2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Penalties - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 12 | 50 | 503 | 4.2 | 41.9 |
| 2 | Houston | 10 | 56 | 486 | 5.6 | 48.6 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 8 | 46 | 429 | 5.8 | 53.6 |
| 4 | Tulane | 10 | 60 | 484 | 6.0 | 48.4 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 9 | 58 | 501 | 6.4 | 55.7 |
| 6 | SMU | 11 | 74 | 686 | 6.7 | 62.4 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 11 | 78 | 672 | 7.1 | 61.1 |
| 8 | Temple | 12 | 93 | 843 | 7.8 | 70.3 |
| 9 | UCF | 10 | 82 | 627 | 8.2 | 62.7 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 10 | 83 | 776 | 8.3 | 77.6 |
| 11 | Memphis | 10 | 87 | 773 | 8.7 | 77.3 |
| 12 | USF | 9 | 80 | 752 | 8.9 | 83.6 |