2008 Illinois Fighting Illini Opponent Penalty Split Stats through 01/08/2009
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 45 | 396 | 3.8 | 33.0 |
| at Home | 6 | 23 | 200 | 3.8 | 33.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 22 | 196 | 3.7 | 32.7 |
| in Wins | 5 | 19 | 172 | 3.8 | 34.4 |
| in Losses | 7 | 26 | 224 | 3.7 | 32.0 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 31 | 267 | 3.9 | 33.4 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 14 | 129 | 3.5 | 32.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 11 | 67 | 2.8 | 16.8 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 8 | 34 | 329 | 4.3 | 41.1 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 42 | 362 | 3.8 | 32.9 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 3 | 34 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 29 | 243 | 3.6 | 30.4 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 3 | 13 | 119 | 4.3 | 39.7 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 9 | 34 | 287 | 3.8 | 31.9 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 8 | 75 | 4.0 | 37.5 |
| in August/September | 4 | 11 | 109 | 2.8 | 27.3 |
| in October | 4 | 21 | 192 | 5.3 | 48.0 |
| in November | 4 | 13 | 95 | 3.3 | 23.8 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |