2011 Northwestern Wildcats Opponent Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2012
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 69 | 612 | 5.3 | 47.1 |
| at Home | 6 | 30 | 258 | 5.0 | 43.0 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 39 | 354 | 5.6 | 50.6 |
| in Wins | 6 | 31 | 256 | 5.2 | 42.7 |
| in Losses | 7 | 38 | 356 | 5.4 | 50.9 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 47 | 442 | 5.9 | 55.3 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 22 | 170 | 4.4 | 34.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 19 | 172 | 6.3 | 57.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 50 | 440 | 5.0 | 44.0 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 63 | 571 | 5.3 | 47.6 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 6 | 41 | 6.0 | 41.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 42 | 387 | 6.0 | 55.3 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 21 | 184 | 4.2 | 36.8 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 10 | 59 | 556 | 5.9 | 55.6 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| in August/September | 3 | 13 | 98 | 4.3 | 32.7 |
| in October | 5 | 28 | 292 | 5.6 | 58.4 |
| in November | 4 | 21 | 155 | 5.3 | 38.8 |
| in December/January | 1 | 7 | 67 | 7.0 | 67.0 |