which fbs team has the best defense in college football

The New Mexico Lobos have allowed the fewest points per game by a team, with 11.9 points allowed this season.

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Assumption:2026 season
Data note: Opponent Points Per Game: team season data complete from 1956

	TEAM	OPP PPG	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	New Mexico	11.9	2026	8	7	1	0	37	280	35.0	95	153	38.0	75.0
2	North Dakota State	11.9	2026	9	7	2	0	31	253	28.1	107	169	39.7	63.2
3	Indiana	12.4	2026	9	8	1	0	36	292	32.4	112	178	40.2	50.0
4	Iowa	12.5	2026	8	6	2	0	27	226	28.3	100	160	39.2	33.3
5	UCLA	13.4	2026	8	8	0	0	35	268	33.5	107	169	45.5	25.0
6	Notre Dame	13.4	2026	8	7	1	0	42	323	40.4	107	182	43.5	73.7
7	Liberty	13.5	2026	8	7	1	0	34	270	33.8	108	174	45.1	44.4
8	TCU	14.1	2026	8	4	4	0	23	186	23.3	113	170	42.7	46.7
9	Duke	14.3	2026	8	6	2	0	32	256	32.0	114	173	43.5	56.3
10	South Florida	14.5	2026	8	6	2	0	25	216	27.0	116	149	40.2	55.6
11	Georgia	14.9	2026	8	7	1	0	42	328	41.0	119	174	51.6	60.0
12	Baylor	15.3	2026	8	5	3	0	29	245	30.6	122	187	39.8	59.1
13	Ohio State	15.5	2026	8	6	2	0	37	293	36.6	124	196	44.2	70.6
14	Nebraska	15.6	2026	8	5	3	0	35	259	32.4	125	188	50.0	46.2
15	Utah	15.9	2026	8	8	0	0	42	311	38.9	127	209	54.1	38.5
16	LSU	16.0	2026	8	6	2	0	42	321	40.1	128	224	51.7	81.3
17	Tennessee	16.3	2026	8	6	2	0	32	258	32.3	130	179	36.7	73.3
18	Michigan	16.4	2026	8	5	3	0	22	170	21.3	131	139	43.9	70.0
19	Texas	17.1	2026	8	6	2	0	30	246	30.8	137	157	39.6	58.3
20	Wisconsin	17.1	2026	8	5	3	0	23	189	23.6	137	128	41.7	57.1
21	Miami	17.8	2026	8	8	0	0	52	381	47.6	142	224	54.5	44.4
22	Wake Forest	17.9	2026	8	7	1	0	39	313	39.1	143	185	51.0	75.0
23	Missouri	18.4	2026	8	6	2	0	30	252	31.5	147	173	42.0	50.0
24	Penn State	18.6	2026	8	4	4	0	28	232	29.0	149	167	36.4	80.0
25	BYU	18.8	2026	8	7	1	0	34	259	32.4	150	159	50.5	41.7

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More New Mexico Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

891

Fa'avae

RUSH

540

Humphrey

REC

295

Keith

Team Rankings

PPG

35.0

27th

OPP PPG

11.9

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

213.1

16th

PASS YDS/G

148.0

172nd

2026 MWC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	New Mexico	4-0	7-1
2	Wyoming	4-1	5-3
3	UNLV	3-1	5-3
4	North Dakota State	4-2	7-2
5	Air Force	3-2	6-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/6	UNM	@	NEV	9:00 PM
Sat 11/14	UNLV	@	UNM	7:30 PM
Fri 11/20	UNM	@	WYO	9:00 PM
Fri 11/27	AFA	@	UNM	4:30 PM

Last Game

New Mexico

7 - 1

Final

San Jose State

4 - 5

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375