2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 UTSA 3 30 283 10.0 94.3
2 Georgia Tech 3 28 277 9.3 92.3
3 Duke 2 22 180 11.0 90.0
4 Nevada 3 29 268 9.7 89.3
5 Louisiana Tech 3 26 255 8.7 85.0
5 Mississippi State 2 17 170 8.5 85.0
7 Texas State 3 24 241 8.0 80.3
8 North Carolina 2 18 157 9.0 78.5
9 New Mexico 3 27 232 9.0 77.3
10 San Diego State 3 27 231 9.0 77.0
11 Clemson 2 14 152 7.0 76.0
12 Liberty 3 24 226 8.0 75.3
13 NC State 2 20 150 10.0 75.0
13 California 2 16 150 8.0 75.0
15 Missouri 3 25 220 8.3 73.3
16 Missouri State 3 20 219 6.7 73.0
17 Illinois 3 25 216 8.3 72.0
17 Southern Miss 3 25 216 8.3 72.0
19 Baylor 3 25 215 8.3 71.7
19 Oregon State 3 24 215 8.0 71.7
21 UNLV 2 17 143 8.5 71.5
21 Florida 2 16 143 8.0 71.5
23 Washington State 3 23 213 7.7 71.0
24 Maryland 3 26 208 8.7 69.3
25 Jacksonville State 4 34 273 8.5 68.3
25 Sacramento State 3 20 205 6.7 68.3
27 East Carolina 3 28 204 9.3 68.0
28 Buffalo 3 20 203 6.7 67.7
29 James Madison 3 31 202 10.3 67.3
30 Syracuse 1 9 67 9.0 67.0
31 Louisiana 3 22 197 7.3 65.7
32 Ohio 3 24 196 8.0 65.3
33 Georgia Southern 3 22 195 7.3 65.0
34 Boise State 3 20 194 6.7 64.7
35 Arkansas 2 16 129 8.0 64.5
36 Pittsburgh 2 18 128 9.0 64.0
36 North Texas 3 20 192 6.7 64.0
38 Oklahoma State 3 20 188 6.7 62.7
39 Auburn 2 16 125 8.0 62.5
39 Northwestern 2 15 125 7.5 62.5
41 Eastern Michigan 3 23 187 7.7 62.3
41 Memphis 4 30 249 7.5 62.3
41 Northern Illinois 3 17 187 5.7 62.3
44 UTEP 3 21 186 7.0 62.0
44 Louisville 2 13 124 6.5 62.0
46 Tulsa 3 21 185 7.0 61.7
47 Florida State 2 15 123 7.5 61.5
48 UCF 3 26 182 8.7 60.7
48 Bowling Green 3 18 182 6.0 60.7
50 Ole Miss 2 16 121 8.0 60.5
51 Tennessee 3 19 181 6.3 60.3
52 Oklahoma 3 23 180 7.7 60.0
52 Texas 3 19 180 6.3 60.0
54 Middle Tennessee State 3 20 179 6.7 59.7
55 North Dakota State 3 20 178 6.7 59.3
56 South Carolina 2 15 118 7.5 59.0
56 West Virginia 3 22 177 7.3 59.0
56 Arkansas State 3 19 177 6.3 59.0
59 USF 2 15 117 7.5 58.5
59 Purdue 2 11 117 5.5 58.5
61 Kansas 2 13 116 6.5 58.0
61 Western Michigan 3 18 174 6.0 58.0
63 Louisiana-Monroe 3 20 172 6.7 57.3
64 Akron 3 16 170 5.3 56.7
65 Minnesota 3 19 169 6.3 56.3
66 Marshall 3 22 166 7.3 55.3
67 Coastal Carolina 3 17 165 5.7 55.0
68 Colorado 3 23 164 7.7 54.7
69 Colorado State 3 20 163 6.7 54.3
70 Miami (FL) 1 6 54 6.0 54.0
71 Old Dominion 3 22 161 7.3 53.7
72 Charlotte 3 19 160 6.3 53.3
73 Utah 3 20 159 6.7 53.0
74 Utah State 3 19 158 6.3 52.7
75 Appalachian State 3 21 156 7.0 52.0
75 New Mexico State 3 17 156 5.7 52.0
77 Troy 3 19 155 6.3 51.7
78 Texas A&M 2 17 103 8.5 51.5
79 Virginia Tech 3 21 154 7.0 51.3
79 South Alabama 3 19 154 6.3 51.3
81 Tulane 3 19 153 6.3 51.0
81 Georgia State 3 18 153 6.0 51.0
83 Alabama 2 13 101 6.5 50.5
84 Hawaii 2 13 99 6.5 49.5
85 Sam Houston State 3 17 146 5.7 48.7
86 Florida Atlantic 2 11 97 5.5 48.5
87 Fresno State 3 19 145 6.3 48.3
87 Indiana 3 18 145 6.0 48.3
89 UCLA 2 10 96 5.0 48.0
90 Ball State 3 17 142 5.7 47.3
91 Michigan 3 18 141 6.0 47.0
91 Iowa 3 17 141 5.7 47.0
93 FIU 3 19 140 6.3 46.7
94 Massachusetts 3 21 139 7.0 46.3
94 Cincinnati 3 19 139 6.3 46.3
96 Kennesaw State 3 19 138 6.3 46.0
97 Wyoming 3 15 137 5.0 45.7
98 LSU 2 10 91 5.0 45.5
99 Connecticut 3 15 136 5.0 45.3
100 SMU 1 6 45 6.0 45.0
100 Penn State 3 12 135 4.0 45.0
102 Virginia 2 10 89 5.0 44.5
103 Rutgers 2 12 88 6.0 44.0
104 Central Michigan 3 14 130 4.7 43.3
105 Houston 2 11 86 5.5 43.0
105 Wisconsin 3 14 129 4.7 43.0
107 Boston College 3 16 128 5.3 42.7
108 Wake Forest 2 13 85 6.5 42.5
109 Ohio State 3 18 127 6.0 42.3
110 Iowa State 3 16 124 5.3 41.3
111 Delaware 3 18 121 6.0 40.3
111 Western Kentucky 3 13 121 4.3 40.3
113 Texas Tech 2 11 77 5.5 38.5
114 Kent State 3 15 114 5.0 38.0
115 San Jose State 4 20 149 5.0 37.3
116 Notre Dame 3 12 110 4.0 36.7
117 Army 1 5 36 5.0 36.0
118 Vanderbilt 3 13 107 4.3 35.7
119 Washington 3 14 105 4.7 35.0
120 Toledo 3 13 101 4.3 33.7
121 Miami (OH) 3 13 97 4.3 32.3
122 Oregon 3 10 95 3.3 31.7
123 Stanford 1 7 31 7.0 31.0
124 Rice 3 9 90 3.0 30.0
125 Temple 3 14 87 4.7 29.0
126 USC 3 10 85 3.3 28.3
127 TCU 3 12 84 4.0 28.0
127 Kentucky 1 4 28 4.0 28.0
127 Nebraska 3 11 84 3.7 28.0
130 Michigan State 3 13 81 4.3 27.0
131 Georgia 2 7 50 3.5 25.0
132 Kansas State 3 10 71 3.3 23.7
133 Arizona 2 8 47 4.0 23.5
134 Arizona State 2 6 42 3.0 21.0
135 Air Force 1 4 20 4.0 20.0
135 BYU 2 5 40 2.5 20.0
137 UAB 3 9 58 3.0 19.3
138 Navy 1 2 10 2.0 10.0