2026 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/14/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Ball State 1 3 15 3.0 15.0
2 Duke 1 4 18 4.0 18.0
3 Penn State 1 2 20 2.0 20.0
4 Boise State 1 3 25 3.0 25.0
5 Fresno State 2 5 26 2.5 13.0
6 NC State 1 5 29 5.0 29.0
7 North Dakota State 1 3 30 3.0 30.0
8 Western Michigan 1 3 35 3.0 35.0
8 Akron 1 5 35 5.0 35.0
8 UNLV 1 6 35 6.0 35.0
11 Rice 1 4 37 4.0 37.0
11 San Diego State 1 4 37 4.0 37.0
13 Charlotte 1 7 39 7.0 39.0
14 SMU 1 5 41 5.0 41.0
15 Rutgers 2 6 44 3.0 22.0
16 Virginia Tech 1 4 45 4.0 45.0
16 Iowa 1 6 45 6.0 45.0
18 Georgia Tech 1 5 46 5.0 46.0
19 Kansas State 1 4 49 4.0 49.0
20 Louisiana Tech 1 5 50 5.0 50.0
20 New Mexico State 1 6 50 6.0 50.0
20 South Alabama 1 6 50 6.0 50.0
20 Syracuse 1 7 50 7.0 50.0
24 Memphis 1 5 54 5.0 54.0
24 Pittsburgh 1 6 54 6.0 54.0
26 San Jose State 2 5 55 2.5 27.5
26 Nevada 2 8 55 4.0 27.5
26 Western Kentucky 2 8 55 4.0 27.5
26 Sam Houston State 1 7 55 7.0 55.0
30 North Carolina 2 9 57 4.5 28.5
31 Louisiana 1 6 60 6.0 60.0
31 Missouri State 1 8 60 8.0 60.0
33 East Carolina 1 7 61 7.0 61.0
34 UTEP 1 8 62 8.0 62.0
35 Georgia Southern 1 9 64 9.0 64.0
36 Georgia 2 10 73 5.0 36.5
37 Northern Illinois 2 10 76 5.0 38.0
38 Virginia 2 8 77 4.0 38.5
39 UCLA 1 9 78 9.0 78.0
40 North Texas 1 9 79 9.0 79.0
41 Hawaii 1 7 80 7.0 80.0
41 Baylor 1 9 80 9.0 80.0
43 TCU 2 11 85 5.5 42.5
44 Washington State 2 11 86 5.5 43.0
44 Navy 1 8 86 8.0 86.0
46 Kennesaw State 1 9 90 9.0 90.0
46 Kansas 1 10 90 10.0 90.0
48 Texas State 2 11 91 5.5 45.5
49 Arizona State 2 10 93 5.0 46.5
50 Colorado State 2 11 95 5.5 47.5
51 Notre Dame 2 11 96 5.5 48.0
52 Houston 2 12 100 6.0 50.0
53 Florida State 3 14 102 4.7 34.0
53 Indiana 2 12 102 6.0 51.0
55 Miami (FL) 2 12 105 6.0 52.5
56 Michigan State 2 11 109 5.5 54.5
56 Texas Tech 2 11 109 5.5 54.5
58 Utah 3 15 111 5.0 37.0
59 UCF 2 14 113 7.0 56.5
60 Nebraska 2 13 114 6.5 57.0
61 Missouri 3 13 115 4.3 38.3
61 UTSA 1 12 115 12.0 115.0
63 Maryland 2 13 120 6.5 60.0
63 Central Michigan 2 15 120 7.5 60.0
65 Washington 2 17 124 8.5 62.0
66 Boston College 2 15 125 7.5 62.5
67 Oklahoma State 3 13 126 4.3 42.0
68 Utah State 2 13 128 6.5 64.0
69 Illinois 3 16 129 5.3 43.0
70 Clemson 2 15 132 7.5 66.0
71 Kent State 2 18 135 9.0 67.5
72 Michigan 3 15 136 5.0 45.3
73 Oregon State 3 16 137 5.3 45.7
74 Minnesota 3 18 150 6.0 50.0
75 Northwestern 4 22 152 5.5 38.0
76 West Virginia 2 17 155 8.5 77.5
77 Arizona 3 19 160 6.3 53.3
78 Wake Forest 2 19 169 9.5 84.5
79 Iowa State 4 23 170 5.8 42.5
80 USC 3 20 173 6.7 57.7
81 BYU 3 22 174 7.3 58.0
82 Stanford 3 22 175 7.3 58.3
83 Kentucky 4 21 178 5.3 44.5
84 Ole Miss 3 21 185 7.0 61.7
85 South Carolina 3 23 196 7.7 65.3
86 Cincinnati 4 26 197 6.5 49.3
87 Purdue 4 28 199 7.0 49.8
88 California 3 22 203 7.3 67.7
89 Oregon 4 25 217 6.3 54.3
89 LSU 4 29 217 7.3 54.3
91 Arkansas 4 28 226 7.0 56.5
92 Colorado 3 24 238 8.0 79.3
93 Texas A&M 5 29 242 5.8 48.4
94 Alabama 5 34 243 6.8 48.6
95 Ohio State 5 38 245 7.6 49.0
96 Wisconsin 4 28 251 7.0 62.8
97 Mississippi State 4 31 252 7.8 63.0
98 Tennessee 4 33 270 8.3 67.5
99 Oklahoma 5 34 275 6.8 55.0
100 Louisville 3 29 282 9.7 94.0
101 Auburn 4 36 293 9.0 73.3
102 Florida 5 34 300 6.8 60.0
103 Texas 4 32 311 8.0 77.8
104 Vanderbilt 4 43 319 10.8 79.8