Memphis was worse than VT in terms of penalties and yardage in 3 of the last 4 years...despite the fact that VT was very lowly ranked as well. Also notable is that VT tended to rank worse in total penalties than in yards (indicating a higher percentage of 5 yarders), while Memphis tended to rank worse in yards than total penalties (indicating a higher percentage of 10 and 15 yarders)

Year...VT Pen/g....VT yds/g....Mem pen/g...Mem yds/g
2015...109 - 7.4...97 - 62.8...116 - 7.6...124 - 75.1
2014...111 - 7.5...92 - 59.2....73 - 6.2....92 - 59.2
2013....95 - 6.6...81 - 52.0...118 - 7.7...120 - 71.8
2012....64 - 6.0...61 - 51.0...101 - 7.1...116 - 69.3