2018 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 2 | BYU | 5 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 3 | Army | 5 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 4 | Liberty | 4 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 34.5 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 5 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 199 | 39.8 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 6 | 34 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 42.7 |