2012 Purdue Boilermakers Penalty Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 74 | 662 | 5.7 | 50.9 |
| at Home | 7 | 33 | 293 | 4.7 | 41.9 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 41 | 369 | 6.8 | 61.5 |
| in Wins | 6 | 37 | 340 | 6.2 | 56.7 |
| in Losses | 7 | 37 | 322 | 5.3 | 46.0 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 47 | 446 | 5.9 | 55.8 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 27 | 216 | 5.4 | 43.2 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 14 | 110 | 4.7 | 36.7 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 60 | 552 | 6.0 | 55.2 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 71 | 647 | 5.9 | 53.9 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 29 | 258 | 4.8 | 43.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 42 | 389 | 7.0 | 64.8 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 10 | 59 | 542 | 5.9 | 54.2 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 12 | 105 | 6.0 | 52.5 |
| in August/September | 4 | 23 | 171 | 5.8 | 42.8 |
| in October | 4 | 17 | 138 | 4.3 | 34.5 |
| in November | 4 | 30 | 308 | 7.5 | 77.0 |
| in December/January | 1 | 4 | 45 | 4.0 | 45.0 |