2020 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games Won Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 11 | 72 | 653 | 6.5 | 59.4 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 9 | 78 | 600 | 8.7 | 66.7 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 10 | 66 | 600 | 6.6 | 60.0 |
| 4 | Alabama | 13 | 76 | 592 | 5.8 | 45.5 |
| 5 | Liberty | 10 | 71 | 579 | 7.1 | 57.9 |
| 6 | NC State | 8 | 60 | 565 | 7.5 | 70.6 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 65 | 539 | 8.1 | 67.4 |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 62 | 538 | 7.8 | 67.3 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 56 | 507 | 11.2 | 101.4 |
| 10 | Appalachian State | 9 | 52 | 491 | 5.8 | 54.6 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 9 | 51 | 487 | 5.7 | 54.1 |
| 12 | Clemson | 10 | 58 | 481 | 5.8 | 48.1 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 9 | 54 | 453 | 6.0 | 50.3 |
| 14 | Indiana | 6 | 49 | 452 | 8.2 | 75.3 |
| 15 | Tulsa | 6 | 61 | 438 | 10.2 | 73.0 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 8 | 52 | 433 | 6.5 | 54.1 |
| 17 | Louisiana | 10 | 53 | 422 | 5.3 | 42.2 |
| 18 | Florida | 8 | 48 | 420 | 6.0 | 52.5 |
| 19 | Memphis | 8 | 43 | 414 | 5.4 | 51.8 |
| 20 | Ball State | 7 | 45 | 409 | 6.4 | 58.4 |
| 21 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 52 | 402 | 4.7 | 36.5 |
| 22 | Georgia | 8 | 53 | 382 | 6.6 | 47.8 |
| 23 | San Jose State | 7 | 39 | 380 | 5.6 | 54.3 |
| 24 | Marshall | 7 | 37 | 379 | 5.3 | 54.1 |
| 25 | Ohio State | 7 | 39 | 370 | 5.6 | 52.9 |
| 26 | Army | 9 | 42 | 369 | 4.7 | 41.0 |
| 27 | TCU | 6 | 41 | 363 | 6.8 | 60.5 |
| 28 | UTSA | 7 | 37 | 362 | 5.3 | 51.7 |
| 29 | SMU | 7 | 44 | 361 | 6.3 | 51.6 |
| 30 | Buffalo | 6 | 38 | 352 | 6.3 | 58.7 |
| 31 | Northwestern | 7 | 44 | 338 | 6.3 | 48.3 |
| 32 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 39 | 336 | 4.9 | 42.0 |
| 33 | Boston College | 6 | 38 | 335 | 6.3 | 55.8 |
| 34 | Texas A&M | 9 | 40 | 325 | 4.4 | 36.1 |
| 35 | West Virginia | 6 | 40 | 324 | 6.7 | 54.0 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 37 | 320 | 7.4 | 64.0 |
| 37 | UCF | 6 | 39 | 319 | 6.5 | 53.2 |
| 38 | Georgia State | 6 | 34 | 309 | 5.7 | 51.5 |
| 39 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 35 | 300 | 5.8 | 50.0 |
| 40 | Oregon | 4 | 31 | 298 | 7.8 | 74.5 |
| 41 | Virginia | 5 | 35 | 295 | 7.0 | 59.0 |
| 42 | Kentucky | 5 | 33 | 290 | 6.6 | 58.0 |
| 43 | UAB | 6 | 28 | 283 | 4.7 | 47.2 |
| 44 | Wake Forest | 4 | 27 | 282 | 6.8 | 70.5 |
| 45 | Ole Miss | 5 | 28 | 281 | 5.6 | 56.2 |
| 46 | Texas | 7 | 39 | 277 | 5.6 | 39.6 |
| 46 | Nevada | 7 | 34 | 277 | 4.9 | 39.6 |
| 48 | Hawaii | 5 | 34 | 274 | 6.8 | 54.8 |
| 49 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 27 | 270 | 5.4 | 54.0 |
| 50 | Iowa | 6 | 30 | 265 | 5.0 | 44.2 |
| 51 | Arkansas State | 4 | 30 | 255 | 7.5 | 63.8 |
| 52 | North Texas | 4 | 29 | 250 | 7.3 | 62.5 |
| 53 | Western Michigan | 4 | 32 | 247 | 8.0 | 61.8 |
| 54 | Toledo | 4 | 27 | 246 | 6.8 | 61.5 |
| 55 | Missouri | 5 | 30 | 241 | 6.0 | 48.2 |
| 56 | Colorado | 4 | 29 | 239 | 7.3 | 59.8 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | 4 | 28 | 239 | 7.0 | 59.8 |
