2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 11 | 79 | 703 | 7.2 | 63.9 |
| 2 | SMU | 9 | 63 | 612 | 7.0 | 68.0 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 8 | 52 | 495 | 6.5 | 61.9 |
| 4 | Memphis | 10 | 63 | 591 | 6.3 | 59.1 |
| 5 | UCF | 10 | 59 | 536 | 5.9 | 53.6 |
| 6 | Temple | 11 | 62 | 501 | 5.6 | 45.5 |
| 7 | Tulane | 10 | 55 | 478 | 5.5 | 47.8 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 10 | 50 | 447 | 5.0 | 44.7 |
| 9 | Houston | 10 | 48 | 409 | 4.8 | 40.9 |
| 10 | USF | 9 | 38 | 328 | 4.2 | 36.4 |
| 10 | Navy | 13 | 55 | 459 | 4.2 | 35.3 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 8 | 32 | 267 | 4.0 | 33.4 |