2026 National Leaders Penalties - All Games through 10/10/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Notre Dame 6 18 166 3.0 27.7
2 Indiana 6 20 173 3.3 28.8
3 North Carolina 5 19 137 3.8 27.4
3 Kansas State 5 19 188 3.8 37.6
5 Rutgers 5 20 133 4.0 26.6
6 Temple 6 25 196 4.2 32.7
6 Illinois 6 25 232 4.2 38.7
6 Army 5 21 195 4.2 39.0
6 Michigan State 6 25 239 4.2 39.8
10 Penn State 6 26 256 4.3 42.7
11 Louisiana-Monroe 5 22 177 4.4 35.4
12 Fresno State 6 27 192 4.5 32.0
13 Colorado State 5 23 177 4.6 35.4
13 Delaware 5 23 226 4.6 45.2
13 Oklahoma State 5 23 242 4.6 48.4
16 Ohio 6 28 233 4.7 38.8
16 Eastern Michigan 7 33 304 4.7 43.4
18 Navy 5 24 199 4.8 39.8
18 Rice 6 29 242 4.8 40.3
18 Tulsa 6 29 270 4.8 45.0
18 Kentucky 6 29 279 4.8 46.5
22 USF 6 30 210 5.0 35.0
22 Western Kentucky 6 30 258 5.0 43.0
22 Arkansas State 6 30 267 5.0 44.5
25 Arizona State 5 26 220 5.2 44.0
25 Northern Illinois 5 26 231 5.2 46.2
25 Memphis 6 31 298 5.2 49.7
28 Louisiana 6 32 253 5.3 42.2
28 Texas A&M 6 32 254 5.3 42.3
28 Iowa State 6 32 282 5.3 47.0
28 NC State 6 32 285 5.3 47.5
28 Western Michigan 6 32 289 5.3 48.2
28 Virginia 6 32 310 5.3 51.7
34 Air Force 5 27 239 5.4 47.8
35 San Diego State 6 33 286 5.5 47.7
35 Georgia 6 33 310 5.5 51.7
35 Boise State 6 33 317 5.5 52.8
38 Wyoming 6 34 307 5.7 51.2
38 Minnesota 6 34 322 5.7 53.7
40 New Mexico 5 29 224 5.8 44.8
40 San Jose State 6 35 291 5.8 48.5
40 Texas Tech 5 29 263 5.8 52.6
40 Central Michigan 6 35 334 5.8 55.7
44 Bowling Green 6 36 311 6.0 51.8
44 Arizona 6 36 341 6.0 56.8
44 Buffalo 6 36 347 6.0 57.8
47 Wisconsin 5 31 256 6.2 51.2
47 West Virginia 6 37 309 6.2 51.5
47 Utah 5 31 266 6.2 53.2
47 Iowa 6 37 320 6.2 53.3
47 UAB 6 37 327 6.2 54.5
47 UTEP 6 37 336 6.2 56.0
47 Akron 6 37 342 6.2 57.0
47 Florida State 6 37 356 6.2 59.3
55 Arkansas 6 38 305 6.3 50.8
55 LSU 6 38 306 6.3 51.0
55 USC 7 44 390 6.3 55.7
55 South Carolina 6 38 351 6.3 58.5
59 Tulane 5 32 244 6.4 48.8
59 Nevada 5 32 275 6.4 55.0
59 Texas State 5 32 292 6.4 58.4
59 Southern Miss 5 32 294 6.4 58.8
59 Miami (FL) 5 32 295 6.4 59.0
64 UCF 6 39 304 6.5 50.7
64 South Alabama 6 39 349 6.5 58.2
64 Marshall 6 39 352 6.5 58.7
64 Oregon State 6 39 370 6.5 61.7
68 FIU 5 33 259 6.6 51.8
68 Oklahoma 5 33 276 6.6 55.2
68 BYU 5 33 284 6.6 56.8
68 TCU 5 33 301 6.6 60.2
68 Georgia State 5 33 303 6.6 60.6
68 Texas 5 33 311 6.6 62.2
74 Alabama 6 40 279 6.7 46.5
74 New Mexico State 6 40 307 6.7 51.2
74 Ohio State 6 40 314 6.7 52.3
74 Jacksonville State 6 40 348 6.7 58.0
78 Charlotte 6 41 287 6.8 47.8
78 Purdue 6 41 327 6.8 54.5
78 Tennessee 6 41 342 6.8 57.0
78 Houston 6 41 349 6.8 58.2
78 North Dakota State 6 41 355 6.8 59.2
78 Louisiana Tech 5 34 303 6.8 60.6
78 Oregon 5 34 316 6.8 63.2
78 Missouri 6 41 387 6.8 64.5
86 Boston College 5 35 297 7.0 59.4
86 Miami (OH) 6 42 367 7.0 61.2
86 Clemson 5 35 320 7.0 64.0
86 Georgia Southern 6 42 394 7.0 65.7
86 Sacramento State 6 42 410 7.0 68.3
86 James Madison 6 42 428 7.0 71.3
92 Hawaii 6 43 319 7.2 53.2
92 Appalachian State 5 36 285 7.2 57.0
92 Stanford 6 43 358 7.2 59.7
92 Old Dominion 6 43 381 7.2 63.5
92 Cincinnati 5 36 332 7.2 66.4
92 UNLV 6 43 429 7.2 71.5
92 Louisville 6 43 447 7.2 74.5
99 Maryland 6 44 406 7.3 67.7
100 Middle Tennessee State 5 37 269 7.4 53.8
100 Florida Atlantic 5 37 318 7.4 63.6
100 Kansas 5 37 329 7.4 65.8
100 Baylor 5 37 336 7.4 67.2
100 East Carolina 5 37 353 7.4 70.6
105 Massachusetts 6 45 387 7.5 64.5
105 Virginia Tech 6 45 416 7.5 69.3
107 Sam Houston State 5 38 304 7.6 60.8
107 Auburn 5 38 323 7.6 64.6
107 Michigan 5 38 332 7.6 66.4
107 Troy 5 38 397 7.6 79.4
111 Washington State 6 47 384 7.8 64.0
111 SMU 5 39 369 7.8 73.8
113 Coastal Carolina 6 48 387 8.0 64.5
113 Ole Miss 5 40 328 8.0 65.6
113 Toledo 6 48 414 8.0 69.0
113 Mississippi State 5 40 349 8.0 69.8
113 Pittsburgh 6 48 439 8.0 73.2
113 Washington 6 48 439 8.0 73.2
113 Duke 5 40 376 8.0 75.2
113 Florida 6 48 467 8.0 77.8
121 Northwestern 5 41 309 8.2 61.8
121 Missouri State 5 41 310 8.2 62.0
123 Nebraska 6 50 426 8.3 71.0
123 Utah State 6 50 438 8.3 73.0
125 Kennesaw State 5 42 372 8.4 74.4
126 Ball State 6 51 435 8.5 72.5
126 UTSA 6 51 527 8.5 87.8
128 Georgia Tech 5 43 370 8.6 74.0
129 Connecticut 6 52 474 8.7 79.0
129 Wake Forest 6 52 479 8.7 79.8
131 North Texas 6 53 421 8.8 70.2
132 Colorado 5 45 413 9.0 82.6
133 Vanderbilt 6 56 420 9.3 70.0
134 Kent State 6 57 449 9.5 74.8
134 California 6 57 538 9.5 89.7
136 UCLA 5 49 421 9.8 84.2
136 Liberty 6 59 515 9.8 85.8
138 Syracuse 5 53 478 10.6 95.6