2025 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Missouri State 12 92 944 7.7 78.7
2 Mississippi State 8 70 618 8.8 77.3
3 New Mexico State 12 99 924 8.3 77.0
4 Arkansas State 13 116 999 8.9 76.8
5 Pittsburgh 10 80 762 8.0 76.2
6 USF 10 90 748 9.0 74.8
7 NC State 9 70 668 7.8 74.2
8 Stanford 8 75 575 9.4 71.9
9 Old Dominion 11 88 789 8.0 71.7
10 Southern Miss 13 109 916 8.4 70.5
11 Florida Atlantic 10 80 696 8.0 69.6
12 Kennesaw State 13 100 904 7.7 69.5
13 Louisiana Tech 13 104 875 8.0 67.3
14 Western Kentucky 13 100 873 7.7 67.2
15 Houston 11 83 722 7.5 65.6
16 Oregon State 10 77 652 7.7 65.2
17 California 12 91 777 7.6 64.8
18 Louisiana 11 72 709 6.5 64.5
19 Hawaii 12 82 766 6.8 63.8
19 Delaware 13 85 830 6.5 63.8
21 New Mexico 12 87 764 7.3 63.7
22 Coastal Carolina 11 82 700 7.5 63.6
23 UTEP 11 84 696 7.6 63.3
24 UTSA 10 63 632 6.3 63.2
25 Vanderbilt 10 70 629 7.0 62.9
25 Boston College 10 68 629 6.8 62.9
27 Baylor 10 63 628 6.3 62.8
28 Duke 10 66 625 6.6 62.5
29 UNLV 14 96 873 6.9 62.4
30 Washington State 9 61 558 6.8 62.0
31 Boise State 13 98 801 7.5 61.6
32 Notre Dame 8 53 490 6.6 61.3
33 Fresno State 13 90 792 6.9 60.9
34 Iowa State 10 68 607 6.8 60.7
35 LSU 8 57 474 7.1 59.3
35 Colorado State 12 80 712 6.7 59.3
35 Wyoming 11 74 652 6.7 59.3
38 Nevada 12 84 709 7.0 59.1
39 Arizona State 10 61 587 6.1 58.7
40 SMU 11 74 640 6.7 58.2
41 FIU 13 81 755 6.2 58.1
42 Syracuse 9 59 518 6.6 57.6
43 Clemson 12 75 689 6.3 57.4
44 Wake Forest 11 67 629 6.1 57.2
45 Georgia Tech 11 72 626 6.5 56.9
46 North Texas 12 77 681 6.4 56.8
46 Eastern Michigan 12 74 681 6.2 56.8
48 South Alabama 10 71 563 7.1 56.3
49 Ball State 12 75 673 6.3 56.1
50 Utah State 11 69 616 6.3 56.0
51 Akron 12 71 669 5.9 55.8
52 Alabama 8 52 445 6.5 55.6
52 Ole Miss 9 56 500 6.2 55.6
54 San Jose State 11 72 609 6.5 55.4
55 Central Michigan 12 75 657 6.3 54.8
56 Oklahoma State 9 56 490 6.2 54.4
57 West Virginia 9 59 486 6.6 54.0
57 Sam Houston State 11 59 594 5.4 54.0
59 Colorado 8 42 431 5.3 53.9
60 Kentucky 8 50 428 6.3 53.5
61 Illinois 10 58 534 5.8 53.4
62 Georgia Southern 11 74 586 6.7 53.3
62 Jacksonville State 14 90 746 6.4 53.3
64 Louisville 10 68 532 6.8 53.2
65 Texas A&M 9 58 477 6.4 53.0
66 Florida 7 44 366 6.3 52.3
66 Tulane 11 66 575 6.0 52.3
68 Northwestern 9 47 469 5.2 52.1
69 Missouri 8 57 416 7.1 52.0
69 Virginia Tech 8 52 416 6.5 52.0
71 Arizona 12 64 619 5.3 51.6
72 Kent State 10 55 511 5.5 51.1
72 Charlotte 9 41 460 4.6 51.1
74 Minnesota 11 66 560 6.0 50.9
75 Bowling Green 12 72 605 6.0 50.4
76 Marshall 10 59 503 5.9 50.3
77 Tulsa 10 49 500 4.9 50.0
78 Georgia 8 52 398 6.5 49.8
78 Rice 11 62 548 5.6 49.8
80 Memphis 11 67 544 6.1 49.5
80 Texas State 12 64 594 5.3 49.5
80 North Carolina 11 57 545 5.2 49.5
83 Louisiana-Monroe 11 58 543 5.3 49.4
84 UAB 10 60 489 6.0 48.9
85 South Carolina 6 33 293 5.5 48.8
86 USC 10 51 487 5.1 48.7
87 Florida State 9 51 433 5.7 48.1
88 Appalachian State 12 60 571 5.0 47.6
89 James Madison 13 73 616 5.6 47.4
90 UCF 10 52 470 5.2 47.0
91 Tennessee 9 50 421 5.6 46.8
91 Troy 13 72 608 5.5 46.8
93 Northern Illinois 12 69 557 5.8 46.4
93 UCLA 8 39 371 4.9 46.4
95 Massachusetts 11 55 506 5.0 46.0
96 Cincinnati 9 52 413 5.8 45.9
97 Arkansas 7 42 318 6.0 45.4
98 Maryland 10 52 446 5.2 44.6
99 TCU 11 55 490 5.0 44.5
99 Rutgers 10 50 445 5.0 44.5
101 Air Force 11 57 487 5.2 44.3
102 Georgia State 9 43 394 4.8 43.8
103 BYU 9 51 392 5.7 43.6
103 Liberty 11 56 480 5.1 43.6
105 Utah 11 60 479 5.5 43.5
106 Washington 10 55 431 5.5 43.1
107 Virginia 13 62 558 4.8 42.9
107 Miami (FL) 11 52 472 4.7 42.9
109 Middle Tennessee State 12 54 514 4.5 42.8
110 Michigan State 9 48 374 5.3 41.6
111 Nebraska 10 46 415 4.6 41.5
112 Texas Tech 10 52 410 5.2 41.0
112 Kansas 8 41 328 5.1 41.0
114 San Diego State 12 62 487 5.2 40.6
114 Temple 7 36 284 5.1 40.6
116 East Carolina 11 53 443 4.8 40.3
117 Miami (OH) 14 76 555 5.4 39.6
118 Army 10 50 388 5.0 38.8
118 Connecticut 13 58 504 4.5 38.8
120 Western Michigan 13 57 501 4.4 38.5
121 Texas 7 42 269 6.0 38.4
122 Toledo 13 64 495 4.9 38.1
123 Navy 11 53 418 4.8 38.0
124 Ohio 12 52 454 4.3 37.8
125 Buffalo 12 59 435 4.9 36.3
126 Purdue 7 26 251 3.7 35.9
127 Wisconsin 7 27 243 3.9 34.7
128 Michigan 9 41 308 4.6 34.2
129 Oklahoma 7 33 234 4.7 33.4
129 Indiana 11 43 367 3.9 33.4
131 Auburn 6 26 194 4.3 32.3
132 Kansas State 9 37 290 4.1 32.2
133 Oregon 10 45 302 4.5 30.2
134 Ohio State 10 38 293 3.8 29.3
135 Penn State 10 36 273 3.6 27.3
136 Iowa 9 28 240 3.1 26.7