The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 12-0 in 2012. They fell to the Alabama Crimson Tide, 42 to 14, in the BCS National Championship.
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2012 Stats
See stats| 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 | 335 | 5,358 | 894 | 6.0 | 2,462 | 506 | 4.9 | 2,896 | 388 | 7.5 | 281 | 127 | 137 | 137 | 71 | 550 | ||
Team Rank | 76th | 48th | 63rd | 38th | 38th | 44th | 32nd | 68th | 82nd | 55th | 49th | 37th | 58th | 58th | 50th | 34th | |||
Opponent | 13 | 166 | 3,971 | 830 | 4.8 | 1,374 | 396 | 3.5 | 2,597 | 434 | 6.0 | 221 | 74 | 131 | 131 | 67 | 543 | ||
Opponent Rank | 4th | 10th | 1st | 18th | 14th | 7th | 17th | 33rd | 84th | 13th | 12th | 9th | 69th | 69th | 91st | 100th | |||
Net | +169 | +1,387 | +64 | +1.2 | +1,088 | +110 | +1.4 | +299 | -46 | +1.5 | +60 | +53 | +6 | +6 | +4 | +7 | |||
Net Rank | 21st | 16th | 123rd | 15th | 19th | 16th | 15th | 45th | 88th | 26th | 17th | 15th | 58th | 58th | 78th | 66th |
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| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fresno State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Utah State | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  JMU | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Syracuse | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Iowa State | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
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Georgia | Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Penn State | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  North Texas | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Delaware | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| 2 |  Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | .750 |
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