2012 Shepherd Rams football team
| 2012 Shepherd Rams football | |
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WVIAC champions | |
NCAA Division II first round, L 17–27 vs. IUP | |
| Conference | West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 25[1] |
| Record | 8–3 (7–1 WVIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Ram Stadium (capacity: 5,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Shepherd $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston (WV) | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concord | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glenville State | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Liberty | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairmont State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hill | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Shepherd Rams football team represented Shepherd University during the 2012 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC). They were led by head coach Monte Cater, in his 26th season at Shepherd, and finished the season 8–3. With a conference record of 7–1, they were named WVIAC champions[2] and advanced to the Division II Playoffs, losing in the first round against IUP.
The Rams played their home games at Ram Stadium in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
This was the final year for the WVIAC, as most of the teams in the conference withdrew to form the Mountain East Conference for the 2013 season.[3][4][5]
Regular season
The 2012 regular season for the Rams consisted of eight games against WVIAC opponents, and one game each against American International and Shippensburg. Shepherd finished the regular season 8–2, and advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs.[6]
Playoffs
Shepherd lost in the first round of the payoffs, 17–27, against IUP.[7]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 1 | 1:00 p.m | at Shippensburg* | No. 19 | L 28–38 | [8] | |
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | American International* | W 34–7 | [9] | ||
| September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Seton Hill |
| W 42–6 | [10] | |
| September 22 | 1:00pm | at Charleston | W 16–10 | [11] | ||
| September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Concord |
| W 20–6 | ||
| October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| W 37–6 | ||
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at West Liberty | No. 25 |
| L 16–17 | [12] |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at West Virginia State |
| W 41–20 | ||
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Glenville State |
| W 34–23 | ||
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Fairmont State |
| W 49–23 | ||
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | IUP* | No. 25 | L 17–27 | [13] | |
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- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11584473/poll-2012-1218-ii-final/
- ^ http://wviac2.sidearmsports.com/sports/2007/10/27/pastfbstandings.aspx?path=football
- ^ https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/nine-schools-plan-to-leave-wviac/article_2f088ebd-4837-510f-83a1-15606b7971bf.html
- ^ https://wvmetronews.com/2012/06/19/move-could-spell-the-end-of-the-wviac/
- ^ https://www.ncaa.org/news/2013/2/20/mountain-east-conference-to-join-division-ii.aspx
- ^ https://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/gametool/brackets/football_d2_2012.pdf
- ^ https://iupathletics.com/news/2012/11/17/FB_1117125716.aspx?path=football
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11584284/poll-2012-0814-ii-preseason/
- ^ https://www.register-herald.com/sports/college_sports/shepherd-rolls-to-34-7-victory-over-aic/article_8f7f0a56-1efd-53ae-a215-0fd713e57005.html
- ^ https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322590611
- ^ https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322662128
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11584381/poll-2012-1009-ii/
- ^ https://www.register-herald.com/sports/college_sports/iup-tops-shepherd-in-division-ii-play/article_fa1909b1-3ca2-5ee2-b8bb-98f053c92f70.html