COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2021: Fewest Penalties
| Rank | Team | G | W-L | Penalties | PYards |
| 1 | ULM (Sun Belt) | 12 | 4-8 | 44 | 384 |
| 2 | Kansas (Big 12) | 12 | 2-10 | 49 | 404 |
| 3 | Army West Point (FBS Independent) | 13 | 9-4 | 50 | 479 |
| 3 | Eastern Mich. (MAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 50 | 448 |
| 5 | Washington (Pac-12) | 12 | 4-8 | 52 | 479 |
| 6 | Navy (AAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 53 | 434 |
| 7 | UNLV (Mountain West) | 12 | 2-10 | 54 | 455 |
| 8 | Air Force (Mountain West) | 13 | 10-3 | 56 | 510 |
| 8 | Indiana (Big Ten) | 12 | 2-10 | 56 | 495 |
| 8 | LSU (SEC) | 13 | 6-7 | 56 | 443 |
| 11 | Iowa (Big Ten) | 14 | 10-4 | 57 | 505 |
| 11 | Northwestern (Big Ten) | 12 | 3-9 | 57 | 508 |
| 13 | Memphis (AAC) | 12 | 6-6 | 58 | 475 |
| 13 | Minnesota (Big Ten) | 13 | 9-4 | 58 | 589 |
| 13 | Purdue (Big Ten) | 13 | 9-4 | 58 | 557 |
| 13 | South Alabama (Sun Belt) | 12 | 5-7 | 58 | 531 |
| 17 | Boise St. (Mountain West) | 12 | 7-5 | 60 | 595 |
| 18 | Illinois (Big Ten) | 12 | 5-7 | 61 | 633 |
| 18 | South Fla. (AAC) | 12 | 2-10 | 61 | 553 |
| 20 | Troy (Sun Belt) | 12 | 5-7 | 62 | 544 |
| 21 | Iowa St. (Big 12) | 13 | 7-6 | 63 | 502 |
| 21 | Kentucky (SEC) | 13 | 10-3 | 63 | 548 |
| 21 | Nebraska (Big Ten) | 12 | 3-9 | 63 | 540 |
| 24 | Ball St. (MAC) | 13 | 6-7 | 64 | 531 |
| 24 | East Carolina (AAC) | 12 | 7-5 | 64 | 591 |
| 26 | Boston College (ACC) | 12 | 6-6 | 65 | 596 |
| 26 | Buffalo (MAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 65 | 624 |
| 26 | Rutgers (Big Ten) | 13 | 5-8 | 65 | 533 |
| 29 | BYU (FBS Independent) | 13 | 10-3 | 66 | 539 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt (SEC) | 12 | 2-10 | 66 | 508 |
| 29 | Wyoming (Mountain West) | 13 | 7-6 | 66 | 584 |
| 32 | Arkansas St. (Sun Belt) | 12 | 2-10 | 67 | 552 |
| 32 | SMU (AAC) | 12 | 8-4 | 67 | 627 |
| 32 | Utah (Pac-12) | 14 | 10-4 | 67 | 632 |
| 32 | West Virginia (Big 12) | 13 | 6-7 | 67 | 561 |
| 36 | Akron (MAC) | 12 | 2-10 | 68 | 553 |
| 36 | Ga. Southern (Sun Belt) | 12 | 3-9 | 68 | 544 |
| 36 | Hawaii (Mountain West) | 13 | 6-7 | 68 | 586 |
| 36 | Michigan (Big Ten) | 14 | 12-2 | 68 | 581 |
| 36 | Texas Tech (Big 12) | 13 | 7-6 | 68 | 580 |
| 41 | Georgia St. (Sun Belt) | 13 | 8-5 | 69 | 651 |
| 41 | Texas (Big 12) | 12 | 5-7 | 69 | 579 |
| 41 | Washington St. (Pac-12) | 13 | 7-6 | 69 | 603 |
| 44 | Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt) | 13 | 11-2 | 70 | 666 |
| 44 | Northern Ill. (MAC) | 14 | 9-5 | 70 | 634 |
| 44 | Penn St. (Big Ten) | 13 | 7-6 | 70 | 599 |
| 44 | Temple (AAC) | 12 | 3-9 | 70 | 538 |
| 44 | Texas St. (Sun Belt) | 12 | 4-8 | 70 | 705 |
| 44 | Virginia Tech (ACC) | 13 | 6-7 | 70 | 601 |
| 44 | Wisconsin (Big Ten) | 13 | 9-4 | 70 | 567 |
| 51 | FIU (C-USA) | 12 | 1-11 | 71 | 626 |
| 51 | Kansas St. (Big 12) | 13 | 8-5 | 71 | 595 |
| 53 | Tulane (AAC) | 12 | 2-10 | 72 | 612 |
| 53 | UTSA (C-USA) | 14 | 12-2 | 72 | 723 |
| 55 | Georgia Tech (ACC) | 12 | 3-9 | 73 | 614 |
| 55 | Notre Dame (FBS Independent) | 13 | 11-2 | 73 | 642 |
| 57 | Auburn (SEC) | 13 | 6-7 | 74 | 603 |
| 57 | California (Pac-12) | 12 | 5-7 | 74 | 694 |
| 57 | Ohio (MAC) | 12 | 3-9 | 74 | 703 |
| 60 | Baylor (Big 12) | 14 | 12-2 | 75 | 677 |
| 60 | Massachusetts (FBS Independent) | 12 | 1-11 | 75 | 734 |
| 62 | Colorado (Pac-12) | 12 | 4-8 | 76 | 677 |
| 62 | South Carolina (SEC) | 13 | 7-6 | 76 | 597 |
| 64 | Georgia (SEC) | 15 | 14-1 | 77 | 638 |
| 64 | Louisiana (Sun Belt) | 14 | 13-1 | 77 | 706 |
| 64 | Texas A&M (SEC) | 12 | 8-4 | 77 | 661 |
| 64 | Virginia (ACC) | 12 | 6-6 | 77 | 681 |
| 68 | Charlotte (C-USA) | 12 | 5-7 | 78 | 641 |
| 68 | Duke (ACC) | 12 | 3-9 | 78 | 740 |
| 68 | Stanford (Pac-12) | 12 | 3-9 | 78 | 544 |
| 71 | Clemson (ACC) | 13 | 10-3 | 79 | 657 |
| 72 | UCF (AAC) | 13 | 9-4 | 80 | 696 |
| 73 | Louisiana Tech (C-USA) | 12 | 3-9 | 81 | 625 |
| 73 | Louisville (ACC) | 13 | 6-7 | 81 | 719 |
| 73 | UConn (FBS Independent) | 12 | 1-11 | 81 | 590 |
| 73 | Wake Forest (ACC) | 14 | 11-3 | 81 | 737 |
| 77 | Central Mich. (MAC) | 13 | 9-4 | 82 | 726 |
| 78 | Florida St. (ACC) | 12 | 5-7 | 83 | 750 |
| 78 | Missouri (SEC) | 13 | 6-7 | 83 | 775 |
| 78 | New Mexico (Mountain West) | 12 | 3-9 | 83 | 685 |
| 78 | New Mexico St. (FBS Independent) | 12 | 2-10 | 83 | 722 |
| 82 | Oklahoma St. (Big 12) | 14 | 12-2 | 84 | 771 |
| 82 | Syracuse (ACC) | 12 | 5-7 | 84 | 692 |
| 84 | App State (Sun Belt) | 14 | 10-4 | 85 | 744 |
| 84 | Colorado St. (Mountain West) | 12 | 3-9 | 85 | 822 |
| 84 | Fla. Atlantic (C-USA) | 12 | 5-7 | 85 | 717 |
| 84 | Nevada (Mountain West) | 13 | 8-5 | 85 | 716 |
| 84 | Ohio St. (Big Ten) | 13 | 11-2 | 85 | 770 |
| 84 | TCU (Big 12) | 12 | 5-7 | 85 | 737 |
| 84 | UCLA (Pac-12) | 12 | 8-4 | 85 | 774 |
| 91 | Middle Tenn. (C-USA) | 13 | 7-6 | 86 | 740 |
| 92 | Marshall (C-USA) | 13 | 7-6 | 87 | 750 |
| 92 | Miami (FL) (ACC) | 12 | 7-5 | 87 | 763 |
| 92 | Miami (OH) (MAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 87 | 790 |
| 92 | Oklahoma (Big 12) | 13 | 11-2 | 87 | 733 |
| 92 | San Jose St. (Mountain West) | 12 | 5-7 | 87 | 782 |
| 92 | Utah St. (Mountain West) | 14 | 11-3 | 87 | 778 |
| 98 | Maryland (Big Ten) | 13 | 7-6 | 88 | 742 |
| 98 | Old Dominion (C-USA) | 13 | 6-7 | 88 | 767 |
| 100 | NC State (ACC) | 12 | 9-3 | 89 | 774 |
| 100 | Oregon St. (Pac-12) | 13 | 7-6 | 89 | 820 |
| 100 | Rice (C-USA) | 12 | 4-8 | 89 | 763 |
| 100 | Tennessee (SEC) | 13 | 7-6 | 89 | 788 |
| 100 | Western Mich. (MAC) | 13 | 8-5 | 89 | 766 |
| 105 | Michigan St. (Big Ten) | 13 | 11-2 | 90 | 831 |
| 106 | Houston (AAC) | 14 | 12-2 | 91 | 860 |
| 107 | Liberty (FBS Independent) | 13 | 8-5 | 92 | 865 |
| 108 | North Texas (C-USA) | 13 | 6-7 | 93 | 889 |
| 109 | Pittsburgh (ACC) | 14 | 11-3 | 94 | 895 |
| 110 | North Carolina (ACC) | 13 | 6-7 | 95 | 900 |
| 110 | Western Ky. (C-USA) | 14 | 9-5 | 95 | 758 |
| 112 | Bowling Green (MAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 96 | 853 |
| 112 | Southern California (Pac-12) | 12 | 4-8 | 96 | 900 |
| 114 | Tulsa (AAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 97 | 930 |
| 115 | Southern Miss. (C-USA) | 12 | 3-9 | 98 | 750 |
| 116 | Mississippi St. (SEC) | 13 | 7-6 | 99 | 760 |
| 117 | Fresno St. (Mountain West) | 13 | 10-3 | 100 | 941 |
| 118 | Cincinnati (AAC) | 14 | 13-1 | 102 | 759 |
| 119 | Oregon (Pac-12) | 14 | 10-4 | 103 | 904 |
| 119 | San Diego St. (Mountain West) | 14 | 12-2 | 103 | 961 |
| 121 | Arkansas (SEC) | 13 | 9-4 | 104 | 819 |
| 122 | Arizona (Pac-12) | 12 | 1-11 | 105 | 845 |
| 122 | Florida (SEC) | 13 | 6-7 | 105 | 923 |
| 124 | Alabama (SEC) | 15 | 13-2 | 107 | 990 |
| 125 | Kent St. (MAC) | 14 | 7-7 | 110 | 998 |
| 125 | UTEP (C-USA) | 13 | 7-6 | 110 | 971 |
| 127 | Arizona St. (Pac-12) | 13 | 8-5 | 114 | 1,020 |
| 128 | UAB (C-USA) | 13 | 9-4 | 115 | 1,117 |
| 129 | Ole Miss (SEC) | 13 | 10-3 | 118 | 983 |
| 130 | Toledo (MAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 130 | 1,172 |
