2017 National Leaders Penalties - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.0 | 11.0 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 1 | 4 | 15 | 4.0 | 15.0 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 2 | 4 | 35 | 2.0 | 17.5 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 1 | 3 | 20 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 1 | 3 | 20 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 4 | 20 | 4.0 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 5 | 20 | 5.0 | 20.0 |
| 13 | Clemson | 2 | 6 | 42 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 14 | Washington | 1 | 4 | 22 | 4.0 | 22.0 |
| 15 | Georgia State | 2 | 6 | 50 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 15 | Navy | 2 | 7 | 50 | 3.5 | 25.0 |
| 15 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 8 | 50 | 4.0 | 25.0 |
| 18 | Alabama | 2 | 8 | 51 | 4.0 | 25.5 |
| 19 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 26 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 20 | LSU | 1 | 5 | 27 | 5.0 | 27.0 |
| 21 | Army | 2 | 6 | 57 | 3.0 | 28.5 |
| 22 | Duke | 1 | 2 | 30 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 22 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 4 | 30 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| 24 | Utah | 1 | 5 | 32 | 5.0 | 32.0 |
| 25 | SMU | 1 | 5 | 35 | 5.0 | 35.0 |
| 26 | Akron | 2 | 7 | 74 | 3.5 | 37.0 |
| 26 | TCU | 2 | 8 | 74 | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| 26 | Idaho | 1 | 5 | 37 | 5.0 | 37.0 |
| 29 | Appalachian State | 2 | 9 | 75 | 4.5 | 37.5 |
| 30 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 5 | 38 | 5.0 | 38.0 |
| 31 | Ohio State | 2 | 8 | 78 | 4.0 | 39.0 |
| 31 | Toledo | 2 | 9 | 78 | 4.5 | 39.0 |
| 33 | Virginia | 1 | 4 | 40 | 4.0 | 40.0 |
| 33 | Michigan | 1 | 6 | 40 | 6.0 | 40.0 |
| 35 | Louisville | 1 | 6 | 42 | 6.0 | 42.0 |
| 36 | Stanford | 2 | 10 | 88 | 5.0 | 44.0 |
| 36 | Houston | 1 | 6 | 44 | 6.0 | 44.0 |
| 36 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 7 | 44 | 7.0 | 44.0 |
| 39 | Wake Forest | 1 | 4 | 45 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | 2 | 9 | 90 | 4.5 | 45.0 |
| 39 | North Carolina State | 1 | 5 | 45 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 39 | Florida State | 2 | 10 | 90 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 43 | Washington State | 1 | 4 | 46 | 4.0 | 46.0 |
| 44 | Arizona | 1 | 6 | 47 | 6.0 | 47.0 |
| 45 | Wyoming | 1 | 5 | 49 | 5.0 | 49.0 |
| 46 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 5 | 50 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 46 | Purdue | 1 | 5 | 50 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 46 | Michigan State | 1 | 6 | 50 | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| 46 | Auburn | 2 | 13 | 100 | 6.5 | 50.0 |
| 50 | West Virginia | 1 | 5 | 51 | 5.0 | 51.0 |
| 51 | Florida International | 2 | 11 | 109 | 5.5 | 54.5 |
| 51 | Fresno State | 2 | 15 | 109 | 7.5 | 54.5 |
| 53 | USC | 2 | 12 | 111 | 6.0 | 55.5 |
| 54 | UAB | 1 | 8 | 56 | 8.0 | 56.0 |
| 55 | Boston College | 1 | 6 | 57 | 6.0 | 57.0 |
| 55 | Massachusetts | 1 | 6 | 57 | 6.0 | 57.0 |
| 57 | New Mexico State | 2 | 14 | 115 | 7.0 | 57.5 |
| 58 | Boise State | 2 | 13 | 120 | 6.5 | 60.0 |
| 59 | Central Michigan | 1 | 7 | 61 | 7.0 | 61.0 |
| 60 | North Texas | 2 | 13 | 123 | 6.5 | 61.5 |
| 61 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 15 | 125 | 7.5 | 62.5 |
| 62 | Kentucky | 1 | 5 | 65 | 5.0 | 65.0 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 5 | 65 | 5.0 | 65.0 |
| 62 | Georgia | 3 | 19 | 195 | 6.3 | 65.0 |
| 65 | Troy | 2 | 15 | 131 | 7.5 | 65.5 |
| 66 | South Carolina | 1 | 7 | 68 | 7.0 | 68.0 |
| 67 | Ohio | 1 | 6 | 70 | 6.0 | 70.0 |
| 67 | Northwestern | 1 | 7 | 70 | 7.0 | 70.0 |
| 69 | UCF | 2 | 16 | 142 | 8.0 | 71.0 |
| 70 | Arkansas State | 2 | 14 | 146 | 7.0 | 73.0 |
| 70 | UCLA | 1 | 8 | 73 | 8.0 | 73.0 |
| 72 | Utah State | 1 | 8 | 74 | 8.0 | 74.0 |
| 73 | Texas A&M | 1 | 7 | 75 | 7.0 | 75.0 |
| 74 | Memphis | 2 | 19 | 161 | 9.5 | 80.5 |
| 75 | Texas | 1 | 7 | 82 | 7.0 | 82.0 |
| 75 | San Diego State | 1 | 10 | 82 | 10.0 | 82.0 |
| 77 | Missouri | 1 | 9 | 86 | 9.0 | 86.0 |
| 77 | Temple | 1 | 10 | 86 | 10.0 | 86.0 |
| 79 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 10 | 87 | 10.0 | 87.0 |
| 80 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 10 | 89 | 10.0 | 89.0 |
| 81 | Oregon | 1 | 10 | 95 | 10.0 | 95.0 |
| 82 | South Florida | 1 | 10 | 100 | 10.0 | 100.0 |
| 82 | Mississippi State | 1 | 11 | 100 | 11.0 | 100.0 |
| 84 | Texas Tech | 1 | 10 | 107 | 10.0 | 107.0 |
| 84 | Marshall | 1 | 11 | 107 | 11.0 | 107.0 |