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

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Army 10 27 220 2.7 22.0
2 Iowa 9 25 243 2.8 27.0
3 Wisconsin 6 18 144 3.0 24.0
4 Indiana 10 32 246 3.2 24.6
5 Kansas State 9 31 324 3.4 36.0
6 Air Force 11 40 340 3.6 30.9
7 Rutgers 9 35 279 3.9 31.0
8 Minnesota 10 40 351 4.0 35.1
9 Northwestern 9 38 313 4.2 34.8
9 Iowa State 9 38 330 4.2 36.7
9 Western Michigan 13 55 483 4.2 37.2
9 Oklahoma State 9 38 386 4.2 42.9
13 Northern Illinois 12 52 456 4.3 38.0
14 Michigan 9 40 341 4.4 37.9
14 Oregon 9 40 356 4.4 39.6
14 Clemson 13 57 547 4.4 42.1
17 Kentucky 8 37 311 4.6 38.9
17 Ohio State 10 46 422 4.6 42.2
19 Ball State 12 56 466 4.7 38.8
19 Houston 11 52 434 4.7 39.5
19 Illinois 10 47 429 4.7 42.9
19 Penn State 9 42 393 4.7 43.7
23 Georgia 9 43 371 4.8 41.2
23 Nebraska 9 43 423 4.8 47.0
25 Michigan State 8 39 330 4.9 41.3
25 Connecticut 13 64 628 4.9 48.3
27 Kansas 10 50 400 5.0 40.0
27 Florida 7 35 315 5.0 45.0
29 Tulsa 10 51 375 5.1 37.5
30 Nevada 12 63 541 5.3 45.1
30 Auburn 7 37 332 5.3 47.4
30 Purdue 7 37 349 5.3 49.9
30 Delaware 13 69 649 5.3 49.9
30 Temple 8 42 428 5.3 53.5
35 Virginia 14 75 633 5.4 45.2
35 Buffalo 12 65 548 5.4 45.7
35 Memphis 11 59 525 5.4 47.7
38 Massachusetts 11 61 492 5.5 44.7
38 Navy 11 60 516 5.5 46.9
38 Missouri 8 44 403 5.5 50.4
38 Rice 10 55 594 5.5 59.4
42 North Texas 12 67 542 5.6 45.2
42 Boston College 11 62 516 5.6 46.9
42 Miami (OH) 14 78 688 5.6 49.1
42 Arizona 11 62 571 5.6 51.9
46 Florida State 9 51 410 5.7 45.6
46 Utah 11 63 537 5.7 48.8
46 Eastern Michigan 12 68 586 5.7 48.8
46 Troy 13 74 684 5.7 52.6
46 Jacksonville State 14 80 788 5.7 56.3
51 Akron 12 70 549 5.8 45.8
51 Alabama 9 52 469 5.8 52.1
51 Tennessee 9 52 480 5.8 53.3
51 Colorado State 12 70 675 5.8 56.3
55 Louisiana 12 71 552 5.9 46.0
55 BYU 10 59 501 5.9 50.1
55 West Virginia 7 41 385 5.9 55.0
55 Old Dominion 11 65 612 5.9 55.6
55 UTEP 11 65 652 5.9 59.3
55 Baylor 9 53 558 5.9 62.0
61 Georgia Tech 11 66 508 6.0 46.2
61 Colorado 8 48 429 6.0 53.6
61 San Diego State 12 72 650 6.0 54.2
61 Georgia Southern 11 66 632 6.0 57.5
61 Notre Dame 8 48 480 6.0 60.0
66 Texas Tech 9 55 471 6.1 52.3
66 Syracuse 10 61 553 6.1 55.3
66 San Jose State 11 67 643 6.1 58.5
69 Charlotte 9 56 466 6.2 51.8
69 New Mexico State 12 74 654 6.2 54.5
69 Liberty 11 68 623 6.2 56.6
69 NC State 10 62 594 6.2 59.4
69 Western Kentucky 13 81 790 6.2 60.8
74 New Mexico 12 75 629 6.3 52.4
74 Arkansas State 13 82 752 6.3 57.8
76 Ohio 12 77 603 6.4 50.3
76 Central Michigan 12 77 627 6.4 52.3
76 Duke 11 70 676 6.4 61.5
79 Kent State 10 65 530 6.5 53.0
79 FIU 13 84 715 6.5 55.0
79 Boise State 13 84 720 6.5 55.4
79 Sam Houston State 11 71 663 6.5 60.3
83 Maryland 10 66 600 6.6 60.0
83 Fresno State 13 86 788 6.6 60.6
83 Washington 10 66 608 6.6 60.8
83 TCU 10 66 610 6.6 61.0
87 South Alabama 10 67 554 6.7 55.4
87 Wyoming 11 74 630 6.7 57.3
87 Washington State 9 60 527 6.7 58.6
87 Oregon State 9 60 539 6.7 59.9
87 Bowling Green 12 80 733 6.7 61.1
87 Vanderbilt 10 67 616 6.7 61.6
93 Arizona State 9 61 525 6.8 58.3
93 Florida Atlantic 10 68 593 6.8 59.3
93 Appalachian State 12 82 759 6.8 63.3
93 Ole Miss 9 61 574 6.8 63.8
97 East Carolina 11 76 663 6.9 60.3
97 Texas A&M 10 69 626 6.9 62.6
99 Coastal Carolina 11 77 639 7.0 58.1
99 Marshall 10 70 622 7.0 62.2
99 USC 8 56 501 7.0 62.6
99 North Carolina 10 70 670 7.0 67.0
103 LSU 7 50 420 7.1 60.0
103 Stanford 8 57 521 7.1 65.1
103 UTSA 10 71 654 7.1 65.4
103 James Madison 13 92 902 7.1 69.4
107 Georgia State 9 65 532 7.2 59.1
107 Cincinnati 9 65 630 7.2 70.0
109 Texas State 12 87 763 7.3 63.6
109 USF 10 73 680 7.3 68.0
109 Middle Tennessee State 12 88 822 7.3 68.5
109 SMU 11 80 811 7.3 73.7
113 Louisville 10 74 648 7.4 64.8
113 Pittsburgh 11 81 742 7.4 67.5
115 Southern Miss 13 97 782 7.5 60.2
115 Oklahoma 8 60 573 7.5 71.6
117 UNLV 14 107 927 7.6 66.2
117 Louisiana-Monroe 11 84 739 7.6 67.2
117 Tulane 11 84 779 7.6 70.8
117 Wake Forest 12 91 851 7.6 70.9
121 UCF 9 69 532 7.7 59.1
121 Utah State 11 85 680 7.7 61.8
121 Miami (FL) 11 85 701 7.7 63.7
121 Hawaii 13 100 855 7.7 65.8
125 Missouri State 12 93 804 7.8 67.0
125 Arkansas 8 62 540 7.8 67.5
125 Kennesaw State 13 101 891 7.8 68.5
125 Virginia Tech 9 70 622 7.8 69.1
125 Louisiana Tech 13 101 1020 7.8 78.5
130 Mississippi State 9 72 622 8.0 69.1
131 California 12 98 819 8.2 68.3
132 UAB 10 83 701 8.3 70.1
132 UCLA 8 66 570 8.3 71.3
134 South Carolina 7 59 424 8.4 60.6
135 Toledo 13 111 971 8.5 74.7
136 Texas 7 61 516 8.7 73.7