The 2012 Big 12 Conference football season was the 17th season for the Big 12, as part of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was also the first season in the Big 12 for TCU and West Virginia, replacing Texas A&M and Missouri, as they both moved to the Southeastern Conference.
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Big 12 teams played in the following bowl games. Big 12 teams are bolded.
Every team except for the Kansas Jayhawks played in a bowl game for the 2012 season. Every one of the Jayhawk's opponents played in a bowl game (for FBS teams) except South Dakota State, a FCS team that played two rounds in the FCS Football Championship.
Following each week of games, Big 12 conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams.