2020 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 17 | 119 | 3.4 | 23.8 |
| 2 | Akron | 6 | 24 | 190 | 4.0 | 31.7 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 48 | 413 | 4.0 | 34.4 |
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 40 | 379 | 3.6 | 34.5 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 11 | 42 | 384 | 3.8 | 34.9 |
| 6 | California | 4 | 18 | 140 | 4.5 | 35.0 |
| 7 | Southern Miss | 9 | 39 | 326 | 4.3 | 36.2 |
| 8 | BYU | 11 | 47 | 399 | 4.3 | 36.3 |
| 9 | Penn State | 9 | 39 | 335 | 4.3 | 37.2 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 12 | 53 | 456 | 4.4 | 38.0 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 42 | 343 | 4.7 | 38.1 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 42 | 350 | 4.7 | 38.9 |
| 13 | Iowa | 8 | 38 | 317 | 4.8 | 39.6 |
| 14 | Navy | 10 | 44 | 402 | 4.4 | 40.2 |
| 15 | Northwestern | 9 | 45 | 364 | 5.0 | 40.4 |
| 16 | Washington | 4 | 21 | 162 | 5.3 | 40.5 |
| 17 | Air Force | 6 | 27 | 245 | 4.5 | 40.8 |
| 18 | Army | 9 | 41 | 373 | 4.6 | 41.4 |
| 19 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 51 | 456 | 4.6 | 41.5 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 7 | 32 | 293 | 4.6 | 41.9 |
| 21 | Troy | 10 | 47 | 421 | 4.7 | 42.1 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 7 | 36 | 296 | 5.1 | 42.3 |
| 23 | San Diego State | 8 | 38 | 339 | 4.8 | 42.4 |
| 24 | Iowa State | 12 | 61 | 511 | 5.1 | 42.6 |
| 25 | Hawaii | 9 | 48 | 386 | 5.3 | 42.9 |
| 26 | Wyoming | 6 | 30 | 259 | 5.0 | 43.2 |
| 26 | Bowling Green | 5 | 30 | 216 | 6.0 | 43.2 |
| 28 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 48 | 437 | 4.8 | 43.7 |
| 28 | South Carolina | 10 | 50 | 437 | 5.0 | 43.7 |
| 30 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 29 | 263 | 4.8 | 43.8 |
| 31 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 45 | 401 | 5.0 | 44.6 |
| 32 | Indiana | 8 | 34 | 358 | 4.3 | 44.8 |
| 33 | Wake Forest | 8 | 43 | 361 | 5.4 | 45.1 |
| 34 | Florida | 12 | 64 | 542 | 5.3 | 45.2 |
| 35 | Fresno State | 6 | 32 | 272 | 5.3 | 45.3 |
| 36 | Memphis | 10 | 55 | 455 | 5.5 | 45.5 |
| 37 | Arkansas | 10 | 64 | 457 | 6.4 | 45.7 |
| 38 | Temple | 7 | 38 | 321 | 5.4 | 45.9 |
| 39 | LSU | 10 | 61 | 462 | 6.1 | 46.2 |
| 40 | Kansas | 9 | 51 | 418 | 5.7 | 46.4 |
| 41 | Washington State | 4 | 21 | 187 | 5.3 | 46.8 |
| 42 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 58 | 517 | 5.3 | 47.0 |
| 43 | Utah State | 6 | 32 | 284 | 5.3 | 47.3 |
| 44 | Colorado State | 4 | 24 | 190 | 6.0 | 47.5 |
| 45 | Utah | 5 | 26 | 238 | 5.2 | 47.6 |
| 46 | Virginia | 9 | 47 | 430 | 5.2 | 47.8 |
| 47 | Ohio | 3 | 20 | 144 | 6.7 | 48.0 |
| 48 | Alabama | 13 | 78 | 625 | 6.0 | 48.1 |
| 49 | USF | 8 | 43 | 386 | 5.4 | 48.3 |
| 50 | Ball State | 8 | 46 | 391 | 5.8 | 48.9 |
| 50 | Oregon State | 7 | 42 | 342 | 6.0 | 48.9 |
| 52 | Boise State | 7 | 34 | 345 | 4.9 | 49.3 |
| 53 | Clemson | 11 | 60 | 543 | 5.5 | 49.4 |
| 54 | Texas State | 12 | 62 | 597 | 5.2 | 49.8 |
| 54 | Auburn | 11 | 64 | 548 | 5.8 | 49.8 |
| 56 | Missouri | 10 | 58 | 499 | 5.8 | 49.9 |
| 57 | Tennessee | 10 | 61 | 502 | 6.1 | 50.2 |
| 58 | Buffalo | 7 | 42 | 354 | 6.0 | 50.6 |
| 59 | Illinois | 8 | 39 | 406 | 4.9 | 50.8 |
| 60 | Oregon | 7 | 41 | 356 | 5.9 | 50.9 |
| 61 | Duke | 11 | 62 | 562 | 5.6 | 51.1 |
| 62 | Ole Miss | 10 | 60 | 516 | 6.0 | 51.6 |
