2025 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Louisiana 5 39 424 7.8 84.8
2 LSU 5 44 408 8.8 81.6
3 Hawaii 6 44 403 7.3 67.2
4 Southern Miss 5 47 400 9.4 80.0
5 New Mexico 4 39 374 9.8 93.5
6 Auburn 5 40 365 8.0 73.0
7 California 5 43 364 8.6 72.8
8 Baylor 5 34 351 6.8 70.2
9 NC State 5 36 346 7.2 69.2
10 Missouri State 5 34 344 6.8 68.8
11 Western Kentucky 5 37 339 7.4 67.8
12 UNLV 4 36 336 9.0 84.0
13 UTEP 5 41 333 8.2 66.6
14 Fresno State 5 43 332 8.6 66.4
15 North Texas 5 38 323 7.6 64.6
16 Syracuse 5 34 319 6.8 63.8
17 Pittsburgh 4 35 315 8.8 78.8
18 Arkansas State 5 35 311 7.0 62.2
19 UTSA 4 31 308 7.8 77.0
19 Kennesaw State 5 37 308 7.4 61.6
19 Vanderbilt 5 34 308 6.8 61.6
22 San Jose State 4 39 306 9.8 76.5
23 South Alabama 5 39 302 7.8 60.4
23 Duke 5 32 302 6.4 60.4
25 New Mexico State 4 37 300 9.3 75.0
25 Charlotte 4 27 300 6.8 75.0
25 Louisiana Tech 5 36 300 7.2 60.0
28 Tennessee 5 36 298 7.2 59.6
29 Old Dominion 4 33 297 8.3 74.3
30 West Virginia 5 37 293 7.4 58.6
31 Virginia Tech 5 36 291 7.2 58.2
31 Marshall 5 30 291 6.0 58.2
33 Kentucky 4 30 289 7.5 72.3
33 Mississippi State 5 36 289 7.2 57.8
35 Kansas 5 35 288 7.0 57.6
36 Utah 5 32 287 6.4 57.4
37 Ole Miss 5 32 286 6.4 57.2
38 USF 4 37 284 9.3 71.0
38 Delaware 4 31 284 7.8 71.0
40 SMU 4 33 281 8.3 70.3
41 Kent State 4 27 276 6.8 69.0
42 Florida 4 34 273 8.5 68.3
42 Arizona State 5 28 273 5.6 54.6
44 Notre Dame 4 32 272 8.0 68.0
44 Illinois 5 30 272 6.0 54.4
46 Oregon State 5 34 269 6.8 53.8
47 Wyoming 4 29 267 7.3 66.8
48 Jacksonville State 5 33 265 6.6 53.0
49 East Carolina 5 30 263 6.0 52.6
49 Tulsa 5 30 263 6.0 52.6
51 Eastern Michigan 5 30 262 6.0 52.4
52 Ohio 5 29 256 5.8 51.2
53 Sam Houston State 4 25 252 6.3 63.0
54 Nevada 4 29 251 7.3 62.8
55 Washington State 5 28 250 5.6 50.0
56 Rice 5 30 249 6.0 49.8
57 Georgia Tech 5 28 246 5.6 49.2
58 Georgia State 4 28 245 7.0 61.3
58 Colorado 5 28 245 5.6 49.0
60 Stanford 5 32 244 6.4 48.8
61 Iowa State 5 27 242 5.4 48.4
62 South Carolina 5 26 240 5.2 48.0
63 Utah State 5 25 239 5.0 47.8
64 Rutgers 5 27 238 5.4 47.6
65 Coastal Carolina 4 31 235 7.8 58.8
65 UAB 4 25 235 6.3 58.8
65 Western Michigan 5 27 235 5.4 47.0
65 Middle Tennessee State 5 25 235 5.0 47.0
69 Boise State 4 29 234 7.3 58.5
70 Wake Forest 4 28 233 7.0 58.3
70 Liberty 5 27 233 5.4 46.6
70 Akron 5 26 233 5.2 46.6
73 Louisville 4 32 227 8.0 56.8
73 Florida Atlantic 4 29 227 7.3 56.8
75 Bowling Green 5 25 225 5.0 45.0
76 Central Michigan 5 22 224 4.4 44.8
77 Arkansas 5 29 223 5.8 44.6
78 Purdue 4 20 217 5.0 54.3
79 USC 5 23 216 4.6 43.2
80 Alabama 4 20 214 5.0 53.5
81 Appalachian State 4 24 213 6.0 53.3
82 Memphis 5 33 212 6.6 42.4
83 Louisiana-Monroe 4 21 211 5.3 52.8
84 Clemson 4 26 210 6.5 52.5
84 Missouri 5 30 210 6.0 42.0
86 BYU 4 27 208 6.8 52.0
87 Texas A&M 4 30 206 7.5 51.5
88 Georgia Southern 5 23 205 4.6 41.0
89 Tulane 5 24 203 4.8 40.6
90 Air Force 4 27 202 6.8 50.5
91 Colorado State 4 24 198 6.0 49.5
92 UCLA 4 22 194 5.5 48.5
92 UCF 4 21 194 5.3 48.5
94 Wisconsin 4 20 192 5.0 48.0
95 Northern Illinois 4 20 188 5.0 47.0
96 FIU 4 22 187 5.5 46.8
97 Texas State 4 21 186 5.3 46.5
97 TCU 4 20 186 5.0 46.5
99 Connecticut 5 24 185 4.8 37.0
100 Michigan State 4 27 184 6.8 46.0
101 San Diego State 4 25 183 6.3 45.8
101 Boston College 4 23 183 5.8 45.8
103 Florida State 4 24 182 6.0 45.5
104 Oklahoma State 4 25 179 6.3 44.8
105 Virginia 5 19 175 3.8 35.0
106 Ball State 4 19 172 4.8 43.0
107 Troy 4 21 170 5.3 42.5
108 Arizona 4 17 168 4.3 42.0
109 Ohio State 4 21 164 5.3 41.0
110 Maryland 4 17 163 4.3 40.8
111 Oklahoma 4 21 162 5.3 40.5
112 Minnesota 4 19 158 4.8 39.5
113 Washington 4 21 155 5.3 38.8
114 Army 4 20 153 5.0 38.3
115 Temple 4 19 151 4.8 37.8
116 Georgia 4 23 150 5.8 37.5
117 North Carolina 4 19 149 4.8 37.3
118 Indiana 5 18 147 3.6 29.4
119 Oregon 5 23 146 4.6 29.2
119 Kansas State 5 20 146 4.0 29.2
121 Houston 4 19 142 4.8 35.5
121 Buffalo 5 20 142 4.0 28.4
121 Iowa 5 19 142 3.8 28.4
124 Nebraska 4 18 134 4.5 33.5
124 James Madison 4 16 134 4.0 33.5
126 Navy 4 18 131 4.5 32.8
127 Toledo 5 17 130 3.4 26.0
128 Northwestern 4 14 128 3.5 32.0
129 Cincinnati 4 17 123 4.3 30.8
130 Miami (OH) 4 17 119 4.3 29.8
131 Penn State 4 15 117 3.8 29.3
132 Texas 4 17 103 4.3 25.8
133 Texas Tech 4 14 100 3.5 25.0
134 Massachusetts 4 11 94 2.8 23.5
135 Miami (FL) 4 12 70 3.0 17.5
136 Michigan 4 10 68 2.5 17.0