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