2012 National Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 118 | 1142 | 9.8 | 95.2 |
| 2 | Arizona | 12 | 113 | 1111 | 9.4 | 92.6 |
| 3 | California | 11 | 94 | 863 | 8.5 | 78.5 |
| 4 | Washington State | 11 | 92 | 859 | 8.4 | 78.1 |
| 5 | USC | 13 | 112 | 988 | 8.6 | 76.0 |
| 6 | South Florida | 11 | 88 | 828 | 8.0 | 75.3 |
| 7 | Ball State | 13 | 96 | 927 | 7.4 | 71.3 |
| 8 | New Mexico State | 11 | 76 | 759 | 6.9 | 69.0 |
| 9 | Oregon State | 12 | 87 | 808 | 7.3 | 67.3 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 12 | 90 | 789 | 7.5 | 65.8 |
| 11 | Colorado | 11 | 77 | 720 | 7.0 | 65.5 |
| 12 | Syracuse | 12 | 91 | 785 | 7.6 | 65.4 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 12 | 92 | 778 | 7.7 | 64.8 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 12 | 87 | 774 | 7.3 | 64.5 |
| 15 | UTSA | 8 | 55 | 515 | 6.9 | 64.4 |
| 16 | UNLV | 12 | 76 | 768 | 6.3 | 64.0 |
| 17 | Boston College | 11 | 80 | 703 | 7.3 | 63.9 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 12 | 81 | 755 | 6.8 | 62.9 |
| 19 | Texas State | 11 | 66 | 685 | 6.0 | 62.3 |
| 20 | Troy | 12 | 87 | 740 | 7.3 | 61.7 |
| 21 | Utah | 11 | 85 | 678 | 7.7 | 61.6 |
| 22 | UCLA | 14 | 92 | 859 | 6.6 | 61.4 |
| 23 | Hawai'i | 11 | 68 | 667 | 6.2 | 60.6 |
| 24 | Houston | 12 | 80 | 726 | 6.7 | 60.5 |
| 25 | Western Michigan | 11 | 77 | 664 | 7.0 | 60.4 |
| 26 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 85 | 760 | 6.5 | 58.5 |
| 27 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 85 | 695 | 7.1 | 57.9 |
| 28 | Indiana | 11 | 65 | 636 | 5.9 | 57.8 |
| 29 | Iowa State | 12 | 81 | 691 | 6.8 | 57.6 |
| 30 | Cincinnati | 11 | 71 | 632 | 6.5 | 57.5 |
| 30 | BYU | 12 | 76 | 690 | 6.3 | 57.5 |
| 32 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 65 | 624 | 5.9 | 56.7 |
| 33 | SMU | 12 | 73 | 678 | 6.1 | 56.5 |
| 34 | Arkansas State | 12 | 84 | 673 | 7.0 | 56.1 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 13 | 73 | 729 | 5.6 | 56.1 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | 11 | 75 | 616 | 6.8 | 56.0 |
| 36 | Temple | 10 | 61 | 560 | 6.1 | 56.0 |
| 36 | UAB | 11 | 63 | 616 | 5.7 | 56.0 |
| 39 | Stanford | 14 | 85 | 781 | 6.1 | 55.8 |
| 40 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 75 | 612 | 6.8 | 55.6 |
| 41 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 85 | 663 | 7.1 | 55.3 |
| 41 | Michigan | 13 | 84 | 719 | 6.5 | 55.3 |
| 43 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 85 | 662 | 7.1 | 55.2 |
| 44 | Florida International | 12 | 76 | 659 | 6.3 | 54.9 |
| 45 | Central Michigan | 12 | 74 | 657 | 6.2 | 54.8 |
| 46 | North Carolina | 11 | 71 | 598 | 6.5 | 54.4 |
| 47 | Tulane | 12 | 68 | 652 | 5.7 | 54.3 |
| 48 | Buffalo | 11 | 60 | 593 | 5.5 | 53.9 |
| 49 | Marshall | 11 | 71 | 590 | 6.5 | 53.6 |
| 50 | Utah State | 12 | 75 | 640 | 6.3 | 53.3 |
| 50 | Duke | 12 | 70 | 640 | 5.8 | 53.3 |
| 50 | Toledo | 12 | 68 | 639 | 5.7 | 53.3 |
| 53 | Oregon | 12 | 63 | 637 | 5.3 | 53.1 |
| 54 | Wyoming | 11 | 64 | 582 | 5.8 | 52.9 |
| 55 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 66 | 633 | 5.5 | 52.8 |
| 56 | Rice | 13 | 75 | 681 | 5.8 | 52.4 |
| 57 | Washington | 12 | 73 | 625 | 6.1 | 52.1 |
| 58 | Connecticut | 12 | 73 | 624 | 6.1 | 52.0 |
| 58 | Nevada | 12 | 69 | 624 | 5.8 | 52.0 |
| 60 | Ohio State | 12 | 68 | 621 | 5.7 | 51.8 |
| 61 | Maryland | 11 | 64 | 568 | 5.8 | 51.6 |
| 61 | Kansas | 11 | 56 | 568 | 5.1 | 51.6 |
| 63 | Arizona State | 12 | 75 | 616 | 6.3 | 51.3 |
| 64 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 71 | 611 | 5.9 | 50.9 |
| 65 | Rutgers | 12 | 74 | 608 | 6.2 | 50.7 |
| 66 | Tulsa | 13 | 79 | 654 | 6.1 | 50.3 |
| 67 | Texas Tech | 12 | 64 | 601 | 5.3 | 50.1 |
| 68 | Colorado State | 11 | 55 | 550 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 69 | Florida | 12 | 72 | 596 | 6.0 | 49.7 |
| 70 | Penn State | 12 | 71 | 595 | 5.9 | 49.6 |
| 71 | Akron | 11 | 64 | 545 | 5.8 | 49.5 |
| 72 | North Texas | 11 | 66 | 541 | 6.0 | 49.2 |
| 73 | Louisville | 12 | 69 | 587 | 5.8 | 48.9 |
| 74 | Bowling Green | 12 | 76 | 583 | 6.3 | 48.6 |
| 75 | Baylor | 12 | 69 | 580 | 5.8 | 48.3 |
| 76 | Purdue | 12 | 71 | 573 | 5.9 | 47.8 |
| 76 | Texas | 13 | 67 | 622 | 5.2 | 47.8 |
| 78 | Kent State | 13 | 63 | 620 | 4.8 | 47.7 |
| 79 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 60 | 524 | 5.5 | 47.6 |
| 79 | East Carolina | 12 | 64 | 571 | 5.3 | 47.6 |
| 81 | Iowa | 11 | 57 | 520 | 5.2 | 47.3 |
| 82 | Wake Forest | 11 | 62 | 519 | 5.6 | 47.2 |
| 83 | New Mexico | 12 | 67 | 561 | 5.6 | 46.8 |
| 84 | Northwestern | 12 | 65 | 559 | 5.4 | 46.6 |
| 85 | Idaho | 11 | 66 | 512 | 6.0 | 46.5 |
| 86 | Fresno State | 12 | 66 | 556 | 5.5 | 46.3 |
| 86 | Mississippi State | 12 | 61 | 556 | 5.1 | 46.3 |
| 88 | Florida State | 12 | 63 | 548 | 5.3 | 45.7 |
| 89 | Missouri | 11 | 65 | 500 | 5.9 | 45.5 |
| 90 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 58 | 499 | 5.3 | 45.4 |
| 91 | Ohio | 12 | 58 | 544 | 4.8 | 45.3 |
| 92 | TCU | 12 | 56 | 541 | 4.7 | 45.1 |
| 93 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 59 | 495 | 5.4 | 45.0 |
| 94 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 60 | 584 | 4.6 | 44.9 |
| 95 | San Diego State | 12 | 56 | 538 | 4.7 | 44.8 |
| 96 | Clemson | 12 | 67 | 535 | 5.6 | 44.6 |
| 97 | Arkansas | 11 | 59 | 490 | 5.4 | 44.5 |
| 98 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 67 | 529 | 5.6 | 44.1 |
| 99 | Virginia | 11 | 63 | 483 | 5.7 | 43.9 |
| 100 | South Carolina | 12 | 59 | 521 | 4.9 | 43.4 |
| 101 | Mississippi | 12 | 66 | 518 | 5.5 | 43.2 |
| 102 | LSU | 12 | 68 | 509 | 5.7 | 42.4 |
| 102 | North Carolina State | 12 | 63 | 509 | 5.3 | 42.4 |
| 104 | Tennessee | 11 | 58 | 462 | 5.3 | 42.0 |
| 105 | Notre Dame | 13 | 67 | 543 | 5.2 | 41.8 |
| 106 | Boise State | 13 | 67 | 542 | 5.2 | 41.7 |
| 107 | Memphis | 11 | 51 | 458 | 4.6 | 41.6 |
| 108 | Wisconsin | 13 | 62 | 539 | 4.8 | 41.5 |
| 109 | Kansas State | 12 | 56 | 497 | 4.7 | 41.4 |
| 110 | UTEP | 12 | 56 | 488 | 4.7 | 40.7 |
| 111 | Georgia | 13 | 67 | 522 | 5.2 | 40.2 |
| 111 | Kentucky | 11 | 56 | 442 | 5.1 | 40.2 |
| 113 | Air Force | 12 | 62 | 477 | 5.2 | 39.8 |
| 114 | Alabama | 13 | 59 | 516 | 4.5 | 39.7 |
| 115 | Army | 11 | 49 | 436 | 4.5 | 39.6 |
| 116 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 45 | 423 | 4.1 | 38.5 |
| 117 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 62 | 495 | 4.8 | 38.1 |
| 118 | Illinois | 11 | 48 | 418 | 4.4 | 38.0 |
| 119 | Michigan State | 13 | 56 | 483 | 4.3 | 37.2 |
| 120 | San Jose State | 12 | 48 | 444 | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| 121 | Oklahoma | 12 | 56 | 432 | 4.7 | 36.0 |
| 122 | Navy | 12 | 46 | 397 | 3.8 | 33.1 |
| 123 | Auburn | 11 | 44 | 344 | 4.0 | 31.3 |
| 123 | UCF | 14 | 55 | 438 | 3.9 | 31.3 |