| 63 | Stanford | 6 | 34 | 310 | 5.7 | 51.7 |
| 64 | Louisville | 11 | 68 | 572 | 6.2 | 52.0 |
| 65 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 51 | 470 | 5.7 | 52.2 |
| 66 | Liberty | 9 | 51 | 472 | 5.7 | 52.4 |
| 66 | Tulane | 12 | 75 | 629 | 6.3 | 52.4 |
| 68 | Texas Tech | 9 | 54 | 473 | 6.0 | 52.6 |
| 69 | Georgia | 10 | 55 | 528 | 5.5 | 52.8 |
| 70 | UCLA | 7 | 48 | 374 | 6.9 | 53.4 |
| 71 | FIU | 4 | 28 | 214 | 7.0 | 53.5 |
| 72 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 73 | 593 | 6.6 | 53.9 |
| 73 | Massachusetts | 4 | 22 | 216 | 5.5 | 54.0 |
| 74 | North Texas | 9 | 62 | 488 | 6.9 | 54.2 |
| 75 | Ohio State | 8 | 49 | 435 | 6.1 | 54.4 |
| 76 | Arizona State | 4 | 28 | 218 | 7.0 | 54.5 |
| 77 | Arkansas State | 10 | 62 | 556 | 6.2 | 55.6 |
| 78 | New Mexico | 7 | 41 | 390 | 5.9 | 55.7 |
| 79 | Kentucky | 11 | 63 | 615 | 5.7 | 55.9 |
| 80 | Colorado | 6 | 34 | 338 | 5.7 | 56.3 |
| 81 | Kansas State | 10 | 65 | 564 | 6.5 | 56.4 |
| 82 | UNLV | 6 | 40 | 339 | 6.7 | 56.5 |
| 83 | San Jose State | 8 | 53 | 453 | 6.6 | 56.6 |
| 84 | Michigan | 6 | 35 | 345 | 5.8 | 57.5 |
| 85 | Texas A&M | 10 | 62 | 579 | 6.2 | 57.9 |
| 86 | East Carolina | 9 | 57 | 524 | 6.3 | 58.2 |
| 87 | Georgia State | 10 | 55 | 587 | 5.5 | 58.7 |
| 88 | Arizona | 5 | 34 | 294 | 6.8 | 58.8 |
| 89 | Central Michigan | 6 | 37 | 356 | 6.2 | 59.3 |
| 90 | SMU | 9 | 61 | 535 | 6.8 | 59.4 |
| 91 | Purdue | 6 | 42 | 359 | 7.0 | 59.8 |
| 92 | Mississippi State | 11 | 72 | 661 | 6.5 | 60.1 |
| 93 | Nebraska | 8 | 54 | 485 | 6.8 | 60.6 |
| 94 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 18 | 182 | 6.0 | 60.7 |
| 95 | Rutgers | 9 | 67 | 548 | 7.4 | 60.9 |
| 96 | Louisiana | 11 | 68 | 676 | 6.2 | 61.5 |
| 96 | TCU | 10 | 77 | 615 | 7.7 | 61.5 |
| 98 | Charlotte | 6 | 42 | 370 | 7.0 | 61.7 |
| 99 | Baylor | 9 | 65 | 562 | 7.2 | 62.4 |
| 100 | Michigan State | 7 | 49 | 446 | 7.0 | 63.7 |
| 101 | Boston College | 11 | 84 | 725 | 7.6 | 65.9 |
| 102 | Western Michigan | 6 | 47 | 396 | 7.8 | 66.0 |
| 103 | Syracuse | 11 | 77 | 728 | 7.0 | 66.2 |
| 104 | Oklahoma | 10 | 71 | 663 | 7.1 | 66.3 |
| 105 | UTSA | 11 | 77 | 738 | 7.0 | 67.1 |
| 106 | UTEP | 6 | 49 | 407 | 8.2 | 67.8 |
| 107 | Marshall | 9 | 58 | 612 | 6.4 | 68.0 |
| 107 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 41 | 408 | 6.8 | 68.0 |
| 109 | Houston | 8 | 61 | 546 | 7.6 | 68.3 |
| 110 | Nevada | 9 | 72 | 625 | 8.0 | 69.4 |
| 111 | Appalachian State | 11 | 83 | 766 | 7.5 | 69.6 |
| 112 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 86 | 775 | 7.8 | 70.5 |
| 113 | North Carolina | 11 | 82 | 779 | 7.5 | 70.8 |
| 114 | USC | 6 | 40 | 426 | 6.7 | 71.0 |
| 115 | West Virginia | 9 | 74 | 656 | 8.2 | 72.9 |
| 116 | NC State | 12 | 96 | 891 | 8.0 | 74.3 |
| 117 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 84 | 747 | 8.4 | 74.7 |
| 118 | UCF | 10 | 92 | 748 | 9.2 | 74.8 |
| 119 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 89 | 749 | 8.9 | 74.9 |
| 120 | Florida State | 8 | 70 | 600 | 8.8 | 75.0 |
| 121 | Toledo | 6 | 58 | 451 | 9.7 | 75.2 |
| 122 | Texas | 10 | 81 | 770 | 8.1 | 77.0 |
| 123 | Maryland | 5 | 44 | 398 | 8.8 | 79.6 |
| 124 | Cincinnati | 9 | 83 | 723 | 9.2 | 80.3 |
| 125 | Kent State | 4 | 37 | 325 | 9.3 | 81.3 |
| 126 | Tulsa | 9 | 81 | 742 | 9.0 | 82.4 |
| 127 | UAB | 8 | 74 | 685 | 9.3 | 85.6 |