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CFB Team Scoring Defense

Name: CFB Scoring Defense
Creator: CollegeFootballData.com

2026 season · through Week 9 · highlighting illinois and ucla · lower is better. G counts completed games, FCS opponents included.

Definition

This week's matchups138 of 138 FBS teams

RK
T-1	UNM New Mexico Team page	8	7-1	Mountain West	11.9T-1	95#1
T-1	NDSU North Dakota State Team page	9	7-2	Mountain West	11.9T-1	107T-3
3	IU Indiana Team page	9	8-1	Big Ten	12.4#3	112#7
4	IOWA Iowa Team page	8	6-2	Big Ten	12.5#4	100#2
T-5	ND Notre Dame Team page	8	7-1	FBS Independents	13.4T-5	107T-3
T-5	UCLA UCLA Team page	8	8-0	Big Ten	13.4T-5	107T-3
7	LIB Liberty Team page	8	7-1	Conference USA	13.5#7	108#6
8	TCU TCU Team page	8	4-4	Big 12	14.1#8	113#8
9	DUKE Duke Team page	8	6-2	ACC	14.3#9	114#9
10	USF South Florida Team page	8	6-2	American Athletic	14.5#10	116#10
11	UGA Georgia Team page	8	7-1	SEC	14.9#11	119#11
12	BAY Baylor Team page	8	5-3	Big 12	15.3#12	122#12
13	OSU Ohio State Team page	8	6-2	Big Ten	15.5#13	124#13
14	NEB Nebraska Team page	8	5-3	Big Ten	15.6#14	125#14
15	UTAH Utah Team page	8	8-0	Big 12	15.9#15	127#15
16	LSU LSU Team page	8	6-2	SEC	16.0#16	128#16
17	TENN Tennessee Team page	8	6-2	SEC	16.3#17	130#17
18	MICH Michigan Team page	8	5-3	Big Ten	16.4#18	131#18
T-19	TEX Texas Team page	8	6-2	SEC	17.1T-19	137T-19
T-19	WIS Wisconsin Team page	8	5-3	Big Ten	17.1T-19	137T-19
21	MIA Miami Team page	8	8-0	ACC	17.8#21	142#21
22	WAKE Wake Forest Team page	8	7-1	ACC	17.9#22	143#22
23	MIZ Missouri Team page	8	6-2	SEC	18.4#23	147#23
24	PSU Penn State Team page	8	4-4	Big Ten	18.6#24	149#24
T-25	BYU BYU Team page	8	7-1	Big 12	18.8T-25	150T-25
T-25	NU Northwestern Team page	8	6-2	Big Ten	18.8T-25	150T-25
T-27	ARIZ Arizona Team page	8	6-2	Big 12	18.9T-27	151T-27
T-27	JMU James Madison Team page	9	7-2	Sun Belt	18.9T-27	170T-42
T-27	TA&M Texas A&M Team page	8	4-4	SEC	18.9T-27	151T-27
30	WMU Western Michigan Team page	9	6-3	Mid-American	19.2#30	173T-47
31	PITT Pittsburgh Team page	9	6-3	ACC	19.8#31	178T-52
32	JXST Jacksonville State Team page	8	6-2	Conference USA	19.9#32	159#29
33	WYO Wyoming Team page	8	5-3	Mountain West	20.0#33	160#30
34	FIU Florida International Team page	8	3-5	Conference USA	20.4#34	163#31
T-35	GASO Georgia Southern Team page	8	4-4	Sun Belt	20.5T-35	164T-32
T-35	MINN Minnesota Team page	8	5-3	Big Ten	20.5T-35	164T-32
T-35	VT Virginia Tech Team page	8	6-2	ACC	20.5T-35	164T-32
38	OU Oklahoma Team page	8	4-4	SEC	20.8#38	166#35
39	LT Louisiana Tech Team page	8	6-2	Sun Belt	20.9#39	167#36
T-40	FRES Fresno State Team page	8	5-3	Pac-12	21.0T-40	168T-37
T-40	HOU Houston Team page	8	6-2	Big 12	21.0T-40	168T-37
T-42	MASS Massachusetts Team page	8	4-4	Mid-American	21.1T-42	169T-39
T-42	TTU Texas Tech Team page	8	7-1	Big 12	21.1T-42	169T-39
T-42	WASH Washington Team page	8	5-3	Big Ten	21.1T-42	169T-39
T-45	ALA Alabama Team page	8	6-2	SEC	21.3T-45	170T-42
T-45	UL Louisiana Team page	8	5-3	Sun Belt	21.3T-45	170T-42
