COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2019: Team Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game
| Rank | Team | G | W-L | Penalties | PYards | YPG |
| 1 | Rice (C-USA) | 12 | 3-9 | 44 | 330 | 27.50 |
| 2 | Air Force (Mountain West) | 13 | 11-2 | 42 | 368 | 28.31 |
| 3 | Iowa (Big Ten) | 13 | 10-3 | 56 | 421 | 32.38 |
| 4 | Navy (AAC) | 13 | 11-2 | 54 | 459 | 35.31 |
| 5 | Wake Forest (ACC) | 13 | 8-5 | 57 | 460 | 35.38 |
| 6 | Boston College (ACC) | 13 | 6-7 | 66 | 486 | 37.38 |
| 7 | Purdue (Big Ten) | 12 | 4-8 | 55 | 452 | 37.67 |
| 8 | Army West Point (FBS Independent) | 13 | 5-8 | 60 | 496 | 38.15 |
| 8 | Iowa St. (Big 12) | 13 | 7-6 | 61 | 496 | 38.15 |
| 10 | Minnesota (Big Ten) | 13 | 11-2 | 56 | 502 | 38.62 |
| 11 | Western Ky. (C-USA) | 13 | 9-4 | 53 | 514 | 39.54 |
| 12 | California (Pac-12) | 13 | 8-5 | 62 | 528 | 40.62 |
| 13 | Eastern Mich. (MAC) | 13 | 6-7 | 59 | 531 | 40.85 |
| 14 | Arkansas (SEC) | 12 | 2-10 | 61 | 492 | 41.00 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech (ACC) | 12 | 3-9 | 57 | 493 | 41.08 |
| 16 | Middle Tenn. (C-USA) | 12 | 4-8 | 57 | 511 | 42.58 |
| 17 | Georgia St. (Sun Belt) | 13 | 7-6 | 56 | 557 | 42.85 |
| 18 | Nebraska (Big Ten) | 12 | 5-7 | 61 | 518 | 43.17 |
| 19 | Virginia (ACC) | 14 | 9-5 | 66 | 612 | 43.71 |
| 20 | Ga. Southern (Sun Belt) | 13 | 7-6 | 66 | 569 | 43.77 |
| 21 | Mississippi St. (SEC) | 13 | 6-7 | 72 | 578 | 44.46 |
| 22 | Buffalo (MAC) | 13 | 8-5 | 64 | 580 | 44.62 |
| 23 | UNLV (Mountain West) | 12 | 4-8 | 65 | 536 | 44.67 |
| 24 | Northern Ill. (MAC) | 12 | 5-7 | 62 | 539 | 44.92 |
| 25 | South Alabama (Sun Belt) | 12 | 2-10 | 69 | 540 | 45.00 |
| 26 | Penn St. (Big Ten) | 13 | 11-2 | 57 | 589 | 45.31 |
| 27 | Duke (ACC) | 12 | 5-7 | 63 | 544 | 45.33 |
| 28 | Wisconsin (Big Ten) | 14 | 10-4 | 69 | 636 | 45.43 |
| 29 | Clemson (ACC) | 15 | 14-1 | 85 | 684 | 45.60 |
| 30 | Charlotte (C-USA) | 13 | 7-6 | 68 | 594 | 45.69 |
| 31 | New Mexico St. (FBS Independent) | 12 | 2-10 | 68 | 556 | 46.33 |
| 32 | Louisiana Tech (C-USA) | 13 | 10-3 | 72 | 605 | 46.54 |
| 33 | Virginia Tech (ACC) | 13 | 8-5 | 69 | 606 | 46.62 |
| 34 | Oklahoma St. (Big 12) | 13 | 8-5 | 67 | 612 | 47.08 |
| 35 | Utah St. (Mountain West) | 13 | 7-6 | 74 | 615 | 47.31 |
| 36 | Florida (SEC) | 13 | 11-2 | 67 | 618 | 47.54 |
| 37 | Ohio (MAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 70 | 627 | 48.23 |
| 38 | Houston (AAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 58 | 579 | 48.25 |
| 39 | Northwestern (Big Ten) | 12 | 3-9 | 65 | 582 | 48.50 |
| 40 | Stanford (Pac-12) | 12 | 4-8 | 75 | 585 | 48.75 |
| 40 | Ole Miss (SEC) | 12 | 4-8 | 59 | 585 | 48.75 |
| 40 | Maryland (Big Ten) | 12 | 3-9 | 70 | 585 | 48.75 |
