2005 National Leaders Penalties - All Games through 01/04/2006
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 46 | 340 | 4.2 | 30.9 |
| 2 | Michigan | 12 | 48 | 382 | 4.0 | 31.8 |
| 3 | Navy | 12 | 51 | 405 | 4.3 | 33.8 |
| 4 | Penn State | 12 | 57 | 422 | 4.8 | 35.2 |
| 5 | Iowa | 12 | 52 | 447 | 4.3 | 37.3 |
| 6 | Marshall | 11 | 58 | 426 | 5.3 | 38.7 |
| 7 | Stanford | 11 | 56 | 443 | 5.1 | 40.3 |
| 8 | Clemson | 12 | 57 | 486 | 4.8 | 40.5 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 11 | 52 | 452 | 4.7 | 41.1 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 12 | 63 | 494 | 5.3 | 41.2 |
| 11 | Temple | 11 | 57 | 462 | 5.2 | 42.0 |
| 12 | Mississippi | 11 | 60 | 464 | 5.5 | 42.2 |
| 13 | Maryland | 11 | 56 | 485 | 5.1 | 44.1 |
| 14 | Rice | 11 | 54 | 486 | 4.9 | 44.2 |
| 15 | Auburn | 12 | 67 | 538 | 5.6 | 44.8 |
| 16 | Army | 11 | 68 | 502 | 6.2 | 45.6 |
| 17 | Air Force | 11 | 54 | 505 | 4.9 | 45.9 |
| 18 | East Carolina | 11 | 60 | 509 | 5.5 | 46.3 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 12 | 72 | 558 | 6.0 | 46.5 |
| 20 | Alabama | 12 | 74 | 561 | 6.2 | 46.8 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 13 | 71 | 613 | 5.5 | 47.2 |
| 21 | San Diego State | 12 | 72 | 566 | 6.0 | 47.2 |
| 21 | Connecticut | 11 | 68 | 519 | 6.2 | 47.2 |
| 24 | Iowa State | 12 | 64 | 567 | 5.3 | 47.3 |
| 24 | Virginia | 12 | 66 | 567 | 5.5 | 47.3 |
| 26 | Tulsa | 13 | 76 | 620 | 5.8 | 47.7 |
| 27 | Bowling Green | 11 | 60 | 526 | 5.5 | 47.8 |
| 28 | Ohio State | 12 | 65 | 578 | 5.4 | 48.2 |
| 29 | Tulane | 11 | 59 | 532 | 5.4 | 48.4 |
| 30 | Michigan State | 11 | 68 | 534 | 6.2 | 48.5 |
| 30 | Northwestern | 12 | 74 | 582 | 6.2 | 48.5 |
| 32 | Colorado State | 12 | 73 | 600 | 6.1 | 50.0 |
| 33 | Syracuse | 11 | 67 | 552 | 6.1 | 50.2 |
| 34 | Washington | 11 | 68 | 556 | 6.2 | 50.5 |
| 35 | Minnesota | 12 | 64 | 607 | 5.3 | 50.6 |
| 35 | Illinois | 11 | 69 | 557 | 6.3 | 50.6 |
| 37 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 63 | 558 | 5.7 | 50.7 |
| 38 | Nevada | 12 | 73 | 614 | 6.1 | 51.2 |
| 39 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 74 | 615 | 6.2 | 51.3 |
| 40 | California | 12 | 69 | 620 | 5.8 | 51.7 |
| 41 | UCLA | 12 | 76 | 624 | 6.3 | 52.0 |
| 42 | San Jose State | 11 | 69 | 574 | 6.3 | 52.2 |
| 43 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 69 | 575 | 6.3 | 52.3 |
| 44 | Cincinnati | 11 | 68 | 576 | 6.2 | 52.4 |
| 45 | Purdue | 11 | 73 | 579 | 6.6 | 52.6 |
| 46 | Arizona | 11 | 73 | 581 | 6.6 | 52.8 |
| 47 | Georgia | 13 | 77 | 697 | 5.9 | 53.6 |
| 47 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 81 | 697 | 6.2 | 53.6 |
| 49 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 69 | 593 | 6.3 | 53.9 |
| 50 | Texas A&M | 11 | 77 | 597 | 7.0 | 54.3 |
| 51 | Wyoming | 11 | 65 | 600 | 5.9 | 54.5 |
| 52 | Boston College | 12 | 82 | 657 | 6.8 | 54.8 |
| 53 | Indiana | 11 | 74 | 605 | 6.7 | 55.0 |
| 54 | Notre Dame | 12 | 77 | 667 | 6.4 | 55.6 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | 11 | 70 | 613 | 6.4 | 55.7 |
| 56 | Troy | 11 | 71 | 616 | 6.5 | 56.0 |
| 57 | New Mexico | 11 | 81 | 618 | 7.4 | 56.2 |
| 58 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 72 | 623 | 6.5 | 56.6 |
