2017 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 6 | 19 | 136 | 3.2 | 22.7 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 15 | 105 | 3.8 | 26.3 |
| 3 | Texas State | 4 | 16 | 115 | 4.0 | 28.8 |
| 4 | Boston College | 3 | 9 | 92 | 3.0 | 30.7 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 2 | 6 | 62 | 3.0 | 31.0 |
| 6 | Kansas | 2 | 8 | 65 | 4.0 | 32.5 |
| 7 | Iowa | 3 | 12 | 98 | 4.0 | 32.7 |
| 7 | Rice | 3 | 12 | 98 | 4.0 | 32.7 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 18 | 131 | 4.5 | 32.8 |
| 10 | Army | 6 | 27 | 203 | 4.5 | 33.8 |
| 11 | UNLV | 8 | 29 | 275 | 3.6 | 34.4 |
| 12 | Auburn | 4 | 15 | 138 | 3.8 | 34.5 |
| 13 | Air Force | 4 | 14 | 139 | 3.5 | 34.8 |
| 14 | North Texas | 3 | 10 | 105 | 3.3 | 35.0 |
| 15 | Houston | 5 | 23 | 176 | 4.6 | 35.2 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 5 | 19 | 181 | 3.8 | 36.2 |
| 16 | Duke | 5 | 22 | 181 | 4.4 | 36.2 |
| 18 | Washington | 5 | 22 | 184 | 4.4 | 36.8 |
| 19 | Old Dominion | 5 | 21 | 186 | 4.2 | 37.2 |
| 20 | Ball State | 7 | 29 | 263 | 4.1 | 37.6 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 4 | 19 | 152 | 4.8 | 38.0 |
| 22 | Arizona State | 4 | 16 | 154 | 4.0 | 38.5 |
| 23 | Navy | 5 | 20 | 193 | 4.0 | 38.6 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 18 | 196 | 3.6 | 39.2 |
| 25 | Florida State | 3 | 15 | 119 | 5.0 | 39.7 |
| 26 | Akron | 6 | 26 | 239 | 4.3 | 39.8 |
| 27 | Iowa State | 4 | 15 | 160 | 3.8 | 40.0 |
| 27 | Colorado | 4 | 21 | 160 | 5.3 | 40.0 |
| 27 | South Carolina | 4 | 21 | 160 | 5.3 | 40.0 |
| 30 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 28 | 241 | 4.7 | 40.2 |
| 31 | San Diego State | 6 | 28 | 244 | 4.7 | 40.7 |
| 32 | Michigan State | 6 | 27 | 246 | 4.5 | 41.0 |
| 33 | UTEP | 2 | 9 | 83 | 4.5 | 41.5 |
| 34 | BYU | 6 | 30 | 250 | 5.0 | 41.7 |
| 35 | UAB | 6 | 25 | 251 | 4.2 | 41.8 |
| 35 | East Carolina | 4 | 19 | 167 | 4.8 | 41.8 |
| 37 | Nevada | 4 | 20 | 169 | 5.0 | 42.3 |
| 37 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 30 | 254 | 5.0 | 42.3 |
| 39 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 25 | 212 | 5.0 | 42.4 |
| 39 | Louisiana | 7 | 37 | 297 | 5.3 | 42.4 |
| 41 | Texas Tech | 2 | 8 | 85 | 4.0 | 42.5 |
| 42 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 36 | 300 | 5.1 | 42.9 |
| 43 | Kansas State | 6 | 32 | 258 | 5.3 | 43.0 |
| 44 | Georgia | 4 | 22 | 176 | 5.5 | 44.0 |
| 45 | Texas A&M | 6 | 34 | 272 | 5.7 | 45.3 |
| 46 | Ohio | 8 | 42 | 363 | 5.3 | 45.4 |
| 47 | Utah State | 6 | 32 | 280 | 5.3 | 46.7 |
| 48 | Connecticut | 4 | 20 | 187 | 5.0 | 46.8 |
| 49 | Tulsa | 4 | 20 | 188 | 5.0 | 47.0 |
| 50 | Buffalo | 7 | 38 | 334 | 5.4 | 47.7 |
| 51 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 26 | 239 | 5.2 | 47.8 |
| 52 | Kentucky | 5 | 29 | 240 | 5.8 | 48.0 |
| 53 | TCU | 4 | 22 | 193 | 5.5 | 48.3 |
| 54 | Indiana | 5 | 25 | 242 | 5.0 | 48.4 |
| 55 | Wyoming | 6 | 30 | 294 | 5.0 | 49.0 |
| 56 | LSU | 6 | 32 | 295 | 5.3 | 49.2 |
| 57 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 38 | 298 | 6.3 | 49.7 |
| 58 | Georgia State | 8 | 45 | 398 | 5.6 | 49.8 |
| 59 | Massachusetts | 6 | 33 | 302 | 5.5 | 50.3 |
| 60 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 24 | 204 | 6.0 | 51.0 |
| 60 | Florida | 2 | 17 | 102 | 8.5 | 51.0 |
| 62 | Fresno State | 6 | 36 | 311 | 6.0 | 51.8 |
| 63 | Purdue | 5 | 34 | 262 | 6.8 | 52.4 |
| 64 | Virginia | 5 | 27 | 269 | 5.4 | 53.8 |
| 65 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 29 | 272 | 5.8 | 54.4 |
| 66 | Marshall | 6 | 35 | 327 | 5.8 | 54.5 |
| 66 | Boise State | 6 | 39 | 327 | 6.5 | 54.5 |
| 68 | Northwestern | 6 | 31 | 328 | 5.2 | 54.7 |
| 68 | Wake Forest | 3 | 22 | 164 | 7.3 | 54.7 |
| 70 | Appalachian State | 7 | 42 | 384 | 6.0 | 54.9 |
| 71 | Alabama | 4 | 26 | 222 | 6.5 | 55.5 |
| 72 | Washington State | 4 | 23 | 225 | 5.8 | 56.3 |
| 72 | Tulane | 3 | 20 | 169 | 6.7 | 56.3 |
| 74 | South Alabama | 5 | 32 | 282 | 6.4 | 56.4 |
| 74 | New Mexico State | 9 | 63 | 508 | 7.0 | 56.4 |
| 76 | Idaho | 6 | 34 | 339 | 5.7 | 56.5 |
| 76 | New Mexico | 4 | 27 | 226 | 6.8 | 56.5 |
| 78 | Nebraska | 3 | 15 | 170 | 5.0 | 56.7 |
| 79 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 38 | 341 | 6.3 | 56.8 |
| 79 | Ole Miss | 5 | 39 | 284 | 7.8 | 56.8 |
| 81 | Wisconsin | 7 | 42 | 402 | 6.0 | 57.4 |
| 82 | Syracuse | 1 | 9 | 58 | 9.0 | 58.0 |
| 83 | Troy | 6 | 43 | 349 | 7.2 | 58.2 |
| 84 | Western Michigan | 6 | 36 | 351 | 6.0 | 58.5 |
| 85 | San Jose State | 5 | 35 | 293 | 7.0 | 58.6 |
| 86 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 49 | 411 | 7.0 | 58.7 |
| 87 | Rutgers | 5 | 33 | 296 | 6.6 | 59.2 |
| 88 | FIU | 6 | 37 | 357 | 6.2 | 59.5 |
| 89 | Utah | 4 | 29 | 239 | 7.3 | 59.8 |
| 90 | Central Michigan | 7 | 42 | 420 | 6.0 | 60.0 |
| 90 | Illinois | 6 | 38 | 360 | 6.3 | 60.0 |
| 92 | Arizona | 5 | 29 | 301 | 5.8 | 60.2 |
| 93 | Louisville | 4 | 27 | 241 | 6.8 | 60.3 |
| 94 | Stanford | 4 | 29 | 242 | 7.3 | 60.5 |
| 95 | Arkansas State | 7 | 50 | 424 | 7.1 | 60.6 |
| 96 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 49 | 490 | 6.1 | 61.3 |
| 97 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 40 | 371 | 6.7 | 61.8 |
| 98 | Baylor | 2 | 13 | 125 | 6.5 | 62.5 |
| 99 | Mississippi State | 4 | 24 | 258 | 6.0 | 64.5 |
| 100 | Michigan | 7 | 50 | 456 | 7.1 | 65.1 |
| 101 | NC State | 3 | 20 | 196 | 6.7 | 65.3 |
| 102 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 39 | 327 | 7.8 | 65.4 |
| 103 | Kent State | 5 | 33 | 333 | 6.6 | 66.6 |
| 104 | California | 5 | 38 | 334 | 7.6 | 66.8 |
| 105 | North Carolina | 5 | 35 | 337 | 7.0 | 67.4 |
| 106 | Colorado State | 8 | 58 | 550 | 7.3 | 68.8 |
| 107 | Missouri | 6 | 53 | 416 | 8.8 | 69.3 |
| 108 | Clemson | 3 | 20 | 209 | 6.7 | 69.7 |
| 109 | Notre Dame | 2 | 15 | 140 | 7.5 | 70.0 |
| 110 | SMU | 4 | 30 | 282 | 7.5 | 70.5 |
| 111 | Oklahoma | 5 | 34 | 359 | 6.8 | 71.8 |
| 112 | Hawaii | 7 | 55 | 503 | 7.9 | 71.9 |
| 113 | Texas | 5 | 37 | 362 | 7.4 | 72.4 |
| 114 | Charlotte | 3 | 21 | 222 | 7.0 | 74.0 |
| 115 | Ohio State | 6 | 45 | 447 | 7.5 | 74.5 |
| 116 | Bowling Green | 5 | 42 | 377 | 8.4 | 75.4 |
| 117 | UCLA | 3 | 26 | 232 | 8.7 | 77.3 |
| 118 | USC | 5 | 38 | 387 | 7.6 | 77.4 |
| 119 | UCF | 4 | 39 | 311 | 9.8 | 77.8 |
| 120 | Cincinnati | 4 | 33 | 313 | 8.3 | 78.3 |
| 121 | West Virginia | 4 | 28 | 324 | 7.0 | 81.0 |
| 122 | UTSA | 4 | 40 | 340 | 10.0 | 85.0 |
| 123 | Temple | 5 | 41 | 429 | 8.2 | 85.8 |
| 124 | Toledo | 8 | 75 | 706 | 9.4 | 88.3 |
| 125 | Maryland | 3 | 28 | 268 | 9.3 | 89.3 |
| 126 | Oregon State | 3 | 25 | 269 | 8.3 | 89.7 |
| 127 | Oregon | 4 | 37 | 366 | 9.3 | 91.5 |
| 128 | Southern Miss | 5 | 51 | 459 | 10.2 | 91.8 |
| 129 | Memphis | 6 | 59 | 554 | 9.8 | 92.3 |
| 130 | USF | 8 | 82 | 785 | 10.3 | 98.1 |