2021 Independent Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 11 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 17.7 |
| 2 | Army | 12 | 27 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 18.3 |
| 3 | Liberty | 11 | 26 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 19.2 |
| 4 | BYU | 10 | 29 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 247 | 24.7 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 10 | 48 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 373 | 37.3 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 8 | 39 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 307 | 38.4 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 11 | 63 | 8 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 466 | 42.4 |