2012 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2012 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by third year head coach Mike London and played their home games at Scott Stadium. They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team started out 2-0 for the second consecutive season after victories over Richmond and Penn State. The Cavaliers then proceeded to lose six straight games, their longest losing streak since 2009. The team bounced back with impressive victories over NC State and Miami, and then were eliminated from bowl eligibility when North Carolina handed them their seventh loss. The Cavaliers ended the season with a close loss to rival Virginia Tech and finished 4–8.

2012 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	4–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach	Mike London (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Lazor (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jim Reid (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 11 Clemson x		7	–	1					11	–	2
NC State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					5	–	7
Maryland		2	–	6					4	–	8
Boston College		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy		5	–	3					7	–	7
North Carolina†		5	–	3					8	–	4
Miami (FL)‡		5	–	3					7	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	6
Duke		3	–	5					6	–	7
Virginia		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[1] ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Cavaliers went 8–5 in 2011, their first winning season under head coach Mike London. The Cavaliers followed a slow 3–2 start with a 5–2 finish that saw the team win against Florida State in Doak Campbell Stadium in November, and halt a three-year skid against Duke. The Cavaliers could not end their drought against Virginia Tech, but finished second in the ACC Coastal Division and third in the ACC overall. They were selected to represent the ACC in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against Auburn.

Personnel

2012 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Mike Rocco QB Phillip Simms	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mike London Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Virginia	Alma mater
Mike London	Head coach	2	Richmond (1982)
Jim Reid	Associate head coach, Defensive coordinator	2	Maine (1973)
Bill Lazor	Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks	2	Cornell (1994)
Jeff Hanson	Defensive Line, Recruiting coordinator	2	Richmond (1972)
Anthony Poindexter	Safeties, Special teams coordinator	8	Virginia (1999)
Vincent Brown	Linebackers, Asst. Special Teams Coach	2	Mississippi Valley State (1987)
Mike Faragalli	Running backs	2	Rhode Island (1980)
Shawn Moore	Wide receivers	2	Virginia (1990)
Scott Wachenheim	Offensive Line, Tight Ends	2	Air Force (1984)
Chip West	Cornerbacks	2	Livingstone (1993)
Evan Marcus	Dir. of Football Training & Player Development	2	Ithaca College (1990)
Marques Hagans	Graduate assistant	1	Virginia (2005)
Gordie Sammis	Graduate assistant	2	Virginia (2007)
Reference:[2]

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:00 pm	Richmond*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	W 43–19	50,081
September 8	12:00 pm	Penn State*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	W 17–16	56,087
September 15	3:30 pm	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 20–56	44,225
September 22	12:00 pm	at No. 17 TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN	L 7–27	46,330
September 29	3:30 pm	Louisiana Tech*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	L 38–44	42,027
October 6	3:00 pm	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN	L 17–42	26,856
October 13	3:00 pm	Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ACCRSN	L 20–27	45,556
October 20	12:30 pm	Wake Forest	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	L 10–16	41,167
November 3	12:30 pm	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	W 33–6	54,812
November 10	12:00 pm	Miami (FL)	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	W 41–40	45,870
November 15	7:30 pm	North Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (The South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	L 13–37	45,760
November 24	12:00 pm	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPNU	L 14–17	65,632
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Depth chart

Depth Chart release before October 6, 2012 Duke game.

Defense FS Anthony Harris Rijo Walker ⋅ WLB MLB SLB ⋅ Steve Greer ⋅ Daquan Romero Kwontie Moore ⋅ Tucker Windle Tucker Windle ⋅ SS Brandon Phelps Anthony Cooper ⋅ CB Demetrious Nicholson C.J. Moore ⋅ DE DT DT DE Jake Snyder Will Hill Brent Urban Bill Schautz Ausar Walcott Chris Brathwaite Justin Renfrow Eli Harold ⋅ ⋅ David Dean Mike Moore CB Drequan Hoskey Maurice Canady ⋅ Offense WR Darius Jennings Dominique Terrell ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Oday Aboushi Conner Davis Luke Bowanko Sean Cascarano Morgan Moses Matt Mihalik Cody Wallace Ross Burbank Sean Karl Jay Whitmire ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Paul Freedman Colter Phillips Jeremiah Mathis WR Tim Smith E.J. Scott ⋅ QB Phillip Sims Michael Rocco David Watford RB Perry Jones Kevin Parks Clifton Richardson FB Zachary Swanson Billy Skrobacz LoVante' Battle Special teams PK Drew Jarrett PK Ian Frye P Alec Vozenilek KR Darius Jennings PR Khalek Shepherd LS Matt Fortin H Jacob Hodges