2011 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 5 | 40 | 2.5 | 20.0 |
| 2 | San Jose State | 7 | 20 | 160 | 2.9 | 22.9 |
| 3 | UTEP | 8 | 27 | 226 | 3.4 | 28.3 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 9 | 34 | 261 | 3.8 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Alabama | 9 | 36 | 270 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| 6 | North Carolina State | 8 | 34 | 247 | 4.3 | 30.9 |
| 7 | Missouri | 9 | 35 | 282 | 3.9 | 31.3 |
| 8 | North Texas | 8 | 29 | 259 | 3.6 | 32.4 |
| 9 | Boston College | 8 | 31 | 266 | 3.9 | 33.3 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 8 | 29 | 269 | 3.6 | 33.6 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 9 | 40 | 303 | 4.4 | 33.7 |
| 12 | Maryland | 8 | 31 | 272 | 3.9 | 34.0 |
| 13 | Rice | 8 | 36 | 279 | 4.5 | 34.9 |
| 14 | Iowa | 8 | 38 | 282 | 4.8 | 35.3 |
| 15 | Bowling Green | 8 | 34 | 284 | 4.3 | 35.5 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 35 | 249 | 5.0 | 35.6 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 8 | 41 | 290 | 5.1 | 36.3 |
| 18 | Wake Forest | 8 | 33 | 291 | 4.1 | 36.4 |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 36 | 298 | 4.5 | 37.3 |
| 20 | Ball State | 8 | 39 | 302 | 4.9 | 37.8 |
| 21 | Michigan | 8 | 33 | 303 | 4.1 | 37.9 |
| 22 | Tulsa | 8 | 31 | 304 | 3.9 | 38.0 |
| 23 | Marshall | 8 | 40 | 309 | 5.0 | 38.6 |
| 24 | Memphis | 8 | 33 | 315 | 4.1 | 39.4 |
| 25 | Tulane | 8 | 40 | 317 | 5.0 | 39.6 |
| 26 | Virginia | 8 | 41 | 318 | 5.1 | 39.8 |
| 27 | UAB | 8 | 35 | 319 | 4.4 | 39.9 |
| 28 | Hawai'i | 7 | 39 | 280 | 5.6 | 40.0 |
| 29 | Air Force | 7 | 31 | 281 | 4.4 | 40.1 |
| 30 | Akron | 8 | 36 | 324 | 4.5 | 40.5 |
| 31 | Clemson | 9 | 40 | 368 | 4.4 | 40.9 |
| 32 | Wyoming | 7 | 29 | 298 | 4.1 | 42.6 |
| 33 | Connecticut | 7 | 39 | 299 | 5.6 | 42.7 |
| 34 | Kentucky | 8 | 44 | 347 | 5.5 | 43.4 |
| 35 | Penn State | 8 | 38 | 351 | 4.8 | 43.9 |
| 36 | TCU | 7 | 34 | 308 | 4.9 | 44.0 |
| 37 | Duke | 8 | 43 | 353 | 5.4 | 44.1 |
| 38 | Iowa State | 9 | 54 | 399 | 6.0 | 44.3 |
| 39 | Mississippi State | 8 | 45 | 359 | 5.6 | 44.9 |
| 40 | Army | 1 | 5 | 45 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 41 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 48 | 361 | 6.0 | 45.1 |
| 42 | Central Michigan | 8 | 37 | 362 | 4.6 | 45.3 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | 9 | 45 | 408 | 5.0 | 45.3 |
| 44 | Boise State | 7 | 33 | 318 | 4.7 | 45.4 |
| 45 | San Diego State | 7 | 34 | 322 | 4.9 | 46.0 |
| 46 | Houston | 9 | 50 | 418 | 5.6 | 46.4 |
| 47 | Illinois | 8 | 43 | 373 | 5.4 | 46.6 |
| 48 | USC | 9 | 54 | 430 | 6.0 | 47.8 |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 49 | 431 | 5.4 | 47.9 |
| 50 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 45 | 384 | 5.6 | 48.0 |
| 51 | Kansas | 9 | 55 | 436 | 6.1 | 48.4 |
| 52 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 44 | 388 | 5.5 | 48.5 |
| 52 | Troy | 8 | 51 | 388 | 6.4 | 48.5 |
| 54 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 52 | 389 | 6.5 | 48.6 |
| 55 | Louisville | 7 | 43 | 341 | 6.1 | 48.7 |
| 55 | Rutgers | 7 | 54 | 341 | 7.7 | 48.7 |
| 57 | Temple | 8 | 44 | 395 | 5.5 | 49.4 |
| 58 | Tennessee | 8 | 50 | 398 | 6.3 | 49.8 |
