2012 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

2012 Old Dominion Monarchs football
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal, L 35–49
vs. Georgia Southern
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 6
Record11–2 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Scott (4th season)
Offensive schemeHurry-up spread option
Defensive coordinatorBill Dee (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumForeman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
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

The 2012 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Wilder and played their home games at Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium. This was their final year as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). In 2013, they began a two-year transition to the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), where they became a member of Conference USA. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in CAA play to finish in first place. As a departing member from the CAA, they were ineligible for the CAA championship. They received an at–large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Coastal Carolina in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals to Georgia Southern.