| Michigan State Spartans | ||
2012 Michigan State Spartans Football ScheduleFinal Record: 7-6, 3-5 (Big Ten) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Time/TV | Tickets | |
| Friday Aug. 31 | Boise State Broncos Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Won 17-13 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 8 | at Central Michigan Chippewas Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI | Won 41-7 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 15 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Lost 20-3 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 22 | Eastern Michigan Eagles Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Won 23-7 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 29 | Ohio State Buckeyes Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Lost 17-16 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 6 | at Indiana Hoosiers Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN | Won 31-27 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 13 | Iowa Hawkeyes (HC) Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Lost 19-16 (OT) | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 20 | at Michigan Wolverines Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI | Lost 12-10 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 27 | at Wisconsin Badgers Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI | Won 16-13 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 3 | Nebraska Cornhuskers Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Lost 28-24 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 10 | --- | Open Date | --- | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 17 | Northwestern Wildcats Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Lost 23-20 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 24 | at Minnesota Golden Gophers TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Won 26-10 | --- | |
| 2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl | ||||
| Saturday Dec. 29 | TCU Horned Frogs Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ | Won 17-16 | --- | |