2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games Lost Only through 10/30/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Washington State 7 46 483 6.6 69.0
2 Old Dominion 6 51 462 8.5 77.0
3 Akron 7 42 446 6.0 63.7
4 Hawaii 6 47 431 7.8 71.8
5 Georgia Tech 5 41 407 8.2 81.4
6 Kennesaw State 6 51 402 8.5 67.0
7 California 5 41 400 8.2 80.0
8 Nevada 4 42 387 10.5 96.8
9 Sam Houston State 7 47 380 6.7 54.3
10 Maryland 5 45 372 9.0 74.4
11 Charlotte 7 45 359 6.4 51.3
12 Northern Illinois 7 35 348 5.0 49.7
13 Missouri State 5 35 346 7.0 69.2
14 Southern Miss 5 36 344 7.2 68.8
15 UTEP 6 34 338 5.7 56.3
16 Ball State 5 39 333 7.8 66.6
17 Eastern Michigan 5 40 330 8.0 66.0
18 Sacramento State 7 36 327 5.1 46.7
19 Syracuse 4 32 314 8.0 78.5
20 Kent State 6 35 308 5.8 51.3
21 Colorado 5 38 306 7.6 61.2
22 Coastal Carolina 5 28 296 5.6 59.2
23 Kansas 4 32 290 8.0 72.5
24 Louisiana-Monroe 6 33 281 5.5 46.8
25 Georgia Southern 4 31 280 7.8 70.0
26 NC State 4 30 277 7.5 69.3
27 Navy 5 29 275 5.8 55.0
28 Bowling Green 6 30 274 5.0 45.7
29 Rice 7 30 267 4.3 38.1
30 Massachusetts 4 29 266 7.3 66.5
30 San Diego State 5 30 266 6.0 53.2
32 New Mexico State 5 32 262 6.4 52.4
33 Troy 4 28 254 7.0 63.5
34 Central Michigan 5 34 253 6.8 50.6
35 Michigan State 6 28 252 4.7 42.0
36 FIU 4 31 250 7.8 62.5
37 East Carolina 4 36 248 9.0 62.0
38 Delaware 4 27 247 6.8 61.8
39 UCF 4 30 244 7.5 61.0
40 Vanderbilt 5 28 242 5.6 48.4
41 Washington 3 25 237 8.3 79.0
42 Illinois 3 25 234 8.3 78.0
43 Virginia 4 24 229 6.0 57.3
44 Utah State 5 26 228 5.2 45.6
45 Ole Miss 2 22 226 11.0 113.0
46 Western Kentucky 5 24 221 4.8 44.2
47 West Virginia 3 24 219 8.0 73.0
47 Colorado State 4 21 219 5.3 54.8
49 Auburn 3 27 218 9.0 72.7
49 San Jose State 4 28 218 7.0 54.5
49 Penn State 4 27 218 6.8 54.5
52 Louisiana 3 22 217 7.3 72.3
53 Stanford 4 26 210 6.5 52.5
54 Louisville 3 23 209 7.7 69.7
54 Texas State 3 22 209 7.3 69.7
54 Iowa State 4 24 209 6.0 52.3
54 Rutgers 5 26 209 5.2 41.8
58 Florida State 4 23 205 5.8 51.3
59 Texas A&M 4 24 204 6.0 51.0
60 Purdue 4 23 201 5.8 50.3
61 Arkansas State 4 20 199 5.0 49.8
62 Western Michigan 3 20 198 6.7 66.0
63 Kansas State 3 20 196 6.7 65.3
63 Arkansas 4 24 196 6.0 49.0
65 Louisiana Tech 2 20 191 10.0 95.5
66 Georgia State 3 20 188 6.7 62.7
66 Boston College 3 18 188 6.0 62.7
68 Middle Tennessee State 4 23 187 5.8 46.8
69 Tennessee 2 20 186 10.0 93.0
69 Buffalo 3 17 186 5.7 62.0
69 Temple 5 25 186 5.0 37.2
72 Tulane 4 25 184 6.3 46.0
73 Duke 2 17 175 8.5 87.5
74 UNLV 3 20 173 6.7 57.7
74 Clemson 3 17 173 5.7 57.7
76 South Carolina 3 22 172 7.3 57.3
77 Mississippi State 3 22 169 7.3 56.3
78 Memphis 2 19 167 9.5 83.5
79 Oklahoma State 2 14 162 7.0 81.0
79 Fresno State 3 19 162 6.3 54.0
79 Baylor 3 17 162 5.7 54.0
82 Connecticut 3 16 161 5.3 53.7
83 Virginia Tech 2 17 157 8.5 78.5
84 Ohio 2 19 156 9.5 78.0
85 TCU 4 19 154 4.8 38.5
86 Pittsburgh 3 20 147 6.7 49.0
87 Oklahoma 3 18 143 6.0 47.7
88 Miami (OH) 3 15 142 5.0 47.3
88 Tulsa 4 19 142 4.8 35.5
90 Oregon 3 16 140 5.3 46.7
91 Missouri 2 15 139 7.5 69.5
92 Oregon State 2 17 135 8.5 67.5
93 UAB 3 15 127 5.0 42.3
94 Alabama 2 15 122 7.5 61.0
94 North Carolina 3 15 122 5.0 40.7
96 Jacksonville State 2 16 119 8.0 59.5
96 Wisconsin 2 12 119 6.0 59.5
98 North Dakota State 2 12 118 6.0 59.0
98 North Texas 2 11 118 5.5 59.0
98 Marshall 3 11 118 3.7 39.3
101 Texas 2 14 117 7.0 58.5
102 James Madison 2 14 112 7.0 56.0
102 Florida Atlantic 3 13 112 4.3 37.3
104 SMU 1 11 110 11.0 110.0
104 Appalachian State 2 13 110 6.5 55.0
106 Florida 2 10 103 5.0 51.5
106 Wyoming 3 11 103 3.7 34.3
108 South Alabama 3 11 102 3.7 34.0
109 Cincinnati 2 12 101 6.0 50.5
110 Iowa 2 15 99 7.5 49.5
111 Minnesota 2 11 98 5.5 49.0
112 LSU 2 10 97 5.0 48.5
113 Liberty 1 8 92 8.0 92.0
114 Army 2 13 91 6.5 45.5
115 Boise State 1 10 90 10.0 90.0
116 Michigan 3 12 89 4.0 29.7
117 UTSA 1 8 88 8.0 88.0
117 USF 2 10 88 5.0 44.0
119 Georgia 1 11 85 11.0 85.0
120 Houston 2 10 82 5.0 41.0
121 USC 2 9 80 4.5 40.0
122 Wake Forest 1 7 75 7.0 75.0
123 Arizona State 3 7 71 2.3 23.7
124 Toledo 2 9 70 4.5 35.0
124 Air Force 2 9 70 4.5 35.0
124 Nebraska 2 7 70 3.5 35.0
127 Northwestern 1 8 60 8.0 60.0
128 Arizona 1 7 59 7.0 59.0
129 Texas Tech 1 5 55 5.0 55.0
130 Indiana 1 7 50 7.0 50.0
130 New Mexico 1 7 50 7.0 50.0
132 Kentucky 1 8 45 8.0 45.0
133 BYU 1 5 40 5.0 40.0
134 Notre Dame 1 4 35 4.0 35.0
135 Ohio State 1 2 12 2.0 12.0