2011 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 1 | 4 | 20 | 4.0 | 20.0 |
| 3 | Memphis | 1 | 3 | 25 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 26 | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 35 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 6 | BYU | 1 | 5 | 39 | 5.0 | 39.0 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 1 | 6 | 40 | 6.0 | 40.0 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 7 | 42 | 7.0 | 42.0 |
| 9 | Utah | 1 | 8 | 43 | 8.0 | 43.0 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 1 | 5 | 45 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 10 | Houston | 1 | 5 | 45 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 10 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 5 | 45 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 13 | Navy | 2 | 6 | 50 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 50 | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| 13 | Western Michigan | 1 | 8 | 50 | 8.0 | 50.0 |
| 16 | UTEP | 2 | 7 | 52 | 3.5 | 26.0 |
| 16 | New Mexico State | 1 | 8 | 52 | 8.0 | 52.0 |
| 18 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 5 | 55 | 5.0 | 55.0 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 3 | 11 | 58 | 3.7 | 19.3 |
| 20 | Tulane | 1 | 6 | 59 | 6.0 | 59.0 |
| 21 | USC | 2 | 9 | 60 | 4.5 | 30.0 |
| 22 | Louisville | 2 | 9 | 69 | 4.5 | 34.5 |
| 23 | San Jose State | 1 | 7 | 70 | 7.0 | 70.0 |
| 24 | Toledo | 1 | 9 | 72 | 9.0 | 72.0 |
| 25 | Duke | 3 | 10 | 77 | 3.3 | 25.7 |
| 26 | Akron | 1 | 9 | 78 | 9.0 | 78.0 |
| 27 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 13 | 80 | 6.5 | 40.0 |
| 28 | Air Force | 2 | 10 | 81 | 5.0 | 40.5 |
| 29 | UCF | 1 | 11 | 84 | 11.0 | 84.0 |
| 30 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 12 | 85 | 12.0 | 85.0 |
| 31 | Boise State | 2 | 10 | 87 | 5.0 | 43.5 |
| 32 | Illinois | 2 | 10 | 88 | 5.0 | 44.0 |
| 33 | North Carolina State | 3 | 11 | 90 | 3.7 | 30.0 |
| 34 | Alabama | 3 | 12 | 93 | 4.0 | 31.0 |
| 35 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 12 | 94 | 4.0 | 31.3 |
| 36 | UAB | 2 | 10 | 102 | 5.0 | 51.0 |
| 37 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 10 | 103 | 5.0 | 51.5 |
| 37 | Colorado State | 2 | 12 | 103 | 6.0 | 51.5 |
| 39 | Boston College | 3 | 13 | 105 | 4.3 | 35.0 |
| 39 | Rutgers | 2 | 14 | 105 | 7.0 | 52.5 |
| 39 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 8 | 105 | 8.0 | 105.0 |
| 42 | North Texas | 2 | 14 | 108 | 7.0 | 54.0 |
| 43 | Michigan | 3 | 14 | 111 | 4.7 | 37.0 |
| 44 | Wake Forest | 3 | 13 | 112 | 4.3 | 37.3 |
| 45 | Tulsa | 4 | 15 | 113 | 3.8 | 28.3 |
| 45 | Wyoming | 3 | 12 | 113 | 4.0 | 37.7 |
| 47 | Connecticut | 2 | 15 | 116 | 7.5 | 58.0 |
| 48 | North Carolina | 2 | 15 | 121 | 7.5 | 60.5 |
| 49 | New Mexico | 3 | 15 | 126 | 5.0 | 42.0 |
| 50 | Wisconsin | 4 | 18 | 129 | 4.5 | 32.3 |
| 51 | Indiana | 2 | 14 | 130 | 7.0 | 65.0 |
| 52 | East Carolina | 4 | 13 | 135 | 3.3 | 33.8 |
