2025 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/30/2025

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 Army 3 7 65 2.3 21.7
11 Iowa State 2 6 44 3.0 22.0
11 UAB 2 7 44 3.5 22.0
13 Michigan 3 8 72 2.7 24.0
14 Clemson 1 2 25 2.0 25.0
14 Ohio 1 3 25 3.0 25.0
16 Alabama 6 19 152 3.2 25.3
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 Virginia 1 4 30 4.0 30.0
25 Rutgers 2 8 62 4.0 31.0
26 Iowa 3 9 95 3.0 31.7
27 Northwestern 4 17 127 4.3 31.8
28 Ole Miss 4 14 130 3.5 32.5
29 UTEP 1 6 33 6.0 33.0
30 Kennesaw State 1 3 34 3.0 34.0
31 Air Force 1 3 35 3.0 35.0
31 Texas State 1 4 35 4.0 35.0
33 Kansas 4 17 142 4.3 35.5
33 Notre Dame 4 18 142 4.5 35.5
35 Ohio State 3 10 107 3.3 35.7
36 Wisconsin 5 22 182 4.4 36.4
37 Washington 3 14 111 4.7 37.0
38 Tulane 3 12 116 4.0 38.7
38 USF 3 13 116 4.3 38.7
40 Florida Atlantic 2 11 79 5.5 39.5
40 UCF 2 13 79 6.5 39.5
42 SMU 1 4 40 4.0 40.0
42 BYU 5 23 200 4.6 40.0
42 Sam Houston State 1 6 40 6.0 40.0
45 Miami (FL) 2 10 81 5.0 40.5
46 Louisiana-Monroe 1 4 41 4.0 41.0
47 Tulsa 2 10 83 5.0 41.5
48 Kansas State 3 15 125 5.0 41.7
49 Florida 5 26 209 5.2 41.8
50 NC State 4 17 169 4.3 42.3
51 Louisiana 2 12 85 6.0 42.5
52 Purdue 5 21 213 4.2 42.6
53 Arizona State 3 16 129 5.3 43.0
54 Utah 2 14 87 7.0 43.5
55 Liberty 1 6 44 6.0 44.0
56 Mississippi State 5 29 223 5.8 44.6
57 Florida State 3 14 134 4.7 44.7
58 Troy 1 4 45 4.0 45.0
58 Wyoming 1 5 45 5.0 45.0
58 South Alabama 2 10 90 5.0 45.0
61 Kentucky 4 23 181 5.8 45.3
62 Oklahoma State 3 18 138 6.0 46.0
63 USC 3 12 139 4.0 46.3
64 Old Dominion 2 13 93 6.5 46.5
65 Houston 2 9 94 4.5 47.0
65 Indiana 2 13 94 6.5 47.0
67 North Texas 2 11 95 5.5 47.5
68 Charlotte 3 17 144 5.7 48.0
69 Marshall 2 12 97 6.0 48.5
70 Georgia 5 22 245 4.4 49.0
71 Memphis 2 13 100 6.5 50.0
72 Oklahoma 6 35 302 5.8 50.3
73 Washington State 4 27 202 6.8 50.5
74 Temple 5 26 253 5.2 50.6
75 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 Missouri 5 27 262 5.4 52.4
79 Cincinnati 3 18 158 6.0 52.7
80 Georgia Tech 2 12 106 6.0 53.0
80 Syracuse 3 20 159 6.7 53.0
82 UCLA 4 24 216 6.0 54.0
83 Coastal Carolina 2 13 110 6.5 55.0
84 West Virginia 3 16 166 5.3 55.3
85 North Carolina 1 6 56 6.0 56.0
85 Navy 2 14 112 7.0 56.0
87 Appalachian State 1 6 57 6.0 57.0
87 Texas A&M 4 33 228 8.3 57.0
89 Texas 5 35 287 7.0 57.4
90 Louisville 3 16 173 5.3 57.7
91 Virginia Tech 4 26 231 6.5 57.8
92 Tennessee 4 28 233 7.0 58.3
93 Colorado 4 27 237 6.8 59.3
94 Missouri State 1 6 60 6.0 60.0
94 Boston College 2 13 120 6.5 60.0
96 South Carolina 6 43 361 7.2 60.2
97 TCU 2 15 126 7.5 63.0
98 Hawaii 1 7 65 7.0 65.0
99 Duke 4 28 261 7.0 65.3
100 Wake Forest 2 13 133 6.5 66.5
101 Michigan State 3 24 204 8.0 68.0
101 East Carolina 2 18 136 9.0 68.0
103 Vanderbilt 3 21 205 7.0 68.3
104 Texas Tech 3 25 207 8.3 69.0
105 Pittsburgh 3 22 209 7.3 69.7
106 Western Michigan 1 9 75 9.0 75.0
107 San Diego State 1 8 77 8.0 77.0
107 Arkansas 5 47 385 9.4 77.0
109 Auburn 6 60 472 10.0 78.7
110 UTSA 3 24 239 8.0 79.7
111 Oregon 3 23 265 7.7 88.3
112 Georgia State 3 38 283 12.7 94.3
113 Boise State 1 13 112 13.0 112.0
114 James Madison 1 13 113 13.0 113.0