2012 Shepherd Rams football
WVIAC champion
ConferenceWest Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 25[1]
Record8–3 (7–1 WVIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorErnie McCook (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJosh Kline (4th season)
Home stadiumRam Stadium
2012 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

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 mark 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 11:00 p.mat Shippensburg*No. 19
L 28–38[8]
September 812:00 p.m.American International*
W 34–7[9]
September 1512:00 p.m.at Seton Hill
W 42–6[10]
September 221:00pmat Charleston
W 16–10[11]
September 2912:00 p.m.Concord
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV
W 20–6
October 612:00 p.m.West Virginia Wesleyandagger
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV
W 37–6
October 131:00 p.m.at West LibertyNo. 25
L 16–17[12]
October 201:00 p.m.at West Virginia State
W 41–20
November 312:00 p.m.Glenville State
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV
W 34–23
November 1012:00 p.m.Fairmont State
W 49–23
November 1712:00 p.m.at IUP*No. 25
L 17–27[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. ↑ "Poll 2012 1218 II Final". December 18, 2012. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "WVIAC Football Year-by-Year Standings (1946-present)". WVIAC.
  3. ↑ Stevens, Rich. "Nine schools plan to leave WVIAC". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
  4. ↑ "Move Could Spell the End of the WVIAC". June 19, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Mountain East Conference to join Division II". NCAA.org.
  6. ↑ "2012 NCAA Division II Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.
  7. ↑ "IUP Pushes Past Shepherd in First Round of NCAA Playoffs". Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics.
  8. ↑ "Poll 2012 0814 II Preseason". August 14, 2012. pp. B2 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Communications, WVIAC. "Shepherd rolls to 34-7 victory over AIC". Beckley Register-Herald.
  10. ↑ "Shepherd vs. Seton Hill College - Game Summary - September 15, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  11. ↑ "Shepherd vs. Charleston (WV) - Game Summary - September 22, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  12. ↑ "Poll 2012 1009 II". October 9, 2012. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Register-Herald, Courtesy of the WVIACFor The. "IUP tops Shepherd in Division II play". Beckley Register-Herald.
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