2016 Boston College Eagles Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 90 | 746 | 6.9 | 57.4 |
| at Home | 6 | 40 | 374 | 6.7 | 62.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 50 | 372 | 7.1 | 53.1 |
| in Wins | 7 | 45 | 376 | 6.4 | 53.7 |
| in Losses | 6 | 45 | 370 | 7.5 | 61.7 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 59 | 469 | 7.4 | 58.6 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 31 | 277 | 6.2 | 55.4 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 30 | 265 | 7.5 | 66.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 60 | 481 | 6.7 | 53.4 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 83 | 661 | 6.9 | 55.1 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 7 | 85 | 7.0 | 85.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 51 | 403 | 7.3 | 57.6 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 32 | 258 | 6.4 | 51.6 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 9 | 65 | 515 | 7.2 | 57.2 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 3 | 18 | 146 | 6.0 | 48.7 |
| in August/September | 4 | 31 | 262 | 7.8 | 65.5 |
| in October | 4 | 24 | 190 | 6.0 | 47.5 |
| in November | 4 | 29 | 248 | 7.3 | 62.0 |
| in December/January | 1 | 6 | 46 | 6.0 | 46.0 |