2023 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Pen. Yards Pen./G Yards/G
1 Colorado 5 48 433 9.6 86.6
2 Arizona 5 44 404 8.8 80.8
3 LSU 5 46 399 9.2 79.8
4 New Mexico 5 45 393 9.0 78.6
5 Marshall 4 34 311 8.5 77.8
6 Florida State 4 39 301 9.8 75.3
7 Louisiana Tech 6 44 437 7.3 72.8
8 SMU 5 36 362 7.2 72.4
9 UTEP 6 47 431 7.8 71.8
10 Massachusetts 6 42 424 7.0 70.7
11 Purdue 5 39 349 7.8 69.8
12 BYU 5 40 348 8.0 69.6
12 Texas A&M 5 36 348 7.2 69.6
14 Hawai'i 6 43 414 7.2 69.0
15 Old Dominion 5 38 344 7.6 68.8
16 Syracuse 5 34 340 6.8 68.0
17 Miami (Ohio) 5 38 337 7.6 67.4
18 Toledo 5 36 334 7.2 66.8
18 Ohio 5 33 334 6.6 66.8
20 Western Michigan 5 37 330 7.4 66.0
21 Western Kentucky 5 38 328 7.6 65.6
22 South Alabama 5 35 327 7.0 65.4
23 Rice 5 37 326 7.4 65.2
24 Minnesota 5 35 324 7.0 64.8
25 Georgia State 5 38 323 7.6 64.6
25 North Carolina State 5 36 323 7.2 64.6
27 Arizona State 5 43 322 8.6 64.4
27 Arkansas State 5 34 322 6.8 64.4
29 James Madison 5 35 320 7.0 64.0
30 Boston College 5 35 319 7.0 63.8
31 Coastal Carolina 5 43 318 8.6 63.6
31 Iowa 5 34 318 6.8 63.6
33 Wake Forest 4 28 254 7.0 63.5
34 Vanderbilt 6 48 379 8.0 63.2
34 South Florida 5 40 316 8.0 63.2
36 Liberty 4 26 252 6.5 63.0
37 Appalachian State 5 34 312 6.8 62.4
38 Northern Illinois 5 32 308 6.4 61.6
39 Stanford 5 32 305 6.4 61.0
40 New Mexico State 5 34 301 6.8 60.2
41 Central Michigan 5 33 300 6.6 60.0
42 San Jose State 5 34 299 6.8 59.8
43 Georgia Southern 5 29 296 5.8 59.2
44 Charlotte 5 34 293 6.8 58.6
45 Wisconsin 4 26 234 6.5 58.5
46 Fresno State 5 32 290 6.4 58.0
47 Michigan State 5 28 285 5.6 57.0
48 Pittsburgh 5 26 282 5.2 56.4
49 Ohio State 4 24 225 6.0 56.3
50 Sam Houston State 4 27 224 6.8 56.0
50 Eastern Michigan 5 32 280 6.4 56.0
52 Utah 5 38 277 7.6 55.4
52 Middle Tennessee 5 32 277 6.4 55.4
52 Clemson 5 31 277 6.2 55.4
55 Maryland 5 33 276 6.6 55.2
56 Oregon 5 31 273 6.2 54.6
56 Houston 5 30 273 6.0 54.6
58 Nevada 5 30 272 6.0 54.4
59 Colorado State 4 23 217 5.8 54.3
60 California 5 31 271 6.2 54.2
61 Jacksonville State 5 29 270 5.8 54.0
62 Indiana 5 33 269 6.6 53.8
62 Virginia 5 30 269 6.0 53.8
64 North Carolina 4 27 214 6.8 53.5
65 Kentucky 5 31 265 6.2 53.0
66 Texas Tech 5 29 262 5.8 52.4
67 Kansas State 4 24 207 6.0 51.8
67 Southern Mississippi 5 25 259 5.0 51.8
69 UNLV 5 26 258 5.2 51.6
70 Georgia Tech 5 31 256 6.2 51.2
71 Louisville 5 30 254 6.0 50.8
72 South Carolina 5 31 253 6.2 50.6
72 Temple 5 28 253 5.6 50.6
74 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 26 250 5.2 50.0
75 Florida Atlantic 4 20 199 5.0 49.8
76 Alabama 5 29 248 5.8 49.6
76 Tulsa 5 26 248 5.2 49.6
78 Washington 5 31 247 6.2 49.4
79 Utah State 5 28 242 5.6 48.4
80 Ball State 5 28 241 5.6 48.2
80 Florida International 5 23 241 4.6 48.2
82 West Virginia 5 29 240 5.8 48.0
83 Tulane 5 28 238 5.6 47.6
84 Buffalo 5 29 235 5.8 47.0
85 Washington State 4 20 186 5.0 46.5
86 Wyoming 5 27 229 5.4 45.8
86 Baylor 5 25 229 5.0 45.8
88 San Diego State 6 28 274 4.7 45.7
89 Missouri 5 28 228 5.6 45.6
90 Akron 5 25 226 5.0 45.2
91 Nebraska 5 28 225 5.6 45.0
91 Army 4 22 180 5.5 45.0
93 Florida 5 30 223 6.0 44.6
93 Bowling Green 5 26 223 5.2 44.6
95 Duke 5 25 221 5.0 44.2
96 Oklahoma 5 31 220 6.2 44.0
96 Miami (Florida) 4 24 176 6.0 44.0
98 Connecticut 5 26 219 5.2 43.8
99 North Texas 4 22 174 5.5 43.5
100 Virginia Tech 5 27 217 5.4 43.4
101 Oklahoma State 4 26 173 6.5 43.3
102 Illinois 5 27 213 5.4 42.6
103 UAB 5 26 207 5.2 41.4
104 Georgia 5 29 206 5.8 41.2
105 Arkansas 5 26 205 5.2 41.0
105 Mississippi State 5 26 205 5.2 41.0
107 Auburn 5 24 203 4.8 40.6
107 Rutgers 5 24 203 4.8 40.6
109 Kansas 5 22 202 4.4 40.4
110 Texas State 5 29 201 5.8 40.2
111 Michigan 5 24 198 4.8 39.6
112 Cincinnati 5 31 197 6.2 39.4
113 USC 5 23 196 4.6 39.2
114 Tennessee 5 26 190 5.2 38.0
115 UCF 5 20 187 4.0 37.4
116 Texas 5 25 186 5.0 37.2
117 Air Force 5 27 185 5.4 37.0
117 Louisiana-Monroe 4 19 148 4.8 37.0
117 Boise State 5 22 185 4.4 37.0
120 Kent State 5 23 184 4.6 36.8
121 East Carolina 5 23 182 4.6 36.4
122 Penn State 5 24 181 4.8 36.2
123 Northwestern 5 20 180 4.0 36.0
124 Troy 5 22 177 4.4 35.4
125 UCLA 4 15 140 3.8 35.0
126 Notre Dame 6 25 208 4.2 34.7
127 TCU 5 26 170 5.2 34.0
128 Memphis 5 22 161 4.4 32.2
129 Mississippi 5 21 155 4.2 31.0
130 Oregon State 5 21 145 4.2 29.0
131 Navy 4 14 113 3.5 28.3
132 UTSA 4 14 105 3.5 26.3
133 Iowa State 5 15 127 3.0 25.4