2012 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games in November Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 43 | 455 | 10.8 | 113.8 |
| 2 | Washington State | 4 | 42 | 346 | 10.5 | 86.5 |
| 3 | UCLA | 5 | 41 | 388 | 8.2 | 77.6 |
| 4 | UTSA | 4 | 39 | 382 | 9.8 | 95.5 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 4 | 36 | 296 | 9.0 | 74.0 |
| 5 | USC | 4 | 36 | 293 | 9.0 | 73.3 |
| 7 | Oregon State | 4 | 35 | 342 | 8.8 | 85.5 |
| 8 | Arizona | 4 | 34 | 336 | 8.5 | 84.0 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 32 | 258 | 8.0 | 64.5 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 4 | 31 | 287 | 7.8 | 71.8 |
| 10 | Stanford | 5 | 31 | 304 | 6.2 | 60.8 |
| 12 | Tulane | 4 | 30 | 333 | 7.5 | 83.3 |
| 12 | Boston College | 4 | 30 | 243 | 7.5 | 60.8 |
| 14 | North Texas | 4 | 29 | 273 | 7.3 | 68.3 |
| 14 | Syracuse | 4 | 29 | 246 | 7.3 | 61.5 |
| 14 | Michigan | 4 | 29 | 238 | 7.3 | 59.5 |
| 14 | Marshall | 4 | 29 | 217 | 7.3 | 54.3 |
| 18 | California | 3 | 28 | 268 | 9.3 | 89.3 |
| 18 | Wyoming | 4 | 28 | 242 | 7.0 | 60.5 |
| 18 | Kent State | 5 | 28 | 239 | 5.6 | 47.8 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 27 | 239 | 6.8 | 59.8 |
| 21 | Central Michigan | 4 | 27 | 225 | 6.8 | 56.3 |
| 21 | Temple | 4 | 27 | 217 | 6.8 | 54.3 |
| 21 | Alabama | 4 | 27 | 203 | 6.8 | 50.8 |
| 25 | Hawai'i | 4 | 26 | 240 | 6.5 | 60.0 |
| 25 | South Alabama | 4 | 26 | 216 | 6.5 | 54.0 |
| 27 | Kansas | 3 | 25 | 244 | 8.3 | 81.3 |
| 27 | Memphis | 4 | 25 | 236 | 6.3 | 59.0 |
| 27 | Houston | 4 | 25 | 235 | 6.3 | 58.8 |
| 27 | Washington | 4 | 25 | 220 | 6.3 | 55.0 |
| 27 | Clemson | 4 | 25 | 215 | 6.3 | 53.8 |
| 27 | Baylor | 4 | 25 | 205 | 6.3 | 51.3 |
| 27 | Tennessee | 4 | 25 | 201 | 6.3 | 50.3 |
| 34 | Colorado | 4 | 24 | 228 | 6.0 | 57.0 |
| 34 | Texas A&M | 4 | 24 | 224 | 6.0 | 56.0 |
| 34 | Cincinnati | 4 | 24 | 204 | 6.0 | 51.0 |
| 34 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 24 | 197 | 6.0 | 49.3 |
| 34 | Missouri | 4 | 24 | 196 | 6.0 | 49.0 |
| 39 | Utah State | 3 | 23 | 208 | 7.7 | 69.3 |
| 39 | Duke | 3 | 23 | 190 | 7.7 | 63.3 |
| 39 | Texas State | 4 | 23 | 248 | 5.8 | 62.0 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 4 | 23 | 206 | 5.8 | 51.5 |
| 39 | Purdue | 4 | 23 | 177 | 5.8 | 44.3 |
| 39 | Tulsa | 4 | 23 | 129 | 5.8 | 32.3 |
| 45 | Western Michigan | 3 | 22 | 231 | 7.3 | 77.0 |
| 45 | Nebraska | 4 | 22 | 222 | 5.5 | 55.5 |
| 45 | Iowa | 4 | 22 | 210 | 5.5 | 52.5 |
| 45 | Boise State | 3 | 22 | 156 | 7.3 | 52.0 |
| 45 | Iowa State | 4 | 22 | 208 | 5.5 | 52.0 |
| 45 | Penn State | 4 | 22 | 199 | 5.5 | 49.8 |
| 45 | Texas Tech | 4 | 22 | 195 | 5.5 | 48.8 |
| 45 | North Carolina State | 4 | 22 | 180 | 5.5 | 45.0 |
| 45 | Maryland | 4 | 22 | 171 | 5.5 | 42.8 |
| 54 | Florida State | 3 | 21 | 197 | 7.0 | 65.7 |
| 54 | Buffalo | 4 | 21 | 212 | 5.3 | 53.0 |
| 54 | Troy | 4 | 21 | 207 | 5.3 | 51.8 |
| 54 | Illinois | 4 | 21 | 203 | 5.3 | 50.8 |
| 54 | Utah | 4 | 21 | 191 | 5.3 | 47.8 |
| 54 | Virginia | 4 | 21 | 144 | 5.3 | 36.0 |
| 54 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 21 | 144 | 5.3 | 36.0 |
| 61 | Arkansas State | 3 | 20 | 169 | 6.7 | 56.3 |
| 61 | New Mexico | 4 | 20 | 194 | 5.0 | 48.5 |
| 61 | Kentucky | 3 | 20 | 122 | 6.7 | 40.7 |
| 61 | Louisville | 4 | 20 | 161 | 5.0 | 40.3 |
| 61 | Oklahoma | 4 | 20 | 154 | 5.0 | 38.5 |
| 61 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 20 | 149 | 5.0 | 37.3 |
| 61 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 20 | 144 | 5.0 | 36.0 |
| 68 | New Mexico State | 3 | 19 | 192 | 6.3 | 64.0 |
| 68 | Akron | 3 | 19 | 180 | 6.3 | 60.0 |
| 68 | Toledo | 3 | 19 | 154 | 6.3 | 51.3 |
| 68 | Oregon | 4 | 19 | 204 | 4.8 | 51.0 |
| 68 | Mississippi State | 4 | 19 | 167 | 4.8 | 41.8 |
| 68 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 19 | 161 | 4.8 | 40.3 |
| 68 | Indiana | 4 | 19 | 156 | 4.8 | 39.0 |
| 68 | Notre Dame | 4 | 19 | 128 | 4.8 | 32.0 |
| 76 | South Florida | 3 | 18 | 196 | 6.0 | 65.3 |
| 76 | Texas | 3 | 18 | 195 | 6.0 | 65.0 |
| 76 | Ohio | 4 | 18 | 176 | 4.5 | 44.0 |
| 76 | Arkansas | 4 | 18 | 175 | 4.5 | 43.8 |
| 76 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 18 | 163 | 4.5 | 40.8 |
| 76 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 18 | 163 | 4.5 | 40.8 |
| 76 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 18 | 144 | 4.5 | 36.0 |
| 76 | Wake Forest | 4 | 18 | 132 | 4.5 | 33.0 |
| 76 | Florida | 4 | 18 | 126 | 4.5 | 31.5 |
| 85 | Ball State | 3 | 17 | 178 | 5.7 | 59.3 |
| 85 | Colorado State | 4 | 17 | 209 | 4.3 | 52.3 |
| 85 | South Carolina | 3 | 17 | 132 | 5.7 | 44.0 |
| 85 | Mississippi | 4 | 17 | 166 | 4.3 | 41.5 |
| 85 | UNLV | 4 | 17 | 164 | 4.3 | 41.0 |
| 85 | Rutgers | 4 | 17 | 151 | 4.3 | 37.8 |
| 91 | BYU | 3 | 16 | 149 | 5.3 | 49.7 |
| 91 | Fresno State | 3 | 16 | 141 | 5.3 | 47.0 |
| 91 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 16 | 140 | 5.3 | 46.7 |
| 91 | SMU | 4 | 16 | 131 | 4.0 | 32.8 |
| 91 | Arizona State | 4 | 16 | 128 | 4.0 | 32.0 |
| 91 | LSU | 4 | 16 | 114 | 4.0 | 28.5 |
| 97 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 15 | 116 | 5.0 | 38.7 |
| 97 | Florida International | 3 | 15 | 114 | 5.0 | 38.0 |
| 97 | San Jose State | 4 | 15 | 149 | 3.8 | 37.3 |
| 97 | Idaho | 4 | 15 | 110 | 3.8 | 27.5 |
| 101 | Kansas State | 3 | 14 | 134 | 4.7 | 44.7 |
| 101 | Ohio State | 3 | 14 | 130 | 4.7 | 43.3 |
| 101 | UAB | 4 | 14 | 146 | 3.5 | 36.5 |
| 101 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 14 | 119 | 3.5 | 29.8 |
| 101 | Auburn | 4 | 14 | 106 | 3.5 | 26.5 |
| 106 | Connecticut | 3 | 13 | 122 | 4.3 | 40.7 |
| 106 | North Carolina | 3 | 13 | 120 | 4.3 | 40.0 |
| 106 | Army | 3 | 13 | 117 | 4.3 | 39.0 |
| 106 | Michigan State | 3 | 13 | 107 | 4.3 | 35.7 |
| 106 | East Carolina | 3 | 13 | 92 | 4.3 | 30.7 |
| 111 | Northwestern | 3 | 12 | 135 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 111 | Navy | 3 | 12 | 94 | 4.0 | 31.3 |
| 111 | UCF | 4 | 12 | 104 | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| 114 | Georgia | 4 | 11 | 110 | 2.8 | 27.5 |
| 114 | Air Force | 4 | 11 | 96 | 2.8 | 24.0 |
| 116 | Rice | 3 | 10 | 83 | 3.3 | 27.7 |
| 116 | Bowling Green | 3 | 10 | 61 | 3.3 | 20.3 |
| 118 | Nevada | 2 | 9 | 83 | 4.5 | 41.5 |
| 118 | UTEP | 3 | 9 | 100 | 3.0 | 33.3 |
| 118 | TCU | 3 | 9 | 79 | 3.0 | 26.3 |
| 121 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 8 | 80 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 122 | Wisconsin | 3 | 7 | 80 | 2.3 | 26.7 |
| 123 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 6 | 50 | 2.0 | 16.7 |
| 124 | San Diego State | 3 | 4 | 46 | 1.3 | 15.3 |