2019 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games in August/September Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 47 | 463 | 9.4 | 92.6 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 48 | 435 | 9.6 | 87.0 |
| 3 | SMU | 5 | 41 | 405 | 8.2 | 81.0 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 5 | 41 | 386 | 8.2 | 77.2 |
| 5 | UCF | 5 | 40 | 384 | 8.0 | 76.8 |
| 6 | South Alabama | 5 | 42 | 378 | 8.4 | 75.6 |
| 7 | NC State | 5 | 45 | 367 | 9.0 | 73.4 |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 5 | 44 | 360 | 8.8 | 72.0 |
| 9 | Florida | 5 | 42 | 357 | 8.4 | 71.4 |
| 10 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 38 | 352 | 7.6 | 70.4 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 5 | 41 | 350 | 8.2 | 70.0 |
| 12 | Troy | 4 | 38 | 342 | 9.5 | 85.5 |
| 13 | California | 5 | 33 | 337 | 6.6 | 67.4 |
| 14 | Arkansas | 5 | 34 | 336 | 6.8 | 67.2 |
| 15 | Washington State | 5 | 41 | 334 | 8.2 | 66.8 |
| 16 | Hawaii | 5 | 38 | 333 | 7.6 | 66.6 |
| 17 | Connecticut | 4 | 35 | 319 | 8.8 | 79.8 |
| 18 | Stanford | 5 | 33 | 318 | 6.6 | 63.6 |
| 19 | Florida State | 5 | 39 | 317 | 7.8 | 63.4 |
| 20 | USC | 5 | 41 | 314 | 8.2 | 62.8 |
| 21 | Auburn | 5 | 40 | 311 | 8.0 | 62.2 |
| 22 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 33 | 306 | 8.3 | 76.5 |
| 22 | Clemson | 5 | 34 | 306 | 6.8 | 61.2 |
| 24 | Utah | 5 | 34 | 301 | 6.8 | 60.2 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 5 | 34 | 298 | 6.8 | 59.6 |
| 26 | Tulsa | 4 | 34 | 296 | 8.5 | 74.0 |
| 27 | Ohio | 4 | 32 | 293 | 8.0 | 73.3 |
| 27 | San Jose State | 4 | 32 | 293 | 8.0 | 73.3 |
| 29 | Purdue | 4 | 36 | 292 | 9.0 | 73.0 |
| 30 | Ole Miss | 5 | 37 | 289 | 7.4 | 57.8 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 5 | 33 | 289 | 6.6 | 57.8 |
| 32 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 31 | 284 | 7.8 | 71.0 |
| 33 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 34 | 283 | 6.8 | 56.6 |
| 34 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 29 | 278 | 7.3 | 69.5 |
| 34 | Liberty | 5 | 33 | 278 | 6.6 | 55.6 |
| 34 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 32 | 278 | 6.4 | 55.6 |
| 37 | FIU | 4 | 32 | 276 | 8.0 | 69.0 |
| 38 | UCLA | 5 | 37 | 275 | 7.4 | 55.0 |
| 39 | Ohio State | 5 | 30 | 274 | 6.0 | 54.8 |
| 40 | Michigan | 4 | 34 | 271 | 8.5 | 67.8 |
| 41 | BYU | 5 | 31 | 270 | 6.2 | 54.0 |
| 42 | Fresno State | 4 | 26 | 269 | 6.5 | 67.3 |
| 42 | Northwestern | 4 | 25 | 269 | 6.3 | 67.3 |
| 44 | Washington | 5 | 31 | 268 | 6.2 | 53.6 |
| 44 | East Carolina | 5 | 28 | 268 | 5.6 | 53.6 |
| 46 | Akron | 5 | 30 | 266 | 6.0 | 53.2 |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 30 | 263 | 7.5 | 65.8 |
| 48 | Syracuse | 5 | 30 | 258 | 6.0 | 51.6 |
| 49 | Colorado State | 5 | 33 | 257 | 6.6 | 51.4 |
| 49 | Kansas | 5 | 31 | 257 | 6.2 | 51.4 |
| 51 | Nevada | 5 | 28 | 256 | 5.6 | 51.2 |
| 51 | Buffalo | 5 | 27 | 256 | 5.4 | 51.2 |
| 53 | Appalachian State | 4 | 33 | 255 | 8.3 | 63.8 |
| 54 | West Virginia | 4 | 25 | 253 | 6.3 | 63.3 |
| 54 | South Carolina | 5 | 31 | 253 | 6.2 | 50.6 |
| 56 | Alabama | 5 | 29 | 251 | 5.8 | 50.2 |
| 57 | Penn State | 4 | 29 | 248 | 7.3 | 62.0 |
| 58 | Boston College | 5 | 33 | 245 | 6.6 | 49.0 |
| 59 | Virginia | 5 | 33 | 244 | 6.6 | 48.8 |
| 59 | Wyoming | 5 | 30 | 244 | 6.0 | 48.8 |
| 61 | New Mexico | 4 | 29 | 243 | 7.3 | 60.8 |
| 61 | Toledo | 4 | 29 | 243 | 7.3 | 60.8 |
| 61 | Bowling Green | 4 | 25 | 243 | 6.3 | 60.8 |
| 64 | Texas Tech | 4 | 25 | 242 | 6.3 | 60.5 |
| 64 | Kent State | 4 | 24 | 242 | 6.0 | 60.5 |
| 64 | Arizona State | 5 | 28 | 242 | 5.6 | 48.4 |
| 67 | Ball State | 4 | 27 | 240 | 6.8 | 60.0 |
| 68 | Oregon | 4 | 29 | 238 | 7.3 | 59.5 |
| 69 | Georgia State | 4 | 28 | 237 | 7.0 | 59.3 |
| 70 | Iowa | 4 | 29 | 231 | 7.3 | 57.8 |
| 70 | New Mexico State | 5 | 29 | 231 | 5.8 | 46.2 |
| 72 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 28 | 230 | 7.0 | 57.5 |
| 73 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 23 | 229 | 5.8 | 57.3 |
| 74 | North Carolina | 5 | 30 | 227 | 6.0 | 45.4 |
| 74 | Arkansas State | 5 | 22 | 227 | 4.4 | 45.4 |
| 76 | Old Dominion | 4 | 24 | 226 | 6.0 | 56.5 |
| 77 | Indiana | 5 | 29 | 225 | 5.8 | 45.0 |
| 77 | Massachusetts | 5 | 22 | 225 | 4.4 | 45.0 |
| 79 | Maryland | 4 | 26 | 223 | 6.5 | 55.8 |
| 80 | Texas State | 5 | 23 | 222 | 4.6 | 44.4 |
| 81 | Texas A&M | 5 | 32 | 218 | 6.4 | 43.6 |
| 82 | Rutgers | 4 | 26 | 212 | 6.5 | 53.0 |
| 82 | Kansas State | 4 | 21 | 212 | 5.3 | 53.0 |
| 82 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 22 | 212 | 4.4 | 42.4 |
| 85 | UAB | 4 | 23 | 210 | 5.8 | 52.5 |
| 86 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 21 | 209 | 4.2 | 41.8 |
| 87 | Temple | 4 | 23 | 206 | 5.8 | 51.5 |
| 88 | Cincinnati | 4 | 26 | 205 | 6.5 | 51.3 |
| 88 | Utah State | 4 | 24 | 205 | 6.0 | 51.3 |
| 90 | Army | 4 | 30 | 204 | 7.5 | 51.0 |
| 90 | Nebraska | 5 | 26 | 204 | 5.2 | 40.8 |
| 92 | Oregon State | 4 | 24 | 199 | 6.0 | 49.8 |
| 92 | Southern Miss | 5 | 21 | 199 | 4.2 | 39.8 |
| 94 | Georgia | 4 | 29 | 198 | 7.3 | 49.5 |
| 94 | Colorado | 4 | 20 | 198 | 5.0 | 49.5 |
| 96 | Oklahoma | 4 | 27 | 196 | 6.8 | 49.0 |
| 97 | Boise State | 4 | 25 | 194 | 6.3 | 48.5 |
| 98 | Wake Forest | 5 | 25 | 193 | 5.0 | 38.6 |
| 99 | USF | 4 | 19 | 188 | 4.8 | 47.0 |
| 100 | Tennessee | 4 | 21 | 187 | 5.3 | 46.8 |
| 100 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 20 | 187 | 5.0 | 46.8 |
| 102 | UNLV | 4 | 20 | 186 | 5.0 | 46.5 |
| 102 | Mississippi State | 5 | 24 | 186 | 4.8 | 37.2 |
| 104 | Duke | 4 | 18 | 185 | 4.5 | 46.3 |
| 104 | Rice | 5 | 24 | 185 | 4.8 | 37.0 |
| 106 | Notre Dame | 4 | 25 | 184 | 6.3 | 46.0 |
| 107 | Missouri | 4 | 21 | 183 | 5.3 | 45.8 |
| 107 | UTEP | 4 | 21 | 183 | 5.3 | 45.8 |
| 109 | San Diego State | 4 | 23 | 181 | 5.8 | 45.3 |
| 110 | Texas | 4 | 21 | 179 | 5.3 | 44.8 |
| 111 | North Texas | 5 | 20 | 177 | 4.0 | 35.4 |
| 112 | Marshall | 4 | 23 | 176 | 5.8 | 44.0 |
| 113 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 23 | 175 | 5.8 | 43.8 |
| 114 | UTSA | 4 | 20 | 173 | 5.0 | 43.3 |
| 115 | Minnesota | 4 | 23 | 170 | 5.8 | 42.5 |
| 115 | Tulane | 4 | 19 | 170 | 4.8 | 42.5 |
| 117 | Arizona | 4 | 23 | 169 | 5.8 | 42.3 |
| 118 | Louisiana | 5 | 23 | 166 | 4.6 | 33.2 |
| 119 | Iowa State | 4 | 20 | 162 | 5.0 | 40.5 |
| 120 | Illinois | 4 | 21 | 160 | 5.3 | 40.0 |
| 121 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 15 | 158 | 3.8 | 39.5 |
| 122 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 24 | 155 | 6.0 | 38.8 |
| 123 | TCU | 4 | 17 | 153 | 4.3 | 38.3 |
| 124 | Wisconsin | 4 | 22 | 152 | 5.5 | 38.0 |
| 125 | Louisville | 4 | 21 | 149 | 5.3 | 37.3 |
| 126 | Memphis | 4 | 17 | 146 | 4.3 | 36.5 |
| 127 | Baylor | 4 | 14 | 138 | 3.5 | 34.5 |
| 128 | LSU | 4 | 17 | 131 | 4.3 | 32.8 |
| 129 | Navy | 3 | 14 | 109 | 4.7 | 36.3 |
| 130 | Air Force | 4 | 15 | 90 | 3.8 | 22.5 |