The 2012 St. Norbert Green Knights football team represented St. Norbert College as a member of the Midwest Conference (MWC) during the 2012 NCAA Division III football season. They were led by 14th-year head coach Jim Purtill and play their home games at Schneider Stadium in De Pere, Wisconsin. The Green Knights compiled and overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 8–1 in conference play, sharing the MWC title with Lake Forest. St. Norbert advanced to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs, where the lost to the St. Thomas Tommies in the first round.

On August 31, St. Norbert played their season opener against John Carroll at Donnybrook Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. The game was played as part of the 2012 Global Ireland Football Tournament. It marked the first time in 20 years that an NCAA Division III regular season football game was played in Europe. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
August 31	1:30 pm	vs. John Carroll*	Donnybrook Stadium Dublin, Ireland	L 3–40
September 8	1:00 pm	Knox	Schneider Stadium De Pere, WI	W 31–20
September 15	1:00 pm	at Ripon	Ingalls Field Ripon, WI	W 35–31
September 22	1:00 pm	Carroll (WI)	Schneider Stadium De Pere, WI	W 28–21 OT
September 29	1:00 pm	at Monmouth (IL)	Monmouth, IL	L 9–31
October 6	2:00 pm	at Cornell	Mount Vernon, IA	W 20–16
October 13	1:00 pm	Lawrence	Schneider Stadium De Pere, WI	W 79–7
October 27	1:00 pm	at Beloit	Beloit, WI	W 42–7
November 3	1:00 pm	at Grinnell	Rosenbloom Field Grinnell, IA	W 20–12
November 10	1:00 pm	Lake Forest	Schneider Stadium De Pere, WI	W 20–10
November 17	12:00 pm	at No. 4 St. Thomas (MN)*	O'Shaughnessy Stadium Saint Paul, MN ( NCAA Division III First Round)	L 17–48
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from D3football.com Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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