2016 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 3 | BYU | 5 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 28.2 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 4 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 33.5 |