The Stanford Cardinal were 11-2 in 2012. They emerged victorious over the Wisconsin Badgers, 20 to 14, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-1 | 12-2 | |
8-1 | 12-1 | ||
6-3 | 9-4 | ||
6-3 | 9-5 | ||
4-5 | 8-5 |
| 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 | 14 | 390 | 5,242 | 948 | 5.5 | 2,440 | 549 | 4.4 | 2,802 | 399 | 7.0 | 266 | 113 | 129 | 129 | 85 | 715 | ||
Team Rank | 52nd | 54th | 37th | 71st | 40th | 26th | 55th | 74th | 73rd | 75th | 62nd | 53rd | 65th | 65th | 91st | 81st | |||
Opponent | 14 | 241 | 4,707 | 4.7 | 1,358 | 446 | 3.0 | 3,349 | 550 | 6.1 | 254 | 86 | 144 | 144 | 86 | 789 | |||
Opponent Rank | 18th | 44th | 14th | 12th | 29th | 9th | 107th | 125th | 16th | 54th | 20th | 93rd | 93rd | 23rd | 14th | ||||
Net | +149 | +535 | +948 | +0.8 | +1,082 | +103 | +1.4 | -547 | -151 | +0.9 | +12 | +27 | -15 | -15 | -1 | -74 | |||
Net Rank | 28th | 48th | 37th | 33rd | 20th | 18th | 14th | 102nd | 116th | 39th | 56th | 33rd | 86th | 86th | 66th | 46th |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | .667 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7 | .222 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | .625 |