2012 SMU Mustangs Opponent Penalty Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 80 | 734 | 6.2 | 56.5 |
| at Home | 7 | 53 | 479 | 7.6 | 68.4 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 27 | 255 | 4.5 | 42.5 |
| in Wins | 7 | 36 | 294 | 5.1 | 42.0 |
| in Losses | 6 | 44 | 440 | 7.3 | 73.3 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 38 | 346 | 4.8 | 43.3 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 42 | 388 | 8.4 | 77.6 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 9 | 85 | 9.0 | 85.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 12 | 71 | 649 | 5.9 | 54.1 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 73 | 678 | 6.1 | 56.5 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 7 | 56 | 7.0 | 56.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 45 | 433 | 6.4 | 61.9 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 28 | 245 | 5.6 | 49.0 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 3 | 32 | 317 | 10.7 | 105.7 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 9 | 41 | 361 | 4.6 | 40.1 |
| in August/September | 4 | 39 | 373 | 9.8 | 93.3 |
| in October | 4 | 22 | 215 | 5.5 | 53.8 |
| in November | 4 | 16 | 131 | 4.0 | 32.8 |
| in December/January | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 | 15.0 |