2025 Northwestern Wildcats Opponent Penalty Split Stats through 12/22/2025
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 55 | 532 | 4.6 | 44.3 |
| at Home | 7 | 31 | 293 | 4.4 | 41.9 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 24 | 239 | 4.8 | 47.8 |
| in Wins | 6 | 33 | 340 | 5.5 | 56.7 |
| in Losses | 6 | 22 | 192 | 3.7 | 32.0 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 42 | 397 | 4.7 | 44.1 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 3 | 13 | 135 | 4.3 | 45.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 13 | 109 | 3.3 | 27.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 8 | 42 | 423 | 5.3 | 52.9 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 52 | 519 | 4.7 | 47.2 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3.0 | 13.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 27 | 223 | 3.9 | 31.9 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 4 | 25 | 296 | 6.3 | 74.0 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 9 | 42 | 397 | 4.7 | 44.1 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 10 | 122 | 5.0 | 61.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 14 | 128 | 3.5 | 32.0 |
| in October | 4 | 23 | 275 | 5.8 | 68.8 |
| in November | 4 | 18 | 129 | 4.5 | 32.3 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |