2019 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Penalties - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 9 | 85 | 750 | 9.4 | 83.3 |
| 2 | SMU | 12 | 96 | 904 | 8.0 | 75.3 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 10 | 78 | 673 | 7.8 | 67.3 |
| 4 | Memphis | 11 | 81 | 726 | 7.4 | 66.0 |
| 5 | South Florida | 9 | 66 | 590 | 7.3 | 65.6 |
| 6 | UCF | 10 | 76 | 646 | 7.6 | 64.6 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 11 | 78 | 642 | 7.1 | 58.4 |
| 8 | Houston | 9 | 62 | 502 | 6.9 | 55.8 |
| 9 | Tulane | 11 | 57 | 481 | 5.2 | 43.7 |
| 10 | Temple | 9 | 47 | 382 | 5.2 | 42.4 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 9 | 43 | 363 | 4.8 | 40.3 |
| 12 | Navy | 11 | 49 | 383 | 4.5 | 34.8 |