2012 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games Won Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 83 | 789 | 9.2 | 87.7 |
| 2 | Arizona | 8 | 78 | 750 | 9.8 | 93.8 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 11 | 74 | 621 | 6.7 | 56.5 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 11 | 72 | 659 | 6.5 | 59.9 |
| 4 | Stanford | 12 | 72 | 686 | 6.0 | 57.2 |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 10 | 72 | 549 | 7.2 | 54.9 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 12 | 68 | 621 | 5.7 | 51.8 |
| 8 | Utah State | 11 | 67 | 585 | 6.1 | 53.2 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 10 | 66 | 586 | 6.6 | 58.6 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 65 | 502 | 7.2 | 55.8 |
| 10 | Oregon | 12 | 65 | 613 | 5.4 | 51.1 |
| 12 | Ball State | 9 | 63 | 611 | 7.0 | 67.9 |
| 12 | Louisville | 11 | 63 | 533 | 5.7 | 48.5 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 12 | 63 | 503 | 5.3 | 41.9 |
| 12 | Georgia | 12 | 63 | 501 | 5.3 | 41.8 |
| 12 | Alabama | 13 | 63 | 539 | 4.8 | 41.5 |
| 17 | UCLA | 9 | 61 | 554 | 6.8 | 61.6 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 61 | 519 | 6.8 | 57.7 |
| 17 | Northwestern | 10 | 61 | 508 | 6.1 | 50.8 |
| 17 | Florida | 11 | 61 | 475 | 5.5 | 43.2 |
| 21 | Syracuse | 8 | 60 | 504 | 7.5 | 63.0 |
| 22 | Oregon State | 9 | 59 | 557 | 6.6 | 61.9 |
| 22 | LSU | 10 | 59 | 410 | 5.9 | 41.0 |
| 24 | Ohio | 9 | 58 | 544 | 6.4 | 60.4 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 57 | 449 | 7.1 | 56.1 |
| 26 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 56 | 489 | 7.0 | 61.1 |
| 27 | Kent State | 11 | 55 | 512 | 5.0 | 46.5 |
| 27 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 55 | 503 | 4.6 | 41.9 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 9 | 54 | 460 | 6.0 | 51.1 |
| 30 | Central Michigan | 7 | 53 | 473 | 7.6 | 67.6 |
| 30 | Florida State | 12 | 53 | 449 | 4.4 | 37.4 |
| 32 | USC | 7 | 51 | 444 | 7.3 | 63.4 |
| 32 | Mississippi State | 8 | 51 | 451 | 6.4 | 56.4 |
| 32 | Rutgers | 9 | 51 | 443 | 5.7 | 49.2 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | 10 | 51 | 393 | 5.1 | 39.3 |
| 36 | Nevada | 7 | 50 | 447 | 7.1 | 63.9 |
| 36 | Toledo | 9 | 50 | 446 | 5.6 | 49.6 |
| 36 | Michigan | 8 | 50 | 393 | 6.3 | 49.1 |
| 36 | South Carolina | 11 | 50 | 433 | 4.5 | 39.4 |
| 40 | East Carolina | 8 | 49 | 402 | 6.1 | 50.3 |
| 40 | Baylor | 8 | 49 | 380 | 6.1 | 47.5 |
| 40 | Kansas State | 11 | 49 | 429 | 4.5 | 39.0 |
| 40 | Clemson | 11 | 49 | 399 | 4.5 | 36.3 |
| 44 | North Carolina | 8 | 48 | 416 | 6.0 | 52.0 |
| 44 | Bowling Green | 8 | 48 | 401 | 6.0 | 50.1 |
| 46 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 47 | 408 | 6.7 | 58.3 |
| 46 | Nebraska | 10 | 47 | 440 | 4.7 | 44.0 |
| 46 | Boise State | 11 | 47 | 391 | 4.3 | 35.5 |
| 49 | West Virginia | 7 | 46 | 388 | 6.6 | 55.4 |
| 49 | BYU | 8 | 46 | 395 | 5.8 | 49.4 |
| 51 | Arizona State | 8 | 45 | 384 | 5.6 | 48.0 |
| 51 | Texas | 9 | 45 | 410 | 5.0 | 45.6 |
| 53 | Minnesota | 6 | 44 | 369 | 7.3 | 61.5 |
| 53 | San Jose State | 11 | 44 | 405 | 4.0 | 36.8 |
| 55 | Troy | 5 | 43 | 361 | 8.6 | 72.2 |
| 55 | Texas Tech | 8 | 43 | 432 | 5.4 | 54.0 |
| 55 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 43 | 324 | 6.1 | 46.3 |
| 58 | Mississippi | 7 | 42 | 325 | 6.0 | 46.4 |
| 58 | Penn State | 8 | 42 | 360 | 5.3 | 45.0 |
| 58 | San Diego State | 9 | 42 | 390 | 4.7 | 43.3 |
| 61 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 40 | 304 | 5.7 | 43.4 |
| 62 | Marshall | 5 | 39 | 311 | 7.8 | 62.2 |
| 63 | UTSA | 6 | 38 | 342 | 6.3 | 57.0 |
| 63 | UCF | 10 | 38 | 320 | 3.8 | 32.0 |
| 65 | Washington | 7 | 37 | 318 | 5.3 | 45.4 |
| 66 | Houston | 5 | 36 | 338 | 7.2 | 67.6 |
| 66 | North Carolina State | 7 | 36 | 303 | 5.1 | 43.3 |
| 66 | SMU | 7 | 36 | 294 | 5.1 | 42.0 |
| 66 | Wisconsin | 8 | 36 | 286 | 4.5 | 35.8 |
| 70 | Air Force | 6 | 35 | 234 | 5.8 | 39.0 |
| 71 | Navy | 8 | 34 | 289 | 4.3 | 36.1 |
| 72 | Missouri | 5 | 33 | 242 | 6.6 | 48.4 |
| 73 | Washington State | 3 | 32 | 282 | 10.7 | 94.0 |
| 73 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 32 | 244 | 5.3 | 40.7 |
| 75 | Indiana | 4 | 31 | 302 | 7.8 | 75.5 |
| 75 | Utah | 5 | 31 | 251 | 6.2 | 50.2 |
| 75 | Duke | 6 | 31 | 280 | 5.2 | 46.7 |
| 75 | Purdue | 6 | 31 | 262 | 5.2 | 43.7 |
| 75 | TCU | 7 | 31 | 281 | 4.4 | 40.1 |
| 75 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 31 | 310 | 3.9 | 38.8 |
| 81 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 30 | 308 | 7.5 | 77.0 |
| 82 | Memphis | 4 | 29 | 255 | 7.3 | 63.8 |
| 82 | North Texas | 4 | 29 | 216 | 7.3 | 54.0 |
| 82 | New Mexico | 4 | 29 | 212 | 7.3 | 53.0 |
| 82 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 29 | 235 | 4.1 | 33.6 |
| 86 | Iowa State | 6 | 28 | 262 | 4.7 | 43.7 |
| 87 | Western Michigan | 4 | 26 | 215 | 6.5 | 53.8 |
| 88 | South Florida | 3 | 25 | 239 | 8.3 | 79.7 |
| 88 | Buffalo | 4 | 25 | 262 | 6.3 | 65.5 |
| 88 | Wyoming | 4 | 25 | 224 | 6.3 | 56.0 |
| 88 | Tennessee | 5 | 25 | 216 | 5.0 | 43.2 |
| 88 | Wake Forest | 5 | 25 | 201 | 5.0 | 40.2 |
| 88 | Rice | 7 | 25 | 196 | 3.6 | 28.0 |
| 94 | California | 3 | 24 | 185 | 8.0 | 61.7 |
| 95 | Florida International | 3 | 23 | 188 | 7.7 | 62.7 |
| 95 | Hawai'i | 3 | 23 | 188 | 7.7 | 62.7 |
| 97 | Maryland | 4 | 21 | 206 | 5.3 | 51.5 |
| 97 | Iowa | 4 | 21 | 171 | 5.3 | 42.8 |
| 97 | Arkansas | 4 | 21 | 158 | 5.3 | 39.5 |
| 97 | Connecticut | 5 | 21 | 172 | 4.2 | 34.4 |
| 101 | UTEP | 3 | 20 | 143 | 6.7 | 47.7 |
| 101 | Texas State | 4 | 20 | 183 | 5.0 | 45.8 |
| 103 | Virginia | 4 | 19 | 136 | 4.8 | 34.0 |
| 103 | Michigan State | 7 | 19 | 175 | 2.7 | 25.0 |
| 105 | Colorado State | 4 | 18 | 180 | 4.5 | 45.0 |
| 106 | South Alabama | 2 | 16 | 120 | 8.0 | 60.0 |
| 106 | Illinois | 2 | 16 | 96 | 8.0 | 48.0 |
| 106 | Temple | 4 | 16 | 130 | 4.0 | 32.5 |
| 109 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 15 | 121 | 5.0 | 40.3 |
| 110 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 13 | 94 | 6.5 | 47.0 |
| 110 | UAB | 3 | 13 | 135 | 4.3 | 45.0 |
| 110 | Kentucky | 2 | 13 | 70 | 6.5 | 35.0 |
| 113 | Massachusetts | 1 | 12 | 75 | 12.0 | 75.0 |
| 113 | Tulane | 2 | 12 | 80 | 6.0 | 40.0 |
| 115 | Auburn | 3 | 11 | 101 | 3.7 | 33.7 |
| 116 | New Mexico State | 1 | 9 | 58 | 9.0 | 58.0 |
| 116 | UNLV | 2 | 9 | 79 | 4.5 | 39.5 |
| 118 | Colorado | 1 | 8 | 63 | 8.0 | 63.0 |
| 118 | Idaho | 1 | 8 | 60 | 8.0 | 60.0 |
| 118 | Boston College | 2 | 8 | 82 | 4.0 | 41.0 |
| 121 | Akron | 1 | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 49.0 |
| 121 | Army | 2 | 7 | 54 | 3.5 | 27.0 |
| 123 | Kansas | 1 | 3 | 25 | 3.0 | 25.0 |