2019 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State | 10 | 86 | 723 | 8.6 | 72.3 |
| 2 | Houston | 7 | 59 | 546 | 8.4 | 78.0 |
| 2 | Oregon | 11 | 92 | 760 | 8.4 | 69.1 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 8 | 66 | 596 | 8.3 | 74.5 |
| 4 | Purdue | 8 | 66 | 557 | 8.3 | 69.6 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 9 | 73 | 629 | 8.1 | 69.9 |
| 6 | NC State | 11 | 89 | 675 | 8.1 | 61.4 |
| 8 | Michigan | 7 | 55 | 510 | 7.9 | 72.9 |
| 9 | UCF | 12 | 93 | 804 | 7.8 | 67.0 |
| 10 | Liberty | 13 | 100 | 857 | 7.7 | 65.9 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 69 | 592 | 7.7 | 65.8 |
| 10 | Florida | 10 | 77 | 639 | 7.7 | 63.9 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 10 | 76 | 603 | 7.6 | 60.3 |
| 14 | California | 11 | 83 | 776 | 7.5 | 70.5 |
| 15 | Troy | 11 | 81 | 738 | 7.4 | 67.1 |
| 15 | Utah State | 10 | 74 | 662 | 7.4 | 66.2 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 74 | 658 | 7.4 | 65.8 |
| 15 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 89 | 766 | 7.4 | 63.8 |
| 19 | SMU | 11 | 80 | 799 | 7.3 | 72.6 |
| 20 | Florida State | 10 | 72 | 612 | 7.2 | 61.2 |
| 20 | USC | 9 | 65 | 500 | 7.2 | 55.6 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 86 | 665 | 7.2 | 55.4 |
| 23 | Central Michigan | 13 | 92 | 841 | 7.1 | 64.7 |
| 23 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 78 | 611 | 7.1 | 55.5 |
| 25 | FIU | 13 | 91 | 909 | 7.0 | 69.9 |
| 25 | Fresno State | 10 | 70 | 651 | 7.0 | 65.1 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 9 | 63 | 560 | 7.0 | 62.2 |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 84 | 717 | 7.0 | 59.8 |
| 29 | Colorado State | 10 | 69 | 583 | 6.9 | 58.3 |
| 30 | Kent State | 11 | 75 | 691 | 6.8 | 62.8 |
| 30 | Washington State | 10 | 68 | 557 | 6.8 | 55.7 |
| 32 | Arizona | 10 | 67 | 606 | 6.7 | 60.6 |
| 32 | Western Michigan | 13 | 87 | 771 | 6.7 | 59.3 |
| 32 | Wake Forest | 12 | 80 | 702 | 6.7 | 58.5 |
| 35 | Michigan State | 9 | 59 | 546 | 6.6 | 60.7 |
| 35 | Boise State | 13 | 86 | 727 | 6.6 | 55.9 |
| 35 | Arizona State | 11 | 73 | 612 | 6.6 | 55.6 |
| 35 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 73 | 603 | 6.6 | 54.8 |
| 39 | Memphis | 10 | 65 | 612 | 6.5 | 61.2 |
| 39 | BYU | 11 | 71 | 610 | 6.5 | 55.5 |
| 41 | Kansas | 9 | 58 | 508 | 6.4 | 56.4 |
| 41 | Rutgers | 7 | 45 | 390 | 6.4 | 55.7 |
| 41 | Penn State | 8 | 51 | 400 | 6.4 | 50.0 |
| 44 | Northwestern | 8 | 50 | 448 | 6.3 | 56.0 |
| 44 | Nebraska | 8 | 50 | 442 | 6.3 | 55.3 |
| 44 | Appalachian State | 14 | 88 | 664 | 6.3 | 47.4 |
| 44 | Georgia | 9 | 57 | 418 | 6.3 | 46.4 |
| 44 | Boston College | 10 | 63 | 459 | 6.3 | 45.9 |
| 49 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 62 | 541 | 6.2 | 54.1 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | 10 | 62 | 477 | 6.2 | 47.7 |
| 51 | Rice | 10 | 61 | 644 | 6.1 | 64.4 |
| 51 | Arkansas State | 12 | 73 | 706 | 6.1 | 58.8 |
| 51 | Ball State | 12 | 73 | 620 | 6.1 | 51.7 |
| 51 | UCLA | 9 | 55 | 443 | 6.1 | 49.2 |
| 55 | Colorado | 9 | 54 | 536 | 6.0 | 59.6 |
| 55 | Kansas State | 9 | 54 | 522 | 6.0 | 58.0 |
| 55 | UNLV | 11 | 66 | 616 | 6.0 | 56.0 |
| 55 | West Virginia | 9 | 54 | 504 | 6.0 | 56.0 |
| 55 | Missouri | 10 | 60 | 548 | 6.0 | 54.8 |
| 55 | Texas Tech | 9 | 54 | 480 | 6.0 | 53.3 |
| 55 | Washington | 10 | 60 | 505 | 6.0 | 50.5 |
| 55 | Virginia | 11 | 66 | 544 | 6.0 | 49.5 |
| 55 | Auburn | 7 | 42 | 337 | 6.0 | 48.1 |
