2009 Northern Illinois Huskies Penalty Split Stats through 01/07/2010
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 70 | 611 | 5.4 | 47.0 |
| at Home | 6 | 32 | 286 | 5.3 | 47.7 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 38 | 325 | 5.4 | 46.4 |
| in Wins | 7 | 39 | 335 | 5.6 | 47.9 |
| in Losses | 6 | 31 | 276 | 5.2 | 46.0 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 47 | 400 | 5.9 | 50.0 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 23 | 211 | 4.6 | 42.2 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 2 | 7 | 56 | 3.5 | 28.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 63 | 555 | 5.7 | 50.5 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 65 | 579 | 5.4 | 48.3 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 5 | 32 | 5.0 | 32.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 5 | 22 | 209 | 4.4 | 41.8 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 7 | 43 | 370 | 6.1 | 52.9 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 3 | 12 | 110 | 4.0 | 36.7 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 9 | 53 | 469 | 5.9 | 52.1 |
| in August/September | 4 | 20 | 178 | 5.0 | 44.5 |
| in October | 4 | 31 | 269 | 7.8 | 67.3 |
| in November | 4 | 16 | 131 | 4.0 | 32.8 |
| in December/January | 1 | 3 | 33 | 3.0 | 33.0 |