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