2016 West Virginia Mountaineers Opponent Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 95 | 891 | 7.3 | 68.5 |
| at Home | 7 | 54 | 483 | 7.7 | 69.0 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 41 | 408 | 6.8 | 68.0 |
| in Wins | 10 | 78 | 700 | 7.8 | 70.0 |
| in Losses | 3 | 17 | 191 | 5.7 | 63.7 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 68 | 636 | 7.6 | 70.7 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 27 | 255 | 6.8 | 63.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 2 | 9 | 102 | 4.5 | 51.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 86 | 789 | 7.8 | 71.7 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 90 | 827 | 7.5 | 68.9 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 5 | 64 | 5.0 | 64.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 43 | 367 | 7.2 | 61.2 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 47 | 460 | 7.8 | 76.7 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 11 | 82 | 776 | 7.5 | 70.5 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 8 | 51 | 8.0 | 51.0 |
| in August/September | 3 | 19 | 166 | 6.3 | 55.3 |
| in October | 4 | 29 | 225 | 7.3 | 56.3 |
| in November | 4 | 27 | 311 | 6.8 | 77.8 |
| in December/January | 2 | 20 | 189 | 10.0 | 94.5 |