2016 Northwestern Wildcats Opponent Punting Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 68 | 2837 | 41.72 | 5.2 | 218.2 |
| at Home | 7 | 39 | 1673 | 42.90 | 5.6 | 239.0 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 29 | 1164 | 40.14 | 4.8 | 194.0 |
| in Wins | 7 | 37 | 1580 | 42.70 | 5.3 | 225.7 |
| in Losses | 6 | 31 | 1257 | 40.55 | 5.2 | 209.5 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 51 | 2050 | 40.20 | 5.7 | 227.8 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 17 | 787 | 46.29 | 4.3 | 196.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 6 | 28 | 1086 | 38.79 | 4.7 | 181.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 40 | 1751 | 43.78 | 5.7 | 250.1 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 62 | 2546 | 41.06 | 5.2 | 212.2 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 6 | 291 | 48.50 | 6.0 | 291.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 34 | 1328 | 39.06 | 4.9 | 189.7 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 28 | 1218 | 43.50 | 5.6 | 243.6 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 11 | 60 | 2459 | 40.98 | 5.5 | 223.5 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 43.50 | 2.0 | 87.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 21 | 939 | 44.71 | 5.3 | 234.8 |
| in October | 4 | 23 | 962 | 41.83 | 5.8 | 240.5 |
| in November | 4 | 23 | 895 | 38.91 | 5.8 | 223.8 |
| in December/January | 1 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 1.0 | 41.0 |