2026 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Arkansas State 1 2 10 2.0 10.0
1 Fresno State 1 3 10 3.0 10.0
3 Texas A&M 2 3 15 1.5 7.5
3 Ball State 1 3 15 3.0 15.0
5 Delaware 1 3 18 3.0 18.0
6 Kansas State 1 2 25 2.0 25.0
6 Boise State 1 3 25 3.0 25.0
6 Colorado State 1 3 25 3.0 25.0
6 Iowa 1 4 25 4.0 25.0
10 Ohio 1 2 30 2.0 30.0
10 Oklahoma State 1 2 30 2.0 30.0
10 Buffalo 1 3 30 3.0 30.0
10 Texas State 1 3 30 3.0 30.0
14 Hawaii 1 7 31 7.0 31.0
15 Ohio State 1 4 35 4.0 35.0
16 San Diego State 1 4 37 4.0 37.0
17 Charlotte 1 7 39 7.0 39.0
17 Toledo 1 7 39 7.0 39.0
19 Baylor 1 5 40 5.0 40.0
19 Western Michigan 1 5 40 5.0 40.0
21 Georgia 1 4 41 4.0 41.0
21 Missouri State 1 8 41 8.0 41.0
23 Marshall 1 4 45 4.0 45.0
23 Iowa State 1 6 45 6.0 45.0
23 Old Dominion 1 6 45 6.0 45.0
26 Texas 2 6 47 3.0 23.5
26 Wyoming 1 6 47 6.0 47.0
28 Eastern Michigan 2 7 50 3.5 25.0
28 UCF 1 9 50 9.0 50.0
30 West Virginia 1 7 52 7.0 52.0
31 Memphis 1 5 54 5.0 54.0
32 North Carolina 2 8 55 4.0 27.5
32 Western Kentucky 2 8 55 4.0 27.5
32 Louisiana-Monroe 1 5 55 5.0 55.0
32 Arizona 1 7 55 7.0 55.0
32 New Mexico 1 8 55 8.0 55.0
37 San Jose State 2 8 56 4.0 28.0
38 UTEP 2 8 60 4.0 30.0
38 Temple 1 5 60 5.0 60.0
38 Louisiana 1 6 60 6.0 60.0
38 Troy 1 6 60 6.0 60.0
38 Sacramento State 1 7 60 7.0 60.0
38 Georgia State 1 7 60 7.0 60.0
38 Massachusetts 1 8 60 8.0 60.0
38 Northwestern 1 8 60 8.0 60.0
38 Coastal Carolina 1 10 60 10.0 60.0
47 East Carolina 1 7 61 7.0 61.0
48 James Madison 1 7 63 7.0 63.0
49 Maryland 1 8 64 8.0 64.0
50 Boston College 2 11 65 5.5 32.5
51 Clemson 2 9 66 4.5 33.0
52 Florida State 2 9 67 4.5 33.5
53 New Mexico State 1 8 68 8.0 68.0
54 Cincinnati 1 7 69 7.0 69.0
54 UAB 1 9 69 9.0 69.0
56 Notre Dame 2 7 71 3.5 35.5
56 Illinois 1 7 71 7.0 71.0
58 Connecticut 1 8 72 8.0 72.0
59 Washington State 2 9 75 4.5 37.5
60 Northern Illinois 2 10 76 5.0 38.0
60 Oklahoma 1 9 76 9.0 76.0
60 Virginia Tech 1 9 76 9.0 76.0
60 Missouri 1 10 76 10.0 76.0
64 NC State 2 9 77 4.5 38.5
64 Georgia Southern 1 8 77 8.0 77.0
66 Rutgers 2 10 79 5.0 39.5
67 Southern Miss 1 11 85 11.0 85.0
68 Florida Atlantic 1 9 88 9.0 88.0
69 Kennesaw State 1 9 90 9.0 90.0
69 Michigan 1 11 90 11.0 90.0
69 TCU 1 11 90 11.0 90.0
72 Bowling Green 2 13 91 6.5 45.5
73 Utah 2 12 93 6.0 46.5
74 Georgia Tech 2 14 95 7.0 47.5
74 Purdue 2 14 95 7.0 47.5
76 Arkansas 2 14 98 7.0 49.0
76 South Carolina 1 9 98 9.0 98.0
78 Alabama 2 15 100 7.5 50.0
79 Oregon State 2 12 102 6.0 51.0
79 Tulsa 1 9 102 9.0 102.0
81 Utah State 2 13 103 6.5 51.5
82 Texas Tech 2 12 105 6.0 52.5
83 Virginia 2 11 109 5.5 54.5
83 Akron 2 12 109 6.0 54.5
83 LSU 2 13 109 6.5 54.5
86 Auburn 2 12 112 6.0 56.0
87 USC 2 13 115 6.5 57.5
87 Minnesota 1 12 115 12.0 115.0
89 Vanderbilt 1 13 116 13.0 116.0
90 Stanford 2 14 120 7.0 60.0
91 Miami (FL) 2 12 125 6.0 62.5
91 Houston 2 17 125 8.5 62.5
93 Arizona State 2 16 127 8.0 63.5
94 SMU 2 14 129 7.0 64.5
94 Kansas 2 15 129 7.5 64.5
94 Kentucky 2 15 129 7.5 64.5
94 Tulane 2 20 129 10.0 64.5
98 Louisiana Tech 2 14 131 7.0 65.5
99 BYU 2 15 133 7.5 66.5
100 Miami (OH) 2 16 135 8.0 67.5
100 Kent State 2 18 135 9.0 67.5
102 Pittsburgh 2 16 136 8.0 68.0
103 Ole Miss 2 14 137 7.0 68.5
104 Florida 1 16 138 16.0 138.0
105 Colorado 2 15 140 7.5 70.0
106 Tennessee 1 14 142 14.0 142.0
107 California 2 15 146 7.5 73.0
108 Oregon 2 17 156 8.5 78.0
109 Mississippi State 2 20 158 10.0 79.0
110 Wake Forest 2 17 172 8.5 86.0
111 Washington 2 18 174 9.0 87.0
112 North Texas 2 19 180 9.5 90.0
113 Duke 2 20 192 10.0 96.0
113 Louisville 2 20 192 10.0 96.0
115 Syracuse 2 24 204 12.0 102.0
116 UTSA 2 23 230 11.5 115.0
117 UCLA 3 32 283 10.7 94.3