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