2012 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season

2012 VMI Keydets football

Conference	Big South Conference
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
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Big South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 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 champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network 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 Stadium Dover, DE		L 10–17	2,952
September 8	1:30 pm	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 The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Delaware State

Period	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

Period	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

Period	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

Period	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

Period	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

Period	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

Period	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

Period	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

Period	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

Period	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

Period	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

References

^ Sparky Woods Profile
^ "VMI Event Calendar Sep. 2012". Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
^ "VMI Event Calendar Oct. 2012". Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
^ "VMI Event Calendar Nov. 2012". Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2018.

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