2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 California 2 26 220 13.0 110.0
2 Georgia Tech 2 20 202 10.0 101.0
3 Liberty 2 19 199 9.5 99.5
4 Miami (FL) 2 22 192 11.0 96.0
5 Louisiana Tech 2 20 191 10.0 95.5
6 Illinois 2 20 181 10.0 90.5
7 Mississippi State 3 26 268 8.7 89.3
8 UTSA 2 17 178 8.5 89.0
9 Auburn 3 32 263 10.7 87.7
10 Oklahoma State 2 16 168 8.0 84.0
11 NC State 2 18 167 9.0 83.5
11 Louisiana 2 17 167 8.5 83.5
13 Texas State 3 24 241 8.0 80.3
14 Georgia Southern 2 18 160 9.0 80.0
14 Northwestern 1 9 80 9.0 80.0
14 Akron 2 15 160 7.5 80.0
17 Syracuse 2 17 159 8.5 79.5
18 Washington State 2 14 155 7.0 77.5
19 Duke 3 27 230 9.0 76.7
20 Purdue 2 16 153 8.0 76.5
20 Florida 2 15 153 7.5 76.5
22 Navy 1 9 75 9.0 75.0
22 Charlotte 2 17 150 8.5 75.0
24 Missouri 2 17 149 8.5 74.5
25 Pittsburgh 3 28 222 9.3 74.0
25 Maryland 2 17 148 8.5 74.0
27 Southern Miss 2 18 147 9.0 73.5
28 Louisiana-Monroe 2 16 145 8.0 72.5
29 Boise State 2 15 144 7.5 72.0
30 Nevada 2 16 143 8.0 71.5
31 Louisville 2 14 142 7.0 71.0
32 Kansas 2 17 141 8.5 70.5
33 Western Michigan 2 14 140 7.0 70.0
34 James Madison 2 19 137 9.5 68.5
34 SMU 2 14 137 7.0 68.5
34 Buffalo 2 12 137 6.0 68.5
37 East Carolina 3 28 204 9.3 68.0
37 Eastern Michigan 4 33 272 8.3 68.0
37 Tennessee 2 14 136 7.0 68.0
40 Oregon State 2 17 135 8.5 67.5
40 Tulsa 2 14 135 7.0 67.5
40 Missouri State 2 13 135 6.5 67.5
43 UNLV 3 23 202 7.7 67.3
44 New Mexico 2 16 134 8.0 67.0
44 Minnesota 2 13 134 6.5 67.0
46 South Carolina 2 19 133 9.5 66.5
46 San Diego State 2 15 133 7.5 66.5
48 Memphis 3 22 199 7.3 66.3
49 Ohio 3 24 196 8.0 65.3
50 Baylor 2 15 128 7.5 64.0
50 North Texas 3 20 192 6.7 64.0
52 North Dakota State 3 19 191 6.3 63.7
53 Appalachian State 2 17 126 8.5 63.0
54 Troy 2 15 125 7.5 62.5
55 Clemson 3 19 187 6.3 62.3
56 UCF 2 15 124 7.5 62.0
56 Utah 2 15 124 7.5 62.0
58 Colorado State 2 14 121 7.0 60.5
59 Oklahoma 3 23 180 7.7 60.0
59 Texas Tech 2 14 120 7.0 60.0
59 Texas 3 19 180 6.3 60.0
59 Bowling Green 2 11 120 5.5 60.0
63 Jacksonville State 3 23 178 7.7 59.3
64 West Virginia 2 16 118 8.0 59.0
65 Old Dominion 2 15 117 7.5 58.5
66 North Carolina 2 15 115 7.5 57.5
67 Alabama 3 21 171 7.0 57.0
68 Florida State 3 21 170 7.0 56.7
69 LSU 3 18 168 6.0 56.0
70 Florida Atlantic 3 20 167 6.7 55.7
71 Marshall 3 22 166 7.3 55.3
72 Northern Illinois 2 11 110 5.5 55.0
73 Colorado 2 17 109 8.5 54.5
73 Virginia Tech 2 14 109 7.0 54.5
73 Boston College 2 12 109 6.0 54.5
76 Texas A&M 3 24 162 8.0 54.0
77 Stanford 3 21 161 7.0 53.7
78 Wake Forest 3 20 160 6.7 53.3
79 Rutgers 3 20 159 6.7 53.0
79 Iowa 2 13 106 6.5 53.0
79 Ball State 2 12 106 6.0 53.0
79 Connecticut 2 11 106 5.5 53.0
83 Hawaii 3 19 158 6.3 52.7
84 Coastal Carolina 2 10 105 5.0 52.5
85 Ole Miss 3 23 155 7.7 51.7
86 Tulane 3 19 153 6.3 51.0
86 New Mexico State 2 11 102 5.5 51.0
88 Fresno State 3 19 145 6.3 48.3
89 USF 2 12 95 6.0 47.5
90 Cincinnati 2 14 94 7.0 47.0
90 Michigan 3 18 141 6.0 47.0
90 Indiana 2 11 94 5.5 47.0
90 UCLA 3 16 141 5.3 47.0
94 FIU 3 19 140 6.3 46.7
95 San Jose State 3 19 139 6.3 46.3
96 Arkansas 2 11 91 5.5 45.5
97 Air Force 1 5 45 5.0 45.0
97 Penn State 3 12 135 4.0 45.0
99 Middle Tennessee State 2 11 89 5.5 44.5
100 Utah State 2 11 87 5.5 43.5
101 Kennesaw State 2 12 85 6.0 42.5
101 Washington 2 11 85 5.5 42.5
103 Ohio State 3 18 127 6.0 42.3
104 Georgia 2 13 82 6.5 41.0
104 South Alabama 2 11 82 5.5 41.0
104 Vanderbilt 2 10 82 5.0 41.0
107 Western Kentucky 3 13 121 4.3 40.3
108 BYU 2 10 80 5.0 40.0
108 Sam Houston State 2 10 80 5.0 40.0
108 Arkansas State 2 7 80 3.5 40.0
111 Nebraska 2 10 79 5.0 39.5
111 Wisconsin 2 8 79 4.0 39.5
113 Miami (OH) 2 9 78 4.5 39.0
113 Sacramento State 3 13 117 4.3 39.0
113 Toledo 2 8 78 4.0 39.0
116 Houston 2 10 77 5.0 38.5
117 Wyoming 2 7 76 3.5 38.0
118 Arizona 2 10 74 5.0 37.0
118 UTEP 2 7 74 3.5 37.0
120 Notre Dame 3 12 110 4.0 36.7
121 Temple 2 10 70 5.0 35.0
122 Massachusetts 1 7 34 7.0 34.0
123 Iowa State 2 9 67 4.5 33.5
124 Delaware 2 11 66 5.5 33.0
125 Virginia 2 9 65 4.5 32.5
125 Rice 2 6 65 3.0 32.5
127 Georgia State 2 9 63 4.5 31.5
128 USC 4 15 124 3.8 31.0
129 Central Michigan 2 8 60 4.0 30.0
130 Kentucky 2 10 55 5.0 27.5
130 Oregon 2 5 55 2.5 27.5
132 Michigan State 3 13 81 4.3 27.0
133 Kansas State 2 8 45 4.0 22.5
133 Arizona State 2 5 45 2.5 22.5
135 Kent State 2 6 44 3.0 22.0
136 UAB 3 9 58 3.0 19.3
137 Army 1 3 15 3.0 15.0
137 TCU 2 5 30 2.5 15.0