2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2012
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 83 | 768 | 6.4 | 59.1 |
| at Home | 6 | 37 | 344 | 6.2 | 57.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 46 | 424 | 6.6 | 60.6 |
| in Wins | 8 | 46 | 465 | 5.8 | 58.1 |
| in Losses | 5 | 37 | 303 | 7.4 | 60.6 |
| vs. Conference | 1 | 6 | 51 | 6.0 | 51.0 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 12 | 77 | 717 | 6.4 | 59.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 5 | 35 | 283 | 7.0 | 56.6 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 8 | 48 | 485 | 6.0 | 60.6 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 13 | 83 | 768 | 6.4 | 59.1 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 49 | 422 | 7.0 | 60.3 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 34 | 346 | 5.7 | 57.7 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 11 | 71 | 663 | 6.5 | 60.3 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 12 | 105 | 6.0 | 52.5 |
| in August/September | 4 | 31 | 286 | 7.8 | 71.5 |
| in October | 4 | 25 | 238 | 6.3 | 59.5 |
| in November | 4 | 22 | 205 | 5.5 | 51.3 |
| in December/January | 1 | 5 | 39 | 5.0 | 39.0 |