2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Utah 2 1 1 1 0 0 10 5.0
2 Iowa 2 1 2 1 0 0 13 6.5
3 Northwestern 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 7.0
4 Penn State 3 2 3 1 0 0 22 7.3
5 Notre Dame 3 2 3 2 0 0 23 7.7
5 Oklahoma 3 2 3 2 0 0 23 7.7
7 Indiana 2 1 3 1 0 0 16 8.0
8 Ohio State 3 3 3 3 0 0 30 10.0
9 New Mexico 2 3 0 3 0 0 21 10.5
10 TCU 2 2 2 2 0 1 22 11.0
11 Pittsburgh 3 4 2 4 0 0 34 11.3
12 Iowa State 2 2 3 2 0 0 23 11.5
13 Washington 2 3 1 3 0 0 24 12.0
13 Texas 3 3 5 3 0 0 36 12.0
15 Duke 3 4 3 4 0 0 37 12.3
16 James Madison 2 3 2 2 0 0 26 13.0
16 Miami (FL) 2 3 2 2 0 0 26 13.0
16 Michigan 3 3 6 3 0 0 39 13.0
19 Kansas State 2 3 2 3 0 0 27 13.5
19 Tulsa 2 3 2 3 0 0 27 13.5
21 Nebraska 2 3 2 2 1 0 28 14.0
22 North Dakota State 3 7 1 4 0 0 49 16.3
23 Tennessee 2 3 4 3 0 0 33 16.5
23 USF 2 4 2 3 0 0 33 16.5
25 Western Michigan 2 5 0 4 0 0 34 17.0
25 Texas A&M 3 6 3 6 0 0 51 17.0
27 Fresno State 3 6 2 6 0 2 52 17.3
28 Liberty 2 4 2 3 1 0 35 17.5
29 Baylor 2 5 1 3 0 0 36 18.0
29 Michigan State 3 7 2 6 0 0 54 18.0
31 FIU 3 4 9 2 1 0 55 18.3
32 Georgia 2 5 1 4 0 0 37 18.5
33 LSU 3 7 2 6 1 0 56 18.7
34 North Carolina 2 4 4 2 0 0 38 19.0
34 Missouri 2 5 1 5 0 0 38 19.0
36 BYU 2 5 1 3 2 0 40 20.0
36 Mississippi State 3 5 8 4 1 0 60 20.0
38 Nevada 2 5 2 5 0 0 41 20.5
38 South Carolina 2 5 2 5 0 0 41 20.5
40 Massachusetts 1 3 0 3 0 0 21 21.0
40 UCF 2 4 4 4 0 1 42 21.0
40 Alabama 3 8 2 7 1 0 63 21.0
43 Appalachian State 2 6 1 4 1 0 45 22.5
43 Arizona 2 6 1 6 0 0 45 22.5
43 Minnesota 2 6 1 6 0 0 45 22.5
46 Auburn 3 8 4 6 1 0 68 22.7
47 USC 4 12 2 9 2 0 91 22.8
48 Cincinnati 2 6 1 5 1 0 46 23.0
48 Virginia 2 6 1 5 1 0 46 23.0
50 Virginia Tech 2 6 2 3 1 0 47 23.5
50 Sam Houston State 2 6 2 5 0 0 47 23.5
52 Ole Miss 3 7 7 6 1 0 71 23.7
53 Central Michigan 2 5 4 4 1 0 48 24.0
53 Middle Tennessee State 2 6 2 6 0 0 48 24.0
53 Syracuse 2 6 2 6 0 0 48 24.0
53 Troy 2 6 2 6 0 0 48 24.0
53 Houston 2 7 0 6 0 0 48 24.0
53 UCLA 3 9 3 9 0 0 72 24.0
53 Tulane 3 9 3 9 0 0 72 24.0
60 Utah State 2 5 5 4 0 0 49 24.5
60 Maryland 2 7 0 5 1 0 49 24.5
60 Delaware 2 7 0 7 0 0 49 24.5
63 Texas Tech 2 6 3 3 1 0 50 25.0
64 Wisconsin 2 6 3 6 0 0 51 25.5
64 West Virginia 2 7 1 6 0 0 51 25.5
66 UNLV 3 8 7 8 0 0 77 25.7
66 Hawaii 3 11 0 9 0 1 77 25.7
68 Clemson 3 10 3 9 0 0 78 26.0
69 Georgia Southern 2 5 6 5 0 0 53 26.5
69 Coastal Carolina 2 7 1 6 1 0 53 26.5
71 Boise State 2 6 4 6 0 0 54 27.0
71 Colorado State 2 6 4 6 0 0 54 27.0
71 Colorado 2 6 4 6 0 0 54 27.0
71 Illinois 2 6 4 6 0 0 54 27.0
71 San Diego State 2 7 2 6 0 0 54 27.0
76 Boston College 2 7 2 7 0 0 55 27.5
76 Oklahoma State 2 7 2 7 0 0 55 27.5
78 UAB 3 11 2 11 0 0 83 27.7
78 Memphis 3 11 2 11 0 0 83 27.7
80 Army 1 4 0 4 0 0 28 28.0
80 UTSA 2 6 5 5 0 0 56 28.0
82 Wake Forest 3 10 5 8 0 1 85 28.3
83 Vanderbilt 2 7 3 6 0 0 57 28.5
84 Connecticut 2 7 3 7 0 0 58 29.0
84 Washington State 2 7 3 7 0 0 58 29.0
86 Georgia Tech 2 8 1 8 0 0 59 29.5
86 Wyoming 2 8 1 8 0 0 59 29.5
88 Jacksonville State 3 9 8 9 1 0 89 29.7
88 San Jose State 3 11 4 11 0 0 89 29.7
90 Florida 2 8 1 7 1 0 60 30.0
91 Georgia State 2 7 4 5 1 0 61 30.5
92 East Carolina 3 11 5 11 0 0 92 30.7
93 Kansas 2 8 2 8 0 0 62 31.0
94 Florida State 3 11 6 10 0 0 94 31.3
95 New Mexico State 2 7 5 6 0 0 63 31.5
95 California 2 8 3 6 0 0 63 31.5
95 Louisiana 2 9 0 9 0 0 63 31.5
98 Marshall 3 12 4 11 0 0 95 31.7
99 Old Dominion 2 7 5 7 0 0 64 32.0
99 South Alabama 2 9 0 8 1 0 64 32.0
101 Arizona State 2 8 3 8 0 0 65 32.5
101 SMU 2 9 1 8 0 0 65 32.5
103 Oregon 2 7 6 6 0 0 66 33.0
103 Kentucky 2 8 3 7 1 0 66 33.0
105 Eastern Michigan 4 17 5 16 0 0 133 33.3
106 Charlotte 2 8 4 7 0 0 67 33.5
107 Oregon State 2 9 2 8 0 0 68 34.0
108 NC State 2 9 2 9 0 0 69 34.5
109 Florida Atlantic 3 14 2 12 1 1 106 35.3
110 Rutgers 3 12 7 10 2 0 107 35.7
110 North Texas 3 14 3 14 0 0 107 35.7
110 Stanford 3 15 1 12 1 0 107 35.7
113 Louisville 2 9 3 9 0 0 72 36.0
113 Sacramento State 3 14 3 13 1 0 108 36.0
115 Kennesaw State 2 8 5 6 2 0 73 36.5
115 Arkansas State 2 10 1 10 0 0 73 36.5
117 Air Force 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
117 Navy 1 5 1 5 0 0 38 38.0
117 Temple 2 10 2 10 0 0 76 38.0
120 Toledo 2 8 7 5 2 0 78 39.0
120 Ohio 3 15 4 15 0 0 117 39.0
122 Akron 2 9 5 8 1 0 79 39.5
123 Missouri State 2 9 5 9 0 1 80 40.0
123 Rice 2 11 1 11 0 0 80 40.0
125 Louisiana Tech 2 10 4 7 1 0 81 40.5
126 Northern Illinois 2 11 2 10 0 0 82 41.0
127 Texas State 3 17 2 17 0 0 125 41.7
128 Louisiana-Monroe 2 10 6 10 0 0 88 44.0
128 Buffalo 2 11 4 10 0 0 88 44.0
128 Arkansas 2 12 1 11 1 0 88 44.0
131 Purdue 2 11 4 10 1 0 90 45.0
132 Southern Miss 2 11 4 11 0 1 91 45.5
133 Miami (OH) 2 13 1 13 0 0 94 47.0
134 UTEP 2 13 4 13 0 0 103 51.5
135 Western Kentucky 3 22 1 22 0 0 157 52.3
136 Ball State 2 15 1 14 0 0 107 53.5
137 Bowling Green 2 15 2 15 0 0 111 55.5
138 Kent State 2 16 1 15 1 0 116 58.0