# 2012 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2012 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by third year head coach Mike London and played their home games at Scott Stadium. They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team started out 2-0 for the second consecutive season after victories over Richmond and Penn State. The Cavaliers then proceeded to lose six straight games, their longest losing streak since 2009. The team bounced back with impressive victories over NC State and Miami, and then were eliminated from bowl eligibility when North Carolina handed them their seventh loss. The Cavaliers ended the season with a close loss to rival Virginia Tech and finished 4–8.

## Previous season

The Cavaliers went 8–5 in 2011, their first winning season under head coach Mike London. The Cavaliers followed a slow 3–2 start with a 5–2 finish that saw the team win against Florida State in Doak Campbell Stadium in November, and halt a three-year skid against Duke. The Cavaliers could not end their drought against Virginia Tech, but finished second in the ACC Coastal Division and third in the ACC overall. They were selected to represent the ACC in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against Auburn.

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Virginia | Alma mater |
| Mike London | Head coach | 2 | Richmond (1982) |
| Jim Reid | Associate head coach, Defensive coordinator | 2 | Maine (1973) |
| Bill Lazor | Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks | 2 | Cornell (1994) |
| Jeff Hanson | Defensive Line, Recruiting coordinator | 2 | Richmond (1972) |
| Anthony Poindexter | Safeties, Special teams coordinator | 8 | Virginia (1999) |
| Vincent Brown | Linebackers, Asst. Special Teams Coach | 2 | Mississippi Valley State (1987) |
| Mike Faragalli | Running backs | 2 | Rhode Island (1980) |
| Shawn Moore | Wide receivers | 2 | Virginia (1990) |
| Scott Wachenheim | Offensive Line, Tight Ends | 2 | Air Force (1984) |
| Chip West | Cornerbacks | 2 | Livingstone (1993) |
| Evan Marcus | Dir. of Football Training & Player Development | 2 | Ithaca College (1990) |
| Marques Hagans | Graduate assistant | 1 | Virginia (2005) |
| Gordie Sammis | Graduate assistant | 2 | Virginia (2007) |
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## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 3:00 pm | Richmond* | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ESPN3 | W 43–19 | 50,081 |
| September 8 | 12:00 pm | Penn State* | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ABC | W 17–16 | 56,087 |
| September 15 | 3:30 pm | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ESPNU | L 20–56 | 44,225 |
| September 22 | 12:00 pm | at No. 17 TCU* | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | ESPN | L 7–27 | 46,330 |
| September 29 | 3:30 pm | Louisiana Tech* | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ESPN3 | L 38–44 | 42,027 |
| October 6 | 3:00 pm | at Duke | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCRSN | L 17–42 | 26,856 |
| October 13 | 3:00 pm | Maryland | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA (rivalry) | ACCRSN | L 20–27 | 45,556 |
| October 20 | 12:30 pm | Wake Forest | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ACCN | L 10–16 | 41,167 |
| November 3 | 12:30 pm | at NC State | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ACCN | W 33–6 | 54,812 |
| November 10 | 12:00 pm | Miami (FL) | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ABC | W 41–40 | 45,870 |
| November 15 | 7:30 pm | North Carolina | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA (The South's Oldest Rivalry) | ESPN | L 13–37 | 45,760 |
| November 24 | 12:00 pm | at Virginia Tech | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup) | ESPNU | L 14–17 | 65,632 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Depth chart

Depth Chart release before October 6, 2012 Duke game.
Defense :
* FS
* Anthony Harris
* Rijo Walker
| WLB | MLB | SLB |
| ⋅ | Steve Greer | ⋅ |
| Daquan Romero | Kwontie Moore | ⋅ |
| Tucker Windle | Tucker Windle | ⋅ |
* SS
* Brandon Phelps
* Anthony Cooper
* CB
* Demetrious Nicholson
* C.J. Moore
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| Jake Snyder | Will Hill | Brent Urban | Bill Schautz |
| Ausar Walcott | Chris Brathwaite | Justin Renfrow | Eli Harold |
| ⋅ | ⋅ | David Dean | Mike Moore |
* CB
* Drequan Hoskey
* Maurice Canady
Offense :
* WR
* Darius Jennings
* Dominique Terrell
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Oday Aboushi | Conner Davis | Luke Bowanko | Sean Cascarano | Morgan Moses |
| Matt Mihalik | Cody Wallace | Ross Burbank | Sean Karl | Jay Whitmire |
* TE
* Paul Freedman
* Colter Phillips
* Jeremiah Mathis
* WR
* Tim Smith
* E.J. Scott
* QB
* Phillip Sims
* Michael Rocco
* David Watford
* RB
* Perry Jones
* Kevin Parks
* Clifton Richardson
* FB
* Zachary Swanson
* Billy Skrobacz
* LoVante' Battle
* Special teams
* PK Drew Jarrett
* PK Ian Frye
* P Alec Vozenilek
* KR Darius Jennings
* PR Khalek Shepherd
* LS Matt Fortin
* H Jacob Hodges