2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4.3 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Texas | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7.7 |
| 1 | Utah | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9.3 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 |
| 1 | James Madison | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 |
| 1 | Auburn | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12.3 |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Rice | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 1 | USF | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 1 | Florida State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 1 | FIU | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 1 | Delaware | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 1 | Troy | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Liberty | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 1 | UTSA | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 1 | Washington State | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 1 | Utah State | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 1 | USC | 4 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 1 | NC State | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 1 | Boston College | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 4 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 3 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 26.7 |
| 1 | Sacramento State | 4 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 1 | UAB | 3 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 27.7 |
| 1 | Toledo | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Akron | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 1 | UTEP | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Texas State | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 33.3 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 33.7 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 36.3 |
| 1 | Ohio | 3 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 3 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 43.7 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 133 | TCU | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 9.7 |
| 133 | UCF | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 133 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 133 | Hawaii | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 133 | Southern Miss | 3 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 31.3 |
| 133 | Kent State | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 36.0 |