2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/30/2026

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 New Mexico 6 9 3 7 1 0 72 12.0
2 Liberty 6 8 6 5 2 0 75 12.5
3 Utah 6 10 6 10 0 0 88 14.7
4 USF 6 9 8 7 1 1 89 14.8
5 TCU 6 10 6 10 0 1 90 15.0
6 Ohio State 7 10 8 6 2 0 94 13.4
6 Notre Dame 7 12 4 10 0 0 94 13.4
8 Indiana 7 10 9 7 1 0 96 13.7
9 Wisconsin 6 11 7 11 0 0 98 16.3
9 Northwestern 6 12 4 10 1 1 98 16.3
11 North Dakota State 7 13 4 8 1 0 100 14.3
11 Iowa 6 11 8 8 1 0 100 16.7
11 Miami (FL) 6 12 5 11 0 1 100 16.7
14 Nebraska 6 9 12 7 2 0 101 16.8
15 Duke 6 12 7 12 0 0 105 17.5
16 UCLA 7 13 6 11 0 0 107 15.3
17 Georgia 6 14 4 12 0 0 108 18.0
18 Michigan 7 11 11 9 1 0 110 15.7
18 Arizona 6 14 4 14 0 0 110 18.3
20 FIU 6 9 16 7 1 0 111 18.5
21 LSU 7 13 7 11 2 0 114 16.3
22 Baylor 7 12 13 8 0 0 119 17.0
23 Boise State 6 14 7 11 2 0 120 20.0
24 Tennessee 7 13 10 13 0 0 121 17.3
25 BYU 6 14 7 10 4 0 123 20.5
25 Missouri 6 15 6 15 0 0 123 20.5
27 Oklahoma 7 15 6 14 1 0 124 17.7
28 Penn State 7 16 7 15 0 0 132 18.9
28 Utah State 6 14 12 12 0 0 132 22.0
30 Texas Tech 6 17 5 12 2 0 133 22.2
31 Texas 7 14 12 14 0 0 134 19.1
31 Nevada 6 16 8 12 1 0 134 22.3
31 Minnesota 6 17 5 17 0 0 134 22.3
34 Wake Forest 7 16 8 14 0 1 136 19.4
35 SMU 6 17 7 13 1 0 138 23.0
36 Louisiana Tech 6 18 5 14 2 0 141 23.5
37 North Carolina 6 17 9 12 1 0 143 23.8
37 Washington 6 17 9 14 0 0 143 23.8
39 Massachusetts 6 17 8 17 0 1 145 24.2
39 Oregon 6 17 9 16 0 0 145 24.2
39 Kansas State 6 19 4 19 0 0 145 24.2
39 Oregon State 6 20 3 14 1 0 145 24.2
43 Fresno State 7 15 12 14 1 2 146 20.9
43 Air Force 6 18 7 17 0 0 146 24.3
45 Wyoming 7 16 11 12 3 0 147 21.0
46 Western Michigan 7 20 3 18 1 0 149 21.3
46 Boston College 6 17 10 13 1 1 149 24.8
46 Clemson 6 18 8 17 0 0 149 24.8
49 Texas A&M 7 19 6 19 0 0 151 21.6
50 Jacksonville State 7 17 11 15 1 0 152 21.7
50 Army 6 20 4 18 1 0 152 25.3
52 Virginia 7 18 9 15 2 0 154 22.0
53 Buffalo 6 19 8 16 2 0 158 26.3
53 UAB 6 20 6 20 0 0 158 26.3
55 Appalachian State 6 20 5 16 3 1 159 26.5
55 Iowa State 6 20 6 19 1 0 159 26.5
57 San Jose State 7 18 11 17 1 0 160 22.9
57 Connecticut 6 20 7 17 1 0 160 26.7
59 Virginia Tech 7 20 8 15 1 0 161 23.0
59 Georgia Southern 6 19 9 18 1 0 161 26.8
61 Houston 7 22 3 19 1 0 162 23.1
61 Kansas 6 20 7 19 0 1 162 27.0
63 Louisiana 7 23 2 19 0 0 163 23.3
64 UNLV 7 19 11 17 1 0 166 23.7
64 Oklahoma State 6 22 4 22 0 0 166 27.7
66 James Madison 8 19 12 15 1 0 167 20.9
66 Pittsburgh 7 22 4 21 0 1 167 23.9
66 Illinois 6 20 9 18 1 0 167 27.8
69 Ohio 7 21 7 21 0 0 168 24.0
69 South Carolina 6 21 7 19 1 0 168 28.0
71 Memphis 7 19 11 16 3 0 169 24.1
71 Auburn 7 20 10 17 1 0 169 24.1
73 Alabama 8 19 12 16 2 0 170 21.3
74 Georgia State 6 22 6 20 1 0 172 28.7
75 Arkansas 6 23 4 21 1 0 173 28.8
76 Coastal Carolina 6 23 4 22 1 0 174 29.0
77 East Carolina 6 20 12 17 1 0 175 29.2
77 Cincinnati 6 21 10 17 1 0 175 29.2
79 Ole Miss 7 20 12 19 1 0 177 25.3
80 Troy 7 24 5 19 0 0 178 25.4
81 Louisville 6 21 11 18 1 0 179 29.8
82 Marshall 6 22 9 21 0 0 180 30.0
83 Syracuse 6 24 5 22 0 0 181 30.2
84 Temple 6 23 7 23 0 0 182 30.3
85 Kentucky 7 22 10 21 1 0 185 26.4
86 New Mexico State 7 21 14 20 0 0 188 26.9
86 Florida State 6 24 7 21 1 0 188 31.3
88 Navy 6 25 5 24 0 0 189 31.5
89 Colorado 6 20 17 19 0 0 190 31.7
90 UTSA 7 24 9 21 0 0 192 27.4
91 Toledo 7 22 13 18 2 0 193 27.6
92 Mississippi State 7 22 13 21 1 0 194 27.7
93 Tulsa 7 23 11 20 2 0 195 27.9
93 Florida 6 24 8 21 3 0 195 32.5
95 Hawaii 8 26 5 23 0 1 196 24.5
95 UCF 7 22 13 21 1 1 196 28.0
97 Central Michigan 7 25 7 24 1 0 197 28.1
97 NC State 6 26 5 26 0 0 197 32.8
99 Miami (OH) 7 26 6 25 0 0 199 28.4
100 USC 8 25 8 22 2 0 200 25.0
100 Texas State 6 26 6 24 1 0 200 33.3
102 Sam Houston State 7 26 7 24 0 0 201 28.7
102 Georgia Tech 6 26 7 22 1 0 201 33.5
104 Arizona State 6 24 12 22 0 0 202 33.7
105 Tulane 8 26 7 26 0 0 203 25.4
105 Kennesaw State 7 22 15 18 4 0 203 29.0
107 Old Dominion 7 23 15 21 0 0 204 29.1
108 Michigan State 8 25 10 22 2 0 206 25.8
109 Purdue 6 26 8 25 1 0 207 34.5
110 Arkansas State 7 28 5 24 2 0 211 30.1
111 Delaware 7 28 5 28 0 1 213 30.4
111 South Alabama 6 29 3 28 1 0 213 35.5
113 Washington State 7 25 13 25 0 0 214 30.6
114 Bowling Green 7 27 9 25 2 0 218 31.1
115 Middle Tennessee State 7 28 9 22 3 0 223 31.9
115 Louisiana-Monroe 6 28 9 28 0 0 223 37.2
117 Southern Miss 6 27 11 27 0 1 224 37.3
118 Rutgers 6 28 9 25 3 0 226 37.7
119 Eastern Michigan 8 29 9 27 0 0 228 28.5
120 Missouri State 7 29 10 27 0 1 233 33.3
120 Vanderbilt 7 30 8 29 0 0 233 33.3
120 Maryland 6 32 4 27 1 0 233 38.8
123 North Texas 7 31 8 29 1 0 241 34.4
124 Western Kentucky 7 32 6 32 0 0 242 34.6
124 Northern Illinois 6 33 4 32 0 0 242 40.3
126 California 7 33 6 28 1 0 246 35.1
127 West Virginia 7 32 9 30 1 0 251 35.9
127 Rice 7 33 6 31 1 1 251 35.9
127 UTEP 6 31 11 30 0 1 251 41.8
130 Akron 7 31 12 28 1 0 252 36.0
131 Kent State 8 32 11 29 2 1 260 32.5
132 Ball State 7 34 8 33 0 2 265 37.9
133 San Diego State 7 35 8 33 0 1 269 38.4
134 Sacramento State 8 36 7 34 1 0 273 34.1
135 Florida Atlantic 7 37 5 35 1 1 276 39.4
136 Stanford 7 38 4 33 2 0 277 39.6
137 Charlotte 7 35 11 34 0 1 279 39.9
138 Colorado State 6 37 8 36 1 0 284 47.3