2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games at Home Only through 10/30/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Georgia Tech 5 43 439 8.6 87.8
2 Tennessee 5 46 412 9.2 82.4
3 California 5 40 411 8.0 82.2
4 Texas State 5 40 391 8.0 78.2
5 Eastern Michigan 4 43 373 10.8 93.3
6 Kent State 4 37 350 9.3 87.5
7 South Carolina 5 45 344 9.0 68.8
8 SMU 5 40 342 8.0 68.4
9 Northwestern 5 39 339 7.8 67.8
10 Nevada 4 35 338 8.8 84.5
11 UTEP 4 37 335 9.3 83.8
11 Baylor 4 36 335 9.0 83.8
11 UCF 5 46 335 9.2 67.0
14 Sacramento State 5 35 328 7.0 65.6
15 West Virginia 5 41 327 8.2 65.4
16 Missouri State 4 33 325 8.3 81.3
17 Old Dominion 4 36 324 9.0 81.0
18 Middle Tennessee State 4 37 317 9.3 79.3
19 Auburn 4 42 316 10.5 79.0
20 Jacksonville State 4 37 309 9.3 77.3
20 Hawaii 4 33 309 8.3 77.3
20 Illinois 5 37 309 7.4 61.8
23 Arkansas State 4 33 308 8.3 77.0
24 UNLV 3 32 306 10.7 102.0
24 James Madison 5 47 306 9.4 61.2
26 Alabama 5 35 297 7.0 59.4
27 Kennesaw State 4 39 296 9.8 74.0
28 Texas 5 34 293 6.8 58.6
29 Pittsburgh 5 37 292 7.4 58.4
30 Delaware 4 33 290 8.3 72.5
31 Utah 5 35 289 7.0 57.8
32 Mississippi State 4 32 285 8.0 71.3
33 Florida Atlantic 4 35 280 8.8 70.0
34 Duke 4 33 279 8.3 69.8
35 Michigan 6 34 278 5.7 46.3
36 Wyoming 4 32 276 8.0 69.0
37 New Mexico 4 31 274 7.8 68.5
38 UTSA 4 39 272 9.8 68.0
39 UCLA 4 29 269 7.3 67.3
40 Central Michigan 5 28 268 5.6 53.6
41 Florida 4 30 265 7.5 66.3
41 Oregon State 4 25 265 6.3 66.3
41 Clemson 5 32 265 6.4 53.0
44 Stanford 5 32 262 6.4 52.4
45 Missouri 4 29 261 7.3 65.3
46 Buffalo 5 34 260 6.8 52.0
47 Utah State 3 28 259 9.3 86.3
48 Southern Miss 4 27 258 6.8 64.5
48 Colorado State 5 30 258 6.0 51.6
50 Florida State 4 30 255 7.5 63.8
50 Louisville 4 29 255 7.3 63.8
52 Iowa State 4 30 254 7.5 63.5
53 New Mexico State 4 32 253 8.0 63.3
53 Georgia 5 34 253 6.8 50.6
55 Indiana 5 34 252 6.8 50.4
56 Connecticut 4 27 251 6.8 62.8
56 Coastal Carolina 4 25 251 6.3 62.8
58 Kentucky 5 34 248 6.8 49.6
58 Washington 5 30 248 6.0 49.6
60 Kansas 4 28 247 7.0 61.8
61 North Dakota State 4 27 246 6.8 61.5
61 Rutgers 4 26 246 6.5 61.5
63 Syracuse 3 28 244 9.3 81.3
64 LSU 5 28 242 5.6 48.4
64 Purdue 5 25 242 5.0 48.4
66 Washington State 4 27 241 6.8 60.3
66 Vanderbilt 5 29 241 5.8 48.2
68 Virginia 5 26 240 5.2 48.0
69 Massachusetts 4 28 239 7.0 59.8
69 Bowling Green 4 26 239 6.5 59.8
71 San Diego State 4 30 237 7.5 59.3
71 Boston College 4 26 237 6.5 59.3
71 Minnesota 5 31 237 6.2 47.4
74 Maryland 4 30 235 7.5 58.8
75 Nebraska 5 26 234 5.2 46.8
76 Houston 4 29 230 7.3 57.5
77 Ohio State 4 29 227 7.3 56.8
78 Texas A&M 5 33 222 6.6 44.4
79 Arkansas 4 28 218 7.0 54.5
80 Cincinnati 4 32 217 8.0 54.3
81 Appalachian State 4 29 211 7.3 52.8
81 Kansas State 5 25 211 5.0 42.2
83 USC 5 25 209 5.0 41.8
84 Tulane 4 24 205 6.0 51.3
85 Oklahoma State 4 26 203 6.5 50.8
86 Liberty 3 25 202 8.3 67.3
86 Tulsa 4 28 202 7.0 50.5
88 Virginia Tech 4 26 201 6.5 50.3
89 North Texas 4 25 200 6.3 50.0
90 Oregon 4 23 198 5.8 49.5
91 Rice 4 20 197 5.0 49.3
92 Miami (OH) 4 23 194 5.8 48.5
93 Western Michigan 3 20 192 6.7 64.0
94 Iowa 4 26 190 6.5 47.5
95 Louisiana 4 21 189 5.3 47.3
96 East Carolina 3 27 187 9.0 62.3
97 Marshall 4 25 185 6.3 46.3
98 Miami (FL) 4 23 179 5.8 44.8
99 Louisiana Tech 4 20 177 5.0 44.3
100 Sam Houston State 4 21 172 5.3 43.0
100 Toledo 5 25 172 5.0 34.4
102 Georgia State 3 15 170 5.0 56.7
102 USF 4 26 170 6.5 42.5
104 FIU 4 25 169 6.3 42.3
105 Fresno State 3 20 168 6.7 56.0
106 Colorado 3 19 167 6.3 55.7
107 North Carolina 3 18 164 6.0 54.7
107 Ball State 3 17 164 5.7 54.7
107 Boise State 3 15 164 5.0 54.7
107 Texas Tech 4 22 164 5.5 41.0
111 Northern Illinois 3 16 162 5.3 54.0
112 Wake Forest 3 19 160 6.3 53.3
113 Charlotte 4 21 159 5.3 39.8
114 NC State 4 19 156 4.8 39.0
115 Georgia Southern 3 17 155 5.7 51.7
116 TCU 4 21 153 5.3 38.3
116 Temple 5 23 153 4.6 30.6
118 Penn State 4 19 152 4.8 38.0
119 Michigan State 5 23 147 4.6 29.4
120 South Alabama 3 19 146 6.3 48.7
121 Akron 3 14 145 4.7 48.3
122 Wisconsin 4 17 143 4.3 35.8
123 San Jose State 3 17 140 5.7 46.7
123 Air Force 4 17 140 4.3 35.0
125 Arizona State 4 17 139 4.3 34.8
126 Memphis 4 19 138 4.8 34.5
127 BYU 4 19 137 4.8 34.3
128 Arizona 4 20 136 5.0 34.0
129 Ohio 4 17 131 4.3 32.8
130 Army 4 18 129 4.5 32.3
131 Ole Miss 3 21 128 7.0 42.7
132 Oklahoma 3 16 122 5.3 40.7
132 Notre Dame 3 12 122 4.0 40.7
134 Troy 4 16 120 4.0 30.0
135 Western Kentucky 3 12 117 4.0 39.0
136 Louisiana-Monroe 3 14 111 4.7 37.0
137 Navy 3 11 110 3.7 36.7
138 UAB 4 13 100 3.3 25.0