2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - All Games through 10/30/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 California 8 66 638 8.3 79.8
2 Eastern Michigan 9 71 626 7.9 69.6
3 Jacksonville State 8 74 615 9.3 76.9
4 Missouri State 8 63 611 7.9 76.4
5 James Madison 9 81 603 9.0 67.0
5 Kent State 9 66 603 7.3 67.0
7 Nevada 7 63 599 9.0 85.6
8 Tennessee 8 67 592 8.4 74.0
9 Old Dominion 8 64 556 8.0 69.5
10 UTSA 8 69 555 8.6 69.4
11 Georgia Tech 7 55 553 7.9 79.0
12 Washington State 8 55 541 6.9 67.6
13 Buffalo 8 61 534 7.6 66.8
14 Ole Miss 7 63 528 9.0 75.4
14 Mississippi State 7 56 528 8.0 75.4
16 West Virginia 8 62 526 7.8 65.8
16 Hawaii 8 57 526 7.1 65.8
18 Georgia Southern 7 57 523 8.1 74.7
19 New Mexico State 8 62 518 7.8 64.8
19 Virginia Tech 8 59 518 7.4 64.8
21 Western Michigan 8 54 516 6.8 64.5
22 Kennesaw State 8 65 510 8.1 63.8
23 Maryland 7 62 504 8.9 72.0
24 Pittsburgh 8 62 499 7.8 62.4
25 Ball State 8 56 497 7.0 62.1
26 UCF 8 64 494 8.0 61.8
27 Liberty 7 57 493 8.1 70.4
27 UNLV 7 53 493 7.6 70.4
29 Duke 7 54 490 7.7 70.0
29 Massachusetts 8 59 490 7.4 61.3
29 Sacramento State 9 53 490 5.9 54.4
32 Missouri 7 55 489 7.9 69.9
32 Louisiana 8 52 489 6.5 61.1
34 Louisiana Tech 7 51 486 7.3 69.4
35 Texas State 7 51 485 7.3 69.3
36 SMU 7 54 479 7.7 68.4
36 North Dakota State 8 50 479 6.3 59.9
38 Southern Miss 7 50 478 7.1 68.3
39 Syracuse 7 55 470 7.9 67.1
39 Arkansas State 8 51 470 6.4 58.8
41 Baylor 8 52 468 6.5 58.5
42 Louisville 7 50 467 7.1 66.7
42 Delaware 8 55 467 6.9 58.4
44 Miami (FL) 7 55 462 7.9 66.0
44 Bowling Green 8 49 462 6.1 57.8
46 Kansas 7 50 461 7.1 65.9
46 Middle Tennessee State 8 56 461 7.0 57.6
46 Alabama 8 55 461 6.9 57.6
49 Ohio 8 54 457 6.8 57.1
50 Akron 8 43 456 5.4 57.0
51 New Mexico 7 51 454 7.3 64.9
51 Oregon State 7 48 454 6.9 64.9
53 East Carolina 7 59 450 8.4 64.3
54 UTEP 7 48 449 6.9 64.1
55 Auburn 7 55 446 7.9 63.7
55 Sam Houston State 8 54 446 6.8 55.8
57 San Diego State 8 53 440 6.6 55.0
58 Boston College 7 45 439 6.4 62.7
59 Illinois 7 53 437 7.6 62.4
59 Utah 7 50 437 7.1 62.4
61 UCLA 7 46 433 6.6 61.9
62 Florida Atlantic 8 53 427 6.6 53.4
63 Houston 8 52 425 6.5 53.1
64 Charlotte 8 50 424 6.3 53.0
65 Memphis 8 50 423 6.3 52.9
66 Stanford 8 53 422 6.6 52.8
66 Virginia 8 46 422 5.8 52.8
68 Central Michigan 8 50 421 6.3 52.6
69 Appalachian State 7 49 418 7.0 59.7
70 Utah State 7 46 416 6.6 59.4
71 Troy 8 51 415 6.4 51.9
72 Northwestern 7 50 414 7.1 59.1
73 Florida State 7 47 413 6.7 59.0
74 South Carolina 7 54 410 7.7 58.6
74 Colorado 7 53 410 7.6 58.6
74 Texas 7 48 410 6.9 58.6
77 Miami (OH) 8 50 409 6.3 51.1
78 Tulsa 8 47 402 5.9 50.3
79 Clemson 7 46 401 6.6 57.3
80 Florida 7 41 395 5.9 56.4
81 Iowa State 7 46 394 6.6 56.3
81 Wyoming 8 46 394 5.8 49.3
83 Washington 7 45 391 6.4 55.9
83 Purdue 7 41 391 5.9 55.9
85 Connecticut 7 40 389 5.7 55.6
86 North Carolina 7 45 388 6.4 55.4
86 Coastal Carolina 7 40 388 5.7 55.4
86 San Jose State 8 49 388 6.1 48.5
89 LSU 8 44 386 5.5 48.3
90 Oklahoma 7 46 384 6.6 54.9
91 NC State 7 43 378 6.1 54.0
92 Oklahoma State 7 43 377 6.1 53.9
93 Cincinnati 7 51 375 7.3 53.6
94 Arkansas 7 47 373 6.7 53.3
94 Georgia State 7 37 373 5.3 53.3
96 Marshall 7 45 370 6.4 52.9
97 Western Kentucky 8 38 368 4.8 46.0
98 Texas A&M 8 50 367 6.3 45.9
99 Wake Forest 7 46 366 6.6 52.3
100 Iowa 7 47 365 6.7 52.1
101 Texas Tech 7 42 363 6.0 51.9
101 Rutgers 7 40 363 5.7 51.9
103 FIU 7 47 362 6.7 51.7
104 North Texas 8 40 358 5.0 44.8
105 Tulane 8 47 357 5.9 44.6
106 USF 7 44 354 6.3 50.6
107 Penn State 7 39 353 5.6 50.4
108 Kentucky 8 47 349 5.9 43.6
108 Vanderbilt 8 41 349 5.1 43.6
110 Northern Illinois 7 35 348 5.0 49.7
111 Georgia 7 46 345 6.6 49.3
112 South Alabama 7 38 338 5.4 48.3
113 Fresno State 7 44 337 6.3 48.1
114 Boise State 7 34 335 4.9 47.9
115 Colorado State 7 37 333 5.3 47.6
115 Kansas State 7 37 333 5.3 47.6
117 Arizona 7 42 331 6.0 47.3
117 Louisiana-Monroe 7 38 331 5.4 47.3
117 Indiana 8 43 331 5.4 41.4
120 Nebraska 7 35 329 5.0 47.0
121 Ohio State 7 41 326 5.9 46.6
122 Minnesota 7 41 315 5.9 45.0
123 Navy 7 33 305 4.7 43.6
124 Oregon 7 36 304 5.1 43.4
125 Michigan State 8 38 303 4.8 37.9
126 USC 8 36 298 4.5 37.3
127 Rice 8 33 292 4.1 36.5
128 Michigan 7 35 283 5.0 40.4
128 TCU 7 35 283 5.0 40.4
130 Toledo 8 37 280 4.6 35.0
131 Wisconsin 7 32 277 4.6 39.6
132 Army 7 39 272 5.6 38.9
133 Notre Dame 7 31 266 4.4 38.0
134 Temple 7 37 263 5.3 37.6
135 Air Force 7 30 241 4.3 34.4
136 BYU 7 30 232 4.3 33.1
137 UAB 7 28 227 4.0 32.4
138 Arizona State 7 25 213 3.6 30.4