2012 Conference USA Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 11 | 72 | 664 | 6.5 | 60.4 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 59 | 574 | 5.9 | 57.4 |
| 3 | UAB | 9 | 50 | 487 | 5.6 | 54.1 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 10 | 61 | 526 | 6.1 | 52.6 |
| 5 | Marshall | 9 | 57 | 471 | 6.3 | 52.3 |
| 6 | Tulane | 10 | 54 | 520 | 5.4 | 52.0 |
| 7 | Rice | 11 | 62 | 546 | 5.6 | 49.6 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 10 | 53 | 460 | 5.3 | 46.0 |
| 9 | Memphis | 10 | 48 | 437 | 4.8 | 43.7 |
| 10 | SMU | 9 | 41 | 361 | 4.6 | 40.1 |
| 11 | UTEP | 9 | 40 | 339 | 4.4 | 37.7 |
| 12 | UCF | 12 | 40 | 324 | 3.3 | 27.0 |