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