2016 Colorado Buffaloes Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 14 | 76 | 661 | 5.4 | 47.2 |
| at Home | 6 | 34 | 315 | 5.7 | 52.5 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 8 | 42 | 346 | 5.3 | 43.3 |
| in Wins | 10 | 56 | 519 | 5.6 | 51.9 |
| in Losses | 4 | 20 | 142 | 5.0 | 35.5 |
| vs. Conference | 10 | 55 | 508 | 5.5 | 50.8 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 21 | 153 | 5.3 | 38.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 5 | 26 | 202 | 5.2 | 40.4 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 50 | 459 | 5.6 | 51.0 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 13 | 71 | 624 | 5.5 | 48.0 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 5 | 37 | 5.0 | 37.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 39 | 312 | 4.9 | 39.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 32 | 312 | 6.4 | 62.4 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 12 | 67 | 589 | 5.6 | 49.1 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 21 | 165 | 5.3 | 41.3 |
| in October | 4 | 19 | 161 | 4.8 | 40.3 |
| in November | 4 | 28 | 265 | 7.0 | 66.3 |
| in December/January | 2 | 8 | 70 | 4.0 | 35.0 |