2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Penalty Split Stats through 01/08/2009
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 70 | 649 | 5.4 | 49.9 |
| at Home | 6 | 35 | 325 | 5.8 | 54.2 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 35 | 324 | 5.0 | 46.3 |
| in Wins | 7 | 42 | 402 | 6.0 | 57.4 |
| in Losses | 6 | 28 | 247 | 4.7 | 41.2 |
| vs. Conference | 1 | 6 | 72 | 6.0 | 72.0 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 12 | 64 | 577 | 5.3 | 48.1 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 2 | 7 | 46 | 3.5 | 23.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 63 | 603 | 5.7 | 54.8 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 13 | 70 | 649 | 5.4 | 49.9 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 29 | 269 | 4.8 | 44.8 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 7 | 41 | 380 | 5.9 | 54.3 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 10 | 52 | 459 | 5.2 | 45.9 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 3 | 18 | 190 | 6.0 | 63.3 |
| in August/September | 4 | 21 | 164 | 5.3 | 41.0 |
| in October | 3 | 19 | 163 | 6.3 | 54.3 |
| in November | 5 | 25 | 262 | 5.0 | 52.4 |
| in December/January | 1 | 5 | 60 | 5.0 | 60.0 |