2025 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Massachusetts 1 1 5 1.0 5.0
1 New Mexico 1 1 5 1.0 5.0
3 Central Michigan 1 1 6 1.0 6.0
4 Georgia Southern 2 3 21 1.5 10.5
5 San Jose State 1 3 15 3.0 15.0
6 Rice 3 7 50 2.3 16.7
7 Minnesota 3 9 55 3.0 18.3
8 Oregon State 3 11 60 3.7 20.0
9 California 1 3 21 3.0 21.0
10 Alabama 6 15 127 2.5 21.2
11 Army 3 7 65 2.3 21.7
12 UAB 2 7 44 3.5 22.0
13 Penn State 4 11 92 2.8 23.0
14 Ohio 1 3 25 3.0 25.0
15 Maryland 2 6 55 3.0 27.5
15 Kent State 2 8 55 4.0 27.5
17 Illinois 3 13 84 4.3 28.0
18 Stanford 4 15 118 3.8 29.5
19 Ohio State 4 12 122 3.0 30.5
20 Northwestern 4 17 127 4.3 31.8
21 Indiana 6 28 195 4.7 32.5
22 UTEP 1 6 33 6.0 33.0
23 BYU 4 16 134 4.0 33.5
24 Kennesaw State 1 3 34 3.0 34.0
25 Air Force 1 3 35 3.0 35.0
25 NC State 3 10 105 3.3 35.0
25 Texas State 1 4 35 4.0 35.0
28 Ole Miss 6 22 212 3.7 35.3
29 Nebraska 4 17 142 4.3 35.5
29 Notre Dame 4 18 142 4.5 35.5
31 Wisconsin 6 25 217 4.2 36.2
32 Iowa 4 14 148 3.5 37.0
32 Washington 3 14 111 4.7 37.0
34 Rutgers 3 14 112 4.7 37.3
35 Kansas 2 10 77 5.0 38.5
36 Tulane 3 12 116 4.0 38.7
36 USF 3 13 116 4.3 38.7
38 Florida Atlantic 2 11 79 5.5 39.5
39 Sam Houston State 1 6 40 6.0 40.0
40 North Carolina 2 9 81 4.5 40.5
41 Louisiana-Monroe 1 4 41 4.0 41.0
42 Tulsa 2 10 83 5.0 41.5
43 Michigan 4 17 167 4.3 41.8
43 Florida 5 26 209 5.2 41.8
45 Colorado 4 20 170 5.0 42.5
46 Purdue 5 21 213 4.2 42.6
47 Miami (FL) 5 27 215 5.4 43.0
48 Houston 2 8 87 4.0 43.5
48 Utah 2 14 87 7.0 43.5
50 USC 5 22 219 4.4 43.8
51 Liberty 1 6 44 6.0 44.0
52 Oklahoma 5 28 222 5.6 44.4
53 Temple 4 18 178 4.5 44.5
53 Mississippi State 4 22 178 5.5 44.5
55 Florida State 3 14 134 4.7 44.7
56 Troy 1 4 45 4.0 45.0
56 Wyoming 1 5 45 5.0 45.0
56 South Alabama 2 10 90 5.0 45.0
56 Kansas State 3 18 135 6.0 45.0
60 Kentucky 4 23 181 5.8 45.3
61 Old Dominion 2 13 93 6.5 46.5
62 North Texas 2 11 95 5.5 47.5
63 Georgia 5 21 238 4.2 47.6
64 Charlotte 3 17 144 5.7 48.0
65 Marshall 2 12 97 6.0 48.5
66 Virginia Tech 3 16 149 5.3 49.7
67 Iowa State 3 17 150 5.7 50.0
67 Memphis 2 13 100 6.5 50.0
69 Washington State 4 27 202 6.8 50.5
70 Utah State 2 14 102 7.0 51.0
71 UCF 3 22 154 7.3 51.3
72 Wake Forest 1 5 52 5.0 52.0
72 Syracuse 2 13 104 6.5 52.0
74 Missouri 5 27 262 5.4 52.4
75 South Carolina 5 29 263 5.8 52.6
76 Louisiana 1 6 53 6.0 53.0
76 Georgia Tech 2 12 106 6.0 53.0
78 Michigan State 4 25 214 6.3 53.5
79 Arizona 2 11 108 5.5 54.0
79 UCLA 4 24 216 6.0 54.0
79 Cincinnati 4 27 216 6.8 54.0
82 Texas A&M 3 25 163 8.3 54.3
83 SMU 2 11 110 5.5 55.0
83 Coastal Carolina 2 13 110 6.5 55.0
85 Navy 2 14 112 7.0 56.0
86 Arizona State 4 32 226 8.0 56.5
87 Appalachian State 1 6 57 6.0 57.0
88 West Virginia 5 28 287 5.6 57.4
89 Louisville 3 16 173 5.3 57.7
90 Baylor 3 19 174 6.3 58.0
91 Tennessee 4 28 233 7.0 58.3
91 Vanderbilt 3 23 175 7.7 58.3
93 LSU 6 41 351 6.8 58.5
94 Missouri State 1 6 60 6.0 60.0
95 Oklahoma State 3 25 182 8.3 60.7
96 Texas Tech 5 39 308 7.8 61.6
97 Pittsburgh 2 14 129 7.0 64.5
98 Oregon 6 36 390 6.0 65.0
98 Texas 6 47 390 7.8 65.0
100 TCU 3 22 196 7.3 65.3
101 Arkansas 4 31 264 7.8 66.0
102 Duke 3 20 202 6.7 67.3
103 East Carolina 2 18 136 9.0 68.0
104 Western Michigan 1 9 75 9.0 75.0
105 San Diego State 1 8 77 8.0 77.0
106 UTSA 3 24 239 8.0 79.7
107 Boston College 1 9 80 9.0 80.0
108 Auburn 5 56 432 11.2 86.4
109 Georgia State 3 38 283 12.7 94.3
110 Boise State 1 13 112 13.0 112.0
111 James Madison 1 13 113 13.0 113.0