2026 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/14/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Buffalo 8 33 261 4.1 32.6
2 Army 8 32 270 4.0 33.8
3 Temple 9 35 287 3.9 31.9
4 Fresno State 10 39 301 3.9 30.1
5 Air Force 9 35 324 3.9 36.0
5 North Carolina 9 41 324 4.6 36.0
7 Illinois 9 39 335 4.3 37.2
8 Kentucky 9 42 338 4.7 37.6
8 Rutgers 9 42 338 4.7 37.6
10 USF 9 45 339 5.0 37.7
11 Western Michigan 9 41 349 4.6 38.8
12 UCF 9 47 350 5.2 38.9
13 Eastern Michigan 9 44 351 4.9 39.0
14 Iowa 9 46 352 5.1 39.1
15 Notre Dame 10 40 353 4.0 35.3
16 Georgia 9 39 358 4.3 39.8
16 Indiana 9 44 358 4.9 39.8
18 Navy 8 46 361 5.8 45.1
19 Wyoming 9 47 372 5.2 41.3
20 Kansas State 9 40 382 4.4 42.4
20 Purdue 9 52 382 5.8 42.4
22 Arkansas State 9 41 385 4.6 42.8
23 Western Kentucky 9 45 389 5.0 43.2
24 Arizona State 9 43 397 4.8 44.1
25 Ohio 9 47 400 5.2 44.4
26 Colorado State 9 43 404 4.8 44.9
26 Charlotte 9 58 404 6.4 44.9
28 Tulsa 9 47 406 5.2 45.1
29 Northwestern 9 55 413 6.1 45.9
30 San Diego State 9 48 415 5.3 46.1
31 Louisiana-Monroe 9 46 416 5.1 46.2
32 East Carolina 9 52 421 5.8 46.8
32 Louisiana 9 54 421 6.0 46.8
34 Florida State 9 47 422 5.2 46.9
34 Oregon 9 49 422 5.4 46.9
34 Iowa State 9 50 422 5.6 46.9
37 Oklahoma State 9 44 423 4.9 47.0
38 Rice 9 47 429 5.2 47.7
39 Bowling Green 9 48 430 5.3 47.8
40 Memphis 9 48 432 5.3 48.0
41 Nevada 9 51 436 5.7 48.4
42 Washington State 9 50 438 5.6 48.7
43 NC State 9 48 442 5.3 49.1
43 UAB 9 52 442 5.8 49.1
43 Texas A&M 9 52 442 5.8 49.1
46 San Jose State 10 55 448 5.5 44.8
47 Utah 9 55 453 6.1 50.3
48 Appalachian State 9 54 455 6.0 50.6
49 Central Michigan 9 51 457 5.7 50.8
50 Middle Tennessee State 9 62 463 6.9 51.4
51 Penn State 10 46 464 4.6 46.4
52 Oregon State 9 52 470 5.8 52.2
52 Arkansas 9 53 470 5.9 52.2
54 Marshall 9 52 471 5.8 52.3
55 Virginia Tech 9 52 472 5.8 52.4
56 West Virginia 9 57 475 6.3 52.8
57 BYU 9 57 478 6.3 53.1
58 Tulane 10 60 480 6.0 48.0
58 New Mexico 9 60 480 6.7 53.3
58 Massachusetts 8 56 480 7.0 60.0
61 Alabama 10 68 481 6.8 48.1
62 Michigan State 10 52 483 5.2 48.3
62 Wisconsin 9 56 483 6.2 53.7
64 Utah State 9 56 488 6.2 54.2
64 New Mexico State 9 61 488 6.8 54.2
66 Virginia 9 48 491 5.3 54.6
66 Delaware 9 56 491 6.2 54.6
68 Jacksonville State 9 57 494 6.3 54.9
69 Texas Tech 9 61 495 6.8 55.0
70 Boise State 9 52 496 5.8 55.1
71 Cincinnati 9 59 497 6.6 55.2
71 Washington 9 64 497 7.1 55.2
73 Stanford 9 57 498 6.3 55.3
74 Houston 9 60 499 6.7 55.4
75 UTEP 9 56 501 6.2 55.7
76 Minnesota 9 56 502 6.2 55.8
77 Kansas 9 56 504 6.2 56.0
78 Northern Illinois 9 51 508 5.7 56.4
78 Texas State 9 56 508 6.2 56.4
78 LSU 9 60 508 6.7 56.4
81 Coastal Carolina 9 62 521 6.9 57.9
82 Tennessee 9 63 522 7.0 58.0
83 Kent State 9 68 525 7.6 58.3
84 Oklahoma 9 64 526 7.1 58.4
85 North Dakota State 9 63 533 7.0 59.2
86 Ohio State 10 70 535 7.0 53.5
87 Clemson 9 58 537 6.4 59.7
88 Akron 9 59 542 6.6 60.2
89 Hawaii 10 68 545 6.8 54.5
89 Georgia Tech 9 67 545 7.4 60.6
91 TCU 9 60 546 6.7 60.7
92 Missouri 9 58 547 6.4 60.8
93 Missouri State 9 68 549 7.6 61.0
94 Miami (FL) 9 65 562 7.2 62.4
94 South Alabama 9 66 562 7.3 62.4
96 Georgia State 9 62 565 6.9 62.8
97 Michigan 10 62 566 6.2 56.6
98 USC 10 64 569 6.4 56.9
99 Florida Atlantic 9 70 571 7.8 63.4
100 SMU 9 62 572 6.9 63.6
101 Duke 9 63 573 7.0 63.7
102 Vanderbilt 9 81 574 9.0 63.8
103 Arizona 9 60 577 6.7 64.1
104 Old Dominion 9 69 583 7.7 64.8
105 Ole Miss 9 68 586 7.6 65.1
106 Connecticut 9 67 588 7.4 65.3
107 Troy 9 61 589 6.8 65.4
108 Florida 9 65 590 7.2 65.6
108 South Carolina 9 68 590 7.6 65.6
108 FIU 9 70 590 7.8 65.6
111 Ball State 9 66 592 7.3 65.8
111 Boston College 9 71 592 7.9 65.8
113 UNLV 10 61 594 6.1 59.4
114 Maryland 9 63 598 7.0 66.4
115 Baylor 9 69 612 7.7 68.0
116 Pittsburgh 9 68 616 7.6 68.4
117 Texas 10 65 617 6.5 61.7
118 Miami (OH) 9 70 624 7.8 69.3
119 Louisiana Tech 9 70 629 7.8 69.9
120 Southern Miss 9 69 630 7.7 70.0
121 Colorado 9 72 631 8.0 70.1
122 Louisville 9 64 634 7.1 70.4
123 Auburn 10 78 640 7.8 64.0
124 Nebraska 9 77 642 8.6 71.3
125 Mississippi State 10 73 653 7.3 65.3
125 Liberty 9 76 653 8.4 72.6
127 Georgia Southern 9 73 670 8.1 74.4
128 Toledo 9 78 672 8.7 74.7
129 Wake Forest 9 72 681 8.0 75.7
130 Syracuse 9 76 692 8.4 76.9
131 North Texas 9 82 697 9.1 77.4
132 UCLA 10 78 707 7.8 70.7
133 California 9 77 716 8.6 79.6
134 Kennesaw State 9 80 717 8.9 79.7
135 UTSA 9 74 718 8.2 79.8
136 Sam Houston State 9 81 727 9.0 80.8
137 Sacramento State 10 76 734 7.6 73.4
138 James Madison 10 86 827 8.6 82.7