2018 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 8 | 77 | 746 | 9.6 | 93.3 |
| 2 | Arizona | 9 | 80 | 745 | 8.9 | 82.8 |
| 3 | Hawaii | 8 | 66 | 604 | 8.3 | 75.5 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 8 | 66 | 603 | 8.3 | 75.4 |
| 3 | Utah State | 8 | 66 | 582 | 8.3 | 72.8 |
| 6 | NC State | 8 | 65 | 510 | 8.1 | 63.8 |
| 7 | Purdue | 9 | 72 | 726 | 8.0 | 80.7 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 8 | 64 | 530 | 8.0 | 66.3 |
| 9 | Buffalo | 9 | 70 | 712 | 7.8 | 79.1 |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 62 | 536 | 7.8 | 67.0 |
| 11 | LSU | 8 | 61 | 602 | 7.6 | 75.3 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 8 | 61 | 548 | 7.6 | 68.5 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 9 | 68 | 610 | 7.6 | 67.8 |
| 14 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 60 | 572 | 7.5 | 71.5 |
| 14 | Kent State | 8 | 60 | 562 | 7.5 | 70.3 |
| 14 | Ohio | 8 | 60 | 538 | 7.5 | 67.3 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 8 | 60 | 482 | 7.5 | 60.3 |
| 18 | Baylor | 9 | 66 | 634 | 7.3 | 70.4 |
| 18 | Marshall | 8 | 58 | 520 | 7.3 | 65.0 |
| 18 | Clemson | 9 | 66 | 547 | 7.3 | 60.8 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 8 | 58 | 486 | 7.3 | 60.8 |
| 22 | UCF | 9 | 65 | 573 | 7.2 | 63.7 |
| 23 | SMU | 8 | 57 | 557 | 7.1 | 69.6 |
| 23 | Colorado | 9 | 64 | 610 | 7.1 | 67.8 |
| 23 | Ball State | 8 | 57 | 515 | 7.1 | 64.4 |
| 26 | Auburn | 8 | 56 | 436 | 7.0 | 54.5 |
| 27 | Houston | 8 | 55 | 479 | 6.9 | 59.9 |
| 27 | Florida | 8 | 55 | 468 | 6.9 | 58.5 |
| 29 | Akron | 8 | 54 | 543 | 6.8 | 67.9 |
| 29 | Northwestern | 10 | 68 | 672 | 6.8 | 67.2 |
| 29 | Tulsa | 8 | 54 | 456 | 6.8 | 57.0 |
| 29 | Western Michigan | 8 | 54 | 445 | 6.8 | 55.6 |
| 33 | Indiana | 9 | 60 | 598 | 6.7 | 66.4 |
| 33 | Penn State | 9 | 60 | 543 | 6.7 | 60.3 |
| 35 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 53 | 460 | 6.6 | 57.5 |
| 35 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 53 | 442 | 6.6 | 55.3 |
| 37 | Liberty | 4 | 26 | 276 | 6.5 | 69.0 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 8 | 52 | 546 | 6.5 | 68.3 |
| 37 | Arkansas State | 8 | 52 | 514 | 6.5 | 64.3 |
| 37 | Nevada | 8 | 52 | 453 | 6.5 | 56.6 |
| 37 | Bowling Green | 8 | 52 | 425 | 6.5 | 53.1 |
| 42 | Iowa State | 9 | 58 | 571 | 6.4 | 63.4 |
| 42 | UTSA | 8 | 51 | 487 | 6.4 | 60.9 |
| 42 | Ole Miss | 8 | 51 | 473 | 6.4 | 59.1 |
| 42 | Temple | 8 | 51 | 413 | 6.4 | 51.6 |
| 42 | Tulane | 8 | 51 | 409 | 6.4 | 51.1 |
| 47 | Texas | 10 | 63 | 634 | 6.3 | 63.4 |
| 47 | Michigan | 9 | 57 | 558 | 6.3 | 62.0 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 9 | 57 | 518 | 6.3 | 57.6 |
| 47 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 50 | 432 | 6.3 | 54.0 |
| 47 | Boise State | 9 | 57 | 448 | 6.3 | 49.8 |
| 47 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 50 | 373 | 6.3 | 46.6 |
| 53 | USC | 9 | 56 | 524 | 6.2 | 58.2 |
| 53 | Washington State | 9 | 56 | 505 | 6.2 | 56.1 |
| 53 | Oregon | 9 | 56 | 418 | 6.2 | 46.4 |
| 56 | Kansas | 9 | 55 | 517 | 6.1 | 57.4 |
| 56 | Oklahoma | 10 | 61 | 554 | 6.1 | 55.4 |
| 56 | Missouri | 8 | 49 | 428 | 6.1 | 53.5 |
| 56 | Arkansas | 8 | 49 | 403 | 6.1 | 50.4 |
| 60 | Stanford | 9 | 54 | 519 | 6.0 | 57.7 |
| 60 | Virginia | 8 | 48 | 456 | 6.0 | 57.0 |
| 60 | Nebraska | 9 | 54 | 506 | 6.0 | 56.2 |
| 60 | California | 9 | 54 | 464 | 6.0 | 51.6 |
| 60 | San Jose State | 8 | 48 | 408 | 6.0 | 51.0 |
