2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs Opponent Penalty Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 70 | 631 | 5.4 | 48.5 |
| at Home | 7 | 45 | 390 | 6.4 | 55.7 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 25 | 241 | 4.2 | 40.2 |
| in Wins | 8 | 51 | 451 | 6.4 | 56.4 |
| in Losses | 5 | 19 | 180 | 3.8 | 36.0 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 42 | 391 | 5.3 | 48.9 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 28 | 240 | 5.6 | 48.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 15 | 145 | 3.8 | 36.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 55 | 486 | 6.1 | 54.0 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 61 | 556 | 5.1 | 46.3 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 9 | 75 | 9.0 | 75.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 27 | 242 | 4.5 | 40.3 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 34 | 314 | 5.7 | 52.3 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 9 | 44 | 411 | 4.9 | 45.7 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 3 | 17 | 145 | 5.7 | 48.3 |
| in August/September | 4 | 25 | 215 | 6.3 | 53.8 |
| in October | 4 | 24 | 229 | 6.0 | 57.3 |
| in November | 4 | 19 | 167 | 4.8 | 41.8 |
| in December/January | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2.0 | 20.0 |