2025 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Army 12 29 250 2.4 20.8
2 Indiana 15 54 396 3.6 26.4
3 Air Force 11 38 319 3.5 29.0
4 Wisconsin 12 43 361 3.6 30.1
4 Minnesota 12 45 361 3.8 30.1
6 Iowa 12 37 371 3.1 30.9
7 Rutgers 11 44 346 4.0 31.5
8 Northwestern 12 49 386 4.1 32.2
9 Massachusetts 11 53 399 4.8 36.3
10 Tulsa 11 51 405 4.6 36.8
11 Northern Illinois 11 45 408 4.1 37.1
12 Ball State 11 50 410 4.5 37.3
13 Illinois 12 55 453 4.6 37.8
14 Houston 12 52 456 4.3 38.0
15 Penn State 12 48 460 4.0 38.3
16 Kansas 11 54 422 4.9 38.4
17 Kansas State 11 46 423 4.2 38.5
18 Michigan 13 57 508 4.4 39.1
19 Alabama 14 63 567 4.5 40.5
20 Western Michigan 13 61 528 4.7 40.6
21 Ohio State 13 55 529 4.2 40.7
22 Iowa State 11 52 450 4.7 40.9
23 Clemson 12 52 493 4.3 41.1
24 Kentucky 11 57 472 5.2 42.9
25 Nebraska 12 56 520 4.7 43.3
25 Georgia Tech 12 66 520 5.5 43.3
27 Nevada 11 56 479 5.1 43.5
28 BYU 13 70 580 5.4 44.6
29 Akron 11 64 494 5.8 44.9
30 Georgia 13 61 585 4.7 45.0
31 Connecticut 12 56 550 4.7 45.8
31 Louisiana 12 71 550 5.9 45.8
33 Virginia 13 70 598 5.4 46.0
34 Charlotte 11 62 507 5.6 46.1
35 Florida State 11 62 509 5.6 46.3
36 Oklahoma State 11 58 513 5.3 46.6
36 Utah 12 70 559 5.8 46.6
38 Central Michigan 12 70 560 5.8 46.7
39 Buffalo 11 62 519 5.6 47.2
40 Kent State 11 65 520 5.9 47.3
41 North Texas 13 75 617 5.8 47.5
42 Florida 11 61 524 5.5 47.6
43 Oregon State 11 65 531 5.9 48.3
44 Purdue 11 56 532 5.1 48.4
44 Troy 13 70 629 5.4 48.4
46 Michigan State 11 62 534 5.6 48.5
47 Georgia Southern 12 61 583 5.1 48.6
48 Temple 11 54 536 4.9 48.7
49 Rice 12 56 586 4.7 48.8
50 Miami (OH) 13 72 638 5.5 49.1
51 Memphis 12 69 590 5.8 49.2
52 Navy 12 70 593 5.8 49.4
52 Ohio 12 76 593 6.3 49.4
54 Delaware 12 63 594 5.3 49.5
55 Missouri 12 63 595 5.3 49.6
56 Arizona 12 63 599 5.3 49.9
56 Colorado 12 68 599 5.7 49.9
58 Wyoming 11 66 560 6.0 50.9
59 Oregon 14 73 717 5.2 51.2
60 Notre Dame 12 66 622 5.5 51.8
60 New Mexico 12 74 621 6.2 51.8
62 NC State 12 65 623 5.4 51.9
63 New Mexico State 11 66 574 6.0 52.2
63 Old Dominion 12 72 626 6.0 52.2
65 Maryland 11 64 580 5.8 52.7
66 Colorado State 11 60 581 5.5 52.8
66 Boston College 11 70 581 6.4 52.8
68 Jacksonville State 13 72 689 5.5 53.0
69 Stanford 12 72 639 6.0 53.3
69 Eastern Michigan 11 68 586 6.2 53.3
71 Syracuse 11 68 592 6.2 53.8
72 South Alabama 11 69 594 6.3 54.0
73 Ole Miss 14 80 762 5.7 54.4
74 Washington 12 75 654 6.3 54.5
75 West Virginia 11 60 603 5.5 54.8
75 Arizona State 12 81 658 6.8 54.8
77 Western Kentucky 12 69 660 5.8 55.0
78 San Diego State 12 73 662 6.1 55.2
79 San Jose State 11 66 608 6.0 55.3
79 Texas Tech 13 87 719 6.7 55.3
81 USC 13 78 720 6.0 55.4
82 Tennessee 12 74 668 6.2 55.7
83 Coastal Carolina 12 82 669 6.8 55.8
84 FIU 12 77 675 6.4 56.3
85 Arkansas State 12 75 682 6.3 56.8
85 Washington State 12 80 681 6.7 56.8
87 Liberty 11 70 627 6.4 57.0
88 UCF 11 85 631 7.7 57.4
89 Miami (FL) 15 108 866 7.2 57.7
90 South Carolina 11 81 639 7.4 58.1
91 Marshall 11 74 644 6.7 58.5
92 UTEP 11 67 645 6.1 58.6
92 Sam Houston State 12 77 703 6.4 58.6
94 Louisville 12 78 715 6.5 59.6
94 East Carolina 12 84 715 7.0 59.6
96 USF 12 78 716 6.5 59.7
96 Florida Atlantic 11 77 657 7.0 59.7
98 Boise State 13 91 777 7.0 59.8
98 Hawaii 12 87 717 7.3 59.8
100 LSU 12 84 721 7.0 60.1
101 Mississippi State 12 84 726 7.0 60.5
102 Utah State 12 93 727 7.8 60.6
103 Vanderbilt 12 83 731 6.9 60.9
103 Texas State 12 85 731 7.1 60.9
105 Appalachian State 12 79 736 6.6 61.3
106 Fresno State 12 80 738 6.7 61.5
107 Texas A&M 12 89 739 7.4 61.6
107 Southern Miss 12 93 739 7.8 61.6
109 Georgia State 11 90 683 8.2 62.1
110 Baylor 11 68 687 6.2 62.5
111 Oklahoma 12 82 760 6.8 63.3
111 Bowling Green 11 76 696 6.9 63.3
111 TCU 12 84 760 7.0 63.3
111 Kennesaw State 13 92 823 7.1 63.3
111 California 12 94 759 7.8 63.3
116 Virginia Tech 11 78 697 7.1 63.4
117 North Carolina 11 75 701 6.8 63.7
118 Tulane 14 96 895 6.9 63.9
119 UAB 11 85 705 7.7 64.1
120 UNLV 13 99 837 7.6 64.4
121 Missouri State 12 88 780 7.3 65.0
122 Cincinnati 12 86 781 7.2 65.1
123 UCLA 12 90 786 7.5 65.5
124 Auburn 11 89 724 8.1 65.8
125 Duke 13 87 863 6.7 66.4
126 Louisiana-Monroe 11 83 735 7.5 66.8
127 UTSA 12 89 833 7.4 69.4
128 Pittsburgh 12 92 836 7.7 69.7
128 Texas 13 108 906 8.3 69.7
130 SMU 12 83 837 6.9 69.8
131 Middle Tennessee State 11 84 772 7.6 70.2
132 Arkansas 11 90 784 8.2 71.3
133 James Madison 13 99 940 7.6 72.3
134 Wake Forest 12 93 881 7.8 73.4
135 Toledo 12 104 906 8.7 75.5
136 Louisiana Tech 12 96 970 8.0 80.8