2016 Massachusetts Minutemen Opponent Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 83 | 806 | 6.9 | 67.2 |
| at Home | 6 | 42 | 410 | 7.0 | 68.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 41 | 396 | 6.8 | 66.0 |
| in Wins | 2 | 17 | 184 | 8.5 | 92.0 |
| in Losses | 10 | 66 | 622 | 6.6 | 62.2 |
| vs. Conference | 1 | 5 | 64 | 5.0 | 64.0 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 11 | 78 | 742 | 7.1 | 67.5 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 8 | 80 | 8.0 | 80.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 75 | 726 | 6.8 | 66.0 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 76 | 717 | 6.9 | 65.2 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 7 | 89 | 7.0 | 89.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 33 | 314 | 5.5 | 52.3 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 43 | 403 | 8.6 | 80.6 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 4 | 28 | 282 | 7.0 | 70.5 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 7 | 48 | 435 | 6.9 | 62.1 |
| in August/September | 4 | 32 | 310 | 8.0 | 77.5 |
| in October | 5 | 29 | 296 | 5.8 | 59.2 |
| in November | 3 | 22 | 200 | 7.3 | 66.7 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |