2016 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 12.7 |
| 1 | Auburn | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 13.3 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 13.6 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Army | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 1 | USC | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 4 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 1 | North Texas | 4 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 25.6 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 25.6 |
| 1 | Toledo | 4 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 5 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 4 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 1 | Washington State | 5 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 26.6 |
| 1 | Maryland | 5 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 5 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 28.2 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 4 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 4 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 5 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 29.2 |
| 1 | Akron | 5 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 29.4 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 29.8 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 30.6 |
| 1 | Marshall | 5 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 30.6 |
| 1 | UNLV | 5 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 31.2 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 31.2 |
| 1 | Idaho | 4 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 31.3 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 31.3 |
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Texas | 5 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 31.6 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 5 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 31.6 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 5 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 31.6 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 32.8 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 32.8 |
| 1 | Florida International | 5 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 32.8 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 33.3 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 5 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 33.4 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 23 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 33.6 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 33.8 |
| 1 | TCU | 4 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 34.3 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 5 | 22 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 34.8 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 35.3 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 35.5 |
| 1 | UTEP | 4 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 35.8 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 36.8 |
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 5 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 38.4 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 4 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 4 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 40.8 |
| 1 | California | 4 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 4 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 43.3 |
| 1 | Purdue | 5 | 28 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 219 | 43.8 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 45.5 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 4 | 26 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 48.5 |
| 108 | Colorado | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 12.0 |
| 108 | Nebraska | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 108 | Wake Forest | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 108 | Penn State | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 108 | Notre Dame | 4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 108 | Boise State | 5 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 108 | Northwestern | 4 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 108 | Baylor | 3 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 28.0 |
| 108 | Kansas State | 5 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 28.0 |
| 108 | East Carolina | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 108 | Illinois | 5 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 30.6 |
| 108 | South Florida | 5 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 32.0 |
| 108 | SMU | 4 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 33.8 |
| 108 | Michigan State | 5 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 169 | 33.8 |
| 108 | Houston | 4 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 108 | Bowling Green | 4 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 35.0 |
| 108 | Oregon State | 5 | 23 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 186 | 37.2 |
| 108 | Arizona | 4 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 163 | 40.8 |
| 108 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 31 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 236 | 47.2 |
| 108 | Oregon | 4 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 208 | 52.0 |
| 128 | Kent State | 5 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 107 | 21.4 |