Ball State Cardinals football
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| First season | 1924 | ||
| Athletic director | Bill Scholl | ||
| Head coach | Mike Neu | ||
| Other staff | Joey Lynch (OC) Kevin Kelly (DC) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 | ||
| 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]
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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 |
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| 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.
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Conference championships
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Cardinals in professional football
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]
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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 draft selections
Ball State has had 28 players selected in the NFL Draft.[12]
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Future non-conference opponents
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| at Georgia State | at Illinois | at Notre Dame | vs Florida Atlantic | at Michigan | vs Army |
| at Indiana | at Western Kentucky | at Indiana | at NC State | at Indiana | |
| vs Eastern Kentucky | vs Western Kentucky | vs Indiana | |||
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- 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
