2020 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NC State | 10 | 79 | 731 | 7.9 | 73.1 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 8 | 76 | 682 | 9.5 | 85.3 |
| 3 | Boston College | 10 | 75 | 679 | 7.5 | 67.9 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 74 | 673 | 7.4 | 67.3 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 9 | 83 | 664 | 9.2 | 73.8 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 10 | 67 | 620 | 6.7 | 62.0 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 66 | 612 | 7.3 | 68.0 |
| 8 | Florida | 11 | 67 | 608 | 6.1 | 55.3 |
| 9 | Virginia | 9 | 69 | 605 | 7.7 | 67.2 |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 64 | 598 | 7.1 | 66.4 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 68 | 595 | 6.8 | 59.5 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 62 | 591 | 6.9 | 65.7 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 9 | 66 | 579 | 7.3 | 64.3 |
| 14 | Mississippi State | 10 | 67 | 570 | 6.7 | 57.0 |
| 15 | Syracuse | 10 | 67 | 565 | 6.7 | 56.5 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 10 | 69 | 556 | 6.9 | 55.6 |
| 17 | Duke | 10 | 54 | 552 | 5.4 | 55.2 |
| 18 | Florida State | 8 | 60 | 550 | 7.5 | 68.8 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 10 | 57 | 540 | 5.7 | 54.0 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 10 | 68 | 539 | 6.8 | 53.9 |
| 21 | Alabama | 11 | 69 | 538 | 6.3 | 48.9 |
| 22 | Arkansas | 10 | 63 | 535 | 6.3 | 53.5 |
| 23 | Kansas | 8 | 57 | 534 | 7.1 | 66.8 |
| 24 | TCU | 9 | 59 | 531 | 6.6 | 59.0 |
| 25 | Louisville | 10 | 64 | 528 | 6.4 | 52.8 |
| 26 | Texas State | 8 | 56 | 516 | 7.0 | 64.5 |
| 27 | Baylor | 9 | 60 | 514 | 6.7 | 57.1 |
| 28 | Tulsa | 7 | 73 | 504 | 10.4 | 72.0 |
| 29 | SMU | 7 | 56 | 501 | 8.0 | 71.6 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 59 | 501 | 6.6 | 55.7 |
| 31 | Kansas State | 9 | 51 | 500 | 5.7 | 55.6 |
| 32 | Hawaii | 8 | 51 | 496 | 6.4 | 62.0 |
| 33 | UCF | 8 | 58 | 495 | 7.3 | 61.9 |
| 34 | Indiana | 7 | 52 | 487 | 7.4 | 69.6 |
| 35 | Memphis | 8 | 50 | 483 | 6.3 | 60.4 |
| 36 | Kentucky | 10 | 55 | 476 | 5.5 | 47.6 |
| 37 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 51 | 473 | 8.5 | 78.8 |
| 38 | Tennessee | 10 | 51 | 469 | 5.1 | 46.9 |
| 39 | Missouri | 10 | 56 | 457 | 5.6 | 45.7 |
| 40 | Clemson | 10 | 54 | 456 | 5.4 | 45.6 |
| 41 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 50 | 450 | 8.3 | 75.0 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | 7 | 46 | 450 | 6.6 | 64.3 |
| 43 | Texas | 8 | 57 | 449 | 7.1 | 56.1 |
| 44 | Texas Tech | 9 | 50 | 447 | 5.6 | 49.7 |
| 45 | Minnesota | 7 | 43 | 439 | 6.1 | 62.7 |
| 46 | Purdue | 6 | 44 | 438 | 7.3 | 73.0 |
| 47 | Ole Miss | 9 | 45 | 436 | 5.0 | 48.4 |
| 48 | LSU | 10 | 56 | 435 | 5.6 | 43.5 |
| 49 | Troy | 7 | 43 | 423 | 6.1 | 60.4 |
| 49 | West Virginia | 8 | 49 | 423 | 6.1 | 52.9 |
| 51 | Arkansas State | 8 | 42 | 419 | 5.3 | 52.4 |
| 52 | Tulane | 8 | 50 | 416 | 6.3 | 52.0 |
| 53 | UCLA | 7 | 50 | 410 | 7.1 | 58.6 |
| 54 | South Alabama | 8 | 40 | 407 | 5.0 | 50.9 |
| 55 | USF | 7 | 41 | 399 | 5.9 | 57.0 |
| 56 | Oregon | 6 | 42 | 393 | 7.0 | 65.5 |
| 57 | Toledo | 6 | 41 | 390 | 6.8 | 65.0 |
| 58 | Auburn | 10 | 45 | 386 | 4.5 | 38.6 |
| 59 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 43 | 385 | 7.2 | 64.2 |
| 60 | San Jose State | 7 | 39 | 380 | 5.6 | 54.3 |
