2016 Northwestern Wildcats Opponent Penalty Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 61 | 593 | 4.7 | 45.6 |
| at Home | 7 | 35 | 364 | 5.0 | 52.0 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 26 | 229 | 4.3 | 38.2 |
| in Wins | 7 | 36 | 344 | 5.1 | 49.1 |
| in Losses | 6 | 25 | 249 | 4.2 | 41.5 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 37 | 362 | 4.1 | 40.2 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 24 | 231 | 6.0 | 57.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 6 | 21 | 230 | 3.5 | 38.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 40 | 363 | 5.7 | 51.9 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 52 | 504 | 4.3 | 42.0 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 9 | 89 | 9.0 | 89.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 27 | 280 | 3.9 | 40.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 25 | 224 | 5.0 | 44.8 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 11 | 49 | 474 | 4.5 | 43.1 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 23 | 241 | 5.8 | 60.3 |
| in October | 4 | 18 | 167 | 4.5 | 41.8 |
| in November | 4 | 15 | 135 | 3.8 | 33.8 |
| in December/January | 1 | 5 | 50 | 5.0 | 50.0 |