| 59 | Kent State | 11 | 75 | 624 | 6.8 | 56.7 |
| 60 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 69 | 628 | 6.3 | 57.1 |
| 61 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 88 | 686 | 7.3 | 57.2 |
| 62 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 82 | 632 | 7.5 | 57.5 |
| 63 | Nebraska | 12 | 89 | 693 | 7.4 | 57.8 |
| 64 | UAB | 11 | 75 | 639 | 6.8 | 58.1 |
| 64 | West Virginia | 12 | 82 | 697 | 6.8 | 58.1 |
| 66 | Arkansas | 11 | 80 | 644 | 7.3 | 58.5 |
| 67 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 74 | 705 | 6.2 | 58.8 |
| 68 | Ball State | 11 | 73 | 649 | 6.6 | 59.0 |
| 69 | Memphis | 12 | 89 | 723 | 7.4 | 60.3 |
| 70 | SMU | 11 | 76 | 669 | 6.9 | 60.8 |
| 71 | Rutgers | 12 | 86 | 731 | 7.2 | 60.9 |
| 71 | Tennessee | 11 | 87 | 670 | 7.9 | 60.9 |
| 71 | UNLV | 11 | 91 | 670 | 8.3 | 60.9 |
| 74 | Utah State | 11 | 69 | 678 | 6.3 | 61.6 |
| 75 | North Carolina State | 12 | 91 | 743 | 7.6 | 61.9 |
| 76 | Wake Forest | 11 | 70 | 683 | 6.4 | 62.1 |
| 77 | Ohio | 11 | 83 | 687 | 7.5 | 62.5 |
| 78 | Akron | 13 | 96 | 816 | 7.4 | 62.8 |
| 78 | Western Michigan | 11 | 84 | 691 | 7.6 | 62.8 |
| 80 | UCF | 13 | 97 | 823 | 7.5 | 63.3 |
| 81 | Washington State | 11 | 74 | 699 | 6.7 | 63.5 |
| 81 | Utah | 12 | 92 | 762 | 7.7 | 63.5 |
| 83 | USC | 13 | 93 | 827 | 7.2 | 63.6 |
| 84 | Buffalo | 11 | 75 | 701 | 6.8 | 63.7 |
| 84 | Duke | 11 | 81 | 701 | 7.4 | 63.7 |
| 86 | UTEP | 12 | 84 | 769 | 7.0 | 64.1 |
| 87 | Florida | 12 | 102 | 783 | 8.5 | 65.3 |
| 88 | Texas | 13 | 99 | 852 | 7.6 | 65.5 |
| 89 | Kansas | 12 | 88 | 791 | 7.3 | 65.9 |
| 90 | North Carolina | 11 | 88 | 736 | 8.0 | 66.9 |
| 91 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 91 | 737 | 8.3 | 67.0 |
| 92 | Missouri | 12 | 86 | 805 | 7.2 | 67.1 |
| 93 | Florida International | 11 | 85 | 740 | 7.7 | 67.3 |
| 94 | Toledo | 12 | 90 | 809 | 7.5 | 67.4 |
| 94 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 94 | 741 | 8.5 | 67.4 |
| 96 | Louisville | 12 | 92 | 816 | 7.7 | 68.0 |
| 97 | Boise State | 13 | 97 | 890 | 7.5 | 68.5 |
| 98 | Houston | 12 | 93 | 830 | 7.8 | 69.2 |
| 99 | South Florida | 12 | 106 | 831 | 8.8 | 69.3 |
| 100 | Baylor | 11 | 89 | 766 | 8.1 | 69.6 |
| 101 | LSU | 13 | 108 | 907 | 8.3 | 69.8 |
| 102 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 88 | 841 | 7.3 | 70.1 |
| 103 | Oklahoma | 12 | 102 | 860 | 8.5 | 71.7 |
| 104 | Oregon | 12 | 96 | 868 | 8.0 | 72.3 |
| 105 | BYU | 12 | 100 | 870 | 8.3 | 72.5 |
| 106 | Fresno State | 13 | 105 | 944 | 8.1 | 72.6 |
| 107 | Hawai'i | 12 | 101 | 872 | 8.4 | 72.7 |
| 108 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 89 | 806 | 8.1 | 73.3 |
| 109 | North Texas | 11 | 90 | 817 | 8.2 | 74.3 |
| 110 | Kansas State | 11 | 96 | 827 | 8.7 | 75.2 |
| 111 | Arkansas State | 12 | 121 | 911 | 10.1 | 75.9 |
| 112 | Idaho | 11 | 95 | 854 | 8.6 | 77.6 |
| 113 | Central Michigan | 11 | 92 | 857 | 8.4 | 77.9 |
| 114 | Florida State | 13 | 114 | 1018 | 8.8 | 78.3 |
| 115 | Oregon State | 11 | 98 | 868 | 8.9 | 78.9 |
| 116 | TCU | 12 | 104 | 955 | 8.7 | 79.6 |
| 117 | Arizona State | 12 | 114 | 982 | 9.5 | 81.8 |
| 118 | Texas Tech | 12 | 113 | 1001 | 9.4 | 83.4 |
| 118 | Colorado | 13 | 123 | 1084 | 9.5 | 83.4 |