2011 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 3 | 6 | 45 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 3 | 9 | 52 | 3.0 | 17.3 |
| 3 | SMU | 2 | 6 | 42 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 5 | Ball State | 3 | 10 | 79 | 3.3 | 26.3 |
| 6 | Temple | 2 | 7 | 55 | 3.5 | 27.5 |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 7 | 70 | 3.5 | 35.0 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 11 | 88 | 3.7 | 29.3 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 3 | 11 | 112 | 3.7 | 37.3 |
| 10 | Alabama | 10 | 39 | 305 | 3.9 | 30.5 |
| 11 | Arkansas State | 2 | 8 | 48 | 4.0 | 24.0 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 2 | 8 | 69 | 4.0 | 34.5 |
| 11 | Army | 3 | 12 | 105 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 11 | 45 | 350 | 4.1 | 31.8 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 10 | 41 | 362 | 4.1 | 36.2 |
| 16 | Boston College | 10 | 42 | 368 | 4.2 | 36.8 |
| 17 | Maryland | 10 | 43 | 383 | 4.3 | 38.3 |
| 17 | Buffalo | 3 | 13 | 146 | 4.3 | 48.7 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 11 | 49 | 376 | 4.5 | 34.2 |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 50 | 404 | 4.5 | 36.7 |
| 21 | Michigan | 10 | 46 | 411 | 4.6 | 41.1 |
| 21 | Penn State | 9 | 41 | 376 | 4.6 | 41.8 |
| 23 | Marshall | 3 | 14 | 93 | 4.7 | 31.0 |
| 23 | Missouri | 11 | 52 | 445 | 4.7 | 40.5 |
| 23 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 14 | 138 | 4.7 | 46.0 |
| 26 | North Carolina State | 10 | 48 | 334 | 4.8 | 33.4 |
| 26 | Clemson | 12 | 57 | 508 | 4.8 | 42.3 |
| 26 | Wake Forest | 12 | 58 | 516 | 4.8 | 43.0 |
| 29 | Boise State | 2 | 10 | 75 | 5.0 | 37.5 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 9 | 45 | 344 | 5.0 | 38.2 |
| 29 | Virginia | 10 | 50 | 394 | 5.0 | 39.4 |
| 29 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 10 | 87 | 5.0 | 43.5 |
| 29 | UCF | 1 | 5 | 51 | 5.0 | 51.0 |
| 29 | Tulane | 2 | 10 | 120 | 5.0 | 60.0 |
| 35 | Duke | 9 | 47 | 391 | 5.2 | 43.4 |
| 36 | Iowa | 11 | 58 | 438 | 5.3 | 39.8 |
| 36 | Kentucky | 9 | 48 | 372 | 5.3 | 41.3 |
| 36 | Rice | 4 | 21 | 182 | 5.3 | 45.5 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 11 | 58 | 513 | 5.3 | 46.6 |
| 36 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 16 | 151 | 5.3 | 50.3 |
| 41 | Illinois | 10 | 54 | 457 | 5.4 | 45.7 |
| 42 | New Mexico | 2 | 11 | 78 | 5.5 | 39.0 |
| 42 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 11 | 90 | 5.5 | 45.0 |
| 42 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 60 | 526 | 5.5 | 47.8 |
| 42 | Cincinnati | 10 | 55 | 499 | 5.5 | 49.9 |
| 42 | San Diego State | 2 | 11 | 106 | 5.5 | 53.0 |
| 47 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 56 | 416 | 5.6 | 41.6 |
| 47 | Kansas | 10 | 56 | 441 | 5.6 | 44.1 |
| 47 | Minnesota | 9 | 50 | 453 | 5.6 | 50.3 |
| 47 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 56 | 530 | 5.6 | 53.0 |
| 51 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 63 | 467 | 5.7 | 42.5 |
| 51 | Mississippi State | 9 | 51 | 407 | 5.7 | 45.2 |
| 53 | North Carolina | 11 | 64 | 573 | 5.8 | 52.1 |
| 53 | Utah | 11 | 64 | 581 | 5.8 | 52.8 |
| 55 | Ohio State | 11 | 65 | 530 | 5.9 | 48.2 |
| 55 | USC | 12 | 71 | 600 | 5.9 | 50.0 |
| 55 | Auburn | 10 | 59 | 554 | 5.9 | 55.4 |
| 58 | Utah State | 1 | 6 | 38 | 6.0 | 38.0 |
| 58 | TCU | 1 | 6 | 47 | 6.0 | 47.0 |
| 58 | UTEP | 1 | 6 | 51 | 6.0 | 51.0 |
| 58 | Hawai'i | 2 | 12 | 102 | 6.0 | 51.0 |
| 58 | Fresno State | 3 | 18 | 165 | 6.0 | 55.0 |
| 58 | Indiana | 9 | 54 | 538 | 6.0 | 59.8 |
| 58 | Air Force | 1 | 6 | 70 | 6.0 | 70.0 |
| 65 | Arkansas | 10 | 61 | 445 | 6.1 | 44.5 |
| 66 | LSU | 12 | 74 | 607 | 6.2 | 50.6 |
| 67 | Tennessee | 9 | 57 | 461 | 6.3 | 51.2 |
| 67 | UCLA | 12 | 76 | 692 | 6.3 | 57.7 |
| 67 | Washington | 11 | 69 | 683 | 6.3 | 62.1 |
| 70 | Mississippi | 8 | 51 | 401 | 6.4 | 50.1 |
| 70 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 70 | 553 | 6.4 | 50.3 |
| 70 | South Carolina | 10 | 64 | 504 | 6.4 | 50.4 |
| 70 | Texas | 11 | 70 | 607 | 6.4 | 55.2 |
| 74 | Houston | 2 | 13 | 100 | 6.5 | 50.0 |
| 74 | Louisville | 10 | 65 | 554 | 6.5 | 55.4 |
| 74 | Akron | 2 | 13 | 113 | 6.5 | 56.5 |
| 74 | Stanford | 12 | 78 | 687 | 6.5 | 57.3 |
| 74 | Notre Dame | 11 | 71 | 663 | 6.5 | 60.3 |
| 74 | Florida International | 2 | 13 | 130 | 6.5 | 65.0 |
| 80 | Georgia | 11 | 73 | 557 | 6.6 | 50.6 |
| 80 | Washington State | 9 | 59 | 580 | 6.6 | 64.4 |
| 82 | Iowa State | 12 | 80 | 599 | 6.7 | 49.9 |
| 83 | BYU | 4 | 27 | 214 | 6.8 | 53.5 |
| 84 | Nevada | 2 | 14 | 95 | 7.0 | 47.5 |
| 84 | Idaho | 2 | 14 | 112 | 7.0 | 56.0 |
| 84 | West Virginia | 10 | 70 | 587 | 7.0 | 58.7 |
| 84 | Baylor | 10 | 70 | 615 | 7.0 | 61.5 |
| 84 | Wyoming | 1 | 7 | 68 | 7.0 | 68.0 |
| 84 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 14 | 137 | 7.0 | 68.5 |
| 84 | California | 11 | 77 | 757 | 7.0 | 68.8 |
| 91 | Purdue | 9 | 64 | 538 | 7.1 | 59.8 |
| 92 | South Florida | 9 | 65 | 544 | 7.2 | 60.4 |
| 92 | Syracuse | 9 | 65 | 606 | 7.2 | 67.3 |
| 94 | Michigan State | 11 | 80 | 680 | 7.3 | 61.8 |
| 95 | Rutgers | 9 | 67 | 426 | 7.4 | 47.3 |
| 95 | Oregon | 12 | 89 | 804 | 7.4 | 67.0 |
| 95 | Oregon State | 10 | 74 | 694 | 7.4 | 69.4 |
| 98 | Nebraska | 10 | 75 | 582 | 7.5 | 58.2 |
| 98 | Troy | 2 | 15 | 136 | 7.5 | 68.0 |
| 98 | Texas A&M | 11 | 82 | 780 | 7.5 | 70.9 |
| 98 | San Jose State | 2 | 15 | 157 | 7.5 | 78.5 |
| 98 | Kent State | 2 | 15 | 172 | 7.5 | 86.0 |
| 103 | Florida | 10 | 76 | 593 | 7.6 | 59.3 |
| 104 | Colorado | 11 | 86 | 694 | 7.8 | 63.1 |
| 104 | Florida State | 11 | 86 | 759 | 7.8 | 69.0 |
| 106 | Memphis | 1 | 8 | 55 | 8.0 | 55.0 |
| 106 | North Texas | 2 | 16 | 123 | 8.0 | 61.5 |
| 106 | UAB | 2 | 16 | 134 | 8.0 | 67.0 |
| 106 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 8 | 80 | 8.0 | 80.0 |
| 110 | Arizona | 10 | 81 | 687 | 8.1 | 68.7 |
| 111 | Arizona State | 11 | 90 | 905 | 8.2 | 82.3 |
| 112 | New Mexico State | 2 | 17 | 109 | 8.5 | 54.5 |
| 112 | Western Michigan | 4 | 34 | 257 | 8.5 | 64.3 |
| 112 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 17 | 148 | 8.5 | 74.0 |
| 112 | UNLV | 2 | 17 | 150 | 8.5 | 75.0 |
| 116 | Texas Tech | 9 | 78 | 663 | 8.7 | 73.7 |
| 117 | Toledo | 2 | 18 | 137 | 9.0 | 68.5 |
| 117 | Ohio | 1 | 9 | 74 | 9.0 | 74.0 |
| 117 | Colorado State | 1 | 9 | 75 | 9.0 | 75.0 |
| 117 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 18 | 170 | 9.0 | 85.0 |