2008 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - All Games through 11/15/2008
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State | 11 | 98 | 885 | 8.9 | 80.5 |
| 2 | UNLV | 11 | 84 | 727 | 7.6 | 66.1 |
| 3 | Utah State | 11 | 83 | 755 | 7.5 | 68.6 |
| 4 | Missouri | 11 | 82 | 679 | 7.5 | 61.7 |
| 5 | Washington | 10 | 81 | 732 | 8.1 | 73.2 |
| 5 | Oregon | 11 | 81 | 736 | 7.4 | 66.9 |
| 7 | South Florida | 10 | 80 | 663 | 8.0 | 66.3 |
| 7 | Stanford | 11 | 80 | 684 | 7.3 | 62.2 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 11 | 79 | 619 | 7.2 | 56.3 |
| 10 | Houston | 10 | 78 | 666 | 7.8 | 66.6 |
| 10 | Washington State | 11 | 78 | 674 | 7.1 | 61.3 |
| 12 | Texas | 11 | 77 | 654 | 7.0 | 59.5 |
| 13 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 76 | 727 | 6.9 | 66.1 |
| 13 | Louisville | 10 | 76 | 620 | 7.6 | 62.0 |
| 15 | UCLA | 10 | 75 | 635 | 7.5 | 63.5 |
| 15 | Wyoming | 11 | 75 | 632 | 6.8 | 57.5 |
| 15 | Utah | 11 | 75 | 509 | 6.8 | 46.3 |
| 18 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 74 | 653 | 7.4 | 65.3 |
| 18 | Western Michigan | 11 | 74 | 703 | 6.7 | 63.9 |
| 18 | Florida | 10 | 74 | 585 | 7.4 | 58.5 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 11 | 73 | 607 | 6.6 | 55.2 |
| 22 | Oregon State | 10 | 72 | 673 | 7.2 | 67.3 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 10 | 72 | 635 | 7.2 | 63.5 |
| 22 | SMU | 11 | 72 | 583 | 6.5 | 53.0 |
| 25 | North Texas | 10 | 71 | 628 | 7.1 | 62.8 |
| 25 | New Mexico State | 10 | 71 | 615 | 7.1 | 61.5 |
| 25 | Nevada | 10 | 71 | 535 | 7.1 | 53.5 |
| 28 | Boise State | 10 | 70 | 609 | 7.0 | 60.9 |
| 28 | Michigan State | 11 | 70 | 614 | 6.4 | 55.8 |
| 28 | Clemson | 10 | 70 | 537 | 7.0 | 53.7 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 10 | 70 | 483 | 7.0 | 48.3 |
| 32 | Colorado State | 11 | 69 | 656 | 6.3 | 59.6 |
| 32 | Purdue | 11 | 69 | 534 | 6.3 | 48.5 |
| 34 | Kentucky | 11 | 68 | 648 | 6.2 | 58.9 |
| 34 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 68 | 577 | 6.8 | 57.7 |
| 34 | Mississippi State | 10 | 68 | 570 | 6.8 | 57.0 |
| 34 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 68 | 609 | 6.2 | 55.4 |
| 34 | Northwestern | 11 | 68 | 608 | 6.2 | 55.3 |
| 39 | Army | 10 | 67 | 627 | 6.7 | 62.7 |
| 39 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 67 | 561 | 6.7 | 56.1 |
| 39 | Alabama | 11 | 67 | 485 | 6.1 | 44.1 |
| 42 | Baylor | 11 | 66 | 603 | 6.0 | 54.8 |
| 42 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 66 | 545 | 6.0 | 49.5 |
| 44 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 65 | 576 | 6.5 | 57.6 |
| 44 | BYU | 11 | 65 | 599 | 5.9 | 54.5 |
| 44 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 65 | 595 | 5.9 | 54.1 |
| 44 | New Mexico | 12 | 65 | 596 | 5.4 | 49.7 |
| 44 | Florida State | 10 | 65 | 492 | 6.5 | 49.2 |
| 44 | Kansas | 11 | 65 | 539 | 5.9 | 49.0 |
| 50 | Idaho | 11 | 64 | 592 | 5.8 | 53.8 |
| 50 | Colorado | 11 | 64 | 577 | 5.8 | 52.5 |
| 50 | Hawai'i | 10 | 64 | 524 | 6.4 | 52.4 |
| 50 | Arizona | 10 | 64 | 510 | 6.4 | 51.0 |
| 54 | Wake Forest | 10 | 63 | 594 | 6.3 | 59.4 |
| 54 | Marshall | 10 | 63 | 552 | 6.3 | 55.2 |
| 54 | Michigan | 11 | 63 | 550 | 5.7 | 50.0 |
| 57 | Troy | 10 | 62 | 468 | 6.2 | 46.8 |
| 57 | Air Force | 11 | 62 | 495 | 5.6 | 45.0 |
