2009 North Carolina Tar Heels Penalty Split Stats through 01/07/2010
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 81 | 735 | 6.2 | 56.5 |
| at Home | 7 | 46 | 429 | 6.6 | 61.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 35 | 306 | 5.8 | 51.0 |
| in Wins | 8 | 50 | 412 | 6.3 | 51.5 |
| in Losses | 5 | 31 | 323 | 6.2 | 64.6 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 47 | 467 | 5.9 | 58.4 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 34 | 268 | 6.8 | 53.6 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 19 | 152 | 4.8 | 38.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 62 | 583 | 6.9 | 64.8 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 66 | 631 | 6.0 | 57.4 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 2 | 15 | 104 | 7.5 | 52.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 41 | 334 | 5.1 | 41.8 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 3 | 25 | 297 | 8.3 | 99.0 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 10 | 60 | 575 | 6.0 | 57.5 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 1 | 6 | 56 | 6.0 | 56.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 17 | 126 | 4.3 | 31.5 |
| in October | 4 | 28 | 217 | 7.0 | 54.3 |
| in November | 4 | 28 | 314 | 7.0 | 78.5 |
| in December/January | 1 | 8 | 78 | 8.0 | 78.0 |