2012 Northwestern Wildcats Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 68 | 1340 | 19.71 | 1 | 5.2 | 103.1 |
| at Home | 7 | 39 | 791 | 20.28 | 1 | 5.6 | 113.0 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 29 | 549 | 18.93 | 0 | 4.8 | 91.5 |
| in Wins | 10 | 53 | 1056 | 19.92 | 1 | 5.3 | 105.6 |
| in Losses | 3 | 15 | 284 | 18.93 | 0 | 5.0 | 94.7 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 41 | 836 | 20.39 | 1 | 5.1 | 104.5 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 27 | 504 | 18.67 | 0 | 5.4 | 100.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 16 | 334 | 20.88 | 0 | 5.3 | 111.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 52 | 1006 | 19.35 | 1 | 5.2 | 100.6 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 63 | 1271 | 20.17 | 1 | 5.3 | 105.9 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 69.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 36 | 717 | 19.92 | 0 | 5.1 | 102.4 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 27 | 554 | 20.52 | 1 | 5.4 | 110.8 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 12 | 63 | 1271 | 20.17 | 1 | 5.3 | 105.9 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| in August/September | 5 | 28 | 634 | 22.64 | 1 | 5.6 | 126.8 |
| in October | 4 | 16 | 245 | 15.31 | 0 | 4.0 | 61.3 |
| in November | 3 | 19 | 372 | 19.58 | 0 | 6.3 | 124.0 |
| in December/January | 1 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 89.0 |