| Date | Game | Result | Notes |
9/1/2012
12:30 PM
ACCN | UNC vs. Elon | W 62-0 | UNC: ACC record 260 punt return yards |
9/8/2012
4:15 PM
RSN | UNC @ Wake Forest | L 27-28 | Casey Barth UNC career record 55 field goals |
9/15/2012
3:30 PM
ABC/ESPN2 | UNC @ Louisville | L 34-39 | Bryn Renner 5 TDs ties UNC single-game record |
9/22/2012
3:30 PM
ESPNU | UNC vs. East Carolina | W 27-6 | Casey Barth kicks UNC career record 134th extra point |
9/29/2012
3:30 PM
RSN | UNC vs. Idaho | W 66-0 | UNC school record 66 points scored |
10/6/2012
12:30 PM
ACCN | UNC vs. Virginia Tech | W 48-34 | Gio Bernard's 262 rushing yards 5th most in UNC history |
10/13/2012
2:30 PM
ESPNU | UNC @ Miami | W 18-14 | Gio Bernard 176 rushing yards, 2 TDs (238 all-purpose yards) |
10/20/2012
7:00 PM
ESPNU | UNC @ Duke | L 30-33 | Duke's second win over UNC in 23 years |
10/27/2012
12:30 PM
ACCN | UNC vs. NC State | W 43-35 | Gio Bernard game-winning 74-yard punt return for TD with 13 seconds remaining |
11/10/2012
12:30 PM
ACCN | UNC vs. Georgia Tech | L 50-68 | Highest scoring game ever involving an ACC team. Gio Bernard back-to-back seasons with over 1,000 rushing yards. |
11/15/2012
7:30 PM
ESPN | UNC @ Virginia | W 37-13 | Quinshad Davis ties UNC & ACC single-game record with 16 receptions |
11/24/2012
3:00 PM
RSN | UNC vs. Maryland | W 45-38 | Bryn Renner ties UNC single-game record with 5 TD passes, sets single-season record with 28 TD passes |
| | | Record: 8-4 | |