2012 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 5 | 51 | 508 | 10.2 | 101.6 |
| 2 | Ball State | 5 | 45 | 451 | 9.0 | 90.2 |
| 3 | Rice | 5 | 45 | 428 | 9.0 | 85.6 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 43 | 407 | 10.8 | 101.8 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 5 | 48 | 391 | 9.6 | 78.2 |
| 6 | UNLV | 5 | 41 | 390 | 8.2 | 78.0 |
| 7 | South Florida | 5 | 42 | 379 | 8.4 | 75.8 |
| 8 | Washington State | 5 | 37 | 377 | 7.4 | 75.4 |
| 9 | SMU | 4 | 39 | 373 | 9.8 | 93.3 |
| 10 | BYU | 5 | 39 | 370 | 7.8 | 74.0 |
| 11 | Troy | 5 | 44 | 362 | 8.8 | 72.4 |
| 12 | Nevada | 5 | 46 | 355 | 9.2 | 71.0 |
| 13 | California | 5 | 39 | 352 | 7.8 | 70.4 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 5 | 39 | 343 | 7.8 | 68.6 |
| 15 | South Alabama | 5 | 40 | 340 | 8.0 | 68.0 |
| 15 | Tulsa | 5 | 35 | 340 | 7.0 | 68.0 |
| 17 | Colorado | 5 | 38 | 333 | 7.6 | 66.6 |
| 18 | New Mexico State | 5 | 35 | 317 | 7.0 | 63.4 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 39 | 316 | 7.8 | 63.2 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 5 | 38 | 316 | 7.6 | 63.2 |
| 21 | Florida International | 5 | 34 | 311 | 6.8 | 62.2 |
| 22 | Virginia | 5 | 37 | 308 | 7.4 | 61.6 |
| 23 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 31 | 304 | 6.2 | 60.8 |
| 24 | UAB | 4 | 29 | 301 | 7.3 | 75.3 |
| 25 | UCLA | 5 | 32 | 300 | 6.4 | 60.0 |
| 26 | Syracuse | 4 | 35 | 296 | 8.8 | 74.0 |
| 26 | East Carolina | 5 | 33 | 296 | 6.6 | 59.2 |
| 28 | Rutgers | 4 | 29 | 290 | 7.3 | 72.5 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 5 | 33 | 286 | 6.6 | 57.2 |
| 30 | Arkansas | 5 | 33 | 278 | 6.6 | 55.6 |
| 31 | Idaho | 5 | 41 | 277 | 8.2 | 55.4 |
| 32 | Fresno State | 5 | 34 | 276 | 6.8 | 55.2 |
| 33 | San Diego State | 5 | 35 | 271 | 7.0 | 54.2 |
| 34 | Central Michigan | 4 | 30 | 270 | 7.5 | 67.5 |
| 35 | Indiana | 4 | 25 | 268 | 6.3 | 67.0 |
| 36 | Ohio | 5 | 31 | 266 | 6.2 | 53.2 |
| 37 | Utah | 4 | 35 | 263 | 8.8 | 65.8 |
| 37 | Texas State | 4 | 25 | 263 | 6.3 | 65.8 |
| 39 | Boston College | 4 | 29 | 261 | 7.3 | 65.3 |
| 39 | North Carolina | 5 | 30 | 261 | 6.0 | 52.2 |
| 41 | USC | 4 | 31 | 260 | 7.8 | 65.0 |
| 41 | UTEP | 5 | 33 | 260 | 6.6 | 52.0 |
| 43 | Toledo | 5 | 29 | 258 | 5.8 | 51.6 |
| 44 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 28 | 257 | 7.0 | 64.3 |
| 44 | New Mexico | 5 | 34 | 257 | 6.8 | 51.4 |
| 46 | Western Michigan | 5 | 33 | 256 | 6.6 | 51.2 |
| 47 | Northwestern | 5 | 33 | 255 | 6.6 | 51.0 |
| 47 | Nebraska | 5 | 28 | 255 | 5.6 | 51.0 |
| 49 | Massachusetts | 5 | 27 | 253 | 5.4 | 50.6 |
| 50 | Marshall | 5 | 31 | 252 | 6.2 | 50.4 |
| 50 | Ohio State | 5 | 29 | 252 | 5.8 | 50.4 |
| 52 | Texas Tech | 4 | 23 | 251 | 5.8 | 62.8 |
| 52 | Penn State | 5 | 36 | 251 | 7.2 | 50.2 |
| 54 | Hawai'i | 4 | 24 | 249 | 6.0 | 62.3 |
| 54 | Utah State | 5 | 29 | 249 | 5.8 | 49.8 |
| 56 | Oregon | 5 | 29 | 244 | 5.8 | 48.8 |
| 57 | Wake Forest | 5 | 28 | 243 | 5.6 | 48.6 |
| 58 | Kentucky | 5 | 29 | 241 | 5.8 | 48.2 |
| 59 | West Virginia | 4 | 29 | 240 | 7.3 | 60.0 |
| 60 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 32 | 238 | 8.0 | 59.5 |
| 61 | Wyoming | 4 | 26 | 236 | 6.5 | 59.0 |
| 62 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 27 | 234 | 5.4 | 46.8 |
| 63 | Colorado State | 5 | 28 | 233 | 5.6 | 46.6 |
| 63 | Tennessee | 5 | 28 | 233 | 5.6 | 46.6 |
| 65 | Duke | 5 | 29 | 232 | 5.8 | 46.4 |
| 66 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 24 | 230 | 6.0 | 57.5 |
| 67 | Iowa State | 4 | 25 | 229 | 6.3 | 57.3 |
| 68 | Clemson | 5 | 31 | 228 | 6.2 | 45.6 |
| 69 | Houston | 4 | 29 | 225 | 7.3 | 56.3 |
| 69 | Missouri | 5 | 33 | 225 | 6.6 | 45.0 |
| 71 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 31 | 222 | 6.2 | 44.4 |
| 72 | Buffalo | 4 | 26 | 221 | 6.5 | 55.3 |
| 72 | LSU | 5 | 34 | 221 | 6.8 | 44.2 |
| 74 | Mississippi State | 4 | 25 | 215 | 6.3 | 53.8 |
| 74 | Texas | 4 | 25 | 215 | 6.3 | 53.8 |
| 74 | Connecticut | 5 | 27 | 215 | 5.4 | 43.0 |
| 77 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 29 | 214 | 5.8 | 42.8 |
| 78 | Purdue | 4 | 24 | 212 | 6.0 | 53.0 |
| 79 | Stanford | 4 | 23 | 211 | 5.8 | 52.8 |
| 79 | Georgia | 5 | 31 | 211 | 6.2 | 42.2 |
| 79 | North Texas | 5 | 29 | 211 | 5.8 | 42.2 |
| 82 | Cincinnati | 3 | 24 | 210 | 8.0 | 70.0 |
| 83 | Michigan | 4 | 27 | 208 | 6.8 | 52.0 |
| 83 | Air Force | 4 | 23 | 208 | 5.8 | 52.0 |
| 85 | Florida | 4 | 28 | 207 | 7.0 | 51.8 |
| 85 | Baylor | 4 | 26 | 207 | 6.5 | 51.8 |
| 87 | Arkansas State | 5 | 26 | 204 | 5.2 | 40.8 |
| 88 | Louisville | 5 | 27 | 203 | 5.4 | 40.6 |
| 89 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 19 | 201 | 4.8 | 50.3 |
| 90 | Temple | 3 | 19 | 198 | 6.3 | 66.0 |
| 91 | TCU | 4 | 22 | 197 | 5.5 | 49.3 |
| 91 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 26 | 197 | 5.2 | 39.4 |
| 91 | Akron | 5 | 26 | 197 | 5.2 | 39.4 |
| 94 | Boise State | 4 | 24 | 196 | 6.0 | 49.0 |
| 95 | Auburn | 4 | 22 | 191 | 5.5 | 47.8 |
| 96 | Kansas | 4 | 19 | 189 | 4.8 | 47.3 |
| 97 | Maryland | 4 | 18 | 188 | 4.5 | 47.0 |
| 97 | Mississippi | 5 | 26 | 188 | 5.2 | 37.6 |
| 99 | Navy | 4 | 20 | 183 | 5.0 | 45.8 |
| 99 | Alabama | 5 | 20 | 183 | 4.0 | 36.6 |
| 101 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 24 | 182 | 4.8 | 36.4 |
| 102 | Michigan State | 5 | 19 | 181 | 3.8 | 36.2 |
| 103 | Iowa | 5 | 23 | 175 | 4.6 | 35.0 |
| 104 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 27 | 174 | 6.8 | 43.5 |
| 105 | Texas A&M | 4 | 22 | 170 | 5.5 | 42.5 |
| 106 | Kent State | 4 | 18 | 167 | 4.5 | 41.8 |
| 107 | Tulane | 4 | 20 | 163 | 5.0 | 40.8 |
| 108 | South Carolina | 5 | 18 | 161 | 3.6 | 32.2 |
| 109 | Notre Dame | 4 | 20 | 160 | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| 109 | Washington | 4 | 19 | 160 | 4.8 | 40.0 |
| 111 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 21 | 157 | 5.3 | 39.3 |
| 111 | Illinois | 5 | 24 | 157 | 4.8 | 31.4 |
| 113 | North Carolina State | 5 | 25 | 156 | 5.0 | 31.2 |
| 114 | UCF | 4 | 20 | 143 | 5.0 | 35.8 |
| 114 | Army | 4 | 15 | 143 | 3.8 | 35.8 |
| 116 | Florida State | 5 | 18 | 139 | 3.6 | 27.8 |
| 117 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 22 | 138 | 5.5 | 34.5 |
| 118 | Oregon State | 3 | 16 | 135 | 5.3 | 45.0 |
| 119 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 12 | 124 | 3.0 | 31.0 |
| 120 | Kansas State | 4 | 14 | 120 | 3.5 | 30.0 |
| 121 | UTSA | 3 | 14 | 117 | 4.7 | 39.0 |
| 122 | Memphis | 4 | 14 | 116 | 3.5 | 29.0 |
| 123 | Oklahoma | 3 | 15 | 102 | 5.0 | 34.0 |
| 124 | San Jose State | 5 | 11 | 76 | 2.2 | 15.2 |