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

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