2026 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/30/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Ole Miss 6 56 489 9.3 81.5
2 California 6 55 531 9.2 88.5
3 Tennessee 6 53 457 8.8 76.2
4 Mississippi State 6 51 473 8.5 78.8
5 Alabama 7 48 400 6.9 57.1
6 Georgia Tech 6 47 478 7.8 79.7
6 Pittsburgh 6 47 373 7.8 62.2
6 Colorado 6 47 355 7.8 59.2
9 Virginia Tech 6 46 428 7.7 71.3
9 Washington State 7 46 483 6.6 69.0
9 West Virginia 6 46 407 7.7 67.8
9 UCF 6 46 376 7.7 62.7
9 UCLA 7 46 433 6.6 61.9
14 Maryland 5 45 372 9.0 74.4
14 Utah 6 45 402 7.5 67.0
16 Kansas 5 44 406 8.8 81.2
16 Auburn 6 44 361 7.3 60.2
18 Miami (FL) 5 43 372 8.6 74.4
18 Louisville 6 43 403 7.2 67.2
20 Washington 6 42 371 7.0 61.8
21 Missouri 5 41 358 8.2 71.6
21 Boston College 6 41 420 6.8 70.0
21 Wake Forest 6 41 331 6.8 55.2
24 SMU 5 40 374 8.0 74.8
24 Stanford 5 40 343 8.0 68.6
24 Texas A&M 6 40 306 6.7 51.0
27 Illinois 5 39 333 7.8 66.6
27 Georgia 5 39 295 7.8 59.0
27 South Carolina 5 39 292 7.8 58.4
27 Cincinnati 5 39 273 7.8 54.6
31 Houston 6 37 317 6.2 52.8
31 Kentucky 6 37 271 6.2 45.2
33 Iowa 5 36 269 7.2 53.8
33 Texas 6 36 295 6.0 49.2
35 Syracuse 5 35 334 7.0 66.8
35 Virginia 6 35 307 5.8 51.2
35 Vanderbilt 6 35 306 5.8 51.0
35 LSU 6 35 304 5.8 50.7
39 Iowa State 5 34 295 6.8 59.0
39 Oklahoma 5 34 294 6.8 58.8
39 North Carolina 5 34 289 6.8 57.8
39 Arizona 5 34 284 6.8 56.8
43 NC State 5 33 317 6.6 63.4
43 Purdue 5 33 309 6.6 61.8
43 Baylor 6 33 300 5.5 50.0
46 Duke 5 32 326 6.4 65.2
47 Texas Tech 5 31 291 6.2 58.2
47 Oregon State 5 31 285 6.2 57.0
47 Utah State 5 31 270 6.2 54.0
47 Oregon 6 31 264 5.2 44.0
51 Kansas State 5 30 287 6.0 57.4
51 Clemson 5 30 269 6.0 53.8
51 Oklahoma State 5 30 255 6.0 51.0
54 Florida State 5 29 255 5.8 51.0
54 Northwestern 5 29 250 5.8 50.0
54 Arkansas 5 29 231 5.8 46.2
54 USC 6 29 223 4.8 37.2
58 UTSA 3 28 239 9.3 79.7
58 Minnesota 5 28 206 5.6 41.2
60 Penn State 4 27 218 6.8 54.5
60 Notre Dame 6 27 229 4.5 38.2
62 Fresno State 4 26 211 6.5 52.8
62 TCU 5 26 219 5.2 43.8
62 Michigan 5 26 218 5.2 43.6
65 Florida 5 25 252 5.0 50.4
65 Michigan State 5 25 222 5.0 44.4
65 Ohio State 5 25 211 5.0 42.2
65 Indiana 5 25 186 5.0 37.2
69 Nebraska 4 24 245 6.0 61.3
69 San Diego State 5 24 196 4.8 39.2
69 BYU 5 24 177 4.8 35.4
72 Texas State 4 23 209 5.8 52.3
73 Troy 2 22 195 11.0 97.5
73 Colorado State 4 22 199 5.5 49.8
73 Rutgers 5 22 188 4.4 37.6
76 Boise State 4 21 196 5.3 49.0
77 Louisiana Tech 2 20 191 10.0 95.5
77 Missouri State 2 20 186 10.0 93.0
79 UTEP 3 18 194 6.0 64.7
79 Wisconsin 4 18 148 4.5 37.0
81 Ball State 2 17 134 8.5 67.0
82 UNLV 1 16 152 16.0 152.0
83 Akron 2 15 160 7.5 80.0
83 San Jose State 2 15 104 7.5 52.0
85 Georgia Southern 2 14 145 7.0 72.5
85 Western Michigan 2 14 138 7.0 69.0
85 Arizona State 5 14 129 2.8 25.8
88 Central Michigan 1 13 107 13.0 107.0
88 Connecticut 2 13 121 6.5 60.5
88 Hawaii 2 13 115 6.5 57.5
88 Tulane 2 13 107 6.5 53.5
88 Delaware 2 13 97 6.5 48.5
93 Bowling Green 2 11 120 5.5 60.0
93 North Texas 2 11 118 5.5 59.0
93 Northern Illinois 2 11 110 5.5 55.0
96 Memphis 1 10 87 10.0 87.0
96 Southern Miss 1 10 73 10.0 73.0
96 Eastern Michigan 2 10 87 5.0 43.5
99 Ohio 1 9 65 9.0 65.0
99 Western Kentucky 2 9 81 4.5 40.5
99 Miami (OH) 2 9 78 4.5 39.0
102 Buffalo 1 8 96 8.0 96.0
102 Louisiana-Monroe 1 8 78 8.0 78.0
102 Louisiana 1 8 78 8.0 78.0
102 Tulsa 2 8 89 4.0 44.5
102 Toledo 2 8 78 4.0 39.0
107 Appalachian State 1 7 75 7.0 75.0
107 Coastal Carolina 1 7 70 7.0 70.0
107 New Mexico State 1 7 65 7.0 65.0
107 James Madison 1 7 55 7.0 55.0
107 Charlotte 1 7 52 7.0 52.0
107 New Mexico 1 7 50 7.0 50.0
107 Georgia State 1 7 48 7.0 48.0
107 Massachusetts 1 7 34 7.0 34.0
115 Middle Tennessee State 1 6 50 6.0 50.0
115 Sam Houston State 1 6 47 6.0 47.0
115 Old Dominion 1 6 32 6.0 32.0
115 East Carolina 1 6 29 6.0 29.0
115 Kent State 2 6 50 3.0 25.0
120 Marshall 1 4 45 4.0 45.0
120 Wyoming 1 4 36 4.0 36.0
120 Sacramento State 1 4 35 4.0 35.0
120 Temple 1 4 20 4.0 20.0
124 Arkansas State 1 3 35 3.0 35.0
124 Florida Atlantic 1 3 32 3.0 32.0
124 Kennesaw State 1 3 20 3.0 20.0
127 South Alabama 1 2 22 2.0 22.0
127 Rice 1 2 15 2.0 15.0
129 UAB 1 1 3 1.0 3.0