2012 Louisville Cardinals Opponent First Down Game Log through 01/07/2013
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/02/12 | Kentucky | Turf | W 32-14 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 24 |
| 09/08/12 | Southwest Mo. St. | Turf | W 35-7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 09/15/12 | North Carolina | Turf | W 39-34 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 20 |
| 09/22/12 | @ Florida Int'l | Turf | W 28-21 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 09/29/12 | @ Southern Miss. | Turf | W 21-17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 10/13/12 | @ Pittsburgh | Grass | W 45-35 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 10/20/12 | South Fla. | Turf | W 27-25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 10/26/12 | Cincinnati | Turf | W 34-31 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 11/03/12 | Temple | Turf | W 45-17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 11/10/12 | @ Syracuse | Turf | L 26-45 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 11/24/12 | Connecticut | Turf | L 20-23 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 11/29/12 | @ Rutgers | Turf | W 20-17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 01/02/13 | + 9 Florida | Turf | W 33-23 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| Totals | 108 | 107 | 22 | 237 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||