2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Penalties - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 8 | 37 | 274 | 4.6 | 34.3 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 11 | 39 | 382 | 3.5 | 34.7 |
| 3 | Iowa | 9 | 40 | 315 | 4.4 | 35.0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 10 | 58 | 478 | 5.8 | 47.8 |
| 5 | Michigan | 11 | 52 | 556 | 4.7 | 50.5 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 12 | 63 | 611 | 5.3 | 50.9 |
| 7 | Illinois | 9 | 56 | 465 | 6.2 | 51.7 |
| 8 | Penn State | 10 | 55 | 533 | 5.5 | 53.3 |
| 9 | Purdue | 10 | 59 | 542 | 5.9 | 54.2 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 10 | 56 | 575 | 5.6 | 57.5 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 11 | 73 | 679 | 6.6 | 61.7 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 9 | 64 | 615 | 7.1 | 68.3 |