2026 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 North Carolina 4 14 97 3.5 24.3
2 Louisiana-Monroe 4 15 117 3.8 29.3
3 Rutgers 4 18 118 4.5 29.5
4 Navy 4 18 144 4.5 36.0
5 Northern Illinois 4 17 146 4.3 36.5
6 Buffalo 4 20 148 5.0 37.0
7 Colorado State 4 21 157 5.3 39.3
8 Indiana 5 18 158 3.6 31.6
9 Notre Dame 6 18 166 3.0 27.7
10 Army 4 19 170 4.8 42.5
11 USF 5 26 175 5.2 35.0
12 Temple 5 22 176 4.4 35.2
13 Kansas State 4 18 178 4.5 44.5
14 Air Force 4 19 179 4.8 44.8
15 New Mexico 4 25 180 6.3 45.0
16 Delaware 4 19 181 4.8 45.3
17 Illinois 5 20 188 4.0 37.6
17 Ohio 5 23 188 4.6 37.6
17 Middle Tennessee State 4 27 188 6.8 47.0
20 Nevada 4 23 189 5.8 47.3
21 Fresno State 6 27 192 4.5 32.0
22 Arizona State 4 22 198 5.5 49.5
23 FIU 4 26 201 6.5 50.3
24 Texas Tech 4 24 203 6.0 50.8
25 Louisiana 5 26 205 5.2 41.0
26 Arkansas State 5 24 207 4.8 41.4
27 Kentucky 5 23 209 4.6 41.8
28 Rice 5 26 212 5.2 42.4
28 Oklahoma State 4 20 212 5.0 53.0
30 Wisconsin 4 27 216 6.8 54.0
31 Missouri State 4 30 220 7.5 55.0
32 Western Michigan 5 24 221 4.8 44.2
33 Massachusetts 4 28 223 7.0 55.8
34 Georgia 5 25 225 5.0 45.0
35 Cincinnati 4 25 227 6.3 56.8
36 San Diego State 5 27 231 5.4 46.2
36 Arkansas 5 30 231 6.0 46.2
38 East Carolina 4 27 233 6.8 58.3
39 Sam Houston State 4 30 234 7.5 58.5
40 New Mexico State 5 31 235 6.2 47.0
41 San Jose State 5 30 236 6.0 47.2
42 Iowa 5 30 237 6.0 47.4
43 BYU 4 28 238 7.0 59.5
44 Michigan State 6 25 239 4.2 39.8
45 Florida State 5 27 241 5.4 48.2
45 Texas State 4 26 241 6.5 60.3
45 TCU 4 28 241 7.0 60.3
48 Iowa State 5 28 242 5.6 48.4
48 Purdue 5 32 242 6.4 48.4
50 Tulane 5 32 244 6.4 48.8
51 Tulsa 5 27 245 5.4 49.0
51 NC State 5 28 245 5.6 49.0
53 Bowling Green 5 29 246 5.8 49.2
54 Wyoming 5 27 247 5.4 49.4
54 Marshall 5 28 247 5.6 49.4
56 Northwestern 4 32 248 8.0 62.0
57 Eastern Michigan 6 28 249 4.7 41.5
57 UCF 5 33 249 6.6 49.8
57 Boston College 4 30 249 7.5 62.3
60 Oregon 4 27 251 6.8 62.8
60 Baylor 4 28 251 7.0 62.8
62 Charlotte 5 35 252 7.0 50.4
63 Georgia State 4 28 253 7.0 63.3
64 Texas A&M 6 32 254 5.3 42.3
65 Appalachian State 4 32 255 8.0 63.8
66 Penn State 6 26 256 4.3 42.7
66 Utah 4 30 256 7.5 64.0
68 Western Kentucky 5 30 258 6.0 51.6
69 Southern Miss 4 28 269 7.0 67.3
69 Kansas 4 31 269 7.8 67.3
71 Central Michigan 5 29 272 5.8 54.4
72 Akron 5 29 274 5.8 54.8
72 Pittsburgh 5 32 274 6.4 54.8
74 Oklahoma 5 33 276 6.6 55.2
75 Troy 4 26 277 6.5 69.3
76 Boise State 5 29 278 5.8 55.6
77 Alabama 6 40 279 6.7 46.5
78 Tennessee 5 34 282 6.8 56.4
79 Memphis 5 28 283 5.6 56.6
80 Virginia 5 29 285 5.8 57.0
81 Louisiana Tech 4 32 288 8.0 72.0
82 UTEP 5 33 290 6.6 58.0
82 Miami (FL) 4 31 290 7.8 72.5
84 UAB 5 33 293 6.6 58.6
84 Washington State 5 36 293 7.2 58.6
84 Florida Atlantic 4 34 293 8.5 73.3
87 LSU 5 35 295 7.0 59.0
88 Jacksonville State 5 35 299 7.0 59.8
89 West Virginia 5 35 300 7.0 60.0
90 South Carolina 5 32 301 6.4 60.2
91 South Alabama 5 34 302 6.8 60.4
92 Houston 5 36 304 7.2 60.8
93 Colorado 4 32 306 8.0 76.5
94 Kennesaw State 4 33 307 8.3 76.8
95 North Dakota State 5 37 310 7.4 62.0
96 Arizona 5 32 311 6.4 62.2
96 Texas 5 33 311 6.6 62.2
96 Georgia Tech 4 37 311 9.3 77.8
99 Minnesota 5 32 312 6.4 62.4
100 Ohio State 6 40 314 6.7 52.3
100 SMU 4 33 314 8.3 78.5
102 Old Dominion 5 37 316 7.4 63.2
102 Duke 4 34 316 8.5 79.0
104 Oregon State 5 32 317 6.4 63.4
105 Hawaii 6 43 319 7.2 53.2
106 Clemson 5 35 320 7.0 64.0
107 Virginia Tech 5 34 323 6.8 64.6
107 Auburn 5 38 323 7.6 64.6
109 Ole Miss 5 40 328 8.0 65.6
110 Georgia Southern 5 36 329 7.2 65.8
111 Michigan 5 38 332 7.6 66.4
112 Maryland 5 38 336 7.6 67.2
112 Ball State 5 40 336 8.0 67.2
114 Coastal Carolina 5 42 337 8.4 67.4
115 Washington 5 40 338 8.0 67.6
116 Connecticut 5 41 340 8.2 68.0
117 Miami (OH) 5 39 342 7.8 68.4
118 Vanderbilt 5 47 347 9.4 69.4
119 Mississippi State 5 40 349 8.0 69.8
120 Missouri 5 36 352 7.2 70.4
121 Syracuse 4 41 353 10.3 88.3
122 Utah State 5 39 355 7.8 71.0
123 Louisville 5 36 357 7.2 71.4
124 Stanford 6 43 358 7.2 59.7
124 James Madison 5 36 358 7.2 71.6
126 North Texas 5 45 366 9.0 73.2
127 Toledo 5 43 369 8.6 73.8
128 Florida 5 40 372 8.0 74.4
129 Sacramento State 5 38 375 7.6 75.0
130 Nebraska 5 46 381 9.2 76.2
131 Kent State 5 49 389 9.8 77.8
132 USC 7 44 390 6.3 55.7
133 UTSA 5 40 412 8.0 82.4
134 Liberty 5 48 419 9.6 83.8
135 UCLA 5 49 421 9.8 84.2
136 UNLV 6 43 429 7.2 71.5
137 California 5 49 458 9.8 91.6
138 Wake Forest 6 52 479 8.7 79.8