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

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Jacksonville State 4 34 273 8.5 68.3
2 James Madison 3 31 202 10.3 67.3
3 UTSA 3 30 283 10.0 94.3
3 Memphis 4 30 249 7.5 62.3
5 Nevada 3 29 268 9.7 89.3
6 Georgia Tech 3 28 277 9.3 92.3
6 East Carolina 3 28 204 9.3 68.0
8 New Mexico 3 27 232 9.0 77.3
8 San Diego State 3 27 231 9.0 77.0
10 Louisiana Tech 3 26 255 8.7 85.0
10 Maryland 3 26 208 8.7 69.3
10 UCF 3 26 182 8.7 60.7
13 Texas State 3 25 251 8.3 83.7
13 Missouri 3 25 220 8.3 73.3
13 Illinois 3 25 216 8.3 72.0
13 Southern Miss 3 25 216 8.3 72.0
13 Baylor 3 25 215 8.3 71.7
18 Liberty 3 24 226 8.0 75.3
18 Oregon State 3 24 215 8.0 71.7
18 Ohio 3 24 196 8.0 65.3
21 Washington State 3 23 213 7.7 71.0
21 Eastern Michigan 3 23 187 7.7 62.3
21 Oklahoma 3 23 180 7.7 60.0
21 Colorado 3 23 164 7.7 54.7
25 Duke 2 22 180 11.0 90.0
25 Louisiana 3 22 197 7.3 65.7
25 Georgia Southern 3 22 195 7.3 65.0
25 West Virginia 3 22 177 7.3 59.0
25 Marshall 3 22 166 7.3 55.3
25 Old Dominion 3 22 161 7.3 53.7
31 UTEP 3 21 186 7.0 62.0
31 Tulsa 3 21 185 7.0 61.7
31 Appalachian State 3 21 156 7.0 52.0
31 Virginia Tech 3 21 154 7.0 51.3
31 Massachusetts 3 21 139 7.0 46.3
36 NC State 2 20 150 10.0 75.0
36 Missouri State 3 20 219 6.7 73.0
36 Sacramento State 3 20 205 6.7 68.3
36 Buffalo 3 20 203 6.7 67.7
36 Boise State 3 20 194 6.7 64.7
36 Oklahoma State 3 20 188 6.7 62.7
36 Middle Tennessee State 3 20 179 6.7 59.7
36 North Dakota State 3 20 178 6.7 59.3
36 Louisiana-Monroe 3 20 172 6.7 57.3
36 Colorado State 3 20 163 6.7 54.3
36 Utah 3 20 159 6.7 53.0
36 San Jose State 4 20 149 5.0 37.3
48 North Texas 3 19 182 6.3 60.7
48 Tennessee 3 19 181 6.3 60.3
48 Texas 3 19 180 6.3 60.0
48 Arkansas State 3 19 177 6.3 59.0
48 Minnesota 3 19 169 6.3 56.3
48 Charlotte 3 19 160 6.3 53.3
48 Utah State 3 19 158 6.3 52.7
48 Troy 3 19 155 6.3 51.7
48 South Alabama 3 19 154 6.3 51.3
48 Tulane 3 19 153 6.3 51.0
48 Fresno State 3 19 145 6.3 48.3
48 FIU 3 19 140 6.3 46.7
48 Cincinnati 3 19 139 6.3 46.3
48 Kennesaw State 3 19 138 6.3 46.0
62 North Carolina 2 18 157 9.0 78.5
62 Pittsburgh 2 18 128 9.0 64.0
62 Bowling Green 3 18 182 6.0 60.7
62 Western Michigan 3 18 174 6.0 58.0
62 Georgia State 3 18 153 6.0 51.0
62 Indiana 3 18 145 6.0 48.3
62 Michigan 3 18 141 6.0 47.0
62 Ohio State 3 18 127 6.0 42.3
62 Delaware 3 18 121 6.0 40.3
71 Mississippi State 2 17 170 8.5 85.0
71 UNLV 2 17 143 8.5 71.5
71 Northern Illinois 3 17 187 5.7 62.3
71 Coastal Carolina 3 17 165 5.7 55.0
71 New Mexico State 3 17 156 5.7 52.0
71 Texas A&M 2 17 103 8.5 51.5
71 Sam Houston State 3 17 146 5.7 48.7
71 Ball State 3 17 142 5.7 47.3
71 Iowa 3 17 141 5.7 47.0
80 California 2 16 150 8.0 75.0
80 Florida 2 16 143 8.0 71.5
80 Arkansas 2 16 129 8.0 64.5
80 Auburn 2 16 125 8.0 62.5
80 Ole Miss 2 16 121 8.0 60.5
80 Akron 3 16 170 5.3 56.7
80 Boston College 3 16 128 5.3 42.7
80 Iowa State 3 16 124 5.3 41.3
88 Northwestern 2 15 125 7.5 62.5
88 Florida State 2 15 123 7.5 61.5
88 South Carolina 2 15 118 7.5 59.0
88 USF 2 15 117 7.5 58.5
88 Wyoming 3 15 137 5.0 45.7
88 Connecticut 3 15 136 5.0 45.3
88 Kent State 3 15 114 5.0 38.0
95 Clemson 2 14 152 7.0 76.0
95 Central Michigan 3 14 130 4.7 43.3
95 Wisconsin 3 14 129 4.7 43.0
95 Washington 3 14 105 4.7 35.0
95 Temple 3 14 87 4.7 29.0
100 Louisville 2 13 124 6.5 62.0
100 Kansas 2 13 116 6.5 58.0
100 Alabama 2 13 101 6.5 50.5
100 Hawaii 2 13 99 6.5 49.5
100 Wake Forest 2 13 85 6.5 42.5
100 Western Kentucky 3 13 121 4.3 40.3
100 Vanderbilt 3 13 107 4.3 35.7
100 Toledo 3 13 101 4.3 33.7
100 Miami (OH) 3 13 97 4.3 32.3
100 Michigan State 3 13 81 4.3 27.0
110 Penn State 3 12 135 4.0 45.0
110 Rutgers 2 12 88 6.0 44.0
110 Notre Dame 3 12 110 4.0 36.7
110 TCU 3 12 84 4.0 28.0
114 Purdue 2 11 117 5.5 58.5
114 Florida Atlantic 2 11 97 5.5 48.5
114 Houston 2 11 86 5.5 43.0
114 Texas Tech 2 11 77 5.5 38.5
114 Nebraska 3 11 84 3.7 28.0
119 UCLA 2 10 96 5.0 48.0
119 LSU 2 10 91 5.0 45.5
119 Virginia 2 10 89 5.0 44.5
119 Oregon 3 10 95 3.3 31.7
119 USC 3 10 85 3.3 28.3
119 Kansas State 3 10 71 3.3 23.7
125 Syracuse 1 9 67 9.0 67.0
125 Rice 3 9 90 3.0 30.0
125 UAB 3 9 58 3.0 19.3
128 Arizona 2 8 47 4.0 23.5
129 Stanford 1 7 31 7.0 31.0
129 Georgia 2 7 50 3.5 25.0
131 Miami (FL) 1 6 54 6.0 54.0
131 SMU 1 6 45 6.0 45.0
131 Arizona State 2 6 42 3.0 21.0
134 Army 1 5 36 5.0 36.0
134 BYU 2 5 40 2.5 20.0
136 Kentucky 1 4 28 4.0 28.0
136 Air Force 1 4 20 4.0 20.0
138 Navy 1 2 10 2.0 10.0