2025 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 2 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 2 | 6 | 33 | 3.0 | 16.5 |
| 7 | Rice | 2 | 6 | 40 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 2 | 7 | 40 | 3.5 | 20.0 |
| 9 | California | 1 | 3 | 21 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 10 | Alabama | 5 | 15 | 106 | 3.0 | 21.2 |
| 11 | Iowa State | 2 | 6 | 44 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 11 | UAB | 2 | 7 | 44 | 3.5 | 22.0 |
| 13 | Army | 2 | 4 | 45 | 2.0 | 22.5 |
| 14 | Michigan | 3 | 8 | 72 | 2.7 | 24.0 |
| 15 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 25 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 15 | Ohio | 1 | 3 | 25 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 17 | Penn State | 3 | 9 | 77 | 3.0 | 25.7 |
| 18 | Nebraska | 2 | 7 | 54 | 3.5 | 27.0 |
| 19 | Maryland | 2 | 6 | 55 | 3.0 | 27.5 |
| 19 | Kent State | 2 | 8 | 55 | 4.0 | 27.5 |
| 21 | Arizona | 1 | 4 | 28 | 4.0 | 28.0 |
| 21 | Illinois | 3 | 13 | 84 | 4.3 | 28.0 |
| 23 | Stanford | 4 | 15 | 118 | 3.8 | 29.5 |
| 24 | Rutgers | 2 | 8 | 62 | 4.0 | 31.0 |
| 25 | Iowa | 3 | 9 | 95 | 3.0 | 31.7 |
| 26 | Northwestern | 4 | 17 | 127 | 4.3 | 31.8 |
| 27 | UTEP | 1 | 6 | 33 | 6.0 | 33.0 |
| 28 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 3 | 34 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 29 | Air Force | 1 | 3 | 35 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| 29 | Texas State | 1 | 4 | 35 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 31 | Kansas | 4 | 17 | 142 | 4.3 | 35.5 |
| 31 | Notre Dame | 4 | 18 | 142 | 4.5 | 35.5 |
| 33 | Ohio State | 3 | 10 | 107 | 3.3 | 35.7 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 5 | 22 | 182 | 4.4 | 36.4 |
| 35 | Washington | 3 | 14 | 111 | 4.7 | 37.0 |
| 36 | BYU | 4 | 19 | 151 | 4.8 | 37.8 |
| 37 | USF | 3 | 13 | 116 | 4.3 | 38.7 |
| 38 | Tulane | 2 | 9 | 78 | 4.5 | 39.0 |
| 39 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 11 | 79 | 5.5 | 39.5 |
| 39 | UCF | 2 | 13 | 79 | 6.5 | 39.5 |
| 41 | SMU | 1 | 4 | 40 | 4.0 | 40.0 |
| 41 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 6 | 40 | 6.0 | 40.0 |
| 43 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 4 | 41 | 4.0 | 41.0 |
| 44 | Tulsa | 2 | 10 | 83 | 5.0 | 41.5 |
| 45 | Ole Miss | 3 | 13 | 125 | 4.3 | 41.7 |
| 45 | Kansas State | 3 | 15 | 125 | 5.0 | 41.7 |
| 47 | Florida | 5 | 26 | 209 | 5.2 | 41.8 |
| 48 | NC State | 4 | 17 | 169 | 4.3 | 42.3 |
| 49 | Louisiana | 2 | 12 | 85 | 6.0 | 42.5 |
| 50 | Purdue | 5 | 21 | 213 | 4.2 | 42.6 |
| 51 | Arizona State | 3 | 16 | 129 | 5.3 | 43.0 |
| 52 | Utah | 2 | 14 | 87 | 7.0 | 43.5 |
| 53 | Liberty | 1 | 6 | 44 | 6.0 | 44.0 |
| 54 | Mississippi State | 5 | 29 | 223 | 5.8 | 44.6 |
| 55 | Florida State | 3 | 14 | 134 | 4.7 | 44.7 |
