2021 National Leaders Penalties - Games Won Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 30 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 2 | FIU | 1 | 6 | 60 | 6.0 | 60.0 |
| 3 | Tulane | 2 | 6 | 64 | 3.0 | 32.0 |
| 4 | UNLV | 2 | 7 | 70 | 3.5 | 35.0 |
| 4 | Indiana | 2 | 9 | 70 | 4.5 | 35.0 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 1 | 8 | 80 | 8.0 | 80.0 |
| 7 | Kansas | 2 | 11 | 81 | 5.5 | 40.5 |
| 8 | Akron | 2 | 8 | 82 | 4.0 | 41.0 |
| 9 | USF | 2 | 8 | 85 | 4.0 | 42.5 |
| 9 | Arizona | 1 | 7 | 85 | 7.0 | 85.0 |
| 11 | Arkansas State | 2 | 10 | 90 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 3 | 15 | 100 | 5.0 | 33.3 |
| 13 | Southern Miss | 3 | 13 | 110 | 4.3 | 36.7 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 14 | 122 | 7.0 | 61.0 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 17 | 125 | 5.7 | 41.7 |
| 16 | Ohio | 3 | 12 | 135 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 16 | New Mexico State | 2 | 16 | 135 | 8.0 | 67.5 |
| 18 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 15 | 137 | 3.8 | 34.3 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 3 | 13 | 137 | 4.3 | 45.7 |
| 20 | Temple | 3 | 15 | 138 | 5.0 | 46.0 |
| 21 | Stanford | 3 | 23 | 139 | 7.7 | 46.3 |
| 22 | Rutgers | 5 | 17 | 160 | 3.4 | 32.0 |
| 23 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 20 | 162 | 6.7 | 54.0 |
| 24 | New Mexico | 3 | 20 | 173 | 6.7 | 57.7 |
| 25 | Colorado State | 3 | 19 | 175 | 6.3 | 58.3 |
| 26 | Navy | 4 | 21 | 182 | 5.3 | 45.5 |
| 27 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 22 | 185 | 3.1 | 26.4 |
| 28 | Washington | 4 | 21 | 193 | 5.3 | 48.3 |
| 29 | South Alabama | 5 | 23 | 205 | 4.6 | 41.0 |
| 30 | Charlotte | 5 | 28 | 211 | 5.6 | 42.2 |
| 31 | Texas | 5 | 25 | 219 | 5.0 | 43.8 |
| 32 | LSU | 6 | 25 | 229 | 4.2 | 38.2 |
| 33 | Old Dominion | 6 | 29 | 238 | 4.8 | 39.7 |
| 33 | San Jose State | 5 | 28 | 238 | 5.6 | 47.6 |
| 33 | Duke | 3 | 23 | 238 | 7.7 | 79.3 |
| 36 | Hawaii | 6 | 29 | 241 | 4.8 | 40.2 |
| 36 | Ball State | 6 | 33 | 241 | 5.5 | 40.2 |
| 38 | Buffalo | 4 | 23 | 243 | 5.8 | 60.8 |
| 39 | Rice | 4 | 26 | 244 | 6.5 | 61.0 |
| 40 | Troy | 5 | 28 | 245 | 5.6 | 49.0 |
| 41 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 25 | 247 | 8.3 | 82.3 |
| 42 | Memphis | 6 | 31 | 251 | 5.2 | 41.8 |
| 43 | Tennessee | 7 | 28 | 255 | 4.0 | 36.4 |
| 44 | Iowa State | 7 | 32 | 257 | 4.6 | 36.7 |
| 45 | Virginia | 6 | 33 | 275 | 5.5 | 45.8 |
| 46 | USC | 4 | 30 | 285 | 7.5 | 71.3 |
| 47 | Auburn | 6 | 35 | 286 | 5.8 | 47.7 |
| 48 | North Texas | 6 | 29 | 299 | 4.8 | 49.8 |
| 49 | Florida State | 5 | 32 | 301 | 6.4 | 60.2 |
| 50 | TCU | 5 | 31 | 302 | 6.2 | 60.4 |
| 51 | Syracuse | 5 | 36 | 304 | 7.2 | 60.8 |
| 51 | Colorado | 4 | 32 | 304 | 8.0 | 76.0 |
| 53 | Texas State | 4 | 29 | 306 | 7.3 | 76.5 |
| 54 | West Virginia | 6 | 33 | 309 | 5.5 | 51.5 |
| 54 | Illinois | 5 | 26 | 309 | 5.2 | 61.8 |
| 56 | California | 5 | 28 | 310 | 5.6 | 62.0 |
| 57 | Texas Tech | 7 | 35 | 317 | 5.0 | 45.3 |
| 57 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 37 | 317 | 7.4 | 63.4 |
| 59 | Boston College | 6 | 33 | 318 | 5.5 | 53.0 |
| 60 | Louisville | 6 | 34 | 320 | 5.7 | 53.3 |
| 61 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 38 | 327 | 6.3 | 54.5 |
| 62 | South Carolina | 7 | 43 | 335 | 6.1 | 47.9 |
| 63 | Washington State | 7 | 36 | 338 | 5.1 | 48.3 |
| 64 | Army | 9 | 34 | 339 | 3.8 | 37.7 |
