2016 Independent Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 5 | 43 | 403 | 8.6 | 80.6 |
| 2 | Army | 7 | 46 | 351 | 6.6 | 50.1 |
| 3 | BYU | 7 | 44 | 399 | 6.3 | 57.0 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 5 | 31 | 287 | 6.2 | 57.4 |