2018 Houston Cougars Penalty Split Stats through 01/07/2019
| Split | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 87 | 683 | 6.7 | 52.5 |
| at Home | 6 | 40 | 315 | 6.7 | 52.5 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 47 | 368 | 6.7 | 52.6 |
| in Wins | 8 | 48 | 398 | 6.0 | 49.8 |
| in Losses | 5 | 39 | 285 | 7.8 | 57.0 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 59 | 478 | 7.4 | 59.8 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 28 | 205 | 5.6 | 41.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 5 | 33 | 5.0 | 33.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 12 | 82 | 650 | 6.8 | 54.2 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 85 | 673 | 7.1 | 56.1 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 5 | 35 | 271 | 7.0 | 54.2 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 7 | 50 | 402 | 7.1 | 57.4 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 16 | 124 | 8.0 | 62.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 10 | 69 | 549 | 6.9 | 54.9 |
| in August/September | 4 | 23 | 172 | 5.8 | 43.0 |
| in October | 4 | 28 | 240 | 7.0 | 60.0 |
| in November | 4 | 31 | 238 | 7.8 | 59.5 |
| in December/January | 1 | 5 | 33 | 5.0 | 33.0 |