2012 National Leaders Penalties - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 8 | 66 | 2.0 | 16.5 |
| 2 | Central Michigan | 4 | 10 | 76 | 2.5 | 19.0 |
| 3 | UCF | 4 | 14 | 125 | 3.5 | 31.3 |
| 4 | Navy | 4 | 16 | 108 | 4.0 | 27.0 |
| 4 | Temple | 3 | 16 | 122 | 5.3 | 40.7 |
| 4 | UTSA | 3 | 16 | 169 | 5.3 | 56.3 |
| 7 | Army | 4 | 17 | 135 | 4.3 | 33.8 |
| 7 | Boston College | 4 | 17 | 149 | 4.3 | 37.3 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 4 | 17 | 161 | 4.3 | 40.3 |
| 7 | Maryland | 4 | 17 | 162 | 4.3 | 40.5 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 4 | 17 | 165 | 4.3 | 41.3 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 18 | 118 | 4.5 | 29.5 |
| 12 | Kansas | 4 | 18 | 129 | 4.5 | 32.3 |
| 12 | Mississippi | 5 | 18 | 178 | 3.6 | 35.6 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 3 | 18 | 142 | 6.0 | 47.3 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 5 | 19 | 159 | 3.8 | 31.8 |
| 16 | Texas | 4 | 19 | 140 | 4.8 | 35.0 |
| 16 | East Carolina | 5 | 19 | 193 | 3.8 | 38.6 |
| 16 | Boise State | 4 | 19 | 161 | 4.8 | 40.3 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 3 | 19 | 160 | 6.3 | 53.3 |
| 21 | New Mexico | 5 | 20 | 144 | 4.0 | 28.8 |
| 21 | Wake Forest | 5 | 20 | 158 | 4.0 | 31.6 |
| 21 | Alabama | 5 | 20 | 168 | 4.0 | 33.6 |
| 21 | Air Force | 4 | 20 | 136 | 5.0 | 34.0 |
| 21 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 20 | 182 | 4.0 | 36.4 |
| 21 | Tulsa | 5 | 20 | 198 | 4.0 | 39.6 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 4 | 20 | 201 | 5.0 | 50.3 |
| 28 | Stanford | 4 | 21 | 150 | 5.3 | 37.5 |
| 28 | North Texas | 5 | 21 | 212 | 4.2 | 42.4 |
| 30 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 22 | 148 | 4.4 | 29.6 |
| 30 | Arizona State | 5 | 22 | 160 | 4.4 | 32.0 |
| 30 | South Carolina | 5 | 22 | 174 | 4.4 | 34.8 |
| 30 | Penn State | 5 | 22 | 212 | 4.4 | 42.4 |
| 30 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 22 | 179 | 5.5 | 44.8 |
| 30 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 22 | 190 | 5.5 | 47.5 |
| 30 | Mississippi State | 4 | 22 | 216 | 5.5 | 54.0 |
| 30 | Buffalo | 4 | 22 | 222 | 5.5 | 55.5 |
| 38 | Connecticut | 5 | 23 | 170 | 4.6 | 34.0 |
| 38 | Kentucky | 5 | 23 | 185 | 4.6 | 37.0 |
| 38 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 23 | 209 | 4.6 | 41.8 |
| 38 | Purdue | 4 | 23 | 171 | 5.8 | 42.8 |
| 38 | Notre Dame | 4 | 23 | 172 | 5.8 | 43.0 |
| 38 | Texas A&M | 4 | 23 | 213 | 5.8 | 53.3 |
| 38 | Michigan | 4 | 23 | 222 | 5.8 | 55.5 |
| 45 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 24 | 188 | 6.0 | 47.0 |
| 45 | Ball State | 5 | 24 | 249 | 4.8 | 49.8 |
| 47 | Duke | 5 | 25 | 205 | 5.0 | 41.0 |
| 47 | Auburn | 4 | 25 | 197 | 6.3 | 49.3 |
| 47 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 25 | 204 | 6.3 | 51.0 |
| 47 | Tulane | 4 | 25 | 232 | 6.3 | 58.0 |
| 47 | Memphis | 4 | 25 | 261 | 6.3 | 65.3 |
| 52 | Arizona | 5 | 26 | 227 | 5.2 | 45.4 |
| 52 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 26 | 210 | 6.5 | 52.5 |
| 54 | Arkansas | 5 | 27 | 208 | 5.4 | 41.6 |
| 54 | Clemson | 5 | 27 | 212 | 5.4 | 42.4 |
| 54 | Florida State | 5 | 27 | 234 | 5.4 | 46.8 |
| 54 | Rice | 5 | 27 | 263 | 5.4 | 52.6 |
| 54 | Northwestern | 5 | 27 | 267 | 5.4 | 53.4 |
| 54 | Hawai'i | 4 | 27 | 233 | 6.8 | 58.3 |
| 54 | Texas State | 4 | 27 | 265 | 6.8 | 66.3 |
| 54 | Oregon State | 3 | 27 | 259 | 9.0 | 86.3 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 28 | 247 | 5.6 | 49.4 |
| 62 | Michigan State | 5 | 28 | 251 | 5.6 | 50.2 |
| 62 | Washington | 4 | 28 | 225 | 7.0 | 56.3 |
| 62 | Nebraska | 5 | 28 | 298 | 5.6 | 59.6 |
| 66 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 29 | 215 | 5.8 | 43.0 |
| 66 | Arkansas State | 5 | 29 | 274 | 5.8 | 54.8 |
| 66 | Iowa | 5 | 29 | 301 | 5.8 | 60.2 |
| 66 | SMU | 4 | 29 | 245 | 7.3 | 61.3 |
| 66 | Utah | 4 | 29 | 272 | 7.3 | 68.0 |
| 71 | Illinois | 5 | 30 | 230 | 6.0 | 46.0 |
| 71 | UNLV | 5 | 30 | 304 | 6.0 | 60.8 |
| 71 | Kent State | 4 | 30 | 271 | 7.5 | 67.8 |
| 71 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 30 | 279 | 7.5 | 69.8 |
| 71 | Indiana | 4 | 30 | 301 | 7.5 | 75.3 |
| 76 | New Mexico State | 5 | 31 | 232 | 6.2 | 46.4 |
| 76 | Louisville | 5 | 31 | 256 | 6.2 | 51.2 |
| 76 | Ohio | 5 | 31 | 260 | 6.2 | 52.0 |
| 76 | North Carolina | 5 | 31 | 276 | 6.2 | 55.2 |
| 76 | San Diego State | 5 | 31 | 278 | 6.2 | 55.6 |
| 76 | San Jose State | 5 | 31 | 292 | 6.2 | 58.4 |
| 76 | TCU | 4 | 31 | 308 | 7.8 | 77.0 |
| 76 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 31 | 317 | 7.8 | 79.3 |
| 84 | Tennessee | 5 | 32 | 216 | 6.4 | 43.2 |
| 84 | Western Michigan | 5 | 32 | 251 | 6.4 | 50.2 |
| 84 | Florida | 4 | 32 | 256 | 8.0 | 64.0 |
| 84 | Texas Tech | 4 | 32 | 305 | 8.0 | 76.3 |
| 88 | Bowling Green | 5 | 33 | 263 | 6.6 | 52.6 |
| 88 | Missouri | 5 | 33 | 277 | 6.6 | 55.4 |
| 88 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 33 | 339 | 6.6 | 67.8 |
| 88 | Baylor | 4 | 33 | 292 | 8.3 | 73.0 |
| 92 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 34 | 264 | 6.8 | 52.8 |
| 92 | Fresno State | 5 | 34 | 316 | 6.8 | 63.2 |
| 92 | Houston | 4 | 34 | 296 | 8.5 | 74.0 |
| 95 | Minnesota | 5 | 35 | 267 | 7.0 | 53.4 |
| 95 | Colorado | 5 | 35 | 318 | 7.0 | 63.6 |
| 95 | Colorado State | 5 | 35 | 333 | 7.0 | 66.6 |
| 95 | Syracuse | 4 | 35 | 271 | 8.8 | 67.8 |
| 99 | USC | 4 | 36 | 300 | 9.0 | 75.0 |
| 99 | UAB | 4 | 36 | 324 | 9.0 | 81.0 |
| 101 | Florida International | 5 | 37 | 280 | 7.4 | 56.0 |
| 101 | Ohio State | 5 | 37 | 325 | 7.4 | 65.0 |
| 103 | Georgia | 5 | 38 | 237 | 7.6 | 47.4 |
| 103 | North Carolina State | 5 | 38 | 295 | 7.6 | 59.0 |
| 103 | Toledo | 5 | 38 | 366 | 7.6 | 73.2 |
| 103 | South Alabama | 5 | 38 | 387 | 7.6 | 77.4 |
| 107 | Idaho | 5 | 39 | 289 | 7.8 | 57.8 |
| 107 | UTEP | 5 | 39 | 307 | 7.8 | 61.4 |
| 107 | Virginia | 5 | 39 | 346 | 7.8 | 69.2 |
| 110 | Akron | 5 | 40 | 342 | 8.0 | 68.4 |
| 110 | Massachusetts | 5 | 40 | 344 | 8.0 | 68.8 |
| 112 | South Florida | 5 | 41 | 365 | 8.2 | 73.0 |
| 112 | Marshall | 5 | 41 | 377 | 8.2 | 75.4 |
| 112 | Rutgers | 4 | 41 | 313 | 10.3 | 78.3 |
| 112 | UCLA | 5 | 41 | 420 | 8.2 | 84.0 |
| 116 | LSU | 5 | 42 | 305 | 8.4 | 61.0 |
| 116 | Oregon | 5 | 42 | 368 | 8.4 | 73.6 |
| 116 | California | 5 | 42 | 374 | 8.4 | 74.8 |
| 116 | BYU | 5 | 42 | 390 | 8.4 | 78.0 |
| 116 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 42 | 392 | 10.5 | 98.0 |
| 121 | Washington State | 5 | 43 | 405 | 8.6 | 81.0 |
| 121 | Utah State | 5 | 43 | 471 | 8.6 | 94.2 |
| 123 | Nevada | 5 | 44 | 444 | 8.8 | 88.8 |
| 124 | Troy | 5 | 46 | 392 | 9.2 | 78.4 |