2017 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Miami (Florida) 3 30 260 10.0 86.7
2 Connecticut 4 38 346 9.5 86.5
3 Memphis 4 37 317 9.3 79.3
4 Arizona State 5 46 398 9.2 79.6
5 SMU 5 45 372 9.0 74.4
6 Nevada 5 44 396 8.8 79.2
6 Central Michigan 5 44 389 8.8 77.8
6 Iowa State 4 35 310 8.8 77.5
6 California 5 44 376 8.8 75.2
10 Akron 5 43 427 8.6 85.4
11 Louisiana-Monroe 4 34 336 8.5 84.0
11 Illinois 4 34 335 8.5 83.8
13 Tulsa 5 42 397 8.4 79.4
13 Notre Dame 5 42 391 8.4 78.2
13 UCLA 5 42 367 8.4 73.4
13 South Florida 5 42 364 8.4 72.8
17 UCF 3 24 236 8.0 78.7
17 Arizona 4 32 306 8.0 76.5
17 Appalachian State 4 32 283 8.0 70.8
17 West Virginia 4 32 265 8.0 66.3
17 Troy 5 40 315 8.0 63.0
17 Purdue 4 32 243 8.0 60.8
17 Utah State 5 40 288 8.0 57.6
24 Northern Illinois 4 31 328 7.8 82.0
24 Texas State 5 39 393 7.8 78.6
24 Baylor 5 39 374 7.8 74.8
24 Toledo 4 31 287 7.8 71.8
24 Kentucky 5 39 326 7.8 65.2
24 North Carolina State 5 39 322 7.8 64.4
24 Houston 4 31 250 7.8 62.5
31 Georgia State 3 23 197 7.7 65.7
32 Rutgers 5 38 359 7.6 71.8
32 BYU 5 38 347 7.6 69.4
34 Maryland 4 30 291 7.5 72.8
35 East Carolina 5 37 438 7.4 87.6
35 Stanford 5 37 352 7.4 70.4
35 Iowa 5 37 329 7.4 65.8
38 UNLV 4 29 281 7.3 70.3
38 Eastern Michigan 4 29 262 7.3 65.5
38 Texas 4 29 191 7.3 47.8
41 Cincinnati 5 36 367 7.2 73.4
41 Temple 5 36 281 7.2 56.2
43 Kent State 5 35 320 7.0 64.0
43 Arkansas State 3 21 180 7.0 60.0
43 New Mexico State 5 35 277 7.0 55.4
43 Virginia Tech 5 35 260 7.0 52.0
43 USC 5 35 245 7.0 49.0
48 Wisconsin 4 27 249 6.8 62.3
48 Ohio 5 34 286 6.8 57.2
48 Florida International 4 27 216 6.8 54.0
51 Massachusetts 6 40 387 6.7 64.5
52 Nebraska 5 33 275 6.6 55.0
53 Kansas 4 26 235 6.5 58.8
53 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 26 227 6.5 56.8
55 Duke 5 32 316 6.4 63.2
55 New Mexico 5 32 277 6.4 55.4
57 San Jose State 6 38 305 6.3 50.8
57 Florida 4 25 202 6.3 50.5
57 Indiana 4 25 201 6.3 50.3
57 Arkansas 4 25 180 6.3 45.0
57 Kansas State 4 25 175 6.3 43.8
62 Colorado 5 31 301 6.2 60.2
62 Syracuse 5 31 293 6.2 58.6
62 Western Michigan 5 31 291 6.2 58.2
62 Washington State 5 31 270 6.2 54.0
62 Georgia 5 31 246 6.2 49.2
62 Vanderbilt 5 31 207 6.2 41.4
68 UTSA 3 18 174 6.0 58.0
68 Hawai'i 5 30 288 6.0 57.6
68 Idaho 4 24 228 6.0 57.0
68 Mississippi 4 24 219 6.0 54.8
68 Buffalo 5 30 268 6.0 53.6
68 Southern Mississippi 4 24 201 6.0 50.3
68 Tennessee 5 30 228 6.0 45.6
68 Florida State 3 18 130 6.0 43.3
68 Auburn 5 30 199 6.0 39.8
77 Marshall 4 23 242 5.8 60.5
77 Minnesota 4 23 241 5.8 60.3
77 Miami (Ohio) 5 29 288 5.8 57.6
77 Texas Tech 4 23 220 5.8 55.0
77 UTEP 5 29 261 5.8 52.2
77 Oregon State 5 29 236 5.8 47.2
77 UAB 4 23 188 5.8 47.0
77 Texas A&M 5 29 214 5.8 42.8
85 Oklahoma 4 22 186 5.5 46.5
85 Northwestern 4 22 182 5.5 45.5
85 Navy 4 22 161 5.5 40.3
88 San Diego State 5 27 243 5.4 48.6
88 North Texas 5 27 241 5.4 48.2
88 Charlotte 5 27 236 5.4 47.2
88 Florida Atlantic 5 27 229 5.4 45.8
88 Oklahoma State 5 27 224 5.4 44.8
88 Colorado State 5 27 221 5.4 44.2
94 Old Dominion 4 21 240 5.3 60.0
94 Western Kentucky 4 21 220 5.3 55.0
94 TCU 4 21 189 5.3 47.3
97 Boston College 5 26 218 5.2 43.6
97 Clemson 5 26 205 5.2 41.0
97 LSU 5 26 171 5.2 34.2
100 Washington 5 25 235 5.0 47.0
100 Michigan 4 20 186 5.0 46.5
100 Michigan State 4 20 152 5.0 38.0
100 Tulane 4 20 152 5.0 38.0
100 Georgia Southern 3 15 113 5.0 37.7
105 Coastal Carolina 4 19 204 4.8 51.0
105 Louisville 5 24 253 4.8 50.6
105 Utah 4 19 198 4.8 49.5
105 Oregon 5 24 241 4.8 48.2
105 Ball State 5 24 226 4.8 45.2
105 Wake Forest 5 24 219 4.8 43.8
105 Army 5 24 214 4.8 42.8
105 Virginia 4 19 157 4.8 39.3
105 Ohio State 5 24 191 4.8 38.2
105 Fresno State 4 19 141 4.8 35.3
105 Louisiana Tech 5 24 175 4.8 35.0
105 South Carolina 5 24 164 4.8 32.8
117 Penn State 5 23 209 4.6 41.8
117 Middle Tennessee 5 23 208 4.6 41.6
117 South Alabama 5 23 175 4.6 35.0
117 Bowling Green 5 23 166 4.6 33.2
121 Wyoming 5 22 201 4.4 40.2
122 Boise State 4 17 143 4.3 35.8
123 Mississippi State 5 21 220 4.2 44.0
123 North Carolina 5 21 173 4.2 34.6
125 Georgia Tech 4 16 159 4.0 39.8
125 Air Force 4 16 157 4.0 39.3
125 Missouri 4 16 134 4.0 33.5
128 Pittsburgh 5 18 145 3.6 29.0
129 Alabama 5 16 100 3.2 20.0
130 Rice 5 15 142 3.0 28.4