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