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

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Iowa 3 1 2 1 0 0 13 4.3
2 South Carolina 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 4.5
2 Air Force 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 4.5
4 Miami (FL) 2 1 1 1 0 0 10 5.0
5 Indiana 3 1 3 1 0 0 16 5.3
6 North Dakota State 3 2 1 2 0 0 17 5.7
7 Texas A&M 3 2 2 2 0 0 20 6.7
8 Pittsburgh 3 3 0 3 0 0 21 7.0
9 Penn State 3 2 3 1 0 0 22 7.3
10 Oklahoma 3 2 3 2 0 0 23 7.7
11 Utah 3 3 1 3 0 0 24 8.0
12 USF 4 3 4 2 0 1 34 8.5
13 TCU 3 3 2 3 0 1 29 9.7
13 James Madison 3 3 3 2 0 0 29 9.7
15 Kansas State 3 3 3 3 0 0 30 10.0
15 Ohio State 3 3 3 3 0 0 30 10.0
17 Iowa State 3 3 4 3 0 0 33 11.0
18 Georgia 2 3 1 2 0 0 23 11.5
18 New Mexico 4 6 1 5 1 0 46 11.5
20 Nebraska 3 4 2 3 1 0 35 11.7
21 Auburn 2 3 1 1 1 0 24 12.0
21 Florida 2 3 1 3 0 0 24 12.0
21 Texas 3 3 5 3 0 0 36 12.0
24 Duke 3 4 3 4 0 0 37 12.3
25 LSU 3 5 1 5 0 0 38 12.7
26 Mississippi State 2 2 4 2 0 0 26 13.0
26 Michigan 3 3 6 3 0 0 39 13.0
26 Northwestern 3 4 4 3 0 0 39 13.0
26 Baylor 3 5 2 3 0 0 39 13.0
30 Washington 3 4 4 4 0 0 40 13.3
31 Notre Dame 7 12 4 10 0 0 94 13.4
32 Tennessee 3 4 5 3 0 0 42 14.0
33 Navy 2 4 1 2 0 0 29 14.5
33 FIU 4 4 10 2 1 0 58 14.5
35 Kansas 3 5 3 5 0 0 44 14.7
35 Virginia 3 5 3 5 0 0 44 14.7
37 Tulsa 4 6 6 5 1 0 61 15.3
38 UCF 3 5 4 4 0 1 48 16.0
38 Texas Tech 3 6 2 4 1 0 48 16.0
38 Arizona 3 6 2 6 0 0 48 16.0
41 Maryland 3 7 0 5 1 0 49 16.3
42 Virginia Tech 3 6 3 3 1 0 50 16.7
42 North Carolina 3 6 3 5 0 0 50 16.7
44 SMU 2 4 2 2 1 0 34 17.0
44 Army 2 4 2 2 1 0 34 17.0
44 UCLA 2 4 2 4 0 0 34 17.0
44 Kentucky 2 5 0 4 0 0 34 17.0
48 Minnesota 3 7 1 7 0 0 52 17.3
48 Missouri 3 7 1 7 0 0 52 17.3
50 BYU 3 6 3 3 3 0 54 18.0
50 Michigan State 3 7 2 6 0 0 54 18.0
50 Houston 3 8 0 6 0 0 54 18.0
53 Oklahoma State 3 7 2 7 0 0 55 18.3
54 USC 3 7 2 4 2 0 56 18.7
54 Cincinnati 3 7 2 6 1 0 56 18.7
56 Liberty 4 8 6 7 1 0 75 18.8
57 Fresno State 4 9 3 9 0 2 76 19.0
58 Clemson 3 8 1 7 0 0 58 19.3
58 West Virginia 3 8 1 7 0 0 58 19.3
58 Louisiana 4 11 0 11 0 0 77 19.3
61 Wisconsin 3 6 6 6 0 0 60 20.0
61 Western Michigan 4 11 1 9 1 0 80 20.0
61 Massachusetts 4 11 1 11 0 0 80 20.0
64 Nevada 3 7 4 7 0 0 61 20.3
65 Arkansas 3 9 0 7 1 0 63 21.0
66 Illinois 3 7 5 7 0 0 64 21.3
66 Georgia State 4 10 5 8 1 0 85 21.3
66 Boise State 4 10 5 10 0 0 85 21.3
69 Troy 4 11 3 11 0 0 86 21.5
70 Syracuse 2 6 1 5 0 0 44 22.0
70 Oregon 3 7 6 6 0 0 66 22.0
70 Vanderbilt 3 8 4 6 0 0 66 22.0
70 NC State 3 9 1 9 0 0 66 22.0
70 Utah State 4 8 11 7 0 0 88 22.0
75 Arizona State 3 8 4 7 0 0 67 22.3
75 Appalachian State 4 11 4 9 1 0 89 22.3
77 Kennesaw State 4 10 6 8 2 0 90 22.5
78 Alabama 2 6 1 5 1 0 46 23.0
78 Oregon State 4 12 3 11 0 0 92 23.0
80 Georgia Tech 3 8 4 8 1 0 70 23.3
80 Tulane 4 12 3 12 0 0 93 23.3
82 Ole Miss 2 4 6 3 1 0 47 23.5
82 Coastal Carolina 4 12 3 11 1 0 94 23.5
82 Arkansas State 4 13 1 13 0 0 94 23.5
85 Boston College 3 9 3 8 0 0 71 23.7
86 Georgia Southern 4 11 6 11 0 0 95 23.8
87 Connecticut 7 21 7 18 1 0 167 23.9
88 Rutgers 3 8 5 7 1 0 72 24.0
88 Wyoming 3 9 3 9 0 0 72 24.0
88 Jacksonville State 4 10 8 10 1 0 96 24.0
88 Sam Houston State 4 13 2 12 0 0 96 24.0
92 UAB 4 13 2 13 0 0 97 24.3
93 Delaware 4 14 0 14 0 0 98 24.5
94 Old Dominion 3 8 6 8 0 0 74 24.7
94 Florida State 3 9 4 8 0 0 74 24.7
96 Washington State 4 12 5 12 0 0 99 24.8
97 Colorado 3 9 4 9 0 0 75 25.0
98 East Carolina 4 12 6 11 0 0 101 25.3
99 Florida Atlantic 4 13 4 13 0 0 103 25.8
100 Wake Forest 2 6 4 4 0 0 52 26.0
100 Toledo 4 11 9 7 2 0 104 26.0
100 Memphis 4 14 2 14 0 0 104 26.0
103 Sacramento State 3 10 3 9 1 0 80 26.7
104 Louisville 2 6 4 6 0 0 54 27.0
105 San Jose State 4 14 4 13 0 0 109 27.3
106 Central Michigan 4 13 6 12 1 0 110 27.5
107 UNLV 4 13 7 11 1 0 112 28.0
108 Hawaii 3 12 1 9 0 1 86 28.7
109 San Diego State 4 14 6 13 0 0 115 28.8
110 Louisiana Tech 4 14 6 10 2 0 116 29.0
111 UTSA 4 13 9 12 0 0 117 29.3
111 Middle Tennessee State 4 15 4 15 0 0 117 29.3
113 Southern Miss 4 14 6 14 0 1 118 29.5
114 Eastern Michigan 4 15 5 14 0 0 119 29.8
114 New Mexico State 4 15 5 14 0 0 119 29.8
116 California 3 12 2 11 1 0 91 30.3
116 North Texas 4 16 3 16 0 0 121 30.3
116 Rice 4 16 3 16 0 0 121 30.3
119 Miami (OH) 4 17 1 17 0 0 122 30.5
120 Stanford 3 13 1 9 1 0 92 30.7
121 South Alabama 4 17 1 16 1 0 123 30.8
122 Ohio 4 16 4 16 0 0 124 31.0
122 Temple 4 16 4 16 0 0 124 31.0
124 Akron 4 15 7 14 1 0 127 31.8
125 Missouri State 4 16 5 15 0 1 128 32.0
126 Marshall 4 17 4 16 0 0 130 32.5
127 Buffalo 4 17 5 16 0 0 133 33.3
128 Texas State 4 18 3 18 0 0 135 33.8
129 Colorado State 4 17 6 17 0 0 137 34.3
130 Purdue 3 13 5 11 1 0 106 35.3
131 Charlotte 4 18 6 16 1 0 144 36.0
132 Bowling Green 4 19 4 19 0 0 145 36.3
132 Northern Illinois 4 20 2 19 0 0 145 36.3
134 UTEP 4 18 7 17 0 0 146 36.5
135 Kent State 4 20 5 19 1 2 160 40.0
136 Western Kentucky 4 23 1 23 0 0 164 41.0
137 Ball State 4 23 3 20 1 0 169 42.3
138 Louisiana-Monroe 4 21 8 21 0 0 171 42.8