2023 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - All Games through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | 13 | 108 | 957 | 8.3 | 73.6 |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 106 | 951 | 8.2 | 73.2 |
| 3 | SMU | 14 | 95 | 902 | 6.8 | 64.4 |
| 4 | Washington | 15 | 100 | 891 | 6.7 | 59.4 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 12 | 95 | 888 | 7.9 | 74.0 |
| 6 | Colorado | 12 | 93 | 883 | 7.8 | 73.6 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 14 | 95 | 870 | 6.8 | 62.1 |
| 8 | Florida State | 14 | 103 | 865 | 7.4 | 61.8 |
| 9 | Utah State | 13 | 95 | 859 | 7.3 | 66.1 |
| 10 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 94 | 834 | 6.7 | 59.6 |
| 11 | Arizona | 13 | 93 | 826 | 7.2 | 63.5 |
| 12 | Marshall | 13 | 85 | 811 | 6.5 | 62.4 |
| 13 | New Mexico State | 15 | 94 | 810 | 6.3 | 54.0 |
| 14 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 81 | 791 | 6.2 | 60.8 |
| 15 | Ohio | 13 | 82 | 787 | 6.3 | 60.5 |
| 16 | Missouri | 13 | 97 | 786 | 7.5 | 60.5 |
| 17 | USF | 13 | 95 | 782 | 7.3 | 60.2 |
| 17 | Arkansas State | 13 | 84 | 782 | 6.5 | 60.2 |
| 19 | California | 13 | 84 | 780 | 6.5 | 60.0 |
| 20 | Auburn | 13 | 91 | 778 | 7.0 | 59.8 |
| 21 | UNLV | 14 | 80 | 774 | 5.7 | 55.3 |
| 22 | Rice | 13 | 81 | 771 | 6.2 | 59.3 |
| 23 | Nevada | 12 | 83 | 770 | 6.9 | 64.2 |
| 24 | Central Michigan | 12 | 87 | 764 | 7.3 | 63.7 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 13 | 85 | 762 | 6.5 | 58.6 |
| 26 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 85 | 757 | 6.5 | 58.2 |
| 27 | Wake Forest | 12 | 80 | 756 | 6.7 | 63.0 |
| 28 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 84 | 747 | 6.5 | 57.5 |
| 29 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 78 | 745 | 6.5 | 62.1 |
| 29 | Duke | 13 | 82 | 745 | 6.3 | 57.3 |
| 31 | Colorado State | 12 | 77 | 744 | 6.4 | 62.0 |
| 31 | LSU | 13 | 92 | 744 | 7.1 | 57.2 |
| 33 | NC State | 13 | 81 | 743 | 6.2 | 57.2 |
| 34 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 87 | 742 | 7.3 | 61.8 |
| 34 | Liberty | 14 | 83 | 742 | 5.9 | 53.0 |
| 36 | Stanford | 12 | 80 | 740 | 6.7 | 61.7 |
| 37 | West Virginia | 13 | 82 | 737 | 6.3 | 56.7 |
| 38 | Massachusetts | 12 | 78 | 736 | 6.5 | 61.3 |
| 39 | Toledo | 14 | 84 | 735 | 6.0 | 52.5 |
| 40 | BYU | 12 | 89 | 732 | 7.4 | 61.0 |
| 41 | North Carolina | 13 | 91 | 731 | 7.0 | 56.2 |
| 42 | San Jose State | 13 | 80 | 730 | 6.2 | 56.2 |
| 43 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 80 | 729 | 6.2 | 56.1 |
| 44 | Iowa | 14 | 85 | 728 | 6.1 | 52.0 |
| 45 | Arizona State | 12 | 87 | 722 | 7.3 | 60.2 |
| 46 | Indiana | 12 | 78 | 721 | 6.5 | 60.1 |
| 47 | Western Michigan | 12 | 79 | 713 | 6.6 | 59.4 |
| 48 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 80 | 710 | 6.7 | 59.2 |
| 48 | USC | 13 | 82 | 710 | 6.3 | 54.6 |
| 50 | Maryland | 13 | 78 | 703 | 6.0 | 54.1 |
| 51 | UTEP | 12 | 79 | 701 | 6.6 | 58.4 |
| 52 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 82 | 699 | 6.3 | 53.8 |
| 53 | Syracuse | 13 | 71 | 696 | 5.5 | 53.5 |
| 54 | Utah | 13 | 92 | 694 | 7.1 | 53.4 |
| 55 | Hawaii | 13 | 72 | 693 | 5.5 | 53.3 |
| 55 | Louisville | 14 | 81 | 693 | 5.8 | 49.5 |
| 57 | Fresno State | 13 | 81 | 688 | 6.2 | 52.9 |
| 58 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 74 | 678 | 5.7 | 52.2 |
| 59 | Virginia | 12 | 69 | 676 | 5.8 | 56.3 |
| 60 | Temple | 12 | 70 | 669 | 5.8 | 55.8 |
| 60 | Georgia State | 13 | 75 | 669 | 5.8 | 51.5 |
| 62 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 77 | 661 | 6.4 | 55.1 |
| 63 | Kansas | 13 | 69 | 659 | 5.3 | 50.7 |
| 64 | Old Dominion | 13 | 74 | 651 | 5.7 | 50.1 |
| 64 | Kansas State | 13 | 72 | 651 | 5.5 | 50.1 |
| 66 | Washington State | 12 | 77 | 649 | 6.4 | 54.1 |
| 66 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 77 | 649 | 5.9 | 49.9 |
| 68 | Boise State | 14 | 82 | 648 | 5.9 | 46.3 |
| 69 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 68 | 647 | 5.7 | 53.9 |
| 70 | Minnesota | 13 | 70 | 643 | 5.4 | 49.5 |
| 71 | Boston College | 13 | 79 | 640 | 6.1 | 49.2 |
| 72 | Louisiana | 13 | 70 | 636 | 5.4 | 48.9 |
| 73 | Southern Miss | 12 | 66 | 635 | 5.5 | 52.9 |
| 74 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 79 | 633 | 5.6 | 45.2 |
| 75 | Nebraska | 12 | 71 | 631 | 5.9 | 52.6 |
| 76 | Texas State | 13 | 75 | 629 | 5.8 | 48.4 |
| 76 | Air Force | 13 | 69 | 629 | 5.3 | 48.4 |
| 78 | Oregon | 14 | 77 | 623 | 5.5 | 44.5 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | 13 | 76 | 622 | 5.8 | 47.8 |
| 80 | Ole Miss | 13 | 73 | 621 | 5.6 | 47.8 |
| 80 | UCLA | 13 | 72 | 621 | 5.5 | 47.8 |
| 80 | Clemson | 13 | 71 | 621 | 5.5 | 47.8 |
| 83 | Wisconsin | 13 | 73 | 620 | 5.6 | 47.7 |
| 84 | Troy | 14 | 74 | 613 | 5.3 | 43.8 |
| 85 | Texas Tech | 13 | 73 | 611 | 5.6 | 47.0 |
| 86 | Michigan | 15 | 76 | 605 | 5.1 | 40.3 |
| 87 | Charlotte | 12 | 70 | 604 | 5.8 | 50.3 |
| 88 | UAB | 12 | 66 | 600 | 5.5 | 50.0 |
| 89 | Purdue | 12 | 71 | 598 | 5.9 | 49.8 |
| 90 | South Alabama | 13 | 74 | 591 | 5.7 | 45.5 |
| 91 | Michigan State | 12 | 56 | 575 | 4.7 | 47.9 |
| 92 | Illinois | 12 | 68 | 573 | 5.7 | 47.8 |
| 93 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 72 | 568 | 5.5 | 43.7 |
| 93 | Memphis | 13 | 65 | 568 | 5.0 | 43.7 |
| 95 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 65 | 567 | 5.4 | 47.3 |
| 95 | Houston | 12 | 64 | 567 | 5.3 | 47.3 |
| 97 | East Carolina | 12 | 64 | 565 | 5.3 | 47.1 |
| 98 | Buffalo | 12 | 65 | 559 | 5.4 | 46.6 |
| 99 | UTSA | 13 | 64 | 553 | 4.9 | 42.5 |
| 100 | Florida | 12 | 72 | 552 | 6.0 | 46.0 |
| 101 | Penn State | 13 | 71 | 550 | 5.5 | 42.3 |
| 102 | Alabama | 14 | 72 | 549 | 5.1 | 39.2 |
| 103 | Connecticut | 12 | 67 | 548 | 5.6 | 45.7 |
| 104 | James Madison | 13 | 62 | 547 | 4.8 | 42.1 |
| 105 | Mississippi State | 12 | 67 | 546 | 5.6 | 45.5 |
| 105 | Ball State | 12 | 61 | 546 | 5.1 | 45.5 |
| 107 | Georgia | 14 | 70 | 545 | 5.0 | 38.9 |
| 108 | Akron | 12 | 57 | 540 | 4.8 | 45.0 |
| 109 | Army | 12 | 70 | 535 | 5.8 | 44.6 |
| 110 | Wyoming | 13 | 60 | 531 | 4.6 | 40.8 |
| 111 | South Carolina | 12 | 67 | 530 | 5.6 | 44.2 |
| 112 | Ohio State | 13 | 62 | 529 | 4.8 | 40.7 |
| 113 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 62 | 525 | 5.2 | 43.8 |
| 113 | San Diego State | 12 | 59 | 525 | 4.9 | 43.8 |
| 115 | Tennessee | 13 | 72 | 523 | 5.5 | 40.2 |
| 116 | FIU | 12 | 54 | 517 | 4.5 | 43.1 |
| 117 | Arkansas | 12 | 65 | 515 | 5.4 | 42.9 |
| 118 | UCF | 13 | 61 | 512 | 4.7 | 39.4 |
| 119 | Baylor | 12 | 57 | 509 | 4.8 | 42.4 |
| 119 | Bowling Green | 13 | 68 | 509 | 5.2 | 39.2 |
| 121 | Tulane | 14 | 63 | 501 | 4.5 | 35.8 |
| 122 | Northwestern | 13 | 54 | 491 | 4.2 | 37.8 |
| 123 | Texas | 14 | 63 | 485 | 4.5 | 34.6 |
| 124 | North Texas | 12 | 61 | 482 | 5.1 | 40.2 |
| 125 | Oregon State | 13 | 68 | 481 | 5.2 | 37.0 |
| 126 | Rutgers | 13 | 52 | 480 | 4.0 | 36.9 |
| 127 | Tulsa | 12 | 48 | 467 | 4.0 | 38.9 |
| 128 | Kent State | 12 | 60 | 466 | 5.0 | 38.8 |
| 128 | TCU | 12 | 59 | 466 | 4.9 | 38.8 |
| 128 | Iowa State | 13 | 54 | 466 | 4.2 | 35.8 |
| 131 | Notre Dame | 13 | 54 | 452 | 4.2 | 34.8 |
| 132 | Cincinnati | 12 | 60 | 437 | 5.0 | 36.4 |
| 133 | Navy | 12 | 41 | 298 | 3.4 | 24.8 |