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2012 Old Dominion

10–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Colonial Athletic Association). The season’s Wikipedia article records 11–⁠2, over 13 games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

Old Dominion in 2012, game by game: won vs. Duquesne 57–23; won at Hampton 45–7; won vs. New Hampshire 64–61; won at Richmond 45–37; lost vs. Villanova 14–38; won at Towson 31–20; won vs. Delaware 31–26; won vs. Georgia State 53–27; won vs. William & Mary 41–31; won at James Madison 38–28; won vs. Coastal Carolina 63–35+38−24Won 57–23 vs. Duquesne+34DuquesneWon 45–7 at Hampton+38HamptonWon 64–61 vs. New Hampshire+3New HampshireWon 45–37 at Richmond+8RichmondLost 14–38 vs. Villanova-24VillanovaWon 31–20 at Towson+11TowsonWon 31–26 vs. Delaware+5DelawareWon 53–27 vs. Georgia State+26Georgia StateWon 41–31 vs. William & Mary+10William & MaryWon 38–28 at James Madison+10James MadisonWon 63–35 vs. Coastal Carolina+28Coastal Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsDuquesneW 57–⁠2365%
Sep 8atHamptonW 45–⁠762%
Sep 22vsNew HampshireW 64–⁠6164%
Sep 29atRichmondW 45–⁠3766%
Oct 13vsVillanovaL 14–⁠3877%
Oct 20atTowsonW 31–⁠2051%
Oct 27vsDelawareW 31–⁠2669%
Nov 3vsGeorgia StateW 53–⁠2785%
Nov 10vsWilliam & MaryW 41–⁠3181%
Nov 17atJames MadisonW 38–⁠2852%
Dec 1vsCoastal CarolinaNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundW 63–⁠3579%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Coastal Carolina 63–⁠35 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 17 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of Old Dominion’s 2012 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Sep 15vsCampbellW 70–⁠14Old Dominion’s article, Campbell’s article
Dec 8vsGeorgia SouthernL 35–⁠49Old Dominion’s article, Georgia Southern’s article
Record
10–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
482–⁠333
Coach
—
Elo
1529 +106 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.1 No. 15 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 127
Offensive coordinator
Brian Scott
Defensive coordinator
Bill Dee
Offense
Hurry-up spread option
Defense
Multiple

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Old Dominion are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Andrew Everett WDE★★★No. 1609
Andrew Maddox OT★★No. 1863
Calvert Cook ILB★★No. 2243
Isaac White WR★★No. 2491
Colin McElroy PRO★★No. 2743

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.740
Receivers12.00.760
Offensive line22.00.763
Defensive line22.50.770
Linebackers12.00.767
Whole class72.10.762

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2012 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Old Dominion7–⁠110–⁠1
Richmond6–⁠26–⁠3
New Hampshire6–⁠28–⁠4
Villanova5–⁠27–⁠4
Towson5–⁠26–⁠4
James Madison5–⁠37–⁠4
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Delaware2–⁠64–⁠6
William & Mary1–⁠62–⁠8
Georgia State1–⁠71–⁠10
Rhode Island0–⁠70–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.