# 2012 VMI Keydets football team

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 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 FieldLexington, 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 FieldLexington, VA | | W 17–7 | 5,507 |
| October 13 | 1:30 pm | at Charleston Southern | Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC | | L 14–32 | 2,191 |
| October 20 | 1:30 pm | Coastal Carolina | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | ESPN3 | L 7–34 | 7,281 |
| October 27 | 1:30 pm | at Gardner–Webb | Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | | L 7–38 | 5,620 |
| November 3 | 6:00 pm | at No. 9 Stony Brook | LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | | L 7–45 | 4,421 |
| November 10 | 1:30 pm | The Citadel* | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA (Military Classic of the South) | | L 24–27 | 7,863 |
| November 17 | 1:30 pm | Liberty | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | ESPN3 | L 14–33 | 5,202 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game |||||||

## Game summaries
### Delaware State

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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