2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/30/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Kent State 5 45 421 9.0 84.2
1 California 5 43 421 8.6 84.2
3 Tennessee 5 48 411 9.6 82.2
4 Ole Miss 5 47 407 9.4 81.4
5 James Madison 6 50 401 8.3 66.8
6 Old Dominion 5 42 395 8.4 79.0
7 SMU 5 40 374 8.0 74.8
8 Miami (FL) 5 43 372 8.6 74.4
9 Hawaii 5 39 371 7.8 74.2
10 Eastern Michigan 5 42 369 8.4 73.8
11 Virginia Tech 5 38 364 7.6 72.8
12 Alabama 6 42 360 7.0 60.0
13 Mississippi State 5 39 358 7.8 71.6
14 West Virginia 5 40 349 8.0 69.8
15 Stanford 5 40 343 8.0 68.6
15 Louisville 5 37 343 7.4 68.6
17 Jacksonville State 4 40 342 10.0 85.5
18 UCLA 5 36 337 7.2 67.4
19 Syracuse 5 35 334 7.0 66.8
20 Nevada 4 34 331 8.5 82.8
21 Kansas 4 34 330 8.5 82.5
22 Pittsburgh 5 38 323 7.6 64.6
23 Auburn 5 39 321 7.8 64.2
24 Kennesaw State 4 39 317 9.8 79.3
25 UCF 5 38 312 7.6 62.4
26 Boston College 4 29 311 7.3 77.8
27 Ball State 4 31 302 7.8 75.5
28 North Dakota State 5 30 301 6.0 60.2
29 New Mexico State 4 36 297 9.0 74.3
30 Maryland 4 36 296 9.0 74.0
31 Georgia 5 39 295 7.8 59.0
32 South Carolina 5 39 292 7.8 58.4
33 Washington 4 31 286 7.8 71.5
34 Delaware 4 30 285 7.5 71.3
35 Western Michigan 4 31 284 7.8 71.0
36 Georgia Southern 3 31 283 10.3 94.3
37 Missouri State 4 31 281 7.8 70.3
37 Wake Forest 5 33 281 6.6 56.2
39 Utah 4 30 278 7.5 69.5
39 Sacramento State 6 32 278 5.3 46.3
41 Georgia Tech 4 27 276 6.8 69.0
42 Houston 5 32 275 6.4 55.0
42 Navy 5 29 275 5.8 55.0
44 Kentucky 6 37 271 6.2 45.2
45 Iowa State 4 30 270 7.5 67.5
46 Missouri 4 30 269 7.5 67.3
47 Washington State 4 27 263 6.8 65.8
47 LSU 5 30 263 6.0 52.6
49 Kansas State 4 27 262 6.8 65.5
50 Buffalo 4 30 260 7.5 65.0
51 Purdue 4 29 259 7.3 64.8
52 Wyoming 5 31 257 6.2 51.4
53 Duke 4 25 255 6.3 63.8
53 Virginia 5 28 255 5.6 51.0
55 Sam Houston State 4 31 253 7.8 63.3
55 Baylor 5 27 253 5.4 50.6
57 Miami (OH) 4 31 252 7.8 63.0
57 Florida 5 25 252 5.0 50.4
59 Massachusetts 4 27 251 6.8 62.8
60 Colorado 4 30 246 7.5 61.5
61 Bowling Green 4 25 245 6.3 61.3
61 Nebraska 4 24 245 6.0 61.3
63 Texas A&M 5 31 244 6.2 48.8
64 Vanderbilt 5 28 242 5.6 48.4
65 Ohio 4 28 241 7.0 60.3
66 San Jose State 4 29 239 7.3 59.8
67 Cincinnati 4 32 236 8.0 59.0
68 Middle Tennessee State 4 30 232 7.5 58.0
68 Western Kentucky 4 23 232 5.8 58.0
70 Texas Tech 4 24 231 6.0 57.8
71 Texas 4 29 230 7.3 57.5
72 Arizona 4 27 228 6.8 57.0
72 Arkansas State 4 25 228 6.3 57.0
74 Iowa 4 30 224 7.5 56.0
75 Michigan State 5 25 222 5.0 44.4
76 Illinois 4 28 221 7.0 55.3
77 Penn State 4 27 218 6.8 54.5
78 Akron 4 21 216 5.3 54.0
79 Charlotte 4 25 214 6.3 53.5
80 USC 5 26 213 5.2 42.6
81 UTSA 4 28 211 7.0 52.8
82 Oregon 4 26 209 6.5 52.3
82 Louisiana 4 21 209 5.3 52.3
84 Oklahoma 4 23 204 5.8 51.0
85 Southern Miss 3 19 202 6.3 67.3
86 NC State 4 20 201 5.0 50.3
87 Florida Atlantic 4 25 200 6.3 50.0
87 Florida State 4 22 200 5.5 50.0
89 North Carolina 4 23 199 5.8 49.8
89 Ohio State 4 23 199 5.8 49.8
89 TCU 4 23 199 5.8 49.8
92 Clemson 4 24 194 6.0 48.5
93 Oklahoma State 4 23 189 5.8 47.3
94 Appalachian State 3 21 187 7.0 62.3
94 Tulsa 4 24 187 6.0 46.8
94 Rice 4 22 187 5.5 46.8
97 Indiana 5 25 186 5.0 37.2
98 Georgia State 3 16 185 5.3 61.7
99 FIU 3 25 184 8.3 61.3
99 East Carolina 3 23 184 7.7 61.3
99 Central Michigan 4 23 184 5.8 46.0
102 Utah State 3 20 183 6.7 61.0
103 Arkansas 4 22 181 5.5 45.3
104 Air Force 5 21 176 4.2 35.2
105 Texas State 3 19 174 6.3 58.0
105 Memphis 4 20 174 5.0 43.5
107 UNLV 3 18 173 6.0 57.7
108 New Mexico 3 18 172 6.0 57.3
109 Northwestern 4 20 170 5.0 42.5
110 Fresno State 3 21 167 7.0 55.7
111 Louisiana Tech 3 19 166 6.3 55.3
112 South Alabama 3 17 162 5.7 54.0
113 Rutgers 4 18 160 4.5 40.0
113 Army 5 24 160 4.8 32.0
115 Troy 4 19 155 4.8 38.8
116 BYU 4 21 152 5.3 38.0
117 Liberty 3 18 150 6.0 50.0
117 Oregon State 3 14 150 4.7 50.0
119 Wisconsin 4 18 148 4.5 37.0
120 Minnesota 4 22 146 5.5 36.5
121 UTEP 3 16 144 5.3 48.0
121 Toledo 4 20 144 5.0 36.0
123 Michigan 4 17 142 4.3 35.5
124 Coastal Carolina 3 14 133 4.7 44.3
124 USF 3 14 133 4.7 44.3
126 North Texas 4 16 131 4.0 32.8
127 San Diego State 4 16 126 4.0 31.5
128 Colorado State 3 14 125 4.7 41.7
129 Arizona State 4 13 124 3.3 31.0
130 UAB 3 12 114 4.0 38.0
130 Tulane 4 20 114 5.0 28.5
132 Louisiana-Monroe 3 12 112 4.0 37.3
133 Temple 3 15 111 5.0 37.0
134 Northern Illinois 3 13 108 4.3 36.0
135 Boise State 3 11 106 3.7 35.3
136 Marshall 3 11 103 3.7 34.3