2020 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 25 | 231 | 3.1 | 28.9 |
| 2 | Rice | 5 | 17 | 119 | 3.4 | 23.8 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 8 | 28 | 251 | 3.5 | 31.4 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 26 | 237 | 3.7 | 33.9 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 26 | 254 | 3.7 | 36.3 |
| 6 | Akron | 6 | 24 | 190 | 4.0 | 31.7 |
| 6 | Navy | 7 | 28 | 265 | 4.0 | 37.9 |
| 6 | Liberty | 1 | 4 | 45 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 9 | Indiana | 7 | 29 | 308 | 4.1 | 44.0 |
| 10 | Southern Miss | 6 | 25 | 222 | 4.2 | 37.0 |
| 11 | FIU | 3 | 13 | 87 | 4.3 | 29.0 |
| 11 | Penn State | 9 | 39 | 335 | 4.3 | 37.2 |
| 13 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 35 | 298 | 4.4 | 37.3 |
| 14 | California | 4 | 18 | 140 | 4.5 | 35.0 |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 27 | 246 | 4.5 | 41.0 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 7 | 32 | 293 | 4.6 | 41.9 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 42 | 343 | 4.7 | 38.1 |
| 17 | Troy | 7 | 33 | 287 | 4.7 | 41.0 |
| 19 | Northwestern | 8 | 38 | 296 | 4.8 | 37.0 |
| 19 | Memphis | 8 | 38 | 312 | 4.8 | 39.0 |
| 19 | Iowa | 8 | 38 | 317 | 4.8 | 39.6 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 10 | 48 | 406 | 4.8 | 40.6 |
| 19 | San Diego State | 6 | 29 | 250 | 4.8 | 41.7 |
| 19 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 29 | 263 | 4.8 | 43.8 |
| 25 | Texas State | 8 | 39 | 378 | 4.9 | 47.3 |
| 25 | Illinois | 8 | 39 | 406 | 4.9 | 50.8 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | 6 | 30 | 257 | 5.0 | 42.8 |
| 27 | Wyoming | 6 | 30 | 259 | 5.0 | 43.2 |
| 27 | South Carolina | 10 | 50 | 437 | 5.0 | 43.7 |
| 27 | Boise State | 6 | 30 | 297 | 5.0 | 49.5 |
| 27 | Georgia State | 8 | 40 | 438 | 5.0 | 54.8 |
| 32 | Florida | 11 | 56 | 481 | 5.1 | 43.7 |
| 33 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 31 | 280 | 5.2 | 46.7 |
| 33 | Utah | 5 | 26 | 238 | 5.2 | 47.6 |
| 33 | Virginia | 9 | 47 | 430 | 5.2 | 47.8 |
| 36 | Washington | 4 | 21 | 162 | 5.3 | 40.5 |
| 36 | Fresno State | 6 | 32 | 272 | 5.3 | 45.3 |
| 36 | Washington State | 4 | 21 | 187 | 5.3 | 46.8 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 53 | 472 | 5.3 | 47.2 |
| 36 | Utah State | 6 | 32 | 284 | 5.3 | 47.3 |
| 36 | Kentucky | 10 | 53 | 512 | 5.3 | 51.2 |
| 36 | Air Force | 4 | 21 | 207 | 5.3 | 51.8 |
| 43 | Temple | 7 | 38 | 321 | 5.4 | 45.9 |
| 43 | Ball State | 7 | 38 | 327 | 5.4 | 46.7 |
| 43 | Iowa State | 10 | 54 | 467 | 5.4 | 46.7 |
| 43 | Wake Forest | 7 | 38 | 335 | 5.4 | 47.9 |
| 43 | Georgia | 9 | 49 | 462 | 5.4 | 51.3 |
| 48 | Hawaii | 8 | 45 | 346 | 5.6 | 43.3 |
| 48 | Auburn | 10 | 56 | 473 | 5.6 | 47.3 |
| 48 | USF | 7 | 39 | 346 | 5.6 | 49.4 |
| 48 | Duke | 10 | 56 | 527 | 5.6 | 52.7 |
| 52 | North Texas | 7 | 40 | 300 | 5.7 | 42.9 |
| 52 | Stanford | 6 | 34 | 310 | 5.7 | 51.7 |
| 52 | Clemson | 10 | 57 | 523 | 5.7 | 52.3 |
| 55 | Kansas | 8 | 46 | 383 | 5.8 | 47.9 |
| 55 | Ole Miss | 9 | 52 | 437 | 5.8 | 48.6 |
| 55 | Missouri | 10 | 58 | 499 | 5.8 | 49.9 |
| 55 | East Carolina | 8 | 46 | 427 | 5.8 | 53.4 |
| 55 | Michigan | 6 | 35 | 345 | 5.8 | 57.5 |
| 55 | Marshall | 6 | 35 | 371 | 5.8 | 61.8 |
| 61 | UTSA | 7 | 41 | 382 | 5.9 | 54.6 |
