2018 Conference USA Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 12 | 78 | 734 | 6.5 | 61.2 | 
| 2 | Old Dominion | 12 | 71 | 726 | 5.9 | 60.5 | 
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 70 | 720 | 5.8 | 60.0 | 
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 69 | 695 | 5.8 | 57.9 | 
| 5 | Marshall | 13 | 85 | 722 | 6.5 | 55.5 | 
| 6 | North Texas | 12 | 69 | 658 | 5.8 | 54.8 | 
| 7 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 70 | 620 | 5.8 | 51.7 | 
| 8 | UTEP | 12 | 67 | 619 | 5.6 | 51.6 | 
| 9 | Southern Miss | 11 | 56 | 557 | 5.1 | 50.6 | 
| 10 | UAB | 13 | 62 | 582 | 4.8 | 44.8 | 
| 11 | Charlotte | 12 | 55 | 536 | 4.6 | 44.7 | 
| 12 | FIU | 13 | 60 | 572 | 4.6 | 44.0 | 
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 39 | 369 | 3.9 | 36.9 | 
| 14 | Rice | 12 | 51 | 422 | 4.3 | 35.2 |