2018 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 11 | 101 | 952 | 9.2 | 86.5 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 9 | 82 | 709 | 9.1 | 78.8 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 13 | 99 | 1014 | 7.6 | 78.0 |
| 4 | Toledo | 12 | 97 | 877 | 8.1 | 73.1 |
| 5 | LSU | 8 | 66 | 583 | 8.3 | 72.9 |
| 6 | Colorado | 10 | 81 | 720 | 8.1 | 72.0 |
| 7 | Kent State | 11 | 82 | 790 | 7.5 | 71.8 |
| 8 | Penn State | 9 | 69 | 637 | 7.7 | 70.8 |
| 9 | Purdue | 10 | 72 | 702 | 7.2 | 70.2 |
| 10 | Miami (OH) | 10 | 72 | 686 | 7.2 | 68.6 |
| 11 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 88 | 822 | 7.3 | 68.5 |
| 12 | UCF | 11 | 81 | 750 | 7.4 | 68.2 |
| 13 | Hawaii | 11 | 76 | 739 | 6.9 | 67.2 |
| 14 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 88 | 804 | 7.3 | 67.0 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 8 | 61 | 533 | 7.6 | 66.6 |
| 16 | Northwestern | 10 | 68 | 664 | 6.8 | 66.4 |
| 17 | Syracuse | 10 | 83 | 663 | 8.3 | 66.3 |
| 18 | Akron | 11 | 73 | 724 | 6.6 | 65.8 |
| 19 | Illinois | 9 | 61 | 590 | 6.8 | 65.6 |
| 20 | Ball State | 11 | 82 | 720 | 7.5 | 65.5 |
| 20 | Rutgers | 8 | 56 | 524 | 7.0 | 65.5 |
| 22 | Indiana | 8 | 53 | 522 | 6.6 | 65.3 |
| 23 | New Mexico State | 11 | 76 | 717 | 6.9 | 65.2 |
| 24 | East Carolina | 10 | 72 | 651 | 7.2 | 65.1 |
| 25 | Houston | 12 | 87 | 766 | 7.3 | 63.8 |
| 26 | Connecticut | 8 | 47 | 503 | 5.9 | 62.9 |
| 27 | Ohio | 12 | 83 | 741 | 6.9 | 61.8 |
| 27 | Bowling Green | 12 | 79 | 741 | 6.6 | 61.8 |
| 29 | Kansas | 9 | 59 | 554 | 6.6 | 61.6 |
| 30 | Washington State | 12 | 88 | 738 | 7.3 | 61.5 |
| 31 | Utah State | 12 | 85 | 734 | 7.1 | 61.2 |
| 31 | UTSA | 12 | 78 | 734 | 6.5 | 61.2 |
| 33 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 75 | 667 | 6.8 | 60.6 |
| 34 | Old Dominion | 12 | 71 | 726 | 5.9 | 60.5 |
| 35 | Arkansas State | 12 | 78 | 724 | 6.5 | 60.3 |
| 36 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 70 | 720 | 5.8 | 60.0 |
| 37 | Central Michigan | 11 | 68 | 659 | 6.2 | 59.9 |
| 38 | Iowa State | 8 | 52 | 478 | 6.5 | 59.8 |
| 38 | Minnesota | 9 | 55 | 538 | 6.1 | 59.8 |
| 40 | Missouri | 9 | 62 | 536 | 6.9 | 59.6 |
| 40 | SMU | 9 | 55 | 536 | 6.1 | 59.6 |
| 42 | Texas | 10 | 61 | 595 | 6.1 | 59.5 |
| 43 | Alabama | 10 | 71 | 594 | 7.1 | 59.4 |
| 44 | Arizona State | 11 | 69 | 642 | 6.3 | 58.4 |
| 44 | Ohio State | 10 | 58 | 584 | 5.8 | 58.4 |
| 46 | Iowa | 11 | 67 | 641 | 6.1 | 58.3 |
| 47 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 69 | 695 | 5.8 | 57.9 |
| 48 | Tulsa | 11 | 73 | 632 | 6.6 | 57.5 |
| 49 | Ole Miss | 9 | 54 | 512 | 6.0 | 56.9 |
| 50 | South Alabama | 12 | 73 | 681 | 6.1 | 56.8 |
| 51 | USF | 11 | 71 | 619 | 6.5 | 56.3 |
| 51 | West Virginia | 9 | 58 | 507 | 6.4 | 56.3 |
| 53 | Cincinnati | 12 | 76 | 674 | 6.3 | 56.2 |
| 54 | California | 11 | 69 | 612 | 6.3 | 55.6 |
| 55 | Marshall | 13 | 85 | 722 | 6.5 | 55.5 |
| 56 | Stanford | 10 | 59 | 554 | 5.9 | 55.4 |
| 57 | Air Force | 9 | 60 | 498 | 6.7 | 55.3 |
| 58 | Western Michigan | 11 | 72 | 607 | 6.5 | 55.2 |
| 59 | Clemson | 11 | 75 | 606 | 6.8 | 55.1 |
| 60 | UNLV | 10 | 59 | 549 | 5.9 | 54.9 |
| 61 | Michigan | 8 | 49 | 438 | 6.1 | 54.8 |
| 61 | Troy | 12 | 71 | 657 | 5.9 | 54.8 |
| 61 | North Texas | 12 | 69 | 658 | 5.8 | 54.8 |
| 64 | Arkansas | 9 | 55 | 488 | 6.1 | 54.2 |
| 65 | Oregon State | 9 | 52 | 487 | 5.8 | 54.1 |
| 66 | Texas A&M | 9 | 56 | 484 | 6.2 | 53.8 |
