| Date | Opponent | Result | TV |
| Sep. 1 | Michigan | W 41-14 | ABC |
| Sep. 8 | Western Kentucky | W 35-0 | SEC Network |
| Sep. 15 | at Arkansas | W 52-0 | CBS |
| Sep. 22 | Florida Atlantic | W 40-7 | PPV |
| Sep. 29 | Ole Miss | W 33-14 | ESPN |
| Oct. 13 | at Missouri | W 42-10 | CBS |
| Oct. 20 | at Tennessee | W 44-13 | ESPN |
| Oct. 27 | Miss. State | W 38-7 | ESPN |
| Nov. 3 | at LSU | W 21-17 | CBS |
| Nov. 10 | Texas A&M | L 29-24 | CBS |
| Nov. 17 | Western Carolina | W 49-0 | SEC |
| Nov. 24 | Auburn | W 49-0 | CBS |
| Dec. 1 | Georgia | W 32-28 | CBS |
| Jan. 7 | Notre Dame | 8:30 ET | ESPN |
| Alabama-Notre Dame: Epic 1973 Sugar Bowl lived up to its billing (Part I) |
| Written by Don Kausler Jr. | dkausler@al.com |
| Tuesday, 11 December 2012 01:02 |
| (First of six parts) "We overwhelmed them by one point," Ara Parseghian, the head coach of the Fighting Irish at the time, said of the first meeting between two traditional powers. "There were no losers on that field."... |