2011 National Leaders Penalties - All Games through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 12 | 28 | 240 | 2.3 | 20.0 |
| 2 | San Jose State | 12 | 40 | 378 | 3.3 | 31.5 |
| 3 | Alabama | 13 | 49 | 369 | 3.8 | 28.4 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 13 | 52 | 466 | 4.0 | 35.8 |
| 5 | Michigan | 13 | 53 | 458 | 4.1 | 35.2 |
| 5 | Maryland | 12 | 49 | 434 | 4.1 | 36.2 |
| 5 | Army | 12 | 49 | 436 | 4.1 | 36.3 |
| 8 | Boston College | 12 | 50 | 426 | 4.2 | 35.5 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 13 | 56 | 492 | 4.3 | 37.8 |
| 10 | Clemson | 14 | 62 | 562 | 4.4 | 40.1 |
| 11 | Ball State | 12 | 54 | 426 | 4.5 | 35.5 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 58 | 480 | 4.5 | 36.9 |
| 13 | North Carolina State | 13 | 60 | 440 | 4.6 | 33.8 |
| 13 | UTEP | 12 | 55 | 492 | 4.6 | 41.0 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 13 | 60 | 534 | 4.6 | 41.1 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 13 | 61 | 465 | 4.7 | 35.8 |
| 16 | Duke | 12 | 56 | 467 | 4.7 | 38.9 |
| 16 | Air Force | 13 | 61 | 562 | 4.7 | 43.2 |
| 16 | Central Michigan | 12 | 56 | 560 | 4.7 | 46.7 |
| 20 | Iowa | 13 | 62 | 463 | 4.8 | 35.6 |
| 20 | Rice | 12 | 57 | 461 | 4.8 | 38.4 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 14 | 67 | 545 | 4.8 | 38.9 |
| 20 | Bowling Green | 12 | 58 | 505 | 4.8 | 42.1 |
| 20 | Wake Forest | 13 | 63 | 566 | 4.8 | 43.5 |
| 20 | Memphis | 12 | 57 | 523 | 4.8 | 43.6 |
| 20 | Wyoming | 13 | 63 | 612 | 4.8 | 47.1 |
| 27 | Kentucky | 12 | 59 | 482 | 4.9 | 40.2 |
| 27 | Illinois | 13 | 64 | 549 | 4.9 | 42.2 |
| 27 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 59 | 511 | 4.9 | 42.6 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 13 | 64 | 582 | 4.9 | 44.8 |
| 27 | East Carolina | 12 | 59 | 550 | 4.9 | 45.8 |
| 32 | North Texas | 12 | 60 | 497 | 5.0 | 41.4 |
| 32 | Penn State | 13 | 65 | 565 | 5.0 | 43.5 |
| 32 | UAB | 12 | 60 | 523 | 5.0 | 43.6 |
| 35 | Temple | 13 | 68 | 560 | 5.2 | 43.1 |
| 35 | Cincinnati | 13 | 67 | 607 | 5.2 | 46.7 |
| 37 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 69 | 513 | 5.3 | 39.5 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 12 | 63 | 502 | 5.3 | 41.8 |
| 37 | Virginia | 13 | 69 | 550 | 5.3 | 42.3 |
| 37 | Akron | 12 | 63 | 523 | 5.3 | 43.6 |
| 37 | Boise State | 13 | 69 | 614 | 5.3 | 47.2 |
| 42 | Ohio State | 13 | 70 | 572 | 5.4 | 44.0 |
| 42 | Missouri | 13 | 70 | 593 | 5.4 | 45.6 |
| 42 | North Carolina | 13 | 70 | 623 | 5.4 | 47.9 |
| 45 | Marshall | 13 | 72 | 544 | 5.5 | 41.8 |
| 45 | Mississippi State | 13 | 71 | 567 | 5.5 | 43.6 |
| 45 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 72 | 656 | 5.5 | 50.5 |
| 45 | TCU | 13 | 72 | 687 | 5.5 | 52.8 |
| 45 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 77 | 748 | 5.5 | 53.4 |
| 50 | Buffalo | 12 | 67 | 643 | 5.6 | 53.6 |
| 51 | UCF | 12 | 68 | 587 | 5.7 | 48.9 |
| 51 | Minnesota | 12 | 68 | 593 | 5.7 | 49.4 |
| 51 | Tulane | 13 | 74 | 647 | 5.7 | 49.8 |
| 51 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 68 | 600 | 5.7 | 50.0 |
| 51 | Utah | 13 | 74 | 672 | 5.7 | 51.7 |
| 56 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 69 | 508 | 5.8 | 42.3 |
| 56 | Kansas | 12 | 69 | 551 | 5.8 | 45.9 |
| 56 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 70 | 551 | 5.8 | 45.9 |
