2026 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Delaware 2 6 53 3.0 26.5
1 Louisiana-Monroe 2 6 60 3.0 30.0
1 Notre Dame 3 9 91 3.0 30.3
4 Michigan State 3 10 105 3.3 35.0
5 USF 2 7 45 3.5 22.5
5 Arkansas State 2 7 47 3.5 23.5
5 Colorado State 2 7 61 3.5 30.5
5 Indiana 2 7 63 3.5 31.5
5 Kansas State 2 7 79 3.5 39.5
10 Texas A&M 3 11 90 3.7 30.0
11 Eastern Michigan 4 15 114 3.8 28.5
12 North Carolina 2 8 55 4.0 27.5
12 Buffalo 2 8 59 4.0 29.5
12 UTEP 2 8 60 4.0 30.0
12 Ohio 3 12 107 4.0 35.7
12 Illinois 2 8 74 4.0 37.0
12 Oklahoma State 2 8 89 4.0 44.5
12 Army 1 4 45 4.0 45.0
19 Washington State 2 9 75 4.5 37.5
19 NC State 2 9 77 4.5 38.5
19 Western Michigan 2 9 85 4.5 42.5
19 Temple 2 9 95 4.5 47.5
19 Rice 2 9 97 4.5 48.5
24 Western Kentucky 3 14 114 4.7 38.0
24 Texas 3 14 135 4.7 45.0
24 Marshall 3 14 140 4.7 46.7
27 Northern Illinois 2 10 76 5.0 38.0
27 Wyoming 2 10 87 5.0 43.5
27 Nevada 2 10 94 5.0 47.0
27 Iowa State 2 10 100 5.0 50.0
31 Florida State 3 16 132 5.3 44.0
31 Ohio State 3 16 135 5.3 45.0
31 Penn State 3 16 161 5.3 53.7
31 Memphis 3 16 169 5.3 56.3
35 Boston College 2 11 65 5.5 32.5
35 Iowa 2 11 85 5.5 42.5
35 San Diego State 2 11 92 5.5 46.0
35 Arizona 2 11 105 5.5 52.5
35 Kennesaw State 2 11 105 5.5 52.5
35 Georgia 2 11 107 5.5 53.5
35 Cincinnati 2 11 109 5.5 54.5
35 Virginia 2 11 109 5.5 54.5
43 Rutgers 3 17 113 5.7 37.7
43 Fresno State 3 17 115 5.7 38.3
43 Hawaii 3 17 127 5.7 42.3
46 New Mexico 2 12 75 6.0 37.5
46 Utah 2 12 93 6.0 46.5
46 Wisconsin 2 12 98 6.0 49.0
46 Oregon State 2 12 102 6.0 51.0
46 Texas Tech 2 12 105 6.0 52.5
46 Akron 2 12 109 6.0 54.5
46 Air Force 1 6 55 6.0 55.0
46 Troy 2 12 115 6.0 57.5
46 South Carolina 2 12 123 6.0 61.5
46 Central Michigan 2 12 124 6.0 62.0
46 Miami (FL) 2 12 125 6.0 62.5
46 Texas State 3 18 190 6.0 63.3
58 Oklahoma 3 19 156 6.3 52.0
58 Clemson 3 19 166 6.3 55.3
60 Toledo 2 13 89 6.5 44.5
60 Bowling Green 2 13 91 6.5 45.5
60 Maryland 2 13 101 6.5 50.5
60 Utah State 2 13 103 6.5 51.5
60 New Mexico State 2 13 108 6.5 54.0
60 Louisiana 2 13 110 6.5 55.0
60 Boise State 2 13 112 6.5 56.0
60 USC 4 26 227 6.5 56.8
60 Tulsa 2 13 127 6.5 63.5
69 FIU 3 20 156 6.7 52.0
70 Alabama 3 21 129 7.0 43.0
70 Georgia Tech 2 14 95 7.0 47.5
70 Purdue 2 14 95 7.0 47.5
70 Arkansas 2 14 98 7.0 49.0
70 San Jose State 3 21 156 7.0 52.0
70 Sam Houston State 2 14 111 7.0 55.5
70 Pittsburgh 3 21 174 7.0 58.0
70 Jacksonville State 3 21 176 7.0 58.7
70 Ball State 2 14 122 7.0 61.0
70 West Virginia 2 14 122 7.0 61.0
70 TCU 2 14 125 7.0 62.5
70 Ole Miss 3 21 189 7.0 63.0
70 SMU 2 14 129 7.0 64.5
70 Louisiana Tech 2 14 131 7.0 65.5
70 UNLV 3 21 198 7.0 66.0
85 Stanford 3 22 179 7.3 59.7
85 Auburn 3 22 185 7.3 61.7
85 Sacramento State 3 22 205 7.3 68.3
88 Coastal Carolina 2 15 90 7.5 45.0
88 Liberty 2 15 107 7.5 53.5
88 Virginia Tech 2 15 108 7.5 54.0
88 Kansas 2 15 129 7.5 64.5
88 Kentucky 2 15 129 7.5 64.5
88 Baylor 2 15 130 7.5 65.0
88 BYU 2 15 133 7.5 66.5
88 Georgia Southern 2 15 136 7.5 68.0
88 Colorado 2 15 140 7.5 70.0
88 Old Dominion 2 15 140 7.5 70.0
88 California 2 15 146 7.5 73.0
88 James Madison 2 15 155 7.5 77.5
100 North Dakota State 3 23 192 7.7 64.0
100 LSU 3 23 210 7.7 70.0
102 Charlotte 2 16 93 8.0 46.5
102 UCF 2 16 98 8.0 49.0
102 Tulane 3 24 159 8.0 53.0
102 Massachusetts 1 8 60 8.0 60.0
102 Northwestern 1 8 60 8.0 60.0
102 Georgia State 2 16 125 8.0 62.5
102 Arizona State 2 16 127 8.0 63.5
102 Nebraska 2 16 130 8.0 65.0
102 Miami (OH) 2 16 135 8.0 67.5
102 South Alabama 2 16 137 8.0 68.5
102 Michigan 3 24 214 8.0 71.3
102 East Carolina 3 24 218 8.0 72.7
102 Connecticut 2 16 146 8.0 73.0
102 Minnesota 2 16 160 8.0 80.0
116 Middle Tennessee State 2 17 118 8.5 59.0
116 Houston 2 17 125 8.5 62.5
116 Southern Miss 2 17 154 8.5 77.0
116 Oregon 2 17 156 8.5 78.0
116 Tennessee 2 17 162 8.5 81.0
121 UAB 3 26 225 8.7 75.0
122 Kent State 2 18 135 9.0 67.5
122 Navy 1 9 70 9.0 70.0
122 Washington 2 18 174 9.0 87.0
125 Mississippi State 3 28 236 9.3 78.7
125 Florida Atlantic 3 28 244 9.3 81.3
125 Duke 3 28 245 9.3 81.7
125 Wake Forest 3 28 287 9.3 95.7
129 Missouri State 2 19 128 9.5 64.0
129 Vanderbilt 2 19 152 9.5 76.0
129 Missouri 2 19 166 9.5 83.0
129 Florida 2 19 170 9.5 85.0
133 North Texas 3 29 253 9.7 84.3
134 Louisville 2 20 192 10.0 96.0
135 UCLA 3 32 283 10.7 94.3
136 Appalachian State 2 23 178 11.5 89.0
136 UTSA 2 23 230 11.5 115.0
138 Syracuse 2 24 204 12.0 102.0