2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 10/30/2026
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 47 | 401 | 9.4 | 80.2 |
| 2 | Liberty | 5 | 44 | 374 | 8.8 | 74.8 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 42 | 358 | 8.4 | 71.6 |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 5 | 41 | 349 | 8.2 | 69.8 |
| 5 | Utah | 5 | 40 | 362 | 8.0 | 72.4 |
| 6 | Missouri State | 5 | 39 | 356 | 7.8 | 71.2 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 39 | 306 | 7.8 | 61.2 |
| 6 | Delaware | 6 | 39 | 307 | 6.5 | 51.2 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 5 | 36 | 309 | 7.2 | 61.8 |
| 10 | Appalachian State | 5 | 35 | 296 | 7.0 | 59.2 |
| 11 | Duke | 4 | 34 | 299 | 8.5 | 74.8 |
| 11 | James Madison | 4 | 34 | 273 | 8.5 | 68.3 |
| 11 | UTSA | 4 | 34 | 237 | 8.5 | 59.3 |
| 14 | Connecticut | 5 | 33 | 319 | 6.6 | 63.8 |
| 15 | Kent State | 3 | 32 | 314 | 10.7 | 104.7 |
| 16 | Nevada | 4 | 31 | 296 | 7.8 | 74.0 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 4 | 31 | 259 | 7.8 | 64.8 |
| 16 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 31 | 252 | 7.8 | 63.0 |
| 16 | UCLA | 5 | 31 | 280 | 6.2 | 56.0 |
| 20 | New Mexico | 4 | 30 | 276 | 7.5 | 69.0 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 30 | 261 | 7.5 | 65.3 |
| 20 | Fresno State | 5 | 30 | 210 | 6.0 | 42.0 |
| 20 | Wake Forest | 5 | 30 | 201 | 6.0 | 40.2 |
| 24 | Ohio | 4 | 28 | 241 | 7.0 | 60.3 |
| 24 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 28 | 220 | 7.0 | 55.0 |
| 26 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 27 | 272 | 5.4 | 54.4 |
| 26 | San Jose State | 4 | 27 | 214 | 6.8 | 53.5 |
| 28 | Ball State | 3 | 26 | 242 | 8.7 | 80.7 |
| 28 | Virginia | 4 | 26 | 241 | 6.5 | 60.3 |
| 28 | Baylor | 4 | 26 | 238 | 6.5 | 59.5 |
| 28 | SMU | 4 | 26 | 229 | 6.5 | 57.3 |
| 28 | Wyoming | 5 | 26 | 241 | 5.2 | 48.2 |
| 28 | Sacramento State | 5 | 26 | 223 | 5.2 | 44.6 |
| 28 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 26 | 216 | 5.2 | 43.2 |
| 28 | USF | 4 | 26 | 169 | 6.5 | 42.3 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 3 | 25 | 224 | 8.3 | 74.7 |
| 36 | Stanford | 3 | 25 | 192 | 8.3 | 64.0 |
| 36 | Troy | 4 | 25 | 195 | 6.3 | 48.8 |
| 39 | UNLV | 3 | 24 | 236 | 8.0 | 78.7 |
| 39 | NC State | 3 | 24 | 222 | 8.0 | 74.0 |
| 39 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 24 | 219 | 8.0 | 73.0 |
| 39 | Missouri | 3 | 24 | 199 | 8.0 | 66.3 |
| 39 | Oregon State | 4 | 24 | 239 | 6.0 | 59.8 |
| 39 | Hawaii | 4 | 24 | 219 | 6.0 | 54.8 |
| 39 | Marshall | 4 | 24 | 186 | 6.0 | 46.5 |
| 46 | Western Michigan | 3 | 23 | 222 | 7.7 | 74.0 |
| 46 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 23 | 194 | 7.7 | 64.7 |
| 46 | Ohio State | 3 | 23 | 175 | 7.7 | 58.3 |
| 49 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 22 | 208 | 11.0 | 104.0 |
| 49 | Old Dominion | 2 | 22 | 205 | 11.0 | 102.5 |
| 49 | Massachusetts | 3 | 22 | 189 | 7.3 | 63.0 |
| 49 | Buffalo | 4 | 22 | 211 | 5.5 | 52.8 |
| 49 | Louisiana | 4 | 22 | 211 | 5.5 | 52.8 |
| 49 | Georgia | 3 | 22 | 142 | 7.3 | 47.3 |
| 49 | Memphis | 4 | 22 | 183 | 5.5 | 45.8 |
| 56 | Tennessee | 3 | 21 | 199 | 7.0 | 66.3 |
| 56 | Alabama | 3 | 21 | 175 | 7.0 | 58.3 |
| 56 | Arkansas | 3 | 21 | 168 | 7.0 | 56.0 |
| 59 | Utah State | 2 | 20 | 188 | 10.0 | 94.0 |
| 59 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 20 | 141 | 6.7 | 47.0 |
| 59 | Georgia State | 5 | 20 | 198 | 4.0 | 39.6 |
| 59 | Toledo | 5 | 20 | 178 | 4.0 | 35.6 |
| 63 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 19 | 144 | 9.5 | 72.0 |
| 63 | Auburn | 2 | 19 | 128 | 9.5 | 64.0 |
| 63 | Louisville | 3 | 19 | 176 | 6.3 | 58.7 |
| 63 | Texas State | 3 | 19 | 174 | 6.3 | 58.0 |
| 63 | Tulsa | 4 | 19 | 200 | 4.8 | 50.0 |
| 68 | North Carolina | 2 | 18 | 155 | 9.0 | 77.5 |
| 68 | Houston | 2 | 18 | 137 | 9.0 | 68.5 |
| 68 | Southern Miss | 3 | 18 | 197 | 6.0 | 65.7 |
| 68 | Ole Miss | 2 | 18 | 131 | 9.0 | 65.5 |
| 68 | Notre Dame | 4 | 18 | 168 | 4.5 | 42.0 |
| 73 | Bowling Green | 3 | 17 | 197 | 5.7 | 65.7 |
| 73 | Akron | 3 | 17 | 176 | 5.7 | 58.7 |
| 73 | FIU | 2 | 17 | 104 | 8.5 | 52.0 |
| 73 | Arkansas State | 3 | 17 | 153 | 5.7 | 51.0 |
| 73 | Washington | 3 | 17 | 134 | 5.7 | 44.7 |
| 73 | BYU | 4 | 17 | 122 | 4.3 | 30.5 |
| 79 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 16 | 150 | 8.0 | 75.0 |
| 79 | Clemson | 2 | 16 | 138 | 8.0 | 69.0 |
| 79 | Illinois | 2 | 16 | 132 | 8.0 | 66.0 |
| 79 | South Alabama | 3 | 16 | 142 | 5.3 | 47.3 |
| 79 | Arizona | 3 | 16 | 114 | 5.3 | 38.0 |
| 84 | East Carolina | 2 | 15 | 140 | 7.5 | 70.0 |
| 84 | Texas Tech | 2 | 15 | 139 | 7.5 | 69.5 |
| 84 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 15 | 146 | 5.0 | 48.7 |
| 84 | Texas A&M | 2 | 15 | 81 | 7.5 | 40.5 |
| 84 | Kansas State | 3 | 15 | 111 | 5.0 | 37.0 |
| 89 | California | 1 | 14 | 110 | 14.0 | 110.0 |
| 89 | Syracuse | 2 | 14 | 152 | 7.0 | 76.0 |
| 89 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 14 | 134 | 7.0 | 67.0 |
| 89 | Florida State | 2 | 14 | 118 | 7.0 | 59.0 |
| 89 | Air Force | 3 | 14 | 121 | 4.7 | 40.3 |
| 94 | Charlotte | 2 | 13 | 124 | 6.5 | 62.0 |
| 94 | Tulane | 2 | 13 | 115 | 6.5 | 57.5 |
| 94 | Iowa | 2 | 13 | 106 | 6.5 | 53.0 |
| 94 | Army | 3 | 13 | 92 | 4.3 | 30.7 |
| 98 | North Dakota State | 2 | 12 | 135 | 6.0 | 67.5 |
| 98 | Minnesota | 2 | 12 | 112 | 6.0 | 56.0 |
| 98 | UTEP | 2 | 12 | 104 | 6.0 | 52.0 |
| 98 | Rutgers | 2 | 12 | 99 | 6.0 | 49.5 |
| 102 | UCF | 1 | 11 | 86 | 11.0 | 86.0 |
| 102 | Kentucky | 2 | 11 | 85 | 5.5 | 42.5 |
| 102 | Arizona State | 3 | 11 | 92 | 3.7 | 30.7 |
| 105 | Boston College | 2 | 10 | 99 | 5.0 | 49.5 |
| 106 | Colorado | 1 | 9 | 49 | 9.0 | 49.0 |
| 106 | Boise State | 2 | 9 | 90 | 4.5 | 45.0 |
| 106 | Michigan | 2 | 9 | 78 | 4.5 | 39.0 |
| 106 | Rice | 2 | 9 | 78 | 4.5 | 39.0 |
| 106 | North Texas | 3 | 9 | 73 | 3.0 | 24.3 |
| 111 | Washington State | 1 | 8 | 87 | 8.0 | 87.0 |
| 111 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 8 | 86 | 4.0 | 43.0 |
| 111 | USC | 3 | 8 | 74 | 2.7 | 24.7 |
| 111 | Wisconsin | 3 | 8 | 58 | 2.7 | 19.3 |
| 115 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 7 | 61 | 7.0 | 61.0 |
| 115 | LSU | 1 | 7 | 44 | 7.0 | 44.0 |
| 115 | Temple | 2 | 7 | 31 | 3.5 | 15.5 |
| 118 | Central Michigan | 1 | 6 | 58 | 6.0 | 58.0 |
| 118 | TCU | 2 | 6 | 55 | 3.0 | 27.5 |
| 118 | UAB | 3 | 6 | 45 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 121 | Penn State | 1 | 5 | 60 | 5.0 | 60.0 |
| 121 | Mississippi State | 1 | 5 | 55 | 5.0 | 55.0 |
| 121 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 5 | 50 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 121 | Iowa State | 1 | 5 | 42 | 5.0 | 42.0 |
| 121 | South Carolina | 1 | 5 | 35 | 5.0 | 35.0 |
| 126 | Maryland | 1 | 4 | 39 | 4.0 | 39.0 |
| 126 | Oklahoma | 1 | 4 | 35 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 126 | Colorado State | 1 | 4 | 25 | 4.0 | 25.0 |
| 129 | Kansas | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 129 | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| 129 | Indiana | 2 | 3 | 20 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 132 | San Diego State | 1 | 2 | 25 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 132 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2.0 | 20.0 |