2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - All Games through 10/10/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Nevada 5 44 427 8.8 85.4
2 Mississippi State 5 44 423 8.8 84.6
3 Georgia Tech 5 42 422 8.4 84.4
4 California 6 50 478 8.3 79.7
5 Duke 5 45 395 9.0 79.0
6 Missouri State 5 37 390 7.4 78.0
7 Maryland 6 58 465 9.7 77.5
7 Jacksonville State 6 56 465 9.3 77.5
9 UNLV 6 50 463 8.3 77.2
10 Liberty 6 53 461 8.8 76.8
11 Buffalo 6 51 460 8.5 76.7
12 Tennessee 6 48 453 8.0 75.5
13 James Madison 6 60 451 10.0 75.2
14 Miami (FL) 5 44 373 8.8 74.6
15 Texas State 5 39 370 7.8 74.0
16 Northwestern 5 43 364 8.6 72.8
17 Southern Miss 5 38 363 7.6 72.6
18 Missouri 6 48 434 8.0 72.3
19 Syracuse 5 42 360 8.4 72.0
20 Georgia Southern 6 45 425 7.5 70.8
21 UTSA 6 53 424 8.8 70.7
22 Eastern Michigan 7 54 483 7.7 69.0
23 New Mexico 5 41 344 8.2 68.8
24 Washington State 6 42 411 7.0 68.5
25 Ole Miss 5 42 339 8.4 67.8
25 Illinois 6 48 407 8.0 67.8
27 Bowling Green 6 43 405 7.2 67.5
28 SMU 5 39 337 7.8 67.4
29 Auburn 5 44 336 8.8 67.2
29 Louisiana Tech 5 35 336 7.0 67.2
31 Virginia Tech 6 46 400 7.7 66.7
32 UTEP 6 44 399 7.3 66.5
33 West Virginia 6 46 396 7.7 66.0
34 Western Michigan 6 41 394 6.8 65.7
35 San Diego State 6 48 390 8.0 65.0
36 Oregon State 6 42 384 7.0 64.0
37 Akron 6 36 381 6.0 63.5
38 Florida 6 40 380 6.7 63.3
38 North Dakota State 6 40 380 6.7 63.3
40 Louisville 6 42 379 7.0 63.2
41 Louisiana 6 41 376 6.8 62.7
42 Baylor 5 35 312 7.0 62.4
43 Pittsburgh 6 45 374 7.5 62.3
44 East Carolina 5 42 311 8.4 62.2
45 Sam Houston State 5 38 310 7.6 62.0
46 Utah State 6 41 371 6.8 61.8
47 Ball State 6 44 369 7.3 61.5
48 Clemson 5 33 306 6.6 61.2
49 Utah 5 35 304 7.0 60.8
50 UCF 6 47 363 7.8 60.5
51 Old Dominion 6 42 361 7.0 60.2
51 Arkansas State 6 39 361 6.5 60.2
53 Colorado 5 39 299 7.8 59.8
54 Massachusetts 6 44 358 7.3 59.7
54 Purdue 6 35 358 5.8 59.7
56 Florida Atlantic 5 37 297 7.4 59.4
56 Texas 5 33 297 6.6 59.4
58 New Mexico State 6 43 350 7.2 58.3
59 Kansas 5 33 290 6.6 58.0
60 Stanford 6 45 347 7.5 57.8
61 Florida State 6 41 345 6.8 57.5
62 Delaware 5 34 287 6.8 57.4
63 Iowa State 6 40 344 6.7 57.3
64 Kennesaw State 5 37 286 7.4 57.2
65 Troy 5 35 285 7.0 57.0
65 Washington 6 39 342 6.5 57.0
67 Marshall 6 41 340 6.8 56.7
68 Arkansas 6 42 338 7.0 56.3
68 Coastal Carolina 6 36 338 6.0 56.3
70 Colorado State 5 29 278 5.8 55.6
71 Texas Tech 5 33 276 6.6 55.2
72 Virginia 6 36 330 6.0 55.0
73 Wake Forest 6 41 329 6.8 54.8
73 Rutgers 5 30 274 6.0 54.8
75 Hawaii 6 36 326 6.0 54.3
76 NC State 6 37 323 6.2 53.8
77 Alabama 6 39 322 6.5 53.7
78 Central Michigan 6 38 321 6.3 53.5
79 South Carolina 6 42 320 7.0 53.3
79 Memphis 6 38 320 6.3 53.3
81 Appalachian State 5 34 266 6.8 53.2
82 Northern Illinois 5 25 264 5.0 52.8
83 USF 6 36 316 6.0 52.7
83 Sacramento State 6 34 316 5.7 52.7
85 Tulane 5 32 263 6.4 52.6
86 Iowa 6 41 315 6.8 52.5
87 Oklahoma 5 34 262 6.8 52.4
88 Cincinnati 5 34 259 6.8 51.8
88 Middle Tennessee State 5 29 259 5.8 51.8
90 Houston 6 38 307 6.3 51.2
90 North Carolina 5 30 256 6.0 51.2
92 Boise State 6 30 305 5.0 50.8
93 Fresno State 6 39 302 6.5 50.3
94 Charlotte 6 37 300 6.2 50.0
95 Tulsa 6 34 297 5.7 49.5
96 Boston College 5 27 247 5.4 49.4
97 UCLA 5 27 246 5.4 49.2
97 North Texas 6 32 295 5.3 49.2
99 San Jose State 6 38 294 6.3 49.0
99 Nebraska 6 31 294 5.2 49.0
101 Louisiana-Monroe 5 29 244 5.8 48.8
102 Ohio 6 36 292 6.0 48.7
103 Minnesota 6 35 290 5.8 48.3
103 Penn State 6 31 290 5.2 48.3
105 Connecticut 6 30 289 5.0 48.2
106 Arizona 6 36 288 6.0 48.0
106 South Alabama 6 33 288 5.5 48.0
108 Kent State 6 35 287 5.8 47.8
109 Ohio State 6 37 284 6.2 47.3
110 Texas A&M 6 41 282 6.8 47.0
111 Oklahoma State 5 27 233 5.4 46.6
111 Georgia State 5 24 233 4.8 46.6
113 Miami (OH) 6 33 275 5.5 45.8
114 FIU 5 30 225 6.0 45.0
115 Indiana 6 35 266 5.8 44.3
116 LSU 6 31 264 5.2 44.0
117 Vanderbilt 6 33 261 5.5 43.5
118 Kansas State 5 26 217 5.2 43.4
118 Oregon 5 25 217 5.0 43.4
120 Georgia 6 35 260 5.8 43.3
121 Temple 6 34 252 5.7 42.0
122 Kentucky 6 34 243 5.7 40.5
123 Wyoming 6 30 239 5.0 39.8
124 Notre Dame 6 27 231 4.5 38.5
125 USC 7 32 268 4.6 38.3
126 Army 5 26 189 5.2 37.8
127 Michigan State 6 28 223 4.7 37.2
127 Air Force 5 23 186 4.6 37.2
129 Michigan 5 24 180 4.8 36.0
130 TCU 5 23 169 4.6 33.8
131 Arizona State 5 19 166 3.8 33.2
132 Toledo 6 26 198 4.3 33.0
132 Navy 5 19 165 3.8 33.0
132 Western Kentucky 6 22 198 3.7 33.0
135 UAB 6 25 197 4.2 32.8
136 Rice 6 21 184 3.5 30.7
137 BYU 5 21 152 4.2 30.4
138 Wisconsin 5 18 149 3.6 29.8