2018 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 11 | 97 | 911 | 8.8 | 82.8 |
| 2 | Hawaii | 13 | 93 | 900 | 7.2 | 69.2 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 12 | 91 | 915 | 7.6 | 76.3 |
| 4 | Ohio | 11 | 86 | 800 | 7.8 | 72.7 |
| 5 | Utah State | 11 | 80 | 718 | 7.3 | 65.3 |
| 6 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 76 | 725 | 6.9 | 65.9 |
| 7 | Boise State | 12 | 75 | 575 | 6.3 | 47.9 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 74 | 642 | 6.7 | 58.4 |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 73 | 645 | 7.3 | 64.5 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 10 | 72 | 667 | 7.2 | 66.7 |
| 10 | UCF | 10 | 72 | 646 | 7.2 | 64.6 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 11 | 72 | 669 | 6.5 | 60.8 |
| 13 | East Carolina | 9 | 71 | 653 | 7.9 | 72.6 |
| 13 | Marshall | 10 | 71 | 616 | 7.1 | 61.6 |
| 13 | Appalachian State | 11 | 71 | 580 | 6.5 | 52.7 |
| 16 | Ball State | 10 | 70 | 637 | 7.0 | 63.7 |
| 17 | Houston | 10 | 68 | 596 | 6.8 | 59.6 |
| 18 | Tulsa | 9 | 65 | 557 | 7.2 | 61.9 |
| 19 | New Mexico | 10 | 64 | 480 | 6.4 | 48.0 |
| 20 | Air Force | 11 | 63 | 554 | 5.7 | 50.4 |
| 21 | SMU | 9 | 62 | 597 | 6.9 | 66.3 |
| 21 | Nevada | 10 | 62 | 543 | 6.2 | 54.3 |
| 21 | Western Michigan | 10 | 62 | 525 | 6.2 | 52.5 |
| 21 | Memphis | 11 | 62 | 544 | 5.6 | 49.5 |
| 25 | Connecticut | 10 | 61 | 632 | 6.1 | 63.2 |
| 25 | Old Dominion | 10 | 61 | 591 | 6.1 | 59.1 |
| 25 | USF | 10 | 61 | 490 | 6.1 | 49.0 |
| 25 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 61 | 507 | 5.5 | 46.1 |
| 29 | Kent State | 8 | 60 | 562 | 7.5 | 70.3 |
| 29 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 60 | 602 | 6.0 | 60.2 |
| 29 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 60 | 542 | 6.0 | 54.2 |
| 29 | Tulane | 10 | 60 | 504 | 6.0 | 50.4 |
| 33 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 59 | 447 | 5.4 | 40.6 |
| 34 | Cincinnati | 10 | 58 | 561 | 5.8 | 56.1 |
| 34 | North Texas | 11 | 58 | 592 | 5.3 | 53.8 |
| 34 | Georgia State | 10 | 58 | 482 | 5.8 | 48.2 |
| 37 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 57 | 505 | 6.3 | 56.1 |
| 37 | Troy | 11 | 57 | 542 | 5.2 | 49.3 |
| 39 | UTSA | 9 | 56 | 528 | 6.2 | 58.7 |
| 39 | Texas State | 10 | 56 | 527 | 5.6 | 52.7 |
| 39 | UNLV | 10 | 56 | 511 | 5.6 | 51.1 |
| 39 | Army | 9 | 56 | 439 | 6.2 | 48.8 |
| 43 | Temple | 9 | 55 | 442 | 6.1 | 49.1 |
| 44 | Akron | 8 | 54 | 543 | 6.8 | 67.9 |
| 44 | Liberty | 8 | 54 | 518 | 6.8 | 64.8 |
| 46 | Bowling Green | 8 | 52 | 425 | 6.5 | 53.1 |
| 46 | UTEP | 10 | 52 | 484 | 5.2 | 48.4 |
| 46 | Louisiana | 11 | 52 | 476 | 4.7 | 43.3 |
| 46 | UAB | 12 | 52 | 488 | 4.3 | 40.7 |
| 50 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 51 | 570 | 5.7 | 63.3 |
| 50 | South Alabama | 10 | 51 | 486 | 5.1 | 48.6 |
| 50 | San Jose State | 9 | 51 | 423 | 5.7 | 47.0 |
| 53 | Wyoming | 9 | 50 | 407 | 5.6 | 45.2 |
| 54 | Fresno State | 10 | 49 | 409 | 4.9 | 40.9 |
| 55 | Colorado State | 8 | 46 | 399 | 5.8 | 49.9 |
| 56 | Central Michigan | 8 | 45 | 436 | 5.6 | 54.5 |
| 56 | Charlotte | 10 | 45 | 451 | 4.5 | 45.1 |
| 58 | BYU | 7 | 44 | 397 | 6.3 | 56.7 |
| 58 | San Diego State | 10 | 44 | 447 | 4.4 | 44.7 |
| 60 | FIU | 10 | 43 | 404 | 4.3 | 40.4 |
| 60 | Navy | 12 | 43 | 371 | 3.6 | 30.9 |
| 62 | Southern Miss | 9 | 42 | 444 | 4.7 | 49.3 |
| 62 | Rice | 10 | 42 | 337 | 4.2 | 33.7 |
| 64 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 38 | 393 | 3.8 | 39.3 |
| 64 | Massachusetts | 9 | 38 | 352 | 4.2 | 39.1 |
| 66 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 31 | 192 | 7.8 | 48.0 |
| 67 | Northwestern | 2 | 23 | 198 | 11.5 | 99.0 |
| 68 | Washington State | 2 | 22 | 165 | 11.0 | 82.5 |
| 68 | Wake Forest | 4 | 22 | 195 | 5.5 | 48.8 |
| 70 | LSU | 3 | 21 | 174 | 7.0 | 58.0 |
| 71 | Penn State | 2 | 20 | 188 | 10.0 | 94.0 |
| 72 | Illinois | 2 | 19 | 161 | 9.5 | 80.5 |
| 72 | Arkansas | 3 | 19 | 199 | 6.3 | 66.3 |
| 74 | Kentucky | 2 | 18 | 158 | 9.0 | 79.0 |
| 74 | Rutgers | 2 | 18 | 144 | 9.0 | 72.0 |
| 74 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 18 | 170 | 6.0 | 56.7 |
| 74 | Syracuse | 3 | 18 | 142 | 6.0 | 47.3 |
| 78 | Stanford | 2 | 17 | 192 | 8.5 | 96.0 |
| 78 | Arizona | 2 | 17 | 150 | 8.5 | 75.0 |
| 78 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 17 | 125 | 8.5 | 62.5 |
| 78 | Arizona State | 3 | 17 | 134 | 5.7 | 44.7 |
| 82 | Indiana | 2 | 15 | 145 | 7.5 | 72.5 |
| 82 | UCLA | 2 | 15 | 98 | 7.5 | 49.0 |
| 82 | Minnesota | 3 | 15 | 145 | 5.0 | 48.3 |
| 85 | Maryland | 2 | 14 | 116 | 7.0 | 58.0 |
| 85 | Alabama | 2 | 14 | 114 | 7.0 | 57.0 |
| 85 | Michigan State | 2 | 14 | 113 | 7.0 | 56.5 |
| 85 | Tennessee | 2 | 14 | 97 | 7.0 | 48.5 |
| 85 | Michigan | 3 | 14 | 130 | 4.7 | 43.3 |
| 90 | Boston College | 2 | 13 | 103 | 6.5 | 51.5 |
| 91 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 12 | 106 | 6.0 | 53.0 |
| 91 | Oklahoma | 2 | 12 | 98 | 6.0 | 49.0 |
| 93 | Florida State | 2 | 11 | 89 | 5.5 | 44.5 |
| 93 | Missouri | 2 | 11 | 82 | 5.5 | 41.0 |
| 93 | Wisconsin | 3 | 11 | 111 | 3.7 | 37.0 |
| 93 | Clemson | 2 | 11 | 70 | 5.5 | 35.0 |
| 93 | NC State | 3 | 11 | 88 | 3.7 | 29.3 |
| 98 | Nebraska | 1 | 10 | 95 | 10.0 | 95.0 |
| 98 | Purdue | 1 | 10 | 71 | 10.0 | 71.0 |
| 98 | Duke | 2 | 10 | 104 | 5.0 | 52.0 |
| 98 | Georgia | 2 | 10 | 94 | 5.0 | 47.0 |
| 98 | Texas A&M | 2 | 10 | 79 | 5.0 | 39.5 |
| 98 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 10 | 62 | 5.0 | 31.0 |
| 104 | Texas Tech | 1 | 9 | 68 | 9.0 | 68.0 |
| 104 | Ole Miss | 2 | 9 | 70 | 4.5 | 35.0 |
| 104 | Mississippi State | 2 | 9 | 60 | 4.5 | 30.0 |
| 107 | Louisville | 1 | 8 | 69 | 8.0 | 69.0 |
| 107 | TCU | 1 | 8 | 68 | 8.0 | 68.0 |
| 107 | Washington | 1 | 8 | 50 | 8.0 | 50.0 |
| 107 | Oregon | 2 | 8 | 75 | 4.0 | 37.5 |
| 107 | Virginia | 2 | 8 | 65 | 4.0 | 32.5 |
| 107 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 8 | 61 | 4.0 | 30.5 |
| 107 | Auburn | 2 | 8 | 51 | 4.0 | 25.5 |
| 114 | California | 1 | 7 | 65 | 7.0 | 65.0 |
| 114 | Iowa | 1 | 7 | 65 | 7.0 | 65.0 |
| 114 | Kansas State | 1 | 7 | 41 | 7.0 | 41.0 |
| 114 | USC | 2 | 7 | 73 | 3.5 | 36.5 |
| 114 | Utah | 2 | 7 | 65 | 3.5 | 32.5 |
| 114 | South Carolina | 2 | 7 | 60 | 3.5 | 30.0 |
| 114 | Notre Dame | 2 | 7 | 26 | 3.5 | 13.0 |
| 121 | Ohio State | 1 | 6 | 55 | 6.0 | 55.0 |
| 121 | Kansas | 1 | 6 | 52 | 6.0 | 52.0 |
| 121 | Iowa State | 1 | 6 | 45 | 6.0 | 45.0 |
| 121 | Texas | 1 | 6 | 45 | 6.0 | 45.0 |
| 121 | Florida | 1 | 6 | 33 | 6.0 | 33.0 |
| 121 | Baylor | 1 | 6 | 30 | 6.0 | 30.0 |
| 127 | Oregon State | 1 | 5 | 60 | 5.0 | 60.0 |
| 127 | Colorado | 1 | 5 | 35 | 5.0 | 35.0 |
| 129 | North Carolina | 1 | 4 | 40 | 4.0 | 40.0 |