2026 National Leaders Penalties - Games Won Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 5 | 60 | 2.5 | 30.0 |
| 3 | Illinois | 3 | 8 | 63 | 2.7 | 21.0 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 3 | 8 | 89 | 2.7 | 29.7 |
| 5 | Temple | 2 | 6 | 35 | 3.0 | 17.5 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 6 | 18 | 166 | 3.0 | 27.7 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 2 | 6 | 56 | 3.0 | 28.0 |
| 5 | Rice | 1 | 3 | 30 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 9 | Indiana | 6 | 20 | 173 | 3.3 | 28.8 |
| 10 | Delaware | 2 | 7 | 80 | 3.5 | 40.0 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 3 | 11 | 82 | 3.7 | 27.3 |
| 11 | Army | 3 | 11 | 85 | 3.7 | 28.3 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 4 | 15 | 130 | 3.8 | 32.5 |
| 14 | Southern Miss | 1 | 4 | 25 | 4.0 | 25.0 |
| 14 | Sacramento State | 1 | 4 | 35 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 14 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 8 | 70 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 14 | Hawaii | 1 | 4 | 37 | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| 14 | Navy | 2 | 8 | 74 | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 2 | 8 | 75 | 4.0 | 37.5 |
| 14 | UTEP | 1 | 4 | 46 | 4.0 | 46.0 |
| 14 | TCU | 2 | 8 | 95 | 4.0 | 47.5 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 5 | 21 | 209 | 4.2 | 41.8 |
| 23 | USF | 4 | 17 | 115 | 4.3 | 28.8 |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 17 | 183 | 4.3 | 45.8 |
| 25 | Boston College | 2 | 9 | 76 | 4.5 | 38.0 |
| 25 | Bowling Green | 2 | 9 | 89 | 4.5 | 44.5 |
| 27 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 14 | 129 | 4.7 | 43.0 |
| 28 | Ohio | 4 | 19 | 151 | 4.8 | 37.8 |
| 29 | South Carolina | 3 | 15 | 128 | 5.0 | 42.7 |
| 29 | Tulane | 2 | 10 | 90 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 29 | Virginia | 4 | 20 | 202 | 5.0 | 50.5 |
| 29 | Tulsa | 3 | 15 | 152 | 5.0 | 50.7 |
| 29 | Iowa State | 3 | 15 | 155 | 5.0 | 51.7 |
| 29 | Arkansas | 2 | 10 | 104 | 5.0 | 52.0 |
| 35 | Memphis | 5 | 26 | 244 | 5.2 | 48.8 |
| 36 | New Mexico | 4 | 21 | 169 | 5.3 | 42.3 |
| 36 | West Virginia | 3 | 16 | 131 | 5.3 | 43.7 |
| 36 | Air Force | 4 | 21 | 184 | 5.3 | 46.0 |
| 36 | UAB | 3 | 16 | 141 | 5.3 | 47.0 |
| 36 | Arizona State | 3 | 16 | 143 | 5.3 | 47.7 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | 3 | 16 | 150 | 5.3 | 50.0 |
| 36 | Penn State | 3 | 16 | 161 | 5.3 | 53.7 |
| 36 | Central Michigan | 3 | 16 | 178 | 5.3 | 59.3 |
| 44 | Fresno State | 4 | 22 | 166 | 5.5 | 41.5 |
| 44 | Georgia | 6 | 33 | 310 | 5.5 | 51.7 |
| 44 | Maryland | 2 | 11 | 107 | 5.5 | 53.5 |
| 44 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 22 | 219 | 5.5 | 54.8 |
| 44 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 11 | 116 | 5.5 | 58.0 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | 3 | 17 | 142 | 5.7 | 47.3 |
| 49 | FIU | 3 | 17 | 144 | 5.7 | 48.0 |
| 49 | UCF | 3 | 17 | 148 | 5.7 | 49.3 |
| 52 | Louisiana | 4 | 23 | 177 | 5.8 | 44.3 |
| 52 | Texas Tech | 5 | 29 | 263 | 5.8 | 52.6 |
| 52 | Arizona | 5 | 29 | 286 | 5.8 | 57.2 |
| 55 | Nevada | 2 | 12 | 94 | 6.0 | 47.0 |
| 55 | Old Dominion | 2 | 12 | 100 | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| 55 | Western Michigan | 4 | 24 | 214 | 6.0 | 53.5 |
| 55 | Kansas | 2 | 12 | 110 | 6.0 | 55.0 |
| 55 | LSU | 4 | 24 | 222 | 6.0 | 55.5 |
| 55 | Boise State | 5 | 30 | 292 | 6.0 | 58.4 |
| 55 | NC State | 3 | 18 | 179 | 6.0 | 59.7 |
| 55 | Texas State | 2 | 12 | 121 | 6.0 | 60.5 |
| 63 | Utah | 5 | 31 | 266 | 6.2 | 53.2 |
| 63 | Iowa | 5 | 31 | 275 | 6.2 | 55.0 |
| 65 | Wisconsin | 4 | 25 | 213 | 6.3 | 53.3 |
| 65 | Wyoming | 3 | 19 | 167 | 6.3 | 55.7 |
