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