2024 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - All Games through 01/20/2025
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 110 | 1007 | 8.5 | 77.5 |
| 2 | San Jose State | 13 | 106 | 977 | 8.2 | 75.2 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 103 | 977 | 7.9 | 75.2 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 12 | 97 | 963 | 8.1 | 80.3 |
| 5 | USF | 13 | 110 | 951 | 8.5 | 73.2 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 12 | 84 | 907 | 7.0 | 75.6 |
| 7 | Colorado | 13 | 99 | 870 | 7.6 | 66.9 |
| 8 | UNLV | 14 | 90 | 844 | 6.4 | 60.3 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 13 | 100 | 835 | 7.7 | 64.2 |
| 10 | LSU | 13 | 92 | 832 | 7.1 | 64.0 |
| 11 | North Texas | 13 | 91 | 830 | 7.0 | 63.8 |
| 12 | Toledo | 13 | 90 | 829 | 6.9 | 63.8 |
| 13 | Hawaii | 12 | 83 | 820 | 6.9 | 68.3 |
| 13 | Fresno State | 13 | 90 | 820 | 6.9 | 63.1 |
| 15 | SMU | 14 | 92 | 817 | 6.6 | 58.4 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 13 | 80 | 813 | 6.2 | 62.5 |
| 17 | Marshall | 13 | 91 | 798 | 7.0 | 61.4 |
| 18 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 86 | 796 | 6.1 | 56.9 |
| 19 | East Carolina | 13 | 90 | 791 | 6.9 | 60.8 |
| 20 | Iowa State | 14 | 92 | 789 | 6.6 | 56.4 |
| 21 | New Mexico | 12 | 84 | 785 | 7.0 | 65.4 |
| 22 | California | 13 | 86 | 784 | 6.6 | 60.3 |
| 23 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 87 | 775 | 7.3 | 64.6 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 16 | 87 | 773 | 5.4 | 48.3 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 13 | 87 | 772 | 6.7 | 59.4 |
| 25 | Clemson | 14 | 86 | 772 | 6.1 | 55.1 |
| 27 | San Diego State | 12 | 78 | 766 | 6.5 | 63.8 |
| 28 | Texas | 16 | 90 | 765 | 5.6 | 47.8 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 89 | 764 | 6.8 | 58.8 |
| 30 | Arkansas State | 13 | 94 | 762 | 7.2 | 58.6 |
| 31 | Duke | 13 | 87 | 755 | 6.7 | 58.1 |
| 32 | Washington State | 13 | 95 | 753 | 7.3 | 57.9 |
| 33 | Stanford | 12 | 81 | 742 | 6.8 | 61.8 |
| 34 | Boise State | 14 | 92 | 737 | 6.6 | 52.6 |
| 35 | Ohio | 14 | 80 | 733 | 5.7 | 52.4 |
| 36 | Colorado State | 13 | 87 | 730 | 6.7 | 56.2 |
| 37 | Virginia | 12 | 85 | 729 | 7.1 | 60.8 |
| 38 | Sam Houston State | 13 | 87 | 727 | 6.7 | 55.9 |
| 39 | UTSA | 13 | 88 | 725 | 6.8 | 55.8 |
| 39 | Boston College | 13 | 83 | 725 | 6.4 | 55.8 |
| 41 | NC State | 13 | 80 | 717 | 6.2 | 55.2 |
| 42 | UAB | 12 | 76 | 715 | 6.3 | 59.6 |
| 43 | Utah State | 12 | 90 | 713 | 7.5 | 59.4 |
| 44 | Rice | 12 | 74 | 708 | 6.2 | 59.0 |
| 45 | Wyoming | 12 | 85 | 706 | 7.1 | 58.8 |
| 45 | Central Michigan | 12 | 77 | 706 | 6.4 | 58.8 |
| 45 | Mississippi State | 12 | 75 | 706 | 6.3 | 58.8 |
| 45 | Texas Tech | 13 | 85 | 706 | 6.5 | 54.3 |
| 45 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 78 | 706 | 6.0 | 54.3 |
| 50 | Appalachian State | 11 | 77 | 702 | 7.0 | 63.8 |
| 50 | Wake Forest | 12 | 74 | 702 | 6.2 | 58.5 |
| 52 | Arkansas | 13 | 85 | 701 | 6.5 | 53.9 |
| 53 | Georgia State | 12 | 79 | 700 | 6.6 | 58.3 |
| 54 | Ole Miss | 13 | 80 | 699 | 6.2 | 53.8 |
| 55 | Tennessee | 13 | 89 | 691 | 6.8 | 53.2 |
| 56 | Georgia | 14 | 89 | 690 | 6.4 | 49.3 |
| 57 | Oklahoma | 13 | 81 | 688 | 6.2 | 52.9 |
| 58 | Charlotte | 12 | 79 | 682 | 6.6 | 56.8 |
| 58 | Rutgers | 13 | 84 | 682 | 6.5 | 52.5 |
| 58 | Missouri | 13 | 78 | 682 | 6.0 | 52.5 |
| 61 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 82 | 681 | 6.3 | 52.4 |
| 62 | BYU | 13 | 80 | 679 | 6.2 | 52.2 |
| 63 | Arizona State | 14 | 76 | 678 | 5.4 | 48.4 |
| 64 | Kent State | 12 | 71 | 675 | 5.9 | 56.3 |
| 65 | Texas A&M | 13 | 81 | 673 | 6.2 | 51.8 |
| 66 | West Virginia | 13 | 77 | 664 | 5.9 | 51.1 |
| 67 | Kentucky | 12 | 81 | 662 | 6.8 | 55.2 |
| 68 | Illinois | 13 | 73 | 661 | 5.6 | 50.8 |
| 69 | Southern Miss | 12 | 74 | 659 | 6.2 | 54.9 |
| 70 | FIU | 12 | 79 | 658 | 6.6 | 54.8 |
| 71 | Tulane | 14 | 80 | 653 | 5.7 | 46.6 |
| 72 | Oregon | 14 | 77 | 651 | 5.5 | 46.5 |
| 73 | USC | 13 | 78 | 648 | 6.0 | 49.8 |
| 73 | Baylor | 13 | 73 | 648 | 5.6 | 49.8 |
| 75 | Louisiana | 14 | 75 | 647 | 5.4 | 46.2 |
| 76 | South Carolina | 13 | 77 | 645 | 5.9 | 49.6 |
| 77 | Auburn | 12 | 78 | 642 | 6.5 | 53.5 |
| 78 | Akron | 12 | 80 | 641 | 6.7 | 53.4 |
| 79 | Liberty | 12 | 75 | 640 | 6.3 | 53.3 |
| 79 | Massachusetts | 12 | 72 | 640 | 6.0 | 53.3 |
| 81 | Nevada | 13 | 70 | 639 | 5.4 | 49.2 |
| 82 | Navy | 13 | 78 | 638 | 6.0 | 49.1 |
| 82 | Minnesota | 13 | 65 | 638 | 5.0 | 49.1 |
| 84 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 79 | 637 | 6.6 | 53.1 |
| 85 | Maryland | 12 | 72 | 633 | 6.0 | 52.8 |
| 86 | Texas State | 13 | 82 | 632 | 6.3 | 48.6 |
| 87 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 72 | 630 | 6.0 | 52.5 |
| 88 | UTEP | 12 | 69 | 629 | 5.8 | 52.4 |
| 89 | South Alabama | 13 | 70 | 628 | 5.4 | 48.3 |
| 89 | Western Kentucky | 14 | 71 | 628 | 5.1 | 44.9 |
| 91 | Troy | 12 | 69 | 623 | 5.8 | 51.9 |
| 92 | Alabama | 13 | 75 | 622 | 5.8 | 47.8 |
| 93 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 66 | 611 | 5.5 | 50.9 |
| 94 | Kennesaw State | 12 | 64 | 606 | 5.3 | 50.5 |
| 94 | Syracuse | 13 | 66 | 606 | 5.1 | 46.6 |
| 96 | Memphis | 13 | 77 | 602 | 5.9 | 46.3 |
| 97 | TCU | 13 | 69 | 601 | 5.3 | 46.2 |
| 98 | Oregon State | 12 | 62 | 594 | 5.2 | 49.5 |
| 99 | Ball State | 12 | 64 | 593 | 5.3 | 49.4 |
| 100 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 67 | 592 | 5.2 | 45.5 |
| 101 | Old Dominion | 12 | 71 | 590 | 5.9 | 49.2 |
| 102 | UCF | 12 | 76 | 588 | 6.3 | 49.0 |
| 103 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 64 | 587 | 5.3 | 48.9 |
| 103 | James Madison | 13 | 68 | 587 | 5.2 | 45.2 |
| 103 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 69 | 587 | 4.9 | 41.9 |
| 106 | Indiana | 13 | 76 | 584 | 5.8 | 44.9 |
| 107 | Air Force | 12 | 63 | 581 | 5.3 | 48.4 |
| 107 | Iowa | 13 | 74 | 581 | 5.7 | 44.7 |
| 109 | Louisville | 13 | 61 | 576 | 4.7 | 44.3 |
| 110 | Florida | 13 | 63 | 573 | 4.8 | 44.1 |
| 111 | Purdue | 12 | 62 | 572 | 5.2 | 47.7 |
| 111 | Bowling Green | 13 | 67 | 572 | 5.2 | 44.0 |
| 113 | Army | 14 | 64 | 567 | 4.6 | 40.5 |
| 114 | Temple | 12 | 65 | 565 | 5.4 | 47.1 |
| 115 | Wisconsin | 12 | 68 | 559 | 5.7 | 46.6 |
| 116 | Washington | 13 | 65 | 546 | 5.0 | 42.0 |
| 117 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 63 | 544 | 4.8 | 41.8 |
| 118 | Penn State | 16 | 70 | 542 | 4.4 | 33.9 |
| 119 | Arizona | 12 | 60 | 534 | 5.0 | 44.5 |
| 120 | Florida State | 12 | 57 | 526 | 4.8 | 43.8 |
| 121 | Utah | 12 | 74 | 525 | 6.2 | 43.8 |
| 122 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 56 | 524 | 4.3 | 40.3 |
| 123 | Cincinnati | 12 | 65 | 515 | 5.4 | 42.9 |
| 124 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 66 | 514 | 5.1 | 39.5 |
| 124 | Buffalo | 13 | 61 | 514 | 4.7 | 39.5 |
| 126 | Houston | 12 | 54 | 507 | 4.5 | 42.3 |
| 127 | Western Michigan | 13 | 60 | 503 | 4.6 | 38.7 |
| 128 | UCLA | 12 | 58 | 496 | 4.8 | 41.3 |
| 129 | Kansas | 12 | 54 | 489 | 4.5 | 40.8 |
| 130 | Ohio State | 16 | 59 | 467 | 3.7 | 29.2 |
| 131 | Kansas State | 13 | 59 | 459 | 4.5 | 35.3 |
| 132 | Michigan | 13 | 54 | 409 | 4.2 | 31.5 |
| 133 | Michigan State | 12 | 50 | 407 | 4.2 | 33.9 |
| 134 | Northwestern | 12 | 46 | 386 | 3.8 | 32.2 |