most penalties per game in college football this season

The Liberty Flames have the most penalties per game played by a team this season, with 9.63.

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Data note: Penalties: team season data complete from 2013

	TEAM	PEN/GP	PEN	GP	SEASON	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Liberty	9.63	77	8	2026	7	1	0	34	270	33.8	108	13.5	174	45.1	44.4
2	Syracuse	9.38	75	8	2026	4	4	0	31	251	31.4	211	26.4	205	40.2	61.5
3	Colorado	9.25	74	8	2026	3	5	0	22	168	21.0	235	29.4	163	38.2	40.0
4	California	9	81	9	2026	3	6	0	24	197	21.9	284	31.6	176	35.3	29.2
5	Vanderbilt	8.75	70	8	2026	3	5	0	24	182	22.8	242	30.3	146	40.7	63.2
6	Sam Houston	8.63	69	8	2026	1	7	0	17	144	18.0	201	25.1	129	34.8	0.0
7	Pittsburgh	8.56	77	9	2026	6	3	0	35	287	31.9	178	19.8	212	40.8	42.1
8	Baylor	8.5	68	8	2026	5	3	0	29	245	30.6	122	15.3	187	39.8	59.1
9	UConn	8.5	68	8	2026	4	4	0	38	275	34.4	202	25.3	172	40.6	41.2
10	North Texas	8.5	68	8	2026	6	2	0	45	350	43.8	255	31.9	210	49.5	52.9
11	Toledo	8.5	68	8	2026	6	2	0	39	299	37.4	203	25.4	180	43.4	40.0
12	Missouri State	8.5	68	8	2026	3	5	0	24	195	24.4	247	30.9	149	35.7	38.9
13	UCLA	8.38	67	8	2026	8	0	0	35	268	33.5	107	13.4	169	45.5	25.0
14	Boston College	8.25	66	8	2026	4	4	0	22	173	21.6	212	26.5	158	34.7	31.6
15	Wake Forest	8.25	66	8	2026	7	1	0	39	313	39.1	143	17.9	185	51.0	75.0
16	Kennesaw State	8.25	66	8	2026	2	6	0	23	184	23.0	203	25.4	159	37.4	25.0
17	Kent State	8.22	74	9	2026	3	6	0	16	129	14.3	275	30.6	143	36.1	41.7
18	UTSA	8.13	65	8	2026	7	1	0	33	268	33.5	208	26.0	167	42.3	69.2
19	Ball State	8	64	8	2026	3	5	0	23	176	22.0	282	35.3	153	34.7	73.3
20	Nebraska	8	64	8	2026	5	3	0	35	259	32.4	125	15.6	188	50.0	46.2
21	Sacramento State	7.89	71	9	2026	2	7	0	17	153	17.0	273	30.3	157	32.5	44.4
22	Auburn	7.88	63	8	2026	4	4	0	24	193	24.1	214	26.8	172	43.8	68.8
23	Florida	7.88	63	8	2026	5	3	0	36	285	35.6	225	28.1	180	43.3	66.7
24	UMass	7.88	63	8	2026	4	4	0	26	212	26.5	169	21.1	129	32.0	53.8
25	Ole Miss	7.88	63	8	2026	6	2	0	37	297	37.1	192	24.0	202	50.0	55.6

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More Liberty Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,453

Purdie

RUSH

603

Davis

REC

626

Jackson

Team Rankings

PPG

33.8

33rd

OPP PPG

13.5

10th

RUSH YDS/G

212.3

19th

PASS YDS/G

198.8

119th

2026 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Liberty	4-0	7-1
2	Jacksonville State	4-0	6-2
3	Delaware	2-2	4-4
4	New Mexico State	2-2	3-5
5	Middle Tennessee	2-2	4-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	LIB	@	NMSU	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	MTU	@	LIB	3:30 PM
Sat 11/21	WKU	@	LIB	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	LIB	@	MOSU	2:00 PM

Last Game

Florida International

3 - 5

Final

Liberty

7 - 1

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375