2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Maryland 5 49 405 9.8 81.0
2 Liberty 5 48 434 9.6 86.8
2 James Madison 5 48 386 9.6 77.2
4 Duke 4 38 340 9.5 85.0
4 Miami (FL) 4 38 319 9.5 79.8
6 Northwestern 4 37 319 9.3 79.8
7 California 5 46 438 9.2 87.6
8 Jacksonville State 5 45 370 9.0 74.0
9 Mississippi State 5 44 423 8.8 84.6
9 Auburn 5 44 336 8.8 67.2
11 Tennessee 5 43 408 8.6 81.6
11 Illinois 5 43 372 8.6 74.4
13 Georgia Tech 4 34 347 8.5 86.8
13 East Carolina 4 34 249 8.5 62.3
15 Ole Miss 5 42 339 8.4 67.8
16 UNLV 6 50 463 8.3 77.2
16 Syracuse 4 33 293 8.3 73.3
16 SMU 4 33 292 8.3 73.0
16 Colorado 4 33 244 8.3 61.0
20 Georgia Southern 5 41 390 8.2 78.0
21 Buffalo 4 32 323 8.0 80.8
21 Texas State 4 32 310 8.0 77.5
21 Missouri 5 40 363 8.0 72.6
21 Eastern Michigan 6 48 413 8.0 68.8
21 West Virginia 5 40 337 8.0 67.4
21 UTSA 5 40 319 8.0 63.8
27 Nevada 4 31 302 7.8 75.5
27 Southern Miss 4 31 294 7.8 73.5
27 Virginia Tech 5 39 355 7.8 71.0
27 Ball State 5 39 333 7.8 66.6
27 Pittsburgh 5 39 326 7.8 65.2
27 Troy 4 31 255 7.8 63.8
27 Sam Houston State 4 31 244 7.8 61.0
34 Missouri State 4 30 306 7.5 76.5
34 Utah 4 30 269 7.5 67.3
34 Massachusetts 4 30 253 7.5 63.3
34 Kansas 4 30 250 7.5 62.5
34 New Mexico 4 30 246 7.5 61.5
34 Appalachian State 4 30 236 7.5 59.0
34 Kennesaw State 4 30 233 7.5 58.3
34 Stanford 6 45 347 7.5 57.8
42 Western Michigan 5 37 360 7.4 72.0
42 New Mexico State 5 37 296 7.4 59.2
42 San Jose State 5 37 284 7.4 56.8
42 Iowa 5 37 280 7.4 56.0
46 Louisiana Tech 4 29 272 7.3 68.0
46 Texas Tech 4 29 259 7.3 64.8
46 Cincinnati 4 29 214 7.3 53.5
49 Louisiana 5 36 346 7.2 69.2
49 Bowling Green 5 36 343 7.2 68.6
49 Washington 5 36 322 7.2 64.4
49 UCF 5 36 305 7.2 61.0
49 San Diego State 5 36 292 7.2 58.4
54 Akron 5 35 371 7.0 74.2
54 Old Dominion 5 35 317 7.0 63.4
54 Louisville 5 35 315 7.0 63.0
54 Oregon State 5 35 304 7.0 60.8
54 Charlotte 5 35 290 7.0 58.0
59 Delaware 4 27 232 6.8 58.0
59 Wake Forest 6 41 329 6.8 54.8
59 Ohio 5 34 272 6.8 54.4
59 Oklahoma 5 34 262 6.8 52.4
59 Georgia 5 34 250 6.8 50.0
59 FIU 4 27 189 6.8 47.3
59 Texas A&M 6 41 282 6.8 47.0
66 Washington State 5 33 353 6.6 70.6
66 North Dakota State 5 33 338 6.6 67.6
66 Florida 5 33 325 6.6 65.0
66 Clemson 5 33 306 6.6 61.2
66 Utah State 5 33 300 6.6 60.0
66 Texas 5 33 297 6.6 59.4
66 Virginia 5 33 293 6.6 58.6
66 Iowa State 5 33 287 6.6 57.4
66 Arkansas 5 33 259 6.6 51.8
75 Alabama 6 39 322 6.5 53.7
75 Fresno State 6 39 302 6.5 50.3
77 Houston 5 32 263 6.4 52.6
77 Tulane 5 32 263 6.4 52.6
77 Central Michigan 5 32 251 6.4 50.2
77 South Carolina 5 32 237 6.4 47.4
81 Baylor 4 25 225 6.3 56.3
81 Louisiana-Monroe 4 25 217 6.3 54.3
81 Florida Atlantic 4 25 202 6.3 50.5
84 Arizona 5 31 256 6.2 51.2
84 Florida State 5 31 255 6.2 51.0
84 Ohio State 6 37 284 6.2 47.3
87 Nebraska 5 30 289 6.0 57.8
87 NC State 5 30 289 6.0 57.8
87 UTEP 5 30 288 6.0 57.6
87 Hawaii 6 36 326 6.0 54.3
87 Memphis 5 30 270 6.0 54.0
87 Kansas State 4 24 191 6.0 47.8
87 Vanderbilt 5 30 236 6.0 47.2
87 Temple 5 30 235 6.0 47.0
87 Kentucky 5 30 215 6.0 43.0
96 Colorado State 4 23 236 5.8 59.0
96 Boston College 4 23 228 5.8 57.0
96 Coastal Carolina 5 29 278 5.8 55.6
96 Oklahoma State 4 23 213 5.8 53.3
96 Miami (OH) 5 29 256 5.8 51.2
96 Minnesota 5 29 255 5.8 51.0
96 USF 5 29 249 5.8 49.8
96 Marshall 5 29 239 5.8 47.8
96 North Carolina 4 23 189 5.8 47.3
105 Purdue 5 28 291 5.6 58.2
105 Indiana 5 28 215 5.6 43.0
107 Arkansas State 5 27 264 5.4 52.8
107 North Texas 5 27 250 5.4 50.0
107 Tulsa 5 27 247 5.4 49.4
107 UCLA 5 27 246 5.4 49.2
107 LSU 5 27 232 5.4 46.4
112 Army 4 21 153 5.3 38.3
113 Connecticut 5 26 259 5.2 51.8
113 Penn State 6 31 290 5.2 48.3
113 Kent State 5 26 217 5.2 43.4
116 Boise State 5 25 255 5.0 51.0
116 Oregon 4 20 177 5.0 44.3
116 South Alabama 5 25 216 5.0 43.2
116 Middle Tennessee State 4 20 169 5.0 42.3
116 Rutgers 4 20 159 5.0 39.8
121 Northern Illinois 4 19 187 4.8 46.8
121 Air Force 4 19 166 4.8 41.5
121 Michigan 5 24 180 4.8 36.0
121 BYU 4 19 137 4.8 34.3
125 Michigan State 6 28 223 4.7 37.2
126 Sacramento State 5 23 199 4.6 39.8
126 USC 7 32 268 4.6 38.3
128 Notre Dame 6 27 231 4.5 38.5
129 Wyoming 5 22 178 4.4 35.6
130 Navy 4 17 155 4.3 38.8
131 Toledo 5 21 175 4.2 35.0
132 Western Kentucky 5 20 183 4.0 36.6
132 TCU 4 16 115 4.0 28.8
134 Georgia State 4 15 143 3.8 35.8
135 Rice 5 18 159 3.6 31.8
135 UAB 5 18 142 3.6 28.4
137 Arizona State 4 14 129 3.5 32.3
138 Wisconsin 4 12 99 3.0 24.8