2012 VMI Keydets football team

2012 VMI Keydets football
Conference Big South Conference
2012 record 2–9 (1–5 Big South)
Head coach Sparky Woods (5th year)
Offensive coordinator Matt Campbell (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Jeff Farrington (1st year)
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
(Capacity: 10,000)
2012 Big South football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#10 Stony Brook §^   5 1         10 3  
Coastal Carolina §^   5 1         8 4  
Liberty §   5 1         6 5  
Charleston Southern   3 3         5 6  
Gardner–Webb   2 4         3 8  
VMI   1 5         2 9  
Presbyterian   0 6         2 9  
§ Conference co-champions
^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Keydets compete in the Big South Conference under head coach Sparky Woods, who was in his 5th season with VMI.[1] They finished the season 2–9, 1–5 in Big South play to finish in sixth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 2:00 PM at Delaware State* Alumni StadiumDover, DE L 10–17   2,952
September 8 1:30 PM Chowan* Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA W 24–17   4,854
September 15 1:30 PM Richmond* Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA L 6–47   6,827
September 22 3:30 PM at Navy* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD CBSSN L 3–41   35,671
October 6 1:30 PM Presbyterian Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA W 17–7   5,507
October 13 1:30 PM at Charleston Southern Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC L 14–32   2,191
October 20 1:30 PM Coastal Carolina Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA ESPN3 L 7–34   7,281
October 27 1:30 PM at Gardner–Webb Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC L 7–38   5,620
November 3 6:00 PM at #9 Stony Brook LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY L 7–45   4,421
November 10 1:30 PM The Citadel* Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South) L 24–27   7,863
November 17 1:30 PM Liberty Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA ESPN3 L 14–33   5,202
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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Game notes

Delaware State

1 2 34Total
VMI 0 0 7310
Delaware State 0 10 0717

at Alumni Stadium (Dover, DE)

  • Game time: 2:00 PM
  • Game weather: 88 degrees, Winds Northwest 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 2,952
  • Referee: Darrell Davis


Chowan

1 2 34Total
Chowan 0 7 10017
VMI 14 0 01024

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 79 degrees, Winds 5-10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 4,854
  • Referee: Kelvin Thorpe


Richmond

1 2 34Total
Richmond 10 6 28347
VMI 0 6 006

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 73 degrees, Winds 2-5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 6,827
  • Referee: Stuart Millins


Navy

1 2 34Total
VMI 3 0 003
Navy 3 10 72141

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, MD)

  • Game time: 3:30 PM
  • Game weather: 82 degrees, Winds Southwest 10-20 MPH
  • Game attendance: 35,671
  • Referee: Tracy Jones
  • TV: CBS Sports Network


Presbyterian

1 2 34Total
Presbyterian 0 0 077
VMI 3 7 7017

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 74 degrees, Winds West 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 5,507
  • Referee: W. Davenport


Charleston Southern

1 2 34Total
VMI 0 7 0714
Charleston Southern 13 6 13032

at Buccaneer Field (Charleston, SC)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 71 degrees, Winds West 15 MPH
  • Game attendance: 2,191
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser


Coastal Carolina

1 2 34Total
Coastal Carolina 14 7 7634
VMI 0 0 077

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 62 degrees, Winds 5-10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 7,281
  • Referee: J. Magallanes
  • TV: ESPN3


Gardner–Webb

1 2 34Total
VMI 0 7 007
Gardner–Webb 3 7 28038

at Spangler Stadium (Boiling Springs, NC)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 67 degrees, Winds Northeast 8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 5,620
  • Referee: Tim Zimorski


Stony Brook

1 2 34Total
VMI 0 0 707
Stony Brook 14 14 71045

at LaValle Stadium (Stony Brook, NY)

  • Game time: 6:00 PM
  • Game weather: 53 degrees, Winds Northwest 21 MPH
  • Game attendance: 4,421
  • Referee: Ron Cherry


The Citadel

1 2 34Total
The Citadel 7 10 7327
VMI 3 0 71424

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 67 degrees, Winds Southwest 2 MPH
  • Game attendance: 7,863
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan


Liberty

1 2 34Total
Liberty 0 13 61433
VMI 7 0 7014

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: High 40's, Winds 8-10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 5,202
  • Referee: W. Davenport
  • TV: ESPN3


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