2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/30/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 James Madison 9 81 603 9.0 67.0
2 Jacksonville State 8 74 615 9.3 76.9
3 Eastern Michigan 8 65 571 8.1 71.4
4 Old Dominion 8 64 556 8.0 69.5
5 Nevada 7 63 599 9.0 85.6
5 Kent State 8 63 578 7.9 72.3
7 Kennesaw State 7 62 490 8.9 70.0
7 New Mexico State 8 62 518 7.8 64.8
9 Buffalo 8 61 534 7.6 66.8
9 UTSA 7 61 467 8.7 66.7
11 Virginia Tech 8 59 518 7.4 64.8
11 Massachusetts 8 59 490 7.4 61.3
13 Liberty 7 57 493 8.1 70.4
13 Hawaii 8 57 526 7.1 65.8
15 Middle Tennessee State 8 56 461 7.0 57.6
16 Syracuse 7 55 470 7.9 67.1
16 Delaware 8 55 467 6.9 58.4
18 Duke 7 54 490 7.7 70.0
18 SMU 7 54 479 7.7 68.4
18 Ohio 8 54 457 6.8 57.1
21 Georgia Southern 6 53 478 8.8 79.7
21 UNLV 7 53 493 7.6 70.4
21 East Carolina 6 53 421 8.8 70.2
21 Sacramento State 9 53 490 5.9 54.4
25 Louisiana 8 52 489 6.5 61.1
25 Pittsburgh 7 52 422 7.4 60.3
25 Baylor 8 52 468 6.5 58.5
28 Missouri State 7 51 500 7.3 71.4
28 New Mexico 7 51 454 7.3 64.9
28 Arkansas State 8 51 470 6.4 58.8
31 Southern Miss 7 50 478 7.1 68.3
31 North Dakota State 8 50 479 6.3 59.9
31 Florida Atlantic 7 50 395 7.1 56.4
31 Miami (OH) 8 50 409 6.3 51.1
35 UCF 5 49 353 9.8 70.6
35 Western Michigan 7 49 458 7.0 65.4
35 Appalachian State 7 49 418 7.0 59.7
35 Bowling Green 8 49 462 6.1 57.8
35 San Jose State 8 49 388 6.1 48.5
40 UTEP 7 48 449 6.9 64.1
40 Sam Houston State 7 48 399 6.9 57.0
42 Texas State 6 47 450 7.8 75.0
42 FIU 7 47 362 6.7 51.7
42 Tulane 8 47 357 5.9 44.6
45 Maryland 5 46 379 9.2 75.8
45 Tennessee 6 46 409 7.7 68.2
45 Illinois 6 46 378 7.7 63.0
45 Wyoming 8 46 394 5.8 49.3
49 Utah 6 45 397 7.5 66.2
49 West Virginia 6 45 367 7.5 61.2
49 Washington 7 45 391 6.4 55.9
49 Marshall 7 45 370 6.4 52.9
49 San Diego State 7 45 370 6.4 52.9
54 USF 7 44 354 6.3 50.6
55 Washington State 6 43 404 7.2 67.3
55 Charlotte 7 43 372 6.1 53.1
57 Northwestern 6 42 354 7.0 59.0
57 Miami (FL) 6 42 340 7.0 56.7
57 Troy 7 42 325 6.0 46.4
60 Georgia Tech 6 41 411 6.8 68.5
60 Louisiana Tech 6 41 385 6.8 64.2
60 North Carolina 6 41 356 6.8 59.3
60 Georgia 6 41 295 6.8 49.2
60 Tulsa 7 41 343 5.9 49.0
60 Minnesota 7 41 315 5.9 45.0
66 Missouri 5 40 354 8.0 70.8
66 Connecticut 7 40 389 5.7 55.6
66 Coastal Carolina 7 40 388 5.7 55.4
66 Virginia 7 40 377 5.7 53.9
66 Memphis 7 40 336 5.7 48.0
71 Utah State 5 39 348 7.8 69.6
71 Ball State 6 39 363 6.5 60.5
71 Wake Forest 6 39 291 6.5 48.5
71 Army 7 39 272 5.6 38.9
75 California 5 38 368 7.6 73.6
75 Boston College 6 38 365 6.3 60.8
75 Oklahoma State 6 38 317 6.3 52.8
75 Iowa 6 38 316 6.3 52.7
75 Louisiana-Monroe 7 38 331 5.4 47.3
80 NC State 6 37 323 6.2 53.8
80 Georgia State 7 37 373 5.3 53.3
80 Central Michigan 7 37 314 5.3 44.9
80 Temple 7 37 263 5.3 37.6
80 Toledo 8 37 280 4.6 35.0
85 Stanford 5 36 292 7.2 58.4
85 UCLA 6 36 325 6.0 54.2
85 South Alabama 6 36 316 6.0 52.7
88 Mississippi State 4 35 343 8.8 85.8
88 Ohio State 5 35 272 7.0 54.4
88 Texas Tech 6 35 303 5.8 50.5
88 Arizona 6 35 272 5.8 45.3
88 North Texas 7 35 310 5.0 44.3
88 Fresno State 6 35 254 5.8 42.3
94 Rutgers 5 34 313 6.8 62.6
94 Clemson 5 34 268 6.8 53.6
94 LSU 6 34 289 5.7 48.2
94 Boise State 7 34 335 4.9 47.9
98 Houston 5 33 272 6.6 54.4
98 Navy 7 33 305 4.7 43.6
100 Alabama 5 32 269 6.4 53.8
100 Nebraska 6 32 294 5.3 49.0
100 Akron 7 32 341 4.6 48.7
100 Kentucky 6 32 254 5.3 42.3
100 USC 7 32 268 4.6 38.3
105 Oklahoma 4 31 270 7.8 67.5
105 Oregon State 5 31 319 6.2 63.8
105 Northern Illinois 6 31 298 5.2 49.7
105 Rice 7 31 272 4.4 38.9
109 Arkansas 4 30 247 7.5 61.8
109 Kansas 5 30 291 6.0 58.2
109 Cincinnati 5 30 220 6.0 44.0
109 Air Force 7 30 241 4.3 34.4
113 South Carolina 3 29 216 9.7 72.0
113 Western Kentucky 6 29 287 4.8 47.8
113 Colorado State 6 29 259 4.8 43.2
113 Kansas State 6 29 259 4.8 43.2
113 Michigan 6 29 233 4.8 38.8
118 Florida 4 28 261 7.0 65.3
118 Florida State 4 28 243 7.0 60.8
118 TCU 6 28 243 4.7 40.5
118 UAB 7 28 227 4.0 32.4
122 Ole Miss 3 27 213 9.0 71.0
122 Indiana 6 27 224 4.5 37.3
124 Louisville 4 26 240 6.5 60.0
124 Iowa State 4 26 210 6.5 52.5
124 Texas A&M 4 26 163 6.5 40.8
127 Colorado 3 25 188 8.3 62.7
128 Auburn 3 24 168 8.0 56.0
128 Purdue 4 24 223 6.0 55.8
130 Penn State 5 23 223 4.6 44.6
130 Vanderbilt 5 23 215 4.6 43.0
132 Texas 3 22 207 7.3 69.0
132 Oregon 4 22 171 5.5 42.8
132 Arizona State 6 22 184 3.7 30.7
135 Notre Dame 5 21 188 4.2 37.6
136 Wisconsin 5 20 158 4.0 31.6
137 Michigan State 4 19 127 4.8 31.8
137 BYU 5 19 137 3.8 27.4