2016 Conference USA Leaders Penalties - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 7 | 31 | 265 | 4.4 | 37.9 |
| 2 | Rice | 5 | 26 | 220 | 5.2 | 44.0 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 35 | 337 | 5.0 | 48.1 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 32 | 312 | 5.3 | 52.0 |
| 5 | Florida International | 8 | 47 | 428 | 5.9 | 53.5 |
| 6 | UTEP | 7 | 46 | 382 | 6.6 | 54.6 |
| 7 | North Texas | 5 | 31 | 276 | 6.2 | 55.2 |
| 8 | UTSA | 5 | 34 | 280 | 6.8 | 56.0 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 61 | 578 | 6.1 | 57.8 |
| 10 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 50 | 453 | 7.1 | 64.7 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 5 | 39 | 346 | 7.8 | 69.2 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 54 | 518 | 7.7 | 74.0 |
| 13 | Marshall | 5 | 44 | 460 | 8.8 | 92.0 |