2011 Purdue Boilermakers Opponent Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2012
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 72 | 641 | 5.5 | 49.3 |
| at Home | 7 | 48 | 414 | 6.9 | 59.1 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 24 | 227 | 4.0 | 37.8 |
| in Wins | 7 | 40 | 348 | 5.7 | 49.7 |
| in Losses | 6 | 32 | 293 | 5.3 | 48.8 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 42 | 358 | 5.3 | 44.8 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 30 | 283 | 6.0 | 56.6 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 2 | 9 | 68 | 4.5 | 34.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 63 | 573 | 5.7 | 52.1 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 66 | 594 | 5.5 | 49.5 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 6 | 47 | 6.0 | 47.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 38 | 315 | 5.4 | 45.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 28 | 279 | 5.6 | 55.8 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 9 | 50 | 443 | 5.6 | 49.2 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 3 | 16 | 151 | 5.3 | 50.3 |
| in August/September | 3 | 19 | 169 | 6.3 | 56.3 |
| in October | 5 | 32 | 303 | 6.4 | 60.6 |
| in November | 4 | 18 | 140 | 4.5 | 35.0 |
| in December/January | 1 | 3 | 29 | 3.0 | 29.0 |