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 42138132 (.524)
Bowl record 07 (.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 42138132 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

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
1989December 9, 1989California BowlFresno StateL 6–27
1993December 17, 1993Las Vegas BowlUtah StateL 33–42
1996December 18, 1996Las Vegas BowlNevadaL 15–18
2007January 5, 2008International BowlRutgers L 30–52
2008January 6, 2009GMAC BowlTulsa L 13–45
2012December 21, 2012Beef 'O' Brady's BowlUCF L 17-38
2013January 5, 2014GoDaddy BowlArkansas 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]

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.

NFL Pro Bowl (1995, 1996, 1997, 2000)[10]
NFL All-Pro (1995, 1996, 2000)[10]

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

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
1959 - 313th overall by the Green Bay Packers
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
1974 - 121st overall by the New Orleans Saints

  • Jim Micklos
1975 - 391st overall by the New York Giants
1976 - 33rd overall by the New York Jets
1976 - 256th overall by the Houston Oilers
1978 - 86th overall by the Oakland Raiders
1979 - 167th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs
1980 - 255th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Mark O'Connell
1981 - 312th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
1993 - 214th overall by the Houston Oilers
1996 - 252th overall by the Green Bay Packers

1997 - 95th overall by the New York Giants
  • Cory Gilliard
1997 - 124th overall by the Denver Broncos
2005 - 192th overall by the St. Louis Rams
2005 - 208th overall by the Dallas Cowboys
2005 - 210th overall by the St. Louis Rams
2009 - 75th overall by the Dallas Cowboys
2009 - 171th overall by the San Francisco 49ers
2014 - 166th overall by the Indianapolis Colts
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. 1 2 "Blaine Bishop NFL Football Statistics". www.Pro-Football-Reference.com. USA Today Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  11. 1 2 "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.

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