2012 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 10 | 99 | 995 | 9.9 | 99.5 |
| 2 | California | 9 | 81 | 753 | 9.0 | 83.7 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 10 | 64 | 652 | 6.4 | 65.2 |
| 4 | Iowa State | 10 | 74 | 612 | 7.4 | 61.2 |
| 5 | Stanford | 10 | 66 | 597 | 6.6 | 59.7 |
| 6 | USC | 8 | 71 | 595 | 8.9 | 74.4 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 57 | 584 | 11.4 | 116.8 |
| 7 | Washington State | 7 | 65 | 584 | 9.3 | 83.4 |
| 7 | South Florida | 8 | 63 | 584 | 7.9 | 73.0 |
| 10 | Ball State | 7 | 55 | 538 | 7.9 | 76.9 |
| 11 | Utah | 8 | 69 | 537 | 8.6 | 67.1 |
| 12 | Baylor | 10 | 62 | 531 | 6.2 | 53.1 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 9 | 59 | 527 | 6.6 | 58.6 |
| 14 | Colorado | 8 | 56 | 525 | 7.0 | 65.6 |
| 15 | Kansas | 10 | 51 | 518 | 5.1 | 51.8 |
| 16 | UCLA | 9 | 56 | 506 | 6.2 | 56.2 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 8 | 52 | 499 | 6.5 | 62.4 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 7 | 53 | 488 | 7.6 | 69.7 |
| 19 | Texas | 9 | 50 | 482 | 5.6 | 53.6 |
| 20 | Boston College | 7 | 54 | 474 | 7.7 | 67.7 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 8 | 56 | 472 | 7.0 | 59.0 |
| 22 | Florida | 9 | 51 | 467 | 5.7 | 51.9 |
| 23 | Texas State | 7 | 42 | 463 | 6.0 | 66.1 |
| 24 | Michigan | 7 | 49 | 451 | 7.0 | 64.4 |
| 25 | South Alabama | 7 | 51 | 447 | 7.3 | 63.9 |
| 26 | SMU | 7 | 45 | 433 | 6.4 | 61.9 |
| 27 | Syracuse | 6 | 47 | 428 | 7.8 | 71.3 |
| 28 | Tulane | 8 | 46 | 425 | 5.8 | 53.1 |
| 28 | Arkansas | 9 | 49 | 425 | 5.4 | 47.2 |
| 30 | Oregon | 9 | 44 | 422 | 4.9 | 46.9 |
| 31 | Massachusetts | 6 | 50 | 420 | 8.3 | 70.0 |
| 32 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 49 | 418 | 8.2 | 69.7 |
| 33 | Duke | 7 | 45 | 409 | 6.4 | 58.4 |
| 34 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 43 | 408 | 5.4 | 51.0 |
| 34 | TCU | 9 | 43 | 408 | 4.8 | 45.3 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 53 | 405 | 7.6 | 57.9 |
| 36 | Washington | 8 | 48 | 405 | 6.0 | 50.6 |
| 36 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 44 | 405 | 5.5 | 50.6 |
| 39 | Kansas State | 9 | 43 | 400 | 4.8 | 44.4 |
| 40 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 53 | 393 | 5.9 | 43.7 |
| 41 | Rice | 5 | 37 | 386 | 7.4 | 77.2 |
| 42 | Hawai'i | 6 | 38 | 381 | 6.3 | 63.5 |
| 43 | Virginia | 7 | 46 | 380 | 6.6 | 54.3 |
| 43 | Missouri | 9 | 49 | 380 | 5.4 | 42.2 |
| 45 | Indiana | 7 | 37 | 379 | 5.3 | 54.1 |
| 45 | Alabama | 8 | 42 | 379 | 5.3 | 47.4 |
| 45 | Notre Dame | 9 | 43 | 379 | 4.8 | 42.1 |
| 48 | Akron | 7 | 42 | 378 | 6.0 | 54.0 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | 8 | 39 | 378 | 4.9 | 47.3 |
| 50 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 39 | 367 | 4.9 | 45.9 |
| 51 | UNLV | 5 | 32 | 366 | 6.4 | 73.2 |
| 51 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 41 | 366 | 5.9 | 52.3 |
| 53 | Houston | 6 | 39 | 365 | 6.5 | 60.8 |
| 54 | Toledo | 7 | 35 | 361 | 5.0 | 51.6 |
| 55 | Oklahoma | 9 | 44 | 358 | 4.9 | 39.8 |
| 56 | Buffalo | 6 | 36 | 357 | 6.0 | 59.5 |
| 57 | Florida International | 7 | 38 | 355 | 5.4 | 50.7 |
| 58 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 41 | 351 | 6.8 | 58.5 |
| 59 | Wyoming | 6 | 37 | 348 | 6.2 | 58.0 |
| 59 | Kentucky | 8 | 44 | 348 | 5.5 | 43.5 |
| 61 | Michigan State | 9 | 40 | 347 | 4.4 | 38.6 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 5 | 33 | 346 | 6.6 | 69.2 |
| 63 | Temple | 5 | 38 | 343 | 7.6 | 68.6 |
| 63 | New Mexico State | 6 | 36 | 343 | 6.0 | 57.2 |
| 65 | Arkansas State | 7 | 41 | 339 | 5.9 | 48.4 |
| 66 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 44 | 338 | 4.9 | 37.6 |
| 67 | Cincinnati | 5 | 36 | 336 | 7.2 | 67.2 |
| 68 | Ohio State | 6 | 36 | 334 | 6.0 | 55.7 |
| 69 | LSU | 8 | 44 | 332 | 5.5 | 41.5 |
| 70 | Texas Tech | 7 | 39 | 329 | 5.6 | 47.0 |
| 71 | Idaho | 8 | 44 | 327 | 5.5 | 40.9 |
| 72 | Connecticut | 5 | 38 | 322 | 7.6 | 64.4 |
| 73 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 44 | 320 | 7.3 | 53.3 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | 6 | 36 | 320 | 6.0 | 53.3 |
| 75 | BYU | 6 | 38 | 317 | 6.3 | 52.8 |
| 76 | Tennessee | 7 | 39 | 311 | 5.6 | 44.4 |
| 77 | Clemson | 6 | 41 | 310 | 6.8 | 51.7 |
| 77 | Boise State | 6 | 39 | 310 | 6.5 | 51.7 |
| 79 | South Carolina | 7 | 35 | 308 | 5.0 | 44.0 |
| 80 | North Texas | 7 | 37 | 306 | 5.3 | 43.7 |
| 80 | Iowa | 7 | 33 | 306 | 4.7 | 43.7 |
| 82 | Purdue | 6 | 37 | 305 | 6.2 | 50.8 |
| 82 | UTEP | 8 | 33 | 305 | 4.1 | 38.1 |
| 84 | Georgia | 6 | 37 | 303 | 6.2 | 50.5 |
| 85 | San Diego State | 6 | 35 | 301 | 5.8 | 50.2 |
| 86 | San Jose State | 8 | 32 | 300 | 4.0 | 37.5 |
| 87 | Utah State | 6 | 41 | 299 | 6.8 | 49.8 |
| 88 | Northwestern | 7 | 37 | 298 | 5.3 | 42.6 |
| 89 | Florida State | 6 | 34 | 297 | 5.7 | 49.5 |
| 90 | UTSA | 4 | 31 | 295 | 7.8 | 73.8 |
| 90 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 36 | 295 | 5.1 | 42.1 |
| 92 | Auburn | 9 | 38 | 293 | 4.2 | 32.6 |
| 93 | Penn State | 6 | 33 | 291 | 5.5 | 48.5 |
| 94 | Colorado State | 5 | 25 | 290 | 5.0 | 58.0 |
| 94 | Troy | 6 | 33 | 290 | 5.5 | 48.3 |
| 96 | North Carolina | 5 | 34 | 286 | 6.8 | 57.2 |
| 97 | Louisville | 5 | 31 | 285 | 6.2 | 57.0 |
| 98 | Mississippi | 7 | 32 | 284 | 4.6 | 40.6 |
| 99 | Bowling Green | 6 | 39 | 279 | 6.5 | 46.5 |
| 100 | Army | 6 | 29 | 275 | 4.8 | 45.8 |
| 101 | Rutgers | 5 | 36 | 271 | 7.2 | 54.2 |
| 102 | East Carolina | 5 | 26 | 269 | 5.2 | 53.8 |
| 102 | Marshall | 6 | 31 | 269 | 5.2 | 44.8 |
| 104 | Maryland | 5 | 34 | 265 | 6.8 | 53.0 |
| 105 | Tulsa | 5 | 30 | 262 | 6.0 | 52.4 |
| 105 | UAB | 5 | 28 | 262 | 5.6 | 52.4 |
| 105 | Central Michigan | 6 | 30 | 262 | 5.0 | 43.7 |
| 108 | Arizona State | 6 | 31 | 260 | 5.2 | 43.3 |
| 109 | Fresno State | 6 | 30 | 251 | 5.0 | 41.8 |
| 110 | Illinois | 7 | 26 | 250 | 3.7 | 35.7 |
| 111 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 24 | 247 | 4.8 | 49.4 |
| 112 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 30 | 244 | 5.0 | 40.7 |
| 113 | Mississippi State | 6 | 27 | 242 | 4.5 | 40.3 |
| 114 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 26 | 239 | 4.3 | 39.8 |
| 115 | Navy | 6 | 25 | 234 | 4.2 | 39.0 |
| 116 | New Mexico | 5 | 30 | 225 | 6.0 | 45.0 |
| 116 | Kent State | 6 | 25 | 225 | 4.2 | 37.5 |
| 118 | UCF | 6 | 28 | 224 | 4.7 | 37.3 |
| 119 | Memphis | 6 | 23 | 201 | 3.8 | 33.5 |
| 120 | Air Force | 6 | 23 | 188 | 3.8 | 31.3 |
| 121 | North Carolina State | 5 | 20 | 173 | 4.0 | 34.6 |
| 122 | Ohio | 5 | 16 | 144 | 3.2 | 28.8 |
| 123 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 18 | 143 | 4.5 | 35.8 |
| 124 | Nevada | 4 | 17 | 133 | 4.3 | 33.3 |