2016 BYU Cougars Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 83 | 782 | 6.4 | 60.2 |
| at Home | 6 | 37 | 378 | 6.2 | 63.0 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 46 | 404 | 6.6 | 57.7 |
| in Wins | 9 | 56 | 543 | 6.2 | 60.3 |
| in Losses | 4 | 27 | 239 | 6.8 | 59.8 |
| vs. Conference | 1 | 5 | 64 | 5.0 | 64.0 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 12 | 78 | 718 | 6.5 | 59.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 8 | 51 | 8.0 | 51.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 12 | 75 | 731 | 6.3 | 60.9 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 77 | 717 | 6.4 | 59.8 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 6 | 65 | 6.0 | 65.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 5 | 37 | 369 | 7.4 | 73.8 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 7 | 40 | 348 | 5.7 | 49.7 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 6 | 40 | 351 | 6.7 | 58.5 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 6 | 37 | 366 | 6.2 | 61.0 |
| in August/September | 5 | 35 | 325 | 7.0 | 65.0 |
| in October | 3 | 19 | 169 | 6.3 | 56.3 |
| in November | 4 | 24 | 225 | 6.0 | 56.3 |
| in December/January | 1 | 5 | 63 | 5.0 | 63.0 |