2024 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/20/2025

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Air Force 11 34 296 3.1 26.9
2 Iowa State 12 49 352 4.1 29.3
3 Iowa 10 32 302 3.2 30.2
4 Rutgers 12 46 371 3.8 30.9
5 Army 13 43 415 3.3 31.9
6 Cincinnati 9 38 312 4.2 34.7
7 West Virginia 10 44 354 4.4 35.4
8 Kansas 6 26 214 4.3 35.7
9 Florida State 7 30 257 4.3 36.7
10 Miami (OH) 13 64 485 4.9 37.3
11 Ohio State 9 34 338 3.8 37.6
11 Wisconsin 9 46 338 5.1 37.6
13 Sam Houston State 13 60 493 4.6 37.9
14 Minnesota 11 55 428 5.0 38.9
15 Michigan 7 27 273 3.9 39.0
16 BYU 10 47 396 4.7 39.6
17 Kent State 10 55 402 5.5 40.2
18 Western Kentucky 13 54 538 4.2 41.4
19 Louisiana-Monroe 11 61 463 5.5 42.1
20 Western Michigan 12 52 507 4.3 42.3
20 Utah 8 41 338 5.1 42.3
22 Penn State 10 48 424 4.8 42.4
23 Marshall 12 62 514 5.2 42.8
24 Nebraska 9 46 388 5.1 43.1
25 Northern Illinois 12 52 521 4.3 43.4
26 Boston College 10 44 435 4.4 43.5
27 Illinois 10 55 437 5.5 43.7
28 UNLV 11 57 487 5.2 44.3
29 Navy 10 51 444 5.1 44.4
30 Buffalo 12 56 534 4.7 44.5
31 Oregon 9 53 414 5.9 46.0
31 LSU 10 60 460 6.0 46.0
33 Boise State 10 51 462 5.1 46.2
34 TCU 12 59 556 4.9 46.3
34 Kansas State 9 45 417 5.0 46.3
34 Kennesaw State 12 67 556 5.6 46.3
37 Indiana 11 54 510 4.9 46.4
38 Northwestern 9 50 419 5.6 46.6
39 Virginia 9 47 423 5.2 47.0
40 Virginia Tech 10 53 471 5.3 47.1
41 Houston 9 43 425 4.8 47.2
42 Wake Forest 9 47 426 5.2 47.3
42 Oregon State 9 48 426 5.3 47.3
44 Oklahoma State 9 49 427 5.4 47.4
45 Memphis 13 69 624 5.3 48.0
46 Ball State 11 56 529 5.1 48.1
46 Stanford 8 43 385 5.4 48.1
46 New Mexico State 12 65 577 5.4 48.1
46 Bowling Green 12 66 577 5.5 48.1
50 Temple 11 66 531 6.0 48.3
50 Southern Miss 12 72 579 6.0 48.3
52 Ohio 13 77 632 5.9 48.6
53 Louisiana 14 82 683 5.9 48.8
54 USC 11 63 539 5.7 49.0
55 Georgia State 12 61 589 5.1 49.1
56 Georgia Southern 11 63 542 5.7 49.3
56 UCF 8 50 394 6.3 49.3
58 Akron 10 65 494 6.5 49.4
59 FIU 11 63 544 5.7 49.5
60 NC State 10 50 498 5.0 49.8
61 Colorado State 11 71 550 6.5 50.0
62 Missouri 11 63 553 5.7 50.3
63 Louisiana Tech 12 64 608 5.3 50.7
64 Auburn 9 52 458 5.8 50.9
64 Louisville 9 56 458 6.2 50.9
66 Arizona State 11 68 561 6.2 51.0
67 Texas 11 66 563 6.0 51.2
68 Wyoming 9 52 465 5.8 51.7
68 Georgia Tech 9 54 465 6.0 51.7
70 Arkansas State 12 68 622 5.7 51.8
71 Duke 10 54 520 5.4 52.0
72 Oklahoma 7 42 367 6.0 52.4
73 Tulane 12 77 631 6.4 52.6
74 Vanderbilt 8 45 422 5.6 52.8
74 Fresno State 12 73 633 6.1 52.8
76 Tulsa 11 67 582 6.1 52.9
77 Connecticut 12 65 640 5.4 53.3
78 Texas Tech 10 67 534 6.7 53.4
79 UTEP 11 63 592 5.7 53.8
80 Notre Dame 11 65 600 5.9 54.5
80 James Madison 13 91 708 7.0 54.5
82 Florida Atlantic 11 75 602 6.8 54.7
83 Appalachian State 10 59 553 5.9 55.3
84 Georgia 7 39 389 5.6 55.6
85 Old Dominion 11 69 617 6.3 56.1
86 Toledo 13 83 739 6.4 56.8
87 Clemson 10 58 572 5.8 57.2
88 Kentucky 7 41 402 5.9 57.4
89 Troy 11 72 633 6.5 57.5
90 Jacksonville State 14 83 808 5.9 57.7
91 Maryland 9 56 527 6.2 58.6
92 Washington 10 64 587 6.4 58.7
93 San Jose State 11 76 647 6.9 58.8
94 Washington State 11 68 649 6.2 59.0
95 Baylor 10 61 597 6.1 59.7
96 Arizona 9 59 539 6.6 59.9
96 Rice 10 74 599 7.4 59.9
98 South Carolina 8 56 480 7.0 60.0
99 Alabama 9 56 541 6.2 60.1
100 Pittsburgh 10 70 604 7.0 60.4
101 Arkansas 9 65 551 7.2 61.2
102 Syracuse 11 81 677 7.4 61.5
103 Eastern Michigan 12 77 744 6.4 62.0
103 Central Michigan 11 75 682 6.8 62.0
105 Mississippi State 6 41 377 6.8 62.8
106 Middle Tennessee State 10 75 632 7.5 63.2
107 Texas State 12 80 765 6.7 63.8
107 Coastal Carolina 13 90 829 6.9 63.8
107 East Carolina 12 90 765 7.5 63.8
110 North Carolina 13 98 832 7.5 64.0
111 North Texas 11 83 705 7.5 64.1
112 Florida 8 55 520 6.9 65.0
113 Tennessee 10 79 654 7.9 65.4
114 Liberty 12 82 793 6.8 66.1
114 California 9 73 595 8.1 66.1
116 Texas A&M 9 69 600 7.7 66.7
117 Charlotte 10 77 672 7.7 67.2
118 Purdue 6 38 404 6.3 67.3
118 Massachusetts 10 78 673 7.8 67.3
120 Miami (FL) 11 71 743 6.5 67.5
121 Colorado 12 92 817 7.7 68.1
122 UCLA 9 77 622 8.6 69.1
123 Hawaii 10 80 699 8.0 69.9
124 USF 10 77 702 7.7 70.2
125 South Alabama 13 107 927 8.2 71.3
126 Nevada 10 77 735 7.7 73.5
127 Michigan State 8 62 602 7.8 75.3
128 Utah State 10 80 763 8.0 76.3
129 Ole Miss 11 83 841 7.5 76.5
130 SMU 11 94 893 8.5 81.2
131 UAB 10 88 814 8.8 81.4
132 New Mexico 12 112 978 9.3 81.5
133 San Diego State 10 95 848 9.5 84.8
134 UTSA 10 100 935 10.0 93.5