66 22.0
78 Alabama 2 6 1 5 1 0 46 23.0
79 Georgia Tech 3 8 4 8 1 0 70 23.3
79 Louisiana 3 10 0 10 0 0 70 23.3
81 Ole Miss 2 4 6 3 1 0 47 23.5
82 Georgia State 3 8 5 6 1 0 71 23.7
82 Boston College 3 9 3 8 0 0 71 23.7
84 UTSA 3 7 8 6 0 0 72 24.0
84 Tulane 3 9 3 9 0 0 72 24.0
84 Wyoming 3 9 3 9 0 0 72 24.0
84 Jacksonville State 4 10 8 10 1 0 96 24.0
88 Kennesaw State 3 8 5 6 2 0 73 24.3
89 Old Dominion 3 8 6 8 0 0 74 24.7
89 San Diego State 3 9 4 8 0 0 74 24.7
91 Colorado 3 9 4 9 0 0 75 25.0
92 New Mexico State 3 9 5 8 0 0 77 25.7
93 Wake Forest 2 6 4 4 0 0 52 26.0
93 California 2 7 1 7 0 0 52 26.0
93 Utah State 3 7 10 6 0 0 78 26.0
93 Boise State 3 9 5 9 0 0 78 26.0
93 Colorado State 3 9 5 9 0 0 78 26.0
93 South Alabama 3 11 0 10 1 0 78 26.0
93 Memphis 4 14 2 14 0 0 104 26.0
100 Sacramento State 3 10 3 9 1 0 80 26.7
100 Arkansas State 3 11 1 11 0 0 80 26.7
102 Stanford 1 4 0 1 1 0 27 27.0
102 Louisville 2 6 4 6 0 0 54 27.0
104 San Jose State 4 14 4 13 0 0 109 27.3
105 Arizona State 2 7 2 7 0 0 55 27.5
106 UAB 3 11 2 11 0 0 83 27.7
106 Rice 3 11 2 11 0 0 83 27.7
108 Hawaii 2 8 0 6 0 1 56 28.0
109 Oregon State 3 11 3 10 0 0 85 28.3
110 Purdue 2 6 5 4 1 0 57 28.5
110 Arkansas 2 8 0 7 1 0 57 28.5
112 Clemson 2 8 1 7 0 0 58 29.0
112 Louisiana Tech 3 10 6 7 1 0 87 29.0
114 Toledo 3 9 8 6 2 0 88 29.3
115 Akron 3 10 6 9 1 0 89 29.7
116 Temple 3 12 2 12 0 0 90 30.0
117 East Carolina 3 11 5 11 0 0 92 30.7
118 Southern Miss 3 11 5 11 0 1 94 31.3
118 Missouri State 3 11 5 11 0 1 94 31.3
120 Marshall 3 12 4 11 0 0 95 31.7
121 Rutgers 2 7 5 6 1 0 65 32.5
122 Florida State 2 8 4 7 0 0 67 33.5
123 Miami (OH) 3 14 1 14 0 0 101 33.7
124 Buffalo 3 13 5 12 0 0 105 35.0
125 UNLV 2 8 5 8 0 0 71 35.5
126 North Texas 3 14 3 14 0 0 107 35.7
127 Charlotte 3 14 4 12 1 0 110 36.7
127 Northern Illinois 3 15 2 14 0 0 110 36.7
129 UTEP 3 14 5 14 0 0 113 37.7
130 Florida Atlantic 2 10 2 10 0 0 76 38.0
131 Eastern Michigan 3 15 4 14 0 0 116 38.7
132 Ohio 3 15 4 15 0 0 117 39.0
133 Ball State 3 17 2 14 1 0 124 41.3
134 Texas State 3 17 2 17 0 0 125 41.7
135 Louisiana-Monroe 3 15 7 15 0 0 126 42.0
136 Kent State 3 17 3 16 1 1 131 43.7
136 Bowling Green 3 17 4 17 0 0 131 43.7
138 Western Kentucky 3 22 1 22 0 0 157 52.3