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