2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 33 | 336 | 8.3 | 84.0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 4 | 33 | 286 | 8.3 | 71.5 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 5 | 41 | 333 | 8.2 | 66.6 |
| 3 | Troy | 5 | 41 | 315 | 8.2 | 63.0 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 31 | 292 | 7.8 | 73.0 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 4 | 31 | 267 | 7.8 | 66.8 |
| 7 | New Mexico State | 5 | 34 | 290 | 6.8 | 58.0 |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 23 | 183 | 5.8 | 45.8 |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 20 | 221 | 5.0 | 55.3 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 19 | 160 | 4.8 | 40.0 |
| 11 | Idaho | 4 | 18 | 164 | 4.5 | 41.0 |
| 11 | South Alabama | 4 | 18 | 124 | 4.5 | 31.0 |