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

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Stanford 8 75 575 9.4 71.9
2 Mississippi State 9 81 692 9.0 76.9
2 USF 10 90 748 9.0 74.8
4 Arkansas State 13 116 999 8.9 76.8
5 Southern Miss 13 109 916 8.4 70.5
6 New Mexico State 12 99 924 8.3 77.0
7 Pittsburgh 11 89 833 8.1 75.7
8 Old Dominion 11 88 789 8.0 71.7
8 Florida Atlantic 10 80 696 8.0 69.6
8 Louisiana Tech 13 104 875 8.0 67.3
11 Missouri State 12 92 944 7.7 78.7
11 Kennesaw State 13 100 904 7.7 69.5
11 Western Kentucky 13 100 873 7.7 67.2
11 Oregon State 9 69 592 7.7 65.8
15 California 12 91 777 7.6 64.8
15 LSU 7 53 445 7.6 63.6
15 UTEP 11 84 696 7.6 63.3
18 Houston 11 83 732 7.5 66.5
18 Coastal Carolina 11 82 700 7.5 63.6
18 Boise State 13 98 801 7.5 61.6
21 NC State 10 74 691 7.4 69.1
22 Vanderbilt 10 73 664 7.3 66.4
22 New Mexico 12 87 764 7.3 63.7
24 Baylor 9 64 633 7.1 70.3
24 West Virginia 7 50 411 7.1 58.7
24 South Alabama 10 71 563 7.1 56.3
24 Missouri 8 57 416 7.1 52.0
28 Nevada 12 84 709 7.0 59.1
29 Hawaii 13 90 820 6.9 63.1
29 UNLV 14 96 873 6.9 62.4
29 Fresno State 13 90 792 6.9 60.9
32 Washington State 9 61 558 6.8 62.0
32 Louisville 10 68 532 6.8 53.2
34 Iowa State 9 60 554 6.7 61.6
34 Boston College 11 74 663 6.7 60.3
34 Colorado State 12 80 712 6.7 59.3
34 Wyoming 11 74 652 6.7 59.3
34 Georgia Southern 11 74 586 6.7 53.3
39 Notre Dame 8 53 490 6.6 61.3
40 Delaware 13 85 830 6.5 63.8
40 SMU 11 71 635 6.5 57.7
40 Georgia Tech 11 72 626 6.5 56.9
40 San Jose State 11 72 609 6.5 55.4
44 Duke 11 70 642 6.4 58.4
44 North Texas 12 77 681 6.4 56.8
44 Virginia Tech 9 58 486 6.4 54.0
44 Jacksonville State 14 90 746 6.4 53.3
48 UTSA 10 63 632 6.3 63.2
48 Louisiana 12 75 744 6.3 62.0
48 Ball State 12 75 673 6.3 56.1
48 Utah State 11 69 616 6.3 56.0
48 Syracuse 10 63 558 6.3 55.8
48 Central Michigan 12 75 657 6.3 54.8
48 Kentucky 8 50 428 6.3 53.5
48 Minnesota 10 63 525 6.3 52.5
48 Florida 7 44 366 6.3 52.3
48 Georgia 9 57 455 6.3 50.6
58 FIU 13 81 755 6.2 58.1
58 Eastern Michigan 12 74 681 6.2 56.8
58 Ole Miss 9 56 500 6.2 55.6
58 Alabama 9 56 490 6.2 54.4
58 Texas A&M 10 62 515 6.2 51.5
63 Memphis 11 67 544 6.1 49.5
64 Clemson 13 78 705 6.0 54.2
64 Rice 10 60 525 6.0 52.5
64 Tulane 11 66 575 6.0 52.3
64 Bowling Green 12 72 605 6.0 50.4
64 UAB 10 60 489 6.0 48.9
64 Texas 7 42 269 6.0 38.4
70 Akron 12 71 669 5.9 55.8
70 Colorado 8 47 446 5.9 55.8
70 Wake Forest 12 71 652 5.9 54.3
70 Marshall 10 59 503 5.9 50.3
70 Arkansas 8 47 363 5.9 45.4
75 Illinois 10 58 534 5.8 53.4
75 Northern Illinois 12 69 557 5.8 46.4
77 Oklahoma State 9 51 451 5.7 50.1
77 Florida State 9 51 433 5.7 48.1
77 BYU 10 57 424 5.7 42.4
80 James Madison 13 73 616 5.6 47.4
80 Tennessee 9 50 421 5.6 46.8
82 Arizona 11 60 580 5.5 52.7
82 Kent State 10 55 511 5.5 51.1
82 Troy 13 72 608 5.5 46.8
82 Utah 11 60 479 5.5 43.5
82 Washington 10 55 431 5.5 43.1
82 Michigan State 8 44 334 5.5 41.8
88 Arizona State 9 49 495 5.4 55.0
88 Sam Houston State 11 59 594 5.4 54.0
88 South Carolina 7 38 347 5.4 49.6
88 UCF 9 49 445 5.4 49.4
88 Cincinnati 9 49 393 5.4 43.7
88 Miami (OH) 14 76 555 5.4 39.6
94 Texas State 12 64 594 5.3 49.5
94 Louisiana-Monroe 11 58 543 5.3 49.4
94 Rutgers 9 48 415 5.3 46.1
94 Temple 8 42 339 5.3 42.4
98 Northwestern 9 47 469 5.2 52.1
98 North Carolina 10 52 487 5.2 48.7
98 TCU 10 52 458 5.2 45.8
98 Maryland 10 52 446 5.2 44.6
98 Air Force 11 57 487 5.2 44.3
98 San Diego State 12 62 487 5.2 40.6
98 Texas Tech 9 47 355 5.2 39.4
105 Liberty 11 56 480 5.1 43.6
105 Kansas 10 51 430 5.1 43.0
107 Appalachian State 12 60 571 5.0 47.6
107 Massachusetts 11 55 506 5.0 46.0
107 Army 10 50 388 5.0 38.8
110 Tulsa 10 49 500 4.9 50.0
110 UCLA 8 39 371 4.9 46.4
110 Toledo 13 64 495 4.9 38.1
110 Buffalo 12 59 435 4.9 36.3
110 Oklahoma 8 39 285 4.9 35.6
110 Oregon 9 44 302 4.9 33.6
116 Georgia State 9 43 394 4.8 43.8
116 Virginia 14 67 598 4.8 42.7
116 East Carolina 11 53 443 4.8 40.3
116 Navy 11 53 418 4.8 38.0
120 Miami (FL) 11 52 472 4.7 42.9
120 Nebraska 9 42 370 4.7 41.1
122 Charlotte 9 41 460 4.6 51.1
122 Michigan 9 41 308 4.6 34.2
124 Middle Tennessee State 12 54 514 4.5 42.8
124 Connecticut 13 58 504 4.5 38.8
126 USC 8 35 336 4.4 42.0
126 Western Michigan 13 57 501 4.4 38.5
128 Ohio 12 52 454 4.3 37.8
128 Auburn 7 30 244 4.3 34.9
130 Wisconsin 6 25 233 4.2 38.8
131 Indiana 10 41 342 4.1 34.2
132 Kansas State 9 36 287 4.0 31.9
133 Ohio State 10 38 293 3.8 29.3
134 Purdue 7 26 251 3.7 35.9
134 Penn State 9 33 253 3.7 28.1
136 Iowa 9 28 240 3.1 26.7