| 65 | USC | 6 | 38 | 346 | 6.3 | 57.7 |
| 65 | Texas | 4 | 25 | 250 | 6.3 | 62.5 |
| 69 | North Dakota State | 5 | 32 | 271 | 6.4 | 54.2 |
| 69 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 32 | 295 | 6.4 | 59.0 |
| 71 | New Mexico State | 2 | 13 | 102 | 6.5 | 51.0 |
| 71 | San Diego State | 2 | 13 | 114 | 6.5 | 57.0 |
| 71 | Arkansas State | 2 | 13 | 115 | 6.5 | 57.5 |
| 71 | Toledo | 4 | 26 | 238 | 6.5 | 59.5 |
| 71 | Georgia State | 4 | 26 | 243 | 6.5 | 60.8 |
| 76 | BYU | 5 | 33 | 284 | 6.6 | 56.8 |
| 76 | Missouri | 5 | 33 | 296 | 6.6 | 59.2 |
| 78 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 20 | 172 | 6.7 | 57.3 |
| 78 | Clemson | 3 | 20 | 188 | 6.7 | 62.7 |
| 80 | Tennessee | 5 | 34 | 287 | 6.8 | 57.4 |
| 80 | Houston | 5 | 34 | 289 | 6.8 | 57.8 |
| 80 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 27 | 232 | 6.8 | 58.0 |
| 80 | South Alabama | 4 | 27 | 253 | 6.8 | 63.3 |
| 80 | Oregon State | 4 | 27 | 268 | 6.8 | 67.0 |
| 85 | Alabama | 5 | 35 | 229 | 7.0 | 45.8 |
| 85 | Auburn | 3 | 21 | 164 | 7.0 | 54.7 |
| 85 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 28 | 230 | 7.0 | 57.5 |
| 85 | Purdue | 3 | 21 | 186 | 7.0 | 62.0 |
| 85 | Marshall | 3 | 21 | 200 | 7.0 | 66.7 |
| 85 | James Madison | 6 | 42 | 428 | 7.0 | 71.3 |
| 85 | UNLV | 4 | 28 | 290 | 7.0 | 72.5 |
| 85 | Buffalo | 3 | 21 | 226 | 7.0 | 75.3 |
| 93 | Ohio State | 5 | 36 | 279 | 7.2 | 55.8 |
| 94 | Oregon | 3 | 22 | 205 | 7.3 | 68.3 |
| 94 | East Carolina | 3 | 22 | 220 | 7.3 | 73.3 |
| 94 | Louisville | 3 | 22 | 235 | 7.3 | 78.3 |
| 97 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 30 | 246 | 7.5 | 61.5 |
| 97 | Cincinnati | 4 | 30 | 286 | 7.5 | 71.5 |
| 99 | Massachusetts | 4 | 31 | 274 | 7.8 | 68.5 |
| 99 | Wake Forest | 5 | 39 | 357 | 7.8 | 71.4 |
| 99 | SMU | 4 | 31 | 287 | 7.8 | 71.8 |
| 99 | UTSA | 5 | 39 | 412 | 7.8 | 82.4 |
| 103 | Northwestern | 4 | 32 | 252 | 8.0 | 63.0 |
| 103 | Ole Miss | 4 | 32 | 259 | 8.0 | 64.8 |
| 103 | Stanford | 2 | 16 | 133 | 8.0 | 66.5 |
| 103 | Akron | 1 | 8 | 68 | 8.0 | 68.0 |
| 103 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 8 | 70 | 8.0 | 70.0 |
| 103 | Michigan | 3 | 24 | 214 | 8.0 | 71.3 |
| 103 | San Jose State | 3 | 24 | 220 | 8.0 | 73.3 |
| 103 | Baylor | 4 | 32 | 296 | 8.0 | 74.0 |
| 103 | Florida State | 3 | 24 | 265 | 8.0 | 88.3 |
| 112 | Troy | 3 | 25 | 262 | 8.3 | 87.3 |
| 113 | North Texas | 4 | 34 | 241 | 8.5 | 60.3 |
| 113 | Duke | 4 | 34 | 305 | 8.5 | 76.3 |
| 113 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 17 | 169 | 8.5 | 84.5 |
| 116 | Nebraska | 5 | 43 | 367 | 8.6 | 73.4 |
| 117 | Washington | 3 | 26 | 275 | 8.7 | 91.7 |
| 118 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 44 | 397 | 8.8 | 79.4 |
| 118 | Florida | 4 | 35 | 357 | 8.8 | 89.3 |
| 120 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 9 | 65 | 9.0 | 65.0 |
| 120 | Appalachian State | 3 | 27 | 208 | 9.0 | 69.3 |
| 120 | Mississippi State | 4 | 36 | 320 | 9.0 | 80.0 |
| 120 | California | 3 | 27 | 266 | 9.0 | 88.7 |
| 120 | Connecticut | 3 | 27 | 273 | 9.0 | 91.0 |
| 125 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 28 | 225 | 9.3 | 75.0 |
| 126 | Liberty | 5 | 47 | 433 | 9.4 | 86.6 |
| 127 | Colorado | 2 | 19 | 167 | 9.5 | 83.5 |
| 128 | UCLA | 5 | 49 | 421 | 9.8 | 84.2 |
| 129 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 20 | 165 | 10.0 | 82.5 |
| 129 | Syracuse | 2 | 20 | 209 | 10.0 | 104.5 |
| 131 | Utah State | 2 | 21 | 192 | 10.5 | 96.0 |
| 132 | Kent State | 2 | 22 | 174 | 11.0 | 87.0 |
| 132 | Missouri State | 1 | 11 | 90 | 11.0 | 90.0 |
| 132 | Washington State | 1 | 11 | 91 | 11.0 | 91.0 |
| 132 | Ball State | 1 | 11 | 99 | 11.0 | 99.0 |