| 61 | Akron | 6 | 38 | 374 | 6.3 | 62.3 |
| 62 | Penn State | 9 | 45 | 372 | 5.0 | 41.3 |
| 63 | UTSA | 7 | 38 | 369 | 5.4 | 52.7 |
| 63 | Nevada | 8 | 44 | 369 | 5.5 | 46.1 |
| 65 | Oregon State | 7 | 45 | 366 | 6.4 | 52.3 |
| 66 | Ball State | 7 | 41 | 364 | 5.9 | 52.0 |
| 67 | Georgia | 9 | 51 | 360 | 5.7 | 40.0 |
| 68 | Northwestern | 8 | 46 | 358 | 5.8 | 44.8 |
| 69 | Nebraska | 8 | 39 | 357 | 4.9 | 44.6 |
| 70 | Temple | 7 | 37 | 356 | 5.3 | 50.9 |
| 71 | Michigan State | 7 | 44 | 353 | 6.3 | 50.4 |
| 72 | Western Michigan | 6 | 45 | 351 | 7.5 | 58.5 |
| 73 | Ohio State | 6 | 36 | 350 | 6.0 | 58.3 |
| 74 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 37 | 349 | 6.2 | 58.2 |
| 75 | New Mexico | 7 | 39 | 347 | 5.6 | 49.6 |
| 75 | Cincinnati | 7 | 34 | 347 | 4.9 | 49.6 |
| 77 | Illinois | 8 | 41 | 343 | 5.1 | 42.9 |
| 78 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 35 | 331 | 5.0 | 47.3 |
| 78 | Iowa | 8 | 39 | 331 | 4.9 | 41.4 |
| 80 | North Texas | 7 | 43 | 330 | 6.1 | 47.1 |
| 81 | Texas A&M | 9 | 41 | 327 | 4.6 | 36.3 |
| 82 | Fresno State | 6 | 38 | 320 | 6.3 | 53.3 |
| 83 | Navy | 7 | 38 | 318 | 5.4 | 45.4 |
| 84 | Appalachian State | 8 | 33 | 317 | 4.1 | 39.6 |
| 85 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 32 | 316 | 4.0 | 39.5 |
| 86 | Rice | 5 | 35 | 315 | 7.0 | 63.0 |
| 87 | Utah State | 6 | 36 | 314 | 6.0 | 52.3 |
| 87 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 39 | 314 | 4.9 | 39.3 |
| 89 | UNLV | 6 | 40 | 312 | 6.7 | 52.0 |
| 90 | Wyoming | 6 | 37 | 311 | 6.2 | 51.8 |
| 91 | Arizona | 5 | 34 | 301 | 6.8 | 60.2 |
| 92 | Buffalo | 6 | 33 | 296 | 5.5 | 49.3 |
| 92 | USC | 6 | 31 | 296 | 5.2 | 49.3 |
| 92 | Georgia State | 8 | 29 | 296 | 3.6 | 37.0 |
| 95 | Michigan | 6 | 32 | 288 | 5.3 | 48.0 |
| 96 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 34 | 275 | 5.7 | 45.8 |
| 97 | Marshall | 6 | 29 | 274 | 4.8 | 45.7 |
| 98 | Stanford | 6 | 32 | 272 | 5.3 | 45.3 |
| 98 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 31 | 272 | 4.4 | 38.9 |
| 100 | Louisiana | 8 | 36 | 267 | 4.5 | 33.4 |
| 101 | Boise State | 6 | 35 | 261 | 5.8 | 43.5 |
| 102 | Utah | 5 | 29 | 258 | 5.8 | 51.6 |
| 103 | UAB | 5 | 27 | 255 | 5.4 | 51.0 |
| 104 | Houston | 6 | 29 | 247 | 4.8 | 41.2 |
| 105 | UTEP | 4 | 25 | 240 | 6.3 | 60.0 |
| 106 | Kent State | 4 | 26 | 236 | 6.5 | 59.0 |
| 107 | Wisconsin | 6 | 24 | 235 | 4.0 | 39.2 |
| 108 | California | 4 | 27 | 232 | 6.8 | 58.0 |
| 109 | Bowling Green | 5 | 33 | 228 | 6.6 | 45.6 |
| 110 | Central Michigan | 6 | 33 | 227 | 5.5 | 37.8 |
| 111 | Air Force | 4 | 23 | 220 | 5.8 | 55.0 |
| 112 | Southern Miss | 6 | 25 | 209 | 4.2 | 34.8 |
| 113 | Arizona State | 4 | 24 | 205 | 6.0 | 51.3 |
| 114 | Colorado State | 4 | 22 | 202 | 5.5 | 50.5 |
| 115 | San Diego State | 6 | 27 | 200 | 4.5 | 33.3 |
| 116 | Washington State | 4 | 20 | 197 | 5.0 | 49.3 |
| 117 | Colorado | 4 | 22 | 175 | 5.5 | 43.8 |
| 118 | Maryland | 5 | 21 | 174 | 4.2 | 34.8 |
| 119 | Ohio | 3 | 17 | 149 | 5.7 | 49.7 |
| 120 | Washington | 4 | 18 | 145 | 4.5 | 36.3 |
| 121 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 15 | 130 | 5.0 | 43.3 |
| 122 | Charlotte | 4 | 16 | 122 | 4.0 | 30.5 |
| 123 | FIU | 3 | 12 | 105 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 124 | Liberty | 1 | 6 | 50 | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| 125 | Massachusetts | 1 | 4 | 45 | 4.0 | 45.0 |