2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 10/30/2026

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Liberty 3 2 3 0 1 0 23 7.7
2 Wake Forest 3 3 1 3 0 0 24 8.0
3 Wisconsin 3 3 2 3 0 0 27 9.0
4 UCLA 3 4 2 2 0 0 32 10.7
5 New Mexico 3 4 2 3 0 0 33 11.0
6 North Dakota State 4 6 3 4 1 0 51 12.8
6 Ohio 4 6 3 6 0 0 51 12.8
8 Arizona 3 5 2 5 0 0 41 13.7
9 Indiana 4 6 5 4 1 0 57 14.3
10 Ohio State 3 5 3 2 2 0 45 15.0
10 Louisiana Tech 4 8 1 7 1 0 60 15.0
12 Northwestern 4 8 2 6 1 0 62 15.5
13 TCU 3 5 4 5 0 0 47 15.7
14 SMU 3 5 5 4 0 0 49 16.3
14 Texas A&M 4 8 3 8 0 0 65 16.3
16 LSU 4 8 3 7 1 0 66 16.5
17 USF 3 5 4 4 1 1 50 16.7
17 Jacksonville State 3 6 3 5 0 0 50 16.7
19 Michigan 3 5 5 4 1 0 51 17.0
19 Tennessee 4 8 4 8 0 0 68 17.0
21 Oregon 3 7 1 7 0 0 52 17.3
22 Baylor 4 6 10 4 0 0 70 17.5
22 Buffalo 4 8 4 6 2 0 70 17.5
24 San Jose State 4 7 7 6 1 0 71 17.8
25 Ole Miss 3 6 4 6 0 0 54 18.0
25 Missouri 3 6 4 6 0 0 54 18.0
27 FIU 3 5 7 5 0 0 56 18.7
28 Air Force 4 10 2 9 0 0 75 18.8
29 Nevada 3 7 3 4 1 0 57 19.0
30 Georgia 3 7 3 7 0 0 58 19.3
31 Wyoming 4 7 9 3 3 0 78 19.5
32 Boise State 3 7 3 4 2 0 59 19.7
33 Nebraska 3 5 8 4 1 0 60 20.0
33 Oklahoma 3 8 1 7 1 0 60 20.0
35 Clemson 3 7 4 7 0 0 61 20.3
35 Utah 3 7 4 7 0 0 61 20.3
35 Notre Dame 3 9 0 7 0 0 61 20.3
38 New Mexico State 4 8 9 8 0 0 83 20.8
38 BYU 4 9 6 7 2 0 83 20.8
38 Western Michigan 4 11 2 11 0 0 83 20.8
41 Miami (OH) 4 10 5 9 0 0 84 21.0
42 Western Kentucky 4 10 5 10 0 0 85 21.3
43 Memphis 4 8 9 5 3 0 86 21.5
43 Houston 4 11 3 9 1 0 86 21.5
45 Minnesota 3 8 3 8 0 0 65 21.7
46 Georgia Southern 3 8 3 7 1 0 66 22.0
47 Alabama 4 9 9 8 0 0 89 22.3
48 Iowa 3 8 4 6 1 0 68 22.7
48 Duke 3 8 4 8 0 0 68 22.7
48 Purdue 3 8 4 8 0 0 68 22.7
48 USC 3 8 4 8 0 0 68 22.7
52 UTSA 4 12 3 10 0 0 91 22.8
53 Texas Tech 3 9 2 7 1 0 69 23.0
53 UAB 3 9 2 9 0 0 69 23.0
53 Hawaii 4 12 3 11 0 0 92 23.0
56 Fresno State 3 6 9 5 1 0 70 23.3
56 Oregon State 3 10 1 5 1 0 70 23.3
56 Bowling Green 4 10 7 8 2 0 93 23.3
56 Louisiana 4 13 2 9 0 0 93 23.3
60 Old Dominion 4 11 6 10 0 0 94 23.5
61 Illinois 3 8 5 6 1 0 71 23.7
61 Miami (FL) 3 9 2 9 0 1 71 23.7
63 Eastern Michigan 4 12 4 11 0 0 95 23.8
64 James Madison 5 14 8 11 1 0 121 24.2
65 Boston College 3 8 6 5 0 1 73 24.3
65 Utah State 3 8 6 7 0 0 73 24.3
65 Appalachian State 3 9 2 7 2 1 73 24.3
65 Central Michigan 4 13 2 13 0 0 97 24.3
69 Kentucky 4 11 7 11 0 0 98 24.5
70 Toledo 4 12 5 12 0 0 99 24.8
71 Texas State 3 9 4 7 1 0 75 25.0
71 Kansas 4 12 5 11 0 1 100 25.0
