2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 09/19/2026

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Penn State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2 Northwestern 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 7.0
2 Pittsburgh 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 7.0
4 Tulsa 1 1 1 1 0 0 10 10.0
5 New Mexico 2 3 0 3 0 0 21 10.5
6 Michigan 2 1 5 1 0 0 22 11.0
7 Notre Dame 2 2 3 2 0 0 23 11.5
7 Oklahoma 2 2 3 2 0 0 23 11.5
9 Iowa 1 1 2 1 0 0 13 13.0
9 James Madison 1 1 2 1 0 0 13 13.0
9 Western Michigan 1 2 0 1 0 0 13 13.0
12 Texas 2 2 5 2 0 0 29 14.5
13 TCU 1 1 2 1 0 1 15 15.0
13 Cincinnati 1 2 0 1 1 0 15 15.0
13 USC 2 4 1 3 0 0 30 15.0
16 Iowa State 1 1 3 1 0 0 16 16.0
17 Alabama 1 2 1 2 0 0 17 17.0
17 Baylor 1 2 1 2 0 0 17 17.0
17 Missouri 1 2 1 2 0 0 17 17.0
20 FIU 2 2 7 2 0 0 35 17.5
21 North Carolina 2 4 4 2 0 0 38 19.0
22 Liberty 1 2 2 2 0 0 20 20.0
22 Miami (FL) 1 3 0 2 0 0 20 20.0
22 BYU 2 5 1 3 2 0 40 20.0
25 UCF 2 4 4 4 0 1 42 21.0
25 LSU 2 5 2 4 1 0 42 21.0
27 Georgia Southern 1 1 5 1 0 0 22 22.0
28 Mississippi State 2 4 6 3 1 0 47 23.5
28 Michigan State 2 6 2 5 0 0 47 23.5
28 Sam Houston State 2 6 2 5 0 0 47 23.5
31 UCLA 1 3 1 3 0 0 24 24.0
31 Ohio State 1 3 1 3 0 0 24 24.0
31 Syracuse 2 6 2 6 0 0 48 24.0
31 Tulane 3 9 3 9 0 0 72 24.0
35 Utah State 2 5 5 4 0 0 49 24.5
35 Maryland 2 7 0 5 1 0 49 24.5
37 Texas A&M 2 6 3 6 0 0 51 25.5
38 Texas Tech 1 3 2 2 0 0 26 26.0
38 Vanderbilt 1 3 2 2 0 0 26 26.0
38 Virginia Tech 1 4 0 2 0 0 26 26.0
41 Coastal Carolina 2 7 1 6 1 0 53 26.5
42 Duke 1 3 2 3 0 0 27 27.0
42 UNLV 1 3 2 3 0 0 27 27.0
42 Nevada 1 3 2 3 0 0 27 27.0
42 Troy 1 3 2 3 0 0 27 27.0
42 West Virginia 1 4 0 3 0 0 27 27.0
42 Boise State 2 6 4 6 0 0 54 27.0
42 San Diego State 2 7 2 6 0 0 54 27.0
49 Oklahoma State 2 7 2 7 0 0 55 27.5
50 Arizona 1 4 0 4 0 0 28 28.0
50 Houston 1 4 0 4 0 0 28 28.0
50 Middle Tennessee State 1 4 0 4 0 0 28 28.0
50 Army 1 4 0 4 0 0 28 28.0
54 Washington State 2 7 3 7 0 0 58 29.0
55 Georgia Tech 2 8 1 8 0 0 59 29.5
55 Wyoming 2 8 1 8 0 0 59 29.5
57 Toledo 1 2 5 1 1 0 30 30.0
57 UTSA 1 3 3 3 0 0 30 30.0
57 Auburn 2 7 4 6 0 0 60 30.0
57 Florida 2 8 1 7 1 0 60 30.0
61 Illinois 1 4 1 4 0 0 31 31.0
61 Ole Miss 2 7 4 6 1 0 62 31.0
61 Kansas 2 8 2 8 0 0 62 31.0
64 UAB 2 9 0 9 0 0 63 31.5
