2012 Northwestern Wildcats Scoring Defense Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 35 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 293 | 22.5 |
| at Home | 7 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 17.4 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 171 | 28.5 |
| in Wins | 10 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 187 | 18.7 |
| in Losses | 3 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 25 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 199 | 24.9 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 18.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 26.7 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 213 | 21.3 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 34 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 286 | 23.8 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 200 | 28.6 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 17.2 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 12 | 34 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 286 | 23.8 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| in August/September | 5 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| in October | 4 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| in November | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 24.0 |
| in December/January | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |