2011 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 10 | 22 | 190 | 2.2 | 19.0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 10 | 37 | 276 | 3.7 | 27.6 |
| 3 | San Jose State | 11 | 33 | 308 | 3.0 | 28.0 |
| 4 | Maryland | 9 | 31 | 260 | 3.4 | 28.9 |
| 5 | Rice | 9 | 35 | 267 | 3.9 | 29.7 |
| 6 | Iowa | 9 | 40 | 309 | 4.4 | 34.3 |
| 7 | Michigan | 10 | 39 | 347 | 3.9 | 34.7 |
| 8 | North Carolina State | 10 | 49 | 350 | 4.9 | 35.0 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 10 | 43 | 351 | 4.3 | 35.1 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 9 | 42 | 317 | 4.7 | 35.2 |
| 11 | Boston College | 9 | 37 | 321 | 4.1 | 35.7 |
| 12 | Clemson | 9 | 36 | 326 | 4.0 | 36.2 |
| 13 | Army | 12 | 49 | 436 | 4.1 | 36.3 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 9 | 43 | 331 | 4.8 | 36.8 |
| 15 | Ball State | 11 | 50 | 406 | 4.5 | 36.9 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 9 | 38 | 333 | 4.2 | 37.0 |
| 17 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 47 | 339 | 5.2 | 37.7 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 46 | 386 | 4.6 | 38.6 |
| 18 | Connecticut | 10 | 48 | 386 | 4.8 | 38.6 |
| 20 | San Diego State | 10 | 45 | 389 | 4.5 | 38.9 |
| 20 | North Texas | 10 | 46 | 389 | 4.6 | 38.9 |
| 22 | Tulsa | 9 | 37 | 353 | 4.1 | 39.2 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 56 | 433 | 5.1 | 39.4 |
| 24 | Akron | 11 | 54 | 445 | 4.9 | 40.5 |
| 24 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 62 | 446 | 5.6 | 40.5 |
| 26 | Virginia | 10 | 52 | 406 | 5.2 | 40.6 |
| 27 | Marshall | 9 | 49 | 366 | 5.4 | 40.7 |
| 28 | Kansas | 8 | 42 | 328 | 5.3 | 41.0 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 10 | 49 | 416 | 4.9 | 41.6 |
| 30 | Illinois | 11 | 54 | 461 | 4.9 | 41.9 |
| 31 | UAB | 10 | 50 | 421 | 5.0 | 42.1 |
| 32 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 59 | 511 | 4.9 | 42.6 |
| 33 | Temple | 13 | 68 | 560 | 5.2 | 43.1 |
| 34 | Duke | 9 | 46 | 390 | 5.1 | 43.3 |
| 34 | Rutgers | 11 | 74 | 476 | 6.7 | 43.3 |
| 36 | Air Force | 11 | 51 | 481 | 4.6 | 43.7 |
| 37 | Penn State | 9 | 46 | 395 | 5.1 | 43.9 |
| 38 | UTEP | 10 | 48 | 440 | 4.8 | 44.0 |
| 39 | Bowling Green | 11 | 56 | 485 | 5.1 | 44.1 |
| 40 | Memphis | 11 | 54 | 498 | 4.9 | 45.3 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | 10 | 50 | 454 | 5.0 | 45.4 |
| 42 | North Carolina | 11 | 55 | 502 | 5.0 | 45.6 |
| 43 | UCF | 11 | 57 | 503 | 5.2 | 45.7 |
| 44 | Hawai'i | 13 | 79 | 597 | 6.1 | 45.9 |
| 45 | Nebraska | 9 | 50 | 419 | 5.6 | 46.6 |
| 46 | Minnesota | 7 | 35 | 327 | 5.0 | 46.7 |
| 47 | Cincinnati | 12 | 62 | 562 | 5.2 | 46.8 |
| 48 | Kentucky | 9 | 48 | 424 | 5.3 | 47.1 |
| 49 | Tennessee | 6 | 32 | 286 | 5.3 | 47.7 |
| 49 | Georgia | 10 | 60 | 477 | 6.0 | 47.7 |
| 51 | TCU | 11 | 55 | 526 | 5.0 | 47.8 |
| 51 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 60 | 526 | 5.5 | 47.8 |
| 53 | Missouri | 9 | 49 | 431 | 5.4 | 47.9 |
| 53 | Boise State | 11 | 59 | 527 | 5.4 | 47.9 |
| 55 | South Carolina | 9 | 59 | 434 | 6.6 | 48.2 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | 8 | 47 | 387 | 5.9 | 48.4 |
| 57 | Central Michigan | 11 | 53 | 534 | 4.8 | 48.5 |
| 58 | Arkansas | 9 | 57 | 437 | 6.3 | 48.6 |
| 59 | West Virginia | 10 | 52 | 489 | 5.2 | 48.9 |
| 60 | Tulane | 12 | 68 | 588 | 5.7 | 49.0 |
| 61 | SMU | 10 | 53 | 496 | 5.3 | 49.6 |
| 62 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 58 | 497 | 5.8 | 49.7 |
| 63 | Wyoming | 10 | 51 | 499 | 5.1 | 49.9 |
| 64 | Troy | 10 | 65 | 500 | 6.5 | 50.0 |
| 65 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 52 | 403 | 6.5 | 50.4 |
| 66 | New Mexico | 9 | 67 | 456 | 7.4 | 50.7 |
| 67 | BYU | 12 | 70 | 614 | 5.8 | 51.2 |
| 67 | Michigan State | 9 | 58 | 461 | 6.4 | 51.2 |
| 69 | Houston | 13 | 80 | 674 | 6.2 | 51.8 |
| 70 | East Carolina | 8 | 46 | 415 | 5.8 | 51.9 |
| 71 | Utah | 12 | 66 | 629 | 5.5 | 52.4 |
| 71 | New Mexico State | 12 | 82 | 629 | 6.8 | 52.4 |
| 73 | Auburn | 7 | 40 | 371 | 5.7 | 53.0 |
| 74 | Buffalo | 12 | 67 | 643 | 5.6 | 53.6 |
| 75 | LSU | 8 | 50 | 431 | 6.3 | 53.9 |
| 76 | USC | 10 | 62 | 540 | 6.2 | 54.0 |
| 77 | Nevada | 10 | 67 | 546 | 6.7 | 54.6 |
| 78 | South Florida | 10 | 66 | 547 | 6.6 | 54.7 |
| 78 | Texas | 9 | 61 | 492 | 6.8 | 54.7 |
| 80 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 73 | 713 | 5.6 | 54.8 |
| 81 | Stanford | 10 | 59 | 551 | 5.9 | 55.1 |
| 81 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 56 | 496 | 6.2 | 55.1 |
| 83 | Western Michigan | 12 | 84 | 681 | 7.0 | 56.8 |
| 84 | Purdue | 11 | 80 | 631 | 7.3 | 57.4 |
| 85 | Iowa State | 9 | 62 | 520 | 6.9 | 57.8 |
| 86 | UNLV | 9 | 58 | 521 | 6.4 | 57.9 |
| 87 | Washington | 8 | 46 | 473 | 5.8 | 59.1 |
| 88 | Ohio | 14 | 85 | 832 | 6.1 | 59.4 |
| 89 | Idaho | 12 | 76 | 714 | 6.3 | 59.5 |
| 90 | Kent State | 10 | 61 | 596 | 6.1 | 59.6 |
| 90 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 68 | 596 | 6.8 | 59.6 |
| 92 | Baylor | 9 | 62 | 537 | 6.9 | 59.7 |
| 93 | Utah State | 13 | 82 | 783 | 6.3 | 60.2 |
| 94 | Louisville | 11 | 81 | 666 | 7.4 | 60.5 |
| 95 | Notre Dame | 8 | 48 | 485 | 6.0 | 60.6 |
| 96 | Fresno State | 11 | 74 | 674 | 6.7 | 61.3 |
| 97 | Texas A&M | 8 | 50 | 494 | 6.3 | 61.8 |
| 98 | Washington State | 10 | 64 | 621 | 6.4 | 62.1 |
| 98 | Arkansas State | 12 | 84 | 745 | 7.0 | 62.1 |
| 100 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 97 | 809 | 7.5 | 62.2 |
| 101 | Toledo | 12 | 86 | 750 | 7.2 | 62.5 |
| 102 | UCLA | 10 | 69 | 626 | 6.9 | 62.6 |
| 102 | Colorado State | 10 | 70 | 626 | 7.0 | 62.6 |
| 102 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 82 | 689 | 7.5 | 62.6 |
| 105 | Florida State | 11 | 86 | 694 | 7.8 | 63.1 |
| 106 | Florida | 8 | 61 | 506 | 7.6 | 63.3 |
| 107 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 83 | 697 | 7.5 | 63.4 |
| 108 | Mississippi | 8 | 56 | 509 | 7.0 | 63.6 |
| 109 | Indiana | 10 | 69 | 646 | 6.9 | 64.6 |
| 110 | Florida International | 13 | 102 | 855 | 7.8 | 65.8 |
| 111 | Arizona | 8 | 62 | 530 | 7.8 | 66.3 |
| 112 | Colorado | 10 | 80 | 665 | 8.0 | 66.5 |
| 113 | Texas Tech | 8 | 62 | 539 | 7.8 | 67.4 |
| 114 | Syracuse | 9 | 64 | 608 | 7.1 | 67.6 |
| 115 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 92 | 817 | 7.7 | 68.1 |
| 116 | Oregon | 10 | 74 | 684 | 7.4 | 68.4 |
| 117 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 87 | 763 | 7.9 | 69.4 |
| 118 | Oregon State | 9 | 70 | 658 | 7.8 | 73.1 |
| 119 | California | 10 | 77 | 740 | 7.7 | 74.0 |
| 120 | Arizona State | 10 | 81 | 802 | 8.1 | 80.2 |