2010 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Penalty Split Stats through 01/10/2011
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 58 | 529 | 4.5 | 40.7 |
| at Home | 7 | 39 | 337 | 5.6 | 48.1 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 19 | 192 | 3.2 | 32.0 |
| in Wins | 8 | 33 | 307 | 4.1 | 38.4 |
| in Losses | 5 | 25 | 222 | 5.0 | 44.4 |
| vs. Conference | 2 | 6 | 70 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 11 | 52 | 459 | 4.7 | 41.7 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 20 | 178 | 6.7 | 59.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 38 | 351 | 3.8 | 35.1 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 13 | 58 | 529 | 4.5 | 40.7 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 11 | 47 | 434 | 4.3 | 39.5 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 2 | 11 | 95 | 5.5 | 47.5 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 8 | 31 | 288 | 3.9 | 36.0 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 5 | 27 | 241 | 5.4 | 48.2 |
| in August/September | 4 | 19 | 176 | 4.8 | 44.0 |
| in October | 5 | 25 | 223 | 5.0 | 44.6 |
| in November | 3 | 11 | 110 | 3.7 | 36.7 |
| in December/January | 1 | 3 | 20 | 3.0 | 20.0 |