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