2017 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - All Games through 12/09/2017
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | 12 | 108 | 974 | 9.0 | 81.2 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 12 | 98 | 948 | 8.2 | 79.0 |
| 3 | Arizona | 12 | 102 | 943 | 8.5 | 78.6 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 12 | 93 | 931 | 7.8 | 77.6 |
| 5 | UCF | 12 | 100 | 906 | 8.3 | 75.5 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 12 | 89 | 877 | 7.4 | 73.1 |
| 7 | Nevada | 12 | 91 | 873 | 7.6 | 72.8 |
| 8 | UCLA | 12 | 96 | 852 | 8.0 | 71.0 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 12 | 88 | 843 | 7.3 | 70.3 |
| 10 | Ohio | 12 | 92 | 842 | 7.7 | 70.2 |
| 11 | Memphis | 12 | 95 | 820 | 7.9 | 68.3 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 12 | 88 | 818 | 7.3 | 68.2 |
| 13 | California | 12 | 91 | 815 | 7.6 | 67.9 |
| 14 | SMU | 12 | 89 | 811 | 7.4 | 67.6 |
| 15 | Cincinnati | 12 | 86 | 802 | 7.2 | 66.8 |
| 16 | Indiana | 12 | 91 | 796 | 7.6 | 66.3 |
| 16 | Stanford | 13 | 92 | 862 | 7.1 | 66.3 |
| 18 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 85 | 791 | 7.1 | 65.9 |
| 19 | Baylor | 12 | 79 | 787 | 6.6 | 65.6 |
| 20 | Texas State | 12 | 88 | 780 | 7.3 | 65.0 |
| 21 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 76 | 777 | 6.3 | 64.8 |
| 22 | Central Michigan | 12 | 85 | 767 | 7.1 | 63.9 |
| 23 | South Florida | 11 | 85 | 702 | 7.7 | 63.8 |
| 24 | Akron | 13 | 84 | 825 | 6.5 | 63.5 |
| 25 | Temple | 12 | 86 | 760 | 7.2 | 63.3 |
| 26 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 88 | 757 | 7.3 | 63.1 |
| 27 | Appalachian State | 12 | 88 | 754 | 7.3 | 62.8 |
| 28 | Western Michigan | 12 | 81 | 741 | 6.8 | 61.8 |
| 29 | UAB | 12 | 83 | 737 | 6.9 | 61.4 |
| 29 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 72 | 737 | 6.0 | 61.4 |
| 31 | Purdue | 12 | 84 | 731 | 7.0 | 60.9 |
| 32 | Penn State | 12 | 76 | 729 | 6.3 | 60.8 |
| 33 | Oregon State | 12 | 75 | 724 | 6.3 | 60.3 |
| 34 | Kentucky | 12 | 84 | 717 | 7.0 | 59.8 |
| 35 | Syracuse | 12 | 79 | 715 | 6.6 | 59.6 |
| 36 | Marshall | 12 | 69 | 714 | 5.8 | 59.5 |
| 37 | Illinois | 12 | 75 | 703 | 6.3 | 58.6 |
| 38 | Arizona State | 12 | 83 | 699 | 6.9 | 58.3 |
| 39 | New Mexico State | 12 | 81 | 698 | 6.8 | 58.2 |
| 40 | USC | 13 | 91 | 754 | 7.0 | 58.0 |
| 41 | UTEP | 12 | 77 | 693 | 6.4 | 57.8 |
| 42 | Arkansas State | 11 | 73 | 634 | 6.6 | 57.6 |
| 43 | Notre Dame | 12 | 80 | 690 | 6.7 | 57.5 |
| 43 | Maryland | 12 | 70 | 690 | 5.8 | 57.5 |
| 45 | Rutgers | 12 | 82 | 687 | 6.8 | 57.3 |
| 46 | Utah State | 12 | 88 | 685 | 7.3 | 57.1 |
| 47 | Duke | 12 | 71 | 684 | 5.9 | 57.0 |
| 48 | Tulane | 12 | 74 | 675 | 6.2 | 56.3 |
| 49 | Troy | 12 | 76 | 669 | 6.3 | 55.8 |
| 50 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 68 | 666 | 5.7 | 55.5 |
| 51 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 68 | 662 | 5.7 | 55.2 |
| 52 | Iowa | 12 | 73 | 654 | 6.1 | 54.5 |
| 53 | Oregon | 12 | 64 | 651 | 5.3 | 54.3 |
| 54 | UTSA | 11 | 57 | 595 | 5.2 | 54.1 |
| 55 | Texas Tech | 12 | 66 | 645 | 5.5 | 53.8 |
| 56 | Mississippi | 12 | 68 | 643 | 5.7 | 53.6 |
| 56 | Buffalo | 12 | 68 | 643 | 5.7 | 53.6 |
| 58 | Kent State | 12 | 79 | 641 | 6.6 | 53.4 |
| 58 | San Jose State | 13 | 83 | 694 | 6.4 | 53.4 |
| 60 | Minnesota | 12 | 64 | 640 | 5.3 | 53.3 |
| 61 | Houston | 11 | 72 | 585 | 6.5 | 53.2 |
| 61 | Nebraska | 12 | 72 | 638 | 6.0 | 53.2 |
| 63 | Tennessee | 12 | 79 | 636 | 6.6 | 53.0 |
| 64 | North Carolina State | 12 | 76 | 635 | 6.3 | 52.9 |
| 65 | Ohio State | 13 | 80 | 686 | 6.2 | 52.8 |
