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