2008 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - All Games through 01/08/2009
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State | 12 | 104 | 960 | 8.7 | 80.0 |
| 2 | Washington | 12 | 88 | 802 | 7.3 | 66.8 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 86 | 802 | 7.2 | 66.8 |
| 4 | Oregon | 13 | 92 | 852 | 7.1 | 65.5 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 13 | 93 | 847 | 7.2 | 65.2 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 12 | 87 | 780 | 7.3 | 65.0 |
| 7 | Utah State | 12 | 85 | 775 | 7.1 | 64.6 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 13 | 95 | 834 | 7.3 | 64.2 |
| 9 | UNLV | 12 | 88 | 768 | 7.3 | 64.0 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 87 | 754 | 7.3 | 62.8 |
| 11 | UCLA | 12 | 88 | 746 | 7.3 | 62.2 |
| 12 | Florida International | 12 | 81 | 738 | 6.8 | 61.5 |
| 13 | Texas | 13 | 94 | 792 | 7.2 | 60.9 |
| 14 | South Florida | 13 | 96 | 791 | 7.4 | 60.8 |
| 15 | Washington State | 13 | 88 | 784 | 6.8 | 60.3 |
| 16 | Louisville | 12 | 85 | 715 | 7.1 | 59.6 |
| 17 | Western Michigan | 13 | 83 | 772 | 6.4 | 59.4 |
| 18 | North Texas | 12 | 81 | 712 | 6.8 | 59.3 |
| 19 | Missouri | 14 | 98 | 827 | 7.0 | 59.1 |
| 19 | Stanford | 12 | 83 | 709 | 6.9 | 59.1 |
| 21 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 77 | 707 | 6.4 | 58.9 |
| 22 | Houston | 13 | 91 | 762 | 7.0 | 58.6 |
| 23 | UTEP | 12 | 72 | 697 | 6.0 | 58.1 |
| 24 | Fresno State | 13 | 81 | 749 | 6.2 | 57.6 |
| 25 | Wyoming | 12 | 80 | 687 | 6.7 | 57.3 |
| 25 | Boise State | 13 | 84 | 745 | 6.5 | 57.3 |
| 25 | Army | 12 | 74 | 687 | 6.2 | 57.3 |
| 28 | SMU | 12 | 80 | 679 | 6.7 | 56.6 |
| 29 | Idaho | 12 | 72 | 675 | 6.0 | 56.3 |
| 30 | Colorado State | 13 | 78 | 724 | 6.0 | 55.7 |
| 30 | Memphis | 13 | 73 | 724 | 5.6 | 55.7 |
| 32 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 83 | 722 | 6.4 | 55.5 |
| 33 | Kansas State | 12 | 84 | 662 | 7.0 | 55.2 |
| 34 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 79 | 708 | 6.1 | 54.5 |
| 35 | Michigan State | 13 | 82 | 705 | 6.3 | 54.2 |
| 35 | Arizona State | 12 | 75 | 650 | 6.3 | 54.2 |
| 35 | BYU | 13 | 77 | 704 | 5.9 | 54.2 |
| 38 | Syracuse | 12 | 71 | 649 | 5.9 | 54.1 |
| 39 | Tulane | 12 | 65 | 647 | 5.4 | 53.9 |
| 40 | Nevada | 13 | 88 | 700 | 6.8 | 53.8 |
| 41 | Mississippi State | 12 | 76 | 643 | 6.3 | 53.6 |
| 42 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 85 | 743 | 6.1 | 53.1 |
| 43 | Northwestern | 13 | 78 | 688 | 6.0 | 52.9 |
| 44 | Hawai'i | 14 | 86 | 739 | 6.1 | 52.8 |
| 45 | Kentucky | 13 | 74 | 685 | 5.7 | 52.7 |
| 46 | Clemson | 13 | 85 | 684 | 6.5 | 52.6 |
| 47 | Troy | 13 | 88 | 682 | 6.8 | 52.5 |
| 48 | Baylor | 12 | 68 | 628 | 5.7 | 52.3 |
| 49 | Arizona | 13 | 88 | 679 | 6.8 | 52.2 |
| 50 | Cincinnati | 14 | 86 | 726 | 6.1 | 51.9 |
| 51 | Texas A&M | 12 | 76 | 622 | 6.3 | 51.8 |
| 52 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 79 | 669 | 6.1 | 51.5 |
| 53 | Wake Forest | 13 | 75 | 668 | 5.8 | 51.4 |
| 54 | West Virginia | 13 | 77 | 662 | 5.9 | 50.9 |
| 55 | Utah | 13 | 91 | 661 | 7.0 | 50.8 |
| 56 | USC | 13 | 81 | 658 | 6.2 | 50.6 |
| 56 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 77 | 658 | 5.9 | 50.6 |
| 58 | Tulsa | 14 | 75 | 706 | 5.4 | 50.4 |
| 59 | Marshall | 12 | 70 | 602 | 5.8 | 50.2 |
| 60 | Florida | 14 | 87 | 702 | 6.2 | 50.1 |
| 61 | California | 13 | 75 | 647 | 5.8 | 49.8 |
| 61 | Temple | 12 | 59 | 598 | 4.9 | 49.8 |
| 63 | Texas Tech | 13 | 80 | 646 | 6.2 | 49.7 |
| 63 | Connecticut | 13 | 77 | 646 | 5.9 | 49.7 |
| 63 | New Mexico | 12 | 65 | 596 | 5.4 | 49.7 |
| 66 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 76 | 643 | 5.8 | 49.5 |
| 67 | Colorado | 12 | 67 | 592 | 5.6 | 49.3 |
| 68 | Purdue | 12 | 76 | 588 | 6.3 | 49.0 |
| 68 | LSU | 13 | 75 | 637 | 5.8 | 49.0 |
| 70 | UCF | 12 | 69 | 587 | 5.8 | 48.9 |
| 71 | Rice | 13 | 72 | 633 | 5.5 | 48.7 |
| 72 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 61 | 583 | 5.1 | 48.6 |
| 73 | Oklahoma | 14 | 93 | 674 | 6.6 | 48.1 |
| 74 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 73 | 624 | 5.6 | 48.0 |
| 75 | San Diego State | 12 | 64 | 573 | 5.3 | 47.8 |
| 76 | Alabama | 14 | 87 | 666 | 6.2 | 47.6 |
| 77 | Michigan | 12 | 65 | 570 | 5.4 | 47.5 |
| 78 | Toledo | 12 | 64 | 568 | 5.3 | 47.3 |
| 78 | UAB | 12 | 61 | 567 | 5.1 | 47.3 |
| 78 | Kent State | 12 | 59 | 567 | 4.9 | 47.3 |
| 81 | Rutgers | 13 | 72 | 610 | 5.5 | 46.9 |
| 81 | Arkansas | 12 | 66 | 563 | 5.5 | 46.9 |
| 83 | Mississippi | 13 | 79 | 609 | 6.1 | 46.8 |
| 83 | North Carolina | 13 | 72 | 609 | 5.5 | 46.8 |
| 85 | Boston College | 14 | 74 | 654 | 5.3 | 46.7 |
| 86 | Iowa | 13 | 65 | 604 | 5.0 | 46.5 |
| 87 | Central Michigan | 13 | 68 | 603 | 5.2 | 46.4 |
| 88 | Florida State | 13 | 76 | 593 | 5.8 | 45.6 |
| 89 | North Carolina State | 13 | 64 | 591 | 4.9 | 45.5 |
| 90 | Kansas | 13 | 75 | 589 | 5.8 | 45.3 |
| 91 | South Carolina | 13 | 69 | 586 | 5.3 | 45.1 |
| 92 | Tennessee | 12 | 70 | 539 | 5.8 | 44.9 |
| 93 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 71 | 537 | 5.9 | 44.8 |
| 94 | Maryland | 13 | 66 | 580 | 5.1 | 44.6 |
| 95 | Virginia | 12 | 63 | 532 | 5.3 | 44.3 |
| 96 | Arkansas State | 12 | 63 | 525 | 5.3 | 43.8 |
| 97 | Penn State | 13 | 62 | 564 | 4.8 | 43.4 |
| 98 | Georgia | 13 | 66 | 558 | 5.1 | 42.9 |
| 98 | Ball State | 14 | 68 | 600 | 4.9 | 42.9 |
| 100 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 63 | 512 | 5.3 | 42.7 |
| 101 | Air Force | 13 | 71 | 550 | 5.5 | 42.3 |
| 102 | Buffalo | 14 | 75 | 590 | 5.4 | 42.1 |
| 103 | Auburn | 12 | 59 | 500 | 4.9 | 41.7 |
| 104 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 63 | 537 | 4.8 | 41.3 |
| 104 | Indiana | 12 | 50 | 496 | 4.2 | 41.3 |
| 106 | Duke | 12 | 56 | 490 | 4.7 | 40.8 |
| 107 | Navy | 13 | 63 | 524 | 4.8 | 40.3 |
| 108 | Wisconsin | 13 | 63 | 521 | 4.8 | 40.1 |
| 109 | Ohio | 12 | 56 | 477 | 4.7 | 39.8 |
| 110 | TCU | 13 | 55 | 513 | 4.2 | 39.5 |
| 111 | Iowa State | 12 | 58 | 470 | 4.8 | 39.2 |
| 111 | Bowling Green | 12 | 52 | 470 | 4.3 | 39.2 |
| 113 | Ohio State | 13 | 60 | 507 | 4.6 | 39.0 |
| 114 | Akron | 12 | 50 | 451 | 4.2 | 37.6 |
| 115 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 58 | 487 | 4.5 | 37.5 |
| 116 | Nebraska | 13 | 64 | 477 | 4.9 | 36.7 |
| 117 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 61 | 464 | 4.7 | 35.7 |
| 118 | East Carolina | 14 | 62 | 483 | 4.4 | 34.5 |
| 119 | Minnesota | 13 | 55 | 435 | 4.2 | 33.5 |
| 120 | Illinois | 12 | 45 | 396 | 3.8 | 33.0 |