2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7.7 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 9.8 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10.3 |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 10.6 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10.8 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 11.2 |
| 1 | Indiana | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 11.8 |
| 1 | FIU | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 12.2 |
| 1 | Clemson | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Auburn | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 1 | BYU | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 13.4 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 13.4 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 14.2 |
| 1 | Baylor | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 14.2 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 14.4 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 14.4 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 14.6 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14.8 |
| 1 | James Madison | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Liberty | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 15.3 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 5 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Arizona | 5 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 1 | USF | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 6 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 18.2 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 5 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 5 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 5 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 1 | Army | 5 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 1 | Virginia | 6 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 5 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 6 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 1 | UNLV | 6 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 1 | California | 5 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Nevada | 5 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 6 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 22.5 |
| 1 | USC | 6 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 22.5 |
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 5 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 4 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Troy | 4 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Navy | 5 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Washington State | 6 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 23.7 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Colorado | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 1 | Ohio | 6 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 24.7 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 24.7 |
| 1 | Illinois | 5 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 5 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 6 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 25.2 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 6 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 25.2 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 5 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Delaware | 5 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 25.6 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 6 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 25.7 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 1 | UAB | 6 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 5 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 6 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 6 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 6 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 27.5 |
| 1 | NC State | 6 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 27.7 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 5 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 6 | 23 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 28.8 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 6 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 29.2 |
| 1 | Sacramento State | 6 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 181 | 30.2 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 5 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 6 | 23 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 32.2 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 33.3 |
| 1 | Marshall | 6 | 26 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 33.7 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 6 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 34.5 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 146 | 36.5 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 40.3 |
| 127 | TCU | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 12.5 |
| 127 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 14.7 |
| 127 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 127 | Appalachian State | 5 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 127 | Hawaii | 6 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 25.7 |
| 127 | Kent State | 5 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 27.2 |
| 127 | Missouri State | 4 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 32.0 |
| 127 | Southern Miss | 5 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 34.6 |
| 127 | San Diego State | 5 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 36.4 |
| 127 | UTEP | 6 | 29 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 237 | 39.5 |
| 127 | Charlotte | 5 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 212 | 42.4 |
| 138 | Ball State | 5 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 35.6 |