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

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Air Force 11 34 296 3.1 26.9
2 Iowa 10 32 302 3.2 30.2
3 Army 13 43 415 3.3 31.9
4 Rutgers 12 46 371 3.8 30.9
4 Ohio State 9 34 338 3.8 37.6
6 Michigan 7 27 273 3.9 39.0
7 Iowa State 12 49 352 4.1 29.3
8 Cincinnati 9 38 312 4.2 34.7
8 Western Kentucky 13 54 538 4.2 41.4
10 Kansas 6 26 214 4.3 35.7
10 Florida State 7 30 257 4.3 36.7
10 Western Michigan 12 52 507 4.3 42.3
10 Northern Illinois 12 52 521 4.3 43.4
14 West Virginia 10 44 354 4.4 35.4
14 Boston College 10 44 435 4.4 43.5
16 Buffalo 11 50 481 4.5 43.7
17 Sam Houston State 13 60 493 4.6 37.9
18 BYU 10 47 396 4.7 39.6
19 Penn State 10 48 424 4.8 42.4
19 Houston 9 43 425 4.8 47.2
21 Miami (Ohio) 13 64 485 4.9 37.3
21 TCU 12 59 556 4.9 46.3
21 Indiana 11 54 510 4.9 46.4
24 Minnesota 10 50 403 5.0 40.3
24 Kansas State 9 45 417 5.0 46.3
24 North Carolina State 10 50 498 5.0 49.8
27 Wisconsin 9 46 338 5.1 37.6
27 Utah 8 41 338 5.1 42.3
27 Nebraska 9 46 388 5.1 43.1
27 Navy 10 51 444 5.1 44.4
27 Boise State 10 51 462 5.1 46.2
27 Ball State 11 56 529 5.1 48.1
27 Georgia State 12 61 589 5.1 49.1
34 Marshall 12 62 514 5.2 42.8
34 UNLV 11 57 487 5.2 44.3
34 Virginia 9 47 423 5.2 47.0
34 Wake Forest 9 47 426 5.2 47.3
38 Oregon State 9 48 426 5.3 47.3
38 Memphis 13 69 624 5.3 48.0
38 Louisiana Tech 12 64 608 5.3 50.7
41 Oklahoma State 9 49 427 5.4 47.4
41 Stanford 8 43 385 5.4 48.1
41 New Mexico State 12 65 577 5.4 48.1
41 Duke 10 54 520 5.4 52.0
41 Connecticut 12 65 640 5.4 53.3
46 Kent State 10 55 402 5.5 40.2
46 Louisiana-Monroe 11 61 463 5.5 42.1
46 Illinois 10 55 437 5.5 43.7
46 Bowling Green 12 66 577 5.5 48.1
50 Kennesaw State 12 67 556 5.6 46.3
50 Northwestern 9 50 419 5.6 46.6
50 Virginia Tech 9 50 438 5.6 48.7
50 Vanderbilt 8 45 422 5.6 52.8
50 Georgia 7 39 389 5.6 55.6
55 USC 11 63 539 5.7 49.0
55 Georgia Southern 11 63 542 5.7 49.3
55 Florida International 11 63 544 5.7 49.5
55 Missouri 11 63 553 5.7 50.3
55 Arkansas State 12 68 622 5.7 51.8
55 UTEP 11 63 592 5.7 53.8
61 Auburn 9 52 458 5.8 50.9
61 Wyoming 9 52 465 5.8 51.7
61 Clemson 10 58 572 5.8 57.2
64 Oregon 9 53 414 5.9 46.0
64 Ohio 13 77 632 5.9 48.6
64 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 82 683 5.9 48.8
64 Notre Dame 11 65 600 5.9 54.5
64 Appalachian State 10 59 553 5.9 55.3
64 Kentucky 7 41 402 5.9 57.4
64 Jacksonville State 14 83 808 5.9 57.7
71 LSU 10 60 460 6.0 46.0
71 Temple 11 66 531 6.0 48.3
71 Southern Mississippi 12 72 579 6.0 48.3
71 Texas 11 66 563 6.0 51.2
71 Georgia Tech 9 54 465 6.0 51.7
71 Oklahoma 7 42 367 6.0 52.4
77 Fresno State 12 73 633 6.1 52.8
77 Tulsa 11 67 582 6.1 52.9
77 Baylor 10 61 597 6.1 59.7
80 Louisville 9 56 458 6.2 50.9
80 Arizona State 11 68 561 6.2 51.0
80 Maryland 9 56 527 6.2 58.6
80 Washington State 11 68 649 6.2 59.0
80 Alabama 9 56 541 6.2 60.1
85 UCF 8 50 394 6.3 49.3
85 Old Dominion 11 69 617 6.3 56.1
85 Purdue 6 38 404 6.3 67.3
88 Tulane 12 77 631 6.4 52.6
88 Toledo 13 83 739 6.4 56.8
88 Washington 10 64 587 6.4 58.7
88 Eastern Michigan 12 77 744 6.4 62.0
92 Akron 10 65 494 6.5 49.4
92 Colorado State 11 71 550 6.5 50.0
92 Troy 11 72 633 6.5 57.5
92 Texas State 11 71 671 6.5 61.0
92 Miami (Florida) 11 71 743 6.5 67.5
97 Arizona 9 59 539 6.6 59.9
98 Texas Tech 10 67 534 6.7 53.4
99 Florida Atlantic 11 75 602 6.8 54.7
99 Central Michigan 11 75 682 6.8 62.0
99 Mississippi State 6 41 377 6.8 62.8
102 San Jose State 11 76 647 6.9 58.8
102 Coastal Carolina 13 90 829 6.9 63.8
102 Florida 8 55 520 6.9 65.0
105 James Madison 13 91 708 7.0 54.5
105 South Carolina 8 56 480 7.0 60.0
105 Pittsburgh 10 70 604 7.0 60.4
108 Arkansas 9 65 551 7.2 61.2
109 Liberty 11 80 773 7.3 70.3
110 Rice 10 74 599 7.4 59.9
110 North Texas 10 74 615 7.4 61.5
110 Syracuse 11 81 677 7.4 61.5
113 Middle Tennessee 10 75 632 7.5 63.2
113 East Carolina 12 90 765 7.5 63.8
113 North Carolina 13 98 832 7.5 64.0
116 Texas A&M 9 69 600 7.7 66.7
116 Charlotte 10 77 672 7.7 67.2
116 Colorado 12 92 817 7.7 68.1
116 South Florida 10 77 702 7.7 70.2
116 Nevada 10 77 735 7.7 73.5
116 Mississippi 10 77 796 7.7 79.6
122 Massachusetts 10 78 673 7.8 67.3
122 Michigan State 8 62 602 7.8 75.3
124 Tennessee 10 79 654 7.9 65.4
125 Hawai'i 10 80 699 8.0 69.9
125 Utah State 10 80 763 8.0 76.3
127 California 9 73 595 8.1 66.1
128 South Alabama 13 107 927 8.2 71.3
129 SMU 11 94 893 8.5 81.2
130 UCLA 9 77 622 8.6 69.1
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