2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games in October Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 UNLV 2 25 236 12.5 118.0
2 Maryland 2 24 197 12.0 98.5
3 Buffalo 2 20 186 10.0 93.0
3 Northwestern 2 20 179 10.0 89.5
5 Bowling Green 2 19 188 9.5 94.0
5 Georgia Southern 2 19 185 9.5 92.5
7 Western Michigan 2 18 162 9.0 81.0
7 Tennessee 2 18 157 9.0 78.5
7 San Jose State 2 18 145 9.0 72.5
10 Washington 2 17 167 8.5 83.5
10 Virginia Tech 2 17 157 8.5 78.5
10 New Mexico State 2 17 129 8.5 64.5
13 James Madison 2 16 153 8.0 76.5
13 Iowa State 2 16 151 8.0 75.5
13 Virginia 2 16 150 8.0 75.0
13 Syracuse 2 16 134 8.0 67.0
13 Fresno State 2 16 132 8.0 66.0
13 Illinois 2 16 132 8.0 66.0
13 Temple 2 16 125 8.0 62.5
13 Iowa 2 16 99 8.0 49.5
21 Jacksonville State 1 15 137 15.0 137.0
21 Sam Houston State 1 15 117 15.0 117.0
21 Nebraska 2 15 150 7.5 75.0
21 Eastern Michigan 2 15 141 7.5 70.5
21 Utah State 2 15 138 7.5 69.0
21 West Virginia 2 15 131 7.5 65.5
21 Missouri 2 15 130 7.5 65.0
21 Vanderbilt 2 15 110 7.5 55.0
29 California 2 14 155 7.0 77.5
29 North Dakota State 2 14 147 7.0 73.5
29 Akron 2 14 141 7.0 70.5
29 Massachusetts 2 14 134 7.0 67.0
29 Washington State 2 14 133 7.0 66.5
29 UAB 2 14 129 7.0 64.5
29 Arizona 2 14 126 7.0 63.0
29 Liberty 2 14 118 7.0 59.0
29 Miami (OH) 2 14 118 7.0 59.0
29 Georgia 2 14 110 7.0 55.0
29 Kentucky 2 14 110 7.0 55.0
40 Old Dominion 2 13 125 6.5 62.5
40 Houston 2 13 122 6.5 61.0
40 Arkansas State 2 13 119 6.5 59.5
40 Ball State 2 13 113 6.5 56.5
40 Kansas 2 13 109 6.5 54.5
40 Kent State 2 13 107 6.5 53.5
40 Arkansas 2 13 105 6.5 52.5
40 Ohio State 2 13 105 6.5 52.5
48 Florida Atlantic 1 12 95 12.0 95.0
48 Connecticut 2 12 113 6.0 56.5
48 South Alabama 2 12 112 6.0 56.0
48 Army 2 12 101 6.0 50.5
48 USC 2 12 94 6.0 47.0
48 UTEP 2 12 94 6.0 47.0
48 Charlotte 2 12 90 6.0 45.0
48 Texas A&M 2 12 85 6.0 42.5
48 Stanford 2 12 80 6.0 40.0
48 UTSA 2 12 80 6.0 40.0
48 Wake Forest 2 12 79 6.0 39.5
59 Duke 1 11 110 11.0 110.0
59 SMU 1 11 95 11.0 95.0
59 Kennesaw State 1 11 93 11.0 93.0
59 Ole Miss 1 11 92 11.0 92.0
59 Purdue 2 11 123 5.5 61.5
59 Hawaii 2 11 121 5.5 60.5
59 Pittsburgh 2 11 104 5.5 52.0
59 Louisville 2 11 88 5.5 44.0
59 Alabama 2 11 86 5.5 43.0
59 Central Michigan 2 11 84 5.5 42.0
59 Tulsa 2 11 82 5.5 41.0
59 Minnesota 2 11 81 5.5 40.5
59 San Diego State 2 11 76 5.5 38.0
72 Miami (FL) 1 10 91 10.0 91.0
72 Utah 1 10 90 10.0 90.0
72 Mississippi State 1 10 64 10.0 64.0
72 Florida 2 10 103 5.0 51.5
72 Penn State 2 10 103 5.0 51.5
72 Louisiana 2 10 96 5.0 48.0
72 UCF 2 10 95 5.0 47.5
72 USF 2 10 88 5.0 44.0
72 Florida State 2 10 85 5.0 42.5
72 Coastal Carolina 2 10 83 5.0 41.5
72 Rice 2 10 79 5.0 39.5
72 Ohio 2 10 76 5.0 38.0
84 Delaware 1 9 105 9.0 105.0
84 Oregon 1 9 78 9.0 78.0
84 NC State 2 9 95 4.5 47.5
84 Arizona State 2 9 84 4.5 42.0
84 Louisiana Tech 2 9 81 4.5 40.5
84 Air Force 2 9 80 4.5 40.0
84 Notre Dame 2 9 75 4.5 37.5
84 South Carolina 2 9 68 4.5 34.0
84 Toledo 2 9 62 4.5 31.0
84 BYU 2 9 57 4.5 28.5
94 Texas Tech 1 8 84 8.0 84.0
94 Kansas State 1 8 74 8.0 74.0
94 Cincinnati 1 8 70 8.0 70.0
94 New Mexico 1 8 62 8.0 62.0
94 Oklahoma 1 8 61 8.0 61.0
94 FIU 1 8 47 8.0 47.0
94 Michigan State 2 8 82 4.0 41.0
94 Oregon State 2 8 80 4.0 40.0
94 North Carolina 2 8 74 4.0 37.0
94 Memphis 2 8 71 4.0 35.5
94 North Texas 2 8 68 4.0 34.0
94 Indiana 2 8 64 4.0 32.0
106 Southern Miss 1 7 87 7.0 87.0
106 Nevada 1 7 79 7.0 79.0
106 Boston College 1 7 74 7.0 74.0
106 Texas 1 7 62 7.0 62.0
106 Texas State 1 7 59 7.0 59.0
106 TCU 1 7 40 7.0 40.0
106 Boise State 2 7 76 3.5 38.0
106 Marshall 2 7 73 3.5 36.5
106 Western Kentucky 2 7 62 3.5 31.0
106 Wyoming 2 7 42 3.5 21.0
116 Georgia Tech 1 6 71 6.0 71.0
116 Colorado State 1 6 70 6.0 70.0
116 Clemson 1 6 58 6.0 58.0
116 Colorado 1 6 51 6.0 51.0
116 Middle Tennessee State 1 6 50 6.0 50.0
116 East Carolina 1 6 45 6.0 45.0
116 Appalachian State 1 6 35 6.0 35.0
116 LSU 2 6 52 3.0 26.0
124 Missouri State 1 5 60 5.0 60.0
124 UCLA 1 5 45 5.0 45.0
124 Tulane 1 5 20 5.0 20.0
127 Oklahoma State 1 4 33 4.0 33.0
127 Auburn 1 4 30 4.0 30.0
127 Navy 2 4 40 2.0 20.0
130 Georgia State 1 3 45 3.0 45.0
130 Sacramento State 1 3 25 3.0 25.0
130 Louisiana-Monroe 1 3 25 3.0 25.0
130 Troy 1 3 25 3.0 25.0
130 Northern Illinois 1 3 24 3.0 24.0
135 Baylor 1 1 15 1.0 15.0
135 Michigan 1 1 5 1.0 5.0
135 Wisconsin 1 1 5 1.0 5.0
138 Rutgers 1 0 0 0.0 0.0