2017 Conference USA Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 44 | 443 | 5.5 | 55.4 |
| 2 | UAB | 6 | 44 | 416 | 7.3 | 69.3 |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 41 | 416 | 6.8 | 69.3 |
| 4 | Marshall | 6 | 38 | 392 | 6.3 | 65.3 |
| 5 | UTSA | 4 | 25 | 270 | 6.3 | 67.5 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 5 | 25 | 244 | 5.0 | 48.8 |
| 7 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 21 | 213 | 4.2 | 42.6 |
| 8 | Florida International | 6 | 22 | 189 | 3.7 | 31.5 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 24 | 181 | 6.0 | 45.3 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 20 | 180 | 4.0 | 36.0 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 3 | 19 | 140 | 6.3 | 46.7 |
| 12 | North Texas | 3 | 14 | 124 | 4.7 | 41.3 |
| 13 | UTEP | 2 | 10 | 80 | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| 14 | Rice | 3 | 6 | 60 | 2.0 | 20.0 |