2012 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 41 | 417 | 10.3 | 104.3 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 65 | 607 | 10.8 | 101.2 |
| 3 | California | 3 | 29 | 267 | 9.7 | 89.0 |
| 4 | Washington State | 3 | 24 | 265 | 8.0 | 88.3 |
| 5 | UNLV | 5 | 43 | 437 | 8.6 | 87.4 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 5 | 43 | 395 | 8.6 | 79.0 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 6 | 53 | 470 | 8.8 | 78.3 |
| 8 | SMU | 5 | 42 | 388 | 8.4 | 77.6 |
| 9 | Ball State | 5 | 40 | 383 | 8.0 | 76.6 |
| 10 | South Florida | 5 | 40 | 380 | 8.0 | 76.0 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 4 | 27 | 303 | 6.8 | 75.8 |
| 12 | UAB | 4 | 31 | 300 | 7.8 | 75.0 |
| 13 | Rice | 5 | 38 | 371 | 7.6 | 74.2 |
| 14 | Bowling Green | 5 | 46 | 366 | 9.2 | 73.2 |
| 15 | Florida International | 4 | 31 | 286 | 7.8 | 71.5 |
| 16 | Utah | 3 | 27 | 212 | 9.0 | 70.7 |
| 17 | Colorado | 3 | 23 | 201 | 7.7 | 67.0 |
| 17 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 35 | 335 | 7.0 | 67.0 |
| 19 | Rutgers | 6 | 46 | 401 | 7.7 | 66.8 |
| 19 | South Alabama | 5 | 36 | 334 | 7.2 | 66.8 |
| 21 | New Mexico State | 6 | 44 | 400 | 7.3 | 66.7 |
| 22 | Nevada | 5 | 44 | 333 | 8.8 | 66.6 |
| 23 | Hawai'i | 4 | 29 | 265 | 7.3 | 66.3 |
| 24 | UTSA | 4 | 28 | 264 | 7.0 | 66.0 |
| 25 | USC | 4 | 29 | 261 | 7.3 | 65.3 |
| 25 | Virginia | 4 | 28 | 261 | 7.0 | 65.3 |
| 27 | Houston | 4 | 30 | 257 | 7.5 | 64.3 |
| 28 | Indiana | 4 | 24 | 253 | 6.0 | 63.3 |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 38 | 316 | 7.6 | 63.2 |
| 29 | Nebraska | 5 | 33 | 316 | 6.6 | 63.2 |
| 31 | West Virginia | 4 | 28 | 252 | 7.0 | 63.0 |
| 32 | Boston College | 4 | 27 | 250 | 6.8 | 62.5 |
| 33 | Tulsa | 5 | 34 | 310 | 6.8 | 62.0 |
| 34 | Toledo | 5 | 31 | 309 | 6.2 | 61.8 |
| 35 | Texas State | 6 | 37 | 367 | 6.2 | 61.2 |
| 36 | East Carolina | 5 | 29 | 301 | 5.8 | 60.2 |
| 37 | Texas A&M | 5 | 34 | 300 | 6.8 | 60.0 |
| 38 | Central Michigan | 5 | 34 | 296 | 6.8 | 59.2 |
| 39 | Wyoming | 4 | 26 | 236 | 6.5 | 59.0 |
| 40 | TCU | 4 | 25 | 234 | 6.3 | 58.5 |
| 41 | Massachusetts | 4 | 26 | 231 | 6.5 | 57.8 |
| 42 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 33 | 287 | 6.6 | 57.4 |
| 43 | BYU | 12 | 77 | 684 | 6.4 | 57.0 |
| 44 | Marshall | 4 | 27 | 227 | 6.8 | 56.8 |
| 44 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 27 | 227 | 6.8 | 56.8 |
| 46 | Clemson | 5 | 34 | 283 | 6.8 | 56.6 |
| 47 | Temple | 4 | 24 | 225 | 6.0 | 56.3 |
| 48 | Iowa State | 4 | 23 | 222 | 5.8 | 55.5 |
| 49 | Northwestern | 5 | 35 | 274 | 7.0 | 54.8 |
| 49 | Troy | 4 | 27 | 219 | 6.8 | 54.8 |
| 49 | Purdue | 5 | 31 | 274 | 6.2 | 54.8 |
| 52 | Duke | 5 | 33 | 272 | 6.6 | 54.4 |
| 53 | Ohio State | 4 | 25 | 217 | 6.3 | 54.3 |
| 53 | Cincinnati | 6 | 36 | 326 | 6.0 | 54.3 |
| 53 | Stanford | 4 | 24 | 217 | 6.0 | 54.3 |
| 56 | New Mexico | 5 | 35 | 270 | 7.0 | 54.0 |
| 57 | Arizona State | 4 | 27 | 214 | 6.8 | 53.5 |
| 58 | Wisconsin | 5 | 33 | 264 | 6.6 | 52.8 |
| 59 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 20 | 210 | 5.0 | 52.5 |
| 60 | Oregon State | 4 | 24 | 209 | 6.0 | 52.3 |
| 61 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 22 | 208 | 5.5 | 52.0 |
| 62 | Arkansas | 4 | 27 | 206 | 6.8 | 51.5 |
| 62 | North Carolina | 4 | 22 | 206 | 5.5 | 51.5 |
| 64 | UTEP | 4 | 26 | 204 | 6.5 | 51.0 |
| 65 | Colorado State | 4 | 21 | 203 | 5.3 | 50.8 |
| 66 | Michigan | 5 | 32 | 252 | 6.4 | 50.4 |
| 66 | Utah State | 7 | 42 | 353 | 6.0 | 50.4 |
| 68 | Louisville | 6 | 36 | 301 | 6.0 | 50.2 |
| 69 | Idaho | 6 | 45 | 297 | 7.5 | 49.5 |
| 70 | Alabama | 5 | 28 | 246 | 5.6 | 49.2 |
| 71 | Kentucky | 4 | 26 | 194 | 6.5 | 48.5 |
| 72 | Mississippi State | 5 | 28 | 240 | 5.6 | 48.0 |
| 73 | Tennessee | 4 | 22 | 191 | 5.5 | 47.8 |
| 74 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 26 | 189 | 6.5 | 47.3 |
| 75 | Baylor | 4 | 26 | 188 | 6.5 | 47.0 |
| 75 | Tulane | 4 | 20 | 188 | 5.0 | 47.0 |
| 75 | Maryland | 4 | 18 | 188 | 4.5 | 47.0 |
| 78 | Arkansas State | 5 | 28 | 232 | 5.6 | 46.4 |
| 79 | Kansas | 3 | 15 | 139 | 5.0 | 46.3 |
| 80 | LSU | 5 | 35 | 231 | 7.0 | 46.2 |
| 81 | Oregon | 4 | 24 | 184 | 6.0 | 46.0 |
| 81 | Florida State | 5 | 29 | 230 | 5.8 | 46.0 |
| 83 | San Diego State | 5 | 30 | 229 | 6.0 | 45.8 |
| 84 | Penn State | 4 | 28 | 182 | 7.0 | 45.5 |
| 84 | Missouri | 4 | 22 | 182 | 5.5 | 45.5 |
| 86 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 26 | 227 | 5.2 | 45.4 |
| 87 | Boise State | 5 | 26 | 226 | 5.2 | 45.2 |
| 88 | Notre Dame | 11 | 61 | 493 | 5.5 | 44.8 |
| 89 | Fresno State | 5 | 29 | 223 | 5.8 | 44.6 |
| 90 | Akron | 4 | 23 | 177 | 5.8 | 44.3 |
| 91 | Ohio | 5 | 26 | 221 | 5.2 | 44.2 |
| 92 | Connecticut | 5 | 27 | 215 | 5.4 | 43.0 |
| 92 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 26 | 215 | 5.2 | 43.0 |
| 94 | Western Michigan | 4 | 25 | 169 | 6.3 | 42.3 |
| 95 | Buffalo | 4 | 20 | 166 | 5.0 | 41.5 |
| 96 | Mississippi | 5 | 27 | 206 | 5.4 | 41.2 |
| 97 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 25 | 205 | 5.0 | 41.0 |
| 98 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 33 | 245 | 5.5 | 40.8 |
| 99 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 25 | 203 | 5.0 | 40.6 |
| 100 | Texas | 4 | 20 | 160 | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| 101 | UCLA | 4 | 19 | 159 | 4.8 | 39.8 |
| 101 | Georgia | 5 | 22 | 199 | 4.4 | 39.8 |
| 103 | South Carolina | 5 | 21 | 197 | 4.2 | 39.4 |
| 104 | UCF | 5 | 26 | 196 | 5.2 | 39.2 |
| 105 | Kent State | 5 | 21 | 193 | 4.2 | 38.6 |
| 106 | Washington | 4 | 17 | 153 | 4.3 | 38.3 |
| 107 | Navy | 11 | 46 | 419 | 4.2 | 38.1 |
| 108 | Army | 11 | 45 | 407 | 4.1 | 37.0 |
| 109 | Iowa | 4 | 19 | 146 | 4.8 | 36.5 |
| 110 | Oklahoma | 4 | 20 | 143 | 5.0 | 35.8 |
| 111 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 20 | 141 | 5.0 | 35.3 |
| 112 | Air Force | 5 | 19 | 176 | 3.8 | 35.2 |
| 113 | Illinois | 4 | 22 | 140 | 5.5 | 35.0 |
| 114 | Wake Forest | 4 | 19 | 139 | 4.8 | 34.8 |
| 115 | Auburn | 4 | 17 | 131 | 4.3 | 32.8 |
| 116 | North Texas | 4 | 19 | 128 | 4.8 | 32.0 |
| 116 | Kansas State | 4 | 15 | 128 | 3.8 | 32.0 |
| 118 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 18 | 125 | 4.5 | 31.3 |
| 119 | Michigan State | 5 | 18 | 155 | 3.6 | 31.0 |
| 120 | Florida | 5 | 18 | 151 | 3.6 | 30.2 |
| 121 | North Carolina State | 5 | 23 | 146 | 4.6 | 29.2 |
| 122 | Memphis | 4 | 14 | 116 | 3.5 | 29.0 |
| 123 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 12 | 103 | 3.0 | 25.8 |
| 124 | San Jose State | 7 | 20 | 161 | 2.9 | 23.0 |