2026 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 2 | Texas | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 1 | 2 | 30 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | 30 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Ball State | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Boise State | 1 | 3 | 25 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 25 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 5 | Buffalo | 1 | 3 | 30 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 5 | Texas State | 1 | 3 | 30 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 11 | UTEP | 1 | 4 | 25 | 4.0 | 25.0 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 1 | 4 | 35 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 11 | Rice | 1 | 4 | 37 | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| 11 | Marshall | 1 | 4 | 45 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 1 | 5 | 35 | 5.0 | 35.0 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 1 | 5 | 39 | 5.0 | 39.0 |
| 15 | Western Michigan | 1 | 5 | 40 | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| 15 | Clemson | 1 | 5 | 41 | 5.0 | 41.0 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 5 | 46 | 5.0 | 46.0 |
| 15 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 5 | 50 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 15 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 5 | 55 | 5.0 | 55.0 |
| 15 | Temple | 1 | 5 | 60 | 5.0 | 60.0 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 1 | 6 | 43 | 6.0 | 43.0 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 1 | 6 | 45 | 6.0 | 45.0 |
| 23 | Louisiana | 1 | 6 | 60 | 6.0 | 60.0 |
| 23 | Troy | 1 | 6 | 60 | 6.0 | 60.0 |
| 23 | Auburn | 1 | 6 | 65 | 6.0 | 65.0 |
| 28 | LSU | 1 | 7 | 34 | 7.0 | 34.0 |
| 28 | Charlotte | 1 | 7 | 39 | 7.0 | 39.0 |
| 28 | Arizona | 1 | 7 | 55 | 7.0 | 55.0 |
| 28 | Houston | 1 | 7 | 60 | 7.0 | 60.0 |
| 28 | East Carolina | 1 | 7 | 61 | 7.0 | 61.0 |
| 28 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 7 | 61 | 7.0 | 61.0 |
| 34 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 8 | 55 | 4.0 | 27.5 |
| 34 | Missouri State | 1 | 8 | 41 | 8.0 | 41.0 |
| 34 | Utah State | 1 | 8 | 68 | 8.0 | 68.0 |
| 34 | SMU | 1 | 8 | 82 | 8.0 | 82.0 |
| 38 | Florida State | 2 | 9 | 67 | 4.5 | 33.5 |
| 38 | Arizona State | 1 | 9 | 62 | 9.0 | 62.0 |
| 38 | Stanford | 1 | 9 | 70 | 9.0 | 70.0 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | 1 | 9 | 76 | 9.0 | 76.0 |
| 38 | North Texas | 1 | 9 | 79 | 9.0 | 79.0 |
| 38 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 9 | 88 | 9.0 | 88.0 |
| 38 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 9 | 90 | 9.0 | 90.0 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 1 | 9 | 98 | 9.0 | 98.0 |
| 46 | Kansas | 1 | 11 | 89 | 11.0 | 89.0 |
| 47 | Oregon State | 2 | 12 | 102 | 6.0 | 51.0 |
| 47 | Minnesota | 1 | 12 | 115 | 12.0 | 115.0 |
| 47 | UTSA | 1 | 12 | 115 | 12.0 | 115.0 |
| 50 | Kent State | 1 | 13 | 100 | 13.0 | 100.0 |
| 50 | Wake Forest | 1 | 13 | 122 | 13.0 | 122.0 |
| 52 | Arkansas | 2 | 14 | 98 | 7.0 | 49.0 |
| 52 | Ole Miss | 2 | 14 | 137 | 7.0 | 68.5 |
| 54 | Kentucky | 2 | 15 | 129 | 7.5 | 64.5 |
| 55 | Louisville | 2 | 20 | 192 | 10.0 | 96.0 |