Record: 4-8, .333 W-L% (87th of 124)
Conference: Big Ten (Legends Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Kirk Ferentz (4-8)
PS/G: 19.3 (113th of 124) ▪ PA/G: 22.9 (33rd of 124)
SRS: -2.62 (76th of 124) ▪ SOS: 1.63 (48th of 124)
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot | |
| 1 | 2012-09-01 | @ | Northern Illinois | W (18-17) | 21 | 33 | 63.6 | 129 | 0 | 49 | 139 | 2.8 | 1 | 82 | 268 | 3.3 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2012-09-08 | Iowa State | L (6-9) | 20 | 42 | 47.6 | 236 | 0 | 28 | 68 | 2.4 | 0 | 70 | 304 | 4.3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2012-09-15 | Northern Iowa | W (27-16) | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 228 | 0 | 43 | 201 | 4.7 | 3 | 71 | 429 | 6.0 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2012-09-22 | Central Michigan | L (31-32) | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 215 | 1 | 28 | 215 | 7.7 | 3 | 53 | 430 | 8.1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2012-09-29 | Minnesota | W (31-13) | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 192 | 1 | 25 | 182 | 7.3 | 2 | 56 | 374 | 6.7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2012-10-13 | @ | Michigan State | W (19-16) | 19 | 36 | 52.8 | 134 | 0 | 34 | 123 | 3.6 | 1 | 70 | 257 | 3.7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 2012-10-20 | Penn State | L (14-38) | 17 | 36 | 47.2 | 189 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 0.9 | 0 | 59 | 209 | 3.5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | 2012-10-27 | @ | Northwestern | L (17-28) | 24 | 38 | 63.2 | 214 | 0 | 40 | 122 | 3.1 | 2 | 78 | 336 | 4.3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2012-11-03 | @ | Indiana | L (21-24) | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 249 | 1 | 30 | 96 | 3.2 | 1 | 64 | 345 | 5.4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 2012-11-10 | Purdue | L (24-27) | 19 | 36 | 52.8 | 190 | 1 | 31 | 74 | 2.4 | 1 | 67 | 264 | 3.9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 2012-11-17 | @ | Michigan | L (17-42) | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 181 | 2 | 34 | 128 | 3.8 | 0 | 60 | 309 | 5.2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2012-11-23 | Nebraska | L (7-13) | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 92 | 0 | 39 | 108 | 2.8 | 1 | 63 | 200 | 3.2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 Games | 223 | 389 | 57.3 | 2249 | 7 | 404 | 1476 | 3.7 | 15 | 793 | 3725 | 4.7 | 94 | 96 | 19 | 209 | 55 | 491 | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO | |
| 1 | 2012-09-01 | @ | Northern Illinois | W (18-17) | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 54 | 0 | 36 | 147 | 4.1 | 2 | 52 | 201 | 3.9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2012-09-08 | Iowa State | L (6-9) | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 241 | 1 | 41 | 101 | 2.5 | 0 | 77 | 342 | 4.4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2012-09-15 | Northern Iowa | W (27-16) | 20 | 33 | 60.6 | 245 | 0 | 24 | 94 | 3.9 | 1 | 57 | 339 | 5.9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2012-09-22 | Central Michigan | L (31-32) | 26 | 35 | 74.3 | 283 | 2 | 34 | 111 | 3.3 | 1 | 69 | 394 | 5.7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2012-09-29 | Minnesota | W (31-13) | 20 | 33 | 60.6 | 197 | 2 | 32 | 102 | 3.2 | 0 | 65 | 299 | 4.6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2012-10-13 | @ | Michigan State | W (19-16) | 12 | 31 | 38.7 | 179 | 0 | 39 | 149 | 3.8 | 1 | 70 | 328 | 4.7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 2012-10-20 | Penn State | L (14-38) | 26 | 38 | 68.4 | 289 | 2 | 52 | 215 | 4.1 | 3 | 90 | 504 | 5.6 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 7 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | 2012-10-27 | @ | Northwestern | L (17-28) | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 84 | 1 | 49 | 349 | 7.1 | 3 | 59 | 433 | 7.3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 2012-11-03 | @ | Indiana | L (21-24) | 31 | 49 | 63.3 | 406 | 3 | 30 | 67 | 2.2 | 0 | 79 | 473 | 6.0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 2012-11-10 | Purdue | L (24-27) | 26 | 35 | 74.3 | 279 | 2 | 44 | 211 | 4.8 | 1 | 79 | 490 | 6.2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | 2012-11-17 | @ | Michigan | L (17-42) | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 314 | 3 | 39 | 199 | 5.1 | 3 | 62 | 513 | 8.3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 2012-11-23 | Nebraska | L (7-13) | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 63 | 0 | 53 | 200 | 3.8 | 1 | 67 | 263 | 3.9 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 Games | 224 | 353 | 63.5 | 2634 | 16 | 473 | 1945 | 4.1 | 16 | 826 | 4579 | 5.7 | 123 | 97 | 17 | 237 | 64 | 585 | 13 | 10 | 23 | ||||