2012 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 118 | 1142 | 9.8 | 95.2 |
| 2 | Arizona | 13 | 124 | 1218 | 9.5 | 93.7 |
| 3 | USC | 13 | 112 | 988 | 8.6 | 76.0 |
| 4 | Washington State | 12 | 102 | 952 | 8.5 | 79.3 |
| 5 | California | 12 | 101 | 919 | 8.4 | 76.6 |
| 6 | South Florida | 12 | 99 | 923 | 8.3 | 76.9 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 12 | 92 | 778 | 7.7 | 64.8 |
| 8 | Syracuse | 13 | 99 | 859 | 7.6 | 66.1 |
| 9 | Ball State | 13 | 96 | 927 | 7.4 | 71.3 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 13 | 95 | 834 | 7.3 | 64.2 |
| 10 | Troy | 12 | 87 | 740 | 7.3 | 61.7 |
| 10 | Utah | 12 | 88 | 713 | 7.3 | 59.4 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 13 | 93 | 859 | 7.2 | 66.1 |
| 13 | South Alabama | 13 | 93 | 814 | 7.2 | 62.6 |
| 15 | New Mexico State | 12 | 85 | 817 | 7.1 | 68.1 |
| 15 | Boston College | 12 | 85 | 753 | 7.1 | 62.8 |
| 17 | Colorado | 12 | 84 | 769 | 7.0 | 64.1 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 91 | 710 | 7.0 | 54.6 |
| 19 | UTSA | 10 | 69 | 637 | 6.9 | 63.7 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 13 | 90 | 744 | 6.9 | 57.2 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 13 | 88 | 796 | 6.8 | 61.2 |
| 21 | Western Michigan | 12 | 81 | 694 | 6.8 | 57.8 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 89 | 716 | 6.8 | 55.1 |
| 21 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 82 | 657 | 6.8 | 54.8 |
| 21 | Arkansas State | 13 | 89 | 698 | 6.8 | 53.7 |
| 21 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 89 | 696 | 6.8 | 53.5 |
| 27 | Houston | 12 | 80 | 726 | 6.7 | 60.5 |
| 27 | Marshall | 12 | 80 | 665 | 6.7 | 55.4 |
| 29 | UCLA | 14 | 92 | 859 | 6.6 | 61.4 |
| 29 | Idaho | 12 | 79 | 582 | 6.6 | 48.5 |
| 31 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 85 | 760 | 6.5 | 58.5 |
| 31 | Central Michigan | 13 | 84 | 732 | 6.5 | 56.3 |
| 31 | Michigan | 13 | 84 | 719 | 6.5 | 55.3 |
| 31 | Bowling Green | 13 | 85 | 670 | 6.5 | 51.5 |
| 35 | Cincinnati | 13 | 83 | 736 | 6.4 | 56.6 |
| 35 | Nevada | 13 | 83 | 722 | 6.4 | 55.5 |
| 35 | Iowa State | 13 | 83 | 711 | 6.4 | 54.7 |
| 38 | Hawai'i | 12 | 76 | 748 | 6.3 | 62.3 |
| 38 | BYU | 13 | 82 | 735 | 6.3 | 56.5 |
| 38 | Florida International | 12 | 76 | 659 | 6.3 | 54.9 |
| 38 | Tulsa | 14 | 88 | 748 | 6.3 | 53.4 |
| 42 | UNLV | 13 | 81 | 797 | 6.2 | 61.3 |
| 42 | SMU | 13 | 80 | 734 | 6.2 | 56.5 |
| 42 | Temple | 11 | 68 | 618 | 6.2 | 56.2 |
| 42 | Duke | 13 | 80 | 710 | 6.2 | 54.6 |
| 42 | North Carolina | 12 | 74 | 633 | 6.2 | 52.8 |
| 42 | Rutgers | 13 | 81 | 679 | 6.2 | 52.2 |
| 42 | Missouri | 12 | 74 | 563 | 6.2 | 46.9 |
| 42 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 80 | 598 | 6.2 | 46.0 |
| 50 | Stanford | 14 | 85 | 781 | 6.1 | 55.8 |
| 50 | Connecticut | 12 | 73 | 624 | 6.1 | 52.0 |
| 50 | Utah State | 13 | 79 | 675 | 6.1 | 51.9 |
| 50 | Arizona State | 13 | 79 | 671 | 6.1 | 51.6 |
| 54 | Indiana | 12 | 72 | 721 | 6.0 | 60.1 |
| 54 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 72 | 694 | 6.0 | 57.8 |
| 54 | Wyoming | 12 | 72 | 642 | 6.0 | 53.5 |
| 54 | Washington | 13 | 78 | 672 | 6.0 | 51.7 |
| 58 | Texas State | 12 | 71 | 725 | 5.9 | 60.4 |
| 58 | Penn State | 12 | 71 | 595 | 5.9 | 49.6 |
| 58 | Akron | 12 | 71 | 594 | 5.9 | 49.5 |
| 58 | Florida | 13 | 77 | 632 | 5.9 | 48.6 |
| 58 | New Mexico | 13 | 77 | 621 | 5.9 | 47.8 |
| 63 | UAB | 12 | 70 | 680 | 5.8 | 56.7 |
| 63 | Rice | 13 | 75 | 681 | 5.8 | 52.4 |
| 63 | East Carolina | 13 | 75 | 671 | 5.8 | 51.6 |
| 63 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 76 | 666 | 5.8 | 51.2 |
| 63 | Baylor | 13 | 76 | 628 | 5.8 | 48.3 |
| 63 | Purdue | 13 | 76 | 618 | 5.8 | 47.5 |
| 63 | North Texas | 12 | 70 | 569 | 5.8 | 47.4 |
| 70 | Buffalo | 12 | 68 | 678 | 5.7 | 56.5 |
| 70 | Tulane | 12 | 68 | 652 | 5.7 | 54.3 |
| 70 | Ohio State | 12 | 68 | 621 | 5.7 | 51.8 |
| 70 | Northwestern | 13 | 74 | 626 | 5.7 | 48.2 |
| 70 | Louisville | 13 | 74 | 619 | 5.7 | 47.6 |
| 70 | Wake Forest | 12 | 68 | 549 | 5.7 | 45.8 |
| 76 | Nebraska | 14 | 78 | 769 | 5.6 | 54.9 |
| 76 | Toledo | 13 | 73 | 682 | 5.6 | 52.5 |
| 78 | Texas Tech | 13 | 72 | 689 | 5.5 | 53.0 |
| 78 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 66 | 633 | 5.5 | 52.8 |
| 78 | Fresno State | 13 | 72 | 605 | 5.5 | 46.5 |
| 78 | Arkansas | 12 | 66 | 551 | 5.5 | 45.9 |
| 78 | Clemson | 13 | 72 | 590 | 5.5 | 45.4 |
| 78 | Virginia | 12 | 66 | 508 | 5.5 | 42.3 |
| 78 | LSU | 13 | 72 | 524 | 5.5 | 40.3 |
| 85 | Oregon | 13 | 70 | 677 | 5.4 | 52.1 |
| 85 | Mississippi State | 13 | 70 | 631 | 5.4 | 48.5 |
| 85 | Maryland | 12 | 65 | 578 | 5.4 | 48.2 |
| 88 | Ohio | 13 | 69 | 640 | 5.3 | 49.2 |
| 88 | Iowa | 12 | 64 | 585 | 5.3 | 48.8 |
| 88 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 63 | 525 | 5.3 | 43.8 |
| 88 | Mississippi | 13 | 69 | 543 | 5.3 | 41.8 |
| 88 | Kentucky | 12 | 64 | 477 | 5.3 | 39.8 |
| 93 | Texas | 13 | 67 | 622 | 5.2 | 47.8 |
| 93 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 68 | 565 | 5.2 | 43.5 |
| 93 | Notre Dame | 13 | 67 | 543 | 5.2 | 41.8 |
| 93 | Boise State | 13 | 67 | 542 | 5.2 | 41.7 |
| 93 | Tennessee | 12 | 62 | 497 | 5.2 | 41.4 |
| 93 | North Carolina State | 13 | 67 | 524 | 5.2 | 40.3 |
| 99 | San Diego State | 13 | 66 | 590 | 5.1 | 45.4 |
| 100 | Colorado State | 12 | 60 | 585 | 5.0 | 48.8 |
| 100 | Kent State | 14 | 70 | 659 | 5.0 | 47.1 |
| 100 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 60 | 524 | 5.0 | 43.7 |
| 100 | Georgia | 14 | 70 | 557 | 5.0 | 39.8 |
| 104 | Kansas | 12 | 59 | 593 | 4.9 | 49.4 |
| 104 | Florida State | 14 | 69 | 589 | 4.9 | 42.1 |
| 106 | South Carolina | 13 | 62 | 536 | 4.8 | 41.2 |
| 106 | Alabama | 14 | 67 | 565 | 4.8 | 40.4 |
| 106 | Illinois | 12 | 58 | 475 | 4.8 | 39.6 |
| 106 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 67 | 535 | 4.8 | 38.2 |
| 106 | Air Force | 13 | 63 | 492 | 4.8 | 37.8 |
| 106 | Oklahoma | 13 | 62 | 482 | 4.8 | 37.1 |
| 112 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 66 | 629 | 4.7 | 44.9 |
| 112 | UTEP | 12 | 56 | 488 | 4.7 | 40.7 |
| 114 | TCU | 13 | 60 | 556 | 4.6 | 42.8 |
| 114 | Wisconsin | 14 | 64 | 554 | 4.6 | 39.6 |
| 116 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 54 | 492 | 4.5 | 41.0 |
| 116 | Kansas State | 13 | 59 | 527 | 4.5 | 40.5 |
| 118 | Memphis | 12 | 53 | 471 | 4.4 | 39.3 |
| 119 | Michigan State | 13 | 56 | 483 | 4.3 | 37.2 |
| 119 | Auburn | 12 | 51 | 410 | 4.3 | 34.2 |
| 121 | Army | 12 | 50 | 451 | 4.2 | 37.6 |
| 122 | Navy | 13 | 53 | 464 | 4.1 | 35.7 |
| 123 | UCF | 14 | 55 | 438 | 3.9 | 31.3 |
| 124 | San Jose State | 13 | 50 | 455 | 3.8 | 35.0 |