2011 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball State | 8 | 69 | 682 | 8.6 | 85.3 |
| 2 | Arizona State | 9 | 75 | 711 | 8.3 | 79.0 |
| 3 | Colorado | 10 | 66 | 733 | 6.6 | 73.3 |
| 4 | Florida International | 8 | 66 | 575 | 8.3 | 71.9 |
| 5 | Washington State | 9 | 73 | 639 | 8.1 | 71.0 |
| 6 | Utah | 9 | 75 | 632 | 8.3 | 70.2 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 67 | 557 | 8.4 | 69.6 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 8 | 66 | 548 | 8.3 | 68.5 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 7 | 52 | 473 | 7.4 | 67.6 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 61 | 530 | 7.6 | 66.3 |
| 11 | Baylor | 9 | 67 | 594 | 7.4 | 66.0 |
| 12 | California | 10 | 73 | 657 | 7.3 | 65.7 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 7 | 57 | 458 | 8.1 | 65.4 |
| 14 | USC | 9 | 69 | 577 | 7.7 | 64.1 |
| 14 | Connecticut | 7 | 51 | 449 | 7.3 | 64.1 |
| 16 | Michigan | 8 | 57 | 509 | 7.1 | 63.6 |
| 17 | Arizona | 9 | 58 | 565 | 6.4 | 62.8 |
| 18 | Kansas State | 9 | 56 | 560 | 6.2 | 62.2 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 9 | 60 | 555 | 6.7 | 61.7 |
| 20 | Wyoming | 7 | 50 | 426 | 7.1 | 60.9 |
| 21 | Bowling Green | 8 | 56 | 475 | 7.0 | 59.4 |
| 22 | Fresno State | 7 | 41 | 415 | 5.9 | 59.3 |
| 23 | Oregon | 10 | 69 | 592 | 6.9 | 59.2 |
| 24 | Florida | 8 | 56 | 472 | 7.0 | 59.0 |
| 25 | Arkansas State | 8 | 62 | 469 | 7.8 | 58.6 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 54 | 469 | 6.8 | 58.6 |
| 27 | Air Force | 7 | 47 | 405 | 6.7 | 57.9 |
| 28 | Oregon State | 9 | 54 | 520 | 6.0 | 57.8 |
| 29 | Washington | 9 | 63 | 515 | 7.0 | 57.2 |
| 30 | Syracuse | 7 | 51 | 398 | 7.3 | 56.9 |
| 31 | Duke | 8 | 49 | 453 | 6.1 | 56.6 |
| 32 | Michigan State | 9 | 62 | 507 | 6.9 | 56.3 |
| 32 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 50 | 450 | 6.3 | 56.3 |
| 34 | Akron | 8 | 44 | 447 | 5.5 | 55.9 |
| 35 | UCLA | 10 | 56 | 554 | 5.6 | 55.4 |
| 36 | Central Michigan | 8 | 48 | 442 | 6.0 | 55.3 |
| 36 | Northwestern | 8 | 47 | 442 | 5.9 | 55.3 |
| 38 | Idaho | 7 | 44 | 386 | 6.3 | 55.1 |
| 39 | Nevada | 7 | 45 | 385 | 6.4 | 55.0 |
| 40 | Rutgers | 7 | 49 | 382 | 7.0 | 54.6 |
| 41 | Clemson | 9 | 53 | 490 | 5.9 | 54.4 |
| 42 | Utah State | 7 | 47 | 377 | 6.7 | 53.9 |
| 42 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 52 | 431 | 6.5 | 53.9 |
| 44 | Texas A&M | 9 | 63 | 483 | 7.0 | 53.7 |
| 45 | TCU | 7 | 39 | 374 | 5.6 | 53.4 |
| 45 | UAB | 8 | 44 | 427 | 5.5 | 53.4 |
| 47 | Arkansas | 8 | 54 | 423 | 6.8 | 52.9 |
| 48 | South Florida | 7 | 42 | 368 | 6.0 | 52.6 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | 8 | 47 | 419 | 5.9 | 52.4 |
| 49 | Boise State | 7 | 41 | 367 | 5.9 | 52.4 |
| 49 | Texas | 9 | 50 | 472 | 5.6 | 52.4 |
| 52 | Iowa | 8 | 46 | 411 | 5.8 | 51.4 |
| 52 | Colorado State | 7 | 37 | 360 | 5.3 | 51.4 |
| 54 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 51 | 458 | 5.7 | 50.9 |
| 55 | Toledo | 8 | 50 | 406 | 6.3 | 50.8 |
| 55 | Nebraska | 8 | 42 | 406 | 5.3 | 50.8 |
| 57 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 55 | 456 | 6.1 | 50.7 |
| 57 | San Jose State | 7 | 40 | 355 | 5.7 | 50.7 |
| 59 | Troy | 8 | 45 | 402 | 5.6 | 50.3 |
| 59 | Tulsa | 8 | 44 | 402 | 5.5 | 50.3 |
| 61 | Wake Forest | 8 | 47 | 400 | 5.9 | 50.0 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 8 | 47 | 399 | 5.9 | 49.9 |
| 63 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 42 | 397 | 5.3 | 49.6 |
| 63 | UTEP | 8 | 41 | 397 | 5.1 | 49.6 |
| 65 | Georgia | 9 | 63 | 441 | 7.0 | 49.0 |
| 65 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 50 | 392 | 6.3 | 49.0 |
| 67 | Stanford | 9 | 43 | 436 | 4.8 | 48.4 |
| 68 | Florida State | 8 | 49 | 385 | 6.1 | 48.1 |
| 69 | Navy | 2 | 11 | 96 | 5.5 | 48.0 |
| 70 | Memphis | 8 | 46 | 383 | 5.8 | 47.9 |
| 71 | Wisconsin | 9 | 50 | 428 | 5.6 | 47.6 |
| 71 | Indiana | 8 | 41 | 381 | 5.1 | 47.6 |
| 73 | Houston | 9 | 52 | 424 | 5.8 | 47.1 |
| 74 | LSU | 10 | 62 | 468 | 6.2 | 46.8 |
| 75 | Virginia | 8 | 38 | 370 | 4.8 | 46.3 |
| 76 | Ohio | 9 | 52 | 414 | 5.8 | 46.0 |
| 77 | Oklahoma | 9 | 60 | 412 | 6.7 | 45.8 |
| 78 | Auburn | 8 | 49 | 365 | 6.1 | 45.6 |
| 79 | Kansas | 9 | 45 | 408 | 5.0 | 45.3 |
| 80 | Purdue | 8 | 42 | 358 | 5.3 | 44.8 |
| 81 | Buffalo | 8 | 38 | 354 | 4.8 | 44.3 |
| 82 | SMU | 8 | 41 | 353 | 5.1 | 44.1 |
| 83 | West Virginia | 7 | 41 | 306 | 5.9 | 43.7 |
| 84 | North Carolina State | 8 | 37 | 349 | 4.6 | 43.6 |
| 85 | New Mexico | 7 | 32 | 302 | 4.6 | 43.1 |
| 86 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 37 | 301 | 5.3 | 43.0 |
| 87 | Maryland | 8 | 45 | 342 | 5.6 | 42.8 |
| 88 | Iowa State | 9 | 43 | 381 | 4.8 | 42.3 |
| 89 | Kentucky | 8 | 43 | 337 | 5.4 | 42.1 |
| 90 | San Diego State | 7 | 37 | 294 | 5.3 | 42.0 |
| 91 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 45 | 377 | 5.0 | 41.9 |
| 92 | South Carolina | 8 | 42 | 334 | 5.3 | 41.8 |
| 92 | Kent State | 8 | 37 | 334 | 4.6 | 41.8 |
| 94 | Ohio State | 8 | 38 | 332 | 4.8 | 41.5 |
| 94 | East Carolina | 8 | 36 | 332 | 4.5 | 41.5 |
| 96 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 40 | 373 | 4.4 | 41.4 |
| 97 | North Texas | 8 | 38 | 330 | 4.8 | 41.3 |
| 98 | Missouri | 9 | 50 | 368 | 5.6 | 40.9 |
| 98 | Temple | 8 | 36 | 327 | 4.5 | 40.9 |
| 100 | Tulane | 8 | 40 | 323 | 5.0 | 40.4 |
| 101 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 35 | 282 | 5.0 | 40.3 |
| 101 | Marshall | 8 | 38 | 322 | 4.8 | 40.3 |
| 103 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 38 | 318 | 4.8 | 39.8 |
| 104 | Penn State | 8 | 40 | 309 | 5.0 | 38.6 |
| 105 | Louisville | 7 | 39 | 269 | 5.6 | 38.4 |
| 106 | UCF | 8 | 37 | 304 | 4.6 | 38.0 |
| 107 | North Carolina | 8 | 33 | 289 | 4.1 | 36.1 |
| 108 | Illinois | 8 | 34 | 288 | 4.3 | 36.0 |
| 109 | Mississippi | 8 | 38 | 286 | 4.8 | 35.8 |
| 110 | Boston College | 8 | 36 | 262 | 4.5 | 32.8 |
| 111 | Minnesota | 8 | 31 | 261 | 3.9 | 32.6 |
| 112 | Alabama | 9 | 39 | 284 | 4.3 | 31.6 |
| 113 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 36 | 252 | 4.5 | 31.5 |
| 113 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 35 | 252 | 4.4 | 31.5 |
| 115 | New Mexico State | 7 | 27 | 215 | 3.9 | 30.7 |
| 116 | Notre Dame | 1 | 3 | 30 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 117 | UNLV | 7 | 26 | 208 | 3.7 | 29.7 |
| 118 | Rice | 8 | 29 | 228 | 3.6 | 28.5 |
| 119 | Army | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2.0 | 10.0 |