| 60 | Army | 1 | 6 | 27 | 6.0 | 27.0 |
| 66 | Rutgers | 9 | 53 | 545 | 5.9 | 60.6 |
| 66 | Ohio State | 10 | 59 | 591 | 5.9 | 59.1 |
| 66 | Minnesota | 9 | 53 | 504 | 5.9 | 56.0 |
| 66 | Old Dominion | 8 | 47 | 447 | 5.9 | 55.9 |
| 66 | Iowa | 9 | 53 | 473 | 5.9 | 52.6 |
| 66 | Alabama | 9 | 53 | 452 | 5.9 | 50.2 |
| 72 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 52 | 492 | 5.8 | 54.7 |
| 72 | Cincinnati | 8 | 46 | 431 | 5.8 | 53.9 |
| 72 | Florida State | 8 | 46 | 418 | 5.8 | 52.3 |
| 72 | Colorado State | 8 | 46 | 399 | 5.8 | 49.9 |
| 72 | Memphis | 9 | 52 | 445 | 5.8 | 49.4 |
| 72 | Wake Forest | 8 | 46 | 384 | 5.8 | 48.0 |
| 72 | TCU | 9 | 52 | 408 | 5.8 | 45.3 |
| 72 | Air Force | 8 | 46 | 358 | 5.8 | 44.8 |
| 72 | New Mexico | 8 | 46 | 336 | 5.8 | 42.0 |
| 81 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 51 | 423 | 5.7 | 47.0 |
| 82 | Central Michigan | 8 | 45 | 436 | 5.6 | 54.5 |
| 82 | Troy | 8 | 45 | 431 | 5.6 | 53.9 |
| 82 | Texas State | 8 | 45 | 414 | 5.6 | 51.8 |
| 82 | Appalachian State | 9 | 50 | 411 | 5.6 | 45.7 |
| 82 | USF | 8 | 45 | 335 | 5.6 | 41.9 |
| 87 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 44 | 445 | 5.5 | 55.6 |
| 87 | Duke | 8 | 44 | 421 | 5.5 | 52.6 |
| 87 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 44 | 389 | 5.5 | 48.6 |
| 87 | Tennessee | 8 | 44 | 344 | 5.5 | 43.0 |
| 91 | Arizona State | 9 | 49 | 476 | 5.4 | 52.9 |
| 91 | Louisiana | 9 | 49 | 441 | 5.4 | 49.0 |
| 91 | Georgia State | 8 | 43 | 353 | 5.4 | 44.1 |
| 94 | North Texas | 8 | 42 | 431 | 5.3 | 53.9 |
| 94 | Michigan State | 9 | 48 | 466 | 5.3 | 51.8 |
| 94 | Mississippi State | 8 | 42 | 344 | 5.3 | 43.0 |
| 97 | Oregon State | 9 | 47 | 443 | 5.2 | 49.2 |
| 98 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 41 | 452 | 5.1 | 56.5 |
| 98 | Illinois | 9 | 46 | 474 | 5.1 | 52.7 |
| 98 | Kansas State | 9 | 46 | 449 | 5.1 | 49.9 |
| 98 | UTEP | 8 | 41 | 390 | 5.1 | 48.8 |
| 98 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 41 | 380 | 5.1 | 47.5 |
| 98 | Fresno State | 9 | 46 | 384 | 5.1 | 42.7 |
| 98 | Boston College | 8 | 41 | 321 | 5.1 | 40.1 |
| 98 | Georgia | 9 | 46 | 336 | 5.1 | 37.3 |
| 106 | South Alabama | 8 | 40 | 381 | 5.0 | 47.6 |
| 107 | Utah | 10 | 49 | 481 | 4.9 | 48.1 |
| 107 | UCLA | 9 | 44 | 432 | 4.9 | 48.0 |
| 107 | North Carolina | 8 | 39 | 322 | 4.9 | 40.3 |
| 110 | San Diego State | 8 | 38 | 402 | 4.8 | 50.3 |
| 110 | Wyoming | 8 | 38 | 350 | 4.8 | 43.8 |
| 112 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 42 | 316 | 4.7 | 35.1 |
| 113 | UNLV | 8 | 37 | 357 | 4.6 | 44.6 |
| 113 | UAB | 9 | 41 | 383 | 4.6 | 42.6 |
| 113 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 37 | 337 | 4.6 | 42.1 |
| 113 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 41 | 335 | 4.6 | 37.2 |
| 117 | Louisville | 8 | 36 | 334 | 4.5 | 41.8 |
| 117 | Washington | 10 | 45 | 398 | 4.5 | 39.8 |
| 117 | Massachusetts | 2 | 9 | 65 | 4.5 | 32.5 |
| 120 | Southern Miss | 8 | 34 | 389 | 4.3 | 48.6 |
| 120 | Charlotte | 8 | 34 | 337 | 4.3 | 42.1 |
| 122 | FIU | 8 | 33 | 309 | 4.1 | 38.6 |
| 122 | Navy | 8 | 33 | 269 | 4.1 | 33.6 |
| 124 | New Mexico State | 3 | 12 | 123 | 4.0 | 41.0 |
| 125 | Rice | 8 | 31 | 239 | 3.9 | 29.9 |
| 126 | Maryland | 9 | 33 | 289 | 3.7 | 32.1 |
| 127 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 29 | 294 | 3.6 | 36.8 |
| 127 | Wisconsin | 9 | 32 | 305 | 3.6 | 33.9 |
| 129 | BYU | 2 | 6 | 49 | 3.0 | 24.5 |