2025 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 USC 5 39 414 7.8 82.8
2 Auburn 5 39 386 7.8 77.2
3 LSU 6 38 328 6.3 54.7
4 South Carolina 5 32 325 6.4 65.0
5 Oregon 6 41 320 6.8 53.3
6 Alabama 6 29 297 4.8 49.5
7 Texas 6 33 292 5.5 48.7
8 Missouri 5 32 288 6.4 57.6
9 Ole Miss 6 32 269 5.3 44.8
10 Kentucky 4 28 264 7.0 66.0
11 Washington State 4 24 263 6.0 65.8
12 Michigan 4 26 254 6.5 63.5
13 Tennessee 4 29 253 7.3 63.3
14 Georgia State 3 29 250 9.7 83.3
15 Arkansas 4 26 244 6.5 61.0
16 Purdue 5 24 243 4.8 48.6
17 West Virginia 5 30 239 6.0 47.8
18 Colorado 4 25 234 6.3 58.5
19 Louisville 3 28 230 9.3 76.7
20 Mississippi State 4 29 227 7.3 56.8
20 Florida 5 30 227 6.0 45.4
22 Indiana 6 24 217 4.0 36.2
23 Virginia Tech 3 25 215 8.3 71.7
23 Duke 3 21 215 7.0 71.7
25 Florida State 3 25 209 8.3 69.7
26 BYU 4 28 207 7.0 51.8
27 Arizona State 4 24 206 6.0 51.5
28 Notre Dame 4 26 199 6.5 49.8
29 East Carolina 2 21 197 10.5 98.5
30 Wisconsin 6 25 192 4.2 32.0
31 Michigan State 4 22 188 5.5 47.0
32 Oklahoma 5 19 184 3.8 36.8
33 Oregon State 3 22 175 7.3 58.3
34 Iowa 4 22 170 5.5 42.5
35 USF 3 21 169 7.0 56.3
36 Georgia 5 22 167 4.4 33.4
37 Utah 2 19 164 9.5 82.0
38 Temple 4 19 163 4.8 40.8
39 SMU 2 21 161 10.5 80.5
40 Nebraska 4 20 158 5.0 39.5
41 Texas Tech 5 19 157 3.8 31.4
42 Stanford 4 19 155 4.8 38.8
43 Georgia Southern 2 15 153 7.5 76.5
43 Vanderbilt 3 17 153 5.7 51.0
43 Washington 3 15 153 5.0 51.0
46 UTSA 3 21 151 7.0 50.3
47 NC State 3 17 150 5.7 50.0
48 Tulsa 2 16 143 8.0 71.5
49 Kansas 2 16 142 8.0 71.0
50 UCF 3 16 141 5.3 47.0
51 Iowa State 3 18 140 6.0 46.7
51 Rutgers 3 11 140 3.7 46.7
53 Texas A&M 3 16 139 5.3 46.3
54 Illinois 3 17 138 5.7 46.0
54 Baylor 3 11 138 3.7 46.0
56 Houston 2 15 135 7.5 67.5
57 Kent State 2 13 132 6.5 66.0
58 Memphis 2 17 130 8.5 65.0
59 South Alabama 2 16 128 8.0 64.0
60 UAB 2 12 127 6.0 63.5
61 North Carolina 2 10 123 5.0 61.5
62 Coastal Carolina 2 13 120 6.5 60.0
63 Florida Atlantic 2 11 119 5.5 59.5
63 Utah State 2 11 119 5.5 59.5
65 Rice 3 14 118 4.7 39.3
66 Miami (FL) 5 20 117 4.0 23.4
67 San Jose State 1 12 115 12.0 115.0
68 Oklahoma State 3 15 113 5.0 37.7
69 Boise State 1 11 112 11.0 112.0
69 Pittsburgh 2 13 112 6.5 56.0
71 Kansas State 3 17 110 5.7 36.7
71 UCLA 4 13 110 3.3 27.5
73 Syracuse 2 10 109 5.0 54.5
73 Northwestern 4 13 109 3.3 27.3
75 TCU 3 12 107 4.0 35.7
76 Cincinnati 4 16 106 4.0 26.5
77 Minnesota 3 11 105 3.7 35.0
77 Tulane 3 11 105 3.7 35.0
77 Penn State 4 14 105 3.5 26.3
80 North Texas 2 13 103 6.5 51.5
81 Louisiana 1 10 102 10.0 102.0
81 Ohio State 4 12 102 3.0 25.5
83 Wyoming 1 10 100 10.0 100.0
83 Army 3 13 100 4.3 33.3
85 Georgia Tech 2 9 94 4.5 47.0
86 San Diego State 1 10 90 10.0 90.0
86 Charlotte 3 10 90 3.3 30.0
88 Western Michigan 1 9 81 9.0 81.0
88 Arizona 2 9 81 4.5 40.5
90 Troy 1 7 80 7.0 80.0
91 UTEP 1 7 78 7.0 78.0
92 Appalachian State 1 7 74 7.0 74.0
93 Liberty 1 7 72 7.0 72.0
94 James Madison 1 5 71 5.0 71.0
95 Sam Houston State 1 9 70 9.0 70.0
95 Old Dominion 2 8 70 4.0 35.0
97 Boston College 1 7 67 7.0 67.0
98 New Mexico 1 8 65 8.0 65.0
99 Maryland 2 8 60 4.0 30.0
100 Louisiana-Monroe 1 5 55 5.0 55.0
101 Ohio 1 6 50 6.0 50.0
102 Air Force 1 8 49 8.0 49.0
103 Marshall 2 5 47 2.5 23.5
104 Missouri State 1 5 45 5.0 45.0
104 Central Michigan 1 4 45 4.0 45.0
106 Texas State 1 6 43 6.0 43.0
107 California 1 5 40 5.0 40.0
107 Kennesaw State 1 4 40 4.0 40.0
109 Navy 2 4 30 2.0 15.0
110 Wake Forest 1 3 15 3.0 15.0
111 Massachusetts 1 1 5 1.0 5.0