2017 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 East Carolina 5 37 438 7.4 87.6
2 Miami (Florida) 3 30 260 10.0 86.7
3 Connecticut 4 38 346 9.5 86.5
4 Akron 5 43 427 8.6 85.4
5 Louisiana-Monroe 4 34 336 8.5 84.0
6 Illinois 4 34 335 8.5 83.8
7 Northern Illinois 4 31 328 7.8 82.0
8 Arizona State 5 46 398 9.2 79.6
9 Tulsa 5 42 397 8.4 79.4
10 Memphis 4 37 317 9.3 79.3
11 Nevada 5 44 396 8.8 79.2
12 UCF 3 24 236 8.0 78.7
13 Texas State 5 39 393 7.8 78.6
14 Notre Dame 5 42 391 8.4 78.2
15 Central Michigan 5 44 389 8.8 77.8
16 Iowa State 4 35 310 8.8 77.5
17 Arizona 4 32 306 8.0 76.5
18 California 5 44 376 8.8 75.2
19 Baylor 5 39 374 7.8 74.8
20 SMU 5 45 372 9.0 74.4
21 UCLA 5 42 367 8.4 73.4
21 Cincinnati 5 36 367 7.2 73.4
23 South Florida 5 42 364 8.4 72.8
23 Maryland 4 30 291 7.5 72.8
25 Toledo 4 31 287 7.8 71.8
25 Rutgers 5 38 359 7.6 71.8
27 Appalachian State 4 32 283 8.0 70.8
28 Stanford 5 37 352 7.4 70.4
29 UNLV 4 29 281 7.3 70.3
30 BYU 5 38 347 7.6 69.4
31 West Virginia 4 32 265 8.0 66.3
32 Iowa 5 37 329 7.4 65.8
33 Georgia State 3 23 197 7.7 65.7
34 Eastern Michigan 4 29 262 7.3 65.5
35 Kentucky 5 39 326 7.8 65.2
36 Massachusetts 6 40 387 6.7 64.5
37 North Carolina State 5 39 322 7.8 64.4
38 Kent State 5 35 320 7.0 64.0
39 Duke 5 32 316 6.4 63.2
40 Troy 5 40 315 8.0 63.0
41 Houston 4 31 250 7.8 62.5
42 Wisconsin 4 27 249 6.8 62.3
43 Purdue 4 32 243 8.0 60.8
44 Marshall 4 23 242 5.8 60.5
45 Minnesota 4 23 241 5.8 60.3
46 Colorado 5 31 301 6.2 60.2
47 Arkansas State 3 21 180 7.0 60.0
47 Old Dominion 4 21 240 5.3 60.0
49 Kansas 4 26 235 6.5 58.8
50 Syracuse 5 31 293 6.2 58.6
51 Western Michigan 5 31 291 6.2 58.2
52 UTSA 3 18 174 6.0 58.0
53 Utah State 5 40 288 8.0 57.6
53 Hawai'i 5 30 288 6.0 57.6
53 Miami (Ohio) 5 29 288 5.8 57.6
56 Ohio 5 34 286 6.8 57.2
57 Idaho 4 24 228 6.0 57.0
58 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 26 227 6.5 56.8
59 Temple 5 36 281 7.2 56.2
60 New Mexico State 5 35 277 7.0 55.4
60 New Mexico 5 32 277 6.4 55.4
62 Nebraska 5 33 275 6.6 55.0
62 Texas Tech 4 23 220 5.8 55.0
62 Western Kentucky 4 21 220 5.3 55.0
65 Mississippi 4 24 219 6.0 54.8
66 Florida International 4 27 216 6.8 54.0
66 Washington State 5 31 270 6.2 54.0
68 Buffalo 5 30 268 6.0 53.6
69 UTEP 5 29 261 5.8 52.2
70 Virginia Tech 5 35 260 7.0 52.0
71 Coastal Carolina 4 19 204 4.8 51.0
72 San Jose State 6 38 305 6.3 50.8
73 Louisville 5 24 253 4.8 50.6
74 Florida 4 25 202 6.3 50.5
75 Indiana 4 25 201 6.3 50.3
75 Southern Mississippi 4 24 201 6.0 50.3
77 Utah 4 19 198 4.8 49.5
78 Georgia 5 31 246 6.2 49.2
79 USC 5 35 245 7.0 49.0
80 San Diego State 5 27 243 5.4 48.6
81 North Texas 5 27 241 5.4 48.2
81 Oregon 5 24 241 4.8 48.2
83 Texas 4 29 191 7.3 47.8
84 TCU 4 21 189 5.3 47.3
85 Oregon State 5 29 236 5.8 47.2
85 Charlotte 5 27 236 5.4 47.2
87 UAB 4 23 188 5.8 47.0
87 Washington 5 25 235 5.0 47.0
89 Oklahoma 4 22 186 5.5 46.5
89 Michigan 4 20 186 5.0 46.5
91 Florida Atlantic 5 27 229 5.4 45.8
92 Tennessee 5 30 228 6.0 45.6
93 Northwestern 4 22 182 5.5 45.5
94 Ball State 5 24 226 4.8 45.2
95 Arkansas 4 25 180 6.3 45.0
96 Oklahoma State 5 27 224 5.4 44.8
97 Colorado State 5 27 221 5.4 44.2
98 Mississippi State 5 21 220 4.2 44.0
99 Kansas State 4 25 175 6.3 43.8
99 Wake Forest 5 24 219 4.8 43.8
101 Boston College 5 26 218 5.2 43.6
102 Florida State 3 18 130 6.0 43.3
103 Texas A&M 5 29 214 5.8 42.8
103 Army 5 24 214 4.8 42.8
105 Penn State 5 23 209 4.6 41.8
106 Middle Tennessee 5 23 208 4.6 41.6
107 Vanderbilt 5 31 207 6.2 41.4
108 Clemson 5 26 205 5.2 41.0
109 Navy 4 22 161 5.5 40.3
110 Wyoming 5 22 201 4.4 40.2
111 Auburn 5 30 199 6.0 39.8
111 Georgia Tech 4 16 159 4.0 39.8
113 Virginia 4 19 157 4.8 39.3
113 Air Force 4 16 157 4.0 39.3
115 Ohio State 5 24 191 4.8 38.2
116 Michigan State 4 20 152 5.0 38.0
116 Tulane 4 20 152 5.0 38.0
118 Georgia Southern 3 15 113 5.0 37.7
119 Boise State 4 17 143 4.3 35.8
120 Fresno State 4 19 141 4.8 35.3
121 Louisiana Tech 5 24 175 4.8 35.0
121 South Alabama 5 23 175 4.6 35.0
123 North Carolina 5 21 173 4.2 34.6
124 LSU 5 26 171 5.2 34.2
125 Missouri 4 16 134 4.0 33.5
126 Bowling Green 5 23 166 4.6 33.2
127 South Carolina 5 24 164 4.8 32.8
128 Pittsburgh 5 18 145 3.6 29.0
129 Rice 5 15 142 3.0 28.4
130 Alabama 5 16 100 3.2 20.0