Record: 8-5, .615 W-L% (43rd of 124) ▪ Rank: 24th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten (Legends Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Brady Hoke (8-5)
PS/G: 29.8 (58th of 124) ▪ PA/G: 19.8 (20th of 124)
SRS: 10.01 (21st of 124) ▪ SOS: 3.85 (33rd of 124)
Bowl Game: Lost Outback Bowl 33-28 versus South Carolina
| 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 | N | Alabama | L (14-41) | 11 | 27 | 40.7 | 200 | 1 | 29 | 69 | 2.4 | 1 | 56 | 269 | 4.8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 99 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 2012-09-08 | Air Force | W (31-25) | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 208 | 2 | 31 | 214 | 6.9 | 2 | 56 | 422 | 7.5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2012-09-15 | Massachusetts | W (63-13) | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 291 | 3 | 43 | 294 | 6.8 | 6 | 68 | 585 | 8.6 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2012-09-22 | @ | Notre Dame | L (6-13) | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 138 | 0 | 41 | 161 | 3.9 | 0 | 66 | 299 | 4.5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | 2012-10-06 | @ | Purdue | W (44-13) | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 105 | 1 | 54 | 304 | 5.6 | 3 | 70 | 409 | 5.8 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2012-10-13 | Illinois | W (45-0) | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 174 | 2 | 51 | 353 | 6.9 | 4 | 66 | 527 | 8.0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2012-10-20 | Michigan State | W (12-10) | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 163 | 0 | 32 | 163 | 5.1 | 0 | 62 | 326 | 5.3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2012-10-27 | @ | Nebraska | L (9-23) | 9 | 27 | 33.3 | 93 | 0 | 37 | 95 | 2.6 | 0 | 64 | 188 | 2.9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | 2012-11-03 | @ | Minnesota | W (35-13) | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 234 | 2 | 41 | 155 | 3.8 | 3 | 59 | 389 | 6.6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 2012-11-10 | Northwestern | W (38-31) | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 286 | 2 | 32 | 133 | 4.2 | 3 | 62 | 419 | 6.8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2012-11-17 | Iowa | W (42-17) | 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 | 2012-11-24 | @ | Ohio State | L (21-26) | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 171 | 1 | 27 | 108 | 4.0 | 2 | 47 | 279 | 5.9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | 2013-01-01 | N | South Carolina | L (28-33) | 18 | 37 | 48.6 | 214 | 3 | 45 | 141 | 3.1 | 0 | 82 | 355 | 4.3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 Games | 169 | 318 | 53.1 | 2591 | 20 | 502 | 2389 | 4.8 | 27 | 820 | 4980 | 6.1 | 113 | 112 | 24 | 249 | 62 | 641 | 8 | 19 | 27 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | N | Alabama | L (14-41) | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 199 | 2 | 42 | 232 | 5.5 | 2 | 63 | 431 | 6.8 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2012-09-08 | Air Force | W (31-25) | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 127 | 0 | 71 | 290 | 4.1 | 3 | 90 | 417 | 4.6 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2012-09-15 | Massachusetts | W (63-13) | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 147 | 0 | 36 | 112 | 3.1 | 0 | 66 | 259 | 3.9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2012-09-22 | @ | Notre Dame | L (6-13) | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 145 | 0 | 31 | 94 | 3.0 | 1 | 50 | 239 | 4.8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2012-10-06 | @ | Purdue | W (44-13) | 23 | 35 | 65.7 | 157 | 1 | 26 | 56 | 2.2 | 0 | 61 | 213 | 3.5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 2012-10-13 | Illinois | W (45-0) | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 29 | 0 | 37 | 105 | 2.8 | 0 | 53 | 134 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2012-10-20 | Michigan State | W (12-10) | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 192 | 1 | 31 | 112 | 3.6 | 0 | 65 | 304 | 4.7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2012-10-27 | @ | Nebraska | L (9-23) | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 166 | 1 | 41 | 160 | 3.9 | 1 | 65 | 326 | 5.0 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 104 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 2012-11-03 | @ | Minnesota | W (35-13) | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 147 | 1 | 38 | 128 | 3.4 | 0 | 69 | 275 | 4.0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2012-11-10 | Northwestern | W (38-31) | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 183 | 3 | 58 | 248 | 4.3 | 1 | 79 | 431 | 5.5 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2012-11-17 | Iowa | W (42-17) | 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 | 2012-11-24 | @ | Ohio State | L (21-26) | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 189 | 1 | 52 | 207 | 4.0 | 1 | 70 | 396 | 5.7 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 2013-01-01 | N | South Carolina | L (28-33) | 25 | 36 | 69.4 | 341 | 4 | 17 | 85 | 5.0 | 0 | 53 | 426 | 8.0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 Games | 198 | 330 | 60.0 | 2203 | 16 | 514 | 1957 | 3.8 | 9 | 844 | 4160 | 4.6 | 101 | 116 | 20 | 237 | 84 | 719 | 11 | 7 | 18 | ||||