2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 7 | 54 | 370 | 7.7 | 52.9 |
| 2 | UCF | 8 | 50 | 398 | 6.3 | 49.8 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 7 | 40 | 351 | 5.7 | 50.1 |
| 4 | Houston | 8 | 37 | 285 | 4.6 | 35.6 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 5 | 26 | 207 | 5.2 | 41.4 |
| 6 | Memphis | 4 | 20 | 189 | 5.0 | 47.3 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 5 | 18 | 163 | 3.6 | 32.6 |
| 7 | Temple | 6 | 18 | 180 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 9 | South Florida | 3 | 10 | 100 | 3.3 | 33.3 |
| 10 | Tulane | 2 | 9 | 72 | 4.5 | 36.0 |
| 11 | Navy | 2 | 8 | 49 | 4.0 | 24.5 |