COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2020: Team Fewest Penalty Yards
| Rank | Team | G | W-L | Penalties | PYards |
| 1 | Rice (C-USA) | 5 | 2-3 | 17 | 104 |
| 2 | California (Pac-12) | 4 | 1-3 | 18 | 140 |
| 3 | Ohio (MAC) | 3 | 2-1 | 20 | 144 |
| 4 | Washington (Pac-12) | 4 | 3-1 | 21 | 162 |
| 5 | Miami (OH) (MAC) | 3 | 2-1 | 18 | 182 |
| 6 | Washington St. (Pac-12) | 4 | 1-3 | 21 | 187 |
| 7 | Akron (MAC) | 6 | 1-5 | 24 | 190 |
| 7 | Colorado St. (Mountain West) | 4 | 1-3 | 24 | 190 |
| 9 | Bowling Green (MAC) | 5 | 0-5 | 30 | 216 |
| 9 | Massachusetts (FBS Independent) | 4 | 0-4 | 22 | 216 |
| 11 | Arizona St. (Pac-12) | 4 | 2-2 | 28 | 218 |
| 12 | Utah (Pac-12) | 5 | 3-2 | 26 | 238 |
| 13 | FIU (C-USA) | 5 | 0-5 | 32 | 240 |
| 14 | Air Force (Mountain West) | 6 | 3-3 | 27 | 245 |
| 15 | Wyoming (Mountain West) | 6 | 2-4 | 30 | 259 |
| 16 | Eastern Mich. (MAC) | 6 | 2-4 | 29 | 263 |
| 17 | Fresno St. (Mountain West) | 6 | 3-3 | 32 | 272 |
| 18 | Utah St. (Mountain West) | 6 | 1-5 | 32 | 284 |
| 19 | Minnesota (Big Ten) | 7 | 3-4 | 32 | 293 |
| 20 | Arizona (Pac-12) | 5 | 0-5 | 34 | 294 |
| 21 | Wisconsin (Big Ten) | 7 | 4-3 | 36 | 296 |
| 22 | Stanford (Pac-12) | 6 | 4-2 | 34 | 310 |
| 23 | Iowa (Big Ten) | 8 | 6-2 | 38 | 317 |
| 24 | Temple (AAC) | 7 | 1-6 | 38 | 321 |
| 25 | Kent St. (MAC) | 4 | 3-1 | 37 | 325 |
| 26 | Penn St. (Big Ten) | 9 | 4-5 | 39 | 335 |
| 27 | Colorado (Pac-12) | 6 | 4-2 | 34 | 338 |
| 28 | San Diego St. (Mountain West) | 8 | 4-4 | 38 | 339 |
| 28 | UNLV (Mountain West) | 6 | 0-6 | 40 | 339 |
| 30 | Oregon St. (Pac-12) | 7 | 2-5 | 42 | 342 |
| 31 | Vanderbilt (SEC) | 9 | 0-9 | 42 | 343 |
| 32 | Boise St. (Mountain West) | 7 | 5-2 | 34 | 345 |
| 32 | Michigan (Big Ten) | 6 | 2-4 | 35 | 345 |
| 34 | Fla. Atlantic (C-USA) | 9 | 5-4 | 42 | 350 |
| 35 | Central Mich. (MAC) | 6 | 3-3 | 37 | 356 |
| 35 | Oregon (Pac-12) | 7 | 4-3 | 41 | 356 |
| 37 | Indiana (Big Ten) | 8 | 6-2 | 34 | 358 |
| 38 | Purdue (Big Ten) | 6 | 2-4 | 42 | 359 |
| 39 | Northwestern (Big Ten) | 9 | 7-2 | 45 | 364 |
| 40 | Southern Miss. (C-USA) | 10 | 3-7 | 44 | 367 |
| 41 | Buffalo (MAC) | 7 | 6-1 | 42 | 368 |
| 42 | Charlotte (C-USA) | 6 | 2-4 | 42 | 370 |
| 43 | UCLA (Pac-12) | 7 | 3-4 | 48 | 374 |
| 44 | South Alabama (Sun Belt) | 11 | 4-7 | 42 | 384 |
| 45 | Hawaii (Mountain West) | 9 | 5-4 | 48 | 386 |
| 46 | New Mexico (Mountain West) | 7 | 2-5 | 41 | 390 |
| 47 | Ball St. (MAC) | 8 | 7-1 | 46 | 391 |
| 48 | Western Mich. (MAC) | 6 | 4-2 | 47 | 396 |
| 49 | Maryland (Big Ten) | 5 | 2-3 | 44 | 398 |
| 50 | Wake Forest (ACC) | 9 | 4-5 | 48 | 401 |
| 51 | Navy (AAC) | 10 | 3-7 | 44 | 402 |
| 52 | Illinois (Big Ten) | 8 | 2-6 | 39 | 406 |
| 53 | Northern Ill. (MAC) | 6 | 0-6 | 41 | 408 |
| 54 | Kansas (Big 12) | 9 | 0-9 | 51 | 418 |
| 55 | Southern California (Pac-12) | 6 | 5-1 | 40 | 426 |
| 56 | Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt) | 12 | 11-1 | 44 | 428 |
| 57 | Ohio St. (Big Ten) | 8 | 7-1 | 49 | 435 |
| 58 | South Fla. (AAC) | 9 | 1-8 | 48 | 436 |
| 59 | South Carolina (SEC) | 10 | 2-8 | 50 | 437 |
| 59 | ULM (Sun Belt) | 10 | 0-10 | 48 | 437 |
| 61 | Ga. Southern (Sun Belt) | 13 | 8-5 | 53 | 440 |
| 62 | BYU (FBS Independent) | 12 | 11-1 | 52 | 442 |
| 63 | Michigan St. (Big Ten) | 7 | 2-5 | 49 | 446 |
| 64 | Toledo (MAC) | 6 | 4-2 | 58 | 451 |
| 65 | San Jose St. (Mountain West) | 8 | 7-1 | 53 | 453 |
| 66 | Louisiana Tech (C-USA) | 10 | 5-5 | 50 | 456 |
| 66 | Notre Dame (Independent) | 12 | 10-2 | 53 | 456 |
| 68 | Arkansas (SEC) | 10 | 3-7 | 64 | 457 |
| 69 | LSU (SEC) | 10 | 5-5 | 61 | 462 |
| 70 | Army West Point (FBS Independent) | 12 | 9-3 | 55 | 468 |
| 71 | Middle Tenn. (C-USA) | 9 | 3-6 | 51 | 470 |
| 72 | Western Ky. (C-USA) | 12 | 5-7 | 54 | 481 |
| 73 | Virginia (ACC) | 10 | 5-5 | 53 | 483 |
| 74 | Nebraska (Big Ten) | 8 | 3-5 | 54 | 485 |
| 75 | Missouri (SEC) | 10 | 5-5 | 58 | 499 |
| 76 | Tennessee (SEC) | 10 | 3-7 | 61 | 502 |
| 77 | UTEP (C-USA) | 8 | 3-5 | 57 | 505 |
| 78 | Troy (Sun Belt) | 11 | 5-6 | 55 | 509 |
| 79 | Iowa St. (Big 12) | 12 | 9-3 | 61 | 511 |
| 80 | Ole Miss (SEC) | 10 | 5-5 | 60 | 516 |
| 81 | Virginia Tech (ACC) | 11 | 5-6 | 58 | 517 |
| 82 | Memphis (AAC) | 11 | 8-3 | 61 | 520 |
| 83 | East Carolina (AAC) | 9 | 3-6 | 57 | 524 |
| 84 | Georgia (SEC) | 10 | 8-2 | 55 | 528 |
| 85 | North Texas (C-USA) | 10 | 4-6 | 68 | 536 |
| 86 | Florida (SEC) | 12 | 8-4 | 64 | 542 |
| 87 | Houston (AAC) | 8 | 3-5 | 61 | 546 |
| 88 | Auburn (SEC) | 11 | 6-5 | 64 | 548 |
| 88 | Rutgers (Big Ten) | 9 | 3-6 | 67 | 548 |
| 90 | Baylor (Big 12) | 9 | 2-7 | 65 | 562 |
| 90 | Duke (ACC) | 11 | 2-9 | 62 | 562 |
| 92 | Kansas St. (Big 12) | 10 | 4-6 | 65 | 564 |
| 93 | Louisville (ACC) | 11 | 4-7 | 69 | 577 |
| 93 | Texas Tech (Big 12) | 10 | 4-6 | 67 | 577 |
| 95 | Clemson (ACC) | 12 | 10-2 | 65 | 578 |
| 96 | Texas A&M (SEC) | 10 | 9-1 | 62 | 579 |
| 97 | Georgia St. (Sun Belt) | 10 | 6-4 | 55 | 587 |
| 98 | SMU (AAC) | 10 | 7-3 | 68 | 590 |
| 99 | Oklahoma St. (Big 12) | 11 | 8-3 | 73 | 593 |
| 100 | Texas St. (Sun Belt) | 12 | 2-10 | 62 | 597 |
| 101 | Kentucky (SEC) | 11 | 5-6 | 63 | 615 |
| 101 | TCU (Big 12) | 10 | 6-4 | 77 | 615 |
| 103 | Liberty (FBS Independent) | 11 | 10-1 | 66 | 624 |
| 104 | Alabama (SEC) | 13 | 13-0 | 78 | 625 |
| 104 | Nevada (Mountain West) | 9 | 7-2 | 72 | 625 |
| 106 | Marshall (C-USA) | 10 | 7-3 | 60 | 627 |
| 107 | Tulane (AAC) | 12 | 6-6 | 75 | 629 |
| 108 | Arkansas St. (Sun Belt) | 11 | 4-7 | 70 | 631 |
| 109 | Mississippi St. (SEC) | 11 | 4-7 | 72 | 661 |
| 110 | Louisiana (Sun Belt) | 11 | 10-1 | 68 | 676 |
| 111 | Florida St. (ACC) | 9 | 3-6 | 80 | 700 |
| 112 | Boston College (ACC) | 11 | 6-5 | 84 | 725 |
| 113 | Syracuse (ACC) | 11 | 1-10 | 77 | 728 |
| 114 | Oklahoma (Big 12) | 11 | 9-2 | 80 | 738 |
| 115 | West Virginia (Big 12) | 10 | 6-4 | 82 | 741 |
| 116 | Tulsa (AAC) | 9 | 6-3 | 81 | 742 |
| 117 | UCF (AAC) | 10 | 6-4 | 92 | 748 |
| 118 | Georgia Tech (ACC) | 10 | 3-7 | 89 | 749 |
| 119 | Cincinnati (AAC) | 10 | 9-1 | 88 | 768 |
| 119 | UAB (C-USA) | 9 | 6-3 | 82 | 768 |
| 121 | Texas (Big 12) | 10 | 7-3 | 81 | 770 |
| 122 | Miami (FL) (ACC) | 11 | 8-3 | 86 | 775 |
| 123 | Pittsburgh (ACC) | 11 | 6-5 | 88 | 777 |
| 124 | UTSA (C-USA) | 12 | 7-5 | 84 | 803 |
| 125 | App State (Sun Belt) | 12 | 9-3 | 88 | 811 |
| 126 | North Carolina (ACC) | 12 | 8-4 | 85 | 814 |
| 127 | NC State (ACC) | 12 | 8-4 | 96 | 891 |
