2012 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 13 | 90 | 2.6 | 18.0 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 4 | 12 | 99 | 3.0 | 24.8 |
| 3 | Alabama | 5 | 16 | 141 | 3.2 | 28.2 |
| 4 | Arizona State | 4 | 14 | 114 | 3.5 | 28.5 |
| 5 | Navy | 11 | 41 | 319 | 3.7 | 29.0 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 21 | 146 | 4.2 | 29.2 |
| 7 | Kansas | 3 | 14 | 94 | 4.7 | 31.3 |
| 8 | Army | 11 | 44 | 346 | 4.0 | 31.5 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 15 | 130 | 3.8 | 32.5 |
| 9 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 20 | 130 | 5.0 | 32.5 |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 4 | 14 | 134 | 3.5 | 33.5 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 5 | 15 | 168 | 3.0 | 33.6 |
| 13 | Connecticut | 5 | 23 | 170 | 4.6 | 34.0 |
| 14 | Temple | 4 | 18 | 137 | 4.5 | 34.3 |
| 15 | Air Force | 5 | 19 | 172 | 3.8 | 34.4 |
| 16 | Boston College | 4 | 18 | 138 | 4.5 | 34.5 |
| 17 | Arizona | 4 | 19 | 140 | 4.8 | 35.0 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 5 | 21 | 184 | 4.2 | 36.8 |
| 19 | New Mexico | 5 | 24 | 186 | 4.8 | 37.2 |
| 20 | Stanford | 4 | 18 | 150 | 4.5 | 37.5 |
| 21 | Duke | 5 | 23 | 193 | 4.6 | 38.6 |
| 22 | UCF | 5 | 22 | 196 | 4.4 | 39.2 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 4 | 18 | 157 | 4.5 | 39.3 |
| 24 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 23 | 200 | 4.6 | 40.0 |
| 25 | Wyoming | 4 | 17 | 161 | 4.3 | 40.3 |
| 25 | Illinois | 4 | 22 | 161 | 5.5 | 40.3 |
| 27 | Maryland | 4 | 17 | 162 | 4.3 | 40.5 |
| 28 | Tulsa | 5 | 24 | 212 | 4.8 | 42.4 |
| 29 | Oregon State | 4 | 21 | 170 | 5.3 | 42.5 |
| 30 | Boise State | 5 | 22 | 213 | 4.4 | 42.6 |
| 30 | Notre Dame | 11 | 62 | 469 | 5.6 | 42.6 |
| 32 | Purdue | 5 | 27 | 216 | 5.4 | 43.2 |
| 33 | Kent State | 5 | 27 | 218 | 5.4 | 43.6 |
| 34 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 19 | 175 | 4.8 | 43.8 |
| 35 | Florida State | 5 | 22 | 221 | 4.4 | 44.2 |
| 36 | Mississippi State | 5 | 28 | 225 | 5.6 | 45.0 |
| 37 | USC | 4 | 25 | 181 | 6.3 | 45.3 |
| 38 | Georgia | 5 | 30 | 227 | 6.0 | 45.4 |
| 39 | Arkansas State | 5 | 24 | 228 | 4.8 | 45.6 |
| 40 | Mississippi | 5 | 24 | 229 | 4.8 | 45.8 |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 24 | 232 | 4.8 | 46.4 |
| 42 | Louisville | 6 | 33 | 281 | 5.5 | 46.8 |
| 42 | Clemson | 5 | 29 | 234 | 5.8 | 46.8 |
| 44 | Ball State | 5 | 24 | 235 | 4.8 | 47.0 |
| 44 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 27 | 235 | 5.4 | 47.0 |
| 44 | Texas | 4 | 23 | 188 | 5.8 | 47.0 |
| 44 | New Mexico State | 6 | 37 | 282 | 6.2 | 47.0 |
| 48 | North Carolina | 4 | 23 | 189 | 5.8 | 47.3 |
| 49 | Arkansas | 4 | 27 | 194 | 6.8 | 48.5 |
| 50 | Penn State | 4 | 20 | 195 | 5.0 | 48.8 |
| 50 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 25 | 244 | 5.0 | 48.8 |
| 52 | Buffalo | 4 | 23 | 200 | 5.8 | 50.0 |
| 52 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 23 | 200 | 5.8 | 50.0 |
| 54 | Western Michigan | 4 | 26 | 203 | 6.5 | 50.8 |
| 55 | San Diego State | 5 | 28 | 255 | 5.6 | 51.0 |
| 56 | Florida International | 4 | 26 | 205 | 6.5 | 51.3 |
| 56 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 26 | 205 | 6.5 | 51.3 |
| 58 | South Carolina | 5 | 28 | 258 | 5.6 | 51.6 |
| 59 | SMU | 5 | 32 | 260 | 6.4 | 52.0 |
| 60 | Northwestern | 5 | 26 | 262 | 5.2 | 52.4 |
| 61 | Washington | 4 | 26 | 210 | 6.5 | 52.5 |
| 62 | San Jose State | 7 | 40 | 374 | 5.7 | 53.4 |
| 63 | Iowa State | 4 | 23 | 217 | 5.8 | 54.3 |
| 64 | Texas State | 6 | 36 | 330 | 6.0 | 55.0 |
| 64 | Tennessee | 4 | 27 | 220 | 6.8 | 55.0 |
| 66 | Fresno State | 5 | 29 | 276 | 5.8 | 55.2 |
| 67 | Oklahoma | 4 | 27 | 221 | 6.8 | 55.3 |
| 68 | UNLV | 5 | 27 | 277 | 5.4 | 55.4 |
| 68 | Michigan | 5 | 27 | 277 | 5.4 | 55.4 |
| 70 | Cincinnati | 6 | 35 | 333 | 5.8 | 55.5 |
| 70 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 36 | 333 | 6.0 | 55.5 |
| 72 | BYU | 12 | 76 | 668 | 6.3 | 55.7 |
| 73 | North Texas | 4 | 20 | 223 | 5.0 | 55.8 |
| 74 | Rice | 5 | 29 | 280 | 5.8 | 56.0 |
| 75 | Bowling Green | 5 | 34 | 283 | 6.8 | 56.6 |
| 76 | Idaho | 6 | 44 | 341 | 7.3 | 56.8 |
| 77 | South Alabama | 5 | 30 | 285 | 6.0 | 57.0 |
| 77 | North Carolina State | 5 | 33 | 285 | 6.6 | 57.0 |
| 79 | West Virginia | 4 | 24 | 229 | 6.0 | 57.3 |
| 80 | Michigan State | 5 | 31 | 288 | 6.2 | 57.6 |
| 81 | Ohio | 5 | 33 | 291 | 6.6 | 58.2 |
| 81 | LSU | 5 | 40 | 291 | 8.0 | 58.2 |
| 83 | UTSA | 4 | 25 | 236 | 6.3 | 59.0 |
| 84 | Nebraska | 5 | 30 | 297 | 6.0 | 59.4 |
| 85 | Baylor | 4 | 28 | 241 | 7.0 | 60.3 |
| 86 | Iowa | 4 | 21 | 245 | 5.3 | 61.3 |
| 87 | Colorado State | 4 | 24 | 247 | 6.0 | 61.8 |
| 88 | Akron | 4 | 30 | 250 | 7.5 | 62.5 |
| 89 | Toledo | 5 | 35 | 313 | 7.0 | 62.6 |
| 90 | Rutgers | 6 | 46 | 380 | 7.7 | 63.3 |
| 91 | Houston | 4 | 30 | 257 | 7.5 | 64.3 |
| 91 | Auburn | 4 | 31 | 257 | 7.8 | 64.3 |
| 93 | Minnesota | 5 | 38 | 322 | 7.6 | 64.4 |
| 94 | Tulane | 4 | 28 | 259 | 7.0 | 64.8 |
| 95 | Ohio State | 4 | 31 | 260 | 7.8 | 65.0 |
| 96 | Memphis | 4 | 25 | 261 | 6.3 | 65.3 |
| 97 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 39 | 327 | 7.8 | 65.4 |
| 98 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 31 | 262 | 7.8 | 65.5 |
| 99 | Colorado | 3 | 23 | 199 | 7.7 | 66.3 |
| 100 | Syracuse | 6 | 45 | 399 | 7.5 | 66.5 |
| 101 | Hawai'i | 4 | 27 | 268 | 6.8 | 67.0 |
| 101 | California | 3 | 23 | 201 | 7.7 | 67.0 |
| 103 | Massachusetts | 4 | 35 | 277 | 8.8 | 69.3 |
| 104 | Oregon | 4 | 33 | 278 | 8.3 | 69.5 |
| 105 | UAB | 4 | 31 | 279 | 7.8 | 69.8 |
| 106 | Troy | 4 | 30 | 280 | 7.5 | 70.0 |
| 107 | Missouri | 4 | 32 | 282 | 8.0 | 70.5 |
| 108 | UTEP | 4 | 36 | 283 | 9.0 | 70.8 |
| 109 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 35 | 359 | 7.0 | 71.8 |
| 110 | Utah | 3 | 23 | 219 | 7.7 | 73.0 |
| 111 | Virginia | 4 | 33 | 296 | 8.3 | 74.0 |
| 112 | TCU | 4 | 32 | 297 | 8.0 | 74.3 |
| 113 | Texas A&M | 5 | 42 | 381 | 8.4 | 76.2 |
| 114 | Marshall | 4 | 33 | 309 | 8.3 | 77.3 |
| 115 | South Florida | 5 | 44 | 390 | 8.8 | 78.0 |
| 116 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 31 | 314 | 7.8 | 78.5 |
| 117 | Indiana | 4 | 31 | 317 | 7.8 | 79.3 |
| 118 | Florida | 5 | 50 | 419 | 10.0 | 83.8 |
| 119 | Utah State | 7 | 58 | 604 | 8.3 | 86.3 |
| 120 | UCLA | 4 | 33 | 354 | 8.3 | 88.5 |
| 121 | Texas Tech | 4 | 34 | 360 | 8.5 | 90.0 |
| 122 | Washington State | 3 | 28 | 276 | 9.3 | 92.0 |
| 123 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 56 | 558 | 9.3 | 93.0 |
| 124 | Nevada | 5 | 50 | 497 | 10.0 | 99.4 |