| 43 | Wyoming (Mountain West) | 13 | 8-5 | 67 | 634 | 48.77 |
| 44 | Miami (OH) (MAC) | 14 | 8-6 | 80 | 683 | 48.79 |
| 45 | Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt) | 12 | 5-7 | 67 | 586 | 48.83 |
| 46 | West Virginia (Big 12) | 12 | 5-7 | 71 | 587 | 48.92 |
| 47 | Georgia (SEC) | 14 | 12-2 | 76 | 685 | 48.93 |
| 48 | Washington (Pac-12) | 13 | 8-5 | 79 | 639 | 49.15 |
| 49 | Boise St. (Mountain West) | 14 | 12-2 | 76 | 695 | 49.64 |
| 50 | Troy (Sun Belt) | 12 | 5-7 | 64 | 597 | 49.75 |
| 51 | Michigan (Big Ten) | 13 | 9-4 | 80 | 649 | 49.92 |
| 52 | Kansas (Big 12) | 12 | 3-9 | 66 | 601 | 50.08 |
| 53 | San Diego St. (Mountain West) | 13 | 10-3 | 78 | 655 | 50.38 |
| 54 | Toledo (MAC) | 12 | 6-6 | 67 | 608 | 50.67 |
| 54 | San Jose St. (Mountain West) | 12 | 5-7 | 74 | 608 | 50.67 |
| 56 | Kentucky (SEC) | 13 | 8-5 | 75 | 661 | 50.85 |
| 57 | Notre Dame (FBS Independent) | 13 | 11-2 | 84 | 665 | 51.15 |
| 58 | East Carolina (AAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 71 | 615 | 51.25 |
| 59 | BYU (FBS Independent) | 13 | 7-6 | 79 | 668 | 51.38 |
| 60 | Texas St. (Sun Belt) | 12 | 3-9 | 66 | 617 | 51.42 |
| 61 | UConn (AAC) | 12 | 2-10 | 74 | 618 | 51.50 |
| 62 | Akron (MAC) | 12 | 0-12 | 80 | 626 | 52.17 |
| 63 | Kansas St. (Big 12) | 13 | 8-5 | 77 | 679 | 52.23 |
| 64 | NC State (ACC) | 12 | 4-8 | 71 | 627 | 52.25 |
| 65 | Marshall (C-USA) | 13 | 8-5 | 75 | 680 | 52.31 |
| 66 | Tennessee (SEC) | 13 | 8-5 | 83 | 683 | 52.54 |
| 67 | Fresno St. (Mountain West) | 12 | 4-8 | 75 | 634 | 52.83 |
| 68 | Ball St. (MAC) | 12 | 5-7 | 71 | 636 | 53.00 |
| 69 | Michigan St. (Big Ten) | 13 | 7-6 | 75 | 700 | 53.85 |
| 70 | North Carolina (ACC) | 13 | 7-6 | 80 | 701 | 53.92 |
| 71 | Vanderbilt (SEC) | 12 | 3-9 | 76 | 649 | 54.08 |
| 72 | South Carolina (SEC) | 12 | 4-8 | 79 | 656 | 54.67 |
| 73 | Ohio St. (Big Ten) | 14 | 13-1 | 81 | 770 | 55.00 |
| 74 | Auburn (SEC) | 13 | 9-4 | 92 | 718 | 55.23 |
| 75 | UCLA (Pac-12) | 12 | 4-8 | 81 | 663 | 55.25 |
| 76 | Texas A&M (SEC) | 13 | 8-5 | 87 | 720 | 55.38 |
| 77 | Baylor (Big 12) | 14 | 11-3 | 91 | 778 | 55.57 |
| 78 | North Texas (C-USA) | 12 | 4-8 | 64 | 672 | 56.00 |
| 79 | Arizona (Pac-12) | 12 | 4-8 | 76 | 677 | 56.42 |
| 80 | SMU (AAC) | 13 | 10-3 | 83 | 743 | 57.15 |
| 81 | Southern Miss. (C-USA) | 13 | 7-6 | 82 | 748 | 57.54 |
| 82 | FIU (C-USA) | 13 | 6-7 | 79 | 751 | 57.77 |
| 83 | Texas Tech (Big 12) | 12 | 4-8 | 75 | 695 | 57.92 |
| 84 | Louisiana (Sun Belt) | 14 | 11-3 | 98 | 817 | 58.36 |
| 85 | Western Mich. (MAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 82 | 759 | 58.38 |
| 86 | Oregon St. (Pac-12) | 12 | 5-7 | 78 | 701 | 58.42 |
| 87 | Rutgers (Big Ten) | 12 | 2-10 | 76 | 709 | 59.08 |
| 88 | Bowling Green (MAC) | 12 | 3-9 | 84 | 710 | 59.17 |
| 89 | Nevada (Mountain West) | 13 | 7-6 | 96 | 772 | 59.38 |
| 89 | Kent St. (MAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 80 | 772 | 59.38 |
| 91 | Memphis (AAC) | 14 | 12-2 | 103 | 839 | 59.93 |
| 92 | Louisville (ACC) | 13 | 8-5 | 93 | 780 | 60.00 |
| 93 | Miami (FL) (ACC) | 13 | 6-7 | 91 | 782 | 60.15 |
| 94 | Old Dominion (C-USA) | 12 | 1-11 | 71 | 724 | 60.33 |
| 95 | Colorado (Pac-12) | 12 | 5-7 | 85 | 726 | 60.50 |
| 96 | New Mexico (Mountain West) | 12 | 2-10 | 81 | 729 | 60.75 |
| 97 | Fla. Atlantic (C-USA) | 14 | 11-3 | 95 | 852 | 60.86 |
| 98 | Washington St. (Pac-12) | 13 | 6-7 | 85 | 794 | 61.08 |
| 99 | Hawaii (Mountain West) | 15 | 10-5 | 103 | 918 | 61.20 |
| 100 | Illinois (Big Ten) | 13 | 6-7 | 87 | 797 | 61.31 |
| 101 | TCU (Big 12) | 12 | 5-7 | 78 | 736 | 61.33 |
| 102 | UTEP (C-USA) | 12 | 1-11 | 80 | 738 | 61.50 |
| 103 | Utah (Pac-12) | 14 | 11-3 | 103 | 862 | 61.57 |
| 103 | Oregon (Pac-12) | 14 | 12-2 | 85 | 862 | 61.57 |
| 105 | Temple (AAC) | 13 | 8-5 | 92 | 801 | 61.62 |
| 105 | Liberty (FBS Independent) | 13 | 8-5 | 88 | 801 | 61.62 |
| 107 | LSU (SEC) | 15 | 15-0 | 93 | 936 | 62.40 |
| 108 | Arizona St. (Pac-12) | 13 | 8-5 | 85 | 818 | 62.92 |
| 109 | La.-Monroe (Sun Belt) | 12 | 5-7 | 95 | 764 | 63.67 |
| 109 | Massachusetts (FBS Independent) | 12 | 1-11 | 83 | 764 | 63.67 |
| 111 | Indiana (Big Ten) | 13 | 8-5 | 88 | 830 | 63.85 |
| 112 | Appalachian St. (Sun Belt) | 14 | 13-1 | 95 | 899 | 64.21 |
| 113 | Colorado St. (Mountain West) | 12 | 4-8 | 80 | 785 | 65.42 |
| 114 | Alabama (SEC) | 13 | 11-2 | 95 | 855 | 65.77 |
| 115 | Central Mich. (MAC) | 14 | 8-6 | 118 | 925 | 66.07 |
| 116 | Missouri (SEC) | 12 | 6-6 | 83 | 808 | 67.33 |
| 117 | Southern California (Pac-12) | 13 | 8-5 | 90 | 877 | 67.46 |
| 118 | Tulane (AAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 103 | 883 | 67.92 |
| 119 | Pittsburgh (ACC) | 13 | 8-5 | 102 | 888 | 68.31 |
| 120 | Texas (Big 12) | 13 | 8-5 | 95 | 890 | 68.46 |
| 121 | UTSA (C-USA) | 12 | 4-8 | 89 | 829 | 69.08 |
| 122 | Cincinnati (AAC) | 14 | 11-3 | 123 | 977 | 69.79 |
| 123 | Arkansas St. (Sun Belt) | 13 | 8-5 | 99 | 916 | 70.46 |
| 124 | UAB (C-USA) | 14 | 9-5 | 101 | 992 | 70.86 |
| 125 | South Fla. (AAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 101 | 854 | 71.17 |
| 126 | UCF (AAC) | 13 | 10-3 | 111 | 952 | 73.23 |
| 127 | Florida St. (ACC) | 13 | 6-7 | 119 | 953 | 73.31 |
| 128 | Syracuse (ACC) | 12 | 5-7 | 107 | 887 | 73.92 |
| 129 | Oklahoma (Big 12) | 14 | 12-2 | 101 | 1,038 | 74.14 |
| 130 | Tulsa (AAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 109 | 949 | 79.08 |