| 65 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 39 | 348 | 5.6 | 49.7 |
| 66 | East Carolina | 7 | 37 | 351 | 5.3 | 50.1 |
| 67 | Penn State | 7 | 37 | 352 | 5.3 | 50.3 |
| 68 | Missouri | 6 | 37 | 356 | 6.2 | 59.3 |
| 69 | Bowling Green | 4 | 35 | 372 | 8.8 | 93.0 |
| 70 | Iowa | 10 | 43 | 375 | 4.3 | 37.5 |
| 71 | Purdue | 9 | 40 | 381 | 4.4 | 42.3 |
| 72 | Minnesota | 9 | 37 | 383 | 4.1 | 42.6 |
| 73 | Maryland | 7 | 42 | 385 | 6.0 | 55.0 |
| 74 | SMU | 8 | 40 | 393 | 5.0 | 49.1 |
| 75 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 44 | 396 | 6.3 | 56.6 |
| 75 | North Carolina | 6 | 39 | 396 | 6.5 | 66.0 |
| 77 | Wyoming | 7 | 39 | 406 | 5.6 | 58.0 |
| 78 | Kentucky | 10 | 47 | 407 | 4.7 | 40.7 |
| 79 | Texas A&M | 8 | 43 | 409 | 5.4 | 51.1 |
| 80 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 47 | 413 | 6.7 | 59.0 |
| 81 | Wisconsin | 9 | 49 | 414 | 5.4 | 46.0 |
| 81 | Tulsa | 7 | 43 | 414 | 6.1 | 59.1 |
| 83 | Air Force | 10 | 43 | 417 | 4.3 | 41.7 |
| 84 | Marshall | 7 | 46 | 424 | 6.6 | 60.6 |
| 85 | Nevada | 8 | 51 | 425 | 6.4 | 53.1 |
| 85 | Boise State | 7 | 39 | 425 | 5.6 | 60.7 |
| 87 | BYU | 10 | 53 | 439 | 5.3 | 43.9 |
| 88 | Mississippi State | 7 | 56 | 448 | 8.0 | 64.0 |
| 89 | Kansas State | 8 | 52 | 452 | 6.5 | 56.5 |
| 90 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 49 | 453 | 5.4 | 50.3 |
| 91 | Utah | 10 | 46 | 456 | 4.6 | 45.6 |
| 92 | Clemson | 10 | 54 | 458 | 5.4 | 45.8 |
| 93 | Florida | 6 | 52 | 462 | 8.7 | 77.0 |
| 94 | Georgia State | 8 | 49 | 470 | 6.1 | 58.8 |
| 95 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 58 | 477 | 6.4 | 53.0 |
| 96 | Michigan | 12 | 56 | 492 | 4.7 | 41.0 |
| 97 | Oregon State | 7 | 49 | 499 | 7.0 | 71.3 |
| 98 | UCF | 9 | 55 | 510 | 6.1 | 56.7 |
| 99 | Western Michigan | 8 | 59 | 512 | 7.4 | 64.0 |
| 100 | Wake Forest | 11 | 55 | 513 | 5.0 | 46.6 |
| 101 | Liberty | 8 | 59 | 525 | 7.4 | 65.6 |
| 102 | Notre Dame | 11 | 61 | 542 | 5.5 | 49.3 |
| 103 | Kent State | 7 | 60 | 544 | 8.6 | 77.7 |
| 104 | NC State | 9 | 63 | 549 | 7.0 | 61.0 |
| 105 | Baylor | 12 | 60 | 554 | 5.0 | 46.2 |
| 106 | UCLA | 8 | 58 | 561 | 7.3 | 70.1 |
| 107 | UTSA | 12 | 57 | 566 | 4.8 | 47.2 |
| 108 | Appalachian State | 10 | 61 | 571 | 6.1 | 57.1 |
| 109 | Oklahoma | 11 | 66 | 573 | 6.0 | 52.1 |
| 110 | UTEP | 7 | 58 | 574 | 8.3 | 82.0 |
| 111 | Georgia | 14 | 71 | 593 | 5.1 | 42.4 |
| 112 | Central Michigan | 9 | 63 | 596 | 7.0 | 66.2 |
| 113 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 62 | 600 | 5.6 | 54.5 |
| 114 | Utah State | 11 | 69 | 627 | 6.3 | 57.0 |
| 115 | Ohio State | 11 | 67 | 633 | 6.1 | 57.5 |
| 115 | Arkansas | 9 | 77 | 633 | 8.6 | 70.3 |
| 115 | Toledo | 7 | 67 | 633 | 9.6 | 90.4 |
| 118 | Oregon | 10 | 73 | 639 | 7.3 | 63.9 |
| 119 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 71 | 649 | 5.9 | 54.1 |
| 120 | Fresno State | 10 | 70 | 652 | 7.0 | 65.2 |
| 121 | Arizona State | 8 | 62 | 653 | 7.8 | 81.6 |
| 122 | Louisiana | 13 | 69 | 661 | 5.3 | 50.8 |
| 123 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 73 | 676 | 6.6 | 61.5 |
| 124 | UAB | 9 | 72 | 713 | 8.0 | 79.2 |
| 125 | Cincinnati | 13 | 95 | 715 | 7.3 | 55.0 |
| 126 | Michigan State | 11 | 81 | 731 | 7.4 | 66.5 |
| 127 | San Diego State | 12 | 88 | 745 | 7.3 | 62.1 |
| 128 | Houston | 12 | 78 | 752 | 6.5 | 62.7 |
| 129 | Ole Miss | 10 | 96 | 817 | 9.6 | 81.7 |
| 130 | Alabama | 13 | 92 | 866 | 7.1 | 66.6 |