| 56 | Troy | 1 | 4 | 45 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 56 | TCU | 1 | 5 | 45 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 56 | Wyoming | 1 | 5 | 45 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 56 | South Alabama | 2 | 10 | 90 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 60 | Kentucky | 4 | 23 | 181 | 5.8 | 45.3 |
| 61 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 18 | 138 | 6.0 | 46.0 |
| 62 | USC | 3 | 12 | 139 | 4.0 | 46.3 |
| 63 | Old Dominion | 2 | 13 | 93 | 6.5 | 46.5 |
| 64 | Houston | 2 | 9 | 94 | 4.5 | 47.0 |
| 64 | Indiana | 2 | 13 | 94 | 6.5 | 47.0 |
| 66 | North Texas | 2 | 11 | 95 | 5.5 | 47.5 |
| 67 | Charlotte | 3 | 17 | 144 | 5.7 | 48.0 |
| 68 | Marshall | 2 | 12 | 97 | 6.0 | 48.5 |
| 69 | Georgia | 5 | 22 | 245 | 4.4 | 49.0 |
| 70 | Memphis | 2 | 13 | 100 | 6.5 | 50.0 |
| 71 | Oklahoma | 5 | 30 | 252 | 6.0 | 50.4 |
| 72 | Washington State | 4 | 27 | 202 | 6.8 | 50.5 |
| 73 | Temple | 5 | 26 | 253 | 5.2 | 50.6 |
| 74 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 6 | 51 | 6.0 | 51.0 |
| 74 | Utah State | 2 | 14 | 102 | 7.0 | 51.0 |
| 76 | LSU | 5 | 32 | 256 | 6.4 | 51.2 |
| 77 | Baylor | 2 | 12 | 104 | 6.0 | 52.0 |
| 78 | Cincinnati | 3 | 18 | 158 | 6.0 | 52.7 |
| 79 | Syracuse | 3 | 20 | 159 | 6.7 | 53.0 |
| 80 | UCLA | 4 | 24 | 216 | 6.0 | 54.0 |
| 81 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 13 | 110 | 6.5 | 55.0 |
| 82 | West Virginia | 3 | 16 | 166 | 5.3 | 55.3 |
| 83 | Missouri | 4 | 22 | 222 | 5.5 | 55.5 |
| 84 | North Carolina | 1 | 6 | 56 | 6.0 | 56.0 |
| 84 | Navy | 2 | 14 | 112 | 7.0 | 56.0 |
| 86 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 5 | 57 | 5.0 | 57.0 |
| 86 | Appalachian State | 1 | 6 | 57 | 6.0 | 57.0 |
| 88 | Texas | 5 | 35 | 287 | 7.0 | 57.4 |
| 89 | Louisville | 3 | 16 | 173 | 5.3 | 57.7 |
| 90 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 26 | 231 | 6.5 | 57.8 |
| 91 | Tennessee | 4 | 28 | 233 | 7.0 | 58.3 |
| 92 | Colorado | 4 | 27 | 237 | 6.8 | 59.3 |
| 93 | Missouri State | 1 | 6 | 60 | 6.0 | 60.0 |
| 93 | Boston College | 2 | 13 | 120 | 6.5 | 60.0 |
| 95 | South Carolina | 6 | 43 | 361 | 7.2 | 60.2 |
| 96 | Hawaii | 1 | 7 | 65 | 7.0 | 65.0 |
| 97 | Duke | 4 | 28 | 261 | 7.0 | 65.3 |
| 98 | Wake Forest | 2 | 13 | 133 | 6.5 | 66.5 |
| 99 | Michigan State | 3 | 24 | 204 | 8.0 | 68.0 |
| 99 | East Carolina | 2 | 18 | 136 | 9.0 | 68.0 |
| 101 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 21 | 205 | 7.0 | 68.3 |
| 102 | Texas Tech | 3 | 25 | 207 | 8.3 | 69.0 |
| 103 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 22 | 209 | 7.3 | 69.7 |
| 104 | Texas A&M | 3 | 29 | 213 | 9.7 | 71.0 |
| 105 | Western Michigan | 1 | 9 | 75 | 9.0 | 75.0 |
| 106 | Arkansas | 5 | 47 | 385 | 9.4 | 77.0 |
| 107 | Auburn | 6 | 60 | 472 | 10.0 | 78.7 |
| 108 | UTSA | 3 | 24 | 239 | 8.0 | 79.7 |
| 109 | Georgia State | 3 | 38 | 283 | 12.7 | 94.3 |
| 110 | Oregon | 2 | 18 | 194 | 9.0 | 97.0 |
| 111 | Boise State | 1 | 13 | 112 | 13.0 | 112.0 |