65 Jacksonville State 1 3 4 3 0 0 33 33.0
65 Wake Forest 1 4 1 4 0 1 33 33.0
65 Oregon 2 7 6 6 0 0 66 33.0
65 Kentucky 2 8 3 7 1 0 66 33.0
69 Charlotte 2 8 4 7 0 0 67 33.5
70 Boston College 1 4 2 4 0 0 34 34.0
70 San Jose State 2 8 4 8 0 0 68 34.0
70 Oregon State 2 9 2 8 0 0 68 34.0
73 NC State 2 9 2 9 0 0 69 34.5
74 Delaware 1 5 0 5 0 0 35 35.0
75 Clemson 2 9 3 8 0 0 71 35.5
75 Marshall 2 9 3 8 0 0 71 35.5
77 Rutgers 3 12 7 10 2 0 107 35.7
78 Louisville 2 9 3 9 0 0 72 36.0
79 Kennesaw State 2 8 5 6 2 0 73 36.5
79 Arkansas State 2 10 1 10 0 0 73 36.5
81 East Carolina 2 9 4 9 0 0 75 37.5
82 Central Michigan 1 4 3 3 1 0 38 38.0
82 Connecticut 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
82 Memphis 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
82 Minnesota 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
82 Air Force 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
82 Navy 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
82 Virginia 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
82 Temple 2 10 2 10 0 0 76 38.0
90 Florida State 2 9 5 8 0 0 77 38.5
91 Fresno State 1 5 0 5 0 2 39 39.0
92 Akron 2 9 5 8 1 0 79 39.5
93 Missouri State 2 9 5 9 0 1 80 40.0
93 Sacramento State 2 10 3 9 1 0 80 40.0
93 Rice 2 11 1 11 0 0 80 40.0
93 Stanford 2 11 1 11 0 0 80 40.0
97 Louisiana Tech 2 10 4 7 1 0 81 40.5
98 Colorado State 1 5 2 5 0 0 41 41.0
98 Colorado 1 5 2 5 0 0 41 41.0
98 South Carolina 1 5 2 5 0 0 41 41.0
98 Wisconsin 1 5 2 5 0 0 41 41.0
98 SMU 1 6 0 5 0 0 41 41.0
98 Northern Illinois 2 11 2 10 0 0 82 41.0
104 Georgia State 1 5 3 5 0 0 44 44.0
104 Old Dominion 1 5 3 5 0 0 44 44.0
104 Arkansas 2 12 1 11 1 0 88 44.0
107 Eastern Michigan 2 12 2 11 0 0 89 44.5
108 California 1 6 1 6 0 0 45 45.0
108 Purdue 2 11 4 10 1 0 90 45.0
108 Ohio 2 12 2 12 0 0 90 45.0
108 Texas State 2 12 2 12 0 0 90 45.0
112 Southern Miss 2 11 4 11 0 1 91 45.5
113 Miami (OH) 2 13 1 13 0 0 94 47.0
114 Arizona State 1 6 2 6 0 0 48 48.0
115 Louisiana 1 7 0 7 0 0 49 49.0
116 UTEP 2 13 4 13 0 0 103 51.5
117 North Texas 1 7 1 7 0 0 52 52.0
118 Ball State 2 15 1 14 0 0 107 53.5
119 Western Kentucky 2 15 1 15 0 0 108 54.0
120 Buffalo 1 7 2 7 0 0 55 55.0
121 Bowling Green 2 15 2 15 0 0 111 55.5
122 Kent State 2 16 1 15 1 0 116 58.0
123 Louisiana-Monroe 1 8 2 8 0 0 62 62.0
124 Florida Atlantic 1 9 1 9 0 0 66 66.0