2011 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington State | 10 | 84 | 753 | 8.4 | 75.3 |
| 2 | Arizona State | 10 | 80 | 731 | 8.0 | 73.1 |
| 3 | Arizona | 8 | 63 | 605 | 7.9 | 75.6 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 10 | 79 | 647 | 7.9 | 64.7 |
| 5 | Utah | 12 | 94 | 798 | 7.8 | 66.5 |
| 6 | California | 10 | 75 | 679 | 7.5 | 67.9 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 81 | 707 | 7.4 | 64.3 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 10 | 74 | 628 | 7.4 | 62.8 |
| 7 | USC | 10 | 74 | 618 | 7.4 | 61.8 |
| 10 | Colorado | 10 | 73 | 765 | 7.3 | 76.5 |
| 10 | Ball State | 11 | 80 | 819 | 7.3 | 74.5 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 12 | 87 | 746 | 7.3 | 62.2 |
| 10 | Florida International | 13 | 95 | 791 | 7.3 | 60.8 |
| 10 | Baylor | 9 | 66 | 531 | 7.3 | 59.0 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 8 | 58 | 426 | 7.3 | 53.3 |
| 16 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 86 | 716 | 7.2 | 59.7 |
| 17 | Syracuse | 9 | 64 | 540 | 7.1 | 60.0 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | 8 | 57 | 462 | 7.1 | 57.8 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 10 | 71 | 568 | 7.1 | 56.8 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 9 | 63 | 611 | 7.0 | 67.9 |
| 20 | Florida | 8 | 56 | 474 | 7.0 | 59.3 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 6 | 42 | 350 | 7.0 | 58.3 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 8 | 56 | 455 | 7.0 | 56.9 |
| 24 | Oregon | 10 | 69 | 606 | 6.9 | 60.6 |
| 24 | Western Michigan | 12 | 83 | 704 | 6.9 | 58.7 |
| 24 | Georgia | 10 | 69 | 466 | 6.9 | 46.6 |
| 27 | Air Force | 11 | 75 | 660 | 6.8 | 60.0 |
| 27 | Rutgers | 11 | 75 | 585 | 6.8 | 53.2 |
| 29 | Bowling Green | 11 | 74 | 601 | 6.7 | 54.6 |
| 30 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 73 | 685 | 6.6 | 62.3 |
| 30 | Boise State | 11 | 73 | 638 | 6.6 | 58.0 |
| 30 | Ohio State | 9 | 59 | 515 | 6.6 | 57.2 |
| 30 | Missouri | 9 | 59 | 466 | 6.6 | 51.8 |
| 34 | San Diego State | 10 | 65 | 553 | 6.5 | 55.3 |
| 34 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 84 | 710 | 6.5 | 54.6 |
| 34 | LSU | 8 | 52 | 397 | 6.5 | 49.6 |
| 37 | Kentucky | 9 | 58 | 521 | 6.4 | 57.9 |
| 37 | Iowa | 9 | 58 | 487 | 6.4 | 54.1 |
| 37 | Michigan | 10 | 64 | 537 | 6.4 | 53.7 |
| 37 | Nevada | 10 | 64 | 529 | 6.4 | 52.9 |
| 41 | Fresno State | 11 | 69 | 660 | 6.3 | 60.0 |
| 41 | Mississippi State | 8 | 50 | 454 | 6.3 | 56.8 |
| 41 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 63 | 510 | 6.3 | 51.0 |
| 41 | Arkansas State | 12 | 75 | 574 | 6.3 | 47.8 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 9 | 57 | 382 | 6.3 | 42.4 |
| 46 | Hawai'i | 13 | 81 | 736 | 6.2 | 56.6 |
| 46 | Oregon State | 9 | 56 | 506 | 6.2 | 56.2 |
| 46 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 80 | 713 | 6.2 | 54.8 |
| 46 | Idaho | 12 | 74 | 633 | 6.2 | 52.8 |
| 50 | Michigan State | 9 | 55 | 505 | 6.1 | 56.1 |
| 50 | Arkansas | 9 | 55 | 494 | 6.1 | 54.9 |
| 50 | Indiana | 10 | 61 | 531 | 6.1 | 53.1 |
| 50 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 67 | 568 | 6.1 | 51.6 |
| 54 | Nebraska | 9 | 53 | 516 | 5.9 | 57.3 |
| 54 | Akron | 11 | 65 | 627 | 5.9 | 57.0 |
| 54 | UAB | 10 | 59 | 531 | 5.9 | 53.1 |
| 54 | Utah State | 13 | 77 | 652 | 5.9 | 50.2 |
| 54 | TCU | 11 | 65 | 540 | 5.9 | 49.1 |
| 54 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 71 | 588 | 5.9 | 49.0 |
| 54 | Ohio | 14 | 83 | 641 | 5.9 | 45.8 |
| 54 | Iowa State | 9 | 53 | 407 | 5.9 | 45.2 |
| 54 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 53 | 389 | 5.9 | 43.2 |
| 63 | Colorado State | 10 | 58 | 601 | 5.8 | 60.1 |
| 63 | Texas | 9 | 52 | 499 | 5.8 | 55.4 |
| 63 | Kansas | 8 | 46 | 429 | 5.8 | 53.6 |
| 63 | Houston | 13 | 76 | 644 | 5.8 | 49.5 |
| 63 | Washington | 8 | 46 | 388 | 5.8 | 48.5 |
| 63 | Mississippi | 8 | 46 | 356 | 5.8 | 44.5 |
| 69 | Tulsa | 9 | 51 | 487 | 5.7 | 54.1 |
| 69 | Purdue | 11 | 63 | 573 | 5.7 | 52.1 |
| 69 | Duke | 9 | 51 | 466 | 5.7 | 51.8 |
| 69 | Memphis | 11 | 63 | 522 | 5.7 | 47.5 |
| 69 | Florida State | 11 | 63 | 507 | 5.7 | 46.1 |
| 69 | BYU | 12 | 68 | 522 | 5.7 | 43.5 |
| 69 | North Carolina | 11 | 63 | 467 | 5.7 | 42.5 |
| 76 | New Mexico | 9 | 50 | 481 | 5.6 | 53.4 |
| 76 | Stanford | 10 | 56 | 527 | 5.6 | 52.7 |
| 76 | Auburn | 7 | 39 | 268 | 5.6 | 38.3 |
| 79 | Central Michigan | 11 | 60 | 546 | 5.5 | 49.6 |
| 79 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 44 | 380 | 5.5 | 47.5 |
| 79 | Louisville | 11 | 61 | 428 | 5.5 | 38.9 |
| 82 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 59 | 530 | 5.4 | 48.2 |
| 82 | Wisconsin | 10 | 54 | 474 | 5.4 | 47.4 |
| 82 | Troy | 10 | 54 | 469 | 5.4 | 46.9 |
| 82 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 54 | 463 | 5.4 | 46.3 |
| 82 | Marshall | 9 | 49 | 405 | 5.4 | 45.0 |
| 87 | Boston College | 9 | 48 | 414 | 5.3 | 46.0 |
| 87 | Toledo | 12 | 63 | 493 | 5.3 | 41.1 |
| 89 | North Carolina State | 10 | 52 | 490 | 5.2 | 49.0 |
| 89 | North Texas | 10 | 52 | 433 | 5.2 | 43.3 |
| 89 | South Florida | 10 | 52 | 430 | 5.2 | 43.0 |
| 92 | UCLA | 10 | 51 | 465 | 5.1 | 46.5 |
| 92 | Maryland | 9 | 46 | 385 | 5.1 | 42.8 |
| 92 | UTEP | 10 | 51 | 426 | 5.1 | 42.6 |
| 92 | Clemson | 9 | 46 | 346 | 5.1 | 38.4 |
| 96 | Buffalo | 12 | 60 | 555 | 5.0 | 46.3 |
| 96 | San Jose State | 11 | 55 | 489 | 5.0 | 44.5 |
| 96 | Northwestern | 10 | 50 | 440 | 5.0 | 44.0 |
| 99 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 54 | 442 | 4.9 | 40.2 |
| 99 | SMU | 10 | 49 | 402 | 4.9 | 40.2 |
| 101 | New Mexico State | 12 | 57 | 507 | 4.8 | 42.3 |
| 101 | Army | 12 | 58 | 450 | 4.8 | 37.5 |
| 101 | Penn State | 9 | 43 | 331 | 4.8 | 36.8 |
| 104 | Kent State | 10 | 47 | 450 | 4.7 | 45.0 |
| 104 | Wake Forest | 10 | 47 | 406 | 4.7 | 40.6 |
| 104 | UNLV | 9 | 42 | 325 | 4.7 | 36.1 |
| 107 | Temple | 13 | 60 | 548 | 4.6 | 42.2 |
| 107 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 41 | 322 | 4.6 | 35.8 |
| 109 | Illinois | 11 | 49 | 420 | 4.5 | 38.2 |
| 109 | Tulane | 12 | 54 | 452 | 4.5 | 37.7 |
| 111 | Rice | 9 | 40 | 337 | 4.4 | 37.4 |
| 111 | Alabama | 10 | 44 | 345 | 4.4 | 34.5 |
| 113 | Virginia | 10 | 43 | 401 | 4.3 | 40.1 |
| 113 | Minnesota | 7 | 30 | 233 | 4.3 | 33.3 |
| 115 | Navy | 10 | 41 | 380 | 4.1 | 38.0 |
| 116 | South Carolina | 9 | 35 | 289 | 3.9 | 32.1 |
| 117 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 41 | 355 | 3.7 | 32.3 |
| 117 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 37 | 233 | 3.7 | 23.3 |
| 119 | East Carolina | 8 | 29 | 275 | 3.6 | 34.4 |
| 120 | UCF | 11 | 38 | 309 | 3.5 | 28.1 |