Record: 12-1, .923 W-L% (3rd of 124) ▪ Rank: 4th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Brian Kelly (12-1)
PS/G: 25.8 (81st of 124) ▪ PA/G: 12.8 (2nd of 124)
SRS: 16.98 (6th of 124) ▪ SOS: 6.14 (8th of 124)
Bowl Game: Lost BCS Championship 42-14 versus Alabama
| Pre | 9/2 | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 1, 2012 | Sat | Notre Dame | N | Navy | Ind | W | 50 | 10 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Dublin, Ireland |
| 2 | Sep 8, 2012 | Sat | (22) Notre Dame | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 15, 2012 | Sat | (20) Notre Dame | @ | (10) Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Sep 22, 2012 | Sat | (11) Notre Dame | (18) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Oct 6, 2012 | Sat | (9) Notre Dame | Miami (FL) | ACC | W | 41 | 3 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | Chicago, IL | |
| 6 | Oct 13, 2012 | Sat | (7) Notre Dame | (17) Stanford | Pac-12 | W | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Oct 20, 2012 | Sat | (5) Notre Dame | Brigham Young | Ind | W | 17 | 14 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Oct 27, 2012 | Sat | (5) Notre Dame | @ | (8) Oklahoma | Big 12 | W | 30 | 13 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 9 | Nov 3, 2012 | Sat | (4) Notre Dame | Pittsburgh | Big East | W | 29 | 26 | 9 | 0 | W 9 | ||
| 10 | Nov 10, 2012 | Sat | (4) Notre Dame | @ | Boston College | ACC | W | 21 | 6 | 10 | 0 | W 10 | |
| 11 | Nov 17, 2012 | Sat | (3) Notre Dame | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 38 | 0 | 11 | 0 | W 11 | ||
| 12 | Nov 24, 2012 | Sat | (1) Notre Dame | @ | Southern California | Pac-12 | W | 22 | 13 | 12 | 0 | W 12 | |
| 13 | Jan 7, 2013 | Mon | (1) Notre Dame | N | (2) Alabama | SEC | L | 14 | 42 | 12 | 1 | L 1 | BCS Championship (Miami, FL) |