Team stat rankings
Every FBS team ranked in every stat we track. Unplayed teams are unranked; tied values share a rank.
Penalty yards per game
Lower is better. 136 teams ranked.
|
Rank
|
Team
|
G
|
Pen Yds/G
|
In conf
|
SP+
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Illinois
B1G
|
1 |
4.0
|
1 of 18 | 28 |
| T2 |
Fresno State
MWC
|
1 |
10.0
|
1 of 12 | 73 |
| T2 |
Kansas State
B12
|
1 |
10.0
|
1 of 16 | 34 |
| T2 |
Minnesota
B1G
|
1 |
10.0
|
2 of 18 | 40 |
| T2 |
Utah
B12
|
1 |
10.0
|
1 of 16 | 29 |
| 6 |
NC State
ACC
|
1 |
13.0
|
1 of 17 | 43 |
| T7 |
Ball State
MAC
|
1 |
15.0
|
1 of 13 | 133 |
| T7 |
Louisiana Tech
CUSA
|
1 |
15.0
|
1 of 12 | 99 |
| T9 |
New Mexico
MWC
|
1 |
20.0
|
2 of 12 | 68 |
| T9 |
Temple
AAC
|
1 |
20.0
|
1 of 14 | 99 |
| 11 |
Arizona State
B12
|
1 |
22.0
|
3 of 16 | 51 |
| T12 |
Army
AAC
|
1 |
25.0
|
2 of 14 | 81 |
| T12 |
Boise State
MWC
|
1 |
25.0
|
3 of 12 | 49 |
| T12 |
South Carolina
SEC
|
1 |
25.0
|
1 of 16 | 24 |
| T12 |
Southern Miss
SBC
|
1 |
25.0
|
1 of 14 | 128 |
| 16 |
USC
B1G
|
2 |
26.0
|
3 of 18 | 12 |
| 17 |
Alabama
SEC
|
1 |
29.0
|
2 of 16 | 13 |
| T18 |
App State
SBC
|
1 |
30.0
|
2 of 14 | 111 |
| T18 |
Arizona
B12
|
1 |
30.0
|
4 of 16 | 31 |
| T18 |
Delaware
CUSA
|
1 |
30.0
|
2 of 12 | 113 |
| T18 |
Ohio
MAC
|
1 |
30.0
|
2 of 13 | 109 |
| T18 |
Oklahoma
SEC
|
1 |
30.0
|
3 of 16 | 11 |
| T18 |
Rice
AAC
|
1 |
30.0
|
3 of 14 | 120 |
| T18 |
South Florida
AAC
|
1 |
30.0
|
3 of 14 | 74 |
| T18 |
Texas State
SBC
|
1 |
30.0
|
2 of 14 | 77 |
| 26 |
Florida
SEC
|
1 |
32.0
|
4 of 16 | 20 |
| 27 |
Rutgers
B1G
|
1 |
34.0
|
4 of 18 | 61 |
| T28 |
Akron
MAC
|
1 |
35.0
|
3 of 13 | 130 |
| T28 |
Charlotte
AAC
|
1 |
35.0
|
5 of 14 | — |
| T28 |
Kent State
MAC
|
1 |
35.0
|
3 of 13 | 129 |
| T28 |
Missouri
SEC
|
1 |
35.0
|
5 of 16 | 19 |
| T28 |
Sam Houston
CUSA
|
1 |
35.0
|
3 of 12 | 134 |
| T28 |
Texas
SEC
|
1 |
35.0
|
5 of 16 | 6 |
| T28 |
UTEP
CUSA
|
1 |
35.0
|
3 of 12 | 127 |
| 35 |
Colorado State
MWC
|
1 |
36.0
|
4 of 12 | 105 |
| T36 |
Arkansas State
SBC
|
1 |
37.0
|
4 of 14 | 105 |
| T36 |
Boston College
ACC
|
1 |
37.0
|
2 of 17 | 82 |
| 38 |
Pittsburgh
ACC
|
1 |
38.0
|
3 of 17 | 40 |
| 39 |
Toledo
MAC
|
1 |
39.0
|
5 of 13 | 99 |
| T40 |
Baylor
B12
|
1 |
40.0
|
5 of 16 | 53 |
| T40 |
Iowa State
B12
|
1 |
40.0
|
5 of 16 | 69 |
| T40 |
Nevada
MWC
|
1 |
40.0
|
5 of 12 | 108 |
| T40 |
North Carolina
ACC
|
1 |
40.0
|
4 of 17 | 56 |
| T40 |
Western Michigan
MAC
|
1 |
40.0
|
6 of 13 | 90 |
| 45 |
Hawai'i
MWC
|
2 |
40.3
|
6 of 12 | 83 |
| T46 |
Clemson
ACC
|
1 |
41.0
|
5 of 17 | 23 |
| T46 |
Missouri State
CUSA
|
1 |
41.0
|
5 of 12 | 126 |
| T46 |
Notre Dame
Ind
|
1 |
41.0
|
1 of 2 | 3 |
| 49 |
Oregon State
PAC
|
1 |
42.0
|
1 of 2 | 89 |
| T50 |
Michigan State
B1G
|
1 |
43.0
|
5 of 18 | 62 |
| T50 |
Wisconsin
B1G
|
1 |
43.0
|
5 of 18 | 53 |
| 52 |
San José State
MWC
|
2 |
43.3
|
7 of 12 | 121 |
| T53 |
Marshall
SBC
|
1 |
45.0
|
5 of 14 | 98 |
| T53 |
Penn State
B1G
|
1 |
45.0
|
7 of 18 | 17 |
| 55 |
BYU
B12
|
1 |
46.0
|
7 of 16 | 21 |
| 56 |
Eastern Michigan
MAC
|
2 |
46.5
|
7 of 13 | 122 |
| T57 |
Auburn
SEC
|
1 |
47.0
|
7 of 16 | 26 |
| T57 |
South Alabama
SBC
|
1 |
47.0
|
6 of 14 | 116 |
| T57 |
Wyoming
MWC
|
1 |
47.0
|
8 of 12 | 103 |
| T60 |
Indiana
B1G
|
1 |
48.0
|
8 of 18 | 5 |
| T60 |
Louisiana
SBC
|
1 |
48.0
|
7 of 14 | 102 |
| T60 |
SMU
ACC
|
1 |
48.0
|
6 of 17 | 25 |
| 63 |
Georgia Tech
ACC
|
1 |
49.0
|
7 of 17 | 42 |
| T64 |
Florida International
CUSA
|
1 |
50.0
|
6 of 12 | 115 |
| T64 |
Georgia State
SBC
|
1 |
50.0
|
8 of 14 | 137 |
| T64 |
Miami
ACC
|
1 |
50.0
|
8 of 17 | 7 |
| T64 |
Washington State
PAC
|
1 |
50.0
|
2 of 2 | 86 |
| 68 |
Virginia
ACC
|
1 |
51.0
|
9 of 17 | 37 |
| 69 |
Florida State
ACC
|
2 |
52.3
|
10 of 17 | 35 |
| 70 |
Duke
ACC
|
1 |
53.0
|
11 of 17 | 44 |
| T71 |
UL Monroe
SBC
|
1 |
55.0
|
9 of 14 | 136 |
| T71 |
Navy
AAC
|
1 |
55.0
|
6 of 14 | 64 |
| T71 |
San Diego State
MWC
|
1 |
55.0
|
9 of 12 | 65 |
| T71 |
Troy
SBC
|
1 |
55.0
|
9 of 14 | 97 |
| T71 |
UCF
B12
|
1 |
55.0
|
8 of 16 | 63 |
| 76 |
Massachusetts
MAC
|
1 |
57.0
|
8 of 13 | 138 |
| T77 |
California
ACC
|
1 |
59.0
|
12 of 17 | 59 |
| T77 |
Oklahoma State
B12
|
1 |
59.0
|
9 of 16 | 39 |
| T77 |
Western Kentucky
CUSA
|
1 |
59.0
|
7 of 12 | 94 |
| T80 |
Air Force
MWC
|
1 |
60.0
|
10 of 12 | 84 |
| T80 |
Coastal Carolina
SBC
|
1 |
60.0
|
11 of 14 | 117 |
| T80 |
Colorado
B12
|
1 |
60.0
|
10 of 16 | 65 |
| T80 |
Iowa
B1G
|
1 |
60.0
|
9 of 18 | 22 |
| T80 |
Kansas
B12
|
1 |
60.0
|
10 of 16 | 58 |
| T80 |
Ole Miss
SEC
|
1 |
60.0
|
8 of 16 | 16 |
| T80 |
Tennessee
SEC
|
1 |
60.0
|
8 of 16 | 14 |
| T80 |
Texas Tech
B12
|
1 |
60.0
|
10 of 16 | 8 |
| T88 |
East Carolina
AAC
|
1 |
61.0
|
7 of 14 | 79 |
| T88 |
Northern Illinois
MAC
|
1 |
61.0
|
9 of 13 | 123 |
| T88 |
Northwestern
B1G
|
1 |
61.0
|
10 of 18 | 49 |
| 91 |
Memphis
AAC
|
2 |
61.7
|
8 of 14 | 67 |
| 92 |
Stanford
ACC
|
2 |
63.7
|
13 of 17 | 79 |
| T93 |
Bowling Green
MAC
|
1 |
65.0
|
10 of 13 | 118 |
| T93 |
Houston
B12
|
1 |
65.0
|
13 of 16 | 38 |
| T93 |
Kennesaw State
CUSA
|
1 |
65.0
|
8 of 12 | 113 |
| T93 |
Nebraska
B1G
|
1 |
65.0
|
11 of 18 | 33 |
| T93 |
Old Dominion
SBC
|
1 |
65.0
|
12 of 14 | 93 |
| 98 |
Jacksonville State
CUSA
|
2 |
67.0
|
9 of 12 | 95 |
| T99 |
Cincinnati
B12
|
1 |
69.0
|
14 of 16 | 59 |
| T99 |
UAB
AAC
|
1 |
69.0
|
9 of 14 | 124 |
| 101 |
New Mexico State
CUSA
|
2 |
69.3
|
10 of 12 | 125 |
| 102 |
UNLV
MWC
|
2 |
69.7
|
11 of 12 | 55 |
| T103 |
Kentucky
SEC
|
1 |
70.0
|
10 of 16 | 47 |
| T103 |
Maryland
B1G
|
1 |
70.0
|
12 of 18 | 47 |
| T103 |
West Virginia
B12
|
1 |
70.0
|
15 of 16 | 72 |
| 106 |
Vanderbilt
SEC
|
1 |
73.0
|
11 of 16 | 29 |
| 107 |
Arkansas
SEC
|
1 |
74.0
|
12 of 16 | 44 |
| T108 |
LSU
SEC
|
1 |
75.0
|
13 of 16 | 10 |
| T108 |
Texas A&M
SEC
|
1 |
75.0
|
13 of 16 | 9 |
| 110 |
James Madison
SBC
|
1 |
77.0
|
13 of 14 | 70 |
| T111 |
Miami (OH)
MAC
|
1 |
78.0
|
11 of 13 | 85 |
| T111 |
Mississippi State
SEC
|
1 |
78.0
|
15 of 16 | 52 |
| 113 |
North Texas
AAC
|
1 |
79.0
|
10 of 14 | 105 |
| T114 |
Georgia Southern
SBC
|
1 |
80.0
|
14 of 14 | 103 |
| T114 |
Michigan
B1G
|
1 |
80.0
|
13 of 18 | 15 |
| T116 |
Middle Tennessee
CUSA
|
1 |
81.0
|
11 of 12 | 135 |
| T116 |
Ohio State
B1G
|
1 |
81.0
|
14 of 18 | 1 |
| T118 |
Liberty
CUSA
|
1 |
82.0
|
12 of 12 | 88 |
| T118 |
Louisville
ACC
|
1 |
82.0
|
14 of 17 | 27 |
| 120 |
Utah State
MWC
|
1 |
83.0
|
12 of 12 | 96 |
| 121 |
Central Michigan
MAC
|
1 |
84.0
|
12 of 13 | 119 |
| T122 |
Georgia
SEC
|
1 |
85.0
|
16 of 16 | 4 |
| T122 |
Purdue
B1G
|
1 |
85.0
|
15 of 18 | 78 |
| 124 |
Florida Atlantic
AAC
|
1 |
88.0
|
11 of 14 | 91 |
| 125 |
Oregon
B1G
|
1 |
90.0
|
16 of 18 | 2 |
| 126 |
Virginia Tech
ACC
|
1 |
93.0
|
15 of 17 | 36 |
| 127 |
Tulsa
AAC
|
1 |
102.0
|
12 of 14 | 91 |
| 128 |
Tulane
AAC
|
1 |
104.0
|
13 of 14 | 86 |
| 129 |
UCLA
B1G
|
1 |
110.0
|
17 of 18 | 46 |
| T130 |
UTSA
AAC
|
1 |
115.0
|
14 of 14 | 71 |
| T130 |
Wake Forest
ACC
|
1 |
115.0
|
16 of 17 | 57 |
| 132 |
Buffalo
MAC
|
1 |
119.0
|
13 of 13 | 111 |
| 133 |
Syracuse
ACC
|
1 |
125.0
|
17 of 17 | 76 |
| 134 |
Washington
B1G
|
1 |
130.0
|
18 of 18 | 18 |
| 135 |
UConn
Ind
|
1 |
134.0
|
2 of 2 | 110 |
| 136 |
TCU
B12
|
1 |
180.0
|
16 of 16 | 32 |
Bars show each value against the leader's. Conference rank is the team's place among its conference in this stat. SP+ is Bill Connelly's overall team rank, shown for context.