2023 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 UNLV 2 22 246 11.0 123.0
2 Arizona 2 20 201 10.0 100.5
3 SMU 1 9 93 9.0 93.0
4 California 2 18 182 9.0 91.0
5 Buffalo 1 10 90 10.0 90.0
6 Colorado 2 17 167 8.5 83.5
7 Louisiana-Monroe 1 8 81 8.0 81.0
8 Sam Houston State 1 8 79 8.0 79.0
9 Texas A&M 5 45 393 9.0 78.6
10 Charlotte 1 8 77 8.0 77.0
11 Hawai'i 1 9 76 9.0 76.0
12 LSU 4 35 298 8.8 74.5
13 USC 5 40 369 8.0 73.8
14 Missouri 5 40 360 8.0 72.0
14 Central Michigan 1 8 72 8.0 72.0
16 New Mexico State 2 12 142 6.0 71.0
17 Texas Tech 4 32 274 8.0 68.5
18 Louisiana Tech 2 16 136 8.0 68.0
19 Auburn 4 34 268 8.5 67.0
19 Vanderbilt 4 29 268 7.3 67.0
21 North Carolina State 4 30 263 7.5 65.8
22 Jacksonville State 1 7 65 7.0 65.0
22 Arkansas State 1 6 65 6.0 65.0
24 Virginia Tech 3 24 194 8.0 64.7
25 South Alabama 1 7 64 7.0 64.0
26 North Carolina 2 15 122 7.5 61.0
27 Maryland 3 19 182 6.3 60.7
28 Utah 3 24 180 8.0 60.0
28 Boise State 1 5 60 5.0 60.0
30 Tulsa 3 17 177 5.7 59.0
31 Illinois 3 17 174 5.7 58.0
32 Wake Forest 4 20 229 5.0 57.3
33 Georgia Tech 4 24 228 6.0 57.0
34 Arizona State 4 25 223 6.3 55.8
35 Kentucky 6 36 334 6.0 55.7
36 Marshall 1 6 55 6.0 55.0
36 Pittsburgh 3 17 165 5.7 55.0
36 Florida Atlantic 1 5 55 5.0 55.0
36 Georgia State 1 5 55 5.0 55.0
40 Syracuse 2 12 109 6.0 54.5
41 Nevada 1 7 53 7.0 53.0
41 Rice 2 12 106 6.0 53.0
41 Michigan State 5 28 265 5.6 53.0
44 Boston College 3 16 158 5.3 52.7
45 Virginia 3 18 157 6.0 52.3
46 Duke 5 36 257 7.2 51.4
47 Arkansas 4 22 205 5.5 51.3
48 Alabama 6 35 305 5.8 50.8
49 Tulane 2 11 101 5.5 50.5
50 Utah State 1 7 50 7.0 50.0
50 Mississippi 4 23 200 5.8 50.0
50 Old Dominion 1 4 50 4.0 50.0
53 Washington State 3 19 149 6.3 49.7
53 Middle Tennessee 3 15 149 5.0 49.7
55 South Carolina 4 25 198 6.3 49.5
56 Washington 5 30 247 6.0 49.4
57 Florida International 1 4 49 4.0 49.0
58 Oregon 3 18 144 6.0 48.0
59 BYU 4 24 191 6.0 47.8
60 Louisville 3 16 143 5.3 47.7
61 Connecticut 2 12 95 6.0 47.5
61 Western Kentucky 2 9 95 4.5 47.5
63 Temple 1 4 47 4.0 47.0
64 Florida 5 32 234 6.4 46.8
65 Stanford 4 19 183 4.8 45.8
65 Florida State 4 18 183 4.5 45.8
67 Kansas State 5 29 228 5.8 45.6
68 UTEP 2 14 90 7.0 45.0
68 Troy 1 5 45 5.0 45.0
68 Southern Mississippi 1 3 45 3.0 45.0
71 Kansas 4 20 177 5.0 44.3
72 Mississippi State 4 23 175 5.8 43.8
72 Oklahoma State 4 22 175 5.5 43.8
74 Georgia 5 26 217 5.2 43.4
75 West Virginia 3 13 130 4.3 43.3
76 Indiana 4 19 171 4.8 42.8
76 Miami (Florida) 4 19 171 4.8 42.8
78 Cincinnati 3 16 128 5.3 42.7
79 TCU 4 22 170 5.5 42.5
80 Texas 6 32 253 5.3 42.2
81 Oklahoma 5 24 209 4.8 41.8
82 Wisconsin 3 16 125 5.3 41.7
83 Iowa State 6 29 249 4.8 41.5
84 UCF 4 18 165 4.5 41.3
85 Oregon State 4 23 164 5.8 41.0
86 Memphis 2 10 81 5.0 40.5
87 Wyoming 1 6 40 6.0 40.0
87 UAB 1 5 40 5.0 40.0
87 UTSA 1 5 40 5.0 40.0
87 Ball State 1 3 40 3.0 40.0
91 Penn State 4 21 158 5.3 39.5
92 Houston 3 12 118 4.0 39.3
93 Ohio State 4 19 156 4.8 39.0
94 Massachusetts 2 9 75 4.5 37.5
94 Northwestern 2 9 75 4.5 37.5
96 Clemson 3 14 106 4.7 35.3
96 Minnesota 3 12 106 4.0 35.3
98 South Florida 1 5 35 5.0 35.0
99 Iowa 3 10 100 3.3 33.3
100 Notre Dame 4 19 124 4.8 31.0
100 Baylor 2 7 62 3.5 31.0
102 Bowling Green 2 5 61 2.5 30.5
103 Tennessee 4 15 111 3.8 27.8
104 East Carolina 2 7 55 3.5 27.5
105 Purdue 3 12 81 4.0 27.0
106 Michigan 5 21 129 4.2 25.8
107 UCLA 1 3 25 3.0 25.0
107 North Texas 1 3 25 3.0 25.0
109 Liberty 1 2 20 2.0 20.0
110 Rutgers 4 9 77 2.3 19.3
111 Navy 2 4 35 2.0 17.5
112 Army 1 3 10 3.0 10.0
113 Nebraska 2 2 10 1.0 5.0
113 Western Michigan 1 1 5 1.0 5.0