2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Delaware | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Air Force | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 |
| 9 | North Dakota State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.7 |
| 9 | Utah | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Georgia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 11.5 |
| 9 | Auburn | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 9 | Florida | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 9 | LSU | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12.7 |
| 9 | Navy | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 9 | Missouri | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 9 | Western Michigan | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 9 | Syracuse | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 9 | NC State | 3 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 9 | Alabama | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 9 | Arkansas State | 4 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 9 | Hawaii | 3 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 28.7 |
| 9 | Clemson | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 9 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 30.5 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 4 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 41.0 |
| 9 | Stanford | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 42.5 |
| 35 | Iowa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4.3 |
| 35 | TCU | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 9.7 |
| 35 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| 35 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 |
| 35 | Baylor | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Texas Tech | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 35 | Arizona | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 35 | SMU | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 35 | Army | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 35 | UCLA | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 35 | Michigan State | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 35 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 35 | USC | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 35 | Cincinnati | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 35 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 35 | UAB | 4 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 35 | Memphis | 4 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 35 | California | 3 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 30.3 |
| 35 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 54 | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5.3 |
| 54 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 |
| 54 | Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7.7 |
| 54 | James Madison | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 |
| 54 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 |
| 54 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 |
| 54 | Duke | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12.3 |
| 54 | Kansas | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 54 | Virginia | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 54 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 54 | North Carolina | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 54 | Fresno State | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 54 | Troy | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 54 | Oregon State | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 54 | Tulane | 4 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 54 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 54 | Boston College | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 54 | Wyoming | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 54 | Sacramento State | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 26.7 |
| 54 | North Texas | 4 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 54 | Rice | 4 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 54 | Texas State | 4 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 33.8 |
| 54 | Ball State | 4 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 42.3 |
| 54 | Kent State | 3 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 43.7 |
| 78 | USF | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10.7 |
| 78 | Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 11.0 |
| 78 | Notre Dame | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 11.0 |
| 78 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 78 | Northwestern | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 78 | Washington | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 78 | UCF | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 78 | Nevada | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 78 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 78 | Arizona State | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 78 | Appalachian State | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 78 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 78 | Florida State | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 78 | Colorado | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 78 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 78 | Wake Forest | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 78 | Louisville | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 |
| 78 | San Jose State | 4 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 78 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 78 | Ohio | 4 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 31.0 |
| 78 | Temple | 4 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 31.0 |
| 78 | Marshall | 4 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 32.5 |
| 78 | Bowling Green | 4 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 101 | Texas | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12.0 |
| 101 | Tennessee | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14.0 |
| 101 | Illinois | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 101 | Georgia State | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 101 | Boise State | 4 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 101 | Rutgers | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 101 | Washington State | 4 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 101 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 101 | New Mexico State | 4 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 101 | Missouri State | 4 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 32.0 |
| 101 | Buffalo | 4 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 33.3 |
| 101 | Purdue | 3 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |
| 113 | Michigan | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 113 | Tulsa | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 113 | Liberty | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 113 | Wisconsin | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 113 | Oregon | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 113 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 113 | Ole Miss | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 113 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 113 | Old Dominion | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 113 | Connecticut | 6 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 25.2 |
| 113 | East Carolina | 4 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 113 | Central Michigan | 4 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 113 | San Diego State | 4 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 113 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 113 | Southern Miss | 4 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 113 | Colorado State | 4 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 34.3 |
| 113 | Charlotte | 4 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 36.0 |
| 130 | UNLV | 4 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 130 | Akron | 4 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 31.8 |
| 130 | UTEP | 4 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 36.5 |
| 133 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 133 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 42.8 |
| 135 | Toledo | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 135 | UTSA | 4 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 137 | FIU | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 138 | Utah State | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |