2026 National Leaders Penalties - All Games through 11/11/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Notre Dame 9 31 287 3.4 31.9
2 Army 9 34 295 3.8 32.8
3 Temple 9 35 295 3.9 32.8
4 Kansas State 9 37 351 4.1 39.0
5 Fresno State 9 38 286 4.2 31.8
5 Indiana 9 38 313 4.2 34.8
7 Rutgers 9 39 313 4.3 34.8
7 Illinois 9 39 334 4.3 37.1
9 North Carolina 9 40 309 4.4 34.3
10 Penn State 9 41 414 4.6 46.0
11 Western Kentucky 9 42 371 4.7 41.2
11 Tulsa 9 42 373 4.7 41.4
11 Air Force 9 42 374 4.7 41.6
11 Colorado State 9 42 384 4.7 42.7
15 Kentucky 9 43 385 4.8 42.8
15 Arizona State 9 43 389 4.8 43.2
15 Arkansas State 9 43 400 4.8 44.4
15 Virginia 9 43 417 4.8 46.3
19 San Diego State 9 44 370 4.9 41.1
19 Michigan State 9 44 403 4.9 44.8
19 Georgia 9 44 418 4.9 46.4
22 USF 9 45 350 5.0 38.9
22 Memphis 9 45 401 5.0 44.6
22 Oklahoma State 9 45 428 5.0 47.6
25 NC State 9 47 427 5.2 47.4
26 Wyoming 9 48 400 5.3 44.4
27 Eastern Michigan 10 49 406 4.9 40.6
27 Western Michigan 10 49 417 4.9 41.7
27 Buffalo 10 49 460 4.9 46.0
27 Oregon 9 49 418 5.4 46.4
27 UAB 9 49 425 5.4 47.2
27 Louisiana-Monroe 9 49 436 5.4 48.4
27 Rice 9 49 444 5.4 49.3
27 Boise State 9 49 479 5.4 53.2
35 UCF 9 50 385 5.6 42.8
35 Iowa 9 50 400 5.6 44.4
35 Utah 9 50 418 5.6 46.4
35 Northern Illinois 9 50 486 5.6 54.0
39 Ohio 10 52 445 5.2 44.5
39 Louisiana 9 52 407 5.8 45.2
39 Navy 9 52 416 5.8 46.2
39 LSU 9 52 426 5.8 47.3
39 Iowa State 9 52 452 5.8 50.2
39 East Carolina 9 52 467 5.8 51.9
39 Minnesota 9 52 472 5.8 52.4
46 Purdue 9 53 409 5.9 45.4
46 Texas A&M 9 53 441 5.9 49.0
46 Texas State 9 53 468 5.9 52.0
49 Appalachian State 9 54 465 6.0 51.7
49 Nevada 9 54 469 6.0 52.1
49 Arkansas 9 54 479 6.0 53.2
49 Delaware 9 54 487 6.0 54.1
49 UTEP 9 54 501 6.0 55.7
49 Florida State 9 54 502 6.0 55.8
55 San Jose State 10 55 479 5.5 47.9
55 Bowling Green 10 55 495 5.5 49.5
55 BYU 9 55 464 6.1 51.6
55 West Virginia 9 55 464 6.1 51.6
55 Oregon State 9 55 488 6.1 54.2
55 UNLV 9 55 559 6.1 62.1
61 Charlotte 9 56 365 6.2 40.6
61 USC 9 56 482 6.2 53.6
61 Miami (FL) 9 56 500 6.2 55.6
61 Michigan 9 56 520 6.2 57.8
65 Central Michigan 10 57 519 5.7 51.9
65 Wisconsin 9 57 499 6.3 55.4
67 New Mexico State 9 58 445 6.4 49.4
67 Tulane 9 58 460 6.4 51.1
67 New Mexico 9 58 484 6.4 53.8
67 Virginia Tech 9 58 541 6.4 60.1
67 Maryland 9 58 557 6.4 61.9
72 Northwestern 9 59 434 6.6 48.2
72 Houston 9 59 499 6.6 55.4
72 Texas Tech 9 59 500 6.6 55.6
72 Stanford 9 59 518 6.6 57.6
72 Jacksonville State 9 59 521 6.6 57.9
72 North Dakota State 9 59 523 6.6 58.1
72 Kansas 9 59 542 6.6 60.2
72 Arizona 9 59 557 6.6 61.9
80 Washington State 9 60 519 6.7 57.7
80 Texas 9 60 567 6.7 63.0
82 Louisiana Tech 9 61 540 6.8 60.0
82 Georgia State 9 61 550 6.8 61.1
82 Marshall 9 61 551 6.8 61.2
85 Hawaii 9 62 510 6.9 56.7
85 South Carolina 9 62 549 6.9 61.0
85 Missouri 9 62 567 6.9 63.0
85 Clemson 9 62 574 6.9 63.8
89 SMU 9 63 586 7.0 65.1
90 Alabama 9 64 456 7.1 50.7
90 Oklahoma 9 64 526 7.1 58.4
90 Cincinnati 9 64 532 7.1 59.1
90 South Alabama 9 64 544 7.1 60.4
90 TCU 9 64 596 7.1 66.2
90 Troy 9 64 614 7.1 68.2
90 Louisville 9 64 649 7.1 72.1
97 Ohio State 9 65 475 7.2 52.8
97 Middle Tennessee State 9 65 497 7.2 55.2
97 Coastal Carolina 9 65 540 7.2 60.0
97 Utah State 9 65 562 7.2 62.4
97 Duke 9 65 615 7.2 68.3
102 Florida Atlantic 9 66 540 7.3 60.0
102 Washington 9 66 548 7.3 60.9
102 Southern Miss 9 66 583 7.3 64.8
102 Mississippi State 9 66 595 7.3 66.1
106 Akron 10 67 610 6.7 61.0
106 Tennessee 9 67 557 7.4 61.9
106 Florida 9 67 640 7.4 71.1
109 Georgia Tech 9 68 554 7.6 61.6
109 Ole Miss 9 68 586 7.6 65.1
111 Auburn 9 69 572 7.7 63.6
111 FIU 9 69 580 7.7 64.4
111 Baylor 9 69 617 7.7 68.6
111 Georgia Southern 9 69 651 7.7 72.3
115 Connecticut 9 71 647 7.9 71.9
116 Boston College 9 72 610 8.0 67.8
117 Massachusetts 10 73 644 7.3 64.4
117 Miami (OH) 10 73 649 7.3 64.9
117 UCLA 9 73 647 8.1 71.9
120 Old Dominion 10 75 648 7.5 64.8
120 Missouri State 9 75 599 8.3 66.6
120 Nebraska 9 75 637 8.3 70.8
120 UTSA 9 75 724 8.3 80.4
124 Kent State 10 76 585 7.6 58.5
124 Vanderbilt 9 76 555 8.4 61.7
126 Ball State 10 77 691 7.7 69.1
126 North Texas 9 77 659 8.6 73.2
126 Pittsburgh 9 77 721 8.6 80.1
126 Wake Forest 9 77 749 8.6 83.2
130 Colorado 9 79 677 8.8 75.2
130 James Madison 10 79 767 7.9 76.7
132 Sacramento State 11 80 769 7.3 69.9
132 Sam Houston State 9 80 707 8.9 78.6
132 Syracuse 9 80 732 8.9 81.3
135 Kennesaw State 9 81 702 9.0 78.0
135 California 9 81 763 9.0 84.8
137 Toledo 10 83 717 8.3 71.7
138 Liberty 9 84 710 9.3 78.9