| 52 | Fresno State | 2 | 14 | 135 | 7.0 | 67.5 |
| 54 | Troy | 2 | 15 | 136 | 7.5 | 68.0 |
| 55 | Washington State | 2 | 14 | 137 | 7.0 | 68.5 |
| 56 | Northwestern | 3 | 13 | 141 | 4.3 | 47.0 |
| 57 | Virginia | 3 | 17 | 144 | 5.7 | 48.0 |
| 58 | Syracuse | 3 | 15 | 145 | 5.0 | 48.3 |
| 58 | San Diego State | 3 | 15 | 145 | 5.0 | 48.3 |
| 60 | Kansas State | 4 | 19 | 148 | 4.8 | 37.0 |
| 61 | Purdue | 2 | 16 | 151 | 8.0 | 75.5 |
| 62 | Iowa | 4 | 22 | 154 | 5.5 | 38.5 |
| 63 | Arkansas | 4 | 23 | 156 | 5.8 | 39.0 |
| 64 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 16 | 160 | 4.0 | 40.0 |
| 64 | Iowa State | 4 | 26 | 160 | 6.5 | 40.0 |
| 66 | SMU | 3 | 27 | 161 | 9.0 | 53.7 |
| 66 | TCU | 2 | 17 | 161 | 8.5 | 80.5 |
| 68 | Missouri | 4 | 21 | 162 | 5.3 | 40.5 |
| 69 | Oregon State | 3 | 19 | 166 | 6.3 | 55.3 |
| 69 | Stanford | 3 | 22 | 166 | 7.3 | 55.3 |
| 71 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 22 | 169 | 7.3 | 56.3 |
| 72 | Penn State | 4 | 19 | 170 | 4.8 | 42.5 |
| 73 | Kent State | 2 | 15 | 172 | 7.5 | 86.0 |
| 74 | Maryland | 3 | 18 | 174 | 6.0 | 58.0 |
| 74 | South Florida | 2 | 19 | 174 | 9.5 | 87.0 |
| 76 | Marshall | 4 | 23 | 178 | 5.8 | 44.5 |
| 77 | Mississippi State | 5 | 24 | 180 | 4.8 | 36.0 |
| 78 | Florida State | 2 | 17 | 181 | 8.5 | 90.5 |
| 79 | Mississippi | 4 | 24 | 183 | 6.0 | 45.8 |
| 80 | Georgia | 4 | 26 | 187 | 6.5 | 46.8 |
| 81 | Nevada | 3 | 23 | 189 | 7.7 | 63.0 |
| 82 | Rice | 3 | 22 | 194 | 7.3 | 64.7 |
| 83 | South Carolina | 4 | 23 | 198 | 5.8 | 49.5 |
| 84 | UCLA | 4 | 23 | 200 | 5.8 | 50.0 |
| 84 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 21 | 200 | 7.0 | 66.7 |
| 86 | California | 3 | 21 | 201 | 7.0 | 67.0 |
| 86 | Colorado | 3 | 23 | 201 | 7.7 | 67.0 |
| 88 | West Virginia | 3 | 28 | 208 | 9.3 | 69.3 |
| 89 | UNLV | 3 | 22 | 213 | 7.3 | 71.0 |
| 90 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 22 | 219 | 7.3 | 73.0 |
| 91 | Kansas | 4 | 27 | 223 | 6.8 | 55.8 |
| 92 | Oregon | 4 | 27 | 226 | 6.8 | 56.5 |
| 93 | Texas | 4 | 23 | 230 | 5.8 | 57.5 |
| 94 | Arizona State | 3 | 23 | 235 | 7.7 | 78.3 |
| 95 | Clemson | 5 | 26 | 236 | 5.2 | 47.2 |
| 96 | Texas Tech | 4 | 30 | 239 | 7.5 | 59.8 |
| 97 | Ohio State | 4 | 27 | 241 | 6.8 | 60.3 |
| 98 | Oklahoma | 4 | 26 | 249 | 6.5 | 62.3 |
| 99 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 29 | 250 | 5.8 | 50.0 |
| 100 | Arizona | 4 | 32 | 251 | 8.0 | 62.8 |
| 101 | Minnesota | 5 | 33 | 266 | 6.6 | 53.2 |
| 102 | Florida | 5 | 39 | 267 | 7.8 | 53.4 |
| 103 | Nebraska | 4 | 36 | 269 | 9.0 | 67.3 |
| 104 | LSU | 6 | 36 | 271 | 6.0 | 45.2 |
| 105 | Tennessee | 6 | 37 | 275 | 6.2 | 45.8 |
| 106 | Notre Dame | 5 | 35 | 283 | 7.0 | 56.6 |
| 107 | Washington | 5 | 32 | 300 | 6.4 | 60.0 |
| 108 | Baylor | 4 | 30 | 302 | 7.5 | 75.5 |
| 109 | Auburn | 6 | 35 | 305 | 5.8 | 50.8 |
| 110 | Michigan State | 5 | 37 | 314 | 7.4 | 62.8 |
| 111 | Texas A&M | 5 | 41 | 361 | 8.2 | 72.2 |