| 58 | South Carolina | 8 | 55 | 398 | 6.9 | 49.8 |
| 60 | Mississippi | 8 | 51 | 401 | 6.4 | 50.1 |
| 61 | North Carolina | 8 | 46 | 408 | 5.8 | 51.0 |
| 61 | Notre Dame | 1 | 6 | 51 | 6.0 | 51.0 |
| 63 | Minnesota | 8 | 42 | 409 | 5.3 | 51.1 |
| 64 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 49 | 462 | 5.4 | 51.3 |
| 65 | LSU | 10 | 64 | 515 | 6.4 | 51.5 |
| 66 | Utah | 9 | 50 | 464 | 5.6 | 51.6 |
| 67 | Ohio State | 8 | 50 | 415 | 6.3 | 51.9 |
| 68 | New Mexico State | 7 | 46 | 366 | 6.6 | 52.3 |
| 68 | New Mexico | 7 | 53 | 366 | 7.6 | 52.3 |
| 70 | Purdue | 8 | 51 | 420 | 6.4 | 52.5 |
| 71 | Cincinnati | 7 | 43 | 369 | 6.1 | 52.7 |
| 72 | UCF | 8 | 47 | 424 | 5.9 | 53.0 |
| 73 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 52 | 428 | 6.5 | 53.5 |
| 74 | SMU | 8 | 53 | 434 | 6.6 | 54.3 |
| 75 | Idaho | 7 | 40 | 382 | 5.7 | 54.6 |
| 75 | Buffalo | 8 | 49 | 437 | 6.1 | 54.6 |
| 77 | Western Michigan | 8 | 51 | 441 | 6.4 | 55.1 |
| 78 | Georgia | 9 | 62 | 497 | 6.9 | 55.2 |
| 79 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 47 | 391 | 6.7 | 55.9 |
| 80 | Auburn | 8 | 48 | 449 | 6.0 | 56.1 |
| 81 | Nevada | 7 | 47 | 396 | 6.7 | 56.6 |
| 82 | Stanford | 9 | 58 | 514 | 6.4 | 57.1 |
| 82 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 59 | 457 | 7.4 | 57.1 |
| 84 | Kent State | 8 | 46 | 459 | 5.8 | 57.4 |
| 85 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 53 | 518 | 5.9 | 57.6 |
| 86 | West Virginia | 7 | 50 | 406 | 7.1 | 58.0 |
| 86 | Nebraska | 8 | 58 | 464 | 7.3 | 58.0 |
| 88 | UNLV | 7 | 45 | 411 | 6.4 | 58.7 |
| 88 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 63 | 528 | 7.0 | 58.7 |
| 90 | Texas | 9 | 59 | 532 | 6.6 | 59.1 |
| 91 | East Carolina | 8 | 48 | 478 | 6.0 | 59.8 |
| 92 | Michigan State | 9 | 60 | 544 | 6.7 | 60.4 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 57 | 485 | 7.1 | 60.6 |
| 94 | Colorado | 10 | 77 | 611 | 7.7 | 61.1 |
| 95 | Colorado State | 7 | 50 | 432 | 7.1 | 61.7 |
| 96 | Florida | 8 | 65 | 494 | 8.1 | 61.8 |
| 97 | Baylor | 9 | 62 | 557 | 6.9 | 61.9 |
| 98 | Fresno State | 7 | 46 | 434 | 6.6 | 62.0 |
| 99 | Ohio | 9 | 51 | 561 | 5.7 | 62.3 |
| 100 | Indiana | 8 | 48 | 499 | 6.0 | 62.4 |
| 101 | UCLA | 10 | 67 | 627 | 6.7 | 62.7 |
| 102 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 65 | 505 | 8.1 | 63.1 |
| 103 | Washington | 9 | 59 | 578 | 6.6 | 64.2 |
| 104 | Washington State | 9 | 59 | 580 | 6.6 | 64.4 |
| 105 | Oregon | 10 | 70 | 653 | 7.0 | 65.3 |
| 106 | Toledo | 8 | 57 | 524 | 7.1 | 65.5 |
| 107 | Arkansas State | 8 | 60 | 525 | 7.5 | 65.6 |
| 108 | South Florida | 7 | 52 | 461 | 7.4 | 65.9 |
| 109 | Syracuse | 7 | 51 | 465 | 7.3 | 66.4 |
| 110 | Utah State | 7 | 46 | 479 | 6.6 | 68.4 |
| 111 | Arizona | 9 | 70 | 620 | 7.8 | 68.9 |
| 112 | California | 10 | 72 | 707 | 7.2 | 70.7 |
| 113 | Texas A&M | 9 | 68 | 641 | 7.6 | 71.2 |
| 114 | Oregon State | 9 | 68 | 643 | 7.6 | 71.4 |
| 115 | Florida State | 8 | 66 | 573 | 8.3 | 71.6 |
| 116 | Texas Tech | 9 | 78 | 663 | 8.7 | 73.7 |
| 117 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 69 | 597 | 8.6 | 74.6 |
| 118 | Florida International | 8 | 71 | 605 | 8.9 | 75.6 |
| 119 | Arizona State | 9 | 70 | 704 | 7.8 | 78.2 |