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2012 Shepherd Rams football team
| 2012 Shepherd Rams football |
|---|
| West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| No. 25 |
| 8–3 (7–1 WVIAC) |
| Monte Cater (26th season) |
| Ernie McCook (3rd season) |
| Josh Kline (4th season) |
| Ram Stadium |
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 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.
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.
Shepherd lost in the first round of the payoffs, 27–17, against IUP.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | 1:00 p.m | at Shippensburg* | No. 19 | Seth Grove StadiumShippensburg, PA | L 28–38 | |
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | American International* | Ram StadiumShepherdstown, WV | W 34–7 | ||
| September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Seton Hill | Offutt FieldGreensburg, PA | W 42–6 | ||
| September 22 | 1:00pm | at Charleston (WV) | Laidley FieldCharleston, WV | W 16–10 | ||
| September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Concord | Ram StadiumShepherdstown, WV | W 20–6 | ||
| October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | West Virginia Wesleyan | Ram StadiumShepherdstown, WV | W 37–6 | ||
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at West Liberty | No. 25 | West Family StadiumWest Liberty, WV | L 16–17 | |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at West Virginia State | Lakin FieldInstitute, WV | W 41–20 | ||
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Glenville State | Ram StadiumShepherdstown, WV | W 34–23 | ||
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Fairmont State | Ram StadiumShepherdstown, WV | W 49–23 | ||
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at IUP* | No. 25 | Miller StadiumIndiana, PA (NCAA Division II first round) | L 17–27 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |
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