2020 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty | 10 | 79 | 652 | 7.9 | 65.2 |
| 2 | BYU | 12 | 76 | 693 | 6.3 | 57.8 |
| 3 | Army | 12 | 58 | 521 | 4.8 | 43.4 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 4 | 33 | 316 | 8.3 | 79.0 |
| 4 | UTSA | 5 | 33 | 295 | 6.6 | 59.0 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 31 | 267 | 7.8 | 66.8 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 30 | 248 | 6.0 | 49.6 |
| 8 | Texas State | 4 | 28 | 278 | 7.0 | 69.5 |
| 9 | Arkansas State | 3 | 26 | 220 | 8.7 | 73.3 |
| 10 | North Texas | 3 | 25 | 231 | 8.3 | 77.0 |
| 10 | Marshall | 4 | 25 | 222 | 6.3 | 55.5 |
| 12 | UTEP | 4 | 24 | 228 | 6.0 | 57.0 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 24 | 245 | 4.8 | 49.0 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 23 | 196 | 11.5 | 98.0 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 3 | 23 | 231 | 7.7 | 77.0 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 3 | 23 | 206 | 7.7 | 68.7 |
| 17 | Tulane | 4 | 21 | 183 | 5.3 | 45.8 |
| 18 | Georgia State | 2 | 20 | 178 | 10.0 | 89.0 |
| 18 | Clemson | 2 | 20 | 170 | 10.0 | 85.0 |
| 18 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 20 | 156 | 10.0 | 78.0 |
| 18 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 20 | 180 | 6.7 | 60.0 |
| 18 | SMU | 3 | 20 | 175 | 6.7 | 58.3 |
| 23 | Tulsa | 2 | 19 | 170 | 9.5 | 85.0 |
| 23 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 19 | 165 | 4.8 | 41.3 |
| 25 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 18 | 147 | 6.0 | 49.0 |
| 25 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 18 | 141 | 4.5 | 35.3 |
| 27 | Colorado | 2 | 17 | 153 | 8.5 | 76.5 |
| 27 | North Carolina State | 2 | 17 | 148 | 8.5 | 74.0 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 2 | 17 | 134 | 8.5 | 67.0 |
| 30 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 16 | 158 | 5.3 | 52.7 |
| 30 | UAB | 4 | 16 | 162 | 4.0 | 40.5 |
| 30 | Troy | 4 | 16 | 115 | 4.0 | 28.8 |
| 33 | North Carolina | 2 | 14 | 132 | 7.0 | 66.0 |
| 33 | Texas | 2 | 14 | 95 | 7.0 | 47.5 |
| 33 | Memphis | 3 | 14 | 115 | 4.7 | 38.3 |
| 36 | Charlotte | 2 | 13 | 100 | 6.5 | 50.0 |
| 36 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 13 | 145 | 4.3 | 48.3 |
| 38 | Houston | 2 | 12 | 113 | 6.0 | 56.5 |
| 38 | UCF | 2 | 12 | 104 | 6.0 | 52.0 |
| 38 | Massachusetts | 3 | 12 | 103 | 4.0 | 34.3 |
| 41 | Georgia | 1 | 11 | 80 | 11.0 | 80.0 |
| 41 | West Virginia | 2 | 11 | 95 | 5.5 | 47.5 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | 2 | 11 | 81 | 5.5 | 40.5 |
| 44 | Virginia | 1 | 10 | 62 | 10.0 | 62.0 |
| 44 | Texas Tech | 1 | 10 | 60 | 10.0 | 60.0 |
| 44 | Notre Dame | 2 | 10 | 99 | 5.0 | 49.5 |
| 47 | East Carolina | 1 | 9 | 92 | 9.0 | 92.0 |
| 47 | Florida State | 1 | 9 | 57 | 9.0 | 57.0 |
| 47 | South Florida | 2 | 9 | 88 | 4.5 | 44.0 |
| 47 | Ohio State | 2 | 9 | 64 | 4.5 | 32.0 |
| 51 | Buffalo | 1 | 8 | 81 | 8.0 | 81.0 |
| 51 | Ball State | 1 | 8 | 80 | 8.0 | 80.0 |
| 51 | Indiana | 1 | 8 | 79 | 8.0 | 79.0 |
| 51 | Northwestern | 1 | 8 | 75 | 8.0 | 75.0 |
| 51 | San Jose State | 1 | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 64.0 |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 8 | 51 | 8.0 | 51.0 |
| 51 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 8 | 50 | 8.0 | 50.0 |
| 51 | San Diego State | 2 | 8 | 65 | 4.0 | 32.5 |
| 51 | Navy | 3 | 8 | 48 | 2.7 | 16.0 |
| 60 | Auburn | 1 | 7 | 68 | 7.0 | 68.0 |
| 60 | TCU | 1 | 7 | 67 | 7.0 | 67.0 |
| 60 | Mississippi State | 1 | 7 | 66 | 7.0 | 66.0 |
| 60 | Boston College | 1 | 7 | 61 | 7.0 | 61.0 |
| 60 | Kentucky | 1 | 7 | 45 | 7.0 | 45.0 |
| 60 | Florida International | 2 | 7 | 70 | 3.5 | 35.0 |
| 60 | Alabama | 2 | 7 | 54 | 3.5 | 27.0 |
| 67 | Air Force | 2 | 6 | 45 | 3.0 | 22.5 |
| 68 | Mississippi | 1 | 5 | 50 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 68 | Texas A&M | 1 | 5 | 38 | 5.0 | 38.0 |
| 68 | Duke | 1 | 5 | 35 | 5.0 | 35.0 |
| 68 | Nevada | 1 | 5 | 31 | 5.0 | 31.0 |
| 68 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 5 | 27 | 5.0 | 27.0 |
| 68 | Wisconsin | 1 | 5 | 26 | 5.0 | 26.0 |
| 68 | Iowa State | 2 | 5 | 52 | 2.5 | 26.0 |
| 68 | Hawai'i | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 25.0 |
| 76 | Kansas State | 1 | 4 | 58 | 4.0 | 58.0 |
| 76 | Syracuse | 1 | 4 | 50 | 4.0 | 50.0 |
| 76 | Kansas | 1 | 4 | 48 | 4.0 | 48.0 |
| 76 | Florida | 1 | 4 | 40 | 4.0 | 40.0 |
| 76 | Boise State | 1 | 4 | 33 | 4.0 | 33.0 |
| 76 | Louisville | 1 | 4 | 23 | 4.0 | 23.0 |
| 76 | Oregon | 1 | 4 | 20 | 4.0 | 20.0 |