2012 VMI Keydets football team

2012 VMI Keydets football
File:VMI Keydets logo.svg
Conference	Big South Conference
2012 record	2–9 (1–5 Big South)
Head coach	Sparky Woods (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Campbell (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Farrington (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field (Capacity: 10,000)
Seasons

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. 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 Stadium Dover, DE		L 10–17	2,952
September 8	1:30 PM	[[{{{school}}}|Chowan]]*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, 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 Stadium Annapolis, 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 Field North Charleston, 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 No. 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 Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total VMI 0 0 7 3 10 Delaware State 0 10 0 7 17 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 3 4 Total Chowan 0 7 10 0 17 VMI 14 0 0 10 24 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 3 4 Total Richmond 10 6 28 3 47 VMI 0 6 0 0 6 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 3 4 Total VMI 3 0 0 0 3 Navy 3 10 7 21 41 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 3 4 Total Presbyterian 0 0 0 7 7 VMI 3 7 7 0 17 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 3 4 Total VMI 0 7 0 7 14 Charleston Southern 13 6 13 0 32 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 3 4 Total Coastal Carolina 14 7 7 6 34 VMI 0 0 0 7 7 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 3 4 Total VMI 0 7 0 0 7 Gardner–Webb 3 7 28 0 38 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 3 4 Total VMI 0 0 7 0 7 Stony Brook 14 14 7 10 45 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 3 4 Total The Citadel 7 10 7 3 27 VMI 3 0 7 14 24 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 3 4 Total Liberty 0 13 6 14 33 VMI 7 0 7 0 14 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