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