2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - All Games through 09/19/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Auburn 3 32 263 10.7 87.7
2 James Madison 3 31 202 10.3 67.3
3 UTSA 3 30 283 10.0 94.3
3 California 3 30 260 10.0 86.7
5 Nevada 3 29 268 9.7 89.3
5 South Carolina 3 29 216 9.7 72.0
7 Georgia Tech 3 28 277 9.3 92.3
7 Miami (FL) 3 28 246 9.3 82.0
7 Pittsburgh 3 28 222 9.3 74.0
7 East Carolina 3 28 204 9.3 68.0
11 New Mexico 3 27 232 9.0 77.3
11 San Diego State 3 27 231 9.0 77.0
11 Duke 3 27 230 9.0 76.7
14 Mississippi State 3 26 268 8.7 89.3
14 Louisiana Tech 3 26 255 8.7 85.0
14 Syracuse 3 26 226 8.7 75.3
14 Maryland 3 26 208 8.7 69.3
14 UCF 3 26 182 8.7 60.7
19 Jacksonville State 4 34 273 8.5 68.3
20 Missouri 3 25 220 8.3 73.3
20 Illinois 3 25 216 8.3 72.0
20 Southern Miss 3 25 216 8.3 72.0
20 Baylor 3 25 215 8.3 71.7
20 Eastern Michigan 4 33 272 8.3 68.0
20 NC State 3 25 201 8.3 67.0
26 Texas State 3 24 241 8.0 80.3
26 Liberty 3 24 226 8.0 75.3
26 Oregon State 3 24 215 8.0 71.7
26 Ohio 3 24 196 8.0 65.3
26 Texas A&M 3 24 162 8.0 54.0
31 Purdue 3 23 220 7.7 73.3
31 Washington State 3 23 213 7.7 71.0
31 UNLV 3 23 202 7.7 67.3
31 Oklahoma 3 23 180 7.7 60.0
31 Colorado 3 23 164 7.7 54.7
31 Ole Miss 3 23 155 7.7 51.7
37 Northwestern 2 15 125 7.5 62.5
37 Memphis 4 30 249 7.5 62.3
39 Florida 3 22 208 7.3 69.3
39 Louisiana 3 22 197 7.3 65.7
39 Georgia Southern 3 22 195 7.3 65.0
39 North Carolina 3 22 182 7.3 60.7
39 West Virginia 3 22 177 7.3 59.0
39 Marshall 3 22 166 7.3 55.3
39 Old Dominion 3 22 161 7.3 53.7
46 Louisville 3 21 206 7.0 68.7
46 UTEP 3 21 186 7.0 62.0
46 Tulsa 3 21 185 7.0 61.7
46 Alabama 3 21 171 7.0 57.0
46 Florida State 3 21 170 7.0 56.7
46 Stanford 3 21 161 7.0 53.7
46 Appalachian State 3 21 156 7.0 52.0
46 Virginia Tech 3 21 154 7.0 51.3
46 Massachusetts 3 21 139 7.0 46.3
55 Missouri State 3 20 219 6.7 73.0
55 Buffalo 3 20 203 6.7 67.7
55 Boise State 3 20 194 6.7 64.7
55 North Texas 3 20 192 6.7 64.0
55 Oklahoma State 3 20 188 6.7 62.7
55 SMU 3 20 182 6.7 60.7
55 Kansas 3 20 181 6.7 60.3
55 Middle Tennessee State 3 20 179 6.7 59.7
55 Louisiana-Monroe 3 20 172 6.7 57.3
55 Arkansas 3 20 170 6.7 56.7
55 Florida Atlantic 3 20 167 6.7 55.7
55 Colorado State 3 20 163 6.7 54.3
55 Wake Forest 3 20 160 6.7 53.3
55 Rutgers 3 20 159 6.7 53.0
55 Utah 3 20 159 6.7 53.0
70 North Dakota State 4 26 233 6.5 58.3
71 Clemson 3 19 187 6.3 62.3
71 Tennessee 3 19 181 6.3 60.3
71 Texas 3 19 180 6.3 60.0
71 Arkansas State 3 19 177 6.3 59.0
71 Minnesota 3 19 169 6.3 56.3
71 USF 3 19 162 6.3 54.0
71 Charlotte 3 19 160 6.3 53.3
71 Hawaii 3 19 158 6.3 52.7
71 Utah State 3 19 158 6.3 52.7
71 Troy 3 19 155 6.3 51.7
71 South Alabama 3 19 154 6.3 51.3
71 Tulane 3 19 153 6.3 51.0
71 Fresno State 3 19 145 6.3 48.3
71 FIU 3 19 140 6.3 46.7
71 Cincinnati 3 19 139 6.3 46.3
71 Kennesaw State 3 19 138 6.3 46.0
87 Bowling Green 3 18 182 6.0 60.7
87 Sacramento State 4 24 234 6.0 58.5
87 Western Michigan 3 18 174 6.0 58.0
87 LSU 3 18 168 6.0 56.0
87 Georgia State 3 18 153 6.0 51.0
87 Indiana 3 18 145 6.0 48.3
87 Michigan 3 18 141 6.0 47.0
87 Texas Tech 3 18 137 6.0 45.7
87 Ohio State 3 18 127 6.0 42.3
87 Delaware 3 18 121 6.0 40.3
97 Northern Illinois 3 17 187 5.7 62.3
97 Coastal Carolina 3 17 165 5.7 55.0
97 New Mexico State 3 17 156 5.7 52.0
97 Sam Houston State 3 17 146 5.7 48.7
97 Ball State 3 17 142 5.7 47.3
97 Iowa 3 17 141 5.7 47.0
103 Navy 2 11 85 5.5 42.5
104 Akron 3 16 170 5.3 56.7
104 UCLA 3 16 141 5.3 47.0
104 Boston College 3 16 128 5.3 42.7
104 Iowa State 3 16 124 5.3 41.3
104 Houston 3 16 121 5.3 40.3
109 Wyoming 3 15 137 5.0 45.7
109 Connecticut 3 15 136 5.0 45.3
109 Kent State 3 15 114 5.0 38.0
109 San Jose State 4 20 149 5.0 37.3
109 Arizona 3 15 106 5.0 35.3
114 Central Michigan 3 14 130 4.7 43.3
114 Wisconsin 3 14 129 4.7 43.0
114 Washington 3 14 105 4.7 35.0
114 Georgia 3 14 92 4.7 30.7
114 Temple 3 14 87 4.7 29.0
114 Kentucky 3 14 83 4.7 27.7
120 Air Force 2 9 65 4.5 32.5
121 Western Kentucky 3 13 121 4.3 40.3
121 Vanderbilt 3 13 107 4.3 35.7
121 Toledo 3 13 101 4.3 33.7
121 Miami (OH) 3 13 97 4.3 32.3
121 Michigan State 3 13 81 4.3 27.0
126 Penn State 3 12 135 4.0 45.0
126 Notre Dame 3 12 110 4.0 36.7
126 Virginia 3 12 102 4.0 34.0
126 BYU 3 12 95 4.0 31.7
126 TCU 3 12 84 4.0 28.0
126 Army 2 8 51 4.0 25.5
132 USC 4 15 124 3.8 31.0
133 Nebraska 3 11 84 3.7 28.0
134 Oregon 3 10 95 3.3 31.7
134 Arizona State 3 10 82 3.3 27.3
134 Kansas State 3 10 71 3.3 23.7
137 Rice 3 9 90 3.0 30.0
137 UAB 3 9 58 3.0 19.3