2026 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Illinois 1 1 3 1.0 3.0
2 Notre Dame 1 2 20 2.0 20.0
2 North Carolina 1 3 20 3.0 20.0
2 Tennessee 1 3 20 3.0 20.0
5 Kentucky 1 2 22 2.0 22.0
6 South Carolina 1 3 25 3.0 25.0
7 Alabama 1 6 29 6.0 29.0
8 Arkansas 1 2 30 2.0 30.0
9 Florida 1 3 32 3.0 32.0
9 Virginia Tech 1 6 32 6.0 32.0
11 Rutgers 1 7 34 7.0 34.0
12 TCU 1 3 35 3.0 35.0
13 Vanderbilt 1 6 36 6.0 36.0
14 Maryland 1 5 37 5.0 37.0
15 Pittsburgh 1 5 38 5.0 38.0
16 Cincinnati 1 4 40 4.0 40.0
17 Houston 1 4 45 4.0 45.0
17 Minnesota 1 4 45 4.0 45.0
19 Purdue 1 6 46 6.0 46.0
20 Texas Tech 1 6 47 6.0 47.0
21 UCF 1 7 48 7.0 48.0
22 Arizona 1 4 50 4.0 50.0
22 Kansas 1 6 50 6.0 50.0
24 Ole Miss 1 7 52 7.0 52.0
25 Duke 1 8 53 8.0 53.0
25 Northwestern 1 8 53 8.0 53.0
27 Kansas State 1 5 54 5.0 54.0
28 Iowa State 1 4 55 4.0 55.0
29 Arizona State 1 5 56 5.0 56.0
30 Oklahoma State 1 6 59 6.0 59.0
31 Iowa 1 7 60 7.0 60.0
32 Virginia 1 7 61 7.0 61.0
33 Louisiana-Monroe 3 10 62 3.3 20.7
34 Indiana 2 7 63 3.5 31.5
35 Florida State 1 7 65 7.0 65.0
36 Georgia 1 7 66 7.0 66.0
37 Northern Illinois 2 7 70 3.5 35.0
37 West Virginia 1 7 70 7.0 70.0
39 Auburn 1 10 73 10.0 73.0
40 NC State 1 7 75 7.0 75.0
40 Texas A&M 1 8 75 8.0 75.0
42 Mississippi State 1 8 78 8.0 78.0
43 Tulsa 3 9 80 3.0 26.7
43 Oklahoma 2 10 80 5.0 40.0
45 Syracuse 1 8 84 8.0 84.0
46 Delaware 2 8 85 4.0 42.5
47 Texas 1 8 88 8.0 88.0
48 San Diego State 2 11 90 5.5 45.0
48 Missouri 1 9 90 9.0 90.0
48 Baylor 1 10 90 10.0 90.0
51 Colorado State 2 15 97 7.5 48.5
52 Wisconsin 2 12 98 6.0 49.0
53 Clemson 1 10 100 10.0 100.0
54 LSU 1 10 101 10.0 101.0
55 Michigan State 3 10 105 3.3 35.0
55 Utah State 1 13 105 13.0 105.0
57 Ohio State 2 12 106 6.0 53.0
58 Miami (FL) 1 13 107 13.0 107.0
59 SMU 1 12 111 12.0 111.0
60 USC 2 13 112 6.5 56.0
61 Stanford 2 14 114 7.0 57.0
62 Tulane 3 12 115 4.0 38.3
62 Wake Forest 1 11 115 11.0 115.0
64 Temple 4 17 116 4.3 29.0
65 Buffalo 3 17 118 5.7 39.3
66 Missouri State 2 14 119 7.0 59.5
67 Fresno State 3 16 120 5.3 40.0
67 Oregon State 1 11 120 11.0 120.0
69 Michigan 2 13 124 6.5 62.0
70 New Mexico 3 17 125 5.7 41.7
71 Nebraska 2 16 130 8.0 65.0
72 UTSA 2 14 137 7.0 68.5
73 UTEP 2 15 141 7.5 70.5
74 Troy 2 13 142 6.5 71.0
75 Navy 4 18 144 4.5 36.0
76 Louisiana 4 20 145 5.0 36.3
76 Boise State 2 15 145 7.5 72.5
78 Western Michigan 3 16 146 5.3 48.7
79 California 1 16 152 16.0 152.0
80 Bowling Green 3 16 155 5.3 51.7
81 Louisiana Tech 2 18 157 9.0 78.5
82 Ohio 4 21 158 5.3 39.5
83 Texas State 2 15 160 7.5 80.0
84 Penn State 3 16 161 5.3 53.7
85 Massachusetts 3 20 163 6.7 54.3
86 Akron 3 17 165 5.7 55.0
87 New Mexico State 4 23 167 5.8 41.8
88 Army 4 19 170 4.8 42.5
89 East Carolina 3 20 172 6.7 57.3
90 Middle Tennessee State 3 24 173 8.0 57.7
91 USF 5 26 175 5.2 35.0
92 Air Force 4 19 179 4.8 44.8
92 Sam Houston State 3 23 179 7.7 59.7
94 San Jose State 3 22 180 7.3 60.0
95 Southern Miss 3 17 184 5.7 61.3
96 North Texas 3 26 186 8.7 62.0
97 Rice 4 22 187 5.5 46.8
98 Georgia Southern 3 19 188 6.3 62.7
99 Nevada 4 23 189 5.8 47.3
100 Georgia State 3 21 193 7.0 64.3
101 Arkansas State 4 22 197 5.5 49.3
102 Eastern Michigan 4 21 199 5.3 49.8
102 Connecticut 3 22 199 7.3 66.3
104 Wyoming 4 21 200 5.3 50.0
105 FIU 4 26 201 6.5 50.3
106 Marshall 4 24 202 6.0 50.5
106 Ball State 3 22 202 7.3 67.3
108 Western Kentucky 3 22 203 7.3 67.7
109 Florida Atlantic 3 25 205 8.3 68.3
110 Miami (OH) 3 23 207 7.7 69.0
111 Charlotte 4 28 213 7.0 53.3
112 Kennesaw State 3 24 217 8.0 72.3
113 UAB 4 24 224 6.0 56.0
114 Appalachian State 3 29 228 9.7 76.0
115 Memphis 4 23 229 5.8 57.3
116 Central Michigan 4 23 236 5.8 59.0
117 Hawaii 4 30 241 7.5 60.3
118 Toledo 3 26 247 8.7 82.3
119 South Alabama 4 28 252 7.0 63.0
120 Kent State 3 31 254 10.3 84.7
121 Old Dominion 4 31 271 7.8 67.8
122 Coastal Carolina 4 32 277 8.0 69.3
123 James Madison 4 29 295 7.3 73.8
124 Jacksonville State 5 35 299 7.0 59.8
125 North Dakota State 5 37 310 7.4 62.0
126 Sacramento State 4 31 315 7.8 78.8
127 UNLV 5 36 362 7.2 72.4
128 Liberty 5 48 419 9.6 83.8