2012 Football Schedule

Brian Kelly's 3rd season went 12-1, ending with a national championship loss to Alabama and a #4 AP finish.

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Head Coach Brian Kelly

Overall

12–1

Rank

#4

Streak

L1

Home

7–0

Away

4–0

Neutral

1–1

1. SEP 1
   NEUT NAVY

   Navy
   Aviva Stadium · Dublin, Ireland
   Final W 50–10
   CBS
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2. SEP 8
   HOME PUR

   Purdue
   Notre Dame Stadium · Notre Dame, IN
   Final W 20–17
   NBC
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3. SEP 16
   AWAY MSU

   #10 Michigan State
   Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI
   Final W 20–3
   ABC
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4. SEP 22
   HOME MICH

   #18 Michigan
   Notre Dame Stadium · Notre Dame, IN
   Final W 13–6
   NBC
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5. OCT 6
   HOME MIA

   Miami
   Soldier Field · Chicago, IL
   Final W 41–3
   NBC
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   Shamrock Series
6. OCT 13
   HOME STAN

   #17 Stanford
   Notre Dame Stadium · Notre Dame, IN
   Final W 20–13
   NBC
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7. OCT 20
   HOME BYU

   BYU
   Notre Dame Stadium · Notre Dame, IN
   Final W 17–14
   NBC
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8. OCT 28
   AWAY OU

   #8 Oklahoma
   Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium · Norman, OK
   Final W 30–13
   ABC
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9. NOV 3
   HOME PITT

   Pittsburgh
   Notre Dame Stadium · Notre Dame, IN
   Final W 29–26
   NBC
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10. NOV 11
    AWAY BC

    Boston College
    Alumni Stadium · Chestnut Hill, MA
    Final W 21–6
    ABC
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11. NOV 17
    HOME WAKE

    Wake Forest
    Notre Dame Stadium · Notre Dame, IN
    Final W 38–0
    NBC
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12. NOV 25
    AWAY USC

    USC
    Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum · Los Angeles, CA
    Final W 22–13
    ABC
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13. JAN 8
    NEUT ALA

    #2 Alabama
    Sun Life Stadium · Miami Gardens, FL
    Final L 14–42
    ESPN
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