2021 Independent Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico State | 9 | 72 | 685 | 8.0 | 76.1 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 7 | 39 | 413 | 5.6 | 59.0 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 3 | 22 | 168 | 7.3 | 56.0 |
| 4 | Liberty | 10 | 56 | 544 | 5.6 | 54.4 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 7 | 43 | 369 | 6.1 | 52.7 |
| 6 | Army | 9 | 43 | 313 | 4.8 | 34.8 |
| 7 | BYU | 5 | 20 | 166 | 4.0 | 33.2 |