2016 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 7 | 57 | 609 | 8.1 | 87.0 |
| 2 | Washington State | 7 | 55 | 589 | 7.9 | 84.1 |
| 3 | Arizona | 7 | 61 | 520 | 8.7 | 74.3 |
| 4 | Rice | 6 | 55 | 495 | 9.2 | 82.5 |
| 5 | Clemson | 7 | 58 | 487 | 8.3 | 69.6 |
| 6 | West Virginia | 7 | 54 | 483 | 7.7 | 69.0 |
| 7 | Hawaii | 6 | 49 | 463 | 8.2 | 77.2 |
| 7 | Toledo | 6 | 45 | 463 | 7.5 | 77.2 |
| 9 | Memphis | 7 | 50 | 448 | 7.1 | 64.0 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 6 | 48 | 447 | 8.0 | 74.5 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 6 | 44 | 431 | 7.3 | 71.8 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 6 | 41 | 425 | 6.8 | 70.8 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 6 | 42 | 423 | 7.0 | 70.5 |
| 14 | Oregon | 6 | 48 | 417 | 8.0 | 69.5 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 6 | 45 | 417 | 7.5 | 69.5 |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 6 | 42 | 410 | 7.0 | 68.3 |
| 17 | UCLA | 6 | 46 | 406 | 7.7 | 67.7 |
| 18 | South Alabama | 7 | 48 | 405 | 6.9 | 57.9 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 7 | 46 | 402 | 6.6 | 57.4 |
| 20 | BYU | 6 | 42 | 401 | 7.0 | 66.8 |
| 21 | FIU | 7 | 44 | 399 | 6.3 | 57.0 |
| 22 | North Texas | 6 | 44 | 397 | 7.3 | 66.2 |
| 23 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 38 | 394 | 7.6 | 78.8 |
| 23 | Utah State | 6 | 48 | 394 | 8.0 | 65.7 |
| 23 | California | 6 | 47 | 394 | 7.8 | 65.7 |
| 23 | Penn State | 7 | 48 | 394 | 6.9 | 56.3 |
| 27 | Oregon State | 7 | 42 | 392 | 6.0 | 56.0 |
| 28 | Syracuse | 6 | 38 | 389 | 6.3 | 64.8 |
| 29 | UTSA | 6 | 49 | 379 | 8.2 | 63.2 |
| 30 | Stanford | 6 | 46 | 378 | 7.7 | 63.0 |
| 31 | Arizona State | 6 | 43 | 370 | 7.2 | 61.7 |
| 32 | Texas | 6 | 44 | 368 | 7.3 | 61.3 |
| 33 | Indiana | 7 | 45 | 367 | 6.4 | 52.4 |
| 34 | Auburn | 8 | 47 | 366 | 5.9 | 45.8 |
| 35 | Northwestern | 7 | 35 | 364 | 5.0 | 52.0 |
| 36 | Virginia | 6 | 41 | 362 | 6.8 | 60.3 |
| 36 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 47 | 362 | 6.7 | 51.7 |
| 38 | Missouri | 7 | 44 | 361 | 6.3 | 51.6 |
| 39 | UCF | 6 | 40 | 360 | 6.7 | 60.0 |
| 39 | Wyoming | 7 | 44 | 360 | 6.3 | 51.4 |
| 41 | Boise State | 6 | 46 | 358 | 7.7 | 59.7 |
| 41 | Louisville | 6 | 38 | 358 | 6.3 | 59.7 |
| 43 | Nebraska | 7 | 42 | 357 | 6.0 | 51.0 |
| 44 | Bowling Green | 6 | 37 | 353 | 6.2 | 58.8 |
| 45 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 46 | 352 | 7.7 | 58.7 |
| 45 | Western Michigan | 6 | 42 | 352 | 7.0 | 58.7 |
| 47 | Michigan | 8 | 44 | 351 | 5.5 | 43.9 |
| 48 | Maryland | 6 | 38 | 348 | 6.3 | 58.0 |
| 48 | Purdue | 7 | 41 | 348 | 5.9 | 49.7 |
| 50 | Cincinnati | 7 | 40 | 347 | 5.7 | 49.6 |
| 51 | NC State | 7 | 41 | 346 | 5.9 | 49.4 |
| 52 | Arkansas State | 6 | 43 | 345 | 7.2 | 57.5 |
| 53 | Kent State | 6 | 37 | 344 | 6.2 | 57.3 |
| 54 | Ohio | 6 | 36 | 343 | 6.0 | 57.2 |
| 54 | Ole Miss | 7 | 42 | 343 | 6.0 | 49.0 |
| 56 | Illinois | 7 | 41 | 341 | 5.9 | 48.7 |
| 57 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 47 | 339 | 7.8 | 56.5 |
| 57 | SMU | 6 | 33 | 339 | 5.5 | 56.5 |
| 59 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 39 | 337 | 6.5 | 56.2 |
| 60 | Iowa State | 7 | 37 | 336 | 5.3 | 48.0 |
| 61 | Kansas | 6 | 35 | 335 | 5.8 | 55.8 |
| 62 | Tennessee | 7 | 42 | 334 | 6.0 | 47.7 |
| 63 | Nevada | 6 | 38 | 333 | 6.3 | 55.5 |
| 63 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 38 | 333 | 5.4 | 47.6 |
| 65 | Colorado State | 6 | 42 | 331 | 7.0 | 55.2 |
| 65 | Washington | 7 | 41 | 331 | 5.9 | 47.3 |
| 67 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 40 | 330 | 8.0 | 66.0 |
| 68 | Texas State | 6 | 46 | 327 | 7.7 | 54.5 |
| 68 | Akron | 6 | 34 | 327 | 5.7 | 54.5 |
| 70 | Army | 5 | 34 | 326 | 6.8 | 65.2 |
| 70 | Duke | 6 | 38 | 326 | 6.3 | 54.3 |
| 70 | Temple | 7 | 42 | 326 | 6.0 | 46.6 |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 39 | 325 | 5.6 | 46.4 |
| 74 | Kentucky | 7 | 44 | 322 | 6.3 | 46.0 |
| 75 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 40 | 321 | 5.7 | 45.9 |
| 76 | Southern Miss | 6 | 38 | 320 | 6.3 | 53.3 |
| 77 | Florida State | 6 | 38 | 318 | 6.3 | 53.0 |
| 78 | Old Dominion | 6 | 33 | 317 | 5.5 | 52.8 |
| 79 | Tulane | 6 | 34 | 313 | 5.7 | 52.2 |
| 80 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 28 | 312 | 4.7 | 52.0 |
| 81 | East Carolina | 6 | 37 | 311 | 6.2 | 51.8 |
| 82 | Troy | 6 | 41 | 310 | 6.8 | 51.7 |
| 82 | Appalachian State | 6 | 34 | 310 | 5.7 | 51.7 |
| 82 | Texas A&M | 7 | 44 | 310 | 6.3 | 44.3 |
| 85 | Georgia State | 6 | 39 | 308 | 6.5 | 51.3 |
| 85 | Connecticut | 7 | 37 | 308 | 5.3 | 44.0 |
| 87 | San Diego State | 6 | 34 | 307 | 5.7 | 51.2 |
| 88 | Rutgers | 7 | 41 | 306 | 5.9 | 43.7 |
| 89 | Utah | 6 | 36 | 304 | 6.0 | 50.7 |
| 90 | Michigan State | 7 | 33 | 302 | 4.7 | 43.1 |
| 91 | USC | 6 | 35 | 301 | 5.8 | 50.2 |
| 91 | Buffalo | 6 | 34 | 301 | 5.7 | 50.2 |
| 93 | Louisiana | 6 | 33 | 300 | 5.5 | 50.0 |
| 94 | Idaho | 5 | 32 | 299 | 6.4 | 59.8 |
| 94 | Fresno State | 6 | 37 | 299 | 6.2 | 49.8 |
| 94 | Notre Dame | 6 | 35 | 299 | 5.8 | 49.8 |
| 97 | Colorado | 6 | 36 | 296 | 6.0 | 49.3 |
| 98 | New Mexico State | 5 | 31 | 290 | 6.2 | 58.0 |
| 99 | Arkansas | 7 | 30 | 289 | 4.3 | 41.3 |
| 100 | Baylor | 6 | 34 | 284 | 5.7 | 47.3 |
| 101 | Central Michigan | 6 | 28 | 283 | 4.7 | 47.2 |
| 102 | TCU | 7 | 35 | 282 | 5.0 | 40.3 |
| 103 | Mississippi State | 6 | 34 | 281 | 5.7 | 46.8 |
| 103 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 33 | 281 | 5.5 | 46.8 |
| 105 | Ball State | 5 | 33 | 279 | 6.6 | 55.8 |
| 106 | Houston | 6 | 39 | 278 | 6.5 | 46.3 |
| 107 | Ohio State | 7 | 32 | 274 | 4.6 | 39.1 |
| 108 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 26 | 263 | 5.2 | 52.6 |
| 108 | Oklahoma | 6 | 40 | 263 | 6.7 | 43.8 |
| 110 | LSU | 7 | 34 | 252 | 4.9 | 36.0 |
| 111 | Boston College | 6 | 32 | 248 | 5.3 | 41.3 |
| 112 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 29 | 246 | 4.8 | 41.0 |
| 113 | North Carolina | 6 | 29 | 243 | 4.8 | 40.5 |
| 114 | UTEP | 7 | 29 | 242 | 4.1 | 34.6 |
| 115 | USF | 7 | 25 | 241 | 3.6 | 34.4 |
| 116 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 24 | 236 | 4.8 | 47.2 |
| 116 | Wake Forest | 7 | 31 | 236 | 4.4 | 33.7 |
| 118 | Wisconsin | 6 | 27 | 233 | 4.5 | 38.8 |
| 119 | Iowa | 7 | 30 | 220 | 4.3 | 31.4 |
| 120 | Air Force | 6 | 26 | 207 | 4.3 | 34.5 |
| 121 | Georgia | 6 | 23 | 204 | 3.8 | 34.0 |
| 122 | Minnesota | 7 | 26 | 202 | 3.7 | 28.9 |
| 123 | New Mexico | 6 | 21 | 176 | 3.5 | 29.3 |
| 124 | Alabama | 7 | 23 | 172 | 3.3 | 24.6 |
| 125 | Navy | 6 | 21 | 161 | 3.5 | 26.8 |
| 126 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 20 | 157 | 4.0 | 31.4 |
| 127 | Florida | 5 | 23 | 154 | 4.6 | 30.8 |
| 128 | UNLV | 6 | 20 | 147 | 3.3 | 24.5 |