2021 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 1 | 14 | 124 | 14.0 | 124.0 |
| 2 | Memphis | 1 | 11 | 122 | 11.0 | 122.0 |
| 3 | Rice | 2 | 20 | 206 | 10.0 | 103.0 |
| 4 | Utah State | 2 | 17 | 190 | 8.5 | 95.0 |
| 4 | Akron | 1 | 8 | 95 | 8.0 | 95.0 |
| 6 | Hawaii | 2 | 16 | 170 | 8.0 | 85.0 |
| 7 | Ohio | 1 | 8 | 83 | 8.0 | 83.0 |
| 8 | California | 1 | 9 | 82 | 9.0 | 82.0 |
| 9 | Clemson | 4 | 37 | 321 | 9.3 | 80.3 |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 32 | 315 | 8.0 | 78.8 |
| 11 | Fresno State | 2 | 14 | 157 | 7.0 | 78.5 |
| 12 | Arkansas State | 1 | 7 | 77 | 7.0 | 77.0 |
| 13 | Appalachian State | 2 | 15 | 152 | 7.5 | 76.0 |
| 14 | UCF | 1 | 9 | 74 | 9.0 | 74.0 |
| 15 | Tulsa | 4 | 33 | 293 | 8.3 | 73.3 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 3 | 26 | 219 | 8.7 | 73.0 |
| 16 | Kent State | 1 | 8 | 73 | 8.0 | 73.0 |
| 18 | NC State | 2 | 18 | 144 | 9.0 | 72.0 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 16 | 144 | 8.0 | 72.0 |
| 20 | SMU | 2 | 16 | 142 | 8.0 | 71.0 |
| 21 | East Carolina | 2 | 17 | 140 | 8.5 | 70.0 |
| 21 | Oregon | 4 | 31 | 280 | 7.8 | 70.0 |
| 21 | Arizona | 4 | 28 | 280 | 7.0 | 70.0 |
| 24 | New Mexico State | 4 | 27 | 276 | 6.8 | 69.0 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 5 | 40 | 344 | 8.0 | 68.8 |
| 26 | Boston College | 3 | 21 | 205 | 7.0 | 68.3 |
| 27 | North Carolina | 4 | 30 | 270 | 7.5 | 67.5 |
| 28 | Michigan | 4 | 27 | 266 | 6.8 | 66.5 |
| 29 | Texas A&M | 3 | 24 | 198 | 8.0 | 66.0 |
| 29 | Navy | 3 | 21 | 198 | 7.0 | 66.0 |
| 29 | Army | 1 | 6 | 66 | 6.0 | 66.0 |
| 32 | Boise State | 4 | 34 | 262 | 8.5 | 65.5 |
| 33 | Utah | 5 | 35 | 326 | 7.0 | 65.2 |
| 34 | Washington | 2 | 14 | 130 | 7.0 | 65.0 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | 2 | 13 | 130 | 6.5 | 65.0 |
| 36 | Iowa State | 5 | 30 | 324 | 6.0 | 64.8 |
| 37 | LSU | 4 | 33 | 258 | 8.3 | 64.5 |
| 38 | Syracuse | 4 | 28 | 256 | 7.0 | 64.0 |
| 39 | Kansas State | 3 | 21 | 189 | 7.0 | 63.0 |
| 40 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 21 | 187 | 7.0 | 62.3 |
| 41 | Southern Miss | 1 | 7 | 62 | 7.0 | 62.0 |
| 42 | Indiana | 5 | 35 | 301 | 7.0 | 60.2 |
| 43 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 60 | 6.0 | 60.0 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 5 | 35 | 294 | 7.0 | 58.8 |
| 45 | Maryland | 4 | 27 | 232 | 6.8 | 58.0 |
| 46 | Georgia | 6 | 41 | 347 | 6.8 | 57.8 |
| 47 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 33 | 226 | 8.3 | 56.5 |
| 47 | Rutgers | 4 | 24 | 226 | 6.0 | 56.5 |
| 49 | Auburn | 5 | 31 | 279 | 6.2 | 55.8 |
| 50 | Texas Tech | 4 | 23 | 222 | 5.8 | 55.5 |
| 51 | UCLA | 2 | 14 | 110 | 7.0 | 55.0 |
| 51 | Georgia State | 1 | 6 | 55 | 6.0 | 55.0 |
| 51 | Troy | 1 | 6 | 55 | 6.0 | 55.0 |
| 51 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 11 | 110 | 5.5 | 55.0 |
| 55 | USF | 4 | 23 | 219 | 5.8 | 54.8 |
| 56 | Liberty | 2 | 12 | 109 | 6.0 | 54.5 |
| 56 | Texas State | 2 | 12 | 109 | 6.0 | 54.5 |
| 58 | New Mexico | 2 | 12 | 107 | 6.0 | 53.5 |
| 58 | San Jose State | 2 | 12 | 107 | 6.0 | 53.5 |
| 60 | Arkansas | 3 | 19 | 160 | 6.3 | 53.3 |
| 61 | Air Force | 2 | 17 | 106 | 8.5 | 53.0 |
| 62 | Louisville | 5 | 32 | 264 | 6.4 | 52.8 |
| 63 | Purdue | 4 | 22 | 209 | 5.5 | 52.3 |
| 64 | Nebraska | 5 | 30 | 259 | 6.0 | 51.8 |
| 65 | Tulane | 4 | 27 | 204 | 6.8 | 51.0 |
| 65 | Stanford | 3 | 16 | 153 | 5.3 | 51.0 |
| 67 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 19 | 151 | 6.3 | 50.3 |
| 68 | Florida State | 4 | 27 | 200 | 6.8 | 50.0 |
| 68 | Baylor | 5 | 30 | 250 | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| 68 | Oklahoma | 3 | 18 | 150 | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| 68 | Marshall | 1 | 6 | 50 | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| 72 | Cincinnati | 3 | 20 | 149 | 6.7 | 49.7 |
| 72 | West Virginia | 3 | 17 | 149 | 5.7 | 49.7 |
| 74 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 4 | 49 | 4.0 | 49.0 |
| 75 | Virginia | 4 | 23 | 192 | 5.8 | 48.0 |
| 76 | Florida | 3 | 21 | 143 | 7.0 | 47.7 |
| 77 | Alabama | 5 | 34 | 229 | 6.8 | 45.8 |
| 78 | Penn State | 5 | 31 | 226 | 6.2 | 45.2 |
| 79 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 6 | 45 | 6.0 | 45.0 |
| 79 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 5 | 45 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 79 | Connecticut | 2 | 9 | 90 | 4.5 | 45.0 |
| 82 | Oregon State | 3 | 19 | 133 | 6.3 | 44.3 |
| 83 | Ole Miss | 3 | 14 | 132 | 4.7 | 44.0 |
| 84 | Duke | 2 | 11 | 87 | 5.5 | 43.5 |
| 85 | Washington State | 4 | 19 | 169 | 4.8 | 42.3 |
| 86 | UNLV | 2 | 14 | 84 | 7.0 | 42.0 |
| 86 | South Carolina | 3 | 16 | 126 | 5.3 | 42.0 |
| 88 | Kansas | 3 | 16 | 125 | 5.3 | 41.7 |
| 88 | Missouri | 3 | 13 | 125 | 4.3 | 41.7 |
| 90 | San Diego State | 2 | 10 | 83 | 5.0 | 41.5 |
| 91 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 17 | 163 | 4.3 | 40.8 |
| 92 | Houston | 1 | 6 | 40 | 6.0 | 40.0 |
| 92 | Northwestern | 3 | 12 | 120 | 4.0 | 40.0 |
| 94 | Minnesota | 2 | 8 | 78 | 4.0 | 39.0 |
| 95 | Wisconsin | 3 | 16 | 115 | 5.3 | 38.3 |
| 96 | USC | 3 | 12 | 109 | 4.0 | 36.3 |
| 97 | Notre Dame | 2 | 9 | 70 | 4.5 | 35.0 |
| 97 | Arizona State | 2 | 8 | 70 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 97 | Iowa | 2 | 7 | 70 | 3.5 | 35.0 |
| 100 | Ohio State | 4 | 14 | 135 | 3.5 | 33.8 |
| 101 | Kentucky | 2 | 9 | 67 | 4.5 | 33.5 |
| 101 | Temple | 2 | 7 | 67 | 3.5 | 33.5 |
| 103 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 13 | 100 | 4.3 | 33.3 |
| 104 | Colorado State | 2 | 6 | 65 | 3.0 | 32.5 |
| 105 | TCU | 3 | 10 | 95 | 3.3 | 31.7 |
| 106 | Michigan State | 3 | 13 | 94 | 4.3 | 31.3 |
| 107 | Texas | 5 | 19 | 155 | 3.8 | 31.0 |
| 108 | South Alabama | 1 | 4 | 30 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| 108 | Colorado | 2 | 7 | 60 | 3.5 | 30.0 |
| 108 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 30 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 111 | UAB | 2 | 6 | 57 | 3.0 | 28.5 |
| 112 | Toledo | 1 | 3 | 27 | 3.0 | 27.0 |
| 113 | Illinois | 1 | 3 | 22 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 114 | BYU | 3 | 9 | 65 | 3.0 | 21.7 |
| 115 | Nevada | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 115 | Old Dominion | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 117 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 | 15.0 |