2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games in August/September Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 UTSA 3 30 283 10.0 94.3
2 Georgia Tech 3 28 277 9.3 92.3
3 Nevada 3 29 268 9.7 89.3
3 Mississippi State 3 26 268 8.7 89.3
5 Auburn 3 32 263 10.7 87.7
6 California 3 30 260 10.0 86.7
7 Louisiana Tech 3 26 255 8.7 85.0
8 Miami (FL) 3 28 246 9.3 82.0
9 Texas State 3 24 241 8.0 80.3
10 New Mexico 3 27 232 9.0 77.3
11 San Diego State 3 27 231 9.0 77.0
12 Duke 3 27 230 9.0 76.7
13 Syracuse 3 26 226 8.7 75.3
13 Liberty 3 24 226 8.0 75.3
15 Pittsburgh 3 28 222 9.3 74.0
16 Missouri 3 25 220 8.3 73.3
16 Purdue 3 23 220 7.7 73.3
18 Missouri State 3 20 219 6.7 73.0
19 South Carolina 3 29 216 9.7 72.0
19 Illinois 3 25 216 8.3 72.0
19 Southern Miss 3 25 216 8.3 72.0
22 Baylor 3 25 215 8.3 71.7
22 Oregon State 3 24 215 8.0 71.7
24 Washington State 3 23 213 7.7 71.0
25 Maryland 3 26 208 8.7 69.3
25 Florida 3 22 208 7.3 69.3
27 Louisville 3 21 206 7.0 68.7
28 Jacksonville State 4 34 273 8.5 68.3
29 East Carolina 3 28 204 9.3 68.0
29 Eastern Michigan 4 33 272 8.3 68.0
31 Buffalo 3 20 203 6.7 67.7
32 James Madison 3 31 202 10.3 67.3
32 UNLV 3 23 202 7.7 67.3
34 NC State 3 25 201 8.3 67.0
35 Louisiana 3 22 197 7.3 65.7
36 Ohio 3 24 196 8.0 65.3
37 Georgia Southern 3 22 195 7.3 65.0
38 Boise State 3 20 194 6.7 64.7
39 North Texas 3 20 192 6.7 64.0
40 Oklahoma State 3 20 188 6.7 62.7
41 Northwestern 2 15 125 7.5 62.5
42 Memphis 4 30 249 7.5 62.3
42 Clemson 3 19 187 6.3 62.3
42 Northern Illinois 3 17 187 5.7 62.3
45 UTEP 3 21 186 7.0 62.0
46 Tulsa 3 21 185 7.0 61.7
47 UCF 3 26 182 8.7 60.7
47 North Carolina 3 22 182 7.3 60.7
47 SMU 3 20 182 6.7 60.7
47 Bowling Green 3 18 182 6.0 60.7
51 Kansas 3 20 181 6.7 60.3
51 Tennessee 3 19 181 6.3 60.3
53 Oklahoma 3 23 180 7.7 60.0
53 Texas 3 19 180 6.3 60.0
55 Middle Tennessee State 3 20 179 6.7 59.7
56 West Virginia 3 22 177 7.3 59.0
56 Arkansas State 3 19 177 6.3 59.0
58 Sacramento State 4 24 234 6.0 58.5
59 North Dakota State 4 26 233 6.5 58.3
60 Western Michigan 3 18 174 6.0 58.0
61 Louisiana-Monroe 3 20 172 6.7 57.3
62 Alabama 3 21 171 7.0 57.0
63 Florida State 3 21 170 7.0 56.7
63 Arkansas 3 20 170 6.7 56.7
63 Akron 3 16 170 5.3 56.7
66 Minnesota 3 19 169 6.3 56.3
67 LSU 3 18 168 6.0 56.0
68 Florida Atlantic 3 20 167 6.7 55.7
69 Marshall 3 22 166 7.3 55.3
70 Coastal Carolina 3 17 165 5.7 55.0
71 Colorado 3 23 164 7.7 54.7
72 Colorado State 3 20 163 6.7 54.3
73 Texas A&M 3 24 162 8.0 54.0
73 USF 3 19 162 6.3 54.0
75 Old Dominion 3 22 161 7.3 53.7
75 Stanford 3 21 161 7.0 53.7
77 Wake Forest 3 20 160 6.7 53.3
77 Charlotte 3 19 160 6.3 53.3
79 Rutgers 3 20 159 6.7 53.0
79 Utah 3 20 159 6.7 53.0
81 Hawaii 3 19 158 6.3 52.7
81 Utah State 3 19 158 6.3 52.7
83 Appalachian State 3 21 156 7.0 52.0
83 New Mexico State 3 17 156 5.7 52.0
85 Ole Miss 3 23 155 7.7 51.7
85 Troy 3 19 155 6.3 51.7
87 Virginia Tech 3 21 154 7.0 51.3
87 South Alabama 3 19 154 6.3 51.3
89 Tulane 3 19 153 6.3 51.0
89 Georgia State 3 18 153 6.0 51.0
91 Sam Houston State 3 17 146 5.7 48.7
92 Fresno State 3 19 145 6.3 48.3
92 Indiana 3 18 145 6.0 48.3
94 Ball State 3 17 142 5.7 47.3
95 Michigan 3 18 141 6.0 47.0
95 Iowa 3 17 141 5.7 47.0
95 UCLA 3 16 141 5.3 47.0
98 FIU 3 19 140 6.3 46.7
99 Massachusetts 3 21 139 7.0 46.3
99 Cincinnati 3 19 139 6.3 46.3
101 Kennesaw State 3 19 138 6.3 46.0
102 Texas Tech 3 18 137 6.0 45.7
102 Wyoming 3 15 137 5.0 45.7
104 Connecticut 3 15 136 5.0 45.3
105 Penn State 3 12 135 4.0 45.0
106 Central Michigan 3 14 130 4.7 43.3
107 Wisconsin 3 14 129 4.7 43.0
108 Boston College 3 16 128 5.3 42.7
109 Navy 2 11 85 5.5 42.5
110 Ohio State 3 18 127 6.0 42.3
111 Iowa State 3 16 124 5.3 41.3
112 Delaware 3 18 121 6.0 40.3
112 Houston 3 16 121 5.3 40.3
112 Western Kentucky 3 13 121 4.3 40.3
115 Kent State 3 15 114 5.0 38.0
116 San Jose State 4 20 149 5.0 37.3
117 Notre Dame 3 12 110 4.0 36.7
118 Vanderbilt 3 13 107 4.3 35.7
119 Arizona 3 15 106 5.0 35.3
120 Washington 3 14 105 4.7 35.0
121 Virginia 3 12 102 4.0 34.0
122 Toledo 3 13 101 4.3 33.7
123 Air Force 2 9 65 4.5 32.5
124 Miami (OH) 3 13 97 4.3 32.3
125 BYU 3 12 95 4.0 31.7
125 Oregon 3 10 95 3.3 31.7
127 USC 4 15 124 3.8 31.0
128 Georgia 3 14 92 4.7 30.7
129 Rice 3 9 90 3.0 30.0
130 Temple 3 14 87 4.7 29.0
131 TCU 3 12 84 4.0 28.0
131 Nebraska 3 11 84 3.7 28.0
133 Kentucky 3 14 83 4.7 27.7
134 Arizona State 3 10 82 3.3 27.3
135 Michigan State 3 13 81 4.3 27.0
136 Army 2 8 51 4.0 25.5
137 Kansas State 3 10 71 3.3 23.7
138 UAB 3 9 58 3.0 19.3