2012
Record
12-1
| Date | Opponent | Time/TV | Tickets | |
| 09/01/12 |
|
Navy Midshipmen Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland |
9:00AM ET |
Won 50-10 |
| 09/08/12 |
|
Purdue Boilermakers Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN |
3:30PM ET |
Won 20-17 |
| 09/15/12 |
|
Michigan State Spartans Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI |
8:00PM ET |
Won 20-3 |
| 09/22/12 |
|
Michigan Wolverines Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN |
7:30PM ET |
Won 13-6 |
| 09/29/12 | Bye Week | |||
| 10/6/12 |
|
Miami (FL) Hurricanes Soldier Field, Chicago, IL |
7:30PM ET |
Won 41-3 |
| 10/13/12 |
|
Stanford Cardinal Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN |
3:30PM ET |
Won 20-13 |
| 10/20/12 |
|
BYU Cougars Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN |
3:30PM ET |
Won 17-14 |
| 10/27/12 |
|
Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK |
8:00PM ET |
Won 30-13 |
| 11/03/12 |
|
Pittsburgh Panthers Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN |
3:30PM ET |
Won 29-26 |
| 11/10/12 |
|
Boston College Eagles Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA |
8:00PM ET |
Won 21-6 |
| 11/17/12 |
|
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN |
3:30PM ET |
Won 38-0 |
| 11/24/12 |
|
USC Trojans Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA |
8:00PM ET |
Won 22-13 |
| 01/07/13 |
|
BCS National Championship Game Alabama Crimson Tide Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida |
8:00 PM ET |
Lost 42-14 |