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