 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football ScheduleFinal Record: 12-1 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Time/TV | Tickets | |
| Saturday Sept. 1 |  | Navy Midshipmen Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | Won 50-10 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 8 |  | Purdue Boilermakers Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN | Won 20-17 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 15 |  | at Michigan State Spartans Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Won 20-3 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 22 |  | Michigan Wolverines Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN | Won 13-6 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 29 | --- | Open Date | --- | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 6 |  | Miami (FL) Hurricanes Soldier Field, Chicago, IL | Won 41-3 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 13 |  | Stanford Cardinal Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN | Won 20-13 (OT) | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 20 |  | BYU Cougars Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN | Won 17-14 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 27 |  | at Oklahoma Sooners Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, OK | Won 30-13 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 3 |  | Pittsburgh Panthers Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN | Won 29-26 (OT) | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 10 |  | at Boston College Eagles Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA | Won 21-6 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 17 |  | Wake Forest Demon Deacons Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN | Won 38-0 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 24 |  | at USC Trojans Los Angeles Mem. Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA | Won 22-13 | --- |
| 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game | ||||
| Monday Jan. 7 |  | Alabama Crimson Tide Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL | Lost 42-14 | --- |
