2021 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Georgia State 1 3 12 3.0 12.0
2 Kentucky 2 6 35 3.0 17.5
3 Akron 1 4 18 4.0 18.0
4 Wisconsin 3 9 61 3.0 20.3
5 Louisiana-Monroe 2 7 42 3.5 21.0
6 LSU 4 17 97 4.3 24.3
7 SMU 2 6 49 3.0 24.5
8 Utah State 2 7 57 3.5 28.5
9 Air Force 2 8 58 4.0 29.0
10 Boise State 4 14 119 3.5 29.8
11 Texas State 2 7 60 3.5 30.0
11 Temple 2 10 60 5.0 30.0
13 Navy 3 12 91 4.0 30.3
14 Memphis 1 5 31 5.0 31.0
15 Virginia Tech 2 8 65 4.0 32.5
16 Vanderbilt 3 17 99 5.7 33.0
17 Penn State 5 26 171 5.2 34.2
18 Cincinnati 3 17 104 5.7 34.7
19 Kansas State 3 13 108 4.3 36.0
19 Southern Mississippi 1 5 36 5.0 36.0
21 Indiana 5 20 184 4.0 36.8
22 Kansas 3 11 115 3.7 38.3
23 Purdue 4 18 156 4.5 39.0
24 Michigan 4 18 159 4.5 39.8
25 Georgia Southern 3 17 124 5.7 41.3
26 Northwestern 3 15 125 5.0 41.7
27 Iowa State 5 25 210 5.0 42.0
27 Auburn 5 27 210 5.4 42.0
29 South Florida 4 19 171 4.8 42.8
30 Baylor 5 28 217 5.6 43.4
31 Texas 5 30 222 6.0 44.4
32 Iowa 2 9 90 4.5 45.0
32 Troy 1 5 45 5.0 45.0
32 Duke 2 10 90 5.0 45.0
32 South Carolina 3 17 135 5.7 45.0
32 Appalachian State 2 12 90 6.0 45.0
37 Rutgers 4 24 181 6.0 45.3
38 Washington State 4 21 182 5.3 45.5
39 West Virginia 3 18 138 6.0 46.0
40 Texas Tech 4 22 186 5.5 46.5
41 Michigan State 3 16 140 5.3 46.7
42 Missouri 3 16 141 5.3 47.0
42 Kent State 1 6 47 6.0 47.0
42 UCF 1 7 47 7.0 47.0
42 Stanford 3 21 141 7.0 47.0
46 UAB 2 14 95 7.0 47.5
46 UCLA 2 14 95 7.0 47.5
46 Connecticut 2 15 95 7.5 47.5
49 Arkansas 3 22 146 7.3 48.7
50 Arizona 4 26 198 6.5 49.5
51 Minnesota 2 10 100 5.0 50.0
51 Notre Dame 2 12 100 6.0 50.0
51 BYU 3 18 150 6.0 50.0
51 Colorado 2 15 100 7.5 50.0
55 Georgia Tech 4 25 201 6.3 50.3
56 Oregon 4 24 202 6.0 50.5
57 Washington 2 11 102 5.5 51.0
58 Oklahoma State 4 22 205 5.5 51.3
59 Wake Forest 3 20 155 6.7 51.7
60 Ohio State 4 26 212 6.5 53.0
61 New Mexico State 4 26 213 6.5 53.3
62 Nebraska 5 31 267 6.2 53.4
63 Florida State 4 27 216 6.8 54.0
64 East Carolina 2 12 110 6.0 55.0
64 Alabama 5 30 275 6.0 55.0
64 Utah 5 32 275 6.4 55.0
67 Boston College 3 20 168 6.7 56.0
67 Old Dominion 1 8 56 8.0 56.0
69 Northern Illinois 1 6 57 6.0 57.0
69 South Alabama 1 7 57 7.0 57.0
71 Clemson 4 29 229 7.3 57.3
72 Rice 2 15 115 7.5 57.5
73 Houston 1 7 58 7.0 58.0
73 Fresno State 2 14 116 7.0 58.0
75 Georgia 6 42 351 7.0 58.5
76 Mississippi 3 22 179 7.3 59.7
77 Virginia 4 29 239 7.3 59.8
78 Ohio 1 5 60 5.0 60.0
79 Louisiana Tech 1 8 62 8.0 62.0
80 Pittsburgh 3 21 187 7.0 62.3
80 Maryland 4 33 249 8.3 62.3
82 Louisville 5 37 313 7.4 62.6
83 Syracuse 4 29 253 7.3 63.3
84 Army 1 7 64 7.0 64.0
84 Arkansas State 1 8 64 8.0 64.0
86 Mississippi State 5 44 325 8.8 65.0
87 Massachusetts 1 6 66 6.0 66.0
88 UNLV 2 12 134 6.0 67.0
89 Liberty 2 13 135 6.5 67.5
90 Tulane 4 32 275 8.0 68.8
91 Colorado State 2 16 140 8.0 70.0
91 Texas A&M 3 27 210 9.0 70.0
93 Tennessee 5 43 360 8.6 72.0
94 Wyoming 1 7 73 7.0 73.0
94 USC 3 25 219 8.3 73.0
96 Western Michigan 2 14 147 7.0 73.5
97 Miami (Florida) 4 34 297 8.5 74.3
98 Western Kentucky 1 8 75 8.0 75.0
99 Florida 3 29 227 9.7 75.7
100 New Mexico 2 16 153 8.0 76.5
101 Hawai'i 2 16 154 8.0 77.0
101 Nevada 1 9 77 9.0 77.0
101 California 1 10 77 10.0 77.0
104 Oregon State 3 27 235 9.0 78.3
104 Oklahoma 3 29 235 9.7 78.3
106 Marshall 1 9 80 9.0 80.0
106 UTSA 1 9 80 9.0 80.0
108 Tulsa 4 34 324 8.5 81.0
109 San Diego State 2 14 179 7.0 89.5
110 North Carolina 4 39 362 9.8 90.5
111 Illinois 1 10 96 10.0 96.0
112 TCU 3 34 291 11.3 97.0
113 Toledo 1 11 99 11.0 99.0
114 Miami (Ohio) 1 13 100 13.0 100.0
115 San Jose State 2 20 201 10.0 100.5
116 North Carolina State 2 25 224 12.5 112.0
117 Arizona State 2 29 236 14.5 118.0