2012 Purdue Boilermakers Third Down Conversion Defense Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 195 | 80 | 41.03 |
| at Home | 7 | 107 | 45 | 42.06 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 88 | 35 | 39.77 |
| in Wins | 6 | 93 | 34 | 36.56 |
| in Losses | 7 | 102 | 46 | 45.10 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 119 | 49 | 41.18 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 76 | 31 | 40.79 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 51 | 27 | 52.94 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 144 | 53 | 36.81 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 182 | 75 | 41.21 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 89 | 40 | 44.94 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 93 | 35 | 37.63 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 10 | 150 | 64 | 42.67 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 32 | 11 | 34.38 |
| in August/September | 4 | 64 | 27 | 42.19 |
| in October | 4 | 58 | 27 | 46.55 |
| in November | 4 | 61 | 22 | 36.07 |
| in December/January | 1 | 12 | 4 | 33.33 |