2011 Northwestern Wildcats Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2012
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 58 | 1112 | 19.17 | 0 | 4.5 | 85.5 |
| at Home | 6 | 25 | 500 | 20.00 | 0 | 4.2 | 83.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 33 | 612 | 18.55 | 0 | 4.7 | 87.4 |
| in Wins | 6 | 30 | 549 | 18.30 | 0 | 5.0 | 91.5 |
| in Losses | 7 | 28 | 563 | 20.11 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.4 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 39 | 751 | 19.26 | 0 | 4.9 | 93.9 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 19 | 361 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.8 | 72.2 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 12 | 250 | 20.83 | 0 | 4.0 | 83.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 46 | 862 | 18.74 | 0 | 4.6 | 86.2 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 52 | 997 | 19.17 | 0 | 4.3 | 83.1 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 6.0 | 115.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 30 | 628 | 20.93 | 0 | 4.3 | 89.7 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 22 | 369 | 16.77 | 0 | 4.4 | 73.8 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 10 | 45 | 895 | 19.89 | 0 | 4.5 | 89.5 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 51.0 |
| in August/September | 3 | 12 | 232 | 19.33 | 0 | 4.0 | 77.3 |
| in October | 5 | 27 | 499 | 18.48 | 0 | 5.4 | 99.8 |
| in November | 4 | 16 | 304 | 19.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.0 |
| in December/January | 1 | 3 | 77 | 25.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 77.0 |