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During the final week of regular season play, committing more penalties than your opponent was a recipe for defeat. Georgia was the only team who was able to win despite having more penalties than their opponent, which in their case was Georgia Tech. Every other more-penalized team lost.
For the second week in a row, Arkansas only suffered one penalty and it helped in winning 28-3 over Missouri on Friday. With their consistently low penalty numbers, the Razorbacks finish out the regular season ranked No. 2 in fewest penalties.
Mississippi State takes the title of least penalized in the SEC, despite absorbing quite a few on Saturday. The six penalties called on the Bulldogs was double the amount incurred by the Rebels, who won 38-27.
LSU pulled ahead as the most penalized team in the conference last week, and that did not change. The Tigers managed to get the 19-7 win over the Aggies while still committing eight penalties. Texas A&M didn’t do themselves any favors by being the only team to break into double digit penalties this week, racking up 11 against LSU.
Here is a list of penalties for this week, plus each team’s season totals:
| TEAM | PEN | PEN YDS | PEN (SEASON) | PEN YDS (SEASON) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 7 | 65 | 76 | 710 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 53 | 457 |
| Auburn | 8 | 62 | 59 | 558 |
| Florida | 7 | 60 | 79 | 620 |
| Georgia | 5 | 35 | 62 | 547 |
| Kentucky | 9 | 95 | 69 | 676 |
| LSU | 8 | 65 | 87 | 698 |
| Mississippi State | 6 | 50 | 48 | 451 |
| Missouri | 2 | 18 | 63 | 517 |
| Ole Miss | 3 | 11 | 74 | 627 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 30 | 60 | 468 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 47 | 58 | 440 |
| Texas A&M | 11 | 84 | 74 | 628 |
| Vanderbilt | 9 | 84 | 73 | 566 |
Christine Wang is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. She covers Auburn, Arkansas and Ole Miss.
