2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 9 | 71 | 653 | 7.9 | 72.6 |
| 2 | SMU | 9 | 62 | 597 | 6.9 | 66.3 |
| 3 | UCF | 10 | 72 | 646 | 7.2 | 64.6 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 10 | 61 | 632 | 6.1 | 63.2 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 9 | 65 | 557 | 7.2 | 61.9 |
| 6 | Houston | 10 | 68 | 596 | 6.8 | 59.6 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 10 | 58 | 561 | 5.8 | 56.1 |
| 8 | Tulane | 10 | 60 | 504 | 6.0 | 50.4 |
| 9 | Memphis | 11 | 62 | 544 | 5.6 | 49.5 |
| 10 | Temple | 9 | 55 | 442 | 6.1 | 49.1 |
| 11 | South Florida | 10 | 61 | 490 | 6.1 | 49.0 |
| 12 | Navy | 12 | 43 | 371 | 3.6 | 30.9 |