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

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