2025 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Oregon State 2 17 164 8.5 82.0
2 Washington State 2 19 167 9.5 83.5
3 Minnesota 9 26 179 2.9 19.9
4 Army 9 23 190 2.6 21.1
5 Northern Illinois 8 27 243 3.4 30.4
6 Air Force 8 30 248 3.8 31.0
7 Wisconsin 9 32 256 3.6 28.4
8 Tulsa 8 35 266 4.4 33.3
9 Michigan 9 33 271 3.7 30.1
10 Iowa 9 27 275 3.0 30.6
11 Indiana 11 41 283 3.7 25.7
12 Western Michigan 9 34 292 3.8 32.4
13 Georgia Tech 8 40 294 5.0 36.8
14 Rutgers 9 37 297 4.1 33.0
15 Northwestern 9 37 298 4.1 33.1
16 Ball State 8 36 303 4.5 37.9
17 Kentucky 8 41 320 5.1 40.0
18 Illinois 9 39 336 4.3 37.3
19 Kansas 9 43 340 4.8 37.8
20 Houston 9 38 344 4.2 38.2
21 Nevada 8 43 350 5.4 43.8
22 Massachusetts 8 44 352 5.5 44.0
23 Clemson 8 35 356 4.4 44.5
23 Florida 8 42 356 5.3 44.5
25 North Texas 9 47 360 5.2 40.0
26 Miami (OH) 9 46 366 5.1 40.7
27 Temple 8 38 369 4.8 46.1
28 Penn State 9 39 370 4.3 41.1
29 Boston College 8 45 372 5.6 46.5
30 Memphis 8 45 375 5.6 46.9
30 Charlotte 8 45 375 5.6 46.9
32 Coastal Carolina 8 49 376 6.1 47.0
33 Iowa State 9 44 377 4.9 41.9
34 Alabama 10 42 380 4.2 38.0
35 Arkansas State 8 43 381 5.4 47.6
35 Old Dominion 8 45 381 5.6 47.6
37 Florida State 8 49 382 6.1 47.8
38 Mississippi State 8 46 384 5.8 48.0
38 Louisiana 8 48 384 6.0 48.0
40 Colorado State 8 37 386 4.6 48.3
40 New Mexico State 8 46 386 5.8 48.3
42 Nebraska 9 42 387 4.7 43.0
43 BYU 10 52 395 5.2 39.5
43 Wyoming 8 47 395 5.9 49.4
45 Eastern Michigan 8 47 399 5.9 49.9
46 Central Michigan 8 48 400 6.0 50.0
47 Stanford 8 45 406 5.6 50.8
48 Kansas State 10 44 408 4.4 40.8
49 Akron 8 53 411 6.6 51.4
50 Ohio 8 52 413 6.5 51.6
51 Utah 9 53 419 5.9 46.6
51 Buffalo 8 49 419 6.1 52.4
53 San Diego State 8 47 422 5.9 52.8
54 Rice 8 41 424 5.1 53.0
55 Florida Atlantic 8 52 425 6.5 53.1
56 Western Kentucky 8 45 430 5.6 53.8
57 Purdue 9 46 432 5.1 48.0
58 Kent State 8 52 433 6.5 54.1
59 LSU 8 51 435 6.4 54.4
60 Troy 9 48 437 5.3 48.6
60 Vanderbilt 8 46 437 5.8 54.6
62 Oklahoma State 9 47 438 5.2 48.7
63 Michigan State 9 51 439 5.7 48.8
64 Missouri State 8 53 440 6.6 55.0
65 NC State 9 47 444 5.2 49.3
66 Missouri 8 47 445 5.9 55.6
67 Ohio State 10 45 449 4.5 44.9
67 Delaware 8 49 449 6.1 56.1
69 Maryland 9 47 450 5.2 50.0
70 Tennessee 8 54 452 6.8 56.5
71 Virginia 10 52 453 5.2 45.3
71 Hawaii 8 58 453 7.3 56.6
73 West Virginia 9 46 458 5.1 50.9
74 Colorado 9 54 461 6.0 51.2
75 Sam Houston State 8 51 462 6.4 57.8
76 East Carolina 8 52 463 6.5 57.9
77 Georgia State 8 58 464 7.3 58.0
78 Georgia Southern 9 50 465 5.6 51.7
78 Liberty 8 48 465 6.0 58.1
80 UTEP 8 46 469 5.8 58.6
80 South Alabama 8 54 469 6.8 58.6
82 Southern Miss 8 58 474 7.3 59.3
83 Navy 9 54 477 6.0 53.0
83 New Mexico 8 54 477 6.8 59.6
85 Utah State 8 61 478 7.6 59.8
86 Arizona 10 49 485 4.9 48.5
87 Louisville 8 52 489 6.5 61.1
88 Texas 8 62 490 7.8 61.3
89 South Carolina 8 61 491 7.6 61.4
90 Appalachian State 9 53 495 5.9 55.0
90 Syracuse 8 55 495 6.9 61.9
92 Washington 9 55 500 6.1 55.6
92 San Jose State 8 51 500 6.4 62.5
92 Marshall 8 55 500 6.9 62.5
95 USF 8 53 505 6.6 63.1
96 FIU 8 59 509 7.4 63.6
96 UAB 8 63 509 7.9 63.6
98 Georgia 10 52 510 5.2 51.0
99 UCLA 9 60 511 6.7 56.8
99 UCF 9 69 511 7.7 56.8
101 Virginia Tech 8 59 514 7.4 64.3
102 Jacksonville State 9 53 516 5.9 57.3
103 Bowling Green 8 53 519 6.6 64.9
104 Boise State 9 59 523 6.6 58.1
105 UTSA 8 59 526 7.4 65.8
106 USC 9 57 527 6.3 58.6
107 Louisiana-Monroe 8 62 529 7.8 66.1
108 Auburn 8 68 533 8.5 66.6
109 Texas A&M 8 60 534 7.5 66.8
110 Arizona State 9 65 536 7.2 59.6
110 California 8 66 536 8.3 67.0
112 SMU 8 52 537 6.5 67.1
112 Texas State 8 64 537 8.0 67.1
114 Ole Miss 9 56 538 6.2 59.8
114 Fresno State 8 60 538 7.5 67.3
116 UNLV 9 67 540 7.4 60.0
117 Oregon 10 54 546 5.4 54.6
118 Texas Tech 10 65 548 6.5 54.8
119 Miami (FL) 8 66 552 8.3 69.0
120 TCU 9 60 556 6.7 61.8
121 Baylor 9 56 568 6.2 63.1
122 Toledo 8 62 570 7.8 71.3
123 North Carolina 8 62 571 7.8 71.4
124 Kennesaw State 9 65 578 7.2 64.2
125 Pittsburgh 8 64 579 8.0 72.4
126 Wake Forest 8 60 581 7.5 72.6
127 Tulane 9 65 585 7.2 65.0
128 Duke 9 60 586 6.7 65.1
128 Middle Tennessee State 8 61 586 7.6 73.3
130 Arkansas 8 69 595 8.6 74.4
131 Louisiana Tech 8 60 601 7.5 75.1
132 James Madison 9 62 606 6.9 67.3
133 Oklahoma 9 68 615 7.6 68.3
134 Cincinnati 9 68 633 7.6 70.3