2012 North Carolina Tar Heels Opponent Penalty Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 74 | 633 | 6.2 | 52.8 |
| at Home | 7 | 39 | 332 | 5.6 | 47.4 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 35 | 301 | 7.0 | 60.2 |
| in Wins | 8 | 48 | 416 | 6.0 | 52.0 |
| in Losses | 4 | 26 | 217 | 6.5 | 54.3 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 52 | 427 | 6.5 | 53.4 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 22 | 206 | 5.5 | 51.5 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 6 | 53 | 6.0 | 53.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 68 | 580 | 6.2 | 52.7 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 71 | 598 | 6.5 | 54.4 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 3 | 35 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 5 | 34 | 286 | 6.8 | 57.2 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 37 | 312 | 6.2 | 52.0 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 9 | 58 | 480 | 6.4 | 53.3 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 13 | 118 | 6.5 | 59.0 |
| in August/September | 5 | 30 | 261 | 6.0 | 52.2 |
| in October | 4 | 31 | 252 | 7.8 | 63.0 |
| in November | 3 | 13 | 120 | 4.3 | 40.0 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |