2025 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Purdue 2 3 25 1.5 12.5
2 Wisconsin 3 7 60 2.3 20.0
2 Rutgers 3 7 65 2.3 21.7
4 Iowa 4 9 85 2.3 21.3
4 Colorado State 2 9 80 4.5 40.0
6 NC State 3 10 95 3.3 31.7
7 Minnesota 5 11 73 2.2 14.6
7 Northwestern 3 11 89 3.7 29.7
7 Colorado 3 11 113 3.7 37.7
7 Syracuse 2 11 101 5.5 50.5
11 Indiana 5 12 105 2.4 21.0
11 Air Force 4 12 100 3.0 25.0
11 Virginia Tech 2 12 99 6.0 49.5
11 Duke 2 12 132 6.0 66.0
15 Georgia State 4 13 95 3.3 23.8
15 Illinois 4 13 126 3.3 31.5
15 West Virginia 3 13 101 4.3 33.7
18 Florida 3 14 125 4.7 41.7
19 Michigan 4 15 133 3.8 33.3
19 Michigan State 3 15 124 5.0 41.3
19 Oregon State 3 15 147 5.0 49.0
19 Temple 3 15 184 5.0 61.3
23 Iowa State 4 16 148 4.0 37.0
24 Kentucky 4 17 134 4.3 33.5
24 Boston College 3 17 120 5.7 40.0
26 Oklahoma State 5 18 181 3.6 36.2
26 Kansas State 5 18 195 3.6 39.0
26 Liberty 3 18 167 6.0 55.7
26 UCLA 2 18 145 9.0 72.5
30 Army 6 19 166 3.2 27.7
30 Kansas 4 19 157 4.8 39.3
30 Ohio State 4 19 173 4.8 43.3
30 Western Kentucky 4 19 179 4.8 44.8
30 LSU 3 19 179 6.3 59.7
35 Charlotte 4 20 160 5.0 40.0
35 Nebraska 4 20 189 5.0 47.3
35 South Carolina 3 20 159 6.7 53.0
38 North Texas 5 21 156 4.2 31.2
38 Sam Houston State 4 21 228 5.3 57.0
38 Arkansas 2 21 205 10.5 102.5
41 Georgia Southern 5 22 203 4.4 40.6
41 Troy 5 22 219 4.4 43.8
41 Penn State 4 22 187 5.5 46.8
41 FIU 4 22 191 5.5 47.8
41 Rice 4 22 248 5.5 62.0
41 Mississippi State 3 22 193 7.3 64.3
47 Florida State 4 23 171 5.8 42.8
47 Notre Dame 5 23 229 4.6 45.8
47 Nevada 4 23 213 5.8 53.3
47 USC 3 23 215 7.7 71.7
51 Arkansas State 5 24 220 4.8 44.0
51 BYU 4 24 176 6.0 44.0
51 Oregon 4 24 200 6.0 50.0
51 Florida Atlantic 4 24 248 6.0 62.0
55 UTSA 4 26 243 6.5 60.8
56 Northern Illinois 7 27 249 3.9 35.6
56 Clemson 5 27 250 5.4 50.0
56 Arizona State 4 27 205 6.8 51.3
56 North Carolina 4 27 222 6.8 55.5
56 Louisville 4 27 227 6.8 56.8
56 Baylor 4 27 259 6.8 64.8
62 Western Michigan 7 28 224 4.0 32.0
62 Tulsa 6 28 215 4.7 35.8
62 Coastal Carolina 6 28 258 4.7 43.0
62 Louisiana 5 28 224 5.6 44.8
62 New Mexico State 5 28 234 5.6 46.8
62 Jacksonville State 5 28 237 5.6 47.4
62 Virginia 5 28 245 5.6 49.0
62 Stanford 4 28 252 7.0 63.0
62 Kennesaw State 4 28 256 7.0 64.0
62 SMU 4 28 278 7.0 69.5
62 Oklahoma 4 28 294 7.0 73.5
73 Houston 7 29 251 4.1 35.9
73 Delaware 6 29 289 4.8 48.2
73 East Carolina 5 29 246 5.8 49.2
73 Auburn 5 29 252 5.8 50.4
73 UTEP 5 29 283 5.8 56.6
73 San Diego State 5 29 290 5.8 58.0
73 Washington State 4 29 279 7.3 69.8
80 Georgia 6 30 263 5.0 43.8
80 Georgia Tech 5 30 264 6.0 52.8
80 Arizona 5 30 292 6.0 58.4
80 Appalachian State 5 30 297 6.0 59.4
84 Memphis 6 31 245 5.2 40.8
84 South Alabama 5 31 267 6.2 53.4
84 Utah State 4 31 241 7.8 60.3
87 Connecticut 8 33 339 4.1 42.4
87 TCU 5 33 337 6.6 67.4
87 UAB 4 33 280 8.3 70.0
90 Southern Miss 5 34 262 6.8 52.4
90 Alabama 5 34 321 6.8 64.2
92 Massachusetts 6 35 272 5.8 45.3
92 Wyoming 6 35 300 5.8 50.0
92 Boise State 5 35 332 7.0 66.4
92 Louisiana-Monroe 4 35 315 8.8 78.8
96 Ball State 7 36 300 5.1 42.9
96 Missouri 7 36 333 5.1 47.6
96 Ole Miss 6 36 342 6.0 57.0
99 Missouri State 5 37 336 7.4 67.2
99 Cincinnati 5 37 359 7.4 71.8
101 Navy 6 38 335 6.3 55.8
101 Miami (FL) 5 38 316 7.6 63.2
101 San Jose State 5 38 333 7.6 66.6
101 Louisiana Tech 5 38 383 7.6 76.6
105 Buffalo 6 39 324 6.5 54.0
105 Washington 6 39 334 6.5 55.7
105 Maryland 6 39 360 6.5 60.0
105 Bowling Green 6 39 395 6.5 65.8
105 USF 5 39 349 7.8 69.8
110 Tulane 5 40 383 8.0 76.6
111 Marshall 5 41 350 8.2 70.0
111 Middle Tennessee State 5 41 370 8.2 74.0
113 Old Dominion 7 42 361 6.0 51.6
113 Tennessee 7 42 389 6.0 55.6
113 Vanderbilt 6 42 387 7.0 64.5
116 Central Michigan 7 43 326 6.1 46.6
116 Texas Tech 7 43 372 6.1 53.1
116 Utah 7 43 372 6.1 53.1
116 Texas A&M 6 43 396 7.2 66.0
120 New Mexico 7 44 369 6.3 52.7
120 UCF 6 44 322 7.3 53.7
120 James Madison 6 44 450 7.3 75.0
123 Kent State 7 45 368 6.4 52.6
123 Miami (OH) 7 45 384 6.4 54.9
125 Hawaii 7 46 402 6.6 57.4
125 Eastern Michigan 7 46 405 6.6 57.9
125 Wake Forest 5 46 403 9.2 80.6
128 California 5 48 379 9.6 75.8
129 Pittsburgh 5 50 445 10.0 89.0
130 Texas State 6 51 436 8.5 72.7
131 Akron 8 52 404 6.5 50.5
132 Fresno State 8 55 520 6.9 65.0
133 Toledo 7 60 545 8.6 77.9
134 Texas 7 61 516 8.7 73.7
135 Ohio 9 65 498 7.2 55.3
136 UNLV 8 70 587 8.8 73.4