2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/10/2026

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Miami (FL) 4 4 5 3 0 0 42 10.5
2 Notre Dame 6 8 4 6 0 0 66 11.0
3 New Mexico 4 6 1 5 1 0 46 11.5
4 North Dakota State 5 8 3 5 0 0 62 12.4
5 Utah 4 6 3 6 0 0 51 12.8
6 Ohio State 6 8 8 5 1 0 79 13.2
7 Liberty 5 8 4 5 2 0 69 13.8
8 Indiana 5 8 5 6 1 0 71 14.2
9 FIU 4 4 10 2 1 0 58 14.5
10 BYU 4 7 3 5 2 0 60 15.0
10 TCU 4 7 3 7 0 1 60 15.0
12 Northwestern 4 8 2 7 0 1 63 15.8
12 Michigan 5 8 8 7 0 0 79 15.8
14 Texas 5 8 8 8 0 0 80 16.0
15 Georgia 5 11 2 9 0 0 81 16.2
16 Duke 4 8 3 8 0 0 65 16.3
17 Nebraska 5 8 9 7 1 0 84 16.8
17 Tennessee 5 9 7 9 0 0 84 16.8
19 Baylor 4 7 7 5 0 0 68 17.0
20 USF 5 9 8 7 1 0 87 17.4
20 Iowa 5 10 6 7 1 0 87 17.4
20 James Madison 5 10 6 9 0 0 87 17.4
23 Oklahoma 5 10 6 10 0 0 88 17.6
23 Pittsburgh 5 11 3 11 0 1 88 17.6
25 Texas Tech 4 9 3 6 1 0 71 17.8
26 UCLA 5 11 5 9 0 0 90 18.0
26 Western Michigan 5 12 2 10 1 0 90 18.0
28 Missouri 5 11 5 11 0 0 92 18.4
29 Wisconsin 4 8 6 8 0 0 74 18.5
29 Penn State 6 13 7 12 0 0 111 18.5
31 LSU 5 11 6 9 2 0 97 19.4
32 Fresno State 6 13 8 12 1 2 120 20.0
32 Texas A&M 6 15 5 15 0 0 120 20.0
34 Alabama 6 15 6 12 2 0 124 20.7
35 Memphis 5 13 4 12 1 0 104 20.8
35 UNLV 6 14 9 12 1 0 125 20.8
37 Georgia State 4 10 5 8 1 0 85 21.3
37 Massachusetts 4 10 5 10 0 0 85 21.3
39 Auburn 5 12 8 9 1 0 107 21.4
39 Arizona 5 14 3 14 0 0 107 21.4
41 Wake Forest 6 15 8 13 0 1 129 21.5
42 Air Force 4 10 6 9 0 0 87 21.8
42 Houston 5 15 2 13 0 0 109 21.8
44 Boise State 5 13 6 10 2 0 110 22.0
44 Wyoming 5 13 6 12 1 0 110 22.0
46 Utah State 5 12 10 10 0 0 112 22.4
46 Virginia 5 14 4 12 2 0 112 22.4
48 Nevada 4 11 5 9 0 0 90 22.5
49 Tulane 5 14 5 14 0 0 113 22.6
50 North Carolina 4 11 6 8 0 0 92 23.0
50 Oregon State 5 16 2 13 0 0 115 23.0
52 Army 4 12 3 10 1 0 93 23.3
52 Kansas State 4 12 3 12 0 0 93 23.3
54 Washington 5 14 7 12 0 0 117 23.4
55 Appalachian State 4 12 3 9 2 1 96 24.0
55 Iowa State 5 15 5 15 0 0 120 24.0
57 San Jose State 5 13 10 13 0 0 121 24.2
57 Virginia Tech 5 16 4 11 1 0 121 24.2
59 Louisiana 5 17 2 14 0 0 122 24.4
60 UCF 5 13 10 12 1 1 124 24.8
60 Minnesota 5 16 4 16 0 0 124 24.8
62 USC 7 22 7 19 2 0 176 25.1
63 Boston College 4 13 4 9 1 0 101 25.3
64 Navy 4 13 4 12 0 0 102 25.5
65 Jacksonville State 5 14 10 12 1 0 128 25.6
66 Michigan State 6 19 7 17 1 0 154 25.7
66 Hawaii 6 20 5 17 0 1 154 25.7
68 Kansas 4 14 2 13 0 0 103 25.8
68 Troy 4 14 2 13 0 0 103 25.8
68 Clemson 5 16 6 15 0 0 129 25.8
71 East Carolina 4 12 7 11 0 0 104 26.0
72 SMU 4 14 3 10 1 0 105 26.3
73 Colorado 4 11 10 10 0 0 106 26.5
73 Cincinnati 4 13 5 11 1 0 106 26.5
75 Oklahoma State 4 14 3 14 0 0 107 26.8
76 Washington State 5 15 10 15 0 0 135 27.0
77 Oregon 4 12 9 11 0 0 110 27.5
78 UTSA 5 17 7 16 0 0 139 27.8
78 Coastal Carolina 5 18 4 17 1 0 139 27.8
80 New Mexico State 5 15 12 14 0 0 140 28.0
80 Mississippi State 5 16 9 15 1 0 140 28.0
80 Ole Miss 5 16 9 15 1 0 140 28.0
80 Tulsa 5 17 7 15 1 0 140 28.0
84 Toledo 5 15 12 11 2 0 141 28.2
84 UAB 5 18 5 18 0 0 141 28.2
84 Ohio 5 18 5 18 0 0 141 28.2
87 Eastern Michigan 6 22 6 20 0 0 170 28.3
88 Connecticut 5 18 6 16 1 0 144 28.8
88 South Carolina 5 18 6 16 1 0 144 28.8
88 Temple 5 18 6 18 0 0 144 28.8
91 Buffalo 4 14 6 12 1 0 116 29.0
91 Florida State 5 18 7 16 0 0 145 29.0
93 Georgia Southern 5 17 9 17 0 0 146 29.2
93 California 5 19 5 15 1 0 146 29.2
95 Kennesaw State 4 13 8 11 2 0 117 29.3
95 Syracuse 4 16 2 15 0 0 117 29.3
97 Georgia Tech 4 15 4 14 1 0 118 29.5
98 Central Michigan 5 18 7 17 1 0 148 29.6
99 Delaware 4 16 3 16 0 0 121 30.3
100 Arkansas 5 20 4 18 1 0 152 30.4
101 Louisville 5 18 9 16 1 0 153 30.6
102 Florida Atlantic 4 16 3 14 1 1 123 30.8
103 Old Dominion 5 18 10 17 0 0 155 31.0
103 Bowling Green 5 19 7 18 1 0 155 31.0
103 Kentucky 5 19 7 18 1 0 155 31.0
106 Illinois 5 19 8 17 1 0 157 31.4
107 Middle Tennessee State 4 15 7 15 0 0 126 31.5
108 Miami (OH) 5 21 4 20 0 0 158 31.6
109 North Texas 5 21 5 20 0 0 161 32.2
110 Rice 5 21 5 21 0 0 162 32.4
111 Sam Houston State 4 18 2 17 0 0 131 32.8
112 Arizona State 4 16 7 15 0 0 132 33.0
113 Arkansas State 5 22 4 20 1 0 166 33.2
113 NC State 5 22 4 22 0 0 166 33.2
115 Marshall 5 21 7 20 0 0 167 33.4
116 Vanderbilt 5 22 5 21 0 0 168 33.6
117 Purdue 5 21 7 20 1 0 169 33.8
118 Florida 5 21 7 18 3 0 171 34.2
119 Louisiana Tech 4 18 5 14 2 0 141 35.3
120 Kent State 5 24 4 22 1 0 180 36.0
121 Sacramento State 5 24 4 23 1 0 181 36.2
122 Northern Illinois 4 20 2 19 0 0 145 36.3
123 Akron 5 22 10 19 1 0 183 36.6
124 Missouri State 4 18 7 17 0 1 148 37.0
125 West Virginia 5 24 7 22 1 0 189 37.8
126 San Diego State 5 24 7 23 0 1 190 38.0
127 Rutgers 4 18 9 15 2 0 154 38.5
128 South Alabama 5 27 1 26 1 0 193 38.6
129 Texas State 4 21 3 21 0 0 156 39.0
130 Maryland 5 27 3 23 1 0 196 39.2
131 Western Kentucky 5 27 5 27 0 0 204 40.8
132 Stanford 6 34 4 29 2 0 249 41.5
133 Charlotte 5 26 9 25 0 1 210 42.0
134 Colorado State 4 22 5 22 0 0 169 42.3
135 Southern Miss 4 21 7 21 0 1 170 42.5
136 Ball State 5 28 6 27 0 2 217 43.4
137 UTEP 5 28 10 27 0 1 227 45.4
138 Louisiana-Monroe 4 23 8 23 0 0 185 46.3