47	ORE Oregon Team page	8	5-3	Big Ten	21.4#47	171#45
48	AF Air Force Team page	8	6-2	Mountain West	21.5#48	172#46
49	CLEM Clemson Team page	8	5-3	ACC	21.6#49	173T-47
T-50	KSU Kansas State Team page	8	4-4	Big 12	21.9T-50	175T-49
T-50	OHIO Ohio Team page	8	6-2	Mid-American	21.9T-50	175T-49
T-50	USU Utah State Team page	8	3-5	Pac-12	21.9T-50	175T-49
T-53	SJSU San José State Team page	9	4-5	Mountain West	22.3T-53	201T-68
T-53	SMU SMU Team page	8	6-2	ACC	22.3T-53	178T-52
T-55	APP App State Team page	8	5-3	Sun Belt	22.6T-55	181T-54
T-55	NEV Nevada Team page	8	3-5	Mountain West	22.6T-55	181T-54
57	UNC North Carolina Team page	8	4-4	ACC	23.0#57	184#56
58	UVA Virginia Team page	9	4-5	ACC	23.1#58	208T-85
T-59	BOIS Boise State Team page	8	7-1	Pac-12	23.6T-59	189#57
T-59	MEM Memphis Team page	9	7-2	American Athletic	23.6T-59	212T-88
T-61	KU Kansas Team page	8	3-5	Big 12	23.8T-61	190T-58
T-61	UNLV UNLV Team page	8	5-3	Mountain West	23.8T-61	190T-58
63	MISS Ole Miss Team page	8	6-2	SEC	24.0#63	192#60
64	ECU East Carolina Team page	8	4-4	American Athletic	24.1#64	193#61
65	USC USC Team page	9	7-2	Big Ten	24.2#65	218T-95
66	ILL Illinois Team page	8	5-3	Big Ten	24.3#66	194#62
T-67	TROY Troy Team page	8	4-4	Sun Belt	24.4T-67	195T-63
T-67	TLSA Tulsa Team page	8	4-4	American Athletic	24.4T-67	195T-63
69	HAW Hawai'i Team page	8	2-6	Mountain West	24.5#69	196#65
70	UK Kentucky Team page	8	7-1	SEC	24.8#70	198#66
71	ORST Oregon State Team page	8	5-3	Pac-12	25.0#71	200#67
T-72	CCU Coastal Carolina Team page	8	3-5	Sun Belt	25.1T-72	201T-68
T-72	SHSU Sam Houston Team page	8	1-7	Conference USA	25.1T-72	201T-68
T-74	NMSU New Mexico State Team page	8	3-5	Conference USA	25.3T-74	202T-71
T-74	SC South Carolina Team page	8	5-3	SEC	25.3T-74	202T-71
T-74	UAB UAB Team page	8	4-4	American Athletic	25.3T-74	202T-71
T-74	UCF UCF Team page	8	4-4	Big 12	25.3T-74	202T-71
T-74	CONN UConn Team page	8	4-4	FBS Independents	25.3T-74	202T-71
T-79	BUF Buffalo Team page	8	5-3	Mid-American	25.4T-79	203T-76
T-79	KENN Kennesaw State Team page	8	2-6	Conference USA	25.4T-79	203T-76
T-79	TOL Toledo Team page	8	6-2	Mid-American	25.4T-79	203T-76
T-79	TULN Tulane Team page	8	4-4	American Athletic	25.4T-79	203T-76
83	ARMY Army Team page	8	5-3	American Athletic	25.5#83	204#80
84	EMU Eastern Michigan Team page	9	4-5	Mid-American	25.7#84	231T-102
T-85	M-OH Miami (OH)Team page	8	5-3	Mid-American	25.8T-85	206T-81
T-85	MSU Michigan State Team page	8	2-6	Big Ten	25.8T-85	206T-81
T-87	CMU Central Michigan Team page	8	3-5	Mid-American	25.9T-87	207T-83
T-87	NCSU NC State Team page	8	4-4	ACC	25.9T-87	207T-83
89	UTSA UTSA Team page	8	7-1	American Athletic	26.0#89	208T-85
90	SYR Syracuse Team page	8	4-4	ACC	26.4#90	211#87
91	BC Boston College Team page	8	4-4	ACC	26.5#91	212T-88
T-92	GAST Georgia State Team page	8	4-4	Sun Belt	26.6T-92	213T-90
T-92	TEM Temple Team page	8	2-6	American Athletic	26.6T-92	213T-90
94	AUB Auburn Team page	8	4-4	SEC	26.8#94	214#92
95	LOU Louisville Team page	8	5-3	ACC	27.0#95	216#93
96	OKST Oklahoma State Team page	8	5-3	Big 12	27.1#96	217#94
