2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Penalties - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston College | 10 | 40 | 338 | 4.0 | 33.8 |
| 2 | Maryland | 11 | 46 | 414 | 4.2 | 37.6 |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 10 | 46 | 397 | 4.6 | 39.7 |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 56 | 444 | 5.1 | 40.4 |
| 5 | Clemson | 11 | 56 | 463 | 5.1 | 42.1 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 64 | 552 | 5.8 | 50.2 |
| 7 | North Carolina State | 11 | 75 | 564 | 6.8 | 51.3 |
| 8 | Duke | 10 | 62 | 533 | 6.2 | 53.3 |
| 9 | Virginia | 10 | 63 | 535 | 6.3 | 53.5 |
| 10 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 79 | 616 | 7.2 | 56.0 |
| 11 | Florida State | 11 | 76 | 658 | 6.9 | 59.8 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 9 | 73 | 621 | 8.1 | 69.0 |