2026 National Leaders Penalties - Games in October Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Rutgers 1 1 5 1.0 5.0
2 East Carolina 1 3 15 3.0 15.0
2 Middle Tennessee State 1 3 15 3.0 15.0
4 Indiana 2 3 35 1.5 17.5
5 North Carolina 2 6 42 3.0 21.0
6 Air Force 2 5 44 2.5 22.0
6 Temple 2 7 44 3.5 22.0
6 Louisiana-Monroe 1 4 22 4.0 22.0
9 Louisiana 2 7 45 3.5 22.5
10 Tulane 1 2 25 2.0 25.0
10 Florida Atlantic 1 3 25 3.0 25.0
10 Southern Miss 1 3 25 3.0 25.0
13 Tulsa 2 5 55 2.5 27.5
14 Kentucky 2 6 58 3.0 29.0
14 Mississippi State 1 4 29 4.0 29.0
16 TCU 1 3 30 3.0 30.0
16 Notre Dame 2 8 60 4.0 30.0
18 LSU 2 10 61 5.0 30.5
19 Illinois 2 6 62 3.0 31.0
19 UAB 2 7 62 3.5 31.0
19 Fresno State 2 8 62 4.0 31.0
22 Missouri State 1 3 32 3.0 32.0
22 Navy 2 7 64 3.5 32.0
24 Tennessee 2 10 65 5.0 32.5
25 Colorado State 1 3 35 3.0 35.0
25 Oklahoma State 1 3 35 3.0 35.0
25 Northern Illinois 1 4 35 4.0 35.0
28 Arizona State 2 6 71 3.0 35.5
29 Baylor 1 3 37 3.0 37.0
29 Michigan State 2 10 74 5.0 37.0
31 Louisville 2 7 75 3.5 37.5
32 Charlotte 2 10 76 5.0 38.0
33 New Mexico State 2 12 77 6.0 38.5
34 Penn State 2 7 80 3.5 40.0
34 New Mexico 1 4 40 4.0 40.0
34 Old Dominion 2 9 80 4.5 40.0
34 San Jose State 2 9 80 4.5 40.0
38 Ohio 2 11 81 5.5 40.5
39 Minnesota 2 8 82 4.0 41.0
40 Army 2 11 85 5.5 42.5
41 Michigan 1 6 43 6.0 43.0
42 Iowa State 2 13 87 6.5 43.5
43 Bowling Green 2 9 89 4.5 44.5
43 Buffalo 2 12 89 6.0 44.5
45 Oregon 1 5 45 5.0 45.0
45 FIU 1 6 45 6.0 45.0
45 Rice 2 13 90 6.5 45.0
48 Cincinnati 1 6 46 6.0 46.0
49 NC State 2 12 93 6.0 46.5
50 Missouri 2 9 95 4.5 47.5
50 Oregon State 2 9 95 4.5 47.5
50 USF 2 13 95 6.5 47.5
53 Georgia 2 11 97 5.5 48.5
54 Kansas State 1 4 49 4.0 49.0
55 Delaware 1 5 50 5.0 50.0
55 Pittsburgh 2 11 100 5.5 50.0
55 Appalachian State 1 6 50 6.0 50.0
58 Purdue 2 12 101 6.0 50.5
58 Western Michigan 2 12 101 6.0 50.5
60 Texas Tech 1 6 51 6.0 51.0
60 Texas State 1 8 51 8.0 51.0
62 Arkansas 2 14 103 7.0 51.5
63 San Diego State 2 12 104 6.0 52.0
64 Arkansas State 2 10 105 5.0 52.5
64 BYU 2 13 105 6.5 52.5
64 Stanford 2 13 105 6.5 52.5
67 UCF 2 13 106 6.5 53.0
68 Marshall 2 14 107 7.0 53.5
68 Wake Forest 2 14 107 7.0 53.5
70 Boise State 2 11 108 5.5 54.0
70 Nevada 1 8 54 8.0 54.0
72 Florida State 2 11 109 5.5 54.5
73 Florida 2 13 110 6.5 55.0
74 North Dakota State 2 13 111 6.5 55.5
75 Central Michigan 2 11 112 5.5 56.0
76 Wyoming 2 11 113 5.5 56.5
76 South Carolina 2 13 113 6.5 56.5
76 Massachusetts 2 14 113 7.0 56.5
76 North Texas 2 16 113 8.0 56.5
80 Memphis 2 12 114 6.0 57.0
80 Alabama 2 15 114 7.5 57.0
80 Ohio State 2 17 114 8.5 57.0
83 Virginia 2 11 115 5.5 57.5
83 South Alabama 2 12 115 6.0 57.5
85 Miami (FL) 1 6 58 6.0 58.0
86 Iowa 2 14 118 7.0 59.0
87 USC 2 12 119 6.0 59.5
88 Texas A&M 2 14 120 7.0 60.0
89 Texas 1 8 61 8.0 61.0
90 Oklahoma 1 7 62 7.0 62.0
90 Washington 2 17 124 8.5 62.0
92 James Madison 2 14 128 7.0 64.0
93 Georgia Southern 2 12 129 6.0 64.5
94 Coastal Carolina 2 12 130 6.0 65.0
95 Northwestern 2 15 131 7.5 65.5
96 Wisconsin 1 6 66 6.0 66.0
96 Hawaii 2 18 132 9.0 66.0
98 Houston 2 15 134 7.5 67.0
98 Connecticut 2 19 134 9.5 67.0
100 Eastern Michigan 2 13 135 6.5 67.5
101 Sam Houston State 1 9 68 9.0 68.0
102 UTSA 2 14 137 7.0 68.5
103 Akron 2 15 140 7.5 70.0
103 Kansas 2 16 140 8.0 70.0
103 Kent State 2 17 140 8.5 70.0
103 Ole Miss 1 11 70 11.0 70.0
107 UTEP 2 15 141 7.5 70.5
107 Arizona 2 16 141 8.0 70.5
109 Duke 1 6 71 6.0 71.0
110 Western Kentucky 2 16 144 8.0 72.0
111 Utah State 2 13 147 6.5 73.5
112 SMU 1 7 74 7.0 74.0
113 Syracuse 2 17 149 8.5 74.5
114 Georgia State 1 7 75 7.0 75.0
115 Vanderbilt 2 20 152 10.0 76.0
116 Ball State 2 19 154 9.5 77.0
117 UCLA 1 9 78 9.0 78.0
118 Louisiana Tech 2 18 157 9.0 78.5
119 UNLV 2 16 161 8.0 80.5
120 Washington State 2 20 162 10.0 81.0
121 West Virginia 2 18 166 9.0 83.0
122 Miami (OH) 2 20 167 10.0 83.5
123 Colorado 1 8 84 8.0 84.0
124 Sacramento State 1 7 85 7.0 85.0
124 Virginia Tech 2 15 170 7.5 85.0
126 Troy 1 7 87 7.0 87.0
127 Maryland 2 19 175 9.5 87.5
128 Clemson 1 10 91 10.0 91.0
129 Jacksonville State 1 11 93 11.0 93.0
130 Utah 1 10 94 10.0 94.0
130 Auburn 1 11 94 11.0 94.0
132 Boston College 1 11 95 11.0 95.0
133 Nebraska 2 23 191 11.5 95.5
134 Toledo 2 20 197 10.0 98.5
135 Georgia Tech 1 11 110 11.0 110.0
136 Liberty 2 24 222 12.0 111.0
137 California 2 26 251 13.0 125.5
138 Kennesaw State 1 15 137 15.0 137.0