2012 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 2 | Air Force | 8 | 25 | 169 | 3.1 | 21.1 |
| 3 | UTEP | 8 | 22 | 218 | 2.8 | 27.3 |
| 4 | Navy | 2 | 7 | 59 | 3.5 | 29.5 |
| 5 | Kansas | 9 | 31 | 266 | 3.4 | 29.6 |
| 5 | Missouri | 8 | 35 | 237 | 4.4 | 29.6 |
| 7 | Iowa | 8 | 34 | 246 | 4.3 | 30.8 |
| 8 | Boston College | 8 | 30 | 250 | 3.8 | 31.3 |
| 9 | Mississippi | 8 | 38 | 251 | 4.8 | 31.4 |
| 10 | SMU | 8 | 35 | 258 | 4.4 | 32.3 |
| 11 | New Mexico State | 6 | 24 | 199 | 4.0 | 33.2 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 8 | 35 | 268 | 4.4 | 33.5 |
| 13 | Kansas State | 9 | 37 | 304 | 4.1 | 33.8 |
| 14 | Indiana | 8 | 37 | 274 | 4.6 | 34.3 |
| 15 | UCF | 9 | 38 | 311 | 4.2 | 34.6 |
| 16 | BYU | 1 | 4 | 35 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 9 | 32 | 322 | 3.6 | 35.8 |
| 18 | Alabama | 9 | 38 | 326 | 4.2 | 36.2 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 44 | 326 | 4.9 | 36.2 |
| 20 | North Texas | 8 | 32 | 297 | 4.0 | 37.1 |
| 21 | Iowa State | 9 | 40 | 335 | 4.4 | 37.2 |
| 22 | Maryland | 8 | 33 | 303 | 4.1 | 37.9 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 9 | 42 | 345 | 4.7 | 38.3 |
| 24 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 38 | 311 | 4.8 | 38.9 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 8 | 33 | 313 | 4.1 | 39.1 |
| 25 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 37 | 313 | 4.6 | 39.1 |
| 27 | Nevada | 8 | 36 | 322 | 4.5 | 40.3 |
| 28 | Notre Dame | 2 | 9 | 81 | 4.5 | 40.5 |
| 29 | San Jose State | 6 | 28 | 244 | 4.7 | 40.7 |
| 30 | Clemson | 8 | 37 | 327 | 4.6 | 40.9 |
| 30 | Wake Forest | 8 | 39 | 327 | 4.9 | 40.9 |
| 32 | Minnesota | 8 | 43 | 331 | 5.4 | 41.4 |
| 33 | Tulsa | 9 | 39 | 374 | 4.3 | 41.6 |
| 34 | Arkansas | 8 | 45 | 334 | 5.6 | 41.8 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 9 | 47 | 377 | 5.2 | 41.9 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 39 | 336 | 4.9 | 42.0 |
| 37 | South Florida | 7 | 33 | 296 | 4.7 | 42.3 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 7 | 33 | 296 | 4.7 | 42.3 |
| 39 | Kentucky | 8 | 37 | 339 | 4.6 | 42.4 |
| 40 | Boise State | 8 | 37 | 343 | 4.6 | 42.9 |
| 41 | New Mexico | 8 | 38 | 344 | 4.8 | 43.0 |
| 41 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 42 | 344 | 5.3 | 43.0 |
| 41 | Auburn | 8 | 44 | 344 | 5.5 | 43.0 |
| 44 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 50 | 349 | 6.3 | 43.6 |
| 45 | Wyoming | 8 | 37 | 353 | 4.6 | 44.1 |
| 46 | Texas A&M | 8 | 38 | 354 | 4.8 | 44.3 |
| 47 | Texas | 9 | 45 | 401 | 5.0 | 44.6 |
| 48 | Ohio | 8 | 36 | 359 | 4.5 | 44.9 |
| 49 | Michigan | 8 | 35 | 364 | 4.4 | 45.5 |
| 50 | Kent State | 9 | 46 | 410 | 5.1 | 45.6 |
| 51 | Arkansas State | 8 | 40 | 370 | 5.0 | 46.3 |
| 52 | North Carolina State | 8 | 54 | 371 | 6.8 | 46.4 |
| 53 | West Virginia | 9 | 47 | 426 | 5.2 | 47.3 |
| 54 | Ball State | 8 | 37 | 379 | 4.6 | 47.4 |
| 55 | Hawai'i | 8 | 44 | 380 | 5.5 | 47.5 |
| 56 | San Diego State | 8 | 45 | 383 | 5.6 | 47.9 |
| 57 | Tulane | 8 | 48 | 388 | 6.0 | 48.5 |
| 58 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 49 | 389 | 6.1 | 48.6 |
| 59 | Northwestern | 8 | 42 | 395 | 5.3 | 49.4 |
| 59 | Rice | 8 | 43 | 395 | 5.4 | 49.4 |
| 59 | Houston | 8 | 45 | 395 | 5.6 | 49.4 |
| 62 | Central Michigan | 8 | 42 | 397 | 5.3 | 49.6 |
| 63 | East Carolina | 8 | 40 | 399 | 5.0 | 49.9 |
| 64 | UNLV | 8 | 40 | 401 | 5.0 | 50.1 |
| 65 | Massachusetts | 8 | 46 | 402 | 5.8 | 50.3 |
| 66 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 45 | 406 | 5.6 | 50.8 |
| 67 | Penn State | 8 | 43 | 409 | 5.4 | 51.1 |
| 68 | Virginia | 8 | 49 | 410 | 6.1 | 51.3 |
| 68 | Tennessee | 8 | 55 | 410 | 6.9 | 51.3 |
| 70 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 52 | 463 | 5.8 | 51.4 |
| 71 | Cincinnati | 7 | 38 | 362 | 5.4 | 51.7 |
| 72 | Marshall | 8 | 45 | 417 | 5.6 | 52.1 |
| 73 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 49 | 421 | 6.1 | 52.6 |
| 73 | Western Michigan | 8 | 50 | 421 | 6.3 | 52.6 |
| 75 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 57 | 424 | 7.1 | 53.0 |
| 76 | Temple | 7 | 41 | 372 | 5.9 | 53.1 |
| 77 | Colorado | 9 | 50 | 489 | 5.6 | 54.3 |
| 77 | Illinois | 8 | 49 | 434 | 6.1 | 54.3 |
| 79 | Washington State | 9 | 59 | 493 | 6.6 | 54.8 |
| 80 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 48 | 444 | 6.0 | 55.5 |
| 80 | Duke | 8 | 53 | 444 | 6.6 | 55.5 |
| 82 | Purdue | 8 | 47 | 446 | 5.9 | 55.8 |
| 83 | Michigan State | 8 | 44 | 447 | 5.5 | 55.9 |
| 84 | Utah State | 6 | 33 | 337 | 5.5 | 56.2 |
| 85 | Rutgers | 7 | 48 | 400 | 6.9 | 57.1 |
| 86 | LSU | 8 | 54 | 462 | 6.8 | 57.8 |
| 87 | Utah | 9 | 60 | 521 | 6.7 | 57.9 |
| 88 | TCU | 9 | 57 | 522 | 6.3 | 58.0 |
| 88 | Georgia | 9 | 66 | 522 | 7.3 | 58.0 |
| 90 | Baylor | 9 | 59 | 529 | 6.6 | 58.8 |
| 91 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 51 | 413 | 7.3 | 59.0 |
| 92 | Stanford | 10 | 67 | 595 | 6.7 | 59.5 |
| 92 | Florida | 8 | 55 | 476 | 6.9 | 59.5 |
| 94 | Louisville | 7 | 49 | 422 | 7.0 | 60.3 |
| 94 | UAB | 8 | 56 | 482 | 7.0 | 60.3 |
| 96 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 62 | 486 | 7.8 | 60.8 |
| 97 | Nebraska | 9 | 58 | 550 | 6.4 | 61.1 |
| 98 | Bowling Green | 8 | 58 | 492 | 7.3 | 61.5 |
| 99 | Oregon State | 9 | 58 | 554 | 6.4 | 61.6 |
| 100 | Florida International | 8 | 64 | 497 | 8.0 | 62.1 |
| 101 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 60 | 567 | 6.7 | 63.0 |
| 102 | Arizona | 9 | 64 | 576 | 7.1 | 64.0 |
| 103 | Ohio State | 8 | 53 | 514 | 6.6 | 64.3 |
| 104 | Florida State | 9 | 67 | 588 | 7.4 | 65.3 |
| 105 | Fresno State | 8 | 59 | 523 | 7.4 | 65.4 |
| 105 | Troy | 8 | 62 | 523 | 7.8 | 65.4 |
| 107 | Colorado State | 8 | 54 | 528 | 6.8 | 66.0 |
| 108 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 42 | 399 | 7.0 | 66.5 |
| 109 | Akron | 8 | 71 | 547 | 8.9 | 68.4 |
| 110 | Buffalo | 8 | 50 | 550 | 6.3 | 68.8 |
| 111 | Texas Tech | 9 | 66 | 621 | 7.3 | 69.0 |
| 112 | USC | 9 | 76 | 627 | 8.4 | 69.7 |
| 113 | Idaho | 6 | 43 | 426 | 7.2 | 71.0 |
| 114 | Syracuse | 7 | 57 | 499 | 8.1 | 71.3 |
| 115 | Toledo | 8 | 54 | 571 | 6.8 | 71.4 |
| 115 | Memphis | 8 | 60 | 571 | 7.5 | 71.4 |
| 117 | Oregon | 9 | 70 | 646 | 7.8 | 71.8 |
| 118 | North Carolina | 8 | 67 | 583 | 8.4 | 72.9 |
| 119 | South Alabama | 8 | 66 | 592 | 8.3 | 74.0 |
| 120 | UTSA | 6 | 49 | 488 | 8.2 | 81.3 |
| 121 | Texas State | 6 | 51 | 491 | 8.5 | 81.8 |
| 122 | Washington | 9 | 82 | 759 | 9.1 | 84.3 |
| 123 | California | 9 | 76 | 795 | 8.4 | 88.3 |
| 124 | UCLA | 10 | 96 | 919 | 9.6 | 91.9 |