2012 Northwestern Wildcats Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 22 | 107 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.2 |
| at Home | 7 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 14 | 93 | 6.64 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.5 |
| in Wins | 10 | 15 | 80 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| in Losses | 3 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.4 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.7 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 16 | 78 | 4.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.8 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 20 | 99 | 4.95 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.9 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.4 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 12 | 20 | 99 | 4.95 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| in August/September | 5 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| in October | 4 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.3 |
| in November | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.7 |
| in December/January | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |