2023 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Michigan 10 26 233 2.6 23.3
2 Minnesota 10 27 243 2.7 24.3
3 Air Force 13 39 322 3.0 24.8
4 Baylor 10 41 281 4.1 28.1
5 Iowa 11 35 318 3.2 28.9
6 Florida Atlantic 11 35 340 3.2 30.9
7 Boise State 13 49 419 3.8 32.2
8 Wyoming 12 48 404 4.0 33.7
9 Temple 11 49 385 4.5 35.0
10 Western Kentucky 11 49 397 4.5 36.1
11 Utah 10 47 364 4.7 36.4
12 Buffalo 11 52 424 4.7 38.5
13 Wake Forest 8 33 312 4.1 39.0
14 Miami (Ohio) 14 66 547 4.7 39.1
15 Northern Illinois 13 58 517 4.5 39.8
16 Army 11 48 440 4.4 40.0
17 James Madison 13 72 521 5.5 40.1
18 Fresno State 13 58 522 4.5 40.2
19 Memphis 11 42 447 3.8 40.6
19 Georgia 9 40 365 4.4 40.6
21 Vanderbilt 8 36 332 4.5 41.5
22 Appalachian State 14 62 582 4.4 41.6
22 Iowa State 7 33 291 4.7 41.6
22 Jacksonville State 12 56 499 4.7 41.6
25 Kansas State 8 37 336 4.6 42.0
26 Northwestern 11 58 465 5.3 42.3
27 Duke 8 41 342 5.1 42.8
28 Tulsa 9 44 386 4.9 42.9
29 SMU 13 63 562 4.8 43.2
30 Texas A&M 8 47 348 5.9 43.5
31 Sam Houston State 11 58 481 5.3 43.7
32 Rice 11 59 483 5.4 43.9
33 San Diego State 12 59 528 4.9 44.0
34 Nebraska 10 52 443 5.2 44.3
35 Southern Mississippi 11 62 488 5.6 44.4
36 Penn State 9 45 403 5.0 44.8
37 Tulane 12 59 539 4.9 44.9
38 North Texas 11 48 495 4.4 45.0
39 Navy 10 58 456 5.8 45.6
40 Clemson 10 54 459 5.4 45.9
41 Notre Dame 9 47 416 5.2 46.2
41 Kent State 12 65 554 5.4 46.2
41 Washington State 9 50 416 5.6 46.2
44 BYU 8 45 370 5.6 46.3
45 Ball State 11 59 515 5.4 46.8
46 Oklahoma State 10 55 469 5.5 46.9
47 West Virginia 10 55 473 5.5 47.3
48 Louisville 11 57 522 5.2 47.5
49 Ohio State 9 54 428 6.0 47.6
50 Houston 9 51 436 5.7 48.4
50 Texas 8 48 387 6.0 48.4
52 Boston College 10 54 485 5.4 48.5
53 North Carolina State 9 52 437 5.8 48.6
53 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 79 632 6.1 48.6
55 Troy 13 70 633 5.4 48.7
55 Auburn 9 53 438 5.9 48.7
57 Rutgers 9 45 439 5.0 48.8
58 UCF 9 53 440 5.9 48.9
59 San Jose State 13 74 638 5.7 49.1
60 Alabama 8 49 399 6.1 49.9
61 Wisconsin 10 54 501 5.4 50.1
62 California 11 68 555 6.2 50.5
63 Oklahoma 8 48 406 6.0 50.8
64 Texas Tech 9 51 459 5.7 51.0
65 Florida International 11 65 564 5.9 51.3
66 Florida 7 49 360 7.0 51.4
67 East Carolina 10 53 515 5.3 51.5
68 LSU 9 52 464 5.8 51.6
69 Ohio 13 73 673 5.6 51.8
69 Georgia Southern 13 76 673 5.8 51.8
71 UTSA 12 68 626 5.7 52.2
72 Louisiana-Monroe 11 64 578 5.8 52.5
73 Arizona 11 70 589 6.4 53.5
74 TCU 8 51 429 6.4 53.6
75 Indiana 8 43 430 5.4 53.8
75 Virginia 9 56 484 6.2 53.8
75 Mississippi 9 61 484 6.8 53.8
78 Michigan State 7 41 383 5.9 54.7
79 Cincinnati 9 56 496 6.2 55.1
80 Arizona State 8 50 449 6.3 56.1
81 Kentucky 7 48 394 6.9 56.3
82 Georgia Tech 9 58 509 6.4 56.6
82 Middle Tennessee 9 61 509 6.8 56.6
84 Arkansas State 12 66 681 5.5 56.8
85 Arkansas 8 46 455 5.8 56.9
86 Connecticut 10 62 571 6.2 57.1
87 Miami (Florida) 9 53 516 5.9 57.3
88 Coastal Carolina 13 73 749 5.6 57.6
89 Oregon State 9 56 523 6.2 58.1
89 Charlotte 11 78 639 7.1 58.1
91 Georgia State 12 76 698 6.3 58.2
92 Missouri 8 54 467 6.8 58.4
93 Marshall 12 78 703 6.5 58.6
94 UAB 11 76 646 6.9 58.7
95 Hawai'i 12 75 706 6.3 58.8
96 Purdue 9 56 532 6.2 59.1
97 UCLA 12 87 711 7.3 59.3
98 Eastern Michigan 13 81 777 6.2 59.8
99 Mississippi State 8 55 480 6.9 60.0
100 Akron 12 83 721 6.9 60.1
101 Florida State 10 65 604 6.5 60.4
101 South Alabama 12 80 725 6.7 60.4
103 Maryland 10 58 605 5.8 60.5
104 UTEP 10 70 606 7.0 60.6
105 UNLV 12 84 731 7.0 60.9
106 Nevada 11 78 672 7.1 61.1
106 Pittsburgh 9 70 550 7.8 61.1
108 New Mexico State 13 84 795 6.5 61.2
109 Virginia Tech 10 66 615 6.6 61.5
109 Central Michigan 11 78 677 7.1 61.5
111 South Carolina 8 60 493 7.5 61.6
112 Toledo 14 93 865 6.6 61.8
113 Louisiana Tech 10 70 619 7.0 61.9
114 Old Dominion 12 79 744 6.6 62.0
115 North Carolina 11 74 688 6.7 62.5
115 Western Michigan 11 78 688 7.1 62.5
117 Bowling Green 11 79 691 7.2 62.8
118 Liberty 13 82 826 6.3 63.5
119 Syracuse 11 84 701 7.6 63.7
120 Kansas 9 57 584 6.3 64.9
121 Illinois 9 61 591 6.8 65.7
122 Colorado 10 84 665 8.4 66.5
123 South Florida 12 92 812 7.7 67.7
124 Oregon 11 84 752 7.6 68.4
125 Stanford 8 57 550 7.1 68.8
126 Utah State 12 87 830 7.3 69.2
126 Texas State 13 95 900 7.3 69.2
128 USC 8 63 555 7.9 69.4
129 Colorado State 12 92 838 7.7 69.8
130 Massachusetts 10 80 727 8.0 72.7
131 Washington 10 78 740 7.8 74.0
132 Tennessee 9 78 683 8.7 75.9
133 New Mexico 12 119 1076 9.9 89.7