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

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