CFB Team Fewest Penalties
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 | 24#1 |
| T-2 | FRES Fresno State | 8 | 5-3 | Pac-12 | 32T-2 |
| T-2 | KSU Kansas State | 8 | 4-4 | Big 12 | 32T-2 |
| T-4 | ARMY Army | 8 | 5-3 | American Athletic | 33T-4 |
| T-4 | CSU Colorado State | 8 | 3-5 | Pac-12 | 33T-4 |
| T-4 | ILL Illinois | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | 33T-4 |
| T-4 | RUTG Rutgers | 8 | 2-6 | Big Ten | 33T-4 |
| T-4 | TEM Temple | 8 | 2-6 | American Athletic | 33T-4 |
| 9 | UNC North Carolina | 8 | 4-4 | ACC | 34#9 |
| 10 | UK Kentucky | 8 | 7-1 | SEC | 36#10 |
| T-11 | MSU Michigan State | 8 | 2-6 | Big Ten | 37T-11 |
| T-11 | PSU Penn State | 8 | 4-4 | Big Ten | 37T-11 |
| T-13 | IU Indiana | 9 | 8-1 | Big Ten | 38T-13 |
| T-13 | OHIO Ohio | 8 | 6-2 | Mid-American | 38T-13 |
| T-13 | WKU Western Kentucky | 8 | 3-5 | Conference USA | 38T-13 |
| 16 | USF South Florida | 8 | 6-2 | American Athletic | 39#16 |
| T-17 | ASU Arizona State | 8 | 4-4 | Big 12 | 40T-17 |
| T-17 | ARST Arkansas State | 8 | 4-4 | Sun Belt | 40T-17 |
| T-17 | BUF Buffalo | 8 | 5-3 | Mid-American | 40T-17 |
| T-17 | TLSA Tulsa | 8 | 4-4 | American Athletic | 40T-17 |
| T-21 | AF Air Force | 8 | 6-2 | Mountain West | 41T-21 |
| T-21 | UGA Georgia | 8 | 7-1 | SEC | 41T-21 |
| T-21 | ULM UL Monroe | 8 | 1-7 | Sun Belt | 41T-21 |
| T-21 | WYO Wyoming | 8 | 5-3 | Mountain West | 41T-21 |
| T-25 | UL Louisiana | 8 | 5-3 | Sun Belt | 42T-25 |
| T-25 | OKST Oklahoma State | 8 | 5-3 | Big 12 | 42T-25 |
| T-25 | RICE Rice | 8 | 1-7 | American Athletic | 42T-25 |
| T-28 | EMU Eastern Michigan | 9 | 4-5 | Mid-American | 43T-28 |
| T-28 | NAVY Navy | 8 | 2-6 | American Athletic | 43T-28 |
| T-28 | NCSU NC State | 8 | 4-4 | ACC | 43T-28 |
| T-28 | UVA Virginia | 9 | 4-5 | ACC | 43T-28 |
| T-32 | BYU BYU | 8 | 7-1 | Big 12 | 44T-32 |
| T-32 | NIU Northern Illinois | 8 | 0-8 | Mountain West | 44T-32 |
| T-32 | ORE Oregon | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | 44T-32 |
| T-32 | SDSU San Diego State | 9 | 4-5 | Pac-12 | 44T-32 |
| T-36 | BOIS Boise State | 8 | 7-1 | Pac-12 | 45T-36 |
| T-36 | IOWA Iowa | 8 | 6-2 | Big Ten | 45T-36 |
| T-36 | ISU Iowa State | 8 | 4-4 | Big 12 | 45T-36 |
| T-36 | MEM Memphis | 9 | 7-2 | American Athletic | 45T-36 |
| T-36 | TA&M Texas A&M | 8 | 4-4 | SEC | 45T-36 |
| T-41 | UTAH Utah | 8 | 8-0 | Big 12 | 46T-41 |
| T-41 | WVU West Virginia | 8 | 5-3 | Big 12 | 46T-41 |
| T-41 | WMU Western Michigan | 9 | 6-3 | Mid-American | 46T-41 |
| 44 | DEL Delaware | 8 | 4-4 | Conference USA | 47#44 |
| T-45 | BGSU Bowling Green | 9 | 2-7 | Mid-American | 48T-45 |
| T-45 | FSU Florida State | 8 | 3-5 | ACC | 48T-45 |
| T-45 | LSU LSU | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | 48T-45 |
| T-45 | MINN Minnesota | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | 48T-45 |
| T-45 | UAB UAB | 8 | 4-4 | American Athletic | 48T-45 |
| T-45 | UTEP UTEP | 8 | 1-7 | Mountain West | 48T-45 |
| T-51 | ARIZ Arizona | 8 | 6-2 | Big 12 | 49T-51 |
| T-51 | CLT Charlotte | 8 | 1-7 | American Athletic | 49T-51 |
| T-51 | ECU East Carolina | 8 | 4-4 | American Athletic | 49T-51 |
| T-51 | MD Maryland | 8 | 2-6 | Big Ten | 49T-51 |
| T-51 | NEV Nevada | 8 | 3-5 | Mountain West | 49T-51 |
| T-56 | APP App State | 8 | 5-3 | Sun Belt | 50T-56 |
| T-56 | ARK Arkansas | 8 | 3-5 | SEC | 50T-56 |
| T-56 | TXST Texas State | 8 | 4-4 | Pac-12 | 50T-56 |
| T-56 | UCF UCF | 8 | 4-4 | Big 12 | 50T-56 |
| T-60 | HOU Houston | 8 | 6-2 | Big 12 | 51T-60 |
| T-60 | LT Louisiana Tech | 8 | 6-2 | Sun Belt | 51T-60 |
| T-60 | MIA Miami | 8 | 8-0 | ACC | 51T-60 |
| T-60 | ORST Oregon State | 8 | 5-3 | Pac-12 | 51T-60 |
| T-60 | PUR Purdue | 8 | 3-5 | Big Ten | 51T-60 |
| T-60 | SJSU San José State | 9 | 4-5 | Mountain West | 51T-60 |
| T-60 | TTU Texas Tech | 8 | 7-1 | Big 12 | 51T-60 |
| T-67 | CMU Central Michigan | 8 | 3-5 | Mid-American | 52T-67 |
| T-67 | M-OH Miami (OH) | 8 | 5-3 | Mid-American | 52T-67 |
| T-67 | NMSU New Mexico State | 8 | 3-5 | Conference USA | 52T-67 |
| T-67 | UNLV UNLV | 8 | 5-3 | Mountain West | 52T-67 |
| T-71 | TEX Texas | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | 53T-71 |
| T-71 | WIS Wisconsin | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | 53T-71 |
| T-73 | GAST Georgia State | 8 | 4-4 | Sun Belt | 54T-73 |
| T-73 | JXST Jacksonville State | 8 | 6-2 | Conference USA | 54T-73 |
| T-73 | KU Kansas | 8 | 3-5 | Big 12 | 54T-73 |
| T-73 | MICH Michigan | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | 54T-73 |
| T-73 | UNM New Mexico | 8 | 7-1 | Mountain West | 54T-73 |
| T-73 | USM Southern Miss | 8 | 3-5 | Sun Belt | 54T-73 |
| T-73 | VT Virginia Tech | 8 | 6-2 | ACC | 54T-73 |
| T-80 | CIN Cincinnati | 8 | 5-3 | Big 12 | 55T-80 |
| T-80 | OU Oklahoma | 8 | 4-4 | SEC | 55T-80 |
| T-80 | USA South Alabama | 8 | 4-4 | Sun Belt | 55T-80 |
| T-80 | TROY Troy | 8 | 4-4 | Sun Belt | 55T-80 |
| T-80 | TULN Tulane | 8 | 4-4 | American Athletic | 55T-80 |
| T-85 | CLEM Clemson | 8 | 5-3 | ACC | 56T-85 |
| T-85 | MRSH Marshall | 8 | 5-3 | Sun Belt | 56T-85 |
| T-85 | NU Northwestern | 8 | 6-2 | Big Ten | 56T-85 |
| T-85 | SC South Carolina | 8 | 5-3 | SEC | 56T-85 |
| T-85 | TCU TCU | 8 | 4-4 | Big 12 | 56T-85 |
| T-85 | USC USC | 9 | 7-2 | Big Ten | 56T-85 |
| T-91 | ALA Alabama | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | 57T-91 |
| T-91 | HAW Hawai'i | 8 | 2-6 | Mountain West | 57T-91 |
| T-91 | MIZ Missouri | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | 57T-91 |
| T-94 | FAU Florida Atlantic | 8 | 5-3 | American Athletic | 58T-94 |
| T-94 | LOU Louisville | 8 | 5-3 | ACC | 58T-94 |
| T-94 | MTSU Middle Tennessee | 8 | 4-4 | Conference USA | 58T-94 |
| T-94 | NDSU North Dakota State | 9 | 7-2 | Mountain West | 58T-94 |
| T-94 | OSU Ohio State | 8 | 6-2 | Big Ten | 58T-94 |
| T-99 | AKR Akron | 8 | 1-7 | Mid-American | 59T-99 |
| T-99 | FIU Florida International | 8 | 3-5 | Conference USA | 59T-99 |
| T-99 | SMU SMU | 8 | 6-2 | ACC | 59T-99 |
| T-99 | STAN Stanford | 9 | 4-5 | ACC | 59T-99 |
| 103 | WSU Washington State | 9 | 1-8 | Pac-12 | 60#103 |
| T-104 | CCU Coastal Carolina | 8 | 3-5 | Sun Belt | 61T-104 |
| T-104 | GASO Georgia Southern | 8 | 4-4 | Sun Belt | 61T-104 |
| T-104 | MSST Mississippi State | 8 | 4-4 | SEC | 61T-104 |
| T-104 | TENN Tennessee | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | 61T-104 |
| T-108 | DUKE Duke | 8 | 6-2 | ACC | 62T-108 |
| T-108 | GT Georgia Tech | 8 | 2-6 | ACC | 62T-108 |
| T-108 | USU Utah State | 8 | 3-5 | Pac-12 | 62T-108 |
| T-108 | WASH Washington | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | 62T-108 |
| T-112 | AUB Auburn | 8 | 4-4 | SEC | 63T-112 |
| T-112 | FLA Florida | 8 | 5-3 | SEC | 63T-112 |
| T-112 | MASS Massachusetts | 8 | 4-4 | Mid-American | 63T-112 |
| T-112 | MISS Ole Miss | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | 63T-112 |
| T-116 | BALL Ball State | 8 | 3-5 | Mid-American | 64T-116 |
| T-116 | NEB Nebraska | 8 | 5-3 | Big Ten | 64T-116 |
| 118 | UTSA UTSA | 8 | 7-1 | American Athletic | 65#118 |
| T-119 | BC Boston College | 8 | 4-4 | ACC | 66T-119 |
| T-119 | KENN Kennesaw State | 8 | 2-6 | Conference USA | 66T-119 |
| T-119 | WAKE Wake Forest | 8 | 7-1 | ACC | 66T-119 |
| T-122 | UNT North Texas | 8 | 6-2 | American Athletic | 67T-122 |
| T-122 | UCLA UCLA | 8 | 8-0 | Big Ten | 67T-122 |
| T-124 | BAY Baylor | 8 | 5-3 | Big 12 | 68T-124 |
| T-124 | MOST Missouri State | 8 | 3-5 | Conference USA | 68T-124 |
| T-124 | TOL Toledo | 8 | 6-2 | Mid-American | 68T-124 |
| T-124 | CONN UConn | 8 | 4-4 | FBS Independents | 68T-124 |
| T-128 | JMU James Madison | 9 | 7-2 | Sun Belt | 69T-128 |
| T-128 | SHSU Sam Houston | 8 | 1-7 | Conference USA | 69T-128 |
| T-130 | ODU Old Dominion | 9 | 2-7 | Sun Belt | 70T-130 |
| T-130 | VAN Vanderbilt | 8 | 3-5 | SEC | 70T-130 |
| 132 | SAC Sacramento State | 9 | 2-7 | Mid-American | 71#132 |
| 133 | COLO Colorado | 8 | 3-5 | Big 12 | 74#133 |
| 134 | KENT Kent State | 9 | 3-6 | Mid-American | 75#134 |
| 135 | SYR Syracuse | 8 | 4-4 | ACC | 76#135 |
| T-136 | LIB Liberty | 8 | 7-1 | Conference USA | 77T-136 |
| T-136 | PITT Pittsburgh | 9 | 6-3 | ACC | 77T-136 |
| 138 | CAL California | 9 | 3-6 | ACC | 81#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.