2025 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - All Games through 01/19/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 New Mexico State 12 99 924 8.3 77.0
2 Arkansas State 13 116 999 8.9 76.8
3 Missouri State 13 97 989 7.5 76.1
4 Pittsburgh 13 102 945 7.8 72.7
5 Mississippi State 13 110 919 8.5 70.7
6 USF 13 111 917 8.5 70.5
6 Southern Miss 13 109 916 8.4 70.5
8 Florida Atlantic 12 91 815 7.6 67.9
9 Kennesaw State 14 104 944 7.4 67.4
10 Louisiana Tech 13 104 875 8.0 67.3
11 Western Kentucky 13 100 873 7.7 67.2
12 Houston 13 98 867 7.5 66.7
13 Old Dominion 13 96 859 7.4 66.1
14 Boise State 14 109 913 7.8 65.2
15 Louisiana 13 85 846 6.5 65.1
16 NC State 13 91 841 7.0 64.7
17 UTEP 12 91 774 7.6 64.5
18 Baylor 12 75 771 6.3 64.3
19 Oregon State 12 91 767 7.6 63.9
20 New Mexico 13 95 829 7.3 63.8
20 Delaware 13 85 830 6.5 63.8
22 Washington State 13 85 821 6.5 63.2
23 Coastal Carolina 13 95 820 7.3 63.1
23 Hawaii 13 90 820 6.9 63.1
25 California 13 96 817 7.4 62.8
25 Vanderbilt 13 90 817 6.9 62.8
27 Wyoming 12 84 752 7.0 62.7
28 UNLV 14 96 873 6.9 62.4
29 SMU 13 92 796 7.1 61.2
29 Duke 14 91 857 6.5 61.2
31 Fresno State 13 90 792 6.9 60.9
32 Stanford 12 94 730 7.8 60.8
32 Boston College 12 81 730 6.8 60.8
34 San Jose State 12 84 724 7.0 60.3
35 UTSA 13 84 783 6.5 60.2
36 LSU 13 91 773 7.0 59.5
37 Colorado State 12 80 712 6.7 59.3
38 Nevada 12 84 709 7.0 59.1
39 Louisville 13 96 762 7.4 58.6
40 Virginia Tech 12 83 701 6.9 58.4
41 FIU 13 81 755 6.2 58.1
42 Iowa State 12 78 694 6.5 57.8
43 Kentucky 12 78 692 6.5 57.7
43 USC 13 74 750 5.7 57.7
45 South Alabama 12 87 691 7.3 57.6
46 Notre Dame 12 79 689 6.6 57.4
47 Georgia Southern 13 89 739 6.8 56.8
47 Eastern Michigan 12 74 681 6.2 56.8
49 Colorado 12 72 680 6.0 56.7
50 Utah State 13 80 735 6.2 56.5
51 Ball State 12 75 673 6.3 56.1
52 North Texas 14 90 784 6.4 56.0
52 South Carolina 12 70 672 5.8 56.0
54 Akron 12 71 669 5.9 55.8
55 Syracuse 12 73 667 6.1 55.6
56 Georgia Tech 13 81 720 6.2 55.4
57 Sam Houston State 12 68 664 5.7 55.3
58 Missouri 13 89 704 6.8 54.2
58 West Virginia 12 80 650 6.7 54.2
58 Clemson 13 78 705 6.0 54.2
61 Central Michigan 13 79 702 6.1 54.0
62 Arizona State 13 73 701 5.6 53.9
63 Georgia State 12 72 644 6.0 53.7
64 Kent State 12 68 643 5.7 53.6
64 Tulsa 12 65 643 5.4 53.6
66 Florida State 12 76 642 6.3 53.5
67 Jacksonville State 14 90 746 6.4 53.3
68 Auburn 12 69 630 5.8 52.5
68 Alabama 15 85 787 5.7 52.5
70 Memphis 13 84 674 6.5 51.8
70 Tennessee 13 79 674 6.1 51.8
72 Illinois 13 75 672 5.8 51.7
73 UAB 12 72 616 6.0 51.3
73 Ole Miss 15 88 769 5.9 51.3
73 Wake Forest 13 74 667 5.7 51.3
76 Arizona 13 69 661 5.3 50.8
76 North Carolina 12 62 610 5.2 50.8
78 Arkansas 12 73 607 6.1 50.6
79 Bowling Green 12 72 605 6.0 50.4
80 Texas A&M 13 78 654 6.0 50.3
81 Louisiana-Monroe 12 63 598 5.3 49.8
82 Appalachian State 13 67 645 5.2 49.6
83 Utah 13 79 643 6.1 49.5
83 Rice 13 74 643 5.7 49.5
85 Florida 12 74 593 6.2 49.4
86 East Carolina 13 74 640 5.7 49.2
87 Troy 14 79 688 5.6 49.1
87 James Madison 14 78 687 5.6 49.1
89 Texas State 13 70 637 5.4 49.0
90 UCF 12 65 586 5.4 48.8
91 Tulane 14 77 680 5.5 48.6
92 Minnesota 13 74 630 5.7 48.5
93 Kansas 12 67 572 5.6 47.7
94 Oklahoma State 12 66 564 5.5 47.0
95 Northern Illinois 12 69 557 5.8 46.4
96 Rutgers 12 59 555 4.9 46.3
97 Liberty 12 63 552 5.3 46.0
98 Marshall 12 64 550 5.3 45.8
98 Charlotte 12 51 550 4.3 45.8
100 BYU 14 85 631 6.1 45.1
101 Washington 13 70 584 5.4 44.9
102 Air Force 12 65 536 5.4 44.7
103 Northwestern 13 60 578 4.6 44.5
104 Georgia 14 79 622 5.6 44.4
104 San Diego State 13 72 577 5.5 44.4
106 Michigan State 12 66 522 5.5 43.5
106 TCU 13 64 565 4.9 43.5
108 Texas 13 75 561 5.8 43.2
108 Michigan 13 67 562 5.2 43.2
110 Middle Tennessee State 12 54 514 4.5 42.8
111 Virginia 14 67 598 4.8 42.7
112 Massachusetts 12 56 511 4.7 42.6
113 Maryland 12 60 506 5.0 42.2
114 Temple 12 61 502 5.1 41.8
115 Western Michigan 14 66 582 4.7 41.6
116 Oregon 15 85 622 5.7 41.5
117 Purdue 12 50 494 4.2 41.2
118 Nebraska 13 62 528 4.8 40.6
119 UCLA 12 52 481 4.3 40.1
120 Miami (OH) 14 76 555 5.4 39.6
121 Connecticut 13 58 504 4.5 38.8
121 Ohio 13 58 504 4.5 38.8
123 Cincinnati 13 65 499 5.0 38.4
124 Toledo 13 64 495 4.9 38.1
125 Army 13 63 488 4.8 37.5
126 Miami (FL) 16 72 589 4.5 36.8
127 Texas Tech 14 66 512 4.7 36.6
128 Buffalo 12 59 435 4.9 36.3
129 Oklahoma 13 58 469 4.5 36.1
130 Wisconsin 12 50 425 4.2 35.4
131 Indiana 16 65 559 4.1 34.9
132 Navy 13 57 448 4.4 34.5
133 Kansas State 12 53 397 4.4 33.1
134 Iowa 13 50 410 3.8 31.5
135 Ohio State 14 50 395 3.6 28.2
136 Penn State 13 47 358 3.6 27.5