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