2017 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 13 | 34 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 279 | 21.5 |
| 2 | Army | 13 | 39 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 22.0 |
| 3 | BYU | 12 | 36 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 305 | 25.4 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 11 | 46 | 16 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 372 | 33.8 |