2012 BYU Cougars Penalty Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 80 | 703 | 6.2 | 54.1 |
| at Home | 6 | 38 | 381 | 6.3 | 63.5 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 42 | 322 | 6.0 | 46.0 |
| in Wins | 8 | 46 | 439 | 5.8 | 54.9 |
| in Losses | 5 | 34 | 264 | 6.8 | 52.8 |
| vs. Conference | 1 | 4 | 35 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 12 | 76 | 668 | 6.3 | 55.7 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 5 | 28 | 239 | 5.6 | 47.8 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 8 | 52 | 464 | 6.5 | 58.0 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 74 | 634 | 6.2 | 52.8 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 6 | 69 | 6.0 | 69.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 31 | 252 | 5.2 | 42.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 43 | 382 | 7.2 | 63.7 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 5 | 39 | 349 | 7.8 | 69.8 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 7 | 35 | 285 | 5.0 | 40.7 |
| in August/September | 5 | 42 | 390 | 8.4 | 78.0 |
| in October | 4 | 23 | 212 | 5.8 | 53.0 |
| in November | 3 | 12 | 88 | 4.0 | 29.3 |
| in December/January | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3.0 | 13.0 |