2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/10/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Eastern Michigan 7 54 483 7.7 69.0
2 Jacksonville State 6 56 465 9.3 77.5
3 UNLV 6 50 463 8.3 77.2
4 Liberty 6 53 461 8.8 76.8
5 Buffalo 6 51 460 8.5 76.7
6 James Madison 6 60 451 10.0 75.2
7 Nevada 5 44 427 8.8 85.4
8 Washington State 6 42 411 7.0 68.5
9 Bowling Green 6 43 405 7.2 67.5
10 Virginia Tech 6 46 400 7.7 66.7
11 UTEP 6 44 399 7.3 66.5
12 Duke 5 45 395 9.0 79.0
13 Georgia Southern 5 41 380 8.2 76.0
13 North Dakota State 6 40 380 6.7 63.3
15 Pittsburgh 6 45 374 7.5 62.3
16 California 5 38 368 7.6 73.6
17 Southern Miss 5 38 363 7.6 72.6
18 Old Dominion 6 42 361 7.0 60.2
18 Arkansas State 6 39 361 6.5 60.2
20 Syracuse 5 42 360 8.4 72.0
21 Massachusetts 6 44 358 7.3 59.7
22 Missouri 5 40 350 8.0 70.0
22 New Mexico State 6 43 350 7.2 58.3
24 Illinois 5 41 348 8.2 69.6
25 New Mexico 5 41 344 8.2 68.8
26 Maryland 4 42 340 10.5 85.0
26 Marshall 6 41 340 6.8 56.7
28 Tennessee 5 37 338 7.4 67.6
28 Coastal Carolina 6 36 338 6.0 56.3
30 SMU 5 39 337 7.8 67.4
31 UTSA 5 45 336 9.0 67.2
31 Western Michigan 5 36 336 7.2 67.2
33 Texas State 4 35 335 8.8 83.8
34 Virginia 6 36 330 6.0 55.0
35 Hawaii 6 36 326 6.0 54.3
36 San Diego State 5 40 320 8.0 64.0
37 USF 6 36 316 6.0 52.7
37 Sacramento State 6 34 316 5.7 52.7
39 Baylor 5 35 312 7.0 62.4
40 West Virginia 5 37 308 7.4 61.6
41 Auburn 4 40 306 10.0 76.5
42 Ole Miss 4 35 305 8.8 76.3
42 Boise State 6 30 305 5.0 50.8
44 Northwestern 4 35 304 8.8 76.0
44 Utah 5 35 304 7.0 60.8
46 Utah State 4 34 303 8.5 75.8
47 Louisiana 5 33 298 6.6 59.6
48 Florida Atlantic 5 37 297 7.4 59.4
49 Ohio 6 36 292 6.0 48.7
50 Connecticut 6 30 289 5.0 48.2
51 Delaware 5 34 287 6.8 57.4
52 East Carolina 4 36 282 9.0 70.5
53 Georgia Tech 4 28 280 7.0 70.0
54 Missouri State 4 25 279 6.3 69.8
55 Miami (OH) 6 33 275 5.5 45.8
56 Houston 5 33 272 6.6 54.4
57 Mississippi State 3 26 268 8.7 89.3
57 UCF 4 37 268 9.3 67.0
57 NC State 5 31 268 6.2 53.6
57 USC 7 32 268 4.6 38.3
61 Kennesaw State 4 34 266 8.5 66.5
61 Appalachian State 5 34 266 6.8 53.2
61 Iowa 5 32 266 6.4 53.2
61 South Alabama 5 31 266 6.2 53.2
61 Akron 5 25 266 5.0 53.2
66 Sam Houston State 4 32 263 8.0 65.8
66 Tulane 5 32 263 6.4 52.6
68 Kent State 5 32 262 6.4 52.4
69 Florida 4 28 261 7.0 65.3
70 San Jose State 5 33 260 6.6 52.0
71 Cincinnati 5 34 259 6.8 51.8
71 Middle Tennessee State 5 29 259 5.8 51.8
71 Nebraska 5 28 259 5.6 51.8
74 Wake Forest 5 34 254 6.8 50.8
75 Temple 6 34 252 5.7 42.0
76 Miami (FL) 4 31 251 7.8 62.8
77 Oregon State 4 25 249 6.3 62.3
78 Charlotte 5 30 248 6.0 49.6
79 North Texas 5 27 247 5.4 49.4
80 UCLA 5 27 246 5.4 49.2
81 Florida State 4 28 243 7.0 60.8
82 Wyoming 6 30 239 5.0 39.8
83 Tulsa 5 28 238 5.6 47.6
84 Ball State 4 27 235 6.8 58.8
84 Louisiana Tech 4 25 235 6.3 58.8
86 Memphis 5 28 233 5.6 46.6
86 Oklahoma State 5 27 233 5.4 46.6
86 Georgia State 5 24 233 4.8 46.6
89 Notre Dame 6 27 231 4.5 38.5
90 Minnesota 5 29 230 5.8 46.0
91 Arizona 5 29 229 5.8 45.8
92 Ohio State 4 29 227 7.3 56.8
93 FIU 5 30 225 6.0 45.0
94 North Carolina 4 26 224 6.5 56.0
95 Stanford 3 28 217 9.3 72.3
96 Texas Tech 4 26 216 6.5 54.0
97 Central Michigan 5 25 214 5.0 42.8
98 Arkansas 3 25 212 8.3 70.7
99 Georgia 5 30 210 6.0 42.0
100 Indiana 5 26 209 5.2 41.8
101 Texas 3 22 207 7.3 69.0
102 Colorado State 4 21 204 5.3 51.0
102 Northern Illinois 4 18 204 4.5 51.0
104 Rutgers 3 22 203 7.3 67.7
105 Toledo 6 26 198 4.3 33.0
106 UAB 6 25 197 4.2 32.8
107 Troy 4 26 195 6.5 48.8
108 Michigan State 5 25 193 5.0 38.6
109 Purdue 3 18 190 6.0 63.3
110 Army 5 26 189 5.2 37.8
111 Colorado 3 25 188 8.3 62.7
112 Penn State 4 21 187 5.3 46.8
113 Air Force 5 23 186 4.6 37.2
114 Iowa State 3 22 185 7.3 61.7
115 Oklahoma 3 23 180 7.7 60.0
116 Fresno State 4 25 175 6.3 43.8
116 Washington 4 22 175 5.5 43.8
118 Clemson 3 21 173 7.0 57.7
118 Boston College 4 20 173 5.0 43.3
120 LSU 4 21 167 5.3 41.8
121 Alabama 3 20 166 6.7 55.3
121 Louisiana-Monroe 4 21 166 5.3 41.5
121 Arizona State 5 19 166 3.8 33.2
124 Navy 5 19 165 3.8 33.0
125 Rice 5 19 164 3.8 32.8
126 Louisville 3 18 152 6.0 50.7
126 BYU 5 21 152 4.2 30.4
128 Vanderbilt 4 18 151 4.5 37.8
129 South Carolina 3 20 148 6.7 49.3
129 Kentucky 4 19 148 4.8 37.0
131 Michigan 4 19 146 4.8 36.5
132 Texas A&M 3 24 143 8.0 47.7
132 Kansas State 4 18 143 4.5 35.8
134 TCU 4 16 129 4.0 32.3
135 Kansas 3 13 120 4.3 40.0
136 Western Kentucky 4 13 117 3.3 29.3
137 Wisconsin 4 14 108 3.5 27.0
138 Oregon 1 5 40 5.0 40.0