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CFB Team Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game

Name: CFB Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game
Creator: CollegeFootballData.com

2026 season · through Week 9 · lower is better. G counts completed games, FCS opponents included.

Definition

This week's matchups138 of 138 FBS teams

RK
1	ND Notre Dame	8	7-1	FBS Independents	28.88#1
2	FRES Fresno State	8	5-3	Pac-12	29.25#2
3	RUTG Rutgers	8	2-6	Big Ten	30.25#3
4	UNC North Carolina	8	4-4	ACC	32.38#4
5	IU Indiana	9	8-1	Big Ten	34.78#5
6	ILL Illinois	8	5-3	Big Ten	35#6
7	ARMY Army	8	5-3	American Athletic	35.63#7
8	TEM Temple	8	2-6	American Athletic	35.75#8
T-9	KSU Kansas State	8	4-4	Big 12	37T-9
T-9	USF South Florida	8	6-2	American Athletic	37T-9
11	CSU Colorado State	8	3-5	Pac-12	37.38#11
12	CLT Charlotte	8	1-7	American Athletic	40.38#12
13	WKU Western Kentucky	8	3-5	Conference USA	40.75#13
T-14	EMU Eastern Michigan	9	4-5	Mid-American	41T-14
T-14	OHIO Ohio	8	6-2	Mid-American	41T-14
16	SDSU San Diego State	9	4-5	Pac-12	41.11#16
17	MSU Michigan State	8	2-6	Big Ten	41.63#17
18	UK Kentucky	8	7-1	SEC	41.88#18
19	UL Louisiana	8	5-3	Sun Belt	43.38#19
20	WMU Western Michigan	9	6-3	Mid-American	43.56#20
T-21	IOWA Iowa	8	6-2	Big Ten	44.38T-21
T-21	WYO Wyoming	8	5-3	Mountain West	44.38T-21
23	MEM Memphis	9	7-2	American Athletic	44.56#23
24	NAVY Navy	8	2-6	American Athletic	45.13#24
T-25	ASU Arizona State	8	4-4	Big 12	45.38T-25
T-25	TLSA Tulsa	8	4-4	American Athletic	45.38T-25
27	TA&M Texas A&M	8	4-4	SEC	45.75#27
28	RICE Rice	8	1-7	American Athletic	45.88#28
29	AF Air Force	8	6-2	Mountain West	46.13#29
30	UVA Virginia	9	4-5	ACC	46.33#30
31	ULM UL Monroe	8	1-7	Sun Belt	46.38#31
32	ARST Arkansas State	8	4-4	Sun Belt	46.50#32
33	PSU Penn State	8	4-4	Big Ten	46.75#33
34	BUF Buffalo	8	5-3	Mid-American	47.38#34
35	BGSU Bowling Green	9	2-7	Mid-American	47.67#35
36	BYU BYU	8	7-1	Big 12	48#36
37	UCF UCF	8	4-4	Big 12	48.13#37
T-38	LSU LSU	8	6-2	SEC	48.25T-38
T-38	ORE Oregon	8	5-3	Big Ten	48.25T-38
40	ISU Iowa State	8	4-4	Big 12	48.38#40
T-41	NCSU NC State	8	4-4	ACC	48.50T-41
T-41	OKST Oklahoma State	8	5-3	Big 12	48.50T-41
43	WVU West Virginia	8	5-3	Big 12	48.63#43
44	SJSU San José State	9	4-5	Mountain West	49.44#44
T-45	PUR Purdue	8	3-5	Big Ten	49.88T-45
T-45	UTAH Utah	8	8-0	Big 12	49.88T-45
47	UGA Georgia	8	7-1	SEC	50.25#47
48	NMSU New Mexico State	8	3-5	Conference USA	50.63#48
49	ALA Alabama	8	6-2	SEC	51.50#49
50	NU Northwestern	8	6-2	Big Ten	51.75#50
51	NEV Nevada	8	3-5	Mountain West	52.38#51
52	DEL Delaware	8	4-4	Conference USA	52.75#52
53	UAB UAB	8	4-4	American Athletic	52.88#53
T-54	MTSU Middle Tennessee	8	4-4	Conference USA	53.25T-54
T-54	NIU Northern Illinois	8	0-8	Mountain West	53.25T-54
T-56	BOIS Boise State	8	7-1	Pac-12	53.63T-56
T-56	OSU Ohio State	8	6-2	Big Ten	53.63T-56
58	USC USC	9	7-2	Big Ten	53.67#58
59	APP App State	8	5-3	Sun Belt	53.75#59
60	MINN Minnesota	8	5-3	Big Ten	54#60
61	FSU Florida State	8	3-5	ACC	54.25#61
62	UTEP UTEP	8	1-7	Mountain West	54.50#62
T-63	TXST Texas State	8	4-4	Pac-12	54.75T-63
T-63	TULN Tulane	8	4-4	American Athletic	54.75T-63
T-65	LT Louisiana Tech	8	6-2	Sun Belt	55.50T-65
T-65	UNM New Mexico	8	7-1	Mountain West	55.50T-65
67	ARIZ Arizona	8	6-2	Big 12	55.75#67
68	HOU Houston	8	6-2	Big 12	56.13#68
69	MD Maryland	8	2-6	Big Ten	56.25#69
70	TTU Texas Tech	8	7-1	Big 12	56.38#70
71	ECU East Carolina	8	4-4	American Athletic	56.50#71
72	ARK Arkansas	8	3-5	SEC	56.75#72
73	OU Oklahoma	8	4-4	SEC	57#73
74	ORST Oregon State	8	5-3	Pac-12	57.25#74
75	NDSU North Dakota State	9	7-2	Mountain West	57.33#75
76	HAW Hawai'i	8	2-6	Mountain West	57.50#76
77	STAN Stanford	9	4-5	ACC	57.56#77
78	FIU Florida International	8	3-5	Conference USA	57.88#78
79	WIS Wisconsin	8	5-3	Big Ten	58#79
80	WSU Washington State	9	1-8	Pac-12	58.22#80
81	M-OH Miami (OH)	8	5-3	Mid-American	58.25#81
82	JXST Jacksonville State	8	6-2	Conference USA	58.50#82
83	MIA Miami	8	8-0	ACC	58.75#83
84	FAU Florida Atlantic	8	5-3	American Athletic	59#84
T-85	CIN Cincinnati	8	5-3	Big 12	59.75T-85
T-85	USA South Alabama	8	4-4	Sun Belt	59.75T-85
87	CMU Central Michigan	8	3-5	Mid-American	60#87
88	KU Kansas	8	3-5	Big 12	61#88
89	USM Southern Miss	8	3-5	Sun Belt	61.50#89
90	GAST Georgia State	8	4-4	Sun Belt	61.88#90
T-91	MRSH Marshall	8	5-3	Sun Belt	62T-91
T-91	VT Virginia Tech	8	6-2	ACC	62T-91
93	TENN Tennessee	8	6-2	SEC	62.13#93
94	MICH Michigan	8	5-3	Big Ten	62.50#94
95	TEX Texas	8	6-2	SEC	62.75#95
T-96	CCU Coastal Carolina	8	3-5	Sun Belt	64T-96
T-96	SC South Carolina	8	5-3	SEC	64T-96
98	GT Georgia Tech	8	2-6	ACC	64.25#98
99	WASH Washington	8	5-3	Big Ten	64.50#99
100	KENT Kent State	9	3-6	Mid-American	64.89#100
101	MIZ Missouri	8	6-2	SEC	65.25#101
102	AUB Auburn	8	4-4	SEC	65.38#102
103	CLEM Clemson	8	5-3	ACC	65.63#103
104	VAN Vanderbilt	8	3-5	SEC	66.25#104
105	USU Utah State	8	3-5	Pac-12	66.38#105
106	UNLV UNLV	8	5-3	Mountain West	66.75#106
107	MISS Ole Miss	8	6-2	SEC	67#107
108	ODU Old Dominion	9	2-7	Sun Belt	67.22#108
T-109	MASS Massachusetts	8	4-4	Mid-American	67.63T-109
T-109	TCU TCU	8	4-4	Big 12	67.63T-109
111	TROY Troy	8	4-4	Sun Belt	68.25#111
112	MOST Missouri State	8	3-5	Conference USA	68.63#112
113	UNT North Texas	8	6-2	American Athletic	68.88#113
114	SMU SMU	8	6-2	ACC	69.25#114
115	NEB Nebraska	8	5-3	Big Ten	69.38#115
116	AKR Akron	8	1-7	Mid-American	69.75#116
T-117	BC Boston College	8	4-4	ACC	70.50T-117
T-117	MSST Mississippi State	8	4-4	SEC	70.50T-117
119	BALL Ball State	8	3-5	Mid-American	70.63#119
120	KENN Kennesaw State	8	2-6	Conference USA	71.38#120
121	GASO Georgia Southern	8	4-4	Sun Belt	71.50#121
122	LOU Louisville	8	5-3	ACC	72#122
123	DUKE Duke	8	6-2	ACC	72.50#123
124	JMU James Madison	9	7-2	Sun Belt	73.44#124
T-125	TOL Toledo	8	6-2	Mid-American	74T-125
T-125	UCLA UCLA	8	8-0	Big Ten	74T-125
127	FLA Florida	8	5-3	SEC	75#127
128	BAY Baylor	8	5-3	Big 12	75.25#128
129	SHSU Sam Houston	8	1-7	Conference USA	75.75#129
130	SAC Sacramento State	9	2-7	Mid-American	77.44#130
131	CONN UConn	8	4-4	FBS Independents	77.50#131
132	WAKE Wake Forest	8	7-1	ACC	79.25#132
133	PITT Pittsburgh	9	6-3	ACC	80.11#133
134	COLO Colorado	8	3-5	Big 12	80.38#134
135	UTSA UTSA	8	7-1	American Athletic	80.50#135
136	LIB Liberty	8	7-1	Conference USA	82.50#136
137	CAL California	9	3-6	ACC	84.22#137
138	SYR Syracuse	8	4-4	ACC	87.88#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.