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