2016 Illinois Fighting Illini Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 75 | 639 | 6.3 | 53.3 |
| at Home | 7 | 46 | 380 | 6.6 | 54.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 29 | 259 | 5.8 | 51.8 |
| in Wins | 3 | 15 | 125 | 5.0 | 41.7 |
| in Losses | 9 | 60 | 514 | 6.7 | 57.1 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 48 | 437 | 5.3 | 48.6 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 3 | 27 | 202 | 9.0 | 67.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 5 | 26 | 197 | 5.2 | 39.4 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 49 | 442 | 7.0 | 63.1 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 68 | 584 | 6.2 | 53.1 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 7 | 55 | 7.0 | 55.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 48 | 389 | 6.0 | 48.6 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 3 | 20 | 195 | 6.7 | 65.0 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 10 | 61 | 536 | 6.1 | 53.6 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 7.0 | 48.0 |
| in August/September | 3 | 27 | 202 | 9.0 | 67.3 |
| in October | 5 | 33 | 311 | 6.6 | 62.2 |
| in November | 4 | 15 | 126 | 3.8 | 31.5 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |