CFB Team Fewest Penalties Per Game
2026 season · through Week 9 · lower is better. G counts completed games, FCS opponents included.
Definition138 of 138 FBS teams
| RK | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ND Notre Dame | 8 | 7-1 | FBS Independents | 3#1 |
| T-2 | FRES Fresno State | 8 | 5-3 | Pac-12 | 4T-2 |
| T-2 | KSU Kansas State | 8 | 4-4 | Big 12 | 4T-2 |
| T-4 | ARMY Army | 8 | 5-3 | American Athletic | 4.13T-4 |
| T-4 | CSU Colorado State | 8 | 3-5 | Pac-12 | 4.13T-4 |
| T-4 | ILL Illinois | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | 4.13T-4 |
| T-4 | RUTG Rutgers | 8 | 2-6 | Big Ten | 4.13T-4 |
| T-4 | TEM Temple | 8 | 2-6 | American Athletic | 4.13T-4 |
| 9 | IU Indiana | 9 | 8-1 | Big Ten | 4.22#9 |
| 10 | UNC North Carolina | 8 | 4-4 | ACC | 4.25#10 |
| 11 | UK Kentucky | 8 | 7-1 | SEC | 4.50#11 |
| T-12 | MSU Michigan State | 8 | 2-6 | Big Ten | 4.63T-12 |
| T-12 | PSU Penn State | 8 | 4-4 | Big Ten | 4.63T-12 |
| T-14 | OHIO Ohio | 8 | 6-2 | Mid-American | 4.75T-14 |
| T-14 | WKU Western Kentucky | 8 | 3-5 | Conference USA | 4.75T-14 |
| T-16 | EMU Eastern Michigan | 9 | 4-5 | Mid-American | 4.78T-16 |
| T-16 | UVA Virginia | 9 | 4-5 | ACC | 4.78T-16 |
| 18 | USF South Florida | 8 | 6-2 | American Athletic | 4.88#18 |
| 19 | SDSU San Diego State | 9 | 4-5 | Pac-12 | 4.89#19 |
| T-20 | ASU Arizona State | 8 | 4-4 | Big 12 | 5T-20 |
| T-20 | ARST Arkansas State | 8 | 4-4 | Sun Belt | 5T-20 |
| T-20 | BUF Buffalo | 8 | 5-3 | Mid-American | 5T-20 |
| T-20 | MEM Memphis | 9 | 7-2 | American Athletic | 5T-20 |
| T-20 | TLSA Tulsa | 8 | 4-4 | American Athletic | 5T-20 |
| 25 | WMU Western Michigan | 9 | 6-3 | Mid-American | 5.11#25 |
| T-26 | AF Air Force | 8 | 6-2 | Mountain West | 5.13T-26 |
| T-26 | UGA Georgia | 8 | 7-1 | SEC | 5.13T-26 |
| T-26 | ULM UL Monroe | 8 | 1-7 | Sun Belt | 5.13T-26 |
| T-26 | WYO Wyoming | 8 | 5-3 | Mountain West | 5.13T-26 |
| T-30 | UL Louisiana | 8 | 5-3 | Sun Belt | 5.25T-30 |
| T-30 | OKST Oklahoma State | 8 | 5-3 | Big 12 | 5.25T-30 |
| T-30 | RICE Rice | 8 | 1-7 | American Athletic | 5.25T-30 |
| 33 | BGSU Bowling Green | 9 | 2-7 | Mid-American | 5.33#33 |
| T-34 | NAVY Navy | 8 | 2-6 | American Athletic | 5.38T-34 |
| T-34 | NCSU NC State | 8 | 4-4 | ACC | 5.38T-34 |
| T-36 | BYU BYU | 8 | 7-1 | Big 12 | 5.50T-36 |
| T-36 | NIU Northern Illinois | 8 | 0-8 | Mountain West | 5.50T-36 |
| T-36 | ORE Oregon | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | 5.50T-36 |
| T-39 | BOIS Boise State | 8 | 7-1 | Pac-12 | 5.63T-39 |
| T-39 | IOWA Iowa | 8 | 6-2 | Big Ten | 5.63T-39 |
| T-39 | ISU Iowa State | 8 | 4-4 | Big 12 | 5.63T-39 |
| T-39 | TA&M Texas A&M | 8 | 4-4 | SEC | 5.63T-39 |
| 43 | SJSU San José State | 9 | 4-5 | Mountain West | 5.67#43 |
| T-44 | UTAH Utah | 8 | 8-0 | Big 12 | 5.75T-44 |
| T-44 | WVU West Virginia | 8 | 5-3 | Big 12 | 5.75T-44 |
| 46 | DEL Delaware | 8 | 4-4 | Conference USA | 5.88#46 |
| T-47 | FSU Florida State | 8 | 3-5 | ACC | 6T-47 |
| T-47 | LSU LSU | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | 6T-47 |
| T-47 | MINN Minnesota | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | 6T-47 |
| T-47 | UAB UAB | 8 | 4-4 | American Athletic | 6T-47 |
| T-47 | UTEP UTEP | 8 | 1-7 | Mountain West | 6T-47 |
| T-52 | ARIZ Arizona | 8 | 6-2 | Big 12 | 6.13T-52 |
| T-52 | CLT Charlotte | 8 | 1-7 | American Athletic | 6.13T-52 |
| T-52 | ECU East Carolina | 8 | 4-4 | American Athletic | 6.13T-52 |
| T-52 | MD Maryland | 8 | 2-6 | Big Ten | 6.13T-52 |
| T-52 | NEV Nevada | 8 | 3-5 | Mountain West | 6.13T-52 |
| 57 | USC USC | 9 | 7-2 | Big Ten | 6.22#57 |
| T-58 | APP App State | 8 | 5-3 | Sun Belt | 6.25T-58 |
| T-58 | ARK Arkansas | 8 | 3-5 | SEC | 6.25T-58 |
| T-58 | TXST Texas State | 8 | 4-4 | Pac-12 | 6.25T-58 |
| T-58 | UCF UCF | 8 | 4-4 | Big 12 | 6.25T-58 |
| T-62 | HOU Houston | 8 | 6-2 | Big 12 | 6.38T-62 |
| T-62 | LT Louisiana Tech | 8 | 6-2 | Sun Belt | 6.38T-62 |
| T-62 | MIA Miami | 8 | 8-0 | ACC | 6.38T-62 |
| T-62 | ORST Oregon State | 8 | 5-3 | Pac-12 | 6.38T-62 |
| T-62 | PUR Purdue | 8 | 3-5 | Big Ten | 6.38T-62 |
| T-62 | TTU Texas Tech | 8 | 7-1 | Big 12 | 6.38T-62 |
| 68 | NDSU North Dakota State | 9 | 7-2 | Mountain West | 6.44#68 |
| T-69 | CMU Central Michigan | 8 | 3-5 | Mid-American | 6.50T-69 |
| T-69 | M-OH Miami (OH) | 8 | 5-3 | Mid-American | 6.50T-69 |
| T-69 | NMSU New Mexico State | 8 | 3-5 | Conference USA | 6.50T-69 |
| T-69 | UNLV UNLV | 8 | 5-3 | Mountain West | 6.50T-69 |
| 73 | STAN Stanford | 9 | 4-5 | ACC | 6.56#73 |
| T-74 | TEX Texas | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | 6.63T-74 |
| T-74 | WIS Wisconsin | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | 6.63T-74 |
| 76 | WSU Washington State | 9 | 1-8 | Pac-12 | 6.67#76 |
| T-77 | GAST Georgia State | 8 | 4-4 | Sun Belt | 6.75T-77 |
| T-77 | JXST Jacksonville State | 8 | 6-2 | Conference USA | 6.75T-77 |
| T-77 | KU Kansas | 8 | 3-5 | Big 12 | 6.75T-77 |
| T-77 | MICH Michigan | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | 6.75T-77 |
| T-77 | UNM New Mexico | 8 | 7-1 | Mountain West | 6.75T-77 |
| T-77 | USM Southern Miss | 8 | 3-5 | Sun Belt | 6.75T-77 |
| T-77 | VT Virginia Tech | 8 | 6-2 | ACC | 6.75T-77 |
| T-84 | CIN Cincinnati | 8 | 5-3 | Big 12 | 6.88T-84 |
| T-84 | OU Oklahoma | 8 | 4-4 | SEC | 6.88T-84 |
| T-84 | USA South Alabama | 8 | 4-4 | Sun Belt | 6.88T-84 |
| T-84 | TROY Troy | 8 | 4-4 | Sun Belt | 6.88T-84 |
| T-84 | TULN Tulane | 8 | 4-4 | American Athletic | 6.88T-84 |
| T-89 | CLEM Clemson | 8 | 5-3 | ACC | 7T-89 |
| T-89 | MRSH Marshall | 8 | 5-3 | Sun Belt | 7T-89 |
| T-89 | NU Northwestern | 8 | 6-2 | Big Ten | 7T-89 |
| T-89 | SC South Carolina | 8 | 5-3 | SEC | 7T-89 |
| T-89 | TCU TCU | 8 | 4-4 | Big 12 | 7T-89 |
| T-94 | ALA Alabama | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | 7.13T-94 |
| T-94 | HAW Hawai'i | 8 | 2-6 | Mountain West | 7.13T-94 |
| T-94 | MIZ Missouri | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | 7.13T-94 |
| T-97 | FAU Florida Atlantic | 8 | 5-3 | American Athletic | 7.25T-97 |
| T-97 | LOU Louisville | 8 | 5-3 | ACC | 7.25T-97 |
| T-97 | MTSU Middle Tennessee | 8 | 4-4 | Conference USA | 7.25T-97 |
| T-97 | OSU Ohio State | 8 | 6-2 | Big Ten | 7.25T-97 |
| T-101 | AKR Akron | 8 | 1-7 | Mid-American | 7.38T-101 |
| T-101 | FIU Florida International | 8 | 3-5 | Conference USA | 7.38T-101 |
| T-101 | SMU SMU | 8 | 6-2 | ACC | 7.38T-101 |
| T-104 | CCU Coastal Carolina | 8 | 3-5 | Sun Belt | 7.63T-104 |
| T-104 | GASO Georgia Southern | 8 | 4-4 | Sun Belt | 7.63T-104 |
| T-104 | MSST Mississippi State | 8 | 4-4 | SEC | 7.63T-104 |
| T-104 | TENN Tennessee | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | 7.63T-104 |
| 108 | JMU James Madison | 9 | 7-2 | Sun Belt | 7.67#108 |
| T-109 | DUKE Duke | 8 | 6-2 | ACC | 7.75T-109 |
| T-109 | GT Georgia Tech | 8 | 2-6 | ACC | 7.75T-109 |
| T-109 | USU Utah State | 8 | 3-5 | Pac-12 | 7.75T-109 |
| T-109 | WASH Washington | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | 7.75T-109 |
| 113 | ODU Old Dominion | 9 | 2-7 | Sun Belt | 7.78#113 |
| T-114 | AUB Auburn | 8 | 4-4 | SEC | 7.88T-114 |
| T-114 | FLA Florida | 8 | 5-3 | SEC | 7.88T-114 |
| T-114 | MASS Massachusetts | 8 | 4-4 | Mid-American | 7.88T-114 |
| T-114 | MISS Ole Miss | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | 7.88T-114 |
| 118 | SAC Sacramento State | 9 | 2-7 | Mid-American | 7.89#118 |
| T-119 | BALL Ball State | 8 | 3-5 | Mid-American | 8T-119 |
| T-119 | NEB Nebraska | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | 8T-119 |
| 121 | UTSA UTSA | 8 | 7-1 | American Athletic | 8.13#121 |
| T-122 | BC Boston College | 8 | 4-4 | ACC | 8.25T-122 |
| T-122 | KENN Kennesaw State | 8 | 2-6 | Conference USA | 8.25T-122 |
| T-122 | WAKE Wake Forest | 8 | 7-1 | ACC | 8.25T-122 |
| 125 | KENT Kent State | 9 | 3-6 | Mid-American | 8.33#125 |
| T-126 | UNT North Texas | 8 | 6-2 | American Athletic | 8.38T-126 |
| T-126 | UCLA UCLA | 8 | 8-0 | Big Ten | 8.38T-126 |
| T-128 | BAY Baylor | 8 | 5-3 | Big 12 | 8.50T-128 |
| T-128 | MOST Missouri State | 8 | 3-5 | Conference USA | 8.50T-128 |
| T-128 | TOL Toledo | 8 | 6-2 | Mid-American | 8.50T-128 |
| T-128 | CONN UConn | 8 | 4-4 | FBS Independents | 8.50T-128 |
| 132 | PITT Pittsburgh | 9 | 6-3 | ACC | 8.56#132 |
| 133 | SHSU Sam Houston | 8 | 1-7 | Conference USA | 8.63#133 |
| 134 | VAN Vanderbilt | 8 | 3-5 | SEC | 8.75#134 |
| 135 | CAL California | 9 | 3-6 | ACC | 9#135 |
| 136 | COLO Colorado | 8 | 3-5 | Big 12 | 9.25#136 |
| 137 | SYR Syracuse | 8 | 4-4 | ACC | 9.50#137 |
| 138 | LIB Liberty | 8 | 7-1 | Conference USA | 9.63#138 |
Ranks among 138 FBS teams with a value. Equal values share a rank (T-5). — means not available from source and is left out of ranking.
Data: CollegeFootballData.com · Stats through Week 9. Ranks among FBS teams; games against FCS opponents count toward totals. Values not available from source show as —, never as zero.