2019 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - All Games through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 13 | 101 | 964 | 7.8 | 74.2 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 12 | 101 | 889 | 8.4 | 74.1 |
| 3 | San Jose State | 12 | 102 | 883 | 8.5 | 73.6 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 12 | 101 | 875 | 8.4 | 72.9 |
| 5 | FIU | 13 | 91 | 909 | 7.0 | 69.9 |
| 6 | UCF | 13 | 102 | 895 | 7.8 | 68.8 |
| 6 | Houston | 12 | 91 | 826 | 7.6 | 68.8 |
| 8 | California | 13 | 94 | 886 | 7.2 | 68.2 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 96 | 884 | 7.4 | 68.0 |
| 10 | Troy | 12 | 90 | 813 | 7.5 | 67.8 |
| 11 | Oregon | 14 | 116 | 947 | 8.3 | 67.6 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 90 | 811 | 7.5 | 67.6 |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 98 | 866 | 7.5 | 66.6 |
| 14 | Liberty | 13 | 100 | 857 | 7.7 | 65.9 |
| 15 | Michigan | 13 | 96 | 850 | 7.4 | 65.4 |
| 16 | USC | 13 | 102 | 845 | 7.8 | 65.0 |
| 17 | Arizona | 12 | 83 | 779 | 6.9 | 64.9 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 12 | 82 | 777 | 6.8 | 64.8 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 13 | 88 | 836 | 6.8 | 64.3 |
| 20 | Rice | 12 | 73 | 754 | 6.1 | 62.8 |
| 21 | NC State | 12 | 99 | 747 | 8.3 | 62.3 |
| 22 | Kansas | 12 | 80 | 746 | 6.7 | 62.2 |
| 22 | UNLV | 12 | 76 | 746 | 6.3 | 62.2 |
| 24 | Baylor | 14 | 86 | 863 | 6.1 | 61.6 |
| 25 | Central Michigan | 14 | 93 | 851 | 6.6 | 60.8 |
| 25 | Colorado | 12 | 73 | 730 | 6.1 | 60.8 |
| 27 | Purdue | 12 | 85 | 728 | 7.1 | 60.7 |
| 28 | Florida | 13 | 98 | 783 | 7.5 | 60.2 |
| 29 | Kent State | 13 | 84 | 781 | 6.5 | 60.1 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 12 | 78 | 721 | 6.5 | 60.1 |
| 31 | West Virginia | 12 | 77 | 717 | 6.4 | 59.8 |
| 32 | Florida Atlantic | 14 | 96 | 834 | 6.9 | 59.6 |
| 33 | Western Michigan | 13 | 87 | 771 | 6.7 | 59.3 |
| 34 | Washington State | 13 | 88 | 764 | 6.8 | 58.8 |
| 34 | Kansas State | 13 | 82 | 765 | 6.3 | 58.8 |
| 36 | Auburn | 13 | 92 | 761 | 7.1 | 58.5 |
| 36 | New Mexico | 12 | 80 | 702 | 6.7 | 58.5 |
| 36 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 77 | 760 | 5.9 | 58.5 |
| 39 | Utah State | 13 | 86 | 758 | 6.6 | 58.3 |
| 40 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 100 | 810 | 7.1 | 57.9 |
| 41 | Arkansas State | 13 | 78 | 747 | 6.0 | 57.5 |
| 42 | South Alabama | 12 | 79 | 687 | 6.6 | 57.3 |
| 42 | Memphis | 14 | 91 | 802 | 6.5 | 57.3 |
| 44 | Charlotte | 13 | 75 | 744 | 5.8 | 57.2 |
| 45 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 93 | 740 | 7.2 | 56.9 |
| 45 | Stanford | 12 | 74 | 683 | 6.2 | 56.9 |
| 47 | Northwestern | 12 | 73 | 681 | 6.1 | 56.8 |
| 48 | Florida State | 13 | 87 | 737 | 6.7 | 56.7 |
| 48 | Wake Forest | 13 | 84 | 737 | 6.5 | 56.7 |
| 48 | Tennessee | 13 | 83 | 737 | 6.4 | 56.7 |
| 51 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 80 | 677 | 6.7 | 56.4 |
| 52 | Clemson | 15 | 87 | 824 | 5.8 | 54.9 |
| 53 | USF | 12 | 73 | 655 | 6.1 | 54.6 |
| 54 | BYU | 13 | 82 | 709 | 6.3 | 54.5 |
| 55 | Arkansas | 12 | 69 | 653 | 5.8 | 54.4 |
| 56 | Colorado State | 12 | 76 | 650 | 6.3 | 54.2 |
| 57 | Cincinnati | 14 | 93 | 757 | 6.6 | 54.1 |
| 58 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 76 | 645 | 6.3 | 53.8 |
| 59 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 77 | 696 | 5.9 | 53.5 |
| 60 | Maryland | 12 | 71 | 640 | 5.9 | 53.3 |
| 61 | UAB | 14 | 80 | 743 | 5.7 | 53.1 |
| 62 | Toledo | 12 | 71 | 634 | 5.9 | 52.8 |
| 62 | Old Dominion | 12 | 63 | 634 | 5.3 | 52.8 |
| 64 | Ohio | 13 | 76 | 685 | 5.8 | 52.7 |
| 65 | Boise State | 14 | 88 | 737 | 6.3 | 52.6 |
| 66 | Missouri | 12 | 69 | 627 | 5.8 | 52.3 |
| 67 | Arizona State | 13 | 81 | 678 | 6.2 | 52.2 |
| 67 | Nevada | 13 | 77 | 678 | 5.9 | 52.2 |
| 69 | Syracuse | 12 | 72 | 625 | 6.0 | 52.1 |
| 70 | Utah | 14 | 85 | 727 | 6.1 | 51.9 |
| 71 | Ball State | 12 | 73 | 620 | 6.1 | 51.7 |
| 72 | Duke | 12 | 68 | 619 | 5.7 | 51.6 |
| 72 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 67 | 671 | 5.2 | 51.6 |
| 74 | Kentucky | 13 | 74 | 669 | 5.7 | 51.5 |
| 75 | UCLA | 12 | 78 | 616 | 6.5 | 51.3 |
| 76 | Hawaii | 15 | 88 | 767 | 5.9 | 51.1 |
| 76 | Marshall | 13 | 76 | 664 | 5.8 | 51.1 |
| 78 | Georgia | 14 | 94 | 713 | 6.7 | 50.9 |
| 79 | LSU | 15 | 99 | 760 | 6.6 | 50.7 |
| 80 | Nebraska | 12 | 66 | 594 | 5.5 | 49.5 |
| 80 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 63 | 644 | 4.8 | 49.5 |
| 82 | Connecticut | 12 | 67 | 592 | 5.6 | 49.3 |
| 83 | Rutgers | 12 | 67 | 586 | 5.6 | 48.8 |
| 84 | Texas A&M | 13 | 81 | 633 | 6.2 | 48.7 |
| 85 | Texas State | 12 | 66 | 582 | 5.5 | 48.5 |
| 86 | Alabama | 13 | 75 | 628 | 5.8 | 48.3 |
| 87 | Iowa State | 13 | 70 | 622 | 5.4 | 47.8 |
| 88 | South Carolina | 12 | 72 | 572 | 6.0 | 47.7 |
| 88 | New Mexico State | 12 | 65 | 572 | 5.4 | 47.7 |
| 90 | TCU | 12 | 66 | 570 | 5.5 | 47.5 |
| 90 | Ohio State | 14 | 76 | 665 | 5.4 | 47.5 |
| 92 | Appalachian State | 14 | 88 | 664 | 6.3 | 47.4 |
| 93 | Virginia | 14 | 83 | 659 | 5.9 | 47.1 |
| 94 | Akron | 12 | 64 | 564 | 5.3 | 47.0 |
| 95 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 68 | 563 | 5.7 | 46.9 |
| 96 | Ole Miss | 12 | 66 | 561 | 5.5 | 46.8 |
| 97 | Wyoming | 13 | 69 | 606 | 5.3 | 46.6 |
| 98 | UTSA | 12 | 60 | 555 | 5.0 | 46.3 |
| 99 | Iowa | 13 | 71 | 599 | 5.5 | 46.1 |
| 100 | Temple | 13 | 69 | 596 | 5.3 | 45.8 |
| 100 | UTEP | 12 | 62 | 549 | 5.2 | 45.8 |
| 100 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 63 | 595 | 4.8 | 45.8 |
| 103 | Indiana | 13 | 69 | 592 | 5.3 | 45.5 |
| 103 | Tulane | 13 | 69 | 591 | 5.3 | 45.5 |
| 103 | Bowling Green | 12 | 63 | 546 | 5.3 | 45.5 |
| 106 | Oregon State | 12 | 61 | 541 | 5.1 | 45.1 |
| 106 | Georgia State | 13 | 65 | 586 | 5.0 | 45.1 |
| 106 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 56 | 541 | 4.7 | 45.1 |
| 109 | Oklahoma | 14 | 80 | 622 | 5.7 | 44.4 |
| 109 | San Diego State | 13 | 73 | 577 | 5.6 | 44.4 |
| 111 | Washington | 13 | 69 | 575 | 5.3 | 44.2 |
| 112 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 60 | 524 | 5.0 | 43.7 |
| 113 | Penn State | 13 | 77 | 563 | 5.9 | 43.3 |
| 114 | Mississippi State | 13 | 64 | 558 | 4.9 | 42.9 |
| 115 | North Carolina | 13 | 73 | 555 | 5.6 | 42.7 |
| 116 | Minnesota | 13 | 67 | 554 | 5.2 | 42.6 |
| 116 | Texas | 13 | 64 | 554 | 4.9 | 42.6 |
| 118 | Southern Miss | 13 | 61 | 549 | 4.7 | 42.2 |
| 119 | Louisville | 13 | 68 | 545 | 5.2 | 41.9 |
| 120 | Boston College | 13 | 76 | 538 | 5.8 | 41.4 |
| 121 | Buffalo | 13 | 67 | 525 | 5.2 | 40.4 |
| 121 | Louisiana | 14 | 70 | 566 | 5.0 | 40.4 |
| 123 | Notre Dame | 13 | 62 | 515 | 4.8 | 39.6 |
| 124 | North Texas | 12 | 57 | 461 | 4.8 | 38.4 |
| 125 | Army | 13 | 63 | 479 | 4.8 | 36.8 |
| 126 | Massachusetts | 12 | 44 | 433 | 3.7 | 36.1 |
| 127 | Illinois | 13 | 57 | 464 | 4.4 | 35.7 |
| 128 | Navy | 13 | 57 | 438 | 4.4 | 33.7 |
| 129 | Air Force | 13 | 54 | 392 | 4.2 | 30.2 |
| 130 | Wisconsin | 14 | 52 | 382 | 3.7 | 27.3 |