2008 National Leaders Penalties - All Games through 01/08/2009
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball State | 14 | 39 | 374 | 2.8 | 26.7 |
| 2 | Navy | 13 | 41 | 348 | 3.2 | 26.8 |
| 3 | Penn State | 13 | 49 | 408 | 3.8 | 31.4 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 57 | 440 | 4.4 | 33.8 |
| 5 | Iowa | 13 | 53 | 446 | 4.1 | 34.3 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 70 | 485 | 5.0 | 34.6 |
| 7 | Arizona | 13 | 53 | 457 | 4.1 | 35.2 |
| 8 | Army | 12 | 46 | 437 | 3.8 | 36.4 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 56 | 473 | 4.3 | 36.4 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 14 | 61 | 518 | 4.4 | 37.0 |
| 11 | Alabama | 14 | 57 | 520 | 4.1 | 37.1 |
| 11 | Boston College | 14 | 60 | 520 | 4.3 | 37.1 |
| 13 | Missouri | 14 | 58 | 522 | 4.1 | 37.3 |
| 14 | Syracuse | 12 | 54 | 460 | 4.5 | 38.3 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 13 | 58 | 505 | 4.5 | 38.8 |
| 16 | Washington | 12 | 56 | 475 | 4.7 | 39.6 |
| 16 | Kent State | 12 | 62 | 475 | 5.2 | 39.6 |
| 18 | Memphis | 13 | 59 | 519 | 4.5 | 39.9 |
| 19 | Purdue | 12 | 60 | 484 | 5.0 | 40.3 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 13 | 59 | 535 | 4.5 | 41.2 |
| 20 | Maryland | 13 | 61 | 536 | 4.7 | 41.2 |
| 22 | Michigan | 12 | 57 | 500 | 4.8 | 41.7 |
| 22 | Virginia | 12 | 59 | 500 | 4.9 | 41.7 |
| 24 | Fresno State | 13 | 64 | 543 | 4.9 | 41.8 |
| 25 | Colorado State | 13 | 60 | 547 | 4.6 | 42.1 |
| 25 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 63 | 505 | 5.3 | 42.1 |
| 27 | North Carolina | 13 | 63 | 550 | 4.8 | 42.3 |
| 27 | North Carolina State | 13 | 71 | 550 | 5.5 | 42.3 |
| 29 | Rice | 13 | 64 | 552 | 4.9 | 42.5 |
| 30 | Colorado | 12 | 65 | 516 | 5.4 | 43.0 |
| 30 | UNLV | 12 | 66 | 516 | 5.5 | 43.0 |
| 32 | Kentucky | 13 | 69 | 562 | 5.3 | 43.2 |
| 33 | Northwestern | 13 | 61 | 567 | 4.7 | 43.6 |
| 33 | Ohio State | 13 | 68 | 567 | 5.2 | 43.6 |
| 35 | Duke | 12 | 56 | 526 | 4.7 | 43.8 |
| 35 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 63 | 570 | 4.8 | 43.8 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 13 | 66 | 571 | 5.1 | 43.9 |
| 38 | Kansas | 13 | 62 | 576 | 4.8 | 44.3 |
| 39 | Buffalo | 14 | 66 | 629 | 4.7 | 44.9 |
| 39 | Tennessee | 12 | 66 | 539 | 5.5 | 44.9 |
| 39 | Mississippi State | 12 | 67 | 539 | 5.6 | 44.9 |
| 42 | Marshall | 12 | 64 | 544 | 5.3 | 45.3 |
| 43 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 64 | 601 | 4.9 | 46.2 |
| 43 | Michigan State | 13 | 66 | 600 | 5.1 | 46.2 |
| 45 | Air Force | 13 | 73 | 602 | 5.6 | 46.3 |
| 46 | Kansas State | 12 | 67 | 557 | 5.6 | 46.4 |
| 47 | Akron | 12 | 66 | 558 | 5.5 | 46.5 |
| 47 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 74 | 605 | 5.7 | 46.5 |
| 49 | Auburn | 12 | 74 | 568 | 6.2 | 47.3 |
| 50 | Wisconsin | 13 | 69 | 616 | 5.3 | 47.4 |
| 50 | Western Michigan | 13 | 81 | 616 | 6.2 | 47.4 |
| 52 | Clemson | 13 | 72 | 618 | 5.5 | 47.5 |
| 53 | New Mexico State | 12 | 65 | 575 | 5.4 | 47.9 |
| 54 | Mississippi | 13 | 66 | 624 | 5.1 | 48.0 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | 13 | 61 | 626 | 4.7 | 48.2 |
| 56 | Arkansas | 12 | 79 | 584 | 6.6 | 48.7 |
| 57 | SMU | 12 | 74 | 585 | 6.2 | 48.8 |
| 58 | South Carolina | 13 | 75 | 640 | 5.8 | 49.2 |
| 59 | Indiana | 12 | 64 | 591 | 5.3 | 49.3 |
| 60 | Toledo | 12 | 75 | 594 | 6.3 | 49.5 |
| 61 | Notre Dame | 13 | 70 | 649 | 5.4 | 49.9 |
| 61 | California | 13 | 77 | 649 | 5.9 | 49.9 |
| 61 | LSU | 13 | 82 | 649 | 6.3 | 49.9 |
| 64 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 65 | 600 | 5.4 | 50.0 |
| 65 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 68 | 607 | 5.7 | 50.6 |
| 66 | Illinois | 12 | 66 | 612 | 5.5 | 51.0 |
| 66 | San Diego State | 12 | 73 | 612 | 6.1 | 51.0 |
| 68 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 64 | 615 | 5.3 | 51.3 |
| 69 | Wyoming | 12 | 70 | 622 | 5.8 | 51.8 |
| 70 | San Jose State | 12 | 81 | 623 | 6.8 | 51.9 |
| 71 | UCF | 12 | 68 | 627 | 5.7 | 52.3 |
| 72 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 79 | 683 | 6.1 | 52.5 |
| 73 | Tulane | 12 | 72 | 635 | 6.0 | 52.9 |
| 74 | East Carolina | 14 | 82 | 742 | 5.9 | 53.0 |
| 75 | Bowling Green | 12 | 75 | 641 | 6.3 | 53.4 |
| 76 | Minnesota | 13 | 83 | 695 | 6.4 | 53.5 |
| 77 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 84 | 706 | 6.5 | 54.3 |
| 78 | Baylor | 12 | 80 | 656 | 6.7 | 54.7 |
| 79 | North Texas | 12 | 79 | 659 | 6.6 | 54.9 |
| 80 | Temple | 12 | 81 | 664 | 6.8 | 55.3 |
| 81 | Central Michigan | 13 | 75 | 721 | 5.8 | 55.5 |
| 82 | UCLA | 12 | 79 | 678 | 6.6 | 56.5 |
| 83 | Louisville | 12 | 75 | 681 | 6.3 | 56.8 |
| 83 | Texas | 13 | 83 | 738 | 6.4 | 56.8 |
| 83 | Oregon State | 13 | 87 | 738 | 6.7 | 56.8 |
| 83 | Texas A&M | 12 | 87 | 681 | 7.3 | 56.8 |
| 87 | UTEP | 12 | 73 | 688 | 6.1 | 57.3 |
| 88 | Iowa State | 12 | 77 | 689 | 6.4 | 57.4 |
| 89 | Troy | 13 | 88 | 751 | 6.8 | 57.8 |
| 90 | Nevada | 13 | 89 | 753 | 6.8 | 57.9 |
| 91 | Houston | 13 | 82 | 757 | 6.3 | 58.2 |
| 92 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 85 | 702 | 7.1 | 58.5 |
| 93 | Ohio | 12 | 79 | 708 | 6.6 | 59.0 |
| 94 | New Mexico | 12 | 82 | 718 | 6.8 | 59.8 |
| 94 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 82 | 718 | 6.8 | 59.8 |
| 96 | Florida | 14 | 102 | 839 | 7.3 | 59.9 |
| 97 | Texas Tech | 13 | 95 | 783 | 7.3 | 60.2 |
| 98 | Idaho | 12 | 77 | 737 | 6.4 | 61.4 |
| 99 | Nebraska | 13 | 94 | 800 | 7.2 | 61.5 |
| 100 | Stanford | 12 | 83 | 743 | 6.9 | 61.9 |
| 101 | Oregon | 13 | 92 | 807 | 7.1 | 62.1 |
| 102 | Utah | 13 | 90 | 817 | 6.9 | 62.8 |
| 103 | Cincinnati | 14 | 99 | 903 | 7.1 | 64.5 |
| 103 | Boise State | 13 | 93 | 839 | 7.2 | 64.5 |
| 105 | Oklahoma | 14 | 102 | 905 | 7.3 | 64.6 |
| 106 | Arkansas State | 12 | 84 | 780 | 7.0 | 65.0 |
| 107 | UAB | 12 | 83 | 783 | 6.9 | 65.3 |
| 108 | Florida International | 12 | 105 | 799 | 8.8 | 66.6 |
| 109 | Utah State | 12 | 88 | 802 | 7.3 | 66.8 |
| 109 | Arizona State | 12 | 94 | 802 | 7.8 | 66.8 |
| 111 | South Florida | 13 | 111 | 882 | 8.5 | 67.8 |
| 112 | Washington State | 13 | 94 | 902 | 7.2 | 69.4 |
| 113 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 96 | 915 | 7.4 | 70.4 |
| 113 | BYU | 13 | 101 | 915 | 7.8 | 70.4 |
| 115 | Florida State | 13 | 102 | 937 | 7.8 | 72.1 |
| 116 | Georgia | 13 | 112 | 938 | 8.6 | 72.2 |
| 117 | USC | 13 | 103 | 948 | 7.9 | 72.9 |
| 118 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 99 | 977 | 7.6 | 75.2 |
| 119 | TCU | 13 | 115 | 1000 | 8.8 | 76.9 |
| 120 | Hawai'i | 14 | 122 | 1097 | 8.7 | 78.4 |