| 8/31/2012 | Tennessee (5-7) | 35 | vs | North Carolina State | 21 | Atlanta GA | SEC | |
| 9/8/2012 | North Carolina State | 10 | at | Connecticut (5-7) | 7 | at BigE | ||
| 9/15/2012 | South Alabama (2-11) | 7 | at | North Carolina State | 31 | SBC | ||
| 9/22/2012 | The Citadel (7-4) | 14 | at | North Carolina State | 52 | SoCon (1AA) | ||
| 9/29/2012 | North Carolina State | 37 | at | Miami-Florida (7-5,5-3) | 44 | |||
| 10/6/2012 | Florida State (12-2,8-1) | 16 | at | North Carolina State | 17 | |||
| 10/20/2012 | North Carolina State | 20 | at | Maryland (4-8,2-6) | 18 | |||
| 10/27/2012 | North Carolina State | 35 | at | North Carolina (8-4,5-3) | 43 | |||
| 11/3/2012 | Virginia (4-8,2-6) | 31 | at | North Carolina State | 6 | |||
| 11/10/2012 | Wake Forest (5-7,3-5) | 6 | at | North Carolina State | 37 | |||
| 11/17/2012 | North Carolina State | 48 | at | Clemson (11-2,7-1) | 62 | |||
| 11/24/2012 | Boston College (2-10,1-7) | 10 | at | North Carolina State | 27 | |||
| 12/31/2012 | North Carolina State | 24 | vs | Vanderbilt (9-4) | 38 | Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | vs SEC |
| vs North Carolina State | vs Other Opponents | North Carolina State compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 6-7 | 75-72 | |
| Points Scored: | 25.46 | 28.46 | 3.00 |
| Points Allowed: | 28.08 | 26.17 | 1.91 |
| Margin: | -2.62 | 2.29 | 4.91 |
| Total Points: | 53.54 | 54.63 | -1.09 |