2011 SMU Mustangs Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2012
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 80 | 657 | 6.2 | 50.5 |
| at Home | 6 | 35 | 332 | 5.8 | 55.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 45 | 325 | 6.4 | 46.4 |
| in Wins | 8 | 49 | 422 | 6.1 | 52.8 |
| in Losses | 5 | 31 | 235 | 6.2 | 47.0 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 53 | 434 | 6.6 | 54.3 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 27 | 223 | 5.4 | 44.6 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 27 | 161 | 9.0 | 53.7 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 53 | 496 | 5.3 | 49.6 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 76 | 612 | 6.3 | 51.0 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 4 | 45 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 5 | 36 | 251 | 7.2 | 50.2 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 7 | 40 | 361 | 5.7 | 51.6 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 2 | 6 | 42 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 10 | 70 | 570 | 7.0 | 57.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 22 | 192 | 5.5 | 48.0 |
| in October | 4 | 31 | 253 | 7.8 | 63.3 |
| in November | 4 | 24 | 188 | 6.0 | 47.0 |
| in December/January | 1 | 3 | 24 | 3.0 | 24.0 |