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