2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 California 4 39 371 9.8 92.8
2 Mississippi State 4 39 368 9.8 92.0
3 Washington State 5 33 353 6.6 70.6
4 Georgia Tech 4 34 347 8.5 86.8
5 Maryland 4 41 333 10.3 83.3
6 Washington 5 36 322 7.2 64.4
7 Tennessee 4 34 318 8.5 79.5
8 Louisville 5 35 315 7.0 63.0
9 Virginia Tech 4 33 310 8.3 77.5
10 Illinois 4 34 303 8.5 75.8
10 Missouri 4 34 303 8.5 75.8
12 Ole Miss 4 35 300 8.8 75.0
13 Wake Forest 5 36 294 7.2 58.8
14 Stanford 4 34 288 8.5 72.0
15 Miami (FL) 3 32 283 10.7 94.3
16 West Virginia 4 30 277 7.5 69.3
17 Purdue 4 27 276 6.8 69.0
18 Utah 4 30 269 7.5 67.3
19 NC State 4 27 262 6.8 65.5
20 Alabama 5 32 261 6.4 52.2
21 Auburn 4 33 251 8.3 62.8
22 Pittsburgh 4 30 248 7.5 62.0
23 UCLA 5 27 246 5.4 49.2
24 UCF 4 29 245 7.3 61.3
24 Iowa State 4 28 245 7.0 61.3
26 Colorado 4 33 244 8.3 61.0
27 Arizona 4 28 241 7.0 60.3
27 Texas A&M 5 33 241 6.6 48.2
29 UTSA 3 28 239 9.3 79.7
30 Florida 4 24 237 6.0 59.3
31 Kansas 3 27 235 9.0 78.3
32 SMU 3 25 232 8.3 77.3
33 Duke 3 23 231 7.7 77.0
34 Clemson 4 25 229 6.3 57.3
35 Boston College 4 23 228 5.8 57.0
36 Utah State 4 26 225 6.5 56.3
37 Syracuse 3 22 224 7.3 74.7
38 Iowa 4 30 219 7.5 54.8
39 Vanderbilt 4 27 218 6.8 54.5
40 Oregon State 4 25 215 6.3 53.8
40 Virginia 4 25 215 6.3 53.8
42 Nebraska 3 20 210 6.7 70.0
42 Georgia 4 28 210 7.0 52.5
44 Texas Tech 3 22 204 7.3 68.0
45 South Carolina 4 27 202 6.8 50.5
46 Northwestern 3 22 200 7.3 66.7
47 Houston 4 23 199 5.8 49.8
48 Arkansas 4 24 196 6.0 49.0
49 Troy 2 22 195 11.0 97.5
50 UTEP 3 18 194 6.0 64.7
50 Notre Dame 5 23 194 4.6 38.8
52 USC 5 25 193 5.0 38.6
53 Louisiana Tech 2 20 191 10.0 95.5
54 Florida State 4 23 187 5.8 46.8
55 Missouri State 2 20 186 10.0 93.0
56 LSU 4 22 182 5.5 45.5
56 Texas 4 21 182 5.3 45.5
58 Minnesota 4 22 181 5.5 45.3
59 Oregon 4 20 177 5.0 44.3
60 Fresno State 3 21 176 7.0 58.7
61 Oklahoma 3 22 172 7.3 57.3
62 Kansas State 3 19 171 6.3 57.0
63 Ohio State 4 21 169 5.3 42.3
64 Boise State 3 17 166 5.7 55.3
65 Kentucky 4 24 165 6.0 41.3
66 Akron 2 15 160 7.5 80.0
67 Cincinnati 3 22 157 7.3 52.3
67 North Carolina 3 19 157 6.3 52.3
69 Penn State 3 19 155 6.3 51.7
70 UNLV 1 16 152 16.0 152.0
71 San Diego State 3 19 146 6.3 48.7
72 Georgia Southern 2 14 145 7.0 72.5
73 Colorado State 2 14 144 7.0 72.0
73 Baylor 3 16 144 5.3 48.0
75 Michigan State 3 15 142 5.0 47.3
76 Western Michigan 2 14 138 7.0 69.0
77 BYU 4 19 137 4.8 34.3
78 Ball State 2 17 134 8.5 67.0
79 Connecticut 2 13 121 6.5 60.5
79 Indiana 3 17 121 5.7 40.3
81 Bowling Green 2 11 120 5.5 60.0
82 North Texas 2 11 118 5.5 59.0
83 Hawaii 2 13 115 6.5 57.5
83 Michigan 3 15 115 5.0 38.3
85 Oklahoma State 3 14 111 4.7 37.0
86 Northern Illinois 2 11 110 5.5 55.0
87 Central Michigan 1 13 107 13.0 107.0
87 Tulane 2 13 107 6.5 53.5
89 TCU 3 14 105 4.7 35.0
90 San Jose State 2 15 104 7.5 52.0
91 Rutgers 3 12 99 4.0 33.0
92 Delaware 2 13 97 6.5 48.5
93 Buffalo 1 8 96 8.0 96.0
94 Texas State 2 11 94 5.5 47.0
95 Tulsa 2 8 89 4.0 44.5
96 Memphis 1 10 87 10.0 87.0
96 Eastern Michigan 2 10 87 5.0 43.5
98 Arizona State 3 8 82 2.7 27.3
99 Western Kentucky 2 9 81 4.5 40.5
100 Louisiana-Monroe 1 8 78 8.0 78.0
100 Louisiana 1 8 78 8.0 78.0
100 Miami (OH) 2 9 78 4.5 39.0
100 Toledo 2 8 78 4.0 39.0
104 Appalachian State 1 7 75 7.0 75.0
105 Southern Miss 1 10 73 10.0 73.0
106 Coastal Carolina 1 7 70 7.0 70.0
107 Ohio 1 9 65 9.0 65.0
107 New Mexico State 1 7 65 7.0 65.0
109 James Madison 1 7 55 7.0 55.0
110 Charlotte 1 7 52 7.0 52.0
111 New Mexico 1 7 50 7.0 50.0
111 Middle Tennessee State 1 6 50 6.0 50.0
111 Kent State 2 6 50 3.0 25.0
114 Georgia State 1 7 48 7.0 48.0
115 Sam Houston State 1 6 47 6.0 47.0
116 Marshall 1 4 45 4.0 45.0
117 Wyoming 1 4 36 4.0 36.0
118 Sacramento State 1 4 35 4.0 35.0
118 Arkansas State 1 3 35 3.0 35.0
120 Massachusetts 1 7 34 7.0 34.0
121 Old Dominion 1 6 32 6.0 32.0
121 Florida Atlantic 1 3 32 3.0 32.0
123 East Carolina 1 6 29 6.0 29.0
124 South Alabama 1 2 22 2.0 22.0
125 Temple 1 4 20 4.0 20.0
125 Kennesaw State 1 3 20 3.0 20.0
125 Wisconsin 2 4 20 2.0 10.0
128 Rice 1 2 15 2.0 15.0
129 UAB 1 1 3 1.0 3.0