| 56 | Tennessee | 12 | 69 | 561 | 5.8 | 46.8 |
| 56 | BYU | 13 | 75 | 653 | 5.8 | 50.2 |
| 56 | Auburn | 13 | 75 | 676 | 5.8 | 52.0 |
| 62 | USC | 12 | 71 | 600 | 5.9 | 50.0 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 82 | 745 | 5.9 | 53.2 |
| 64 | Washington | 13 | 78 | 773 | 6.0 | 59.5 |
| 65 | Hawai'i | 13 | 79 | 597 | 6.1 | 45.9 |
| 65 | Georgia | 14 | 86 | 664 | 6.1 | 47.4 |
| 65 | LSU | 14 | 86 | 702 | 6.1 | 50.1 |
| 65 | Houston | 14 | 85 | 719 | 6.1 | 51.4 |
| 65 | Ohio | 14 | 85 | 832 | 6.1 | 59.4 |
| 70 | Arkansas | 13 | 80 | 593 | 6.2 | 45.6 |
| 70 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 81 | 653 | 6.2 | 50.2 |
| 70 | SMU | 13 | 80 | 657 | 6.2 | 50.5 |
| 70 | West Virginia | 13 | 80 | 697 | 6.2 | 53.6 |
| 70 | Stanford | 13 | 81 | 717 | 6.2 | 55.2 |
| 75 | South Carolina | 13 | 82 | 632 | 6.3 | 48.6 |
| 75 | Idaho | 12 | 76 | 714 | 6.3 | 59.5 |
| 75 | Utah State | 13 | 82 | 783 | 6.3 | 60.2 |
| 75 | Kent State | 12 | 76 | 768 | 6.3 | 64.0 |
| 79 | Notre Dame | 13 | 83 | 768 | 6.4 | 59.1 |
| 80 | Texas | 13 | 84 | 722 | 6.5 | 55.5 |
| 80 | Washington State | 12 | 78 | 758 | 6.5 | 63.2 |
| 82 | Nebraska | 13 | 86 | 688 | 6.6 | 52.9 |
| 82 | UCLA | 14 | 92 | 826 | 6.6 | 59.0 |
| 82 | Syracuse | 12 | 79 | 753 | 6.6 | 62.8 |
| 85 | Troy | 12 | 80 | 636 | 6.7 | 53.0 |
| 85 | Mississippi | 12 | 80 | 692 | 6.7 | 57.7 |
| 85 | UNLV | 12 | 80 | 734 | 6.7 | 61.2 |
| 88 | Rutgers | 13 | 88 | 581 | 6.8 | 44.7 |
| 88 | New Mexico | 12 | 82 | 582 | 6.8 | 48.5 |
| 88 | Iowa State | 13 | 88 | 680 | 6.8 | 52.3 |
| 88 | Michigan State | 14 | 95 | 775 | 6.8 | 55.4 |
| 88 | Colorado State | 12 | 82 | 729 | 6.8 | 60.8 |
| 88 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 89 | 796 | 6.8 | 61.2 |
| 88 | Fresno State | 13 | 88 | 809 | 6.8 | 62.2 |
| 95 | New Mexico State | 13 | 90 | 681 | 6.9 | 52.4 |
| 95 | Nevada | 13 | 90 | 735 | 6.9 | 56.5 |
| 95 | Louisville | 13 | 90 | 735 | 6.9 | 56.5 |
| 95 | Arkansas State | 13 | 90 | 785 | 6.9 | 60.4 |
| 95 | Indiana | 12 | 83 | 776 | 6.9 | 64.7 |
| 100 | Texas A&M | 13 | 91 | 855 | 7.0 | 65.8 |
| 101 | Western Michigan | 13 | 92 | 731 | 7.1 | 56.2 |
| 101 | South Florida | 12 | 85 | 721 | 7.1 | 60.1 |
| 101 | Baylor | 13 | 92 | 839 | 7.1 | 64.5 |
| 104 | Oregon | 14 | 101 | 910 | 7.2 | 65.0 |
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 87 | 734 | 7.3 | 61.2 |
| 105 | Toledo | 13 | 95 | 822 | 7.3 | 63.2 |
| 107 | Purdue | 13 | 96 | 782 | 7.4 | 60.2 |
| 107 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 89 | 747 | 7.4 | 62.3 |
| 107 | Oregon State | 12 | 89 | 824 | 7.4 | 68.7 |
| 110 | California | 13 | 98 | 941 | 7.5 | 72.4 |
| 111 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 99 | 859 | 7.6 | 66.1 |
| 112 | Florida | 13 | 100 | 773 | 7.7 | 59.5 |
| 112 | Texas Tech | 12 | 92 | 778 | 7.7 | 64.8 |
| 112 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 92 | 818 | 7.7 | 68.2 |
| 115 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 109 | 894 | 7.8 | 63.9 |
| 115 | Arizona | 12 | 94 | 781 | 7.8 | 65.1 |
| 115 | Florida International | 13 | 102 | 855 | 7.8 | 65.8 |
| 118 | Colorado | 13 | 103 | 866 | 7.9 | 66.6 |
| 118 | Florida State | 13 | 103 | 875 | 7.9 | 67.3 |
| 120 | Arizona State | 13 | 104 | 1037 | 8.0 | 79.8 |