2011 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - All Games through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State | 13 | 103 | 948 | 7.9 | 72.9 |
| 2 | Colorado | 13 | 87 | 923 | 6.7 | 71.0 |
| 3 | Ball State | 12 | 84 | 868 | 7.0 | 72.3 |
| 4 | California | 13 | 98 | 866 | 7.5 | 66.6 |
| 5 | Utah | 13 | 100 | 852 | 7.7 | 65.5 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 13 | 101 | 841 | 7.8 | 64.7 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 13 | 85 | 837 | 6.5 | 64.4 |
| 8 | Washington State | 12 | 97 | 829 | 8.1 | 69.1 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 12 | 96 | 819 | 8.0 | 68.3 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 13 | 96 | 812 | 7.4 | 62.5 |
| 11 | Arizona | 12 | 86 | 808 | 7.2 | 67.3 |
| 12 | Michigan | 13 | 92 | 802 | 7.1 | 61.7 |
| 12 | Boise State | 13 | 91 | 802 | 7.0 | 61.7 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 93 | 796 | 7.2 | 61.2 |
| 15 | Florida International | 13 | 95 | 791 | 7.3 | 60.8 |
| 16 | Baylor | 13 | 92 | 783 | 7.1 | 60.2 |
| 17 | Wyoming | 13 | 88 | 780 | 6.8 | 60.0 |
| 18 | UCLA | 14 | 80 | 762 | 5.7 | 54.4 |
| 19 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 86 | 758 | 6.1 | 54.1 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 13 | 77 | 756 | 5.9 | 58.2 |
| 21 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 89 | 755 | 6.4 | 53.9 |
| 22 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 86 | 751 | 7.2 | 62.6 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 13 | 97 | 746 | 7.5 | 57.4 |
| 24 | Air Force | 13 | 85 | 742 | 6.5 | 57.1 |
| 25 | Florida | 13 | 90 | 740 | 6.9 | 56.9 |
| 26 | Oregon | 14 | 88 | 738 | 6.3 | 52.7 |
| 27 | Hawai'i | 13 | 81 | 736 | 6.2 | 56.6 |
| 28 | USC | 12 | 88 | 734 | 7.3 | 61.2 |
| 29 | Houston | 14 | 88 | 729 | 6.3 | 52.1 |
| 30 | Texas Tech | 12 | 85 | 728 | 7.1 | 60.7 |
| 31 | LSU | 14 | 95 | 726 | 6.8 | 51.9 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 79 | 725 | 6.1 | 55.8 |
| 33 | West Virginia | 13 | 87 | 723 | 6.7 | 55.6 |
| 33 | TCU | 13 | 82 | 723 | 6.3 | 55.6 |
| 35 | Washington | 13 | 90 | 720 | 6.9 | 55.4 |
| 36 | Western Michigan | 13 | 84 | 709 | 6.5 | 54.5 |
| 37 | Syracuse | 12 | 84 | 707 | 7.0 | 58.9 |
| 38 | Iowa | 13 | 83 | 701 | 6.4 | 53.9 |
| 38 | Clemson | 14 | 79 | 701 | 5.6 | 50.1 |
| 40 | Fresno State | 13 | 74 | 700 | 5.7 | 53.8 |
| 41 | Mississippi State | 13 | 81 | 698 | 6.2 | 53.7 |
| 42 | Rutgers | 13 | 86 | 692 | 6.6 | 53.2 |
| 43 | Michigan State | 14 | 85 | 688 | 6.1 | 49.1 |
| 44 | Nevada | 13 | 85 | 687 | 6.5 | 52.8 |
| 45 | Colorado State | 12 | 66 | 676 | 5.5 | 56.3 |
| 46 | Oregon State | 12 | 74 | 674 | 6.2 | 56.2 |
| 47 | Akron | 12 | 69 | 672 | 5.8 | 56.0 |
| 48 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 79 | 671 | 6.1 | 51.6 |
| 49 | Arkansas | 13 | 80 | 666 | 6.2 | 51.2 |
| 50 | Wisconsin | 14 | 77 | 660 | 5.5 | 47.1 |
| 51 | Tennessee | 12 | 78 | 657 | 6.5 | 54.8 |
| 51 | Ohio State | 13 | 77 | 657 | 5.9 | 50.5 |
| 53 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 78 | 655 | 6.0 | 50.4 |
| 53 | Tulsa | 13 | 70 | 655 | 5.4 | 50.4 |
| 55 | Utah State | 13 | 77 | 652 | 5.9 | 50.2 |
| 56 | UAB | 12 | 72 | 649 | 6.0 | 54.1 |
| 57 | Duke | 12 | 68 | 644 | 5.7 | 53.7 |
| 57 | San Diego State | 13 | 78 | 644 | 6.0 | 49.5 |
| 59 | Texas | 13 | 69 | 642 | 5.3 | 49.4 |
| 60 | Purdue | 13 | 72 | 641 | 5.5 | 49.3 |
| 60 | Ohio | 14 | 83 | 641 | 5.9 | 45.8 |
| 62 | Kentucky | 12 | 74 | 639 | 6.2 | 53.3 |
| 63 | Georgia | 14 | 94 | 637 | 6.7 | 45.5 |
| 64 | Virginia | 13 | 67 | 635 | 5.2 | 48.8 |
| 65 | Idaho | 12 | 74 | 633 | 6.2 | 52.8 |
| 66 | Indiana | 12 | 71 | 627 | 5.9 | 52.3 |
| 67 | Arkansas State | 13 | 80 | 625 | 6.2 | 48.1 |
| 68 | Florida State | 13 | 75 | 617 | 5.8 | 47.5 |
| 68 | Stanford | 13 | 65 | 617 | 5.0 | 47.5 |
| 70 | Northwestern | 13 | 69 | 612 | 5.3 | 47.1 |
| 71 | Bowling Green | 12 | 75 | 611 | 6.3 | 50.9 |
| 72 | North Carolina State | 13 | 65 | 609 | 5.0 | 46.8 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | 13 | 70 | 601 | 5.4 | 46.2 |
| 74 | New Mexico | 12 | 67 | 591 | 5.6 | 49.3 |
| 75 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 71 | 588 | 5.9 | 49.0 |
| 75 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 70 | 588 | 5.8 | 49.0 |
| 77 | Memphis | 12 | 69 | 587 | 5.8 | 48.9 |
| 78 | Missouri | 13 | 77 | 583 | 5.9 | 44.8 |
| 79 | South Florida | 12 | 70 | 582 | 5.8 | 48.5 |
| 79 | SMU | 13 | 65 | 582 | 5.0 | 44.8 |
| 81 | BYU | 13 | 74 | 580 | 5.7 | 44.6 |
| 82 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 71 | 577 | 5.9 | 48.1 |
| 83 | UTEP | 12 | 64 | 576 | 5.3 | 48.0 |
| 84 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 64 | 570 | 5.3 | 47.5 |
| 85 | Oklahoma | 13 | 81 | 569 | 6.2 | 43.8 |
| 85 | Iowa State | 13 | 71 | 569 | 5.5 | 43.8 |
| 87 | Central Michigan | 12 | 64 | 566 | 5.3 | 47.2 |
| 88 | Buffalo | 12 | 60 | 555 | 5.0 | 46.3 |
| 89 | Toledo | 13 | 72 | 553 | 5.5 | 42.5 |
| 90 | Temple | 13 | 60 | 548 | 4.6 | 42.2 |
| 91 | Maryland | 12 | 64 | 547 | 5.3 | 45.6 |
| 92 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 72 | 546 | 5.5 | 42.0 |
| 93 | Kansas | 12 | 62 | 543 | 5.2 | 45.3 |
| 94 | Auburn | 13 | 72 | 539 | 5.5 | 41.5 |
| 94 | Marshall | 13 | 68 | 539 | 5.2 | 41.5 |
| 96 | Kent State | 12 | 58 | 530 | 4.8 | 44.2 |
| 97 | North Carolina | 13 | 68 | 524 | 5.2 | 40.3 |
| 98 | San Jose State | 12 | 58 | 519 | 4.8 | 43.3 |
| 98 | Tulane | 13 | 64 | 519 | 4.9 | 39.9 |
| 100 | North Texas | 12 | 60 | 516 | 5.0 | 43.0 |
| 101 | New Mexico State | 13 | 58 | 512 | 4.5 | 39.4 |
| 102 | Troy | 12 | 60 | 506 | 5.0 | 42.2 |
| 103 | East Carolina | 12 | 59 | 502 | 4.9 | 41.8 |
| 104 | Penn State | 13 | 62 | 501 | 4.8 | 38.5 |
| 104 | Illinois | 13 | 59 | 501 | 4.5 | 38.5 |
| 106 | Navy | 12 | 56 | 498 | 4.7 | 41.5 |
| 107 | Louisville | 13 | 70 | 495 | 5.4 | 38.1 |
| 108 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 62 | 484 | 5.2 | 40.3 |
| 109 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 55 | 477 | 3.9 | 34.1 |
| 110 | South Carolina | 13 | 64 | 467 | 4.9 | 35.9 |
| 111 | Boston College | 12 | 56 | 462 | 4.7 | 38.5 |
| 112 | Mississippi | 12 | 60 | 460 | 5.0 | 38.3 |
| 113 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 56 | 459 | 4.7 | 38.3 |
| 114 | Alabama | 13 | 59 | 453 | 4.5 | 34.8 |
| 115 | Army | 12 | 58 | 450 | 4.8 | 37.5 |
| 115 | Rice | 12 | 51 | 450 | 4.3 | 37.5 |
| 117 | Minnesota | 12 | 54 | 445 | 4.5 | 37.1 |
| 118 | UNLV | 12 | 52 | 428 | 4.3 | 35.7 |
| 119 | UCF | 12 | 51 | 412 | 4.3 | 34.3 |
| 120 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 54 | 364 | 4.2 | 28.0 |