2009 Northwestern Wildcats Penalty Split Stats through 01/07/2010
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 73 | 584 | 5.6 | 44.9 |
| at Home | 7 | 41 | 332 | 5.9 | 47.4 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 32 | 252 | 5.3 | 42.0 |
| in Wins | 8 | 51 | 417 | 6.4 | 52.1 |
| in Losses | 5 | 22 | 167 | 4.4 | 33.4 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 44 | 321 | 5.5 | 40.1 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 29 | 263 | 5.8 | 52.6 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 19 | 161 | 6.3 | 53.7 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 54 | 423 | 5.4 | 42.3 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 67 | 539 | 5.6 | 44.9 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 6 | 45 | 6.0 | 45.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 4 | 22 | 186 | 5.5 | 46.5 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 8 | 45 | 353 | 5.6 | 44.1 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 10 | 54 | 403 | 5.4 | 40.3 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 13 | 136 | 6.5 | 68.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 21 | 173 | 5.3 | 43.3 |
| in October | 5 | 30 | 241 | 6.0 | 48.2 |
| in November | 3 | 19 | 145 | 6.3 | 48.3 |
| in December/January | 1 | 3 | 25 | 3.0 | 25.0 |