2016 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 6 | 60 | 527 | 10.0 | 87.8 |
| 1 | SMU | 6 | 59 | 527 | 9.8 | 87.8 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 6 | 53 | 508 | 8.8 | 84.7 |
| 4 | Purdue | 5 | 44 | 419 | 8.8 | 83.8 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 7 | 65 | 559 | 9.3 | 79.9 |
| 6 | Akron | 6 | 46 | 467 | 7.7 | 77.8 |
| 7 | Oregon | 6 | 49 | 461 | 8.2 | 76.8 |
| 8 | Texas State | 6 | 47 | 456 | 7.8 | 76.0 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 59 | 582 | 7.4 | 72.8 |
| 10 | Troy | 7 | 58 | 506 | 8.3 | 72.3 |
| 11 | Arizona | 5 | 41 | 357 | 8.2 | 71.4 |
| 12 | Penn State | 7 | 53 | 490 | 7.6 | 70.0 |
| 13 | Ole Miss | 5 | 40 | 348 | 8.0 | 69.6 |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 65 | 616 | 7.2 | 68.4 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 6 | 41 | 408 | 6.8 | 68.0 |
| 16 | Ohio | 8 | 55 | 543 | 6.9 | 67.9 |
| 17 | Massachusetts | 6 | 41 | 396 | 6.8 | 66.0 |
| 18 | Clemson | 8 | 60 | 525 | 7.5 | 65.6 |
| 19 | Florida State | 7 | 48 | 450 | 6.9 | 64.3 |
| 20 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 46 | 448 | 6.6 | 64.0 |
| 20 | Utah State | 6 | 38 | 384 | 6.3 | 64.0 |
| 22 | Wake Forest | 6 | 39 | 382 | 6.5 | 63.7 |
| 23 | Boise State | 7 | 53 | 443 | 7.6 | 63.3 |
| 24 | Southern Miss | 7 | 48 | 440 | 6.9 | 62.9 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 7 | 47 | 440 | 6.7 | 62.9 |
| 26 | Toledo | 7 | 40 | 438 | 5.7 | 62.6 |
| 27 | Charlotte | 6 | 48 | 375 | 8.0 | 62.5 |
| 28 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 44 | 370 | 7.3 | 61.7 |
| 28 | Texas | 6 | 39 | 370 | 6.5 | 61.7 |
| 30 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 45 | 431 | 6.4 | 61.6 |
| 31 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 67 | 491 | 8.4 | 61.4 |
| 32 | Indiana | 6 | 43 | 368 | 7.2 | 61.3 |
| 33 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 40 | 423 | 5.7 | 60.4 |
| 34 | East Carolina | 6 | 39 | 362 | 6.5 | 60.3 |
| 35 | Kansas | 6 | 43 | 361 | 7.2 | 60.2 |
| 36 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 47 | 421 | 6.7 | 60.1 |
| 37 | Washington State | 6 | 43 | 359 | 7.2 | 59.8 |
| 37 | UCLA | 6 | 35 | 359 | 5.8 | 59.8 |
| 39 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 49 | 418 | 7.0 | 59.7 |
| 40 | Tulsa | 7 | 51 | 414 | 7.3 | 59.1 |
| 41 | Arizona State | 6 | 39 | 353 | 6.5 | 58.8 |
| 42 | North Texas | 7 | 48 | 411 | 6.9 | 58.7 |
| 43 | Wyoming | 7 | 40 | 410 | 5.7 | 58.6 |
| 44 | Kentucky | 6 | 40 | 346 | 6.7 | 57.7 |
| 45 | TCU | 6 | 42 | 345 | 7.0 | 57.5 |
| 45 | Minnesota | 6 | 35 | 345 | 5.8 | 57.5 |
| 47 | Hawaii | 8 | 47 | 452 | 5.9 | 56.5 |
| 48 | Tennessee | 6 | 41 | 338 | 6.8 | 56.3 |
| 49 | Louisiana | 7 | 47 | 389 | 6.7 | 55.6 |
| 49 | Maryland | 7 | 43 | 389 | 6.1 | 55.6 |
| 49 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 41 | 389 | 5.9 | 55.6 |
| 52 | Appalachian State | 7 | 43 | 384 | 6.1 | 54.9 |
| 53 | Memphis | 6 | 35 | 329 | 5.8 | 54.8 |
| 54 | South Carolina | 6 | 37 | 328 | 6.2 | 54.7 |
| 55 | Auburn | 5 | 32 | 273 | 6.4 | 54.6 |
| 56 | UCF | 7 | 40 | 381 | 5.7 | 54.4 |
| 57 | Louisville | 7 | 39 | 380 | 5.6 | 54.3 |
| 58 | Fresno State | 6 | 32 | 325 | 5.3 | 54.2 |
| 59 | Stanford | 7 | 41 | 379 | 5.9 | 54.1 |
| 60 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 35 | 323 | 5.8 | 53.8 |
| 61 | Kansas State | 7 | 40 | 376 | 5.7 | 53.7 |
| 62 | Nevada | 6 | 34 | 321 | 5.7 | 53.5 |
| 62 | Colorado | 8 | 45 | 428 | 5.6 | 53.5 |
| 64 | Washington | 7 | 45 | 373 | 6.4 | 53.3 |
| 65 | Texas Tech | 6 | 36 | 318 | 6.0 | 53.0 |
| 66 | Boston College | 7 | 41 | 369 | 5.9 | 52.7 |
| 67 | Arkansas State | 7 | 46 | 368 | 6.6 | 52.6 |
| 67 | New Mexico | 7 | 40 | 368 | 5.7 | 52.6 |
| 67 | Iowa State | 5 | 25 | 263 | 5.0 | 52.6 |
| 70 | Georgia State | 6 | 31 | 315 | 5.2 | 52.5 |
| 71 | Oregon State | 5 | 28 | 260 | 5.6 | 52.0 |
| 72 | New Mexico State | 7 | 40 | 363 | 5.7 | 51.9 |
| 73 | UNLV | 6 | 32 | 310 | 5.3 | 51.7 |
| 74 | Notre Dame | 6 | 33 | 307 | 5.5 | 51.2 |
| 75 | NC State | 6 | 37 | 305 | 6.2 | 50.8 |
| 75 | Rice | 6 | 36 | 305 | 6.0 | 50.8 |
| 75 | UTEP | 5 | 27 | 254 | 5.4 | 50.8 |
| 78 | Houston | 7 | 35 | 354 | 5.0 | 50.6 |
| 79 | USF | 6 | 35 | 303 | 5.8 | 50.5 |
| 80 | Iowa | 6 | 37 | 302 | 6.2 | 50.3 |
| 81 | LSU | 5 | 30 | 250 | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| 82 | Rutgers | 5 | 29 | 249 | 5.8 | 49.8 |
| 83 | Idaho | 8 | 49 | 396 | 6.1 | 49.5 |
| 84 | BYU | 7 | 40 | 346 | 5.7 | 49.4 |
| 85 | Virginia | 6 | 30 | 294 | 5.0 | 49.0 |
| 86 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 35 | 340 | 5.0 | 48.6 |
| 87 | Baylor | 7 | 43 | 338 | 6.1 | 48.3 |
| 87 | Temple | 7 | 39 | 338 | 5.6 | 48.3 |
| 89 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 29 | 285 | 4.8 | 47.5 |
| 90 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 33 | 332 | 4.7 | 47.4 |
| 91 | Missouri | 5 | 31 | 235 | 6.2 | 47.0 |
| 92 | Air Force | 7 | 44 | 323 | 6.3 | 46.1 |
| 93 | San Diego State | 8 | 39 | 366 | 4.9 | 45.8 |
| 94 | Tulane | 6 | 32 | 272 | 5.3 | 45.3 |
| 95 | Georgia | 7 | 42 | 313 | 6.0 | 44.7 |
| 96 | Texas A&M | 6 | 38 | 264 | 6.3 | 44.0 |
| 97 | Ohio State | 6 | 27 | 262 | 4.5 | 43.7 |
| 98 | Central Michigan | 7 | 31 | 303 | 4.4 | 43.3 |
| 99 | Duke | 6 | 34 | 259 | 5.7 | 43.2 |
| 100 | Ball State | 7 | 37 | 298 | 5.3 | 42.6 |
| 100 | Colorado State | 7 | 37 | 298 | 5.3 | 42.6 |
| 102 | FIU | 5 | 26 | 212 | 5.2 | 42.4 |
| 103 | Marshall | 5 | 24 | 211 | 4.8 | 42.2 |
| 104 | Navy | 8 | 39 | 333 | 4.9 | 41.6 |
| 105 | Western Michigan | 8 | 41 | 331 | 5.1 | 41.4 |
| 106 | Old Dominion | 7 | 34 | 289 | 4.9 | 41.3 |
| 107 | USC | 7 | 27 | 286 | 3.9 | 40.9 |
| 108 | Mississippi State | 7 | 34 | 280 | 4.9 | 40.0 |
| 109 | UTSA | 7 | 27 | 277 | 3.9 | 39.6 |
| 110 | Arkansas | 6 | 27 | 237 | 4.5 | 39.5 |
| 111 | Illinois | 5 | 21 | 196 | 4.2 | 39.2 |
| 112 | Utah | 7 | 34 | 274 | 4.9 | 39.1 |
| 113 | Florida | 8 | 33 | 312 | 4.1 | 39.0 |
| 114 | Connecticut | 5 | 22 | 194 | 4.4 | 38.8 |
| 115 | Michigan | 5 | 26 | 193 | 5.2 | 38.6 |
| 116 | Northwestern | 6 | 26 | 229 | 4.3 | 38.2 |
| 116 | Cincinnati | 5 | 20 | 191 | 4.0 | 38.2 |
| 118 | Army | 8 | 45 | 300 | 5.6 | 37.5 |
| 118 | Syracuse | 6 | 26 | 225 | 4.3 | 37.5 |
| 120 | Alabama | 8 | 35 | 299 | 4.4 | 37.4 |
| 121 | Nebraska | 6 | 23 | 221 | 3.8 | 36.8 |
| 122 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 27 | 210 | 4.5 | 35.0 |
| 123 | South Alabama | 6 | 26 | 206 | 4.3 | 34.3 |
| 123 | Kent State | 6 | 21 | 206 | 3.5 | 34.3 |
| 125 | San Jose State | 6 | 22 | 197 | 3.7 | 32.8 |
| 126 | Michigan State | 5 | 17 | 161 | 3.4 | 32.2 |
| 127 | Wisconsin | 8 | 35 | 255 | 4.4 | 31.9 |
| 128 | Buffalo | 6 | 20 | 144 | 3.3 | 24.0 |