2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/30/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Indiana | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 9.8 |
| 1 | LSU | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 10.2 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 10.6 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 11.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 11.4 |
| 1 | Iowa | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 11.5 |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 8 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Auburn | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Liberty | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 14.5 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 14.7 |
| 1 | Penn State | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Arizona | 6 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Utah | 6 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Baylor | 8 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Georgia | 6 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 15.7 |
| 1 | Duke | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 16.2 |
| 1 | FIU | 7 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 16.3 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 6 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 16.7 |
| 1 | UCLA | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 16.7 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 6 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 17.2 |
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 1 | BYU | 5 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Missouri | 5 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Utah State | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 6 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 18.2 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 7 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 5 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 6 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 18.8 |
| 1 | James Madison | 9 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 18.9 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 7 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 19.1 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 6 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 6 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 19.9 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 8 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 160 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 7 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 20.1 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Boise State | 7 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 1 | Air Force | 7 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 1 | SMU | 7 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 21.1 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 8 | 24 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 1 | California | 5 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 1 | Memphis | 7 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Ohio | 8 | 22 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 21.9 |
| 1 | Nevada | 7 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 7 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 22.1 |
| 1 | Army | 7 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 22.1 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 22 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 22.1 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 1 | Illinois | 6 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 22.5 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 8 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 22.5 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 6 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 22.7 |
| 1 | Washington | 7 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 22.7 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 161 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 1 | UNLV | 7 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 23.7 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 7 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 23.9 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 7 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 24.0 |
| 1 | UAB | 7 | 22 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 24.6 |
| 1 | Stanford | 5 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 24.8 |
| 1 | USC | 7 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 25.1 |
| 1 | Texas State | 6 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 25.2 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 8 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 5 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 1 | UTSA | 7 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 25.4 |
| 1 | Toledo | 8 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 25.4 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 8 | 25 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 25.4 |
| 1 | Tulane | 8 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 25.4 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 27 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 181 | 25.9 |
| 1 | Washington State | 6 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 6 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 7 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 7 | 24 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 7 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 185 | 26.4 |
| 1 | NC State | 6 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 26.5 |
| 1 | Maryland | 5 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 8 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 8 | 29 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 218 | 27.3 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 6 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Temple | 7 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 5 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 28.8 |
| 1 | North Texas | 7 | 26 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 203 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 7 | 27 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 29.1 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 30 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 237 | 29.6 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 8 | 29 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 238 | 29.8 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 6 | 25 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 30.3 |
| 1 | Sacramento State | 9 | 36 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 273 | 30.3 |
| 1 | Marshall | 7 | 27 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 30.7 |
| 1 | Akron | 7 | 28 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 33 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 31 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 6 | 35 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 267 | 44.5 |
| 118 | TCU | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 13.3 |
| 118 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 14.5 |
| 118 | USF | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 15.1 |
| 118 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 16.4 |
| 118 | Kansas | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 118 | UCF | 5 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 118 | Massachusetts | 8 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 21.1 |
| 118 | Appalachian State | 7 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 162 | 23.1 |
| 118 | Boston College | 6 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 23.3 |
| 118 | Hawaii | 8 | 26 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 24.5 |
| 118 | Delaware | 8 | 29 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 220 | 27.5 |
| 118 | Rice | 7 | 26 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 202 | 28.9 |
| 118 | Missouri State | 7 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 213 | 30.4 |
| 118 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 29 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 220 | 31.4 |
| 118 | Southern Miss | 7 | 27 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 227 | 32.4 |
| 118 | UTEP | 7 | 32 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 261 | 37.3 |
| 118 | San Diego State | 7 | 33 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 261 | 37.3 |
| 118 | Charlotte | 7 | 36 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 281 | 40.1 |
| 136 | Fresno State | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 18.0 |
| 136 | Kent State | 8 | 25 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 216 | 27.0 |
| 136 | Ball State | 6 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 181 | 30.2 |