2012 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 61 | 566 | 10.2 | 94.3 |
| 2 | New Mexico State | 6 | 56 | 562 | 9.3 | 93.7 |
| 3 | USC | 7 | 68 | 627 | 9.7 | 89.6 |
| 4 | Arizona | 5 | 40 | 392 | 8.0 | 78.4 |
| 5 | South Florida | 6 | 43 | 445 | 7.2 | 74.2 |
| 6 | Syracuse | 8 | 66 | 592 | 8.3 | 74.0 |
| 7 | UTSA | 6 | 48 | 436 | 8.0 | 72.7 |
| 8 | Colorado | 6 | 45 | 430 | 7.5 | 71.7 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 6 | 38 | 423 | 6.3 | 70.5 |
| 10 | Ball State | 8 | 57 | 561 | 7.1 | 70.1 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 7 | 46 | 479 | 6.6 | 68.4 |
| 12 | Boston College | 6 | 44 | 407 | 7.3 | 67.8 |
| 13 | Temple | 5 | 37 | 333 | 7.4 | 66.6 |
| 14 | California | 5 | 37 | 331 | 7.4 | 66.2 |
| 15 | Western Michigan | 6 | 45 | 395 | 7.5 | 65.8 |
| 16 | Arkansas State | 7 | 53 | 457 | 7.6 | 65.3 |
| 17 | Oregon State | 6 | 44 | 391 | 7.3 | 65.2 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 54 | 455 | 7.7 | 65.0 |
| 19 | Washington State | 7 | 47 | 450 | 6.7 | 64.3 |
| 20 | UNLV | 6 | 34 | 385 | 5.7 | 64.2 |
| 21 | Troy | 6 | 45 | 383 | 7.5 | 63.8 |
| 22 | Rutgers | 7 | 51 | 442 | 7.3 | 63.1 |
| 23 | Central Michigan | 6 | 40 | 376 | 6.7 | 62.7 |
| 24 | Penn State | 5 | 36 | 312 | 7.2 | 62.4 |
| 25 | Utah | 6 | 44 | 367 | 7.3 | 61.2 |
| 26 | Stanford | 7 | 44 | 427 | 6.3 | 61.0 |
| 27 | Michigan | 7 | 46 | 424 | 6.6 | 60.6 |
| 28 | Texas Tech | 7 | 42 | 423 | 6.0 | 60.4 |
| 29 | North Carolina | 5 | 35 | 301 | 7.0 | 60.2 |
| 30 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 55 | 476 | 6.9 | 59.5 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 6 | 41 | 357 | 6.8 | 59.5 |
| 32 | Toledo | 7 | 42 | 416 | 6.0 | 59.4 |
| 33 | Cincinnati | 6 | 35 | 354 | 5.8 | 59.0 |
| 34 | South Alabama | 7 | 45 | 407 | 6.4 | 58.1 |
| 35 | Houston | 5 | 30 | 290 | 6.0 | 58.0 |
| 36 | Florida | 6 | 41 | 347 | 6.8 | 57.8 |
| 36 | Akron | 6 | 38 | 347 | 6.3 | 57.8 |
| 38 | Connecticut | 6 | 39 | 345 | 6.5 | 57.5 |
| 39 | Louisville | 6 | 37 | 344 | 6.2 | 57.3 |
| 40 | Washington | 7 | 42 | 399 | 6.0 | 57.0 |
| 41 | Tulsa | 7 | 50 | 392 | 7.1 | 56.0 |
| 41 | West Virginia | 6 | 37 | 336 | 6.2 | 56.0 |
| 43 | Massachusetts | 7 | 52 | 387 | 7.4 | 55.3 |
| 43 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 45 | 387 | 6.4 | 55.3 |
| 43 | Arizona State | 7 | 43 | 387 | 6.1 | 55.3 |
| 46 | BYU | 7 | 41 | 386 | 5.9 | 55.1 |
| 47 | UCLA | 7 | 37 | 385 | 5.3 | 55.0 |
| 48 | Texas A&M | 7 | 46 | 384 | 6.6 | 54.9 |
| 49 | Maryland | 6 | 35 | 327 | 5.8 | 54.5 |
| 50 | East Carolina | 7 | 43 | 381 | 6.1 | 54.4 |
| 51 | Idaho | 7 | 49 | 377 | 7.0 | 53.9 |
| 52 | Clemson | 6 | 39 | 322 | 6.5 | 53.7 |
| 53 | Rice | 8 | 50 | 428 | 6.3 | 53.5 |
| 54 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 42 | 374 | 6.0 | 53.4 |
| 55 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 48 | 371 | 6.9 | 53.0 |
| 55 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 35 | 318 | 5.8 | 53.0 |
| 57 | Baylor | 7 | 42 | 369 | 6.0 | 52.7 |
| 58 | Ohio State | 4 | 20 | 210 | 5.0 | 52.5 |
| 59 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 43 | 366 | 6.1 | 52.3 |
| 60 | Tulane | 5 | 24 | 258 | 4.8 | 51.6 |
| 61 | Bowling Green | 8 | 53 | 412 | 6.6 | 51.5 |
| 62 | Texas State | 6 | 32 | 308 | 5.3 | 51.3 |
| 63 | Wyoming | 6 | 30 | 303 | 5.0 | 50.5 |
| 64 | UAB | 6 | 33 | 301 | 5.5 | 50.2 |
| 65 | Duke | 6 | 34 | 300 | 5.7 | 50.0 |
| 66 | Army | 5 | 29 | 248 | 5.8 | 49.6 |
| 67 | LSU | 5 | 28 | 246 | 5.6 | 49.2 |
| 68 | Kansas | 6 | 33 | 294 | 5.5 | 49.0 |
| 69 | UTEP | 6 | 29 | 291 | 4.8 | 48.5 |
| 70 | South Carolina | 6 | 32 | 290 | 5.3 | 48.3 |
| 71 | Utah State | 7 | 45 | 336 | 6.4 | 48.0 |
| 71 | New Mexico | 7 | 36 | 336 | 5.1 | 48.0 |
| 73 | Iowa | 5 | 27 | 234 | 5.4 | 46.8 |
| 74 | Nevada | 7 | 37 | 327 | 5.3 | 46.7 |
| 75 | Kent State | 9 | 43 | 419 | 4.8 | 46.6 |
| 76 | Florida International | 6 | 34 | 279 | 5.7 | 46.5 |
| 77 | Northwestern | 6 | 34 | 278 | 5.7 | 46.3 |
| 77 | Iowa State | 6 | 30 | 278 | 5.0 | 46.3 |
| 79 | TCU | 7 | 35 | 323 | 5.0 | 46.1 |
| 80 | Virginia | 5 | 33 | 230 | 6.6 | 46.0 |
| 81 | Oregon | 6 | 30 | 273 | 5.0 | 45.5 |
| 82 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 38 | 315 | 5.4 | 45.0 |
| 82 | Texas | 7 | 35 | 315 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 84 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 38 | 359 | 4.8 | 44.9 |
| 85 | Indiana | 6 | 30 | 266 | 5.0 | 44.3 |
| 86 | Georgia | 7 | 38 | 309 | 5.4 | 44.1 |
| 87 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 30 | 264 | 5.0 | 44.0 |
| 88 | Buffalo | 6 | 29 | 261 | 4.8 | 43.5 |
| 89 | Wisconsin | 7 | 32 | 303 | 4.6 | 43.3 |
| 90 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 36 | 299 | 5.1 | 42.7 |
| 91 | SMU | 6 | 27 | 255 | 4.5 | 42.5 |
| 92 | Arkansas | 5 | 24 | 211 | 4.8 | 42.2 |
| 93 | Purdue | 6 | 33 | 252 | 5.5 | 42.0 |
| 93 | Tennessee | 5 | 27 | 210 | 5.4 | 42.0 |
| 95 | Marshall | 6 | 31 | 250 | 5.2 | 41.7 |
| 95 | Colorado State | 6 | 29 | 250 | 4.8 | 41.7 |
| 97 | Mississippi State | 6 | 25 | 241 | 4.2 | 40.2 |
| 98 | Notre Dame | 7 | 34 | 281 | 4.9 | 40.1 |
| 99 | San Diego State | 6 | 28 | 240 | 4.7 | 40.0 |
| 100 | Alabama | 7 | 30 | 279 | 4.3 | 39.9 |
| 101 | North Texas | 7 | 35 | 273 | 5.0 | 39.0 |
| 101 | Florida State | 7 | 31 | 273 | 4.4 | 39.0 |
| 103 | Illinois | 5 | 19 | 194 | 3.8 | 38.8 |
| 104 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 30 | 268 | 4.3 | 38.3 |
| 105 | Kansas State | 6 | 30 | 229 | 5.0 | 38.2 |
| 106 | Wake Forest | 5 | 26 | 189 | 5.2 | 37.8 |
| 107 | Air Force | 7 | 31 | 263 | 4.4 | 37.6 |
| 108 | Kentucky | 5 | 25 | 187 | 5.0 | 37.4 |
| 109 | Oklahoma | 7 | 35 | 257 | 5.0 | 36.7 |
| 110 | Fresno State | 7 | 30 | 253 | 4.3 | 36.1 |
| 111 | Mississippi | 6 | 31 | 214 | 5.2 | 35.7 |
| 111 | North Carolina State | 7 | 34 | 250 | 4.9 | 35.7 |
| 113 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 26 | 210 | 4.3 | 35.0 |
| 114 | Boise State | 7 | 28 | 239 | 4.0 | 34.1 |
| 115 | Missouri | 5 | 24 | 165 | 4.8 | 33.0 |
| 116 | San Jose State | 7 | 24 | 224 | 3.4 | 32.0 |
| 117 | Navy | 8 | 29 | 253 | 3.6 | 31.6 |
| 118 | UCF | 8 | 32 | 249 | 4.0 | 31.1 |
| 119 | Auburn | 5 | 21 | 151 | 4.2 | 30.2 |
| 120 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 26 | 207 | 3.7 | 29.6 |
| 121 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 25 | 172 | 4.2 | 28.7 |
| 121 | Memphis | 6 | 19 | 172 | 3.2 | 28.7 |
| 123 | Ohio | 7 | 22 | 186 | 3.1 | 26.6 |
| 124 | Michigan State | 6 | 18 | 155 | 3.0 | 25.8 |