2010 Northwestern Wildcats Opponent Penalty Split Stats through 01/10/2011
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 67 | 597 | 5.2 | 45.9 |
| at Home | 5 | 29 | 228 | 5.8 | 45.6 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 8 | 38 | 369 | 4.8 | 46.1 |
| in Wins | 7 | 44 | 385 | 6.3 | 55.0 |
| in Losses | 6 | 23 | 212 | 3.8 | 35.3 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 37 | 325 | 4.6 | 40.6 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 30 | 272 | 6.0 | 54.4 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 2 | 6 | 55 | 3.0 | 27.5 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 61 | 542 | 5.5 | 49.3 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 63 | 572 | 5.3 | 47.7 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 4 | 25 | 4.0 | 25.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 23 | 207 | 3.8 | 34.5 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 40 | 365 | 6.7 | 60.8 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 10 | 49 | 450 | 4.9 | 45.0 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 14 | 122 | 7.0 | 61.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 27 | 238 | 6.8 | 59.5 |
| in October | 4 | 21 | 182 | 5.3 | 45.5 |
| in November | 4 | 16 | 143 | 4.0 | 35.8 |
| in December/January | 1 | 3 | 34 | 3.0 | 34.0 |