2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 39 | 392 | 9.8 | 98.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 39 | 347 | 7.8 | 69.4 |
| 3 | South Florida | 5 | 36 | 340 | 7.2 | 68.0 |
| 3 | Memphis | 5 | 36 | 331 | 7.2 | 66.2 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 5 | 35 | 288 | 7.0 | 57.6 |
| 6 | Temple | 5 | 32 | 255 | 6.4 | 51.0 |
| 7 | Tulane | 5 | 31 | 328 | 6.2 | 65.6 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 4 | 29 | 258 | 7.3 | 64.5 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 4 | 27 | 268 | 6.8 | 67.0 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 4 | 27 | 241 | 6.8 | 60.3 |
| 11 | SMU | 4 | 24 | 242 | 6.0 | 60.5 |
| 12 | Navy | 5 | 13 | 127 | 2.6 | 25.4 |