T-97	ARST Arkansas State Team page	8	4-4	Sun Belt	27.3T-97	218T-95
T-97	ISU Iowa State Team page	8	4-4	Big 12	27.3T-97	218T-95
99	WSU Washington State Team page	9	1-8	Pac-12	27.4#99	247T-112
100	DEL Delaware Team page	8	4-4	Conference USA	27.5#100	220#98
101	ARK Arkansas Team page	8	3-5	SEC	27.6#101	221#99
102	ODU Old Dominion Team page	9	2-7	Sun Belt	27.8#102	250#116
T-103	FLA Florida Team page	8	5-3	SEC	28.1T-103	225T-100
T-103	MSST Mississippi State Team page	8	4-4	SEC	28.1T-103	225T-100
105	FSU Florida State Team page	8	3-5	ACC	28.9#105	231T-102
106	BGSU Bowling Green Team page	9	2-7	Mid-American	29.0#106	261T-123
107	CIN Cincinnati Team page	8	5-3	Big 12	29.3#107	234#104
108	COLO Colorado Team page	8	3-5	Big 12	29.4#108	235#105
109	ASU Arizona State Team page	8	4-4	Big 12	29.5#109	236#106
110	MTSU Middle Tennessee Team page	8	4-4	Conference USA	29.6#110	237#107
111	MRSH Marshall Team page	8	5-3	Sun Belt	29.8#111	238#108
112	NAVY Navy Team page	8	2-6	American Athletic	29.9#112	239#109
T-113	SAC Sacramento State Team page	9	2-7	Mid-American	30.3T-113	273#127
T-113	VAN Vanderbilt Team page	8	3-5	SEC	30.3T-113	242#110
115	KENT Kent State Team page	9	3-6	Mid-American	30.6#115	275#128
116	GT Georgia Tech Team page	8	2-6	ACC	30.8#116	246#111
117	MOST Missouri State Team page	8	3-5	Conference USA	30.9#117	247T-112
118	USM Southern Miss Team page	8	3-5	Sun Belt	31.0#118	248#114
119	WKU Western Kentucky Team page	8	3-5	Conference USA	31.1#119	249#115
T-120	CAL California Team page	9	3-6	ACC	31.6T-120	284#130
T-120	MD Maryland Team page	8	2-6	Big Ten	31.6T-120	253#117
122	RICE Rice Team page	8	1-7	American Athletic	31.8#122	254#118
123	UNT North Texas Team page	8	6-2	American Athletic	31.9#123	255#119
124	TXST Texas State Team page	8	4-4	Pac-12	32.0#124	256#120
125	PUR Purdue Team page	8	3-5	Big Ten	32.1#125	257#121
126	WVU West Virginia Team page	8	5-3	Big 12	32.3#126	258#122
127	RUTG Rutgers Team page	8	2-6	Big Ten	32.6#127	261T-123
T-128	AKR Akron Team page	8	1-7	Mid-American	32.8T-128	262T-125
T-128	USA South Alabama Team page	8	4-4	Sun Belt	32.8T-128	262T-125
130	SDSU San Diego State Team page	9	4-5	Pac-12	34.3#130	309#135
131	BALL Ball State Team page	8	3-5	Mid-American	35.3#131	282#129
132	FAU Florida Atlantic Team page	8	5-3	American Athletic	35.8#132	286#131
133	UTEP UTEP Team page	8	1-7	Mountain West	36.5#133	292#132
134	ULM UL Monroe Team page	8	1-7	Sun Belt	37.0#134	296#133
135	STAN Stanford Team page	9	4-5	ACC	37.3#135	336#137
136	NIU Northern Illinois Team page	8	0-8	Mountain West	37.6#136	301#134
137	CLT Charlotte Team page	8	1-7	American Athletic	40.3#137	322#136
138	CSU Colorado State Team page	8	3-5	Pac-12	42.4#138	339#138

Ranks among 138 FBS teams with a value. Equal values share a rank (T-5). — means not available from source and is left out of ranking.

Data: CollegeFootballData.com · Stats through Week 9. Ranks among FBS teams; games against FCS opponents count toward totals. Values not available from source show as —, never as zero.