2018 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games in October Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 48 | 487 | 9.6 | 97.4 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 4 | 40 | 393 | 10.0 | 98.3 |
| 3 | Arizona | 4 | 40 | 365 | 10.0 | 91.3 |
| 4 | Ohio | 4 | 36 | 341 | 9.0 | 85.3 |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 38 | 330 | 9.5 | 82.5 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 3 | 32 | 301 | 10.7 | 100.3 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 4 | 32 | 298 | 8.0 | 74.5 |
| 8 | Illinois | 4 | 27 | 285 | 6.8 | 71.3 |
| 9 | Ball State | 5 | 31 | 283 | 6.2 | 56.6 |
| 10 | Nevada | 4 | 28 | 279 | 7.0 | 69.8 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 3 | 31 | 275 | 10.3 | 91.7 |
| 11 | Iowa State | 3 | 28 | 275 | 9.3 | 91.7 |
| 13 | Houston | 4 | 28 | 271 | 7.0 | 67.8 |
| 14 | Marshall | 3 | 26 | 266 | 8.7 | 88.7 |
| 15 | Colorado | 4 | 28 | 265 | 7.0 | 66.3 |
| 16 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 30 | 261 | 7.5 | 65.3 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 30 | 259 | 7.5 | 64.8 |
| 18 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 27 | 258 | 6.8 | 64.5 |
| 19 | Indiana | 4 | 26 | 252 | 6.5 | 63.0 |
| 19 | Northwestern | 4 | 26 | 252 | 6.5 | 63.0 |
| 21 | Kent State | 4 | 30 | 251 | 7.5 | 62.8 |
| 22 | Memphis | 3 | 27 | 250 | 9.0 | 83.3 |
| 23 | North Texas | 4 | 22 | 247 | 5.5 | 61.8 |
| 24 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 29 | 244 | 7.3 | 61.0 |
| 25 | Bowling Green | 4 | 30 | 241 | 7.5 | 60.3 |
| 26 | Stanford | 3 | 23 | 240 | 7.7 | 80.0 |
| 27 | Missouri | 4 | 27 | 239 | 6.8 | 59.8 |
| 28 | Clemson | 3 | 27 | 238 | 9.0 | 79.3 |
| 29 | USF | 4 | 27 | 236 | 6.8 | 59.0 |
| 30 | Utah State | 4 | 28 | 235 | 7.0 | 58.8 |
| 30 | Tulsa | 4 | 27 | 235 | 6.8 | 58.8 |
| 32 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 26 | 234 | 6.5 | 58.5 |
| 33 | South Alabama | 3 | 29 | 233 | 9.7 | 77.7 |
| 34 | Georgia State | 3 | 26 | 232 | 8.7 | 77.3 |
| 35 | Western Michigan | 4 | 27 | 231 | 6.8 | 57.8 |
| 35 | San Diego State | 4 | 22 | 231 | 5.5 | 57.8 |
| 37 | BYU | 3 | 26 | 230 | 8.7 | 76.7 |
| 38 | New Mexico State | 4 | 25 | 227 | 6.3 | 56.8 |
| 39 | Akron | 4 | 24 | 226 | 6.0 | 56.5 |
| 40 | Hawaii | 4 | 25 | 224 | 6.3 | 56.0 |
| 41 | Cincinnati | 3 | 25 | 222 | 8.3 | 74.0 |
| 41 | SMU | 3 | 23 | 222 | 7.7 | 74.0 |
| 43 | Texas | 3 | 21 | 217 | 7.0 | 72.3 |
| 44 | West Virginia | 3 | 24 | 215 | 8.0 | 71.7 |
| 45 | Rutgers | 3 | 22 | 214 | 7.3 | 71.3 |
| 46 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 21 | 210 | 7.0 | 70.0 |
| 46 | Central Michigan | 4 | 21 | 210 | 5.3 | 52.5 |
| 48 | Texas State | 4 | 21 | 209 | 5.3 | 52.3 |
| 49 | TCU | 3 | 28 | 208 | 9.3 | 69.3 |
| 50 | UNLV | 4 | 21 | 207 | 5.3 | 51.8 |
| 51 | Michigan State | 4 | 22 | 205 | 5.5 | 51.3 |
| 52 | Purdue | 3 | 23 | 204 | 7.7 | 68.0 |
| 53 | Iowa | 4 | 24 | 202 | 6.0 | 50.5 |
| 54 | Oregon | 3 | 21 | 199 | 7.0 | 66.3 |
| 55 | USC | 3 | 20 | 198 | 6.7 | 66.0 |
| 56 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 21 | 197 | 7.0 | 65.7 |
| 57 | Connecticut | 3 | 20 | 195 | 6.7 | 65.0 |
| 58 | Arizona State | 3 | 18 | 193 | 6.0 | 64.3 |
| 59 | Ohio State | 3 | 14 | 190 | 4.7 | 63.3 |
| 60 | Colorado State | 4 | 22 | 187 | 5.5 | 46.8 |
| 60 | Washington | 4 | 19 | 187 | 4.8 | 46.8 |
| 62 | Army | 3 | 23 | 186 | 7.7 | 62.0 |
| 62 | Texas A&M | 3 | 22 | 186 | 7.3 | 62.0 |
| 64 | Arkansas | 4 | 20 | 184 | 5.0 | 46.0 |
| 65 | Arkansas State | 3 | 18 | 181 | 6.0 | 60.3 |
| 65 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 18 | 181 | 6.0 | 60.3 |
| 67 | LSU | 3 | 20 | 180 | 6.7 | 60.0 |
| 68 | San Jose State | 4 | 23 | 178 | 5.8 | 44.5 |
| 69 | Michigan | 3 | 19 | 177 | 6.3 | 59.0 |
| 70 | Baylor | 3 | 20 | 171 | 6.7 | 57.0 |
| 71 | NC State | 3 | 23 | 169 | 7.7 | 56.3 |
| 71 | Nebraska | 4 | 20 | 169 | 5.0 | 42.3 |
| 71 | UAB | 4 | 17 | 169 | 4.3 | 42.3 |
| 74 | New Mexico | 4 | 25 | 168 | 6.3 | 42.0 |
| 75 | Liberty | 3 | 22 | 166 | 7.3 | 55.3 |
| 75 | Washington State | 3 | 20 | 166 | 6.7 | 55.3 |
| 75 | Oregon State | 3 | 16 | 166 | 5.3 | 55.3 |
| 78 | Tulane | 3 | 22 | 165 | 7.3 | 55.0 |
| 78 | Florida State | 3 | 16 | 165 | 5.3 | 55.0 |
| 78 | Boise State | 4 | 24 | 165 | 6.0 | 41.3 |
| 81 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 16 | 164 | 5.3 | 54.7 |
| 82 | California | 4 | 23 | 163 | 5.8 | 40.8 |
| 83 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 20 | 162 | 6.7 | 54.0 |
| 84 | Minnesota | 4 | 21 | 161 | 5.3 | 40.3 |
| 85 | Ole Miss | 3 | 15 | 160 | 5.0 | 53.3 |
| 85 | UTEP | 3 | 15 | 160 | 5.0 | 53.3 |
| 85 | Wisconsin | 4 | 17 | 160 | 4.3 | 40.0 |
| 88 | Kansas | 3 | 19 | 157 | 6.3 | 52.3 |
| 88 | Virginia | 3 | 18 | 157 | 6.0 | 52.3 |
| 90 | Florida | 3 | 17 | 156 | 5.7 | 52.0 |
| 91 | Navy | 4 | 16 | 155 | 4.0 | 38.8 |
| 91 | UCLA | 4 | 15 | 155 | 3.8 | 38.8 |
| 93 | Syracuse | 3 | 17 | 154 | 5.7 | 51.3 |
| 94 | Fresno State | 4 | 17 | 151 | 4.3 | 37.8 |
| 95 | Texas Tech | 3 | 18 | 150 | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| 95 | Air Force | 4 | 19 | 150 | 4.8 | 37.5 |
| 97 | Kansas State | 3 | 14 | 149 | 4.7 | 49.7 |
| 98 | Wyoming | 4 | 16 | 148 | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| 99 | Louisiana | 4 | 14 | 147 | 3.5 | 36.8 |
| 100 | Massachusetts | 3 | 16 | 145 | 5.3 | 48.3 |
| 100 | Louisville | 3 | 14 | 145 | 4.7 | 48.3 |
| 102 | Notre Dame | 3 | 18 | 137 | 6.0 | 45.7 |
| 102 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 15 | 137 | 5.0 | 45.7 |
| 104 | Troy | 3 | 10 | 136 | 3.3 | 45.3 |
| 104 | Utah | 4 | 14 | 136 | 3.5 | 34.0 |
| 106 | Alabama | 3 | 16 | 132 | 5.3 | 44.0 |
| 107 | Temple | 3 | 15 | 130 | 5.0 | 43.3 |
| 108 | Appalachian State | 3 | 15 | 128 | 5.0 | 42.7 |
| 109 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 15 | 127 | 5.0 | 42.3 |
| 110 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 12 | 124 | 4.0 | 41.3 |
| 111 | Duke | 3 | 13 | 123 | 4.3 | 41.0 |
| 112 | UTSA | 3 | 15 | 120 | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| 112 | Southern Miss | 3 | 12 | 120 | 4.0 | 40.0 |
| 114 | Kentucky | 3 | 19 | 119 | 6.3 | 39.7 |
| 115 | UCF | 3 | 17 | 118 | 5.7 | 39.3 |
| 115 | Charlotte | 3 | 15 | 118 | 5.0 | 39.3 |
| 117 | North Carolina | 3 | 15 | 117 | 5.0 | 39.0 |
| 118 | Rice | 4 | 14 | 116 | 3.5 | 29.0 |
| 119 | Georgia | 3 | 18 | 115 | 6.0 | 38.3 |
| 120 | Wake Forest | 3 | 14 | 114 | 4.7 | 38.0 |
| 121 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 18 | 104 | 6.0 | 34.7 |
| 122 | Mississippi State | 3 | 14 | 103 | 4.7 | 34.3 |
| 122 | Oklahoma | 3 | 12 | 103 | 4.0 | 34.3 |
| 124 | Penn State | 3 | 16 | 100 | 5.3 | 33.3 |
| 124 | Maryland | 4 | 12 | 100 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 126 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 13 | 95 | 4.3 | 31.7 |
| 127 | Auburn | 3 | 12 | 90 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| 128 | FIU | 3 | 9 | 86 | 3.0 | 28.7 |
| 129 | Tennessee | 3 | 12 | 83 | 4.0 | 27.7 |
| 130 | Boston College | 3 | 11 | 66 | 3.7 | 22.0 |