2016 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 9 | 80 | 714 | 8.9 | 79.3 |
| 2 | Oregon | 9 | 73 | 676 | 8.1 | 75.1 |
| 3 | Purdue | 9 | 75 | 673 | 8.3 | 74.8 |
| 4 | Washington State | 9 | 67 | 650 | 7.4 | 72.2 |
| 5 | West Virginia | 9 | 68 | 636 | 7.6 | 70.7 |
| 6 | Arizona | 9 | 70 | 631 | 7.8 | 70.1 |
| 7 | Clemson | 9 | 71 | 630 | 7.9 | 70.0 |
| 8 | UCLA | 9 | 66 | 613 | 7.3 | 68.1 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 9 | 63 | 599 | 7.0 | 66.6 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 69 | 596 | 8.6 | 74.5 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 8 | 65 | 593 | 8.1 | 74.1 |
| 11 | Bowling Green | 8 | 61 | 593 | 7.6 | 74.1 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 8 | 62 | 582 | 7.8 | 72.8 |
| 14 | Stanford | 9 | 60 | 581 | 6.7 | 64.6 |
| 15 | Ohio | 9 | 63 | 567 | 7.0 | 63.0 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 9 | 61 | 567 | 6.8 | 63.0 |
| 17 | Penn State | 10 | 62 | 555 | 6.2 | 55.5 |
| 18 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 58 | 554 | 6.4 | 61.6 |
| 19 | Washington | 10 | 66 | 553 | 6.6 | 55.3 |
| 20 | Texas State | 8 | 66 | 551 | 8.3 | 68.9 |
| 21 | Indiana | 9 | 64 | 548 | 7.1 | 60.9 |
| 21 | Colorado | 10 | 61 | 548 | 6.1 | 54.8 |
| 23 | Toledo | 8 | 50 | 547 | 6.3 | 68.4 |
| 24 | SMU | 8 | 57 | 544 | 7.1 | 68.0 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 9 | 57 | 527 | 6.3 | 58.6 |
| 26 | Texas | 9 | 61 | 525 | 6.8 | 58.3 |
| 27 | Kansas | 9 | 59 | 520 | 6.6 | 57.8 |
| 28 | Utah State | 8 | 53 | 515 | 6.6 | 64.4 |
| 29 | Baylor | 9 | 60 | 509 | 6.7 | 56.6 |
| 30 | Rice | 8 | 59 | 499 | 7.4 | 62.4 |
| 30 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 68 | 499 | 7.6 | 55.4 |
| 32 | East Carolina | 8 | 52 | 495 | 6.5 | 61.9 |
| 33 | Georgia State | 8 | 55 | 494 | 6.9 | 61.8 |
| 33 | Florida State | 8 | 54 | 494 | 6.8 | 61.8 |
| 35 | Oregon State | 9 | 50 | 484 | 5.6 | 53.8 |
| 36 | Maryland | 9 | 52 | 480 | 5.8 | 53.3 |
| 37 | Troy | 8 | 60 | 478 | 7.5 | 59.8 |
| 38 | Southern Miss | 8 | 53 | 477 | 6.6 | 59.6 |
| 38 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 58 | 477 | 6.4 | 53.0 |
| 40 | TCU | 9 | 54 | 475 | 6.0 | 52.8 |
| 41 | Syracuse | 8 | 50 | 469 | 6.3 | 58.6 |
| 41 | Iowa State | 9 | 48 | 469 | 5.3 | 52.1 |
| 43 | Hawaii | 8 | 49 | 459 | 6.1 | 57.4 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 8 | 49 | 459 | 6.1 | 57.4 |
| 45 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 54 | 456 | 6.8 | 57.0 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | 9 | 59 | 454 | 6.6 | 50.4 |
| 47 | North Texas | 8 | 51 | 453 | 6.4 | 56.6 |
| 48 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 51 | 450 | 6.4 | 56.3 |
| 49 | Arkansas State | 8 | 56 | 448 | 7.0 | 56.0 |
| 49 | Memphis | 8 | 51 | 448 | 6.4 | 56.0 |
| 51 | Western Michigan | 9 | 53 | 445 | 5.9 | 49.4 |
| 52 | Wake Forest | 8 | 50 | 444 | 6.3 | 55.5 |
| 52 | Akron | 8 | 48 | 444 | 6.0 | 55.5 |
| 54 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 46 | 441 | 5.8 | 55.1 |
| 54 | Marshall | 8 | 45 | 441 | 5.6 | 55.1 |
| 54 | Wyoming | 9 | 52 | 441 | 5.8 | 49.0 |
| 57 | San Jose State | 8 | 47 | 439 | 5.9 | 54.9 |
| 58 | Ole Miss | 8 | 52 | 433 | 6.5 | 54.1 |
| 59 | UTSA | 8 | 49 | 432 | 6.1 | 54.0 |
| 60 | South Carolina | 8 | 52 | 431 | 6.5 | 53.9 |
| 60 | Louisville | 8 | 46 | 431 | 5.8 | 53.9 |
| 62 | Temple | 9 | 52 | 427 | 5.8 | 47.4 |
| 63 | Illinois | 9 | 47 | 426 | 5.2 | 47.3 |
| 64 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 46 | 423 | 5.8 | 52.9 |
| 65 | Tennessee | 8 | 53 | 419 | 6.6 | 52.4 |
| 66 | Boise State | 8 | 54 | 415 | 6.8 | 51.9 |
| 66 | NC State | 8 | 50 | 415 | 6.3 | 51.9 |
| 68 | Fresno State | 8 | 45 | 413 | 5.6 | 51.6 |
| 69 | Utah | 9 | 51 | 412 | 5.7 | 45.8 |
| 70 | Nevada | 8 | 46 | 411 | 5.8 | 51.4 |
| 71 | Kentucky | 8 | 53 | 408 | 6.6 | 51.0 |
| 71 | Duke | 8 | 51 | 408 | 6.4 | 51.0 |
| 73 | Boston College | 8 | 45 | 404 | 5.6 | 50.5 |
| 74 | New Mexico State | 8 | 43 | 402 | 5.4 | 50.3 |
| 75 | USC | 9 | 42 | 401 | 4.7 | 44.6 |
| 76 | Rutgers | 9 | 49 | 398 | 5.4 | 44.2 |
| 77 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 45 | 391 | 5.0 | 43.4 |
| 78 | Appalachian State | 8 | 41 | 387 | 5.1 | 48.4 |
| 79 | Virginia | 8 | 44 | 384 | 5.5 | 48.0 |
| 80 | Tulane | 8 | 43 | 383 | 5.4 | 47.9 |
| 81 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 39 | 382 | 4.9 | 47.8 |
| 82 | Minnesota | 9 | 43 | 381 | 4.8 | 42.3 |
| 83 | Missouri | 8 | 48 | 380 | 6.0 | 47.5 |
| 84 | Idaho | 8 | 46 | 377 | 5.8 | 47.1 |
| 85 | Louisiana | 8 | 44 | 376 | 5.5 | 47.0 |
| 86 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 39 | 372 | 4.9 | 46.5 |
| 87 | San Diego State | 9 | 40 | 363 | 4.4 | 40.3 |
| 88 | Old Dominion | 8 | 42 | 362 | 5.3 | 45.3 |
| 88 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 37 | 362 | 4.6 | 45.3 |
| 88 | Northwestern | 9 | 37 | 362 | 4.1 | 40.2 |
| 91 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 39 | 359 | 4.9 | 44.9 |
| 92 | Ohio State | 9 | 40 | 357 | 4.4 | 39.7 |
| 93 | South Alabama | 8 | 43 | 354 | 5.4 | 44.3 |
| 93 | Alabama | 9 | 42 | 354 | 4.7 | 39.3 |
| 93 | Michigan State | 9 | 39 | 354 | 4.3 | 39.3 |
| 96 | Iowa | 9 | 43 | 352 | 4.8 | 39.1 |
| 97 | Auburn | 8 | 45 | 348 | 5.6 | 43.5 |
| 98 | Kent State | 8 | 36 | 347 | 4.5 | 43.4 |
| 99 | UCF | 8 | 39 | 341 | 4.9 | 42.6 |
| 100 | Colorado State | 8 | 42 | 330 | 5.3 | 41.3 |
| 101 | Florida | 9 | 38 | 326 | 4.2 | 36.2 |
| 102 | Air Force | 8 | 40 | 325 | 5.0 | 40.6 |
| 103 | Central Michigan | 8 | 33 | 322 | 4.1 | 40.3 |
| 104 | FIU | 8 | 36 | 320 | 4.5 | 40.0 |
| 105 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 37 | 319 | 4.6 | 39.9 |
| 106 | Texas A&M | 8 | 47 | 317 | 5.9 | 39.6 |
| 107 | Nebraska | 9 | 35 | 316 | 3.9 | 35.1 |
| 108 | Cincinnati | 8 | 33 | 312 | 4.1 | 39.0 |
| 109 | Ball State | 8 | 41 | 308 | 5.1 | 38.5 |
| 109 | Georgia | 8 | 37 | 308 | 4.6 | 38.5 |
| 111 | Arkansas | 8 | 33 | 306 | 4.1 | 38.3 |
| 112 | New Mexico | 8 | 33 | 305 | 4.1 | 38.1 |
| 112 | Wisconsin | 10 | 42 | 305 | 4.2 | 30.5 |
| 114 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 41 | 303 | 5.1 | 37.9 |
| 114 | UTEP | 8 | 35 | 303 | 4.4 | 37.9 |
| 116 | Houston | 8 | 37 | 297 | 4.6 | 37.1 |
| 116 | Michigan | 9 | 39 | 297 | 4.3 | 33.0 |
| 118 | UNLV | 8 | 32 | 293 | 4.0 | 36.6 |
| 119 | Navy | 9 | 39 | 292 | 4.3 | 32.4 |
| 120 | LSU | 8 | 38 | 288 | 4.8 | 36.0 |
| 121 | USF | 8 | 34 | 278 | 4.3 | 34.8 |
| 121 | Mississippi State | 8 | 32 | 278 | 4.0 | 34.8 |
| 123 | Connecticut | 8 | 32 | 267 | 4.0 | 33.4 |
| 124 | Buffalo | 8 | 28 | 220 | 3.5 | 27.5 |
| 125 | BYU | 1 | 9 | 94 | 9.0 | 94.0 |
| 126 | Notre Dame | 1 | 7 | 68 | 7.0 | 68.0 |
| 127 | Massachusetts | 1 | 5 | 64 | 5.0 | 64.0 |
| 128 | Army | 1 | 7 | 35 | 7.0 | 35.0 |