2017 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 2 | 22 | 188 | 11.0 | 94.0 |
| 2 | Auburn | 2 | 15 | 165 | 7.5 | 82.5 |
| 3 | North Texas | 2 | 17 | 158 | 8.5 | 79.0 |
| 4 | Boise State | 2 | 18 | 152 | 9.0 | 76.0 |
| 5 | Florida International | 2 | 16 | 143 | 8.0 | 71.5 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 2 | 17 | 133 | 8.5 | 66.5 |
| 7 | Troy | 2 | 14 | 131 | 7.0 | 65.5 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 2 | 15 | 126 | 7.5 | 63.0 |
| 9 | Fresno State | 2 | 15 | 114 | 7.5 | 57.0 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 2 | 13 | 109 | 6.5 | 54.5 |
| 11 | Colorado State | 1 | 11 | 107 | 11.0 | 107.0 |
| 11 | South Florida | 1 | 10 | 107 | 10.0 | 107.0 |
| 11 | Army | 2 | 14 | 107 | 7.0 | 53.5 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 10 | 106 | 5.0 | 53.0 |
| 15 | USC | 2 | 10 | 103 | 5.0 | 51.5 |
| 16 | Louisville | 1 | 11 | 100 | 11.0 | 100.0 |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 1 | 10 | 100 | 10.0 | 100.0 |
| 16 | New Mexico State | 2 | 10 | 100 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 19 | Akron | 2 | 10 | 95 | 5.0 | 47.5 |
| 20 | Alabama | 2 | 10 | 94 | 5.0 | 47.0 |
| 21 | Ohio State | 2 | 9 | 90 | 4.5 | 45.0 |
| 22 | Memphis | 2 | 11 | 88 | 5.5 | 44.0 |
| 23 | Texas | 1 | 9 | 86 | 9.0 | 86.0 |
| 24 | Georgia | 3 | 12 | 85 | 4.0 | 28.3 |
| 25 | Missouri | 1 | 7 | 82 | 7.0 | 82.0 |
| 25 | Florida State | 2 | 12 | 82 | 6.0 | 41.0 |
| 27 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 7 | 81 | 7.0 | 81.0 |
| 28 | Stanford | 2 | 10 | 80 | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| 29 | Wake Forest | 1 | 7 | 75 | 7.0 | 75.0 |
| 30 | Kansas State | 1 | 8 | 73 | 8.0 | 73.0 |
| 31 | South Alabama | 1 | 10 | 70 | 10.0 | 70.0 |
| 31 | Kentucky | 1 | 7 | 70 | 7.0 | 70.0 |
| 31 | UAB | 1 | 6 | 70 | 6.0 | 70.0 |
| 34 | Michigan | 1 | 7 | 68 | 7.0 | 68.0 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 2 | 9 | 68 | 4.5 | 34.0 |
| 36 | Northwestern | 1 | 5 | 65 | 5.0 | 65.0 |
| 36 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 5 | 65 | 5.0 | 65.0 |
| 38 | Wyoming | 1 | 7 | 61 | 7.0 | 61.0 |
| 39 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 6 | 60 | 6.0 | 60.0 |
| 40 | Temple | 1 | 6 | 59 | 6.0 | 59.0 |
| 41 | Iowa | 1 | 6 | 57 | 6.0 | 57.0 |
| 42 | Ohio | 1 | 8 | 56 | 8.0 | 56.0 |
| 43 | Houston | 1 | 7 | 52 | 7.0 | 52.0 |
| 44 | Utah | 1 | 5 | 51 | 5.0 | 51.0 |
| 45 | Washington State | 1 | 6 | 50 | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| 45 | Arizona | 1 | 5 | 50 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 45 | Massachusetts | 1 | 5 | 50 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 45 | SMU | 1 | 5 | 50 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 45 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 5 | 50 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 45 | Oregon | 1 | 4 | 50 | 4.0 | 50.0 |
| 45 | Toledo | 2 | 7 | 50 | 3.5 | 25.0 |
| 45 | Appalachian State | 2 | 6 | 50 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 45 | Navy | 2 | 6 | 50 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 54 | Central Michigan | 1 | 5 | 49 | 5.0 | 49.0 |
| 55 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 5 | 48 | 2.5 | 24.0 |
| 56 | Purdue | 1 | 6 | 47 | 6.0 | 47.0 |
| 56 | San Diego State | 1 | 4 | 47 | 4.0 | 47.0 |
| 58 | Michigan State | 1 | 4 | 46 | 4.0 | 46.0 |
| 59 | Arizona State | 1 | 5 | 45 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 59 | Texas A&M | 1 | 4 | 45 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 59 | Utah State | 1 | 4 | 45 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 59 | TCU | 2 | 6 | 45 | 3.0 | 22.5 |
| 63 | Mississippi State | 1 | 6 | 42 | 6.0 | 42.0 |
| 64 | South Carolina | 1 | 6 | 40 | 6.0 | 40.0 |
| 64 | Clemson | 2 | 6 | 40 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 66 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 5 | 35 | 5.0 | 35.0 |
| 67 | Iowa State | 1 | 5 | 34 | 5.0 | 34.0 |
| 68 | West Virginia | 1 | 5 | 32 | 5.0 | 32.0 |
| 69 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 4 | 30 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| 69 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 4 | 30 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| 69 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 30 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| 69 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 30 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 73 | Notre Dame | 1 | 5 | 27 | 5.0 | 27.0 |
| 74 | Virginia | 1 | 3 | 25 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 75 | Penn State | 1 | 4 | 22 | 4.0 | 22.0 |
| 76 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 5 | 20 | 5.0 | 20.0 |
| 76 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 4 | 20 | 4.0 | 20.0 |
| 76 | Boston College | 1 | 3 | 20 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 76 | UCLA | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 76 | Idaho | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 76 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 82 | LSU | 1 | 4 | 15 | 4.0 | 15.0 |
| 82 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 84 | Duke | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.0 | 11.0 |
| 85 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 4.0 |