2018 Ball State Cardinals Penalty Split Stats through 01/07/2019
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 82 | 801 | 6.8 | 66.8 |
| at Home | 6 | 44 | 452 | 7.3 | 75.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 38 | 349 | 6.3 | 58.2 |
| in Wins | 4 | 31 | 290 | 7.8 | 72.5 |
| in Losses | 8 | 51 | 511 | 6.4 | 63.9 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 55 | 528 | 6.9 | 66.0 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 27 | 273 | 6.8 | 68.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 79 | 791 | 7.2 | 71.9 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 76 | 731 | 6.9 | 66.5 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 6 | 70 | 6.0 | 70.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 36 | 337 | 6.0 | 56.2 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 40 | 394 | 8.0 | 78.8 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 1 | 8 | 75 | 8.0 | 75.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 10 | 68 | 656 | 6.8 | 65.6 |
| in August/September | 5 | 38 | 364 | 7.6 | 72.8 |
| in October | 5 | 35 | 358 | 7.0 | 71.6 |
| in November | 2 | 9 | 79 | 4.5 | 39.5 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |