2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 10/10/2026

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 FIU 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3.0
1 Wisconsin 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3.0
3 North Dakota State 2 1 2 1 0 0 13 6.5
4 New Mexico 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 7.0
4 Texas Tech 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 7.0
6 Air Force 2 2 1 1 0 0 16 8.0
7 Liberty 2 2 1 0 1 0 17 8.5
7 Wake Forest 2 2 1 2 0 0 17 8.5
9 Appalachian State 1 1 0 0 1 1 10 10.0
9 Florida Atlantic 1 1 1 1 0 0 10 10.0
9 Georgia State 1 1 1 1 0 0 10 10.0
9 BYU 2 2 2 2 0 0 20 10.0
13 Memphis 2 2 2 1 1 0 21 10.5
14 Missouri 2 2 3 2 0 0 23 11.5
15 East Carolina 1 1 2 0 0 0 12 12.0
15 Ohio 2 3 1 3 0 0 24 12.0
15 Western Michigan 2 3 1 3 0 0 24 12.0
18 Miami (FL) 1 1 2 1 0 0 13 13.0
18 Nevada 1 2 0 1 0 0 13 13.0
20 Northwestern 2 4 0 3 0 0 27 13.5
21 Buffalo 2 3 2 2 1 0 28 14.0
22 UCLA 1 2 1 0 0 0 15 15.0
22 Bowling Green 2 2 5 1 1 0 30 15.0
22 Ohio State 2 3 3 1 1 0 30 15.0
22 Purdue 2 3 3 3 0 0 30 15.0
26 Georgia 2 4 1 4 0 0 31 15.5
26 Tennessee 2 4 1 4 0 0 31 15.5
28 SMU 1 2 1 1 0 0 16 16.0
28 San Jose State 2 2 6 2 0 0 32 16.0
28 Indiana 2 4 1 3 1 0 32 16.0
31 Houston 2 4 2 3 0 0 33 16.5
31 Notre Dame 2 5 0 3 0 0 33 16.5
33 Ole Miss 1 2 1 2 0 0 17 17.0
33 Oregon 1 2 1 2 0 0 17 17.0
33 TCU 1 2 1 2 0 0 17 17.0
33 Texas A&M 2 4 2 4 0 0 34 17.0
37 New Mexico State 2 2 7 2 0 0 35 17.5
38 Eastern Michigan 2 5 1 4 0 0 37 18.5
39 Baylor 1 1 4 1 0 0 19 19.0
39 UNLV 2 5 1 3 1 0 38 19.0
39 Arizona 2 5 1 5 0 0 38 19.0
39 UTSA 2 5 1 5 0 0 38 19.0
43 Michigan 1 2 2 2 0 0 20 20.0
43 Tulane 1 2 2 2 0 0 20 20.0
43 Navy 2 5 2 4 0 0 40 20.0
43 Oregon State 2 6 0 4 0 0 40 20.0
47 Wyoming 2 4 4 3 1 0 41 20.5
47 James Madison 2 5 2 5 0 0 41 20.5
47 Kansas 2 6 0 5 0 0 41 20.5
50 Nebraska 2 4 5 4 0 0 43 21.5
50 Washington State 2 4 5 4 0 0 43 21.5
50 Alabama 2 5 3 4 0 0 43 21.5
50 Miami (OH) 2 5 3 4 0 0 43 21.5
54 Fresno State 2 4 5 3 1 0 44 22.0
54 Rice 2 5 3 5 0 0 44 22.0
54 USC 2 5 3 5 0 0 44 22.0
57 Old Dominion 2 6 1 6 0 0 45 22.5
58 Temple 2 5 4 5 0 0 47 23.5
58 Toledo 2 5 4 5 0 0 47 23.5
58 Western Kentucky 2 5 4 5 0 0 47 23.5
61 Auburn 1 3 1 3 0 0 24 24.0
61 Oklahoma 1 3 1 3 0 0 24 24.0
61 Utah 1 3 1 3 0 0 24 24.0
61 USF 2 5 4 4 1 0 48 24.0
61 Army 2 6 2 4 1 0 48 24.0
61 Central Michigan 2 6 2 6 0 0 48 24.0
67 Boise State 2 6 2 3 2 0 49 24.5
67 LSU 2 6 2 5 1 0 49 24.5
69 Georgia Tech 1 3 1 2 1 0 25 25.0
69 Boston College 1 4 0 1 0 0 25 25.0
69 Hawaii 2 6 3 5 0 0 50 25.0
72 Louisville 2 6 3 4 1 0 51 25.5
72 Georgia Southern 2 6 3 6 0 0 51 25.5
72 Kent State 2 6 3 6 0 0 51 25.5
72 Florida State 2 7 1 6 0 0 51 25.5
76 Jacksonville State 1 3 2 2 0 0 26 26.0
76 UAB 2 7 1 7 0 0 52 26.0
76 Coastal Carolina 2 7 1 7 0 0 52 26.0
76 Louisiana 2 7 2 4 0 0 52 26.0
80 Utah State 2 6 4 5 0 0 53 26.5
81 Texas 1 3 2 3 0 0 27 27.0
81 Kennesaw State 1 3 2 3 0 0 27 27.0
81 South Carolina 2 6 4 4 1 0 54 27.0
81 Pittsburgh 2 7 1 7 0 1 54 27.0
81 North Carolina 2 7 2 6 0 0 54 27.0
81 North Texas 2 7 2 6 0 0 54 27.0
87 Iowa 2 7 2 5 1 0 55 27.5
87 Minnesota 2 7 2 7 0 0 55 27.5
89 Duke 1 4 0 4 0 0 28 28.0
89 Northern Illinois 1 4 0 4 0 0 28 28.0
89 Oklahoma State 1 4 0 4 0 0 28 28.0
92 Colorado 1 3 3 2 0 0 29 29.0
92 Arkansas 2 7 3 7 0 0 58 29.0
92 Massachusetts 2 7 3 7 0 0 58 29.0
95 California 2 8 1 6 1 0 59 29.5
96 Delaware 1 3 3 3 0 0 30 30.0
96 Louisiana Tech 2 8 1 7 1 0 60 30.0
96 Virginia Tech 2 8 2 6 0 0 60 30.0
99 Illinois 2 7 4 5 1 0 61 30.5
100 Texas State 1 4 1 4 0 0 31 31.0
100 Connecticut 2 8 2 6 1 0 62 31.0
102 Virginia 2 8 2 7 1 0 63 31.5
103 Penn State 2 8 3 8 0 0 65 32.5
104 Akron 2 8 4 6 0 0 66 33.0
104 Washington 2 8 4 6 0 0 66 33.0
104 Iowa State 2 9 1 9 0 0 66 33.0
104 NC State 2 9 1 9 0 0 66 33.0
108 Arizona State 2 8 4 7 0 0 67 33.5
109 Cincinnati 1 4 2 4 0 0 34 34.0
109 Missouri State 1 4 2 4 0 0 34 34.0
109 Troy 1 5 0 4 0 0 34 34.0
109 Kentucky 2 8 4 8 0 0 68 34.0
113 UCF 2 8 4 7 1 0 69 34.5
113 Michigan State 2 8 4 7 1 0 69 34.5
113 Syracuse 2 10 0 9 0 0 69 34.5
116 Kansas State 1 5 0 5 0 0 35 35.0
116 Sam Houston State 1 5 0 5 0 0 35 35.0
118 Marshall 2 9 3 9 0 0 72 36.0
119 Sacramento State 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
120 Arkansas State 2 10 3 8 1 0 79 39.5
120 Tulsa 2 11 1 10 0 0 79 39.5
122 Clemson 1 5 2 5 0 0 41 41.0
123 Florida 2 10 4 9 1 0 83 41.5
124 Ball State 2 10 4 10 0 1 84 42.0
124 South Alabama 2 12 0 12 0 0 84 42.0
126 Vanderbilt 2 12 2 12 0 0 90 45.0
127 UTEP 2 11 4 11 0 1 91 45.5
128 Maryland 2 13 1 12 0 0 93 46.5
129 Rutgers 1 6 2 5 0 0 47 47.0
130 San Diego State 2 12 3 12 0 1 95 47.5
131 West Virginia 2 13 2 13 0 0 97 48.5
132 Louisiana-Monroe 1 7 1 7 0 0 52 52.0
133 Charlotte 2 14 3 14 0 1 109 54.5
134 Middle Tennessee State 1 7 2 7 0 0 55 55.0
134 Southern Miss 1 7 2 7 0 0 55 55.0
136 Colorado State 1 8 0 8 0 0 56 56.0
136 Mississippi State 1 8 0 8 0 0 56 56.0
138 Stanford 2 16 1 14 1 0 115 57.5