2018 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 12 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 216 | 18.0 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 13 | 28 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 237 | 18.2 |
| 3 | BYU | 11 | 34 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 252 | 22.9 |
| 4 | Liberty | 8 | 34 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 272 | 34.0 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 10 | 55 | 13 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 421 | 42.1 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 9 | 48 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 382 | 42.4 |