which sun belt team has the most penalty yards in a season

The JMU Dukes have the most penalty yards by a team in the SBC in a season, with 1,015 yards in 2025.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Penalty Yards: team season data complete from 2013

	TEAM	PEN YDS	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	JMU	1,015	2025	14	12	2	0	68	519	37.1	257	18.4	318	46.7	52.4
2	South Alabama	1,002	2018	12	3	9	0	38	290	24.2	465	38.8	213	35.0	61.5
3	Arkansas State	999	2015	13	9	4	0	69	520	40.0	393	30.2	291	38.5	50.0
4	South Alabama	930	2022	13	10	3	0	50	406	31.2	277	21.3	292	42.8	58.6
5	Arkansas State	924	2014	13	7	6	0	65	477	36.7	396	30.5	314	37.7	50.0
6	South Alabama	922	2024	13	7	6	0	58	447	34.4	327	25.2	281	38.7	70.0
7	Arkansas State	916	2019	13	8	5	0	54	438	33.7	444	34.2	290	40.4	56.5
8	Texas State	900	2023	13	8	5	0	62	477	36.7	427	32.8	312	44.0	65.6
9	Appalachian State	899	2019	14	13	1	0	73	543	38.8	280	20.0	298	44.5	81.3
10	Arkansas State	865	2018	13	8	5	0	51	394	30.3	333	25.6	300	39.8	53.3
11	Marshall	859	2022	13	9	4	0	40	318	24.5	208	16.0	272	38.2	25.0
12	Louisiana	853	2015	12	4	8	0	41	317	26.4	382	31.8	250	37.5	54.2
13	Arkansas State	835	2016	13	8	5	0	46	355	27.3	279	21.5	243	29.4	57.7
14	Georgia State	835	2015	13	6	7	0	45	350	26.9	368	28.3	261	43.5	11.1
15	Texas State	834	2024	13	8	5	0	61	475	36.5	319	24.5	339	45.0	66.7
16	South Alabama	832	2016	13	6	7	0	43	330	25.4	351	27.0	252	39.1	45.5
17	Coastal Carolina	829	2024	13	6	7	0	46	373	28.7	411	31.6	235	38.0	36.4
18	Arkansas State	825	2017	12	7	5	0	59	454	37.8	309	25.8	323	44.4	33.3
19	Appalachian State	819	2017	13	9	4	0	55	435	33.5	263	20.2	272	40.1	54.2
20	Louisiana	817	2019	14	11	3	0	69	531	37.9	276	19.7	351	47.6	52.9
21	Appalachian State	816	2025	13	5	8	0	36	314	24.2	387	29.8	275	32.8	62.5
22	Georgia State	815	2025	12	1	11	0	31	237	19.8	454	37.8	236	38.6	44.1
23	Appalachian State	811	2020	12	9	3	0	52	406	33.8	240	20.0	281	51.2	55.0
24	Troy	803	2016	13	10	3	0	55	438	33.7	287	22.1	301	37.3	65.4
25	Arkansas State	792	2023	13	6	7	0	43	352	27.1	395	30.4	257	35.5	35.0

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More James Madison Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,742

Coleman

RUSH

824

Pettaway

REC

386

Scott

Team Rankings

PPG

39.1

10th

OPP PPG

18.9

33rd

RUSH YDS/G

202.1

27th

PASS YDS/G

248.8

47th

2026 SBC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Appalachian State	2-2	5-3
3	South Alabama	2-2	4-4
4	James Madison	4-2	7-2
5	Louisiana	2-2	5-3
6	Georgia Southern	3-1	4-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/5	JMU	@	USM	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	JMU	@	CONN	12:00 PM
Sat 11/28	CCAR	@	JMU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Troy

4 - 4

Final

James Madison

7 - 2

Thu 29 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	Texas State	4	4	.500
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	3	5	.375
6	Fresno State	5	3	.625
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