Ball State Cardinals football
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The Ball State Cardinals football team represents Ball State University
in National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football
competition as a member of the Mid-American Conference
(MAC).
2008 Ball State Cardinals football team
2009 Ball State Cardinals football team
2010 Ball State Cardinals football team
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!bgcolor="#CC0000"| Date Played
!bgcolor="#CC0000"| Bowl Game
!bgcolor="#CC0000"| Winning Team
!bgcolor="#CC0000"| Losing Team
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|December 9, 1989||California Bowl
||Fresno State
27||Ball State 6
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|December 17, 1993||Las Vegas Bowl
||Utah State
42||Ball State 33
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|December 18, 1996||Las Vegas Bowl
||Nevada
18||Ball State 15
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|January 5, 2008||International Bowl
||Rutgers
52||Ball State 30
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|January 6, 2009||GMAC Bowl
||Tulsa
45||Ball State 13
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!bgcolor="#CC0000"| Year
!bgcolor="#CC0000"| Conference
!bgcolor="#CC0000"| Coach
!bgcolor="#CC0000"| Overall record
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| 1942 || Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
|| John Magnabosco
|| 6-2-0
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| 1964 || Heartland Collegiate Conference || Ray Louthen
|| 5-3-0
|- align="center"
| 1965 || Heartland Collegiate Conference || Ray Louthen || 9-0-1
|- align="center"
| 1966 || Heartland Collegiate Conference || Ray Louthen || 7-1-1
|- align="center"
| 1967 || Heartland Collegiate Conference || Ray Louthen || 7-3-0
|- align="center"
| 1976 || Mid-American Conference
|| Dave McClain || 8-3-0
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| 1978 || Mid-American Conference || Dwight Wallace
|| 10-1-0
|- align="center"
| 1989 || Mid-American Conference || Paul Schudel
|| 7-3-2
|- align="center"
| 1993 || Mid-American Conference || Paul Schudel || 8-3-1
|- align="center"
| 1996 || Mid-American Conference || Bill Lynch
|| 8-4-0
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! Name !! Position
|-
| Pete Lembo
|| Head Coach
|-
| Rich Skrosky || Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
|-
| Jay Bateman || Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach
|-
| Justin Lustig || Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Coach
|-
| Joey Lynch || Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
|-
| Keith Gaither || Wide Receivers Coach
|-
| John Strollo || Offensive Line Coach
|-
| Chad Wilt || Defensive Line Coach
|-
| Daryl Dixon || Defensive Backs Coach
|}
Ball State University
Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings...
in National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
competition as a member of the Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
(MAC).
Recent history
2007 Ball State Cardinals football team2007 Ball State Cardinals football team
The 2007 Ball State Cardinals football team competed in football on behalf of the Ball State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season...
2008 Ball State Cardinals football team
2008 Ball State Cardinals football team
The 2008 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2008–2009 college football season. Brady Hoke, in his sixth season at Ball State, was the head coach until December 15, when he resigned to become the head coach at San Diego State...
2009 Ball State Cardinals football team
2009 Ball State Cardinals football team
The 2009 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2009 college football season. Ball State competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference West Division. The team was coached by Stan Parrish and played their homes game at Scheumann Stadium...
2010 Ball State Cardinals football team
2010 Ball State Cardinals football team
The 2010 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals, led by second-year head coach Stan Parrish, compete in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium....
Bowl appearances
Ball State has appeared in five NCAA Division I postseason bowl games, where they have compiled a 0-5-0 record.{| border="0" width="100%"
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!bgcolor="#CC0000"| Date Played
!bgcolor="#CC0000"| Bowl Game
!bgcolor="#CC0000"| Winning Team
!bgcolor="#CC0000"| Losing Team
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|December 9, 1989||California Bowl
California Bowl
The California Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game played annually at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California, from 1981 to 1991. The games matched the championship teams from the Big West Conference with teams from the Mid-American Conference...
||Fresno State
Fresno State Bulldogs football
The Fresno State Bulldogs football team represents California State University, Fresno in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The green “V” on the Bulldogs' helmets, uniforms, field symbolize California Central Valley, specifically the San Joaquin Valley, the agricultural valley from which they...
27||Ball State 6
|-
|December 17, 1993||Las Vegas Bowl
Las Vegas Bowl
The Maaco Bowl Las Vegas is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually at 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. since 1992. From 1992 to 1996, matchups featured the champion teams from the Big West and Mid-American...
||Utah State
Utah State Aggies football
The Utah State Aggies are a college football team that competes in the Western Athletic Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I, representing Utah State University. The Utah State college football program began in 1892 and has played home games at Romney Stadium since 1968...
42||Ball State 33
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|December 18, 1996||Las Vegas Bowl
1996 Las Vegas Bowl
The 1996 Las Vegas Bowl was the 5th edition of that annual game. It featured the , and the . Ball State was 8-3, after winning 8 straight games following an 0-3 start. They also won the MAC football championship....
||Nevada
Nevada Wolf Pack football
The Nevada Wolf Pack Football program represents the University of Nevada, Reno in college football. The Wolf Pack competes in the Western Athletic Conference at the Football Bowl Subdivision level of the NCAA...
18||Ball State 15
|-
|January 5, 2008||International Bowl
2008 International Bowl
The 2008 International Bowl was played on January 5, 2008 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The game featured the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers University—who finished 5th in the Big East Conference—and the Cardinals of Ball State University—who finished co-champions...
||Rutgers
Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision play...
52||Ball State 30
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|January 6, 2009||GMAC Bowl
2009 GMAC Bowl
The 2009 GMAC Bowl was the tenth anniversary edition of the American college football bowl game, and part of the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season the contest was played on January 6, 2009 at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama and featured the Tulsa Golden Hurricane playing the Ball...
||Tulsa
Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
The University of Tulsa's Golden Hurricane football team represents Tulsa in Conference USA. Tulsa is currently coached by first-year head coach Bill Blankenship. The football team was coached by Todd Graham until he accepted the head coaching job at Pittsburgh....
45||Ball State 13
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Conference Championships
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!bgcolor="#CC0000"| Year
!bgcolor="#CC0000"| Conference
!bgcolor="#CC0000"| Coach
!bgcolor="#CC0000"| Overall record
|- align="center"
| 1942 || Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
The Indiana Intercollegiate Conference was a college athletic conference in the United States from 1922 to 1950. It consisted of schools in Indiana....
|| John Magnabosco
John Magnabosco
-External links:*...
|| 6-2-0
|- align="center"
| 1964 || Heartland Collegiate Conference || Ray Louthen
Ray Louthen
-External links:*...
|| 5-3-0
|- align="center"
| 1965 || Heartland Collegiate Conference || Ray Louthen || 9-0-1
|- align="center"
| 1966 || Heartland Collegiate Conference || Ray Louthen || 7-1-1
|- align="center"
| 1967 || Heartland Collegiate Conference || Ray Louthen || 7-3-0
|- align="center"
| 1976 || Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
|| Dave McClain || 8-3-0
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| 1978 || Mid-American Conference || Dwight Wallace
Dwight Wallace
-External links:*...
|| 10-1-0
|- align="center"
| 1989 || Mid-American Conference || Paul Schudel
Paul Schudel
-External links:...
|| 7-3-2
|- align="center"
| 1993 || Mid-American Conference || Paul Schudel || 8-3-1
|- align="center"
| 1996 || Mid-American Conference || Bill Lynch
Bill Lynch
Bill Lynch is a college athletics administrator and former American football player and coach. Since March 2011, he has served at the Associate Athletic Director for Development at Butler University...
|| 8-4-0
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Current Coaching Staff
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! Name !! Position
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| Pete Lembo
Pete Lembo
-External links:*...
|| Head Coach
|-
| Rich Skrosky || Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
|-
| Jay Bateman || Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach
|-
| Justin Lustig || Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Coach
|-
| Joey Lynch || Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
|-
| Keith Gaither || Wide Receivers Coach
|-
| John Strollo || Offensive Line Coach
|-
| Chad Wilt || Defensive Line Coach
|-
| Daryl Dixon || Defensive Backs Coach
|}
External links
- Finding aid for Ball State University Football Printed Ephemera and Physical Objects archival collection at Ball State University Archives and Special Collections