2016 Rice Owls Opponent Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 91 | 800 | 7.6 | 66.7 |
| at Home | 6 | 55 | 495 | 9.2 | 82.5 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 36 | 305 | 6.0 | 50.8 |
| in Wins | 3 | 21 | 203 | 7.0 | 67.7 |
| in Losses | 9 | 70 | 597 | 7.8 | 66.3 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 59 | 499 | 7.4 | 62.4 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 32 | 301 | 8.0 | 75.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 8 | 59 | 8.0 | 59.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 83 | 741 | 7.5 | 67.4 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 80 | 693 | 7.3 | 63.0 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 11 | 107 | 11.0 | 107.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 39 | 345 | 6.5 | 57.5 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 41 | 348 | 8.2 | 69.6 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 16 | 144 | 8.0 | 72.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 9 | 64 | 549 | 7.1 | 61.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 31 | 279 | 7.8 | 69.8 |
| in October | 4 | 29 | 244 | 7.3 | 61.0 |
| in November | 4 | 31 | 277 | 7.8 | 69.3 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |