2006 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - All Games through 01/08/2007
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 13 | 110 | 924 | 8.5 | 71.1 |
| 2 | Baylor | 12 | 94 | 814 | 7.8 | 67.8 |
| 3 | Ball State | 12 | 96 | 808 | 8.0 | 67.3 |
| 4 | Duke | 12 | 92 | 798 | 7.7 | 66.5 |
| 5 | Texas | 13 | 113 | 862 | 8.7 | 66.3 |
| 6 | Akron | 12 | 92 | 793 | 7.7 | 66.1 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 12 | 80 | 741 | 6.7 | 61.8 |
| 8 | Oregon | 13 | 89 | 794 | 6.8 | 61.1 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 106 | 848 | 7.6 | 60.6 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 97 | 842 | 6.9 | 60.1 |
| 11 | South Florida | 13 | 93 | 774 | 7.2 | 59.5 |
| 12 | Nevada | 13 | 86 | 770 | 6.6 | 59.2 |
| 13 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 83 | 708 | 6.9 | 59.0 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 13 | 83 | 763 | 6.4 | 58.7 |
| 15 | UNLV | 12 | 74 | 702 | 6.2 | 58.5 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 12 | 72 | 701 | 6.0 | 58.4 |
| 17 | San Jose State | 13 | 79 | 758 | 6.1 | 58.3 |
| 17 | Florida International | 12 | 71 | 699 | 5.9 | 58.3 |
| 19 | Rutgers | 13 | 101 | 741 | 7.8 | 57.0 |
| 20 | Utah State | 12 | 68 | 678 | 5.7 | 56.5 |
| 21 | Alabama | 13 | 90 | 732 | 6.9 | 56.3 |
| 22 | Colorado | 12 | 84 | 674 | 7.0 | 56.2 |
| 23 | New Mexico State | 12 | 71 | 672 | 5.9 | 56.0 |
| 24 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 75 | 724 | 5.8 | 55.7 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 12 | 75 | 657 | 6.3 | 54.8 |
| 25 | Indiana | 12 | 67 | 657 | 5.6 | 54.8 |
| 27 | Troy | 13 | 89 | 703 | 6.8 | 54.1 |
| 28 | Bowling Green | 12 | 74 | 647 | 6.2 | 53.9 |
| 29 | Central Michigan | 14 | 80 | 752 | 5.7 | 53.7 |
| 30 | Notre Dame | 13 | 79 | 695 | 6.1 | 53.5 |
| 31 | UCLA | 13 | 85 | 694 | 6.5 | 53.4 |
| 31 | UTEP | 12 | 74 | 641 | 6.2 | 53.4 |
| 33 | Kent State | 12 | 78 | 640 | 6.5 | 53.3 |
| 34 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 83 | 691 | 6.4 | 53.2 |
| 34 | West Virginia | 13 | 78 | 692 | 6.0 | 53.2 |
| 34 | Washington State | 12 | 70 | 638 | 5.8 | 53.2 |
| 37 | Syracuse | 12 | 73 | 635 | 6.1 | 52.9 |
| 38 | North Carolina State | 12 | 75 | 634 | 6.3 | 52.8 |
| 39 | Connecticut | 12 | 77 | 629 | 6.4 | 52.4 |
| 40 | Boise State | 13 | 88 | 680 | 6.8 | 52.3 |
| 40 | Toledo | 12 | 76 | 628 | 6.3 | 52.3 |
| 40 | North Carolina | 12 | 75 | 627 | 6.3 | 52.3 |
| 43 | Wyoming | 12 | 78 | 626 | 6.5 | 52.2 |
| 44 | Western Michigan | 13 | 78 | 677 | 6.0 | 52.1 |
| 44 | Memphis | 12 | 67 | 625 | 5.6 | 52.1 |
| 46 | South Carolina | 13 | 83 | 671 | 6.4 | 51.6 |
| 47 | LSU | 13 | 82 | 666 | 6.3 | 51.2 |
| 48 | Stanford | 12 | 63 | 613 | 5.3 | 51.1 |
| 49 | Cincinnati | 13 | 89 | 662 | 6.8 | 50.9 |
| 50 | Kansas | 12 | 69 | 609 | 5.8 | 50.8 |
| 51 | Colorado State | 12 | 72 | 608 | 6.0 | 50.7 |
| 52 | Kentucky | 13 | 83 | 658 | 6.4 | 50.6 |
| 53 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 70 | 605 | 5.8 | 50.4 |
| 54 | Army | 12 | 69 | 602 | 5.8 | 50.2 |
| 55 | Oregon State | 14 | 81 | 697 | 5.8 | 49.8 |
| 55 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 69 | 598 | 5.8 | 49.8 |
| 57 | UAB | 12 | 68 | 595 | 5.7 | 49.6 |
| 58 | California | 13 | 83 | 641 | 6.4 | 49.3 |
| 58 | SMU | 12 | 75 | 592 | 6.3 | 49.3 |
| 58 | Idaho | 12 | 60 | 591 | 5.0 | 49.3 |
| 61 | Marshall | 12 | 67 | 590 | 5.6 | 49.2 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 82 | 635 | 6.3 | 48.8 |
| 62 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 70 | 586 | 5.8 | 48.8 |
| 62 | Ohio | 14 | 80 | 683 | 5.7 | 48.8 |
| 62 | Louisville | 13 | 74 | 635 | 5.7 | 48.8 |
| 66 | Florida State | 13 | 82 | 633 | 6.3 | 48.7 |
| 66 | Buffalo | 12 | 73 | 584 | 6.1 | 48.7 |
| 68 | Washington | 12 | 77 | 583 | 6.4 | 48.6 |
| 69 | Temple | 12 | 66 | 580 | 5.5 | 48.3 |
| 70 | Arizona | 12 | 70 | 578 | 5.8 | 48.2 |
| 71 | Tulane | 12 | 73 | 570 | 6.1 | 47.5 |
| 72 | Texas Tech | 13 | 70 | 613 | 5.4 | 47.2 |
| 73 | Clemson | 13 | 77 | 604 | 5.9 | 46.5 |
| 74 | Air Force | 12 | 67 | 555 | 5.6 | 46.3 |
| 75 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 63 | 554 | 5.3 | 46.2 |
| 76 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 69 | 552 | 5.8 | 46.0 |
| 77 | Maryland | 13 | 75 | 597 | 5.8 | 45.9 |
| 77 | Tulsa | 13 | 71 | 597 | 5.5 | 45.9 |
| 79 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 66 | 550 | 5.5 | 45.8 |
| 80 | USC | 13 | 80 | 594 | 6.2 | 45.7 |
| 81 | Hawai'i | 14 | 72 | 635 | 5.1 | 45.4 |
| 82 | Northwestern | 12 | 65 | 544 | 5.4 | 45.3 |
| 83 | Fresno State | 12 | 58 | 533 | 4.8 | 44.4 |
| 84 | Iowa | 13 | 65 | 575 | 5.0 | 44.2 |
| 85 | Purdue | 14 | 81 | 618 | 5.8 | 44.1 |
| 85 | Arkansas | 14 | 81 | 618 | 5.8 | 44.1 |
| 85 | Houston | 14 | 77 | 617 | 5.5 | 44.1 |
| 88 | North Texas | 12 | 62 | 523 | 5.2 | 43.6 |
| 89 | Penn State | 13 | 72 | 565 | 5.5 | 43.5 |
| 90 | Missouri | 13 | 65 | 562 | 5.0 | 43.2 |
| 91 | Virginia | 12 | 63 | 517 | 5.3 | 43.1 |
| 92 | Florida | 14 | 81 | 595 | 5.8 | 42.5 |
| 92 | BYU | 13 | 68 | 553 | 5.2 | 42.5 |
| 92 | Boston College | 13 | 65 | 552 | 5.0 | 42.5 |
| 95 | Texas A&M | 13 | 63 | 543 | 4.8 | 41.8 |
| 96 | Wake Forest | 14 | 80 | 582 | 5.7 | 41.6 |
| 96 | Nebraska | 14 | 77 | 583 | 5.5 | 41.6 |
| 98 | Oklahoma | 14 | 77 | 579 | 5.5 | 41.4 |
| 99 | Mississippi | 12 | 59 | 495 | 4.9 | 41.3 |
| 100 | Georgia | 13 | 70 | 529 | 5.4 | 40.7 |
| 101 | Kansas State | 13 | 63 | 525 | 4.8 | 40.4 |
| 102 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 66 | 507 | 5.1 | 39.0 |
| 103 | Michigan | 13 | 63 | 501 | 4.8 | 38.5 |
| 104 | Navy | 13 | 62 | 499 | 4.8 | 38.4 |
| 105 | Wisconsin | 13 | 58 | 498 | 4.5 | 38.3 |
| 106 | East Carolina | 13 | 57 | 494 | 4.4 | 38.0 |
| 107 | TCU | 13 | 56 | 493 | 4.3 | 37.9 |
| 108 | Michigan State | 12 | 56 | 451 | 4.7 | 37.6 |
| 109 | Tennessee | 13 | 66 | 481 | 5.1 | 37.0 |
| 110 | Auburn | 13 | 59 | 472 | 4.5 | 36.3 |
| 111 | San Diego State | 12 | 51 | 430 | 4.3 | 35.8 |
| 112 | Utah | 13 | 61 | 460 | 4.7 | 35.4 |
| 113 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 53 | 456 | 4.1 | 35.1 |
| 114 | Illinois | 12 | 54 | 414 | 4.5 | 34.5 |
| 115 | New Mexico | 13 | 57 | 440 | 4.4 | 33.8 |
| 115 | UCF | 12 | 51 | 405 | 4.3 | 33.8 |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 56 | 424 | 4.3 | 32.6 |
| 118 | Minnesota | 13 | 54 | 408 | 4.2 | 31.4 |
| 119 | Ohio State | 13 | 49 | 387 | 3.8 | 29.8 |