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

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