2026 National Leaders Penalties - Games in August/September Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Notre Dame 4 10 106 2.5 26.5
2 Army 3 10 110 3.3 36.7
3 Western Kentucky 4 14 114 3.5 28.5
4 Kansas State 4 15 139 3.8 34.8
4 Michigan State 4 15 165 3.8 41.3
6 Eastern Michigan 5 20 169 4.0 33.8
6 Rice 4 16 152 4.0 38.0
8 USF 4 17 115 4.3 28.8
8 North Carolina 3 13 95 4.3 31.7
8 Indiana 4 17 138 4.3 34.5
8 Ohio 4 17 152 4.3 38.0
12 Texas A&M 4 18 134 4.5 33.5
12 Temple 4 18 152 4.5 38.0
12 Louisiana-Monroe 4 18 155 4.5 38.8
12 Delaware 4 18 176 4.5 44.0
16 Rutgers 4 19 128 4.8 32.0
16 Fresno State 4 19 130 4.8 32.5
16 West Virginia 4 19 143 4.8 35.8
16 Illinois 4 19 170 4.8 42.5
16 Penn State 4 19 176 4.8 44.0
16 Memphis 4 19 184 4.8 46.0
16 Iowa State 4 19 195 4.8 48.8
23 Colorado State 4 20 142 5.0 35.5
23 Arkansas State 4 20 162 5.0 40.5
23 Western Michigan 4 20 188 5.0 47.0
23 NC State 4 20 192 5.0 48.0
23 Arizona 4 20 200 5.0 50.0
23 Oklahoma State 4 20 207 5.0 51.8
29 Utah 4 21 172 5.3 43.0
29 San Diego State 4 21 182 5.3 45.5
29 Louisiana Tech 3 16 146 5.3 48.7
29 Virginia 4 21 195 5.3 48.8
33 UTEP 4 22 195 5.5 48.8
33 Northern Illinois 4 22 196 5.5 49.0
33 Miami (OH) 4 22 200 5.5 50.0
33 Akron 4 22 202 5.5 50.5
33 Boise State 4 22 209 5.5 52.3
33 Georgia 4 22 213 5.5 53.3
39 Navy 3 17 135 5.7 45.0
40 Wyoming 4 23 194 5.8 48.5
40 Ohio State 4 23 200 5.8 50.0
40 Iowa 4 23 202 5.8 50.5
40 Jacksonville State 5 29 255 5.8 51.0
40 Texas Tech 4 23 212 5.8 53.0
40 Kentucky 4 23 221 5.8 55.3
46 Arkansas 4 24 202 6.0 50.5
46 Boston College 4 24 202 6.0 50.5
46 Tulsa 4 24 215 6.0 53.8
46 Nevada 4 24 221 6.0 55.3
46 Central Michigan 4 24 222 6.0 55.5
46 Texas State 4 24 241 6.0 60.3
46 Buffalo 4 24 258 6.0 64.5
53 Alabama 4 25 165 6.3 41.3
53 New Mexico 4 25 184 6.3 46.0
53 Hawaii 4 25 187 6.3 46.8
53 Wisconsin 4 25 190 6.3 47.5
53 Louisiana 4 25 208 6.3 52.0
53 Clemson 4 25 229 6.3 57.3
53 Maryland 4 25 231 6.3 57.8
53 South Carolina 4 25 238 6.3 59.5
53 Marshall 4 25 245 6.3 61.3
53 Texas 4 25 250 6.3 62.5
63 USC 5 32 271 6.4 54.2
64 UCF 4 26 198 6.5 49.5
64 San Jose State 4 26 211 6.5 52.8
64 Oklahoma 4 26 214 6.5 53.5
64 Houston 4 26 215 6.5 53.8
64 Georgia State 4 26 228 6.5 57.0
64 Miami (FL) 4 26 237 6.5 59.3
64 Minnesota 4 26 240 6.5 60.0
64 Florida State 4 26 247 6.5 61.8
72 Arizona State 3 20 149 6.7 49.7
72 BYU 3 20 179 6.7 59.7
74 FIU 4 27 214 6.8 53.5
74 Bowling Green 4 27 222 6.8 55.5
74 Washington State 4 27 222 6.8 55.5
74 Auburn 4 27 229 6.8 57.3
74 South Alabama 4 27 234 6.8 58.5
74 Nebraska 4 27 235 6.8 58.8
74 Kennesaw State 4 27 235 6.8 58.8
74 UNLV 4 27 268 6.8 67.0
82 Toledo 4 28 217 7.0 54.3
82 New Mexico State 4 28 230 7.0 57.5
82 North Dakota State 4 28 244 7.0 61.0
82 LSU 4 28 245 7.0 61.3
82 Kansas 3 21 189 7.0 63.0
82 Sacramento State 5 35 325 7.0 65.0
82 James Madison 4 28 300 7.0 75.0
89 Purdue 4 29 226 7.3 56.5
89 Sam Houston State 4 29 236 7.3 59.0
89 Ole Miss 4 29 258 7.3 64.5
89 Air Force 3 22 195 7.3 65.0
89 Southern Miss 4 29 269 7.3 67.3
89 Oregon 4 29 271 7.3 67.8
95 Tulane 4 30 219 7.5 54.8
95 Appalachian State 4 30 235 7.5 58.8
95 Virginia Tech 4 30 246 7.5 61.5
95 Stanford 4 30 253 7.5 63.3
95 UAB 4 30 265 7.5 66.3
95 Georgia Southern 4 30 265 7.5 66.3
95 TCU 4 30 271 7.5 67.8
95 Oregon State 4 30 275 7.5 68.8
95 Cincinnati 4 30 286 7.5 71.5
104 Charlotte 4 31 211 7.8 52.8
104 Massachusetts 4 31 274 7.8 68.5
104 Tennessee 4 31 277 7.8 69.3
104 California 4 31 287 7.8 71.8
104 Troy 4 31 310 7.8 77.5
104 Washington 4 31 315 7.8 78.8
110 Georgia Tech 4 32 260 8.0 65.0
110 Ball State 4 32 281 8.0 70.3
110 Michigan 4 32 289 8.0 72.3
110 Missouri 4 32 292 8.0 73.0
110 SMU 4 32 295 8.0 73.8
115 Connecticut 4 33 340 8.3 85.0
116 Middle Tennessee State 4 34 254 8.5 63.5
116 Florida Atlantic 4 34 293 8.5 73.3
116 Baylor 4 34 299 8.5 74.8
116 Old Dominion 4 34 301 8.5 75.3
116 Duke 4 34 305 8.5 76.3
116 East Carolina 4 34 338 8.5 84.5
122 Northwestern 3 26 178 8.7 59.3
123 Liberty 4 35 293 8.8 73.3
123 Florida 4 35 357 8.8 89.3
125 Coastal Carolina 4 36 257 9.0 64.3
125 Vanderbilt 4 36 268 9.0 67.0
125 Mississippi State 4 36 320 9.0 80.0
125 Louisville 4 36 372 9.0 93.0
129 Utah State 4 37 291 9.3 72.8
129 North Texas 4 37 308 9.3 77.0
129 Colorado 4 37 329 9.3 82.3
129 Pittsburgh 4 37 339 9.3 84.8
129 UTSA 4 37 390 9.3 97.5
134 Missouri State 4 38 278 9.5 69.5
134 Wake Forest 4 38 372 9.5 93.0
136 Kent State 4 40 309 10.0 77.3
136 UCLA 4 40 343 10.0 85.8
138 Syracuse 3 36 329 12.0 109.7