Ball State Cardinals football

Ball State Cardinals

2015 Ball State Cardinals football team

First season

1924

Athletic director

Bill Scholl

Head coach

Mike Neu

Other staff

Joey Lynch (OC)
Kevin Kelly (DC)

Stadium

Scheumann Stadium

Year built

1967

Seating capacity

22,500

Field surface

SprinTurf

Location

Muncie, Indiana

NCAA division

NCAA Division I (FBS)

Conference

Mid-American Conference

Division

West

Past conferences

IIC (1934–1947)
HCC (1951–1967)

All-time record

421–381–32 (.524)

Bowl record

0–7 (.000)

Claimed nat'l titles

Conference titles

Division titles

Current uniform

Colors

Cardinal and White

Fight song

Ball State Fight Song

Mascot

Charlie Cardinal

Marching band

The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band

Rivals

Miami (Ohio)

Northern Illinois

Website

BallStateSports.com

The Ball State Cardinals football team is a college football program representing Ball State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football. Pete Lembo was Ball State's recent head coach, the 17th in the program's history, coaching from 2010-2015. Ball State plays its home games on Scheumann Stadium on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. The Cardinals compete in the Mid-American Conference as a member of the West Division.

With a 421–381–32 record, Ball State does not rank among the top 50 most victories among NCAA FBS programs.^[1] Ball State was originally classified as a junior college, participating in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) from 1937 until 1956. In 1957, they were classified as a Small College school until 1972. Ball State received Division II classification in 1973, before becoming a Division I-AA program in 1975 and an Division I-A (now FBS) program until 1981, before dropping to Division I-AA for a single season (1982), before returning to Division I-A.^[2]

Rivalries

Indiana State - See: Blue Key Victory Bell
Northern Illinois – The Cardinals have played the Northern Illinois Huskies 5 times in football since the launch of the Bronze Stalk Trophy. The trophy depicts several cornstalks in tribute to the prevalence of maize around the respective home states of the rivals.^[3] In 2008, the trophy was established with Northern Illinois holding a 4-1 edge in the contests.

Coaches

Current coaching staff

Name	Position
Mike Neu	Head Coach
Joey Lynch	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Kevin Kelly	Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach
Justin Lustig	Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Coach
Johnny Curtis	Special Teams/Linebackers Coach
Patrick Dougherty	Tight Ends Coach
Alex Bailey	Wide Receivers Coach
John Strollo	Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach
Nick Siatras	Defensive Line Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Daryl Dixon	SAM & Nickel LB's Coach
Shannon Morrison	Defensive Backs Coach

Head coaches

The Ball State Cardinals have had 17 head coaches throughout the program's history. With 68 victories, John Magnabosco is first overall in the program's history, followed by Paul Schudel (60 wins) and Dave McClain (46).^[4]

Achievements

Bowl appearances

Ball State has appeared in seven NCAA Division I postseason bowl games, where they have compiled a 0–7 record, losing all seven.

Season	Date Played	Bowl Game	Opponent	Result
1989	December 9, 1989	California Bowl	Fresno State	L 6–27
1993	December 17, 1993	Las Vegas Bowl	Utah State	L 33–42
1996	December 18, 1996	Las Vegas Bowl	Nevada	L 15–18
2007	January 5, 2008	International Bowl	Rutgers	L 30–52
2008	January 6, 2009	GMAC Bowl	Tulsa	L 13–45
2012	December 21, 2012	Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl	UCF	L 17-38
2013	January 5, 2014	GoDaddy Bowl	Arkansas State	L 20-23

Conference championships

Year	Conference	Coach	Overall record
1942	Indiana Intercollegiate Conference	John Magnabosco	6-2-0
1964	Heartland Collegiate Conference	Ray Louthen	5-3-0
1965	Heartland Collegiate Conference	Ray Louthen	9-0-1
1966	Heartland Collegiate Conference	Ray Louthen	7-1-1
1967	Heartland Collegiate Conference	Ray Louthen	7-3-0
1976	Mid-American Conference	Dave McClain	8-3-0
1978	Mid-American Conference	Dwight Wallace	10-1-0
1989	Mid-American Conference	Paul Schudel	7-3-2
1993	Mid-American Conference	Paul Schudel	8-3-1
1996	Mid-American Conference	Bill Lynch	8-4-0

Cardinals in professional football

Nate Davis, currently of the Amarillo Venom

Ball State has produced a total of 27 NFL draft selections.^[5] The following "Active" and "All-Star" lists account for past and present Ball State University football players that have participated in the National Football League, the Canadian Football League, and the Arena Football League.

Active

As of December 2015, there are a total of 6 Cardinals listed on team rosters in the NFL,^[6] CFL,^[7] and AFL.^[8]

Jonathan Newsome - LB - Indianapolis Colts
Kitt O'Brien - OL - Cleveland Gladiators
Eric Patterson - CB - St. Louis Rams
Andre Ramsey - OL - Orlando Predators
Willie Snead - WR - New Orleans Saints
Keith Wenning - QB - Cincinnati Bengals

All-stars

Among the numerous Cardinals that have participated in the NFL, CFL, and AFL, a total of 3 have received all-star recognition by their respective leagues.

Blaine Bishop - S

NFL Pro Bowl (1995, 1996, 1997, 2000)^[9]

NFL All-Pro (1995, 1996, 2000)^[9]

Timmy Brown - RB

NFL Pro Bowl (1962, 1963, 1965)^[10]

NFL All-Pro (1963, 1965, 1966)^[10]

Kenny Stucker - K

AFL All-Arena (1996 & 1998)^[11]

NFL draft selections

Ball State has had 28 players selected in the NFL Draft.^[12]

Art King

1950 - 208th overall by the Cleveland Browns

Ralph Cook

1955 - 295th overall by the Los Angeles Rams

Timmy Brown

1959 - 313th overall by the Green Bay Packers

Merv Rettenmund

1965 - 257th overall by the Dallas Cowboys

Jim Todd

1966 - 129th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles

Oscar Lubke

1968 - 182th overall by the New York Jets

Elie Ghattas

1968 - 411th overall by the New Orleans Saints

Amos Van Pelt

1969 - 149th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals

Don Burchfield

1971 - 314th overall by the New Orleans Saints

Terry Schmidt

1974 - 121st overall by the New Orleans Saints

Jim Micklos

1975 - 391st overall by the New York Giants

Shafer Suggs

1976 - 33rd overall by the New York Jets

Art Stringer

1976 - 256th overall by the Houston Oilers

Maurice Harvey

1978 - 86th overall by the Oakland Raiders

Ken Kremer

1979 - 167th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs

Rush Brown

1980 - 255th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals

Mark O'Connell

1981 - 312th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals

Blaine Bishop

1993 - 214th overall by the Houston Oilers

Keith McKenzie

1996 - 252th overall by the Green Bay Packers

Brad Maynard

1997 - 95th overall by the New York Giants

Cory Gilliard

1997 - 124th overall by the Denver Broncos

Dante Ridgeway

2005 - 192th overall by the St. Louis Rams

Justin Beriault

2005 - 208th overall by the Dallas Cowboys

Reggie Hodges

2005 - 210th overall by the St. Louis Rams

Robert Brewster

2009 - 75th overall by the Dallas Cowboys

Nate Davis

2009 - 171th overall by the San Francisco 49ers

Jonathan Newsome

2014 - 166th overall by the Indianapolis Colts

Keith Wenning

2014 - 194th overall by the Baltimore Ravens^[13]

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of March 23, 2015

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
at Georgia State	at Illinois	at Notre Dame	vs Indiana	at Michigan	vs Army
at Indiana	vs UAB	at Indiana	vs Florida Atlantic	at Indiana
vs Eastern Kentucky	at Western Kentucky	vs Western Kentucky	at NC State
at Florida Atlantic

^[14]^[15]^[16]

References

↑ "2012 Football Bowl Subdivision Records - All-Time Team Won-Loss Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ DeLassus, David. "Ball State Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ Doug Zaleski (November 23, 2007). "BSU-Northern Illinois winner will collect Bronze Stalk trophy". www.thestarpress.com. Gannett. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
↑ "Ball State Football Year-by-year results" (PDF). www.ballstatesports.com. Ball State University Athletic Department. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
↑ "Ball St. Drafted Players/Alumni". www.pro-football-reference.com. USA Today Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ "NFL Players by College - B". www.espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
↑ "Active Players". CFL.ca. Canadian Football League. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
↑ "AFL Players". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
1 2 "Blaine Bishop NFL Football Statistics". www.Pro-Football-Reference.com. USA Today Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
1 2 "Timmy Brown NFL Football Statistics". www.Pro-Football-Reference.com. USA Today Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ "Kenny Stucker". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ DraftHistory.com
↑ "Ball State Drafted Players/Alumni". www.Pro-Football-Reference.com. USA Today Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
↑ "Ball State Cardinals Football Schedules and Future Schedules". fbschedules.com. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
↑ "Ball State football to play Indiana State next year". Indystar.com. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
↑ Kelley, Kevin. "Texas A&M adds Ball State and Western Carolina to 2015 Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

Ball State Historical Data, College Football Data Warehouse.
Michael Maccambridge (ed.), ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Game, ESPN, 2005, ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.

External links

Archival images and archival film of Ball State University football games from the Ball State University Digital Media Repository

Ball State Cardinals football

Venues	Scheumann Stadium (1967–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Indiana State (Blue Key Victory Bell) Northern Illinois (Bronze Stalk Trophy)

Culture & lore	Charlie Cardinal The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Ball State University

Located in: Muncie, Indiana

Academics	Colleges: Architecture and Planning Business Communication, Information, and Media Teachers Other: Burris Laboratory School Center for Business and Economic Research Center for Middletown Studies Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities Robert F. Kennedy Speech Collection

Athletics	Ball State Cardinals Football Baseball Men's basketball Scheumann Stadium Worthen Arena Ball Diamond Irving Gymnasium Pride of Mid-America Marching Band Blue Key Victory Bell Bronze Stalk Trophy Charlie Cardinal Mid-American Conference

Campus	History Art Museum Auditorium Beneficence Bracken House Bracken Library Christy Woods Frog Baby LaFollette Complex Observatory Orchid Collection and Species Bank Shafer Tower

Life	The Daily News Stance WBST WBSU-TV WCRD WIPB

People	Alumni Ball brothers Presidents

Founded: 1918 · Students: 21,053 · Endowment: $192.11 million

Mid-American Conference football

East Division	Akron Zips Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Kent State Golden Flashes Massachusetts Minutemen Miami RedHawks Ohio Bobcats

West Division	Ball State Cardinals Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles NIU Huskies Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos

Championships and awards	MAC Championship Game Mid-American Conference football individual awards

Seasons	2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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