| 59 | San Diego State | 11 | 61 | 555 | 5.5 | 50.5 |
| 59 | Texas Tech | 10 | 61 | 495 | 6.1 | 49.5 |
| 61 | Tulane | 10 | 60 | 602 | 6.0 | 60.2 |
| 61 | UTEP | 10 | 60 | 594 | 6.0 | 59.4 |
| 61 | Fresno State | 10 | 60 | 552 | 6.0 | 55.2 |
| 61 | Cincinnati | 10 | 60 | 505 | 6.0 | 50.5 |
| 65 | Rice | 10 | 59 | 512 | 5.9 | 51.2 |
| 65 | California | 10 | 59 | 512 | 5.9 | 51.2 |
| 65 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 59 | 511 | 5.9 | 51.1 |
| 65 | Mississippi | 10 | 59 | 463 | 5.9 | 46.3 |
| 65 | USC | 10 | 59 | 447 | 5.9 | 44.7 |
| 70 | Rutgers | 10 | 58 | 523 | 5.8 | 52.3 |
| 70 | UCF | 10 | 58 | 497 | 5.8 | 49.7 |
| 70 | Arizona State | 10 | 58 | 493 | 5.8 | 49.3 |
| 70 | North Carolina | 10 | 58 | 479 | 5.8 | 47.9 |
| 70 | Auburn | 11 | 58 | 496 | 5.3 | 45.1 |
| 70 | South Carolina | 11 | 58 | 495 | 5.3 | 45.0 |
| 70 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 58 | 433 | 5.8 | 43.3 |
| 77 | Florida International | 9 | 57 | 493 | 6.3 | 54.8 |
| 77 | Connecticut | 10 | 57 | 504 | 5.7 | 50.4 |
| 77 | Boston College | 10 | 57 | 489 | 5.7 | 48.9 |
| 77 | LSU | 10 | 57 | 480 | 5.7 | 48.0 |
| 77 | Tennessee | 10 | 57 | 445 | 5.7 | 44.5 |
| 77 | Iowa State | 11 | 57 | 465 | 5.2 | 42.3 |
| 83 | Syracuse | 10 | 56 | 492 | 5.6 | 49.2 |
| 83 | Arkansas | 10 | 56 | 471 | 5.6 | 47.1 |
| 83 | Virginia | 10 | 56 | 465 | 5.6 | 46.5 |
| 83 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 56 | 462 | 5.6 | 46.2 |
| 83 | Georgia | 11 | 56 | 473 | 5.1 | 43.0 |
| 88 | Memphis | 10 | 55 | 553 | 5.5 | 55.3 |
| 88 | Buffalo | 10 | 55 | 439 | 5.5 | 43.9 |
| 88 | Wisconsin | 11 | 55 | 431 | 5.0 | 39.2 |
| 88 | Nebraska | 11 | 55 | 413 | 5.0 | 37.5 |
| 92 | North Carolina State | 10 | 54 | 498 | 5.4 | 49.8 |
| 92 | Tulsa | 10 | 54 | 491 | 5.4 | 49.1 |
| 92 | West Virginia | 9 | 54 | 441 | 6.0 | 49.0 |
| 92 | Central Michigan | 10 | 54 | 446 | 5.4 | 44.6 |
| 96 | Kent State | 10 | 53 | 512 | 5.3 | 51.2 |
| 96 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 53 | 454 | 5.9 | 50.4 |
| 96 | Toledo | 10 | 53 | 467 | 5.3 | 46.7 |
| 99 | UAB | 10 | 52 | 490 | 5.2 | 49.0 |
| 99 | Maryland | 10 | 52 | 463 | 5.2 | 46.3 |
| 99 | Ball State | 10 | 52 | 455 | 5.2 | 45.5 |
| 102 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 51 | 500 | 5.1 | 50.0 |
| 102 | Arkansas State | 9 | 51 | 421 | 5.7 | 46.8 |
| 102 | Iowa | 11 | 51 | 469 | 4.6 | 42.6 |
| 102 | Navy | 10 | 51 | 409 | 5.1 | 40.9 |
| 106 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 50 | 405 | 5.0 | 40.5 |
| 107 | Temple | 10 | 49 | 508 | 4.9 | 50.8 |
| 107 | Duke | 10 | 49 | 432 | 4.9 | 43.2 |
| 107 | TCU | 11 | 49 | 465 | 4.5 | 42.3 |
| 107 | Penn State | 11 | 49 | 453 | 4.5 | 41.2 |
| 107 | Ohio State | 11 | 49 | 427 | 4.5 | 38.8 |
| 112 | Ohio | 10 | 48 | 423 | 4.8 | 42.3 |
| 112 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 48 | 372 | 4.8 | 37.2 |
| 112 | Minnesota | 11 | 48 | 387 | 4.4 | 35.2 |
| 115 | Indiana | 11 | 45 | 451 | 4.1 | 41.0 |
| 116 | Bowling Green | 10 | 44 | 395 | 4.4 | 39.5 |
| 117 | Illinois | 11 | 43 | 368 | 3.9 | 33.5 |
| 118 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 42 | 343 | 4.2 | 34.3 |
| 119 | Akron | 10 | 40 | 373 | 4.0 | 37.3 |
| 120 | East Carolina | 10 | 38 | 285 | 3.8 | 28.5 |