2012 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 2012 William & Mary Tibe football team represented The College of William & Mary in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were led by 33rd year head coach Jimmye Laycock and played their home games at Zable Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in CAA play to finish in ninth place.

2012 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	2–9 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (33rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Zbig Kepa (20th season)
Defensive coordinator	Scott Boone (2nd season)
Captain	Jabrel Mines, Brian Thompson
Home stadium	Zable Stadium

2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Old Dominion ^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 18 Richmond +		6	–	2					8	–	3
No. 13 New Hampshire +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 15 Villanova +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Towson +		6	–	2					7	–	4
No. 19 James Madison		5	–	3					7	–	4
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Delaware		2	–	6					5	–	6
William & Mary		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rhode Island		0	–	8					0	–	11
Georgia State		0	–	0					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Georgia State's conference record was 0–0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:00 pm	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN3	L 6–7	31,321
September 8	7:00 pm	Lafayette*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		L 14–17	7,615
September 15	12:00 pm	at No. 12 Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	NBCSN	L 17–20	8,309
September 22	7:00 pm	No. 12 Delaware	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	CSN	L 21–51	10,601
September 29	7:00 pm	Georgia State	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	CSN	W 35–3	11,125
October 6	3:30 pm	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	PSN	W 34–28	8,101
October 13	3:30 pm	at No. 4 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	CSN	L 26–27 2OT	22,271
October 27	3:30 pm	Maine	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		L 10–24	10,398
November 3	12:00 pm	at No. 11 New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH		L 25–28	5,521
November 10	12:00 pm	at No. 4 Old Dominion	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Battle for the Silver Mace)		L 31–41	20,068
November 17	1:30 pm	No. 20 Richmond	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)		L 14–21	9,682
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time