2012 Tennessee Volunteers Penalty Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 82 | 630 | 6.8 | 52.5 |
| at Home | 7 | 50 | 398 | 7.1 | 56.9 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 32 | 232 | 6.4 | 46.4 |
| in Wins | 5 | 34 | 279 | 6.8 | 55.8 |
| in Losses | 7 | 48 | 351 | 6.9 | 50.1 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 55 | 410 | 6.9 | 51.3 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 27 | 220 | 6.8 | 55.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 5 | 31 | 207 | 6.2 | 41.4 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 51 | 423 | 7.3 | 60.4 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 76 | 573 | 6.9 | 52.1 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 6 | 57 | 6.0 | 57.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 43 | 306 | 6.1 | 43.7 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 4 | 33 | 267 | 8.3 | 66.8 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 9 | 61 | 445 | 6.8 | 49.4 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 15 | 128 | 7.5 | 64.0 |
| in August/September | 5 | 32 | 216 | 6.4 | 43.2 |
| in October | 3 | 13 | 113 | 4.3 | 37.7 |
| in November | 4 | 37 | 301 | 9.3 | 75.3 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |