2024 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/20/2024

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 Army 12 42 400 3.5 33.3
4 Rutgers 11 45 366 4.1 33.3
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
9 Miami (Ohio) 12 57 440 4.8 36.7
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 Michigan 7 27 273 3.9 39.0
15 BYU 10 47 396 4.7 39.6
16 Kent State 10 55 402 5.5 40.2
17 Minnesota 10 50 403 5.0 40.3
18 Western Kentucky 13 54 538 4.2 41.4
19 Nebraska 8 40 333 5.0 41.6
20 Louisiana-Monroe 11 61 463 5.5 42.1
21 Western Michigan 12 52 507 4.3 42.3
21 Utah 8 41 338 5.1 42.3
23 Penn State 10 48 424 4.8 42.4
24 Marshall 12 62 514 5.2 42.8
25 Buffalo 11 50 481 4.5 43.7
25 Illinois 10 55 437 5.5 43.7
27 Boston College 9 40 395 4.4 43.9
28 UNLV 11 57 487 5.2 44.3
29 Navy 9 47 404 5.2 44.9
30 Georgia Tech 8 44 365 5.5 45.6
31 LSU 9 54 413 6.0 45.9
32 Northern Illinois 11 51 506 4.6 46.0
32 Oregon 9 53 414 5.9 46.0
34 Boise State 10 51 462 5.1 46.2
35 Kansas State 8 40 370 5.0 46.3
35 Kennesaw State 12 67 556 5.6 46.3
37 Indiana 11 54 510 4.9 46.4
38 TCU 11 54 511 4.9 46.5
39 Northwestern 9 50 419 5.6 46.6
40 USC 10 57 469 5.7 46.9
41 Virginia 9 47 423 5.2 47.0
42 Houston 9 43 425 4.8 47.2
43 Wake Forest 9 47 426 5.2 47.3
43 Oregon State 9 48 426 5.3 47.3
45 Oklahoma State 9 49 427 5.4 47.4
45 Bowling Green 11 60 521 5.5 47.4
47 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 76 623 5.8 47.9
48 Memphis 13 69 624 5.3 48.0
49 Ball State 11 56 529 5.1 48.1
49 Stanford 8 43 385 5.4 48.1
49 New Mexico State 12 65 577 5.4 48.1
52 Temple 11 66 531 6.0 48.3
52 Southern Mississippi 12 72 579 6.0 48.3
54 Ohio 13 77 632 5.9 48.6
55 Virginia Tech 9 50 438 5.6 48.7
56 Vanderbilt 7 37 343 5.3 49.0
57 Georgia State 12 61 589 5.1 49.1
58 Missouri 10 57 493 5.7 49.3
58 Georgia Southern 11 63 542 5.7 49.3
58 UCF 8 50 394 6.3 49.3
61 Akron 10 65 494 6.5 49.4
62 Florida International 11 63 544 5.7 49.5
62 Colorado State 10 63 495 6.3 49.5
64 Toledo 12 70 607 5.8 50.6
65 Louisiana Tech 12 64 608 5.3 50.7
66 Auburn 9 52 458 5.8 50.9
67 Arizona State 11 68 561 6.2 51.0
68 Texas 11 66 563 6.0 51.2
69 North Carolina State 9 46 463 5.1 51.4
70 Wyoming 9 52 465 5.8 51.7
71 Louisville 8 52 415 6.5 51.9
72 Duke 10 54 520 5.4 52.0
72 Arkansas State 11 61 572 5.5 52.0
74 Fresno State 11 65 575 5.9 52.3
75 Tulane 12 77 631 6.4 52.6
76 Tulsa 11 67 582 6.1 52.9
77 Oklahoma 6 35 322 5.8 53.7
78 UTEP 11 63 592 5.7 53.8
79 Notre Dame 11 65 600 5.9 54.5
79 James Madison 13 91 708 7.0 54.5
81 Florida Atlantic 11 75 602 6.8 54.7
82 Appalachian State 10 59 553 5.9 55.3
83 Connecticut 11 61 610 5.5 55.5
84 Georgia 7 39 389 5.6 55.6
85 Old Dominion 11 69 617 6.3 56.1
86 Texas Tech 9 63 514 7.0 57.1
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 State 11 68 649 6.2 59.0
93 Arizona 9 59 539 6.6 59.9
93 Rice 10 74 599 7.4 59.9
95 South Carolina 8 56 480 7.0 60.0
96 Washington 9 60 547 6.7 60.8
97 Texas State 11 71 671 6.5 61.0
98 Coastal Carolina 12 80 733 6.7 61.1
99 North Texas 10 74 615 7.4 61.5
100 San Jose State 10 70 617 7.0 61.7
101 Eastern Michigan 12 77 744 6.4 62.0
101 Central Michigan 11 75 682 6.8 62.0
103 Pittsburgh 9 62 563 6.9 62.6
104 Syracuse 10 74 627 7.4 62.7
105 Mississippi State 6 41 377 6.8 62.8
106 Baylor 9 57 567 6.3 63.0
107 Arkansas 8 55 505 6.9 63.1
108 Middle Tennessee 10 75 632 7.5 63.2
109 Alabama 8 53 506 6.6 63.3
110 North Carolina 12 89 777 7.4 64.8
111 Florida 8 55 520 6.9 65.0
112 Tennessee 10 79 654 7.9 65.4
113 Texas A&M 8 61 527 7.6 65.9
114 California 9 73 595 8.1 66.1
115 South Florida 9 66 598 7.3 66.4
116 East Carolina 11 86 735 7.8 66.8
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 (Florida) 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 Hawai'i 10 80 699 8.0 69.9
124 Liberty 11 80 773 7.3 70.3
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 Mississippi 10 77 796 7.7 79.6
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 9 90 848 10.0 94.2