2008 Rice Owls Penalty Split Stats through 01/08/2009
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 64 | 552 | 4.9 | 42.5 |
| at Home | 6 | 27 | 262 | 4.5 | 43.7 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 37 | 290 | 5.3 | 41.4 |
| in Wins | 10 | 50 | 454 | 5.0 | 45.4 |
| in Losses | 3 | 14 | 98 | 4.7 | 32.7 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 37 | 346 | 4.6 | 43.3 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 27 | 206 | 5.4 | 41.2 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 7 | 37 | 7.0 | 37.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 12 | 57 | 515 | 4.8 | 42.9 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 13 | 64 | 552 | 4.9 | 42.5 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 34 | 284 | 5.7 | 47.3 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 7 | 30 | 268 | 4.3 | 38.3 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 2 | 10 | 52 | 5.0 | 26.0 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 11 | 54 | 500 | 4.9 | 45.5 |
| in August/September | 5 | 19 | 132 | 3.8 | 26.4 |
| in October | 3 | 13 | 139 | 4.3 | 46.3 |
| in November | 4 | 24 | 217 | 6.0 | 54.3 |
| in December/January | 1 | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 64.0 |