2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/30/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | TCU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 1 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 6 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 6 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 1 | Florida | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 6 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 1 | UNLV | 6 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 22.5 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 1 | Illinois | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 1 | UAB | 5 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 23.2 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 6 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 5 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 24.8 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 6 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 25.7 |
| 1 | Tulane | 6 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 5 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 6 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 26.7 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Marshall | 5 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Delaware | 5 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 27.2 |
| 1 | Houston | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 5 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 29.8 |
| 1 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | NC State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 6 | 25 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Sacramento State | 7 | 30 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 32.2 |
| 1 | Ball State | 5 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 32.8 |
| 1 | Texas State | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 33.5 |
| 1 | Akron | 5 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 34.6 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 5 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 36.2 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 3 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 38.3 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 6 | 30 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 238 | 39.7 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 91 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 91 | New Mexico | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 11.6 |
| 91 | Nebraska | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 91 | North Dakota State | 7 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 14.3 |
| 91 | USF | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 14.8 |
| 91 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 91 | San Jose State | 5 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 91 | FIU | 6 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 18.5 |
| 91 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 91 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 91 | James Madison | 7 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 22.0 |
| 91 | Nevada | 6 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 91 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 91 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 91 | Kent State | 6 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 24.0 |
| 91 | Central Michigan | 6 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 24.2 |
| 91 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 91 | Army | 6 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 25.3 |
| 91 | East Carolina | 5 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 91 | Georgia State | 5 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 25.6 |
| 91 | North Texas | 5 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 28.0 |
| 91 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 28.6 |
| 91 | Toledo | 5 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 29.4 |
| 91 | Tulsa | 5 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 30.2 |
| 91 | South Alabama | 5 | 23 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 33.6 |
| 91 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 28 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 210 | 35.0 |
| 91 | Rice | 6 | 28 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 213 | 35.5 |
| 91 | California | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 39.0 |
| 91 | Stanford | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 42.5 |
| 120 | Liberty | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 12.5 |
| 120 | Buffalo | 5 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 120 | Bowling Green | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 120 | USC | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 28.0 |
| 120 | Arkansas State | 6 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 30.0 |
| 125 | Wyoming | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 125 | Memphis | 6 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 125 | Appalachian State | 5 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 125 | Kennesaw State | 6 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 161 | 26.8 |
| 125 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 168 | 28.0 |