 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | |
2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football ScheduleFinal Record: 6-7, 2-6 (Big Ten) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Time/TV | Tickets | |
| Thursday Aug. 30 |  | at UNLV Rebels Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV | Won 30-27 (3 OT) | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 8 |  | New Hampshire Wildcats TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Won 44-7 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 15 |  | Western Michigan Broncos TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Won 28-23 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 22 |  | Syracuse Orange TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Won 17-10 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 29 |  | at Iowa Hawkeyes Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA | Lost 31-13 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 6 | --- | Open Date | --- | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 13 |  | Northwestern Wildcats (HC) TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Lost 21-13 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 20 |  | at Wisconsin Badgers Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI | Lost 38-13 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 27 |  | Purdue Boilermakers TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Won 44-28 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 3 |  | Michigan Wolverines TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Lost 35-13 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 10 |  | at Illinois Fighting Illini Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL | Won 17-3 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 17 |  | at Nebraska Cornhuskers Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE | Lost 38-14 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 24 |  | Michigan State Spartans TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Lost 26-10 | --- |
| 2012 Meineke Care Care Bowl of Texas | ||||
| Friday Dec. 28 |  | Texas Tech Red Raiders Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX | Lost 34-31 | --- |
