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