The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 6-6 in 2012. They fell to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 34 to 31, in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 8-5 | ||
3-5 | 7-6 | ||
2-6 | 6-7 | ||
3-5 | 6-7 | ||
2-6 | 4-8 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 287 | 4,178 | 847 | 4.9 | 1,975 | 517 | 3.8 | 2,203 | 330 | 6.7 | 229 | 105 | 102 | 102 | 81 | 653 | ||
Team Rank | 91st | 105th | 87th | 108th | 64th | 40th | 90th | 106th | 105th | 89th | 100th | 68th | 105th | 105th | 81st | 65th | |||
Opponent | 13 | 321 | 4,662 | 5.3 | 2,236 | 478 | 4.7 | 2,426 | 404 | 6.0 | 247 | 114 | 109 | 109 | 95 | 834 | |||
Opponent Rank | 47th | 40th | 42nd | 79th | 59th | 91st | 14th | 57th | 14th | 40th | 73rd | 20th | 20th | 9th | 11th | ||||
Net | -34 | -484 | +847 | -0.4 | -261 | +39 | -0.9 | -223 | -74 | +0.7 | -18 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -14 | -181 | |||
Net Rank | 83rd | 92nd | 85th | 85th | 86th | 44th | 101st | 83rd | 101st | 46th | 88th | 82nd | 81st | 81st | 26th | 13th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |