2012 Purdue Boilermakers Opponent Penalty Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 76 | 618 | 5.8 | 47.5 |
| at Home | 7 | 43 | 366 | 6.1 | 52.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 33 | 252 | 5.5 | 42.0 |
| in Wins | 6 | 31 | 262 | 5.2 | 43.7 |
| in Losses | 7 | 45 | 356 | 6.4 | 50.9 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 45 | 344 | 5.6 | 43.0 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 31 | 274 | 6.2 | 54.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 16 | 117 | 5.3 | 39.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 60 | 501 | 6.0 | 50.1 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 71 | 573 | 5.9 | 47.8 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 5 | 45 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 37 | 305 | 6.2 | 50.8 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 34 | 268 | 5.7 | 44.7 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 10 | 60 | 458 | 6.0 | 45.8 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 11 | 115 | 5.5 | 57.5 |
| in August/September | 4 | 24 | 212 | 6.0 | 53.0 |
| in October | 4 | 22 | 167 | 5.5 | 41.8 |
| in November | 4 | 23 | 177 | 5.8 | 44.3 |
| in December/January | 1 | 7 | 62 | 7.0 | 62.0 |