2012 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games at Home Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 8 | 84 | 826 | 10.5 | 103.3 |
| 2 | Washington State | 5 | 55 | 502 | 11.0 | 100.4 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 57 | 576 | 9.5 | 96.0 |
| 4 | California | 7 | 64 | 588 | 9.1 | 84.0 |
| 5 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 57 | 485 | 9.5 | 80.8 |
| 6 | South Florida | 6 | 56 | 478 | 9.3 | 79.7 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 5 | 40 | 391 | 8.0 | 78.2 |
| 8 | Indiana | 6 | 42 | 455 | 7.0 | 75.8 |
| 9 | Ohio | 6 | 47 | 454 | 7.8 | 75.7 |
| 10 | Ball State | 5 | 39 | 366 | 7.8 | 73.2 |
| 11 | Buffalo | 6 | 39 | 417 | 6.5 | 69.5 |
| 11 | Texas State | 6 | 39 | 417 | 6.5 | 69.5 |
| 13 | Marshall | 6 | 49 | 415 | 8.2 | 69.2 |
| 14 | SMU | 7 | 53 | 479 | 7.6 | 68.4 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 7 | 54 | 477 | 7.7 | 68.1 |
| 16 | South Alabama | 6 | 48 | 407 | 8.0 | 67.8 |
| 17 | UCLA | 7 | 55 | 474 | 7.9 | 67.7 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 7 | 49 | 468 | 7.0 | 66.9 |
| 19 | Nevada | 6 | 46 | 395 | 7.7 | 65.8 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 7 | 51 | 460 | 7.3 | 65.7 |
| 21 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 30 | 320 | 6.0 | 64.0 |
| 22 | Florida International | 6 | 42 | 380 | 7.0 | 63.3 |
| 23 | UAB | 6 | 37 | 379 | 6.2 | 63.2 |
| 24 | Houston | 7 | 50 | 436 | 7.1 | 62.3 |
| 25 | Iowa State | 7 | 53 | 433 | 7.6 | 61.9 |
| 26 | USC | 6 | 44 | 361 | 7.3 | 60.2 |
| 27 | Texas A&M | 6 | 44 | 360 | 7.3 | 60.0 |
| 28 | Troy | 6 | 42 | 357 | 7.0 | 59.5 |
| 29 | North Texas | 5 | 35 | 296 | 7.0 | 59.2 |
| 30 | UNLV | 7 | 47 | 412 | 6.7 | 58.9 |
| 31 | Fresno State | 6 | 42 | 352 | 7.0 | 58.7 |
| 32 | Duke | 7 | 46 | 410 | 6.6 | 58.6 |
| 33 | BYU | 6 | 41 | 349 | 6.8 | 58.2 |
| 34 | Utah | 6 | 44 | 346 | 7.3 | 57.7 |
| 34 | Boston College | 6 | 41 | 346 | 6.8 | 57.7 |
| 34 | Oregon | 7 | 40 | 404 | 5.7 | 57.7 |
| 37 | Missouri | 7 | 50 | 398 | 7.1 | 56.9 |
| 38 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 30 | 284 | 6.0 | 56.8 |
| 39 | Wyoming | 6 | 42 | 339 | 7.0 | 56.5 |
| 39 | Colorado | 6 | 39 | 339 | 6.5 | 56.5 |
| 39 | Utah State | 6 | 34 | 339 | 5.7 | 56.5 |
| 42 | Tulane | 7 | 44 | 394 | 6.3 | 56.3 |
| 43 | Colorado State | 6 | 31 | 335 | 5.2 | 55.8 |
| 44 | Mississippi State | 7 | 45 | 390 | 6.4 | 55.7 |
| 45 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 54 | 388 | 7.7 | 55.4 |
| 46 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 44 | 329 | 7.3 | 54.8 |
| 47 | Cincinnati | 7 | 48 | 382 | 6.9 | 54.6 |
| 48 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 41 | 325 | 6.8 | 54.2 |
| 48 | Hawai'i | 6 | 38 | 325 | 6.3 | 54.2 |
| 50 | Syracuse | 5 | 33 | 267 | 6.6 | 53.4 |
| 51 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 31 | 315 | 5.2 | 52.5 |
| 52 | Purdue | 7 | 43 | 366 | 6.1 | 52.3 |
| 53 | Bowling Green | 5 | 32 | 258 | 6.4 | 51.6 |
| 54 | Ohio State | 8 | 48 | 411 | 6.0 | 51.4 |
| 54 | Wake Forest | 7 | 42 | 360 | 6.0 | 51.4 |
| 56 | Texas | 6 | 32 | 307 | 5.3 | 51.2 |
| 57 | Central Michigan | 7 | 44 | 356 | 6.3 | 50.9 |
| 57 | Tulsa | 7 | 38 | 356 | 5.4 | 50.9 |
| 59 | Stanford | 7 | 41 | 354 | 5.9 | 50.6 |
| 59 | Rice | 5 | 25 | 253 | 5.0 | 50.6 |
| 61 | Boise State | 6 | 39 | 303 | 6.5 | 50.5 |
| 62 | UTSA | 4 | 21 | 201 | 5.3 | 50.3 |
| 63 | Iowa | 7 | 37 | 351 | 5.3 | 50.1 |
| 64 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 33 | 300 | 5.5 | 50.0 |
| 64 | San Diego State | 7 | 38 | 350 | 5.4 | 50.0 |
| 66 | Western Michigan | 6 | 36 | 299 | 6.0 | 49.8 |
| 66 | Memphis | 6 | 34 | 299 | 5.7 | 49.8 |
| 66 | Kansas | 6 | 26 | 299 | 4.3 | 49.8 |
| 69 | Northwestern | 7 | 40 | 348 | 5.7 | 49.7 |
| 70 | Michigan | 6 | 38 | 295 | 6.3 | 49.2 |
| 71 | Arkansas | 7 | 42 | 340 | 6.0 | 48.6 |
| 72 | East Carolina | 6 | 32 | 290 | 5.3 | 48.3 |
| 73 | Kent State | 5 | 27 | 240 | 5.4 | 48.0 |
| 74 | New Mexico | 6 | 41 | 285 | 6.8 | 47.5 |
| 74 | Temple | 6 | 31 | 285 | 5.2 | 47.5 |
| 76 | North Carolina | 7 | 39 | 332 | 5.6 | 47.4 |
| 77 | Arizona State | 6 | 36 | 284 | 6.0 | 47.3 |
| 78 | Mississippi | 7 | 38 | 329 | 5.4 | 47.0 |
| 79 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 41 | 328 | 5.9 | 46.9 |
| 79 | Michigan State | 7 | 38 | 328 | 5.4 | 46.9 |
| 81 | Connecticut | 6 | 34 | 279 | 5.7 | 46.5 |
| 82 | North Carolina State | 6 | 33 | 274 | 5.5 | 45.7 |
| 83 | Washington | 6 | 36 | 273 | 6.0 | 45.5 |
| 84 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 27 | 226 | 5.4 | 45.2 |
| 85 | Florida State | 7 | 38 | 316 | 5.4 | 45.1 |
| 86 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 28 | 270 | 4.7 | 45.0 |
| 87 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 24 | 224 | 4.8 | 44.8 |
| 88 | Toledo | 6 | 31 | 266 | 5.2 | 44.3 |
| 88 | Texas Tech | 6 | 30 | 266 | 5.0 | 44.3 |
| 90 | Notre Dame | 6 | 33 | 262 | 5.5 | 43.7 |
| 91 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 30 | 260 | 5.0 | 43.3 |
| 92 | Baylor | 6 | 34 | 259 | 5.7 | 43.2 |
| 93 | Kansas State | 7 | 29 | 298 | 4.1 | 42.6 |
| 94 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 37 | 255 | 6.2 | 42.5 |
| 94 | New Mexico State | 6 | 29 | 255 | 4.8 | 42.5 |
| 96 | Navy | 5 | 24 | 211 | 4.8 | 42.2 |
| 97 | Maryland | 6 | 30 | 251 | 5.0 | 41.8 |
| 98 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 30 | 250 | 5.0 | 41.7 |
| 99 | Kentucky | 7 | 39 | 290 | 5.6 | 41.4 |
| 99 | Nebraska | 7 | 32 | 290 | 4.6 | 41.4 |
| 101 | Akron | 6 | 33 | 247 | 5.5 | 41.2 |
| 102 | Idaho | 5 | 30 | 205 | 6.0 | 41.0 |
| 102 | Tennessee | 7 | 35 | 287 | 5.0 | 41.0 |
| 104 | Alabama | 7 | 37 | 286 | 5.3 | 40.9 |
| 105 | Florida | 7 | 36 | 285 | 5.1 | 40.7 |
| 106 | Penn State | 7 | 35 | 283 | 5.0 | 40.4 |
| 107 | Arkansas State | 6 | 36 | 241 | 6.0 | 40.2 |
| 108 | Illinois | 7 | 39 | 281 | 5.6 | 40.1 |
| 109 | Virginia | 7 | 33 | 278 | 4.7 | 39.7 |
| 110 | Rutgers | 6 | 30 | 237 | 5.0 | 39.5 |
| 111 | Louisville | 7 | 37 | 275 | 5.3 | 39.3 |
| 112 | TCU | 6 | 25 | 233 | 4.2 | 38.8 |
| 113 | San Jose State | 6 | 26 | 231 | 4.3 | 38.5 |
| 114 | Clemson | 7 | 33 | 268 | 4.7 | 38.3 |
| 115 | Air Force | 6 | 32 | 229 | 5.3 | 38.2 |
| 116 | Oklahoma | 6 | 27 | 225 | 4.5 | 37.5 |
| 117 | Auburn | 7 | 30 | 259 | 4.3 | 37.0 |
| 118 | Wisconsin | 7 | 32 | 251 | 4.6 | 35.9 |
| 119 | Georgia | 7 | 32 | 248 | 4.6 | 35.4 |
| 120 | South Carolina | 7 | 30 | 246 | 4.3 | 35.1 |
| 121 | LSU | 8 | 44 | 278 | 5.5 | 34.8 |
| 122 | UTEP | 6 | 27 | 197 | 4.5 | 32.8 |
| 123 | UCF | 6 | 23 | 189 | 3.8 | 31.5 |
| 124 | Army | 7 | 21 | 203 | 3.0 | 29.0 |