2011 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 1 | 11 | 114 | 11.0 | 114.0 |
| 2 | TCU | 2 | 22 | 192 | 11.0 | 96.0 |
| 3 | Houston | 1 | 12 | 85 | 12.0 | 85.0 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 7 | 69 | 583 | 9.9 | 83.3 |
| 5 | Ball State | 6 | 45 | 487 | 7.5 | 81.2 |
| 6 | Michigan | 2 | 18 | 153 | 9.0 | 76.5 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 3 | 30 | 228 | 10.0 | 76.0 |
| 8 | Colorado | 10 | 67 | 721 | 6.7 | 72.1 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 7 | 59 | 502 | 8.4 | 71.7 |
| 10 | Washington State | 8 | 62 | 559 | 7.8 | 69.9 |
| 11 | USC | 2 | 16 | 139 | 8.0 | 69.5 |
| 12 | Utah | 5 | 40 | 345 | 8.0 | 69.0 |
| 13 | Washington | 6 | 51 | 402 | 8.5 | 67.0 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 7 | 50 | 467 | 7.1 | 66.7 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 4 | 31 | 264 | 7.8 | 66.0 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 8 | 65 | 8.0 | 65.0 |
| 17 | Florida International | 5 | 35 | 312 | 7.0 | 62.4 |
| 17 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 34 | 312 | 6.8 | 62.4 |
| 19 | Florida State | 4 | 29 | 247 | 7.3 | 61.8 |
| 20 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 21 | 185 | 7.0 | 61.7 |
| 21 | Syracuse | 7 | 53 | 431 | 7.6 | 61.6 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 5 | 36 | 307 | 7.2 | 61.4 |
| 22 | Oregon State | 9 | 61 | 553 | 6.8 | 61.4 |
| 24 | Iowa | 6 | 42 | 368 | 7.0 | 61.3 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 7 | 47 | 427 | 6.7 | 61.0 |
| 26 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 30 | 242 | 7.5 | 60.5 |
| 27 | Colorado State | 9 | 48 | 544 | 5.3 | 60.4 |
| 28 | UCLA | 8 | 50 | 481 | 6.3 | 60.1 |
| 29 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 13 | 120 | 6.5 | 60.0 |
| 30 | Texas A&M | 6 | 44 | 352 | 7.3 | 58.7 |
| 31 | Idaho | 10 | 67 | 578 | 6.7 | 57.8 |
| 32 | South Carolina | 2 | 14 | 115 | 7.0 | 57.5 |
| 32 | Florida | 6 | 41 | 345 | 6.8 | 57.5 |
| 34 | Wyoming | 5 | 29 | 287 | 5.8 | 57.4 |
| 35 | Arizona | 8 | 49 | 458 | 6.1 | 57.3 |
| 36 | California | 6 | 42 | 343 | 7.0 | 57.2 |
| 37 | Hawai'i | 7 | 43 | 400 | 6.1 | 57.1 |
| 38 | Baylor | 3 | 18 | 171 | 6.0 | 57.0 |
| 39 | UAB | 9 | 57 | 508 | 6.3 | 56.4 |
| 40 | Alabama | 1 | 7 | 56 | 7.0 | 56.0 |
| 41 | UTEP | 7 | 40 | 391 | 5.7 | 55.9 |
| 42 | Virginia | 5 | 25 | 275 | 5.0 | 55.0 |
| 43 | Mississippi State | 6 | 38 | 329 | 6.3 | 54.8 |
| 44 | Akron | 11 | 61 | 601 | 5.5 | 54.6 |
| 45 | Memphis | 10 | 61 | 542 | 6.1 | 54.2 |
| 46 | Kent State | 7 | 39 | 374 | 5.6 | 53.4 |
| 47 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 50 | 426 | 6.3 | 53.3 |
| 48 | Utah State | 6 | 37 | 319 | 6.2 | 53.2 |
| 49 | Duke | 9 | 54 | 474 | 6.0 | 52.7 |
| 50 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 43 | 368 | 6.1 | 52.6 |
| 51 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 41 | 366 | 5.9 | 52.3 |
| 52 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 66 | 560 | 6.0 | 50.9 |
| 52 | Northwestern | 7 | 38 | 356 | 5.4 | 50.9 |
| 54 | Air Force | 6 | 32 | 303 | 5.3 | 50.5 |
| 55 | Nevada | 6 | 40 | 300 | 6.7 | 50.0 |
| 55 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 62 | 500 | 6.2 | 50.0 |
| 55 | Central Michigan | 9 | 51 | 450 | 5.7 | 50.0 |
| 58 | North Texas | 7 | 39 | 349 | 5.6 | 49.9 |
| 59 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 31 | 247 | 6.2 | 49.4 |
| 59 | Fresno State | 9 | 48 | 445 | 5.3 | 49.4 |
| 61 | Indiana | 11 | 60 | 541 | 5.5 | 49.2 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 6 | 35 | 294 | 5.8 | 49.0 |
| 63 | Purdue | 6 | 32 | 293 | 5.3 | 48.8 |
| 64 | Oklahoma | 3 | 22 | 145 | 7.3 | 48.3 |
| 65 | New Mexico | 11 | 58 | 518 | 5.3 | 47.1 |
| 66 | Michigan State | 3 | 20 | 141 | 6.7 | 47.0 |
| 67 | Temple | 4 | 17 | 187 | 4.3 | 46.8 |
| 68 | South Florida | 7 | 41 | 327 | 5.9 | 46.7 |
| 69 | Ohio State | 7 | 38 | 325 | 5.4 | 46.4 |
| 70 | San Diego State | 5 | 30 | 228 | 6.0 | 45.6 |
| 70 | Tulsa | 5 | 24 | 228 | 4.8 | 45.6 |
| 72 | Missouri | 5 | 30 | 227 | 6.0 | 45.4 |
| 73 | Kansas | 10 | 50 | 448 | 5.0 | 44.8 |
| 74 | Arkansas | 2 | 11 | 89 | 5.5 | 44.5 |
| 75 | BYU | 3 | 17 | 130 | 5.7 | 43.3 |
| 76 | Auburn | 5 | 26 | 216 | 5.2 | 43.2 |
| 77 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 41 | 345 | 5.1 | 43.1 |
| 78 | Georgia | 4 | 25 | 171 | 6.3 | 42.8 |
| 79 | East Carolina | 7 | 38 | 298 | 5.4 | 42.6 |
| 79 | Minnesota | 9 | 46 | 383 | 5.1 | 42.6 |
| 79 | Wake Forest | 7 | 32 | 298 | 4.6 | 42.6 |
| 82 | Penn State | 4 | 19 | 170 | 4.8 | 42.5 |
| 82 | Nebraska | 4 | 17 | 170 | 4.3 | 42.5 |
| 84 | Bowling Green | 7 | 33 | 296 | 4.7 | 42.3 |
| 85 | Kentucky | 7 | 36 | 295 | 5.1 | 42.1 |
| 86 | UCF | 7 | 34 | 291 | 4.9 | 41.6 |
| 87 | Buffalo | 9 | 42 | 370 | 4.7 | 41.1 |
| 88 | Kansas State | 3 | 14 | 123 | 4.7 | 41.0 |
| 89 | Rice | 8 | 33 | 326 | 4.1 | 40.8 |
| 90 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 14 | 122 | 4.7 | 40.7 |
| 91 | Maryland | 10 | 47 | 405 | 4.7 | 40.5 |
| 92 | New Mexico State | 9 | 41 | 362 | 4.6 | 40.2 |
| 93 | San Jose State | 7 | 33 | 281 | 4.7 | 40.1 |
| 94 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 32 | 238 | 5.3 | 39.7 |
| 95 | SMU | 5 | 22 | 198 | 4.4 | 39.6 |
| 96 | Illinois | 6 | 29 | 235 | 4.8 | 39.2 |
| 96 | Tulane | 11 | 52 | 431 | 4.7 | 39.2 |
| 96 | North Carolina State | 5 | 19 | 196 | 3.8 | 39.2 |
| 99 | Ohio | 4 | 21 | 156 | 5.3 | 39.0 |
| 100 | Navy | 7 | 33 | 272 | 4.7 | 38.9 |
| 101 | Troy | 9 | 40 | 339 | 4.4 | 37.7 |
| 102 | Mississippi | 10 | 51 | 376 | 5.1 | 37.6 |
| 103 | Marshall | 6 | 28 | 223 | 4.7 | 37.2 |
| 104 | Toledo | 4 | 20 | 148 | 5.0 | 37.0 |
| 105 | Iowa State | 7 | 30 | 254 | 4.3 | 36.3 |
| 106 | Oregon | 2 | 11 | 72 | 5.5 | 36.0 |
| 107 | Boston College | 8 | 34 | 279 | 4.3 | 34.9 |
| 108 | Louisville | 6 | 27 | 205 | 4.5 | 34.2 |
| 109 | Arkansas State | 3 | 10 | 101 | 3.3 | 33.7 |
| 110 | Clemson | 4 | 13 | 133 | 3.3 | 33.3 |
| 111 | Texas | 5 | 20 | 163 | 4.0 | 32.6 |
| 112 | Army | 9 | 40 | 288 | 4.4 | 32.0 |
| 113 | West Virginia | 3 | 11 | 95 | 3.7 | 31.7 |
| 114 | UNLV | 10 | 39 | 314 | 3.9 | 31.4 |
| 115 | Wisconsin | 3 | 11 | 93 | 3.7 | 31.0 |
| 116 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 23 | 185 | 3.8 | 30.8 |
| 117 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 21 | 151 | 4.2 | 30.2 |
| 118 | North Carolina | 6 | 20 | 171 | 3.3 | 28.5 |
| 119 | Stanford | 2 | 6 | 55 | 3.0 | 27.5 |
| 120 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 5.0 |