| 55 | LSU | 8 | 48 | 376 | 6.0 | 47.0 |
| 65 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 77 | 760 | 5.9 | 58.5 |
| 65 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 71 | 649 | 5.9 | 54.1 |
| 65 | Stanford | 9 | 53 | 486 | 5.9 | 54.0 |
| 65 | Arkansas | 9 | 53 | 485 | 5.9 | 53.9 |
| 65 | Nevada | 12 | 71 | 644 | 5.9 | 53.7 |
| 65 | Toledo | 12 | 71 | 634 | 5.9 | 52.8 |
| 65 | Syracuse | 11 | 65 | 555 | 5.9 | 50.5 |
| 65 | South Alabama | 10 | 59 | 502 | 5.9 | 50.2 |
| 65 | Tennessee | 10 | 59 | 493 | 5.9 | 49.3 |
| 74 | Baylor | 10 | 58 | 561 | 5.8 | 56.1 |
| 74 | Ohio | 13 | 76 | 685 | 5.8 | 52.7 |
| 74 | Utah | 12 | 69 | 594 | 5.8 | 49.5 |
| 77 | Kentucky | 11 | 63 | 558 | 5.7 | 50.7 |
| 77 | Wyoming | 11 | 63 | 551 | 5.7 | 50.1 |
| 77 | Indiana | 10 | 57 | 498 | 5.7 | 49.8 |
| 77 | Hawaii | 12 | 68 | 596 | 5.7 | 49.7 |
| 77 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 57 | 488 | 5.7 | 48.8 |
| 82 | Bowling Green | 11 | 62 | 541 | 5.6 | 49.2 |
| 82 | Connecticut | 9 | 50 | 435 | 5.6 | 48.3 |
| 82 | Maryland | 8 | 45 | 373 | 5.6 | 46.6 |
| 82 | Minnesota | 9 | 50 | 410 | 5.6 | 45.6 |
| 82 | San Diego State | 13 | 73 | 577 | 5.6 | 44.4 |
| 87 | Texas State | 11 | 61 | 542 | 5.5 | 49.3 |
| 87 | New Mexico State | 11 | 61 | 537 | 5.5 | 48.8 |
| 87 | Alabama | 10 | 55 | 472 | 5.5 | 47.2 |
| 87 | North Carolina | 11 | 61 | 475 | 5.5 | 43.2 |
| 91 | USF | 7 | 38 | 366 | 5.4 | 52.3 |
| 91 | Ohio State | 8 | 43 | 399 | 5.4 | 49.9 |
| 91 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 54 | 481 | 5.4 | 48.1 |
| 91 | Iowa State | 8 | 43 | 384 | 5.4 | 48.0 |
| 91 | Marshall | 10 | 54 | 460 | 5.4 | 46.0 |
| 91 | South Carolina | 7 | 38 | 305 | 5.4 | 43.6 |
| 91 | Texas A&M | 8 | 43 | 336 | 5.4 | 42.0 |
| 98 | Old Dominion | 12 | 63 | 634 | 5.3 | 52.8 |
| 98 | UAB | 13 | 69 | 613 | 5.3 | 47.2 |
| 98 | Akron | 12 | 64 | 564 | 5.3 | 47.0 |
| 98 | Louisville | 11 | 58 | 478 | 5.3 | 43.5 |
| 98 | Buffalo | 12 | 64 | 500 | 5.3 | 41.7 |
| 103 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 67 | 671 | 5.2 | 51.6 |
| 103 | Charlotte | 11 | 57 | 554 | 5.2 | 50.4 |
| 103 | Clemson | 13 | 68 | 629 | 5.2 | 48.4 |
| 103 | Duke | 10 | 52 | 475 | 5.2 | 47.5 |
| 103 | Tulane | 9 | 47 | 425 | 5.2 | 47.2 |
| 103 | Georgia State | 12 | 62 | 551 | 5.2 | 45.9 |
| 103 | UTEP | 12 | 62 | 549 | 5.2 | 45.8 |
| 110 | Iowa | 9 | 46 | 369 | 5.1 | 41.0 |
| 110 | Louisiana | 12 | 61 | 485 | 5.1 | 40.4 |
| 112 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 55 | 531 | 5.0 | 48.3 |
| 112 | Southern Miss | 12 | 60 | 534 | 5.0 | 44.5 |
| 112 | Notre Dame | 10 | 50 | 402 | 5.0 | 40.2 |
| 115 | UTSA | 11 | 54 | 505 | 4.9 | 45.9 |
| 115 | Oregon State | 10 | 49 | 436 | 4.9 | 43.6 |
| 115 | TCU | 9 | 44 | 380 | 4.9 | 42.2 |
| 115 | Ole Miss | 8 | 39 | 331 | 4.9 | 41.4 |
| 115 | Navy | 10 | 49 | 372 | 4.9 | 37.2 |
| 120 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 53 | 530 | 4.8 | 48.2 |
| 120 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 48 | 437 | 4.8 | 43.7 |
| 120 | North Texas | 12 | 57 | 461 | 4.8 | 38.4 |
| 120 | Army | 10 | 48 | 378 | 4.8 | 37.8 |
| 124 | Temple | 10 | 47 | 410 | 4.7 | 41.0 |
| 125 | Mississippi State | 10 | 45 | 347 | 4.5 | 34.7 |
| 125 | Wisconsin | 8 | 36 | 223 | 4.5 | 27.9 |
| 127 | Texas | 9 | 38 | 317 | 4.2 | 35.2 |
| 128 | Air Force | 11 | 45 | 330 | 4.1 | 30.0 |
| 129 | Illinois | 9 | 36 | 296 | 4.0 | 32.9 |
| 130 | Massachusetts | 12 | 44 | 433 | 3.7 | 36.1 |