| Year: | 2012 |
| Team: | Marian Knights |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mid-States Football Association |
| Division: | Mideast League |
| Short Conf: | MSFA |
| Record: | 12–1 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1 |
| Head Coach: | Ted Karras Jr. |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Champion: | NAIA national champion MFSA Mideast League co-champion |
| Bowl: | NAIA National Championship Game |
| Bowl Result: | W 20–27 (OT) vs. |
The 2012 Marian Knights football team was an American football team that represented Marian University as a member of the Mid-States Football Association during the 2012 NAIA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Ted Karras Jr., the Knights compiled a 12–1 record (4–1 against conference opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating, 30–27, in overtime in the NAIA National Championship Game.[1]