2012 William & Mary

2–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Colonial Athletic Association). The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠9, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 2012, game by game: lost at Maryland 6–7; lost vs. Lafayette 14–17; lost vs. Delaware 21–51; won vs. Georgia State 35–3; won at Pennsylvania 34–28; lost at James Madison 26–27; lost vs. Maine 10–24; lost at New Hampshire 25–28; lost at Old Dominion 31–41; lost vs. Richmond 14–21+32−30Lost 6–7 at Maryland-1MarylandLost 14–17 vs. Lafayette-3LafayetteLost 21–51 vs. Delaware-30DelawareWon 35–3 vs. Georgia State+32Georgia StateWon 34–28 at Pennsylvania+6PennsylvaniaLost 26–27 at James Madison-1James MadisonLost 10–24 vs. Maine-14MaineLost 25–28 at New Hampshire-3New HampshireLost 31–41 at Old Dominion-10Old DominionLost 14–21 vs. Richmond-7Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of William & Mary’s 2012 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’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 15atTowsonL 17–⁠20Towson’s article, William & Mary’s article
Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 9th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
216–⁠247
Coach
—
Elo
1263 −76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.9 No. 50 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 151
Offensive coordinator
Zbig Kepa
Defensive coordinator
Scott Boone
Captains
Jabrel Mines and Brian Thompson

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Trey Reed CB★★No. 2491
Kevin Jennings OG★★No. 2614

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.753
Defensive backs12.00.760
Whole class22.00.757

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.

Drafted in 2013

The 2013 draft
Rd 4B.W. Webb CBDallas Cowboys

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.