| 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 |
| Bolstered size, daily improvement the ingredients for Notre Dame defense's turnaround |
| Written by Andrew Gribble | agribble@al.com |
| Thursday, 27 December 2012 05:54 |
| The Fighting Irish rank fourth in rush defense (92.42 yards allowed per game), 20th in pass defense (194.42 per game), sixth in total defense (286.83 per game) and first in scoring defense (10.33 points per game).... |