2016 Washington State Cougars Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 103 | 896 | 7.9 | 68.9 |
| at Home | 7 | 62 | 555 | 8.9 | 79.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 41 | 341 | 6.8 | 56.8 |
| in Wins | 8 | 64 | 581 | 8.0 | 72.6 |
| in Losses | 5 | 39 | 315 | 7.8 | 63.0 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 63 | 552 | 7.0 | 61.3 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 40 | 344 | 10.0 | 86.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 20 | 160 | 6.7 | 53.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 83 | 736 | 8.3 | 73.6 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 91 | 795 | 7.6 | 66.3 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 12 | 101 | 12.0 | 101.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 48 | 403 | 8.0 | 67.2 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 43 | 392 | 7.2 | 65.3 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 10 | 70 | 608 | 7.0 | 60.8 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 21 | 187 | 10.5 | 93.5 |
| in August/September | 3 | 33 | 288 | 11.0 | 96.0 |
| in October | 5 | 32 | 268 | 6.4 | 53.6 |
| in November | 4 | 31 | 284 | 7.8 | 71.0 |
| in December/January | 1 | 7 | 56 | 7.0 | 56.0 |