2012 North Carolina Tar Heels Penalty Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 90 | 772 | 7.5 | 64.3 |
| at Home | 7 | 52 | 435 | 7.4 | 62.1 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 38 | 337 | 7.6 | 67.4 |
| in Wins | 8 | 70 | 599 | 8.8 | 74.9 |
| in Losses | 4 | 20 | 173 | 5.0 | 43.3 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 67 | 583 | 8.4 | 72.9 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 23 | 189 | 5.8 | 47.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 6 | 38 | 6.0 | 38.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 84 | 734 | 7.6 | 66.7 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 87 | 752 | 7.9 | 68.4 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 3 | 20 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 5 | 50 | 439 | 10.0 | 87.8 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 37 | 313 | 6.2 | 52.2 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 9 | 73 | 621 | 8.1 | 69.0 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 14 | 131 | 7.0 | 65.5 |
| in August/September | 5 | 31 | 276 | 6.2 | 55.2 |
| in October | 4 | 37 | 330 | 9.3 | 82.5 |
| in November | 3 | 22 | 166 | 7.3 | 55.3 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |