2016 Rice Owls Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 69 | 566 | 5.8 | 47.2 |
| at Home | 6 | 33 | 270 | 5.5 | 45.0 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 36 | 296 | 6.0 | 49.3 |
| in Wins | 3 | 19 | 160 | 6.3 | 53.3 |
| in Losses | 9 | 50 | 406 | 5.6 | 45.1 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 45 | 369 | 5.6 | 46.1 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 24 | 197 | 6.0 | 49.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 5 | 35 | 5.0 | 35.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 64 | 531 | 5.8 | 48.3 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 59 | 480 | 5.4 | 43.6 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 10 | 86 | 10.0 | 86.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 33 | 260 | 5.5 | 43.3 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 26 | 220 | 5.2 | 44.0 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 4.0 | 28.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 9 | 51 | 424 | 5.7 | 47.1 |
| in August/September | 4 | 27 | 203 | 6.8 | 50.8 |
| in October | 4 | 22 | 193 | 5.5 | 48.3 |
| in November | 4 | 20 | 170 | 5.0 | 42.5 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |