2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers Penalty Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 81 | 653 | 6.2 | 50.2 |
| at Home | 7 | 47 | 363 | 6.7 | 51.9 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 34 | 290 | 5.7 | 48.3 |
| in Wins | 6 | 44 | 313 | 7.3 | 52.2 |
| in Losses | 7 | 37 | 340 | 5.3 | 48.6 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 43 | 331 | 5.4 | 41.4 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 38 | 322 | 7.6 | 64.4 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 22 | 187 | 7.3 | 62.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 59 | 466 | 5.9 | 46.6 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 78 | 620 | 6.5 | 51.7 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 3 | 33 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 41 | 374 | 5.9 | 53.4 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 37 | 246 | 7.4 | 49.2 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 10 | 58 | 478 | 5.8 | 47.8 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 20 | 142 | 10.0 | 71.0 |
| in August/September | 5 | 35 | 267 | 7.0 | 53.4 |
| in October | 3 | 20 | 163 | 6.7 | 54.3 |
| in November | 4 | 19 | 139 | 4.8 | 34.8 |
| in December/January | 1 | 7 | 84 | 7.0 | 84.0 |