Chart: The most- and least-penalized teams over last 3 years, and their records
Every coach preaches discipline and wants to keep penalties to a minimum, but flags are bound to fly in the game of football, and you don't want to lose aggression. Do more penalties result in less success?
Here are the 10 most-penalized and least-penalized teams over the last three years, along with their record in that span.
Some takeaways:
- The 10 most-penalized teams are a combined 237-142 over the past three years, including eight teams with winning records. The 10 least-penalized teams are 173-203, including four teams with winning records.
- The Pac-12 features six of the 10 teams with the most penalties.
- In the three years before Todd Graham arrived at Arizona State, the Sun Devils were among the most-penalized teams, with 311 from 2009-11. In his three years, they have among the fewest.
- The three least-penalized teams in the country are the three service academies.
- Teams haven’t played the same number of games, ranging from 36 to 41 over this span, which is why per-game stats are included. It’s also important to note some schools like Baylor, Oregon and Texas Tech are among the leaders in total plays.
Every coach preaches discipline and wants to keep penalties to a minimum, but flags are bound to fly in the game of football, and you don't want to lose aggression. Do more penalties result in less success?
Here are the 10 most-penalized and least-penalized teams over the last three years, along with their record in that span.
Some takeaways:
- The 10 most-penalized teams are a combined 237-142 over the past three years, including eight teams with winning records. The 10 least-penalized teams are 173-203, including four teams with winning records.
- The Pac-12 features six of the 10 teams with the most penalties.
- In the three years before Todd Graham arrived at Arizona State, the Sun Devils were among the most-penalized teams, with 311 from 2009-11. In his three years, they have among the fewest.
- The three least-penalized teams in the country are the three service academies.
- Teams haven’t played the same number of games, ranging from 36 to 41 over this span, which is why per-game stats are included. It’s also important to note some schools like Baylor, Oregon and Texas Tech are among the leaders in total plays.
