2025 National Leaders Penalties - Games Lost Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Ohio State 2 4 35 2.0 17.5
2 Army 6 17 145 2.8 24.2
3 Alabama 4 12 105 3.0 26.3
4 Iowa 4 13 133 3.3 33.3
4 Houston 3 10 102 3.3 34.0
6 Wisconsin 8 30 246 3.8 30.8
6 Air Force 8 30 254 3.8 31.8
6 Penn State 6 23 206 3.8 34.3
9 Tulsa 8 32 239 4.0 29.9
9 Virginia 3 12 90 4.0 30.0
9 Northwestern 6 24 191 4.0 31.8
9 Ole Miss 2 8 74 4.0 37.0
13 Northern Illinois 9 38 338 4.2 37.6
14 Tulane 3 13 104 4.3 34.7
14 Kansas State 6 26 228 4.3 38.0
14 Michigan 4 17 167 4.3 41.8
17 Kansas 7 31 239 4.4 34.1
17 Minnesota 5 22 171 4.4 34.2
19 BYU 2 9 67 4.5 33.5
19 Arkansas State 6 27 234 4.5 39.0
19 Connecticut 4 18 165 4.5 41.3
19 Clemson 6 27 258 4.5 43.0
23 Rutgers 7 32 246 4.6 35.1
23 Rice 8 37 387 4.6 48.4
25 Temple 7 33 300 4.7 42.9
26 Ball State 8 38 305 4.8 38.1
26 Illinois 4 19 164 4.8 41.0
26 Nebraska 6 29 265 4.8 44.2
26 Delaware 6 29 273 4.8 45.5
26 Arizona 4 19 198 4.8 49.5
31 Notre Dame 2 10 46 5.0 23.0
31 Western Michigan 4 20 161 5.0 40.3
31 Ohio 4 20 172 5.0 43.0
31 Nevada 9 45 393 5.0 43.7
31 Western Kentucky 4 20 187 5.0 46.8
31 Georgia 2 10 106 5.0 53.0
37 Akron 7 36 263 5.1 37.6
38 Massachusetts 12 62 497 5.2 41.4
38 NC State 5 26 241 5.2 48.2
40 Eastern Michigan 8 42 330 5.3 41.3
40 New Mexico 4 21 172 5.3 43.0
40 Buffalo 7 37 309 5.3 44.1
40 Florida 8 42 369 5.3 46.1
40 USF 4 21 185 5.3 46.3
40 Oklahoma State 11 58 513 5.3 46.6
40 Troy 6 32 288 5.3 48.0
40 Colorado State 10 53 486 5.3 48.6
40 Purdue 10 53 507 5.3 50.7
49 Jacksonville State 5 27 245 5.4 49.0
49 Maryland 8 43 400 5.4 50.0
49 Missouri 5 27 262 5.4 52.4
49 West Virginia 8 43 422 5.4 52.8
53 Texas Tech 2 11 75 5.5 37.5
53 Washington 4 22 164 5.5 41.0
53 Michigan State 8 44 389 5.5 48.6
56 Charlotte 11 62 507 5.6 46.1
57 Louisiana 7 40 314 5.7 44.9
57 Georgia Southern 6 34 321 5.7 53.5
57 Miami (OH) 7 40 393 5.7 56.1
60 UNLV 4 23 170 5.8 42.5
60 Wyoming 8 46 410 5.8 51.3
60 San Jose State 9 52 477 5.8 53.0
60 Stanford 8 46 437 5.8 54.6
64 Colorado 9 53 463 5.9 51.4
64 Baylor 7 41 419 5.9 59.9
66 Texas A&M 2 12 77 6.0 38.5
66 Old Dominion 3 18 120 6.0 40.0
66 Kent State 7 42 304 6.0 43.4
66 Oklahoma 3 18 137 6.0 45.7
66 Cincinnati 6 36 294 6.0 49.0
66 Central Michigan 6 36 299 6.0 49.8
66 North Texas 2 12 100 6.0 50.0
66 Oregon 2 12 107 6.0 53.5
66 USC 4 24 227 6.0 56.8
66 UTEP 10 60 585 6.0 58.5
76 Oregon State 10 61 486 6.1 48.6
76 Kentucky 7 43 344 6.1 49.1
76 Mississippi State 8 49 414 6.1 51.8
79 FIU 6 37 339 6.2 56.5
80 Georgia Tech 4 25 200 6.3 50.0
80 New Mexico State 8 50 443 6.3 55.4
80 Sam Houston State 10 63 567 6.3 56.7
80 Syracuse 9 57 512 6.3 56.9
80 Louisville 4 25 236 6.3 59.0
85 Memphis 5 32 274 6.4 54.8
85 Tennessee 5 32 279 6.4 55.8
85 Duke 5 32 321 6.4 64.2
88 Washington State 6 39 302 6.5 50.3
88 South Alabama 8 52 432 6.5 54.0
90 Arizona State 5 33 250 6.6 50.0
90 Boston College 10 66 550 6.6 55.0
90 Marshall 7 46 396 6.6 56.6
90 North Carolina 8 53 529 6.6 66.1
94 Iowa State 4 27 214 6.8 53.5
94 TCU 4 27 221 6.8 55.3
94 LSU 6 41 351 6.8 58.5
94 Virginia Tech 9 61 563 6.8 62.6
94 Bowling Green 8 54 520 6.8 65.0
94 SMU 4 27 269 6.8 67.3
100 Florida State 7 48 360 6.9 51.4
100 Louisiana-Monroe 9 62 570 6.9 63.3
102 Utah 2 14 87 7.0 43.5
102 Navy 2 14 112 7.0 56.0
102 San Diego State 4 28 233 7.0 58.3
102 UTSA 6 42 368 7.0 61.3
102 Appalachian State 8 56 509 7.0 63.6
102 Middle Tennessee State 9 63 588 7.0 65.3
108 Liberty 8 57 493 7.1 61.6
109 UCF 7 52 369 7.4 52.7
109 Pittsburgh 5 37 320 7.4 64.0
109 UCLA 9 67 606 7.4 67.3
112 Florida Atlantic 8 60 486 7.5 60.8
112 California 6 45 372 7.5 62.0
112 Kennesaw State 4 30 267 7.5 66.8
115 South Carolina 8 61 480 7.6 60.0
116 Vanderbilt 3 23 175 7.7 58.3
117 Southern Miss 6 47 347 7.8 57.8
117 Texas State 6 47 393 7.8 65.5
119 Utah State 7 55 446 7.9 63.7
120 Boise State 5 40 338 8.0 67.6
120 Missouri State 6 48 408 8.0 68.0
122 Georgia State 11 90 683 8.2 62.1
122 Arkansas 10 82 710 8.2 71.0
122 Louisiana Tech 5 41 415 8.2 83.0
125 Texas 3 25 178 8.3 59.3
125 Fresno State 4 33 310 8.3 77.5
127 Coastal Carolina 7 59 474 8.4 67.7
128 Wake Forest 4 35 353 8.8 88.3
129 Hawaii 4 36 289 9.0 72.3
129 UAB 8 72 602 9.0 75.3
131 Auburn 7 64 498 9.1 71.1
132 Miami (FL) 3 28 223 9.3 74.3
133 East Carolina 4 40 342 10.0 85.5
134 Toledo 5 51 415 10.2 83.0
135 James Madison 2 25 208 12.5 104.0