2016 Northwestern Wildcats Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 47 | 389 | 3.6 | 29.9 |
| at Home | 7 | 33 | 284 | 4.7 | 40.6 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 14 | 105 | 2.3 | 17.5 |
| in Wins | 7 | 25 | 195 | 3.6 | 27.9 |
| in Losses | 6 | 22 | 194 | 3.7 | 32.3 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 30 | 227 | 3.3 | 25.2 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 17 | 162 | 4.3 | 40.5 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 6 | 18 | 144 | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 29 | 245 | 4.1 | 35.0 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 41 | 319 | 3.4 | 26.6 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 6 | 70 | 6.0 | 70.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 21 | 164 | 3.0 | 23.4 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 20 | 155 | 4.0 | 31.0 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 11 | 39 | 299 | 3.5 | 27.2 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 17 | 163 | 4.3 | 40.8 |
| in October | 4 | 13 | 93 | 3.3 | 23.3 |
| in November | 4 | 13 | 98 | 3.3 | 24.5 |
| in December/January | 1 | 4 | 35 | 4.0 | 35.0 |