2017 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 6 | 50 | 516 | 8.3 | 86.0 |
| 2 | Memphis | 5 | 48 | 407 | 9.6 | 81.4 |
| 3 | UCLA | 7 | 61 | 560 | 8.7 | 80.0 |
| 4 | Arizona | 7 | 60 | 553 | 8.6 | 79.0 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 6 | 50 | 473 | 8.3 | 78.8 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 7 | 56 | 515 | 8.0 | 73.6 |
| 7 | Akron | 8 | 60 | 586 | 7.5 | 73.3 |
| 8 | Nevada | 6 | 45 | 439 | 7.5 | 73.2 |
| 9 | SMU | 6 | 42 | 438 | 7.0 | 73.0 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 6 | 47 | 425 | 7.8 | 70.8 |
| 11 | Ohio | 7 | 50 | 486 | 7.1 | 69.4 |
| 12 | Oregon State | 6 | 43 | 412 | 7.2 | 68.7 |
| 13 | UTEP | 7 | 48 | 476 | 6.9 | 68.0 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 7 | 47 | 474 | 6.7 | 67.7 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | 7 | 45 | 465 | 6.4 | 66.4 |
| 16 | Idaho | 6 | 42 | 395 | 7.0 | 65.8 |
| 17 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 44 | 456 | 6.3 | 65.1 |
| 18 | Temple | 7 | 49 | 453 | 7.0 | 64.7 |
| 19 | Louisville | 7 | 45 | 450 | 6.4 | 64.3 |
| 20 | Central Michigan | 8 | 55 | 512 | 6.9 | 64.0 |
| 21 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 52 | 447 | 7.4 | 63.9 |
| 22 | Colorado | 6 | 37 | 381 | 6.2 | 63.5 |
| 23 | Minnesota | 5 | 31 | 317 | 6.2 | 63.4 |
| 24 | USF | 6 | 45 | 378 | 7.5 | 63.0 |
| 24 | Penn State | 6 | 41 | 378 | 6.8 | 63.0 |
| 26 | Colorado State | 7 | 49 | 435 | 7.0 | 62.1 |
| 27 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 36 | 372 | 6.0 | 62.0 |
| 28 | Ole Miss | 5 | 30 | 308 | 6.0 | 61.6 |
| 29 | Western Michigan | 6 | 41 | 368 | 6.8 | 61.3 |
| 30 | Illinois | 5 | 37 | 304 | 7.4 | 60.8 |
| 30 | Maryland | 6 | 37 | 365 | 6.2 | 60.8 |
| 32 | California | 6 | 42 | 362 | 7.0 | 60.3 |
| 33 | Appalachian State | 7 | 50 | 420 | 7.1 | 60.0 |
| 34 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 44 | 419 | 6.3 | 59.9 |
| 35 | New Mexico State | 8 | 52 | 472 | 6.5 | 59.0 |
| 36 | East Carolina | 5 | 30 | 294 | 6.0 | 58.8 |
| 37 | Auburn | 7 | 46 | 411 | 6.6 | 58.7 |
| 38 | UAB | 7 | 42 | 410 | 6.0 | 58.6 |
| 39 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 41 | 405 | 5.9 | 57.9 |
| 40 | Nebraska | 5 | 32 | 289 | 6.4 | 57.8 |
| 41 | Texas A&M | 6 | 41 | 346 | 6.8 | 57.7 |
| 41 | Arizona State | 6 | 38 | 346 | 6.3 | 57.7 |
| 41 | Kentucky | 6 | 38 | 346 | 6.3 | 57.7 |
| 44 | San Jose State | 7 | 45 | 403 | 6.4 | 57.6 |
| 45 | Missouri | 6 | 40 | 344 | 6.7 | 57.3 |
| 45 | USC | 7 | 43 | 401 | 6.1 | 57.3 |
| 47 | Purdue | 7 | 50 | 399 | 7.1 | 57.0 |
| 48 | FIU | 7 | 47 | 396 | 6.7 | 56.6 |
| 49 | Buffalo | 6 | 34 | 339 | 5.7 | 56.5 |
| 50 | North Texas | 8 | 48 | 451 | 6.0 | 56.4 |
| 51 | Ohio State | 7 | 47 | 391 | 6.7 | 55.9 |
| 52 | UTSA | 6 | 30 | 334 | 5.0 | 55.7 |
| 53 | Texas | 7 | 50 | 388 | 7.1 | 55.4 |
| 54 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 32 | 327 | 5.3 | 54.5 |
| 55 | Washington State | 6 | 35 | 324 | 5.8 | 54.0 |
| 55 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 28 | 270 | 5.6 | 54.0 |
| 55 | Northwestern | 6 | 33 | 324 | 5.5 | 54.0 |
| 58 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 43 | 372 | 6.1 | 53.1 |
| 59 | Houston | 6 | 40 | 317 | 6.7 | 52.8 |
| 60 | BYU | 7 | 39 | 369 | 5.6 | 52.7 |
| 61 | UCF | 6 | 38 | 315 | 6.3 | 52.5 |
| 62 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 43 | 366 | 6.1 | 52.3 |
| 63 | Virginia | 6 | 34 | 311 | 5.7 | 51.8 |
