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 |
| 1 | Liberty | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 7 | North Dakota State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Air Force | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Nevada | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 7 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 7 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 7 | Boston College | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 21 | Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 21 | BYU | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 21 | Buffalo | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 21 | San Jose State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 21 | Ole Miss | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 21 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 21 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 21 | New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 21 | Michigan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 21 | Tulane | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 21 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 21 | Colorado | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 35 | Ohio | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 35 | Western Michigan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 35 | Northwestern | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 35 | Purdue | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 35 | Indiana | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 35 | Houston | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 35 | Notre Dame | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 35 | UNLV | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 35 | Wyoming | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 35 | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 35 | Auburn | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 35 | Utah | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 35 | Boise State | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 35 | Texas | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 35 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 35 | Delaware | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 52 | Georgia | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 52 | Tennessee | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 52 | Texas A&M | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 52 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 52 | Navy | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 52 | Oregon State | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 52 | Nebraska | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 52 | Washington State | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 52 | Alabama | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 52 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 52 | USF | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 52 | Army | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 52 | Louisville | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 52 | Louisiana | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 52 | South Carolina | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 |
| 52 | Duke | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 52 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 52 | Texas State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 52 | Cincinnati | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 52 | Missouri State | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 52 | Troy | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 74 | Arizona | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 74 | UTSA | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 74 | James Madison | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 74 | Kansas | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 74 | Rice | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 74 | USC | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 74 | Temple | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 74 | Toledo | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 74 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 74 | LSU | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 74 | Hawaii | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 74 | Utah State | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 |
| 74 | Iowa | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 74 | Illinois | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 30.5 |
| 74 | Kansas State | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 74 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 74 | Sacramento State | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 74 | Clemson | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 74 | Rutgers | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47.0 |
| 93 | Old Dominion | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 93 | Central Michigan | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 93 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 93 | Kent State | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 93 | Florida State | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 93 | North Carolina | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 |
| 93 | North Texas | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 |
| 93 | California | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 93 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 30.0 |
| 93 | Connecticut | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 93 | Akron | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 93 | Washington | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 105 | UAB | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 105 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 105 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 27.0 |
| 105 | Minnesota | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 105 | Arkansas | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 105 | Massachusetts | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 105 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 30.0 |
| 105 | Virginia | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 31.5 |
| 105 | Arizona State | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 33.5 |
| 105 | UCF | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 105 | Michigan State | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 105 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 105 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55.0 |
| 105 | Southern Miss | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55.0 |
| 119 | Penn State | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 119 | Kentucky | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 34.0 |
| 119 | Arkansas State | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 119 | Colorado State | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 119 | Mississippi State | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 124 | Iowa State | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 124 | NC State | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 124 | Syracuse | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 124 | Marshall | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 124 | Florida | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 41.5 |
| 129 | Tulsa | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 129 | Ball State | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 42.0 |
| 131 | UTEP | 2 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 45.5 |
| 132 | South Alabama | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 42.0 |
| 132 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 45.0 |
| 132 | Maryland | 2 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 46.5 |
| 132 | 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 |
| 137 | Stanford | 2 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 57.5 |