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

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Army 13 34 285 2.6 21.9
2 Indiana 16 60 441 3.8 27.6
3 Iowa 13 39 391 3.0 30.1
3 Wisconsin 12 43 361 3.6 30.1
5 Minnesota 13 49 406 3.8 31.2
6 Air Force 12 43 375 3.6 31.3
7 Rutgers 12 49 391 4.1 32.6
8 Northwestern 13 55 440 4.2 33.8
9 Penn State 13 53 485 4.1 37.3
10 Northern Illinois 12 52 456 4.3 38.0
11 Tulsa 12 61 458 5.1 38.2
12 Kansas State 12 49 459 4.1 38.3
13 Ball State 12 56 466 4.7 38.8
14 Ohio State 14 58 544 4.1 38.9
15 Michigan 13 57 508 4.4 39.1
16 Illinois 13 60 513 4.6 39.5
17 Alabama 15 67 596 4.5 39.7
18 Kansas 12 60 477 5.0 39.8
19 Western Michigan 14 64 558 4.6 39.9
20 Iowa State 12 55 480 4.6 40.0
21 Houston 13 60 521 4.6 40.1
22 Kentucky 12 60 492 5.0 41.0
23 Massachusetts 12 62 497 5.2 41.4
24 Clemson 13 57 547 4.4 42.1
25 Nebraska 13 60 565 4.6 43.5
25 Georgia 14 64 609 4.6 43.5
27 Florida 12 61 524 5.1 43.7
28 Nevada 12 63 541 5.3 45.1
29 Virginia 14 75 633 5.4 45.2
30 Michigan State 12 64 544 5.3 45.3
30 Florida State 12 65 544 5.4 45.3
32 BYU 14 75 635 5.4 45.4
33 North Texas 14 78 637 5.6 45.5
34 Buffalo 12 65 548 5.4 45.7
35 Akron 12 70 549 5.8 45.8
36 Louisiana 13 77 605 5.9 46.5
37 Purdue 12 58 562 4.8 46.8
38 Georgia Tech 13 78 614 6.0 47.2
39 Oklahoma State 12 63 568 5.3 47.3
40 Utah 13 77 624 5.9 48.0
41 Memphis 13 72 625 5.5 48.1
42 Connecticut 13 64 628 4.9 48.3
42 Navy 13 74 628 5.7 48.3
42 Ohio 13 80 628 6.2 48.3
45 Central Michigan 13 78 633 6.0 48.7
46 Eastern Michigan 12 68 586 5.7 48.8
46 New Mexico 13 76 634 5.8 48.8
46 Kent State 12 73 585 6.1 48.8
49 Miami (OH) 14 78 688 5.6 49.1
50 Rice 13 62 644 4.8 49.5
51 Oregon 15 76 746 5.1 49.7
51 Boston College 12 71 596 5.9 49.7
53 Delaware 13 69 649 5.3 49.9
53 Colorado 12 68 599 5.7 49.9
53 Oregon State 12 71 599 5.9 49.9
56 Georgia Southern 13 69 653 5.3 50.2
57 Temple 12 60 606 5.0 50.5
58 Charlotte 12 73 610 6.1 50.8
59 Missouri 13 71 665 5.5 51.2
60 Notre Dame 12 66 622 5.5 51.8
61 Troy 14 78 729 5.6 52.1
62 Arizona 13 73 679 5.6 52.2
63 Ole Miss 15 83 786 5.5 52.4
64 Stanford 12 72 639 6.0 53.3
65 South Alabama 12 77 644 6.4 53.7
66 NC State 13 72 699 5.5 53.8
67 Old Dominion 13 78 705 6.0 54.2
68 New Mexico State 12 74 654 6.2 54.5
69 Maryland 12 72 655 6.0 54.6
70 San Jose State 12 70 658 5.8 54.8
70 Syracuse 12 74 657 6.2 54.8
70 Tennessee 13 80 713 6.2 54.8
73 FIU 13 84 715 6.5 55.0
74 Washington 13 80 719 6.2 55.3
75 USC 13 78 720 6.0 55.4
76 Liberty 12 74 667 6.2 55.6
76 Texas Tech 14 94 779 6.7 55.6
78 San Diego State 13 80 727 6.2 55.9
79 West Virginia 12 69 672 5.8 56.0
79 Florida Atlantic 12 79 672 6.6 56.0
81 Washington State 13 87 729 6.7 56.1
82 Jacksonville State 14 80 788 5.7 56.3
82 Colorado State 12 70 675 5.8 56.3
82 Wyoming 12 79 675 6.6 56.3
85 UTEP 12 71 685 5.9 57.1
86 UCF 12 91 686 7.6 57.2
87 Miami (FL) 16 112 916 7.0 57.3
87 South Carolina 12 88 687 7.3 57.3
89 Coastal Carolina 13 90 749 6.9 57.6
90 Arkansas State 13 82 752 6.3 57.8
90 Arizona State 13 93 751 7.2 57.8
92 Sam Houston State 12 77 703 6.4 58.6
93 LSU 13 91 771 7.0 59.3
94 Boise State 14 97 832 6.9 59.4
95 Marshall 12 82 719 6.8 59.9
96 Southern Miss 13 97 782 7.5 60.2
96 Utah State 13 99 782 7.6 60.2
98 Fresno State 13 86 788 6.6 60.6
99 Texas A&M 13 94 789 7.2 60.7
100 Western Kentucky 13 81 790 6.2 60.8
100 Vanderbilt 13 90 791 6.9 60.8
102 Baylor 12 72 732 6.0 61.0
103 Bowling Green 12 80 733 6.7 61.1
104 USF 13 86 796 6.6 61.2
104 Oklahoma 13 88 795 6.8 61.2
106 Texas State 13 91 798 7.0 61.4
107 East Carolina 13 94 799 7.2 61.5
107 Mississippi State 13 94 800 7.2 61.5
109 TCU 13 88 806 6.8 62.0
110 UAB 12 90 745 7.5 62.1
111 North Carolina 12 79 751 6.6 62.6
112 Duke 14 90 878 6.4 62.7
113 Appalachian State 13 88 816 6.8 62.8
114 Louisville 13 90 821 6.9 63.2
115 Auburn 12 93 764 7.8 63.7
116 Tulane 14 96 895 6.9 63.9
117 Virginia Tech 12 86 771 7.2 64.3
118 California 13 101 840 7.8 64.6
119 Louisiana-Monroe 12 88 780 7.3 65.0
120 Cincinnati 13 92 846 7.1 65.1
121 UCLA 12 90 786 7.5 65.5
122 Hawaii 13 100 855 7.7 65.8
123 Kennesaw State 14 104 925 7.4 66.1
124 UNLV 14 107 927 7.6 66.2
125 Missouri State 13 99 864 7.6 66.5
126 Pittsburgh 13 95 871 7.3 67.0
126 Arkansas 12 93 804 7.8 67.0
128 Georgia State 12 103 815 8.6 67.9
129 Middle Tennessee State 12 88 822 7.3 68.5
130 UTSA 13 95 893 7.3 68.7
131 Wake Forest 13 96 903 7.4 69.5
132 Texas 13 108 906 8.3 69.7
133 SMU 13 91 921 7.0 70.8
134 James Madison 14 105 1015 7.5 72.5
135 Toledo 13 111 971 8.5 74.7
136 Louisiana Tech 13 101 1020 7.8 78.5