2012 National Leaders Penalties - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 2 | USC | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 5 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3.0 | 13.0 |
| 6 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 6 | Fresno State | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 6 | Army | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 9 | Oregon State | 2 | 5 | 35 | 2.5 | 17.5 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 11 | Arkansas State | 2 | 4 | 45 | 2.0 | 22.5 |
| 12 | Arizona | 1 | 4 | 23 | 4.0 | 23.0 |
| 13 | Boise State | 2 | 6 | 48 | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 25 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 14 | Louisville | 1 | 2 | 25 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 16 | Alabama | 2 | 6 | 55 | 3.0 | 27.5 |
| 17 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 3 | 28 | 3.0 | 28.0 |
| 18 | San Jose State | 1 | 4 | 30 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| 18 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 30 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| 20 | Oregon | 1 | 5 | 33 | 5.0 | 33.0 |
| 21 | Baylor | 2 | 10 | 69 | 5.0 | 34.5 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 1 | 3 | 35 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| 22 | Rutgers | 1 | 4 | 35 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 22 | Rice | 1 | 5 | 35 | 5.0 | 35.0 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 2 | 9 | 72 | 4.5 | 36.0 |
| 26 | South Florida | 1 | 5 | 38 | 5.0 | 38.0 |
| 27 | Nevada | 2 | 8 | 77 | 4.0 | 38.5 |
| 27 | Tulsa | 2 | 11 | 77 | 5.5 | 38.5 |
| 29 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 5 | 40 | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| 29 | South Alabama | 1 | 7 | 40 | 7.0 | 40.0 |
| 31 | Navy | 2 | 11 | 87 | 5.5 | 43.5 |
| 32 | South Carolina | 1 | 5 | 44 | 5.0 | 44.0 |
| 33 | Purdue | 1 | 4 | 45 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 33 | San Diego State | 1 | 5 | 45 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 33 | Air Force | 1 | 5 | 45 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 33 | New Mexico State | 1 | 5 | 45 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | 2 | 8 | 91 | 4.0 | 45.5 |
| 38 | Kansas State | 2 | 10 | 92 | 5.0 | 46.0 |
| 39 | TCU | 2 | 11 | 94 | 5.5 | 47.0 |
| 39 | Mississippi State | 1 | 6 | 47 | 6.0 | 47.0 |
| 39 | Clemson | 1 | 6 | 47 | 6.0 | 47.0 |
| 42 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 8 | 96 | 4.0 | 48.0 |
| 42 | Duke | 1 | 5 | 48 | 5.0 | 48.0 |
| 42 | Stanford | 1 | 6 | 48 | 6.0 | 48.0 |
| 45 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 12 | 97 | 6.0 | 48.5 |
| 46 | Central Michigan | 1 | 6 | 50 | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| 47 | Ball State | 1 | 6 | 53 | 6.0 | 53.0 |
| 48 | Toledo | 1 | 7 | 54 | 7.0 | 54.0 |
| 49 | Nebraska | 2 | 12 | 109 | 6.0 | 54.5 |
| 50 | Michigan | 1 | 4 | 55 | 4.0 | 55.0 |
| 50 | Bowling Green | 1 | 5 | 55 | 5.0 | 55.0 |
| 52 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 11 | 113 | 5.5 | 56.5 |
| 53 | Cincinnati | 2 | 13 | 115 | 6.5 | 57.5 |
| 54 | UCLA | 1 | 6 | 59 | 6.0 | 59.0 |
| 55 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 7 | 60 | 7.0 | 60.0 |
| 55 | Texas A&M | 1 | 7 | 60 | 7.0 | 60.0 |
| 57 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 16 | 125 | 8.0 | 62.5 |
| 58 | LSU | 1 | 7 | 66 | 7.0 | 66.0 |
| 58 | Mississippi | 1 | 8 | 66 | 8.0 | 66.0 |
| 60 | Florida State | 2 | 14 | 135 | 7.0 | 67.5 |
| 60 | UCF | 2 | 16 | 135 | 8.0 | 67.5 |
| 62 | Syracuse | 1 | 5 | 68 | 5.0 | 68.0 |
| 62 | West Virginia | 2 | 13 | 136 | 6.5 | 68.0 |
| 62 | Kent State | 1 | 7 | 68 | 7.0 | 68.0 |
| 65 | Georgia | 2 | 14 | 140 | 7.0 | 70.0 |
| 65 | Kansas | 1 | 8 | 70 | 8.0 | 70.0 |
| 67 | Michigan State | 1 | 7 | 72 | 7.0 | 72.0 |
| 68 | Texas | 2 | 15 | 147 | 7.5 | 73.5 |
| 69 | Ohio | 1 | 7 | 78 | 7.0 | 78.0 |
| 70 | Connecticut | 1 | 9 | 79 | 9.0 | 79.0 |
| 71 | Hawai'i | 1 | 6 | 80 | 6.0 | 80.0 |
| 72 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 10 | 83 | 10.0 | 83.0 |
| 73 | Minnesota | 1 | 7 | 84 | 7.0 | 84.0 |
| 73 | Iowa State | 1 | 9 | 84 | 9.0 | 84.0 |
| 75 | Utah State | 1 | 8 | 89 | 8.0 | 89.0 |
| 76 | North Carolina State | 1 | 9 | 90 | 9.0 | 90.0 |
| 77 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 14 | 95 | 14.0 | 95.0 |
| 78 | Florida | 1 | 9 | 98 | 9.0 | 98.0 |
| 79 | Texas State | 1 | 10 | 100 | 10.0 | 100.0 |
| 80 | Texas Tech | 1 | 13 | 135 | 13.0 | 135.0 |