| 58 | Louisville | 4 | 28 | 234 | 7.0 | 58.5 |
| 59 | Rutgers | 3 | 26 | 230 | 8.7 | 76.7 |
| 60 | USC | 5 | 26 | 226 | 5.2 | 45.2 |
| 61 | Texas Tech | 4 | 28 | 222 | 7.0 | 55.5 |
| 62 | Auburn | 6 | 24 | 219 | 4.0 | 36.5 |
| 63 | Boise State | 5 | 28 | 214 | 5.6 | 42.8 |
| 64 | Kansas State | 4 | 24 | 213 | 6.0 | 53.3 |
| 65 | Nebraska | 3 | 20 | 208 | 6.7 | 69.3 |
| 66 | Troy | 5 | 25 | 202 | 5.0 | 40.4 |
| 67 | LSU | 5 | 27 | 201 | 5.4 | 40.2 |
| 68 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 25 | 196 | 8.3 | 65.3 |
| 69 | Wisconsin | 4 | 21 | 191 | 5.3 | 47.8 |
| 70 | Minnesota | 3 | 19 | 190 | 6.3 | 63.3 |
| 70 | South Alabama | 4 | 22 | 190 | 5.5 | 47.5 |
| 72 | East Carolina | 3 | 23 | 186 | 7.7 | 62.0 |
| 73 | Florida State | 3 | 25 | 177 | 8.3 | 59.0 |
| 74 | Purdue | 2 | 17 | 175 | 8.5 | 87.5 |
| 75 | UTEP | 3 | 18 | 173 | 6.0 | 57.7 |
| 75 | Tulane | 6 | 24 | 173 | 4.0 | 28.8 |
| 77 | UCLA | 3 | 25 | 170 | 8.3 | 56.7 |
| 78 | Stanford | 4 | 20 | 168 | 5.0 | 42.0 |
| 79 | Air Force | 3 | 18 | 165 | 6.0 | 55.0 |
| 80 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 19 | 159 | 3.8 | 31.8 |
| 81 | Utah | 3 | 18 | 158 | 6.0 | 52.7 |
| 82 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 19 | 156 | 9.5 | 78.0 |
| 82 | Baylor | 2 | 17 | 156 | 8.5 | 78.0 |
| 82 | Fresno State | 3 | 19 | 156 | 6.3 | 52.0 |
| 85 | Tennessee | 3 | 17 | 149 | 5.7 | 49.7 |
| 86 | Kent State | 3 | 19 | 146 | 6.3 | 48.7 |
| 87 | San Diego State | 4 | 18 | 143 | 4.5 | 35.8 |
| 88 | Houston | 3 | 16 | 142 | 5.3 | 47.3 |
| 89 | Michigan | 2 | 17 | 138 | 8.5 | 69.0 |
| 90 | Central Michigan | 3 | 18 | 134 | 6.0 | 44.7 |
| 91 | Texas State | 2 | 14 | 129 | 7.0 | 64.5 |
| 92 | Illinois | 2 | 14 | 122 | 7.0 | 61.0 |
| 93 | Washington | 3 | 15 | 120 | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| 94 | Penn State | 4 | 13 | 117 | 3.3 | 29.3 |
| 95 | Oregon State | 2 | 14 | 110 | 7.0 | 55.0 |
| 95 | South Carolina | 2 | 11 | 110 | 5.5 | 55.0 |
| 95 | Southern Miss | 3 | 13 | 110 | 4.3 | 36.7 |
| 98 | Arizona State | 2 | 14 | 109 | 7.0 | 54.5 |
| 99 | Temple | 1 | 11 | 107 | 11.0 | 107.0 |
| 100 | Michigan State | 2 | 13 | 106 | 6.5 | 53.0 |
| 101 | Rice | 2 | 12 | 105 | 6.0 | 52.5 |
| 102 | Syracuse | 1 | 15 | 104 | 15.0 | 104.0 |
| 103 | Navy | 3 | 12 | 100 | 4.0 | 33.3 |
| 104 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 14 | 94 | 4.7 | 31.3 |
| 105 | Arkansas | 3 | 13 | 90 | 4.3 | 30.0 |
| 106 | Ohio | 2 | 11 | 85 | 5.5 | 42.5 |
| 107 | Colorado State | 1 | 8 | 83 | 8.0 | 83.0 |
| 108 | Duke | 2 | 10 | 80 | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| 108 | Wyoming | 2 | 10 | 80 | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| 110 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 9 | 78 | 4.5 | 39.0 |
| 111 | Charlotte | 2 | 9 | 75 | 4.5 | 37.5 |
| 112 | Utah State | 1 | 7 | 70 | 7.0 | 70.0 |
| 112 | New Mexico | 2 | 6 | 70 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| 114 | USF | 1 | 7 | 63 | 7.0 | 63.0 |
| 115 | California | 1 | 9 | 60 | 9.0 | 60.0 |
| 116 | Maryland | 2 | 7 | 46 | 3.5 | 23.0 |
| 117 | Washington State | 1 | 4 | 45 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 118 | Akron | 1 | 3 | 35 | 3.0 | 35.0 |