71 Virginia Tech 4 12 6 10 0 0 100 25.0
74 Louisville 3 9 5 6 1 0 77 25.7
75 South Carolina 3 9 5 7 1 0 78 26.0
75 Connecticut 3 10 3 7 1 0 78 26.0
77 Kent State 5 14 10 13 1 1 131 26.2
78 UNLV 3 10 3 8 1 0 79 26.3
78 Arkansas 3 10 3 10 0 0 79 26.3
78 Virginia 4 12 7 10 1 0 105 26.3
78 North Carolina 4 13 5 10 1 0 105 26.3
78 Sam Houston State 4 13 5 12 0 0 105 26.3
83 Army 4 14 3 12 1 0 107 26.8
84 Texas 3 9 6 9 0 0 81 27.0
85 Troy 4 15 3 10 0 0 109 27.3
86 Tulane 4 14 4 14 0 0 110 27.5
87 East Carolina 3 9 7 6 1 0 83 27.7
88 Marshall 3 10 5 10 0 0 85 28.3
88 Temple 3 10 5 10 0 0 85 28.3
88 Kennesaw State 4 12 9 10 2 0 113 28.3
91 Auburn 3 11 3 11 0 0 86 28.7
91 Penn State 3 11 3 11 0 0 86 28.7
93 Coastal Carolina 3 12 1 12 0 0 87 29.0
93 Kansas State 3 12 1 12 0 0 87 29.0
93 Oklahoma State 3 12 1 12 0 0 87 29.0
96 Massachusetts 4 14 6 14 0 1 118 29.5
97 Missouri State 4 15 5 14 0 0 119 29.8
98 Louisiana-Monroe 3 12 2 12 0 0 90 30.0
99 Michigan State 4 14 7 12 2 0 121 30.3
100 Washington State 4 14 8 14 0 0 122 30.5
100 Delaware 4 15 5 15 0 1 122 30.5
102 Washington 3 11 6 8 0 0 92 30.7
103 Arkansas State 4 16 4 12 2 0 124 31.0
104 Florida State 3 13 1 11 1 0 94 31.3
105 Navy 4 17 3 16 0 0 127 31.8
106 Georgia State 3 13 2 13 0 0 97 32.3
106 NC State 3 13 2 13 0 0 97 32.3
108 Sacramento State 4 17 4 16 0 0 130 32.5
109 Ball State 4 16 6 16 0 1 132 33.0
110 Rice 4 17 4 15 1 1 133 33.3
110 Pittsburgh 4 18 2 17 0 1 133 33.3
110 Syracuse 4 18 3 16 0 0 133 33.3
113 North Texas 4 17 5 15 1 0 134 33.5
113 Tulsa 4 17 5 15 1 0 134 33.5
115 Akron 4 17 6 15 0 0 135 33.8
116 Cincinnati 3 12 7 10 0 0 103 34.3
116 Arizona State 4 16 9 14 0 0 137 34.3
118 South Alabama 3 14 2 14 0 0 104 34.7
119 Iowa State 3 14 2 13 1 0 105 35.0
120 UCF 4 17 7 16 1 0 141 35.3
121 Florida 3 13 5 12 1 0 107 35.7
122 Georgia Tech 3 14 4 10 1 0 108 36.0
123 Southern Miss 3 13 6 13 0 0 109 36.3
124 Mississippi State 3 14 4 14 0 0 110 36.7
125 Stanford 4 21 1 19 1 0 150 37.5
126 Colorado 3 12 10 11 0 0 113 37.7
127 Middle Tennessee State 4 20 4 14 3 0 152 38.0
128 UTEP 3 14 5 14 0 1 115 38.3
129 Vanderbilt 4 20 5 20 0 0 155 38.8
130 Rutgers 3 16 2 15 1 0 119 39.7
131 West Virginia 4 21 4 21 0 0 159 39.8
131 California 4 22 2 19 1 0 159 39.8
133 Florida Atlantic 4 22 3 22 0 0 163 40.8
134 Northern Illinois 3 17 2 17 0 0 125 41.7
135 Maryland 3 18 2 16 0 0 130 43.3
136 San Diego State 4 23 4 22 0 1 174 43.5
137 Charlotte 4 23 5 23 0 1 178 44.5
138 Colorado State 3 23 3 22 1 0 171 57.0