2017 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 11 | 93 | 897 | 8.5 | 81.5 |
| 2 | Temple | 12 | 87 | 784 | 7.3 | 65.3 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 11 | 85 | 727 | 7.7 | 66.1 |
| 4 | UCF | 10 | 82 | 747 | 8.2 | 74.7 |
| 5 | Ohio | 10 | 79 | 736 | 7.9 | 73.6 |
| 6 | Memphis | 10 | 78 | 665 | 7.8 | 66.5 |
| 7 | UAB | 11 | 77 | 703 | 7.0 | 63.9 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 76 | 720 | 7.6 | 72.0 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 8 | 74 | 668 | 9.3 | 83.5 |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 74 | 629 | 7.4 | 62.9 |
| 11 | SMU | 11 | 73 | 682 | 6.6 | 62.0 |
| 12 | Texas State | 10 | 72 | 632 | 7.2 | 63.2 |
| 12 | Arkansas State | 10 | 72 | 631 | 7.2 | 63.1 |
| 14 | Akron | 11 | 71 | 690 | 6.5 | 62.7 |
| 14 | North Texas | 12 | 71 | 646 | 5.9 | 53.8 |
| 16 | Nevada | 9 | 69 | 648 | 7.7 | 72.0 |
| 16 | Cincinnati | 10 | 69 | 647 | 6.9 | 64.7 |
| 16 | UTEP | 10 | 69 | 613 | 6.9 | 61.3 |
| 16 | Marshall | 12 | 69 | 696 | 5.8 | 58.0 |
| 16 | Utah State | 10 | 69 | 549 | 6.9 | 54.9 |
| 21 | East Carolina | 9 | 68 | 635 | 7.6 | 70.6 |
| 21 | Troy | 11 | 68 | 633 | 6.2 | 57.5 |
| 21 | Appalachian State | 10 | 68 | 573 | 6.8 | 57.3 |
| 21 | San Jose State | 10 | 68 | 561 | 6.8 | 56.1 |
| 25 | Massachusetts | 9 | 67 | 639 | 7.4 | 71.0 |
| 26 | USF | 9 | 64 | 511 | 7.1 | 56.8 |
| 27 | Western Michigan | 9 | 63 | 564 | 7.0 | 62.7 |
| 27 | Navy | 12 | 63 | 483 | 5.3 | 40.3 |
| 29 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 62 | 616 | 6.2 | 61.6 |
| 29 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 62 | 613 | 5.6 | 55.7 |
| 29 | Toledo | 12 | 62 | 596 | 5.2 | 49.7 |
| 32 | Buffalo | 10 | 61 | 583 | 6.1 | 58.3 |
| 32 | FIU | 12 | 61 | 519 | 5.1 | 43.3 |
| 34 | Houston | 10 | 60 | 485 | 6.0 | 48.5 |
| 35 | Tulane | 10 | 59 | 558 | 5.9 | 55.8 |
| 35 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 59 | 538 | 5.9 | 53.8 |
| 35 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 59 | 512 | 4.9 | 42.7 |
| 38 | Kent State | 9 | 58 | 452 | 6.4 | 50.2 |
| 39 | Fresno State | 11 | 57 | 446 | 5.2 | 40.5 |
| 40 | Central Michigan | 9 | 56 | 529 | 6.2 | 58.8 |
| 40 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 56 | 553 | 5.6 | 55.3 |
| 42 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 55 | 575 | 6.1 | 63.9 |
| 42 | Wyoming | 10 | 55 | 519 | 5.5 | 51.9 |
| 42 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 55 | 414 | 5.5 | 41.4 |
| 45 | Georgia State | 10 | 54 | 432 | 5.4 | 43.2 |
| 46 | Colorado State | 9 | 53 | 453 | 5.9 | 50.3 |
| 47 | New Mexico | 10 | 52 | 482 | 5.2 | 48.2 |
| 47 | Idaho | 10 | 52 | 459 | 5.2 | 45.9 |
| 49 | South Alabama | 9 | 51 | 366 | 5.7 | 40.7 |
| 50 | Louisiana | 9 | 50 | 441 | 5.6 | 49.0 |
| 50 | Hawaii | 10 | 50 | 462 | 5.0 | 46.2 |
| 52 | Charlotte | 10 | 49 | 381 | 4.9 | 38.1 |
| 52 | Army | 10 | 49 | 375 | 4.9 | 37.5 |
| 54 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 48 | 432 | 5.3 | 48.0 |
| 55 | UNLV | 10 | 47 | 439 | 4.7 | 43.9 |
| 56 | Bowling Green | 9 | 46 | 422 | 5.1 | 46.9 |
| 57 | Boise State | 11 | 44 | 412 | 4.0 | 37.5 |
| 58 | UTSA | 9 | 43 | 472 | 4.8 | 52.4 |
| 58 | Ball State | 10 | 43 | 418 | 4.3 | 41.8 |
| 58 | San Diego State | 10 | 43 | 396 | 4.3 | 39.6 |
| 58 | Rice | 10 | 43 | 346 | 4.3 | 34.6 |
| 62 | Air Force | 10 | 41 | 365 | 4.1 | 36.5 |
| 63 | Old Dominion | 9 | 40 | 403 | 4.4 | 44.8 |
| 64 | Southern Miss | 9 | 39 | 360 | 4.3 | 40.0 |
| 65 | Illinois | 3 | 29 | 265 | 9.7 | 88.3 |
| 65 | BYU | 8 | 29 | 268 | 3.6 | 33.5 |
| 67 | Boston College | 4 | 26 | 215 | 6.5 | 53.8 |
| 68 | Wisconsin | 3 | 22 | 199 | 7.3 | 66.3 |
| 69 | Tennessee | 2 | 21 | 163 | 10.5 | 81.5 |
| 69 | Stanford | 3 | 21 | 186 | 7.0 | 62.0 |
| 71 | UCLA | 2 | 19 | 189 | 9.5 | 94.5 |
| 71 | Georgia | 2 | 19 | 168 | 9.5 | 84.0 |
| 73 | Iowa | 2 | 18 | 159 | 9.0 | 79.5 |
| 73 | Arizona State | 2 | 18 | 154 | 9.0 | 77.0 |
| 75 | Notre Dame | 3 | 17 | 148 | 5.7 | 49.3 |
| 76 | Texas Tech | 2 | 16 | 150 | 8.0 | 75.0 |
| 76 | Kansas | 2 | 16 | 141 | 8.0 | 70.5 |
| 76 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 16 | 126 | 8.0 | 63.0 |
| 76 | Wake Forest | 3 | 16 | 144 | 5.3 | 48.0 |
| 80 | Syracuse | 2 | 14 | 151 | 7.0 | 75.5 |
| 80 | Arizona | 2 | 14 | 145 | 7.0 | 72.5 |
| 80 | Auburn | 3 | 14 | 103 | 4.7 | 34.3 |
| 80 | LSU | 3 | 14 | 89 | 4.7 | 29.7 |
| 84 | Indiana | 1 | 13 | 108 | 13.0 | 108.0 |
| 84 | Kentucky | 2 | 13 | 119 | 6.5 | 59.5 |
| 84 | North Carolina | 2 | 13 | 118 | 6.5 | 59.0 |
| 84 | NC State | 2 | 13 | 115 | 6.5 | 57.5 |
| 84 | USC | 2 | 13 | 85 | 6.5 | 42.5 |
| 84 | Michigan State | 3 | 13 | 105 | 4.3 | 35.0 |
| 84 | Virginia | 3 | 13 | 94 | 4.3 | 31.3 |
| 91 | Colorado | 2 | 12 | 136 | 6.0 | 68.0 |
| 91 | Iowa State | 2 | 12 | 113 | 6.0 | 56.5 |
| 91 | Penn State | 2 | 12 | 109 | 6.0 | 54.5 |
| 91 | Nebraska | 2 | 12 | 88 | 6.0 | 44.0 |
| 91 | Arkansas | 2 | 12 | 84 | 6.0 | 42.0 |
| 91 | Florida State | 2 | 12 | 82 | 6.0 | 41.0 |
| 97 | Maryland | 1 | 11 | 106 | 11.0 | 106.0 |
| 97 | Clemson | 1 | 11 | 79 | 11.0 | 79.0 |
| 97 | Missouri | 2 | 11 | 115 | 5.5 | 57.5 |
| 97 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 11 | 75 | 5.5 | 37.5 |
| 101 | Baylor | 1 | 10 | 75 | 10.0 | 75.0 |
| 101 | Oregon | 2 | 10 | 112 | 5.0 | 56.0 |
| 101 | Utah | 2 | 10 | 93 | 5.0 | 46.5 |
| 101 | Washington State | 2 | 10 | 87 | 5.0 | 43.5 |
| 101 | Minnesota | 2 | 10 | 80 | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| 101 | Mississippi State | 3 | 10 | 105 | 3.3 | 35.0 |
| 107 | Rutgers | 1 | 9 | 93 | 9.0 | 93.0 |
| 107 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 9 | 88 | 4.5 | 44.0 |
| 107 | Northwestern | 2 | 9 | 80 | 4.5 | 40.0 |
| 107 | Ole Miss | 2 | 9 | 72 | 4.5 | 36.0 |
| 107 | Duke | 2 | 9 | 60 | 4.5 | 30.0 |
| 107 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 45 | 4.5 | 22.5 |
| 113 | West Virginia | 1 | 8 | 103 | 8.0 | 103.0 |
| 113 | Oregon State | 1 | 8 | 40 | 8.0 | 40.0 |
| 115 | Kansas State | 1 | 7 | 50 | 7.0 | 50.0 |
| 115 | Texas | 1 | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 49.0 |
| 115 | Oklahoma | 2 | 7 | 70 | 3.5 | 35.0 |
| 115 | Michigan | 2 | 7 | 59 | 3.5 | 29.5 |
| 119 | Washington | 1 | 6 | 54 | 6.0 | 54.0 |
| 119 | Ohio State | 2 | 6 | 52 | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| 119 | Texas A&M | 2 | 6 | 44 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 122 | TCU | 1 | 5 | 53 | 5.0 | 53.0 |
| 122 | Louisville | 1 | 5 | 45 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 124 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 4 | 37 | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| 124 | Alabama | 2 | 4 | 20 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 126 | Purdue | 1 | 3 | 30 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 126 | South Carolina | 1 | 3 | 18 | 3.0 | 18.0 |
| 126 | Florida | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 | 15.0 |