2022 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 110 | 1022 | 8.5 | 78.6 |
| 2 | Indiana | 9 | 71 | 688 | 7.9 | 76.4 |
| 3 | Nevada | 11 | 98 | 825 | 8.9 | 75.0 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 91 | 805 | 8.3 | 73.2 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 11 | 81 | 795 | 7.4 | 72.3 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 11 | 84 | 792 | 7.6 | 72.0 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 8 | 67 | 575 | 8.4 | 71.9 |
| 8 | Toledo | 13 | 101 | 933 | 7.8 | 71.8 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 10 | 69 | 692 | 6.9 | 69.2 |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 | 93 | 886 | 7.2 | 68.2 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 61 | 606 | 6.8 | 67.3 |
| 12 | SMU | 11 | 85 | 736 | 7.7 | 66.9 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 7 | 61 | 457 | 8.7 | 65.3 |
| 14 | Utah State | 12 | 84 | 781 | 7.0 | 65.1 |
| 14 | USC | 7 | 49 | 456 | 7.0 | 65.1 |
| 16 | California | 6 | 37 | 382 | 6.2 | 63.7 |
| 17 | Utah | 8 | 56 | 508 | 7.0 | 63.5 |
| 18 | Louisville | 10 | 86 | 633 | 8.6 | 63.3 |
| 19 | Tulsa | 11 | 74 | 695 | 6.7 | 63.2 |
| 20 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 91 | 816 | 7.0 | 62.8 |
| 21 | Florida State | 11 | 84 | 683 | 7.6 | 62.1 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 9 | 67 | 559 | 7.4 | 62.1 |
| 23 | Southern Miss | 11 | 80 | 678 | 7.3 | 61.6 |
| 23 | Western Michigan | 11 | 77 | 678 | 7.0 | 61.6 |
| 25 | Akron | 11 | 84 | 661 | 7.6 | 60.1 |
| 26 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 80 | 720 | 6.7 | 60.0 |
| 27 | Texas Tech | 10 | 66 | 597 | 6.6 | 59.7 |
| 28 | Arkansas | 9 | 67 | 536 | 7.4 | 59.6 |
| 29 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 51 | 476 | 6.4 | 59.5 |
| 30 | Boston College | 9 | 70 | 534 | 7.8 | 59.3 |
| 30 | Purdue | 11 | 68 | 652 | 6.2 | 59.3 |
| 32 | Clemson | 10 | 63 | 590 | 6.3 | 59.0 |
| 32 | Arizona State | 7 | 41 | 413 | 5.9 | 59.0 |
| 34 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 61 | 529 | 6.8 | 58.8 |
| 34 | Ball State | 11 | 73 | 647 | 6.6 | 58.8 |
| 36 | NC State | 11 | 80 | 645 | 7.3 | 58.6 |
| 37 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 83 | 699 | 6.9 | 58.3 |
| 38 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 85 | 754 | 6.5 | 58.0 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 8 | 48 | 464 | 6.0 | 58.0 |
| 40 | UTSA | 12 | 92 | 692 | 7.7 | 57.7 |
| 41 | Arkansas State | 10 | 66 | 573 | 6.6 | 57.3 |
| 41 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 77 | 745 | 5.9 | 57.3 |
| 43 | Buffalo | 13 | 85 | 738 | 6.5 | 56.8 |
| 43 | Rice | 12 | 76 | 681 | 6.3 | 56.8 |
| 45 | Liberty | 13 | 89 | 737 | 6.8 | 56.7 |
| 46 | Appalachian State | 11 | 64 | 621 | 5.8 | 56.5 |
| 47 | Virginia | 9 | 59 | 508 | 6.6 | 56.4 |
| 48 | Wake Forest | 11 | 73 | 618 | 6.6 | 56.2 |
| 49 | Nebraska | 11 | 67 | 608 | 6.1 | 55.3 |
| 50 | UTEP | 12 | 72 | 662 | 6.0 | 55.2 |
| 51 | North Texas | 14 | 85 | 772 | 6.1 | 55.1 |
| 52 | Louisiana | 11 | 78 | 605 | 7.1 | 55.0 |
| 53 | Washington State | 7 | 51 | 382 | 7.3 | 54.6 |
| 54 | New Mexico State | 13 | 81 | 709 | 6.2 | 54.5 |
| 55 | Troy | 14 | 83 | 758 | 5.9 | 54.1 |
| 56 | Texas State | 11 | 61 | 594 | 5.5 | 54.0 |
| 57 | Old Dominion | 12 | 74 | 643 | 6.2 | 53.6 |
| 58 | North Carolina | 10 | 66 | 535 | 6.6 | 53.5 |
| 58 | Arizona | 6 | 34 | 321 | 5.7 | 53.5 |
| 60 | Ohio | 13 | 79 | 690 | 6.1 | 53.1 |
| 61 | Hawaii | 11 | 63 | 582 | 5.7 | 52.9 |
| 62 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 46 | 422 | 5.8 | 52.8 |
| 63 | Charlotte | 11 | 66 | 580 | 6.0 | 52.7 |
| 64 | Bowling Green | 11 | 65 | 574 | 5.9 | 52.2 |
| 65 | Texas A&M | 8 | 54 | 416 | 6.8 | 52.0 |
| 65 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 60 | 520 | 6.0 | 52.0 |
| 65 | East Carolina | 12 | 69 | 624 | 5.8 | 52.0 |
| 65 | Marshall | 11 | 61 | 572 | 5.5 | 52.0 |
| 69 | Mississippi State | 10 | 68 | 518 | 6.8 | 51.8 |
| 70 | Syracuse | 9 | 55 | 464 | 6.1 | 51.6 |
| 71 | Penn State | 10 | 58 | 515 | 5.8 | 51.5 |
| 72 | Oregon State | 8 | 44 | 411 | 5.5 | 51.4 |
| 73 | Fresno State | 12 | 73 | 615 | 6.1 | 51.3 |
| 74 | UAB | 12 | 71 | 613 | 5.9 | 51.1 |
| 74 | BYU | 11 | 59 | 562 | 5.4 | 51.1 |
| 76 | South Alabama | 11 | 57 | 556 | 5.2 | 50.5 |
| 77 | Rutgers | 9 | 56 | 454 | 6.2 | 50.4 |
| 78 | LSU | 9 | 47 | 453 | 5.2 | 50.3 |
| 79 | Georgia State | 11 | 58 | 547 | 5.3 | 49.7 |
| 80 | Kansas State | 9 | 61 | 440 | 6.8 | 48.9 |
| 81 | Alabama | 8 | 53 | 390 | 6.6 | 48.8 |
| 82 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 64 | 582 | 5.3 | 48.5 |
| 83 | Auburn | 7 | 51 | 338 | 7.3 | 48.3 |
| 84 | USF | 11 | 59 | 528 | 5.4 | 48.0 |
| 85 | Stanford | 5 | 25 | 239 | 5.0 | 47.8 |
| 86 | Illinois | 11 | 54 | 525 | 4.9 | 47.7 |
| 87 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 52 | 474 | 5.2 | 47.4 |
| 88 | FIU | 12 | 65 | 566 | 5.4 | 47.2 |
| 89 | Duke | 12 | 57 | 565 | 4.8 | 47.1 |
| 90 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 60 | 517 | 5.5 | 47.0 |
| 91 | Massachusetts | 11 | 61 | 513 | 5.5 | 46.6 |
| 92 | Baylor | 10 | 56 | 462 | 5.6 | 46.2 |
| 92 | Connecticut | 11 | 57 | 508 | 5.2 | 46.2 |
| 94 | Memphis | 11 | 59 | 507 | 5.4 | 46.1 |
| 95 | Ole Miss | 9 | 52 | 412 | 5.8 | 45.8 |
| 95 | Tulane | 12 | 64 | 549 | 5.3 | 45.8 |
| 95 | James Madison | 11 | 57 | 504 | 5.2 | 45.8 |
| 95 | Colorado | 5 | 26 | 229 | 5.2 | 45.8 |
| 99 | Colorado State | 11 | 57 | 503 | 5.2 | 45.7 |
| 100 | Wyoming | 12 | 58 | 544 | 4.8 | 45.3 |
| 100 | Wisconsin | 12 | 55 | 543 | 4.6 | 45.3 |
| 102 | Ohio State | 9 | 50 | 404 | 5.6 | 44.9 |
| 102 | Kentucky | 9 | 47 | 404 | 5.2 | 44.9 |
| 104 | Washington | 9 | 49 | 403 | 5.4 | 44.8 |
| 105 | Oklahoma | 9 | 49 | 401 | 5.4 | 44.6 |
| 106 | Navy | 11 | 60 | 489 | 5.5 | 44.5 |
| 106 | Northwestern | 10 | 47 | 445 | 4.7 | 44.5 |
| 108 | Iowa State | 9 | 45 | 394 | 5.0 | 43.8 |
| 109 | UCLA | 8 | 39 | 347 | 4.9 | 43.4 |
| 110 | TCU | 10 | 54 | 433 | 5.4 | 43.3 |
| 111 | Maryland | 10 | 51 | 432 | 5.1 | 43.2 |
| 112 | Temple | 12 | 65 | 516 | 5.4 | 43.0 |
| 113 | Kansas | 10 | 52 | 429 | 5.2 | 42.9 |
| 114 | Florida | 6 | 31 | 257 | 5.2 | 42.8 |
| 114 | UNLV | 10 | 45 | 428 | 4.5 | 42.8 |
| 116 | Minnesota | 12 | 60 | 503 | 5.0 | 41.9 |
| 117 | Oregon | 8 | 41 | 334 | 5.1 | 41.8 |
| 118 | Army | 11 | 62 | 459 | 5.6 | 41.7 |
| 119 | Kent State | 10 | 53 | 410 | 5.3 | 41.0 |
| 120 | Georgia | 8 | 47 | 323 | 5.9 | 40.4 |
| 121 | Boise State | 11 | 66 | 436 | 6.0 | 39.6 |
| 122 | Iowa | 11 | 54 | 425 | 4.9 | 38.6 |
| 123 | UCF | 12 | 60 | 458 | 5.0 | 38.2 |
| 124 | San Diego State | 11 | 54 | 419 | 4.9 | 38.1 |
| 125 | Missouri | 9 | 44 | 326 | 4.9 | 36.2 |
| 126 | Michigan | 11 | 41 | 397 | 3.7 | 36.1 |
| 127 | Cincinnati | 12 | 46 | 421 | 3.8 | 35.1 |
| 128 | Notre Dame | 9 | 39 | 309 | 4.3 | 34.3 |
| 129 | Texas | 9 | 40 | 301 | 4.4 | 33.4 |
| 130 | Air Force | 13 | 59 | 421 | 4.5 | 32.4 |
| 131 | Houston | 12 | 37 | 361 | 3.1 | 30.1 |