2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 37 | 368 | 9.3 | 92.0 |
| 2 | SMU | 4 | 34 | 329 | 8.5 | 82.3 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 4 | 32 | 309 | 8.0 | 77.3 |
| 4 | Temple | 5 | 38 | 321 | 7.6 | 64.2 |
| 5 | Tulane | 4 | 26 | 237 | 6.5 | 59.3 |
| 6 | Memphis | 5 | 30 | 271 | 6.0 | 54.2 |
| 7 | UCF | 4 | 22 | 185 | 5.5 | 46.3 |
| 8 | Navy | 4 | 20 | 175 | 5.0 | 43.8 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 4 | 19 | 152 | 4.8 | 38.0 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 4 | 17 | 149 | 4.3 | 37.3 |
| 11 | South Florida | 5 | 19 | 164 | 3.8 | 32.8 |
| 12 | Houston | 4 | 16 | 117 | 4.0 | 29.3 |