2012 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 11 | 80 | 703 | 7.3 | 63.9 |
| 2 | California | 9 | 77 | 734 | 8.6 | 81.6 |
| 2 | Boston College | 10 | 77 | 671 | 7.7 | 67.1 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 11 | 77 | 694 | 7.0 | 63.1 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 11 | 76 | 759 | 6.9 | 69.0 |
| 5 | Colorado | 11 | 76 | 706 | 6.9 | 64.2 |
| 7 | South Florida | 9 | 74 | 684 | 8.2 | 76.0 |
| 8 | UNLV | 11 | 72 | 718 | 6.5 | 65.3 |
| 9 | Idaho | 11 | 71 | 522 | 6.5 | 47.5 |
| 10 | Washington State | 9 | 70 | 670 | 7.8 | 74.4 |
| 11 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 66 | 633 | 5.5 | 52.8 |
| 12 | Akron | 11 | 64 | 545 | 5.8 | 49.5 |
| 13 | USC | 6 | 61 | 544 | 10.2 | 90.7 |
| 14 | Utah | 7 | 57 | 462 | 8.1 | 66.0 |
| 14 | UAB | 9 | 57 | 545 | 6.3 | 60.6 |
| 16 | Tulane | 10 | 56 | 572 | 5.6 | 57.2 |
| 16 | Kansas | 11 | 56 | 568 | 5.1 | 51.6 |
| 18 | Iowa State | 7 | 55 | 449 | 7.9 | 64.1 |
| 18 | Western Michigan | 8 | 55 | 479 | 6.9 | 59.9 |
| 20 | Hawai'i | 9 | 53 | 560 | 5.9 | 62.2 |
| 20 | Florida International | 9 | 53 | 471 | 5.9 | 52.3 |
| 22 | Temple | 7 | 52 | 488 | 7.4 | 69.7 |
| 22 | Connecticut | 7 | 52 | 452 | 7.4 | 64.6 |
| 24 | Texas State | 8 | 51 | 542 | 6.4 | 67.8 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 51 | 406 | 8.5 | 67.7 |
| 24 | Minnesota | 7 | 51 | 465 | 7.3 | 66.4 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 10 | 51 | 407 | 5.1 | 40.7 |
| 28 | Rice | 6 | 50 | 485 | 8.3 | 80.8 |
| 29 | Duke | 7 | 49 | 430 | 7.0 | 61.4 |
| 30 | New Mexico | 9 | 48 | 409 | 5.3 | 45.4 |
| 30 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 48 | 404 | 5.3 | 44.9 |
| 32 | Wyoming | 8 | 47 | 418 | 5.9 | 52.3 |
| 32 | Virginia | 8 | 47 | 372 | 5.9 | 46.5 |
| 32 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 47 | 430 | 4.7 | 43.0 |
| 35 | Arizona | 5 | 46 | 468 | 9.2 | 93.6 |
| 36 | Purdue | 7 | 45 | 356 | 6.4 | 50.9 |
| 36 | Arkansas | 8 | 45 | 393 | 5.6 | 49.1 |
| 38 | SMU | 6 | 44 | 440 | 7.3 | 73.3 |
| 38 | Houston | 7 | 44 | 388 | 6.3 | 55.4 |
| 38 | Troy | 7 | 44 | 379 | 6.3 | 54.1 |
| 38 | Maryland | 8 | 44 | 372 | 5.5 | 46.5 |
| 42 | Buffalo | 8 | 43 | 416 | 5.4 | 52.0 |
| 42 | Iowa | 8 | 43 | 414 | 5.4 | 51.8 |
| 42 | Wake Forest | 7 | 43 | 348 | 6.1 | 49.7 |
| 42 | Army | 10 | 43 | 397 | 4.3 | 39.7 |
| 46 | West Virginia | 6 | 42 | 408 | 7.0 | 68.0 |
| 46 | Colorado State | 8 | 42 | 405 | 5.3 | 50.6 |
| 46 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 42 | 386 | 5.3 | 48.3 |
| 46 | Illinois | 10 | 42 | 379 | 4.2 | 37.9 |
| 50 | Washington | 6 | 41 | 354 | 6.8 | 59.0 |
| 50 | Indiana | 8 | 41 | 419 | 5.1 | 52.4 |
| 50 | Marshall | 7 | 41 | 354 | 5.9 | 50.6 |
| 50 | Missouri | 7 | 41 | 321 | 5.9 | 45.9 |
| 50 | North Texas | 8 | 41 | 353 | 5.1 | 44.1 |
| 55 | Auburn | 9 | 40 | 309 | 4.4 | 34.3 |
| 56 | Syracuse | 5 | 39 | 355 | 7.8 | 71.0 |
| 56 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 39 | 333 | 7.8 | 66.6 |
| 58 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 38 | 300 | 5.4 | 42.9 |
| 59 | Bowling Green | 5 | 37 | 269 | 7.4 | 53.8 |
| 59 | Michigan State | 6 | 37 | 308 | 6.2 | 51.3 |
| 59 | Tennessee | 7 | 37 | 281 | 5.3 | 40.1 |
| 62 | BYU | 5 | 36 | 340 | 7.2 | 68.0 |
| 62 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 36 | 321 | 5.1 | 45.9 |
| 62 | UTEP | 9 | 36 | 345 | 4.0 | 38.3 |
| 65 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 35 | 353 | 11.7 | 117.7 |
| 66 | Oregon State | 4 | 34 | 302 | 8.5 | 75.5 |
| 66 | Michigan | 5 | 34 | 326 | 6.8 | 65.2 |
| 66 | Arizona State | 5 | 34 | 287 | 6.8 | 57.4 |
| 69 | Ball State | 4 | 33 | 316 | 8.3 | 79.0 |
| 69 | Nevada | 6 | 33 | 275 | 5.5 | 45.8 |
| 71 | Nebraska | 4 | 31 | 329 | 7.8 | 82.3 |
| 71 | UTSA | 4 | 31 | 295 | 7.8 | 73.8 |
| 71 | UCLA | 5 | 31 | 305 | 6.2 | 61.0 |
| 71 | Central Michigan | 6 | 31 | 259 | 5.2 | 43.2 |
| 71 | North Carolina State | 6 | 31 | 221 | 5.2 | 36.8 |
| 76 | Rutgers | 4 | 30 | 236 | 7.5 | 59.0 |
| 77 | Penn State | 4 | 29 | 235 | 7.3 | 58.8 |
| 77 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 29 | 271 | 5.8 | 54.2 |
| 77 | Texas Tech | 5 | 29 | 257 | 5.8 | 51.4 |
| 77 | TCU | 6 | 29 | 275 | 4.8 | 45.8 |
| 77 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 29 | 258 | 4.8 | 43.0 |
| 82 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 28 | 197 | 7.0 | 49.3 |
| 82 | Wisconsin | 6 | 28 | 268 | 4.7 | 44.7 |
| 82 | Air Force | 7 | 28 | 258 | 4.0 | 36.9 |
| 85 | Baylor | 5 | 27 | 248 | 5.4 | 49.6 |
| 85 | Mississippi | 6 | 27 | 218 | 4.5 | 36.3 |
| 87 | North Carolina | 4 | 26 | 217 | 6.5 | 54.3 |
| 87 | East Carolina | 5 | 26 | 269 | 5.2 | 53.8 |
| 89 | San Diego State | 4 | 24 | 200 | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| 89 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 24 | 194 | 6.0 | 48.5 |
| 89 | Memphis | 8 | 24 | 216 | 3.0 | 27.0 |
| 92 | Clemson | 2 | 23 | 191 | 11.5 | 95.5 |
| 92 | Toledo | 4 | 23 | 236 | 5.8 | 59.0 |
| 92 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 23 | 182 | 5.8 | 45.5 |
| 92 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 23 | 149 | 4.6 | 29.8 |
| 96 | Texas | 4 | 22 | 212 | 5.5 | 53.0 |
| 97 | Boise State | 2 | 20 | 151 | 10.0 | 75.5 |
| 98 | Mississippi State | 5 | 19 | 180 | 3.8 | 36.0 |
| 98 | Navy | 5 | 19 | 175 | 3.8 | 35.0 |
| 100 | Fresno State | 4 | 18 | 145 | 4.5 | 36.3 |
| 101 | Cincinnati | 3 | 17 | 150 | 5.7 | 50.0 |
| 101 | Arkansas State | 3 | 17 | 149 | 5.7 | 49.7 |
| 101 | UCF | 4 | 17 | 118 | 4.3 | 29.5 |
| 104 | Florida | 2 | 16 | 157 | 8.0 | 78.5 |
| 104 | Florida State | 2 | 16 | 140 | 8.0 | 70.0 |
| 104 | Texas A&M | 2 | 16 | 123 | 8.0 | 61.5 |
| 104 | Tulsa | 3 | 16 | 89 | 5.3 | 29.7 |
| 108 | Kent State | 3 | 15 | 147 | 5.0 | 49.0 |
| 109 | Stanford | 2 | 13 | 95 | 6.5 | 47.5 |
| 109 | Northwestern | 3 | 13 | 118 | 4.3 | 39.3 |
| 109 | LSU | 3 | 13 | 114 | 4.3 | 38.0 |
| 112 | South Carolina | 2 | 12 | 103 | 6.0 | 51.5 |
| 112 | Utah State | 2 | 12 | 90 | 6.0 | 45.0 |
| 114 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 11 | 126 | 5.5 | 63.0 |
| 114 | Louisville | 2 | 11 | 86 | 5.5 | 43.0 |
| 114 | Oklahoma | 3 | 11 | 89 | 3.7 | 29.7 |
| 114 | Ohio | 4 | 11 | 96 | 2.8 | 24.0 |
| 118 | Kansas State | 2 | 10 | 98 | 5.0 | 49.0 |
| 119 | Georgia | 2 | 7 | 56 | 3.5 | 28.0 |
| 120 | San Jose State | 2 | 6 | 50 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 121 | Oregon | 1 | 5 | 64 | 5.0 | 64.0 |
| 122 | Notre Dame | 1 | 4 | 40 | 4.0 | 40.0 |
| 122 | Alabama | 1 | 4 | 26 | 4.0 | 26.0 |