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