| 67 | New Mexico | 9 | 59 | 480 | 6.6 | 53.3 |
| 68 | Baylor | 10 | 60 | 531 | 6.0 | 53.1 |
| 69 | Tulane | 11 | 65 | 583 | 5.9 | 53.0 |
| 70 | UCLA | 8 | 43 | 422 | 5.4 | 52.8 |
| 71 | Colorado State | 9 | 55 | 473 | 6.1 | 52.6 |
| 71 | Duke | 10 | 53 | 526 | 5.3 | 52.6 |
| 73 | Memphis | 12 | 71 | 629 | 5.9 | 52.4 |
| 74 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 70 | 620 | 5.8 | 51.7 |
| 75 | UTEP | 12 | 67 | 619 | 5.6 | 51.6 |
| 76 | Nevada | 11 | 70 | 564 | 6.4 | 51.3 |
| 76 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 52 | 462 | 5.8 | 51.3 |
| 78 | Texas State | 12 | 67 | 614 | 5.6 | 51.2 |
| 79 | San Jose State | 8 | 50 | 406 | 6.3 | 50.8 |
| 80 | Texas Tech | 9 | 60 | 455 | 6.7 | 50.6 |
| 80 | Southern Miss | 11 | 56 | 557 | 5.1 | 50.6 |
| 82 | Wake Forest | 10 | 59 | 505 | 5.9 | 50.5 |
| 83 | Appalachian State | 12 | 76 | 604 | 6.3 | 50.3 |
| 83 | Temple | 11 | 68 | 553 | 6.2 | 50.3 |
| 85 | Florida State | 8 | 41 | 401 | 5.1 | 50.1 |
| 86 | Georgia State | 12 | 71 | 599 | 5.9 | 49.9 |
| 87 | Oklahoma | 9 | 49 | 448 | 5.4 | 49.8 |
| 88 | NC State | 10 | 64 | 491 | 6.4 | 49.1 |
| 88 | Virginia | 13 | 71 | 638 | 5.5 | 49.1 |
| 90 | USC | 9 | 49 | 441 | 5.4 | 49.0 |
| 91 | TCU | 9 | 54 | 436 | 6.0 | 48.4 |
| 92 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 56 | 430 | 6.2 | 47.8 |
| 93 | Michigan State | 8 | 39 | 380 | 4.9 | 47.5 |
| 94 | Liberty | 11 | 58 | 512 | 5.3 | 46.5 |
| 95 | Florida | 9 | 59 | 417 | 6.6 | 46.3 |
| 96 | Louisville | 8 | 40 | 368 | 5.0 | 46.0 |
| 97 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 56 | 549 | 4.7 | 45.8 |
| 98 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 64 | 542 | 5.3 | 45.2 |
| 99 | Washington | 12 | 61 | 538 | 5.1 | 44.8 |
| 99 | UAB | 13 | 62 | 582 | 4.8 | 44.8 |
| 101 | Charlotte | 12 | 55 | 536 | 4.6 | 44.7 |
| 102 | Kansas State | 9 | 51 | 401 | 5.7 | 44.6 |
| 103 | Oregon | 11 | 67 | 490 | 6.1 | 44.5 |
| 104 | Louisiana | 13 | 64 | 577 | 4.9 | 44.4 |
| 105 | Army | 12 | 68 | 529 | 5.7 | 44.1 |
| 105 | South Carolina | 8 | 43 | 353 | 5.4 | 44.1 |
| 107 | FIU | 13 | 60 | 572 | 4.6 | 44.0 |
| 108 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 74 | 567 | 5.7 | 43.6 |
| 108 | Tennessee | 7 | 40 | 305 | 5.7 | 43.6 |
| 110 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 67 | 472 | 6.1 | 42.9 |
| 110 | Notre Dame | 9 | 49 | 386 | 5.4 | 42.9 |
| 112 | Auburn | 8 | 44 | 335 | 5.5 | 41.9 |
| 113 | Wyoming | 8 | 41 | 334 | 5.1 | 41.8 |
| 114 | Boise State | 10 | 56 | 417 | 5.6 | 41.7 |
| 115 | San Diego State | 11 | 49 | 455 | 4.5 | 41.4 |
| 116 | Utah | 10 | 43 | 404 | 4.3 | 40.4 |
| 117 | Fresno State | 12 | 60 | 480 | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| 118 | Wisconsin | 9 | 36 | 359 | 4.0 | 39.9 |
| 119 | BYU | 10 | 55 | 395 | 5.5 | 39.5 |
| 119 | Boston College | 10 | 52 | 395 | 5.2 | 39.5 |
| 121 | North Carolina | 10 | 49 | 394 | 4.9 | 39.4 |
| 122 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 43 | 351 | 4.8 | 39.0 |
| 123 | Georgia | 9 | 43 | 345 | 4.8 | 38.3 |
| 124 | Massachusetts | 11 | 48 | 412 | 4.4 | 37.5 |
| 125 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 39 | 369 | 3.9 | 36.9 |
| 126 | Maryland | 7 | 28 | 251 | 4.0 | 35.9 |
| 127 | Mississippi State | 7 | 34 | 250 | 4.9 | 35.7 |
| 128 | Rice | 12 | 51 | 422 | 4.3 | 35.2 |
| 129 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 48 | 381 | 4.4 | 34.6 |
| 130 | Navy | 9 | 33 | 276 | 3.7 | 30.7 |