2012 Northwestern Wildcats Penalty Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 68 | 657 | 5.2 | 50.5 |
| at Home | 7 | 34 | 327 | 4.9 | 46.7 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 34 | 330 | 5.7 | 55.0 |
| in Wins | 10 | 52 | 497 | 5.2 | 49.7 |
| in Losses | 3 | 16 | 160 | 5.3 | 53.3 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 42 | 395 | 5.3 | 49.4 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 26 | 262 | 5.2 | 52.4 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 18 | 160 | 6.0 | 53.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 50 | 497 | 5.0 | 49.7 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 63 | 611 | 5.3 | 50.9 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 5 | 46 | 5.0 | 46.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 33 | 322 | 4.7 | 46.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 30 | 289 | 6.0 | 57.8 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 12 | 63 | 611 | 5.3 | 50.9 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| in August/September | 5 | 27 | 267 | 5.4 | 53.4 |
| in October | 4 | 26 | 250 | 6.5 | 62.5 |
| in November | 3 | 13 | 120 | 4.3 | 40.0 |
| in December/January | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2.0 | 20.0 |