| 61 | Texas A&M | 9 | 53 | 492 | 5.9 | 54.7 |
| 61 | New Mexico | 7 | 41 | 390 | 5.9 | 55.7 |
| 64 | Bowling Green | 5 | 30 | 216 | 6.0 | 43.2 |
| 64 | Colorado State | 4 | 24 | 190 | 6.0 | 47.5 |
| 64 | Alabama | 11 | 66 | 522 | 6.0 | 47.5 |
| 64 | Oregon State | 7 | 42 | 342 | 6.0 | 48.9 |
| 64 | Massachusetts | 1 | 6 | 50 | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| 64 | Ohio State | 6 | 36 | 311 | 6.0 | 51.8 |
| 64 | Texas Tech | 9 | 54 | 473 | 6.0 | 52.6 |
| 64 | Buffalo | 6 | 36 | 322 | 6.0 | 53.7 |
| 64 | Colorado | 4 | 24 | 233 | 6.0 | 58.3 |
| 64 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 18 | 182 | 6.0 | 60.7 |
| 74 | LSU | 10 | 61 | 462 | 6.1 | 46.2 |
| 74 | Tennessee | 10 | 61 | 502 | 6.1 | 50.2 |
| 74 | Mississippi State | 10 | 61 | 559 | 6.1 | 55.9 |
| 77 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 56 | 444 | 6.2 | 49.3 |
| 77 | Central Michigan | 6 | 37 | 356 | 6.2 | 59.3 |
| 79 | Kansas State | 9 | 57 | 479 | 6.3 | 53.2 |
| 79 | Oregon | 6 | 38 | 326 | 6.3 | 54.3 |
| 79 | Louisiana | 8 | 50 | 518 | 6.3 | 64.8 |
| 82 | Arkansas | 10 | 64 | 457 | 6.4 | 45.7 |
| 82 | San Jose State | 7 | 45 | 373 | 6.4 | 53.3 |
| 84 | Louisville | 10 | 65 | 542 | 6.5 | 54.2 |
| 84 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 39 | 357 | 6.5 | 59.5 |
| 86 | Arkansas State | 8 | 53 | 448 | 6.6 | 56.0 |
| 87 | Ohio | 3 | 20 | 144 | 6.7 | 48.0 |
| 87 | UNLV | 6 | 40 | 339 | 6.7 | 56.5 |
| 87 | Syracuse | 10 | 67 | 648 | 6.7 | 64.8 |
| 87 | USC | 6 | 40 | 426 | 6.7 | 71.0 |
| 91 | Arizona | 5 | 34 | 294 | 6.8 | 58.8 |
| 91 | Nebraska | 8 | 54 | 485 | 6.8 | 60.6 |
| 91 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 41 | 408 | 6.8 | 68.0 |
| 94 | UCLA | 7 | 48 | 374 | 6.9 | 53.4 |
| 95 | Arizona State | 4 | 28 | 218 | 7.0 | 54.5 |
| 95 | Tulane | 8 | 56 | 471 | 7.0 | 58.9 |
| 95 | Purdue | 6 | 42 | 359 | 7.0 | 59.8 |
| 95 | Appalachian State | 8 | 56 | 503 | 7.0 | 62.9 |
| 95 | Michigan State | 7 | 49 | 446 | 7.0 | 63.7 |
| 100 | SMU | 7 | 50 | 435 | 7.1 | 62.1 |
| 101 | Baylor | 9 | 65 | 562 | 7.2 | 62.4 |
| 102 | Rutgers | 9 | 67 | 548 | 7.4 | 60.9 |
| 102 | Oklahoma | 9 | 67 | 623 | 7.4 | 69.2 |
| 104 | NC State | 10 | 75 | 723 | 7.5 | 72.3 |
| 105 | Boston College | 10 | 77 | 669 | 7.7 | 66.9 |
| 105 | Houston | 6 | 46 | 408 | 7.7 | 68.0 |
| 105 | North Carolina | 10 | 77 | 741 | 7.7 | 74.1 |
| 108 | TCU | 9 | 70 | 570 | 7.8 | 63.3 |
| 108 | Nevada | 8 | 62 | 525 | 7.8 | 65.6 |
| 108 | Western Michigan | 6 | 47 | 396 | 7.8 | 66.0 |
| 111 | Charlotte | 4 | 32 | 272 | 8.0 | 68.0 |
| 112 | Texas | 8 | 65 | 626 | 8.1 | 78.3 |
| 113 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 75 | 669 | 8.3 | 74.3 |
| 114 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 84 | 747 | 8.4 | 74.7 |
| 114 | West Virginia | 8 | 67 | 603 | 8.4 | 75.4 |
| 114 | Tulsa | 7 | 59 | 556 | 8.4 | 79.4 |
| 114 | UAB | 5 | 42 | 398 | 8.4 | 79.6 |
| 118 | Florida State | 8 | 70 | 600 | 8.8 | 75.0 |
| 118 | UTEP | 4 | 35 | 317 | 8.8 | 79.3 |
| 118 | Maryland | 5 | 44 | 398 | 8.8 | 79.6 |
| 121 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 82 | 700 | 9.1 | 77.8 |
| 122 | Cincinnati | 7 | 65 | 564 | 9.3 | 80.6 |
| 122 | Kent State | 4 | 37 | 325 | 9.3 | 81.3 |
| 124 | UCF | 8 | 77 | 643 | 9.6 | 80.4 |
| 125 | Toledo | 6 | 58 | 451 | 9.7 | 75.2 |