2016 National Leaders Penalties - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 2 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Boise State | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 4 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 1 | 2 | 21 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 7 | Indiana | 1 | 4 | 24 | 4.0 | 24.0 |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 1 | 2 | 25 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 1 | 3 | 25 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 8 | Air Force | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 25.0 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 30 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 11 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 3 | 30 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 1 | 4 | 30 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 3 | 35 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 1 | 3 | 35 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 1 | 4 | 35 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 17 | Michigan | 1 | 4 | 37 | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| 18 | Army | 2 | 4 | 40 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 4 | 40 | 4.0 | 40.0 |
| 18 | Central Michigan | 1 | 5 | 40 | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 1 | 7 | 41 | 7.0 | 41.0 |
| 22 | Washington | 2 | 6 | 45 | 3.0 | 22.5 |
| 22 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 5 | 45 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 22 | Georgia | 1 | 7 | 45 | 7.0 | 45.0 |
| 25 | Boston College | 1 | 6 | 46 | 6.0 | 46.0 |
| 26 | LSU | 1 | 4 | 48 | 4.0 | 48.0 |
| 27 | Ohio | 2 | 7 | 49 | 3.5 | 24.5 |
| 28 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 5 | 50 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 28 | South Florida | 1 | 5 | 50 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 28 | North Carolina | 1 | 7 | 50 | 7.0 | 50.0 |
| 31 | Memphis | 1 | 5 | 53 | 5.0 | 53.0 |
| 32 | TCU | 2 | 6 | 55 | 3.0 | 27.5 |
| 32 | North Texas | 1 | 6 | 55 | 6.0 | 55.0 |
| 34 | Washington State | 1 | 7 | 56 | 7.0 | 56.0 |
| 34 | Louisville | 1 | 8 | 56 | 8.0 | 56.0 |
| 36 | New Mexico State | 1 | 5 | 57 | 5.0 | 57.0 |
| 37 | UTSA | 1 | 8 | 60 | 8.0 | 60.0 |
| 38 | Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 61 | 6.0 | 61.0 |
| 38 | Texas State | 1 | 9 | 61 | 9.0 | 61.0 |
| 40 | Toledo | 1 | 7 | 62 | 7.0 | 62.0 |
| 41 | BYU | 1 | 5 | 63 | 5.0 | 63.0 |
| 41 | Auburn | 1 | 6 | 63 | 6.0 | 63.0 |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 8 | 64 | 4.0 | 32.0 |
| 44 | Temple | 2 | 8 | 65 | 4.0 | 32.5 |
| 44 | Old Dominion | 1 | 5 | 65 | 5.0 | 65.0 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 1 | 6 | 65 | 6.0 | 65.0 |
| 44 | Florida State | 1 | 7 | 65 | 7.0 | 65.0 |
| 44 | Minnesota | 1 | 10 | 65 | 10.0 | 65.0 |
| 49 | Wake Forest | 1 | 7 | 68 | 7.0 | 68.0 |
| 50 | Colorado | 2 | 8 | 70 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 51 | Ohio State | 1 | 8 | 72 | 8.0 | 72.0 |
| 52 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 8 | 74 | 8.0 | 74.0 |
| 53 | Wisconsin | 2 | 9 | 75 | 4.5 | 37.5 |
| 53 | Texas A&M | 1 | 8 | 75 | 8.0 | 75.0 |
| 53 | Arkansas | 1 | 12 | 75 | 12.0 | 75.0 |
| 56 | UCF | 1 | 11 | 82 | 11.0 | 82.0 |
| 57 | Navy | 3 | 9 | 85 | 3.0 | 28.3 |
| 57 | USC | 1 | 10 | 85 | 10.0 | 85.0 |
| 57 | Stanford | 1 | 12 | 85 | 12.0 | 85.0 |
| 60 | Utah | 1 | 9 | 86 | 9.0 | 86.0 |
| 60 | Maryland | 1 | 11 | 86 | 11.0 | 86.0 |
| 62 | San Diego State | 2 | 10 | 87 | 5.0 | 43.5 |
| 63 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 8 | 89 | 8.0 | 89.0 |
| 64 | Penn State | 2 | 8 | 90 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 64 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 9 | 90 | 9.0 | 90.0 |
| 66 | Western Michigan | 2 | 12 | 91 | 6.0 | 45.5 |
| 67 | Colorado State | 1 | 10 | 92 | 10.0 | 92.0 |
| 68 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 12 | 100 | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| 69 | Wyoming | 2 | 13 | 104 | 6.5 | 52.0 |
| 70 | Florida | 2 | 15 | 113 | 7.5 | 56.5 |
| 71 | Idaho | 2 | 12 | 114 | 6.0 | 57.0 |
| 71 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 12 | 114 | 6.0 | 57.0 |
| 71 | Hawai'i | 1 | 11 | 114 | 11.0 | 114.0 |
| 74 | Troy | 2 | 9 | 115 | 4.5 | 57.5 |
| 75 | South Alabama | 2 | 13 | 121 | 6.5 | 60.5 |
| 76 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 13 | 131 | 13.0 | 131.0 |
| 77 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 12 | 134 | 6.0 | 67.0 |
| 78 | Kansas State | 2 | 18 | 141 | 9.0 | 70.5 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | 2 | 14 | 154 | 7.0 | 77.0 |
| 80 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 15 | 159 | 7.5 | 79.5 |
| 81 | Clemson | 3 | 16 | 160 | 5.3 | 53.3 |
| 82 | Alabama | 3 | 22 | 162 | 7.3 | 54.0 |
| 83 | West Virginia | 2 | 17 | 170 | 8.5 | 85.0 |
| 84 | Arkansas State | 2 | 25 | 205 | 12.5 | 102.5 |
| 85 | Baylor | 2 | 23 | 225 | 11.5 | 112.5 |