2016 North Carolina State Wolfpack Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 78 | 810 | 6.0 | 62.3 |
| at Home | 7 | 39 | 441 | 5.6 | 63.0 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 39 | 369 | 6.5 | 61.5 |
| in Wins | 7 | 36 | 398 | 5.1 | 56.9 |
| in Losses | 6 | 42 | 412 | 7.0 | 68.7 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 58 | 627 | 7.3 | 78.4 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 20 | 183 | 4.0 | 36.6 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 22 | 213 | 7.3 | 71.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 56 | 597 | 5.6 | 59.7 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 71 | 730 | 5.9 | 60.8 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 7 | 80 | 7.0 | 80.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 54 | 585 | 6.8 | 73.1 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 4 | 17 | 145 | 4.3 | 36.3 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 9 | 59 | 632 | 6.6 | 70.2 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 3 | 12 | 98 | 4.0 | 32.7 |
| in August/September | 3 | 17 | 158 | 5.7 | 52.7 |
| in October | 5 | 42 | 443 | 8.4 | 88.6 |
| in November | 4 | 18 | 204 | 4.5 | 51.0 |
| in December/January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 5.0 |