2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games Lost Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Akron 5 35 371 7.0 74.2
2 Washington State 5 33 353 6.6 70.6
3 Maryland 4 41 333 10.3 83.3
3 Ball State 5 39 333 7.8 66.6
5 Missouri State 4 30 306 7.5 76.5
6 Charlotte 6 37 300 6.2 50.0
7 Southern Miss 4 31 294 7.8 73.5
8 Nevada 3 31 289 10.3 96.3
9 UTEP 5 30 288 6.0 57.6
10 Hawaii 5 31 286 6.2 57.2
11 Georgia Southern 4 31 280 7.8 70.0
12 Georgia Tech 3 28 276 9.3 92.0
13 Old Dominion 4 29 267 7.3 66.8
14 Northern Illinois 5 25 264 5.0 52.8
15 Coastal Carolina 4 24 246 6.0 61.5
16 Sam Houston State 4 31 244 7.8 61.0
16 Louisiana-Monroe 5 29 244 5.8 48.8
18 San Diego State 4 28 241 7.0 60.3
19 California 3 25 240 8.3 80.0
20 Washington 3 25 237 8.3 79.0
21 Kansas 3 27 235 9.0 78.3
22 Illinois 3 25 234 8.3 78.0
23 Kennesaw State 4 30 233 7.5 58.3
24 Syracuse 3 22 224 7.3 74.7
25 NC State 3 24 222 8.0 74.0
26 West Virginia 3 24 219 8.0 73.0
27 Bowling Green 4 24 217 6.0 54.3
28 New Mexico State 4 26 212 6.5 53.0
29 Stanford 4 26 210 6.5 52.5
30 Louisville 3 23 209 7.7 69.7
30 Texas State 3 22 209 7.3 69.7
32 Delaware 3 22 202 7.3 67.3
33 Arkansas State 4 20 199 5.0 49.8
33 Sacramento State 5 23 199 4.6 39.8
35 Arkansas 4 24 196 6.0 49.0
36 Troy 2 22 195 11.0 97.5
36 Colorado 3 24 195 8.0 65.0
38 Louisiana Tech 2 20 191 10.0 95.5
39 Colorado State 3 17 189 5.7 63.0
40 Boston College 3 18 188 6.0 62.7
41 Eastern Michigan 3 23 187 7.7 62.3
42 Buffalo 3 17 186 5.7 62.0
43 Utah State 4 21 183 5.3 45.8
44 Temple 4 22 175 5.5 43.8
45 South Carolina 3 22 172 7.3 57.3
45 Michigan State 4 18 172 4.5 43.0
47 Auburn 2 20 168 10.0 84.0
47 Purdue 3 17 168 5.7 56.0
49 San Jose State 3 21 164 7.0 54.7
50 Connecticut 3 16 161 5.3 53.7
51 Louisiana 2 16 159 8.0 79.5
51 UCF 3 18 159 6.0 53.0
51 Iowa State 3 18 159 6.0 53.0
51 Rutgers 4 20 159 5.0 39.8
51 Rice 5 18 159 3.6 31.8
56 Virginia Tech 2 17 157 8.5 78.5
56 Kent State 4 19 157 4.8 39.3
58 Ohio 2 19 156 9.5 78.0
59 Penn State 3 19 155 6.3 51.7
60 Vanderbilt 3 20 154 6.7 51.3
61 Central Michigan 3 22 153 7.3 51.0
62 Western Kentucky 4 17 151 4.3 37.8
63 Kansas State 2 16 146 8.0 73.0
64 UNLV 2 17 143 8.5 71.5
65 Miami (OH) 3 15 142 5.0 47.3
66 Texas A&M 3 17 139 5.7 46.3
67 Western Michigan 2 14 138 7.0 69.0
68 Virginia 2 14 137 7.0 68.5
68 Florida State 3 17 137 5.7 45.7
70 Oregon State 2 17 135 8.5 67.5
70 Navy 3 15 135 5.0 45.0
72 Massachusetts 2 14 134 7.0 67.0
73 Clemson 2 12 133 6.0 66.5
74 Fresno State 2 14 127 7.0 63.5
74 Tulane 3 18 127 6.0 42.3
74 UAB 3 15 127 5.0 42.3
77 Jacksonville State 2 16 119 8.0 59.5
78 North Texas 2 11 118 5.5 59.0
78 Marshall 3 11 118 3.7 39.3
80 Tennessee 1 11 115 11.0 115.0
80 Middle Tennessee State 3 14 115 4.7 38.3
82 FIU 2 14 113 7.0 56.5
83 Tulsa 3 13 112 4.3 37.3
84 Oklahoma 2 14 111 7.0 55.5
85 Duke 1 11 110 11.0 110.0
85 SMU 1 11 110 11.0 110.0
85 Appalachian State 2 13 110 6.5 55.0
88 East Carolina 2 19 109 9.5 54.5
89 Oregon 2 11 108 5.5 54.0
90 TCU 3 14 105 4.7 35.0
91 Florida 2 10 103 5.0 51.5
91 Wyoming 3 11 103 3.7 34.3
93 Oklahoma State 1 9 102 9.0 102.0
94 Minnesota 2 11 98 5.5 49.0
95 LSU 2 10 97 5.0 48.5
96 North Dakota State 1 9 94 9.0 94.0
97 Liberty 1 8 92 8.0 92.0
97 Ole Miss 1 8 92 8.0 92.0
99 Army 2 13 91 6.5 45.5
100 Boise State 1 10 90 10.0 90.0
101 UTSA 1 8 88 8.0 88.0
101 USF 2 10 88 5.0 44.0
103 Memphis 1 10 87 10.0 87.0
104 Missouri 1 8 84 8.0 84.0
105 Wake Forest 1 7 75 7.0 75.0
106 Cincinnati 1 8 70 8.0 70.0
106 Toledo 2 9 70 4.5 35.0
108 Mississippi State 1 10 64 10.0 64.0
109 Texas 1 7 62 7.0 62.0
110 Northwestern 1 8 60 8.0 60.0
111 Arizona 1 7 59 7.0 59.0
112 Alabama 1 7 57 7.0 57.0
112 North Carolina 2 8 57 4.0 28.5
114 South Alabama 2 6 52 3.0 26.0
115 New Mexico 1 7 50 7.0 50.0
115 USC 1 5 50 5.0 50.0
117 Iowa 1 9 49 9.0 49.0
118 Georgia State 1 7 48 7.0 48.0
119 Baylor 1 6 47 6.0 47.0
120 Kentucky 1 8 45 8.0 45.0
120 Air Force 1 5 45 5.0 45.0
122 Arizona State 2 4 42 2.0 21.0
123 Wisconsin 1 4 41 4.0 41.0
124 Michigan 2 6 39 3.0 19.5
125 Houston 1 5 35 5.0 35.0
125 Nebraska 1 3 35 3.0 35.0
127 Florida Atlantic 1 3 32 3.0 32.0
128 Pittsburgh 1 3 22 3.0 22.0
129 Ohio State 1 2 12 2.0 12.0