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
| 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 | Navy | W (50-10) | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 197 | 1 | 46 | 293 | 6.4 | 5 | 69 | 490 | 7.1 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2012-09-08 | Purdue | W (20-17) | 24 | 39 | 61.5 | 324 | 1 | 36 | 52 | 1.4 | 1 | 75 | 376 | 5.0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2012-09-15 | @ | Michigan State | W (20-3) | 14 | 32 | 43.8 | 178 | 1 | 34 | 122 | 3.6 | 1 | 66 | 300 | 4.5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2012-09-22 | Michigan | W (13-6) | 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 | Miami (FL) | W (41-3) | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 211 | 0 | 51 | 376 | 7.4 | 5 | 77 | 587 | 7.6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2012-10-13 | Stanford | W (20-13) | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 184 | 2 | 44 | 150 | 3.4 | 0 | 72 | 334 | 4.6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 2012-10-20 | Brigham Young | W (17-14) | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 119 | 1 | 43 | 270 | 6.3 | 1 | 60 | 389 | 6.5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2012-10-27 | @ | Oklahoma | W (30-13) | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 188 | 0 | 39 | 215 | 5.5 | 3 | 66 | 403 | 6.1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2012-11-03 | Pittsburgh | W (29-26) | 29 | 53 | 54.7 | 291 | 2 | 51 | 231 | 4.5 | 1 | 104 | 522 | 5.0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 | 2012-11-10 | @ | Boston College | W (21-6) | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 209 | 2 | 40 | 184 | 4.6 | 1 | 65 | 393 | 6.0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 2012-11-17 | Wake Forest | W (38-0) | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 363 | 3 | 30 | 221 | 7.4 | 2 | 66 | 584 | 8.8 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | 2012-11-24 | @ | Southern California | W (22-13) | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 217 | 0 | 42 | 222 | 5.3 | 1 | 69 | 439 | 6.4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2013-01-07 | N | Alabama | L (14-42) | 21 | 36 | 58.3 | 270 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 1.7 | 1 | 55 | 302 | 5.5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 Games | 226 | 388 | 58.2 | 2896 | 14 | 506 | 2462 | 4.9 | 23 | 894 | 5358 | 6.0 | 137 | 127 | 17 | 281 | 71 | 550 | 7 | 8 | 15 | ||||
| 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 | Navy | W (50-10) | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 192 | 1 | 40 | 149 | 3.7 | 0 | 60 | 341 | 5.7 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2012-09-08 | Purdue | W (20-17) | 19 | 37 | 51.4 | 198 | 2 | 30 | 90 | 3.0 | 0 | 67 | 288 | 4.3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2012-09-15 | @ | Michigan State | W (20-3) | 23 | 45 | 51.1 | 187 | 0 | 25 | 50 | 2.0 | 0 | 70 | 237 | 3.4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2012-09-22 | Michigan | W (13-6) | 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 | Miami (FL) | W (41-3) | 18 | 35 | 51.4 | 201 | 0 | 18 | 84 | 4.7 | 0 | 53 | 285 | 5.4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2012-10-13 | Stanford | W (20-13) | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 125 | 0 | 40 | 147 | 3.7 | 0 | 65 | 272 | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2012-10-20 | Brigham Young | W (17-14) | 23 | 36 | 63.9 | 177 | 2 | 25 | 66 | 2.6 | 0 | 61 | 243 | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | 2012-10-27 | @ | Oklahoma | W (30-13) | 36 | 52 | 69.2 | 364 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 0.6 | 1 | 76 | 379 | 5.0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2012-11-03 | Pittsburgh | W (29-26) | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 164 | 1 | 33 | 144 | 4.4 | 1 | 62 | 308 | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2012-11-10 | @ | Boston College | W (21-6) | 27 | 43 | 62.8 | 247 | 0 | 23 | 53 | 2.3 | 0 | 66 | 300 | 4.5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 2012-11-17 | Wake Forest | W (38-0) | 23 | 35 | 65.7 | 154 | 0 | 25 | 55 | 2.2 | 0 | 60 | 209 | 3.5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | 2012-11-24 | @ | Southern California | W (22-13) | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 186 | 1 | 27 | 95 | 3.5 | 0 | 51 | 281 | 5.5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 2013-01-07 | N | Alabama | L (14-42) | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 264 | 4 | 45 | 265 | 5.9 | 2 | 73 | 529 | 7.2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Games | 261 | 434 | 60.1 | 2597 | 11 | 396 | 1374 | 3.5 | 4 | 830 | 3971 | 5.5 | 131 | 74 | 16 | 221 | 67 | 543 | 7 | 16 | 23 | ||||