2017 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 7 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 23.1 |
| 2 | BYU | 4 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 4 | Army | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |