2017 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 9 | 79 | 720 | 8.8 | 80.0 |
| 2 | Stanford | 10 | 71 | 676 | 7.1 | 67.6 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 8 | 74 | 668 | 9.3 | 83.5 |
| 4 | Ohio | 8 | 66 | 641 | 8.3 | 80.1 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 8 | 65 | 634 | 8.1 | 79.3 |
| 6 | UCLA | 9 | 72 | 624 | 8.0 | 69.3 |
| 7 | Memphis | 9 | 70 | 612 | 7.8 | 68.0 |
| 8 | Temple | 8 | 66 | 611 | 8.3 | 76.4 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 9 | 63 | 609 | 7.0 | 67.7 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 10 | 71 | 608 | 7.1 | 60.8 |
| 11 | California | 9 | 62 | 602 | 6.9 | 66.9 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 9 | 64 | 596 | 7.1 | 66.2 |
| 12 | USC | 10 | 68 | 596 | 6.8 | 59.6 |
| 14 | UCF | 9 | 68 | 584 | 7.6 | 64.9 |
| 15 | Indiana | 9 | 62 | 567 | 6.9 | 63.0 |
| 16 | East Carolina | 8 | 60 | 566 | 7.5 | 70.8 |
| 17 | Penn State | 9 | 58 | 565 | 6.4 | 62.8 |
| 18 | Baylor | 9 | 56 | 563 | 6.2 | 62.6 |
| 19 | Oregon State | 9 | 56 | 559 | 6.2 | 62.1 |
| 20 | Purdue | 9 | 59 | 545 | 6.6 | 60.6 |
| 21 | Nevada | 8 | 55 | 538 | 6.9 | 67.3 |
| 22 | UAB | 8 | 58 | 522 | 7.3 | 65.3 |
| 23 | Western Michigan | 8 | 57 | 520 | 7.1 | 65.0 |
| 24 | Oregon | 9 | 50 | 512 | 5.6 | 56.9 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 9 | 51 | 503 | 5.7 | 55.9 |
| 26 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 54 | 499 | 6.8 | 62.4 |
| 26 | Washington State | 9 | 55 | 499 | 6.1 | 55.4 |
| 28 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 59 | 494 | 7.4 | 61.8 |
| 29 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 48 | 488 | 6.0 | 61.0 |
| 30 | Auburn | 9 | 60 | 486 | 6.7 | 54.0 |
| 31 | Cincinnati | 8 | 54 | 485 | 6.8 | 60.6 |
| 31 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 49 | 485 | 6.1 | 60.6 |
| 33 | New Mexico State | 8 | 55 | 482 | 6.9 | 60.3 |
| 34 | SMU | 8 | 49 | 481 | 6.1 | 60.1 |
| 35 | Central Michigan | 8 | 51 | 480 | 6.4 | 60.0 |
| 35 | Rutgers | 9 | 60 | 480 | 6.7 | 53.3 |
| 35 | Iowa | 9 | 53 | 480 | 5.9 | 53.3 |
| 38 | Arizona State | 9 | 59 | 478 | 6.6 | 53.1 |
| 39 | Akron | 9 | 49 | 475 | 5.4 | 52.8 |
| 40 | Buffalo | 8 | 48 | 474 | 6.0 | 59.3 |
| 41 | Marshall | 8 | 46 | 472 | 5.8 | 59.0 |
| 42 | Syracuse | 8 | 54 | 471 | 6.8 | 58.9 |
| 43 | NC State | 8 | 56 | 470 | 7.0 | 58.8 |
| 44 | Minnesota | 9 | 47 | 469 | 5.2 | 52.1 |
| 44 | TCU | 10 | 51 | 469 | 5.1 | 46.9 |
| 46 | UTEP | 8 | 52 | 463 | 6.5 | 57.9 |
| 47 | Appalachian State | 8 | 52 | 456 | 6.5 | 57.0 |
| 48 | Utah | 9 | 49 | 455 | 5.4 | 50.6 |
| 49 | Arkansas State | 8 | 52 | 454 | 6.5 | 56.8 |
| 49 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 45 | 454 | 5.6 | 56.8 |
| 51 | Kentucky | 8 | 54 | 453 | 6.8 | 56.6 |
| 52 | Utah State | 8 | 57 | 449 | 7.1 | 56.1 |
| 52 | Mississippi State | 8 | 45 | 449 | 5.6 | 56.1 |
| 52 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 45 | 449 | 5.6 | 56.1 |
| 55 | USF | 8 | 55 | 447 | 6.9 | 55.9 |
| 55 | Nebraska | 9 | 48 | 447 | 5.3 | 49.7 |
| 57 | North Texas | 9 | 53 | 446 | 5.9 | 49.6 |
| 58 | Texas State | 8 | 55 | 444 | 6.9 | 55.5 |
| 59 | Duke | 8 | 44 | 443 | 5.5 | 55.4 |
| 60 | Michigan State | 9 | 46 | 441 | 5.1 | 49.0 |
| 61 | Wisconsin | 10 | 50 | 440 | 5.0 | 44.0 |
| 62 | San Jose State | 8 | 52 | 439 | 6.5 | 54.9 |
| 62 | Texas | 9 | 55 | 439 | 6.1 | 48.8 |
| 64 | Illinois | 9 | 46 | 438 | 5.1 | 48.7 |
| 65 | Wyoming | 8 | 45 | 436 | 5.6 | 54.5 |
| 65 | Northwestern | 9 | 45 | 436 | 5.0 | 48.4 |
| 65 | Oklahoma | 10 | 52 | 436 | 5.2 | 43.6 |
| 68 | Ole Miss | 8 | 45 | 434 | 5.6 | 54.3 |
| 69 | Maryland | 9 | 43 | 428 | 4.8 | 47.6 |
| 70 | Michigan | 9 | 51 | 427 | 5.7 | 47.4 |
| 71 | Kansas State | 9 | 51 | 425 | 5.7 | 47.2 |
| 72 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 65 | 423 | 8.1 | 52.9 |
| 73 | UTSA | 8 | 39 | 421 | 4.9 | 52.6 |
| 74 | Troy | 8 | 42 | 420 | 5.3 | 52.5 |
| 74 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 56 | 420 | 6.2 | 46.7 |
| 76 | Houston | 8 | 51 | 418 | 6.4 | 52.3 |
| 76 | Tulane | 8 | 43 | 418 | 5.4 | 52.3 |
| 78 | Kansas | 9 | 50 | 412 | 5.6 | 45.8 |
| 79 | Virginia | 8 | 44 | 407 | 5.5 | 50.9 |
| 80 | Colorado | 9 | 45 | 405 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 81 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 47 | 404 | 5.9 | 50.5 |
| 82 | Hawaii | 8 | 44 | 401 | 5.5 | 50.1 |
| 83 | Bowling Green | 8 | 43 | 399 | 5.4 | 49.9 |
| 83 | Toledo | 9 | 40 | 399 | 4.4 | 44.3 |
| 85 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 42 | 398 | 4.7 | 44.2 |
| 86 | Missouri | 8 | 52 | 396 | 6.5 | 49.5 |
| 87 | Louisiana | 8 | 45 | 395 | 5.6 | 49.4 |
| 88 | Navy | 8 | 51 | 393 | 6.4 | 49.1 |
| 89 | Tennessee | 8 | 49 | 391 | 6.1 | 48.9 |
| 89 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 46 | 391 | 5.1 | 43.4 |
| 91 | Clemson | 9 | 42 | 385 | 4.7 | 42.8 |
| 92 | Texas A&M | 8 | 46 | 384 | 5.8 | 48.0 |
| 93 | Washington | 9 | 39 | 380 | 4.3 | 42.2 |
| 94 | UNLV | 8 | 41 | 379 | 5.1 | 47.4 |
| 95 | Kent State | 8 | 50 | 377 | 6.3 | 47.1 |
| 95 | Fresno State | 9 | 48 | 377 | 5.3 | 41.9 |
| 97 | Florida | 8 | 47 | 376 | 5.9 | 47.0 |
| 98 | North Carolina | 8 | 39 | 375 | 4.9 | 46.9 |
| 99 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 47 | 366 | 5.9 | 45.8 |
| 99 | Alabama | 9 | 47 | 366 | 5.2 | 40.7 |
| 101 | Georgia | 10 | 52 | 365 | 5.2 | 36.5 |
| 102 | Old Dominion | 8 | 37 | 363 | 4.6 | 45.4 |
| 103 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 40 | 362 | 5.0 | 45.3 |
| 104 | Louisville | 8 | 41 | 360 | 5.1 | 45.0 |
| 105 | South Carolina | 8 | 49 | 357 | 6.1 | 44.6 |
| 106 | South Alabama | 8 | 48 | 355 | 6.0 | 44.4 |
| 107 | Colorado State | 8 | 42 | 346 | 5.3 | 43.3 |
| 108 | Arkansas | 8 | 40 | 343 | 5.0 | 42.9 |
| 109 | Idaho | 8 | 41 | 342 | 5.1 | 42.8 |
| 110 | New Mexico | 8 | 36 | 341 | 4.5 | 42.6 |
| 111 | Florida State | 8 | 36 | 339 | 4.5 | 42.4 |
| 112 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 43 | 334 | 5.4 | 41.8 |
| 112 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 43 | 334 | 5.4 | 41.8 |
| 114 | LSU | 8 | 39 | 328 | 4.9 | 41.0 |
| 115 | Air Force | 8 | 35 | 320 | 4.4 | 40.0 |
| 116 | Boise State | 9 | 33 | 317 | 3.7 | 35.2 |
| 117 | San Diego State | 8 | 35 | 307 | 4.4 | 38.4 |
| 118 | Charlotte | 8 | 38 | 306 | 4.8 | 38.3 |
| 118 | Southern Miss | 8 | 34 | 306 | 4.3 | 38.3 |
| 120 | Wake Forest | 8 | 34 | 303 | 4.3 | 37.9 |
| 121 | Ball State | 8 | 30 | 302 | 3.8 | 37.8 |
| 122 | Rice | 8 | 36 | 301 | 4.5 | 37.6 |
| 123 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 33 | 298 | 4.1 | 37.3 |
| 124 | FIU | 8 | 35 | 296 | 4.4 | 37.0 |
| 125 | Georgia State | 8 | 38 | 292 | 4.8 | 36.5 |
| 126 | Boston College | 8 | 32 | 256 | 4.0 | 32.0 |
| 127 | Massachusetts | 1 | 5 | 35 | 5.0 | 35.0 |
| 128 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 30 | 3.0 | 30.0 |