| 65 | Toledo | 13 | 71 | 686 | 5.5 | 52.8 |
| 67 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 71 | 625 | 5.9 | 52.1 |
| 67 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 67 | 625 | 5.6 | 52.1 |
| 69 | UNLV | 12 | 65 | 620 | 5.4 | 51.7 |
| 70 | Hawai'i | 12 | 68 | 619 | 5.7 | 51.6 |
| 70 | Louisville | 12 | 63 | 619 | 5.3 | 51.6 |
| 72 | Washington State | 12 | 69 | 609 | 5.8 | 50.8 |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 78 | 606 | 6.5 | 50.5 |
| 74 | Kansas | 12 | 72 | 605 | 6.0 | 50.4 |
| 75 | Old Dominion | 12 | 58 | 603 | 4.8 | 50.3 |
| 76 | Colorado | 12 | 64 | 601 | 5.3 | 50.1 |
| 77 | New Mexico | 12 | 64 | 599 | 5.3 | 49.9 |
| 78 | Utah | 12 | 64 | 593 | 5.3 | 49.4 |
| 79 | Texas | 12 | 80 | 590 | 6.7 | 49.2 |
| 79 | North Texas | 13 | 73 | 639 | 5.6 | 49.2 |
| 79 | Wisconsin | 13 | 72 | 639 | 5.5 | 49.2 |
| 82 | BYU | 13 | 69 | 637 | 5.3 | 49.0 |
| 83 | Mississippi State | 12 | 59 | 584 | 4.9 | 48.7 |
| 84 | North Carolina | 12 | 64 | 577 | 5.3 | 48.1 |
| 85 | Clemson | 13 | 72 | 621 | 5.5 | 47.8 |
| 86 | Northwestern | 12 | 62 | 571 | 5.2 | 47.6 |
| 87 | Missouri | 12 | 70 | 566 | 5.8 | 47.2 |
| 88 | Virginia | 12 | 63 | 564 | 5.3 | 47.0 |
| 89 | Bowling Green | 12 | 65 | 560 | 5.4 | 46.7 |
| 90 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 71 | 558 | 5.9 | 46.5 |
| 90 | Auburn | 13 | 76 | 605 | 5.8 | 46.5 |
| 92 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 86 | 557 | 7.2 | 46.4 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 64 | 555 | 5.3 | 46.3 |
| 94 | Oklahoma | 13 | 68 | 593 | 5.2 | 45.6 |
| 95 | Florida | 11 | 64 | 501 | 5.8 | 45.5 |
| 95 | Michigan State | 12 | 59 | 546 | 4.9 | 45.5 |
| 97 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 63 | 545 | 5.3 | 45.4 |
| 98 | Arkansas | 12 | 65 | 542 | 5.4 | 45.2 |
| 99 | Wyoming | 12 | 57 | 541 | 4.8 | 45.1 |
| 100 | Kansas State | 12 | 66 | 540 | 5.5 | 45.0 |
| 101 | Texas A&M | 12 | 66 | 538 | 5.5 | 44.8 |
| 102 | TCU | 13 | 64 | 581 | 4.9 | 44.7 |
| 103 | Georgia State | 11 | 61 | 489 | 5.5 | 44.5 |
| 104 | Michigan | 12 | 63 | 531 | 5.3 | 44.3 |
| 105 | Colorado State | 12 | 62 | 526 | 5.2 | 43.8 |
| 106 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 58 | 517 | 4.8 | 43.1 |
| 107 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 66 | 556 | 5.1 | 42.8 |
| 107 | Florida International | 12 | 60 | 514 | 5.0 | 42.8 |
| 109 | Georgia | 13 | 71 | 549 | 5.5 | 42.2 |
| 109 | Idaho | 12 | 59 | 506 | 4.9 | 42.2 |
| 111 | Charlotte | 12 | 60 | 500 | 5.0 | 41.7 |
| 112 | San Diego State | 12 | 57 | 498 | 4.8 | 41.5 |
| 113 | Washington | 12 | 53 | 494 | 4.4 | 41.2 |
| 114 | Wake Forest | 12 | 55 | 492 | 4.6 | 41.0 |
| 115 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 64 | 487 | 5.3 | 40.6 |
| 116 | South Carolina | 12 | 65 | 486 | 5.4 | 40.5 |
| 117 | Navy | 12 | 63 | 483 | 5.3 | 40.3 |
| 118 | Fresno State | 13 | 66 | 523 | 5.1 | 40.2 |
| 119 | South Alabama | 12 | 66 | 479 | 5.5 | 39.9 |
| 120 | Ball State | 12 | 49 | 478 | 4.1 | 39.8 |
| 121 | Boston College | 12 | 58 | 471 | 4.8 | 39.3 |
| 122 | Florida State | 12 | 53 | 466 | 4.4 | 38.8 |
| 123 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 57 | 461 | 4.8 | 38.4 |
| 124 | Air Force | 12 | 50 | 457 | 4.2 | 38.1 |
| 125 | Boise State | 13 | 52 | 490 | 4.0 | 37.7 |
| 126 | LSU | 12 | 60 | 450 | 5.0 | 37.5 |
| 127 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 42 | 396 | 3.8 | 36.0 |
| 128 | Army | 12 | 53 | 416 | 4.4 | 34.7 |
| 129 | Rice | 12 | 49 | 406 | 4.1 | 33.8 |
| 130 | Alabama | 12 | 51 | 361 | 4.3 | 30.1 |