2021 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 13 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 256 | 19.7 |
| 2 | Liberty | 11 | 29 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 232 | 21.1 |
| 3 | Army | 10 | 30 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 236 | 23.6 |
| 4 | BYU | 13 | 38 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 322 | 24.8 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 10 | 49 | 14 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 38.3 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 11 | 60 | 13 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 458 | 41.6 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 8 | 50 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 365 | 45.6 |