2012 Tennessee Volunteers Opponent Penalty Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 62 | 497 | 5.2 | 41.4 |
| at Home | 7 | 35 | 287 | 5.0 | 41.0 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 27 | 210 | 5.4 | 42.0 |
| in Wins | 5 | 25 | 216 | 5.0 | 43.2 |
| in Losses | 7 | 37 | 281 | 5.3 | 40.1 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 40 | 306 | 5.0 | 38.3 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 22 | 191 | 5.5 | 47.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 5 | 34 | 261 | 6.8 | 52.2 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 28 | 236 | 4.0 | 33.7 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 58 | 462 | 5.3 | 42.0 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 4 | 35 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 39 | 311 | 5.6 | 44.4 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 4 | 19 | 151 | 4.8 | 37.8 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 9 | 44 | 346 | 4.9 | 38.4 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 14 | 116 | 7.0 | 58.0 |
| in August/September | 5 | 28 | 233 | 5.6 | 46.6 |
| in October | 3 | 9 | 63 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| in November | 4 | 25 | 201 | 6.3 | 50.3 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |