2012 North Carolina Tar Heels Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 66 | 1552 | 23.52 | 3 | 5.5 | 129.3 |
| at Home | 7 | 41 | 1007 | 24.56 | 3 | 5.9 | 143.9 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 25 | 545 | 21.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 109.0 |
| in Wins | 8 | 45 | 1027 | 22.82 | 2 | 5.6 | 128.4 |
| in Losses | 4 | 21 | 525 | 25.00 | 1 | 5.3 | 131.3 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 41 | 1094 | 26.68 | 3 | 5.1 | 136.8 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 25 | 458 | 18.32 | 0 | 6.3 | 114.5 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 62 | 1456 | 23.48 | 3 | 5.6 | 132.4 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 57 | 1395 | 24.47 | 3 | 5.2 | 126.8 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 0 | 9.0 | 157.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 5 | 19 | 473 | 24.89 | 1 | 3.8 | 94.6 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 38 | 922 | 24.26 | 2 | 6.3 | 153.7 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 9 | 45 | 1190 | 26.44 | 3 | 5.0 | 132.2 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 12 | 205 | 17.08 | 0 | 6.0 | 102.5 |
| in August/September | 5 | 29 | 534 | 18.41 | 0 | 5.8 | 106.8 |
| in October | 4 | 19 | 482 | 25.37 | 1 | 4.8 | 120.5 |
| in November | 3 | 18 | 536 | 29.78 | 2 | 6.0 | 178.7 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |