Ball State Cardinals football

Ball State Cardinals
2016 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	0
Conference titles	10
Division titles	3
Current uniform
Colors	Cardinal and White[1]
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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4] 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).^[5]

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.^[6] 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,^[7] CFL,^[8] and AFL.^[9]

• 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)[10] NFL All-Pro (1995, 1996, 2000)[10]

Timmy Brown - RB NFL Pro Bowl (1962, 1963, 1965)[11] NFL All-Pro (1963, 1965, 1966)[11]

Kenny Stucker - K AFL All-Arena (1996 & 1998)[12]

NFL draft selections

Ball State has had 28 players selected in the NFL Draft.^[13]

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[14]

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

^[15][16][17]

References

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