| 63 | New Mexico | 6 | 32 | 311 | 5.3 | 51.8 |
| 65 | Iowa State | 7 | 37 | 362 | 5.3 | 51.7 |
| 66 | Stanford | 8 | 48 | 409 | 6.0 | 51.1 |
| 67 | UNLV | 6 | 30 | 305 | 5.0 | 50.8 |
| 68 | Michigan | 7 | 37 | 354 | 5.3 | 50.6 |
| 69 | Kansas | 5 | 30 | 252 | 6.0 | 50.4 |
| 70 | Troy | 7 | 38 | 352 | 5.4 | 50.3 |
| 71 | Indiana | 6 | 34 | 301 | 5.7 | 50.2 |
| 72 | Clemson | 7 | 41 | 351 | 5.9 | 50.1 |
| 73 | Notre Dame | 6 | 34 | 298 | 5.7 | 49.7 |
| 74 | Florida | 5 | 31 | 247 | 6.2 | 49.4 |
| 75 | Kansas State | 6 | 30 | 294 | 5.0 | 49.0 |
| 75 | Oregon | 6 | 29 | 294 | 4.8 | 49.0 |
| 77 | West Virginia | 7 | 43 | 342 | 6.1 | 48.9 |
| 78 | Toledo | 8 | 43 | 390 | 5.4 | 48.8 |
| 79 | Boise State | 7 | 33 | 340 | 4.7 | 48.6 |
| 80 | Georgia State | 7 | 42 | 338 | 6.0 | 48.3 |
| 80 | Air Force | 6 | 31 | 290 | 5.2 | 48.3 |
| 82 | Utah State | 7 | 45 | 337 | 6.4 | 48.1 |
| 83 | Oklahoma | 8 | 45 | 383 | 5.6 | 47.9 |
| 83 | Marshall | 7 | 33 | 335 | 4.7 | 47.9 |
| 85 | Tennessee | 5 | 30 | 235 | 6.0 | 47.0 |
| 85 | Syracuse | 5 | 29 | 235 | 5.8 | 47.0 |
| 85 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 40 | 329 | 5.7 | 47.0 |
| 85 | Wake Forest | 7 | 36 | 329 | 5.1 | 47.0 |
| 89 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 36 | 234 | 7.2 | 46.8 |
| 89 | Wyoming | 6 | 27 | 281 | 4.5 | 46.8 |
| 91 | Texas State | 6 | 37 | 279 | 6.2 | 46.5 |
| 92 | Hawaii | 6 | 31 | 274 | 5.2 | 45.7 |
| 92 | San Diego State | 6 | 29 | 274 | 4.8 | 45.7 |
| 94 | South Carolina | 6 | 35 | 271 | 5.8 | 45.2 |
| 94 | North Carolina | 5 | 23 | 226 | 4.6 | 45.2 |
| 96 | Old Dominion | 6 | 24 | 269 | 4.0 | 44.8 |
| 97 | South Alabama | 6 | 38 | 267 | 6.3 | 44.5 |
| 98 | Fresno State | 8 | 44 | 354 | 5.5 | 44.3 |
| 98 | Florida State | 7 | 36 | 310 | 5.1 | 44.3 |
| 98 | Tulane | 6 | 30 | 266 | 5.0 | 44.3 |
| 101 | Charlotte | 6 | 34 | 260 | 5.7 | 43.3 |
| 102 | Louisiana | 7 | 34 | 302 | 4.9 | 43.1 |
| 103 | Baylor | 6 | 29 | 256 | 4.8 | 42.7 |
| 104 | Kent State | 7 | 36 | 298 | 5.1 | 42.6 |
| 105 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 42 | 339 | 5.3 | 42.4 |
| 106 | Bowling Green | 7 | 33 | 294 | 4.7 | 42.0 |
| 107 | Utah | 6 | 26 | 251 | 4.3 | 41.8 |
| 108 | Iowa | 6 | 31 | 250 | 5.2 | 41.7 |
| 109 | Arkansas | 6 | 30 | 249 | 5.0 | 41.5 |
| 110 | TCU | 8 | 37 | 328 | 4.6 | 41.0 |
| 111 | Wisconsin | 7 | 34 | 284 | 4.9 | 40.6 |
| 112 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 31 | 243 | 5.2 | 40.5 |
| 113 | Duke | 6 | 27 | 242 | 4.5 | 40.3 |
| 114 | Southern Miss | 7 | 30 | 280 | 4.3 | 40.0 |
| 115 | Army | 7 | 32 | 276 | 4.6 | 39.4 |
| 116 | Georgia | 9 | 52 | 353 | 5.8 | 39.2 |
| 117 | Alabama | 7 | 33 | 259 | 4.7 | 37.0 |
| 118 | Washington | 6 | 23 | 221 | 3.8 | 36.8 |
| 119 | Rutgers | 5 | 22 | 174 | 4.4 | 34.8 |
| 120 | LSU | 7 | 32 | 243 | 4.6 | 34.7 |
| 121 | Navy | 7 | 33 | 237 | 4.7 | 33.9 |
| 122 | NC State | 7 | 30 | 236 | 4.3 | 33.7 |
| 123 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 22 | 199 | 3.7 | 33.2 |
| 124 | Michigan State | 6 | 20 | 194 | 3.3 | 32.3 |
| 125 | Mississippi State | 6 | 22 | 185 | 3.7 | 30.8 |
| 126 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 18 | 150 | 3.6 | 30.0 |
| 127 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 25 | 148 | 5.0 | 29.6 |
| 128 | Boston College | 7 | 27 | 205 | 3.9 | 29.3 |
| 129 | Ball State | 6 | 18 | 165 | 3.0 | 27.5 |
| 130 | Rice | 7 | 22 | 183 | 3.1 | 26.1 |