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Media Relations Office, HP 266, Muncie, Ind., 47306-0929 Media Contact: Joe Hernandez, Office: 765.285.8242 Ball State football Cell: 765.730.4614; [email protected] Ballstatesports.com Secondary Contacts: Paula Haughn & Tyson Mathews Game #6 Ball State football quick hits Ball State Cardinals (4-1; MAC 2-0) a Ball State improved to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Mid-American Conference with Head Coach: Pete Lembo a 31-24 victory at home over Toledo . It marks the best record for a Ball State team Career Record: 98-47/13th year At Ball State: 19-11/3rd year through five games since starting the 2008 season with a 5-0 record . The 4-1 record after five games is just the fourth start of 4-1 or better for the Cardinals since 1978. vs. a Ball State is the only Football Bowl Subdivision team in the country to have scored a touchdown on its opening drive in each of the first five games of 2013 . East Carolina Virginia Cavaliers (2-2; ACC 0-1) has opened with a touchdown in all four of its games, while Baylor has done it in all three Head Coach: Mike London of its games in 2013. Career Record: 42-28/6th year At Virginia: 18-23/4th year a The Cardinals' win vs. Toledo was their seventh straight MAC victory dating back to the 2012 season . The streak ties for the third longest in school history . Four of GameDay Information those seven consecutive MAC wins have been on the road . Ball State is now 10-1 in Sat., Oct. 5, 2013 -- Noon (ET) its past 11 regular season games. Scott Stadium (Capacity: 61,500) Prescription Athletic Turf -- Charlottesville, Va. a The Cardinals have scored 200 points in their first five games this season -- Illinois State (51), Army (40), North Texas (27), Eastern Michigan (51) and Toledo (31) . The Radio 200 points are the second most in school history in the first five games of a season . The 2008 team scored 207 points through its first five games and went on to finish the Ball State Radio Network Flagship Station - WLBC FM 104.1 regular season with a 12-0 record. Joel Godett, play-by-play Mark O'Connell, color analyst a Ball State scored 51 points vs. Illinois State and at Eastern Michigan, which marks Luke Martin, sidelines only the second time in school history and the first time since 1965 the Cardinals have Jeff Weller, host scored at least 50 points in two games in the same season. WCRD-Radio (Ball State Student Station) a 91.3 FM Ball State ranks No. 1 in the Mid-American Conference in passing offense (335.8) Tyler Bradfield, play-by-play and No. 2 in scoring offense (40.0) . The Cardinals rank No. 2 in the league in scoring Sean Stewart, color analyst defense (24.0) . The Cardinals are 10th in the nation in passing offense and turnovers gained (12) . Ball State has recovered seven fumbles from opponents this year to lead Television/Internet the MAC and rank third in the nation. FOX Sports Net - 20 Affiliates a (Fox Indiana/Fox Midwest/ESPN3) The Cardinals scored all four of their touchdowns vs. Toledo on the ground . Ball Ron Thulin, play-by-play State has scored nine rushing touchdowns over the past two games. Ovie Mughelli, analyst a Junior running back Jahwan Edwards ran for three touchdowns vs. Toledo, mark- Live Stats ing the second straight game he has accomplished the feat. www.ballstatesports.com a Senior Keith Wenning is one of only two Football Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks in the country with at least 300 passing yards in five games this year . Sean Mannion Tickets of Oregon State is the only other quarterback to accomplish the feat in 2013 . Wen- www.ballstatesports.com/tickets ning ranks second in the country in passing yards (1,650) and sixth in passing yards per game (330.0). Listen to the Coach • Monday Night w/ the Red & White a Junior Willie Snead tallied seven catches for 131 yards vs. Toledo for his seventh Radio Show at Applebee's 7-7:45 career 100-yard receiving game . Jamill Smith finished the Toledo game with a team- • Next Cardinal Endzone TV Show high 11 catches for 99 yards . The 11 catches were a single game high for a Ball State Featuring Head Coach Pete Lembo player this season. Thurs. -- 6 p.m. - WIPB-TV, Muncie • Next Football Insider Luncheon Oct. 11 -- 11:30 a.m. at Ball State a Ball State head coach Pete Lembo is 62-26 (.705) vs. conference opponents in his Alumni Center - $15 per person career . He owns a 10-3 record in season openers as the head coach at Lehigh, Elon and Ball State . Seven currrent NCAA Division I head coaches have reached nine or more wins at three different schools -- Pete Lembo, Ball State alum Brady Hoke, Dennis Follow the Cardinals: Franchione, Paul Johnson, Brian Kelly, Urban Meyer and Nick Saban . Lembo was Twitter: @bsuathletics selected as one of five coaches you need to know in USA Today prior to the 2013 sea- Twitter: @BSUCardsFB son . Ball State is 11-3 in games decided by a touchdown or less in his three seasons Twitter: @Pete_Lembo . Ball State has never lost back-to-back road games in the same season in Lembo's three years at the helm. Facebook: BallStateFootball ballball statestate footballfootball byby thethe numbersnumbers senior quarterback Keith Wenning has accounted for 12 touchdowns for the Cardinals this season with nine touchdown passes and three touchdown runs. He is second in the MAC and 20th in the Ball State ranks third in the country in points responsible for. 12 nation in fumbles recovered with 3 seven. Junior running back Jahwan Edwards tallied three rushing touchdowns vs. Toledo to bring his career total to 32, which ranks second in Ball State history. Marcus Merriweather holds the school record with 34 rushing TDs from 32 1999-2002. points scored by Ball State in its first five games of the 2013 season. The 200 points are the second most 4 in school history in the first five games of a season. Ball State scored all four of its touchdowns vs. Toledo on the 200 ground. The Cardinals Ball State scored 51 have scored nine points at Eastern rushing TDs in the past Michigan and tallied 51 two games. in its season-opening win over Illinois State. It gave the Cardinals two 131 50-point scoring games Willie Snead tallied seven catches for 131 in the same season for yards vs. Toledo for his seventh career the second time in school 100-yard receiving game. He is tied for history and the first time third on Ball State's all-time list for 100-yard 51 since 1965. receiving games. Ball State had three receivers with at Senior Keith Wenning is one least 90 yards receiving in its game of only two Football Bowl vs. Toledo -- Willie Snead (131), Subdivision quarterbacks in Jamill Smith (99) and the country to pass for 300 Jordan Williams (92). 300 or more yards in the first five 90 games of the 2013 season. Ball State football 2013 News & Notes Ball State at Virginia stat central • Ball State Injury Update: OUT: Martez Hester (ankle), KeVonn Mabon (collar bone), Connor Ryan (thumb) • Willie Snead Big Play Rankings: QUESTIONABLE: Christopher Calloway (neck), Trent Toothman (knee) 23 Receptions of 10+ yards - 4th in NCAA PROBABLE: Joel Cox (back), Brian Jones (shoulder), Jamill Smith (ribs), 11 Receptions of 20+ yards - 4th tie in NCAA Jordan Williams (turf toe) 6 Receptions of 30+ yards - 3rd tie in NCAA • Scouting Virginia: The Cavaliers fell to 2-2 overall and 0-1 in the Atlantic Coast Con- 4 Receptions of 40+ yards - 3rd tie in NCAA ference after suffering a 14-3 loss at Pittsburgh Saturday . Virginia has wins over BYU 3 Receptions of 50+ yards - 3rd tie in NCAA (19-16) and VMI (49-0) this season with its only other loss coming vs. Oregon (59-10) . David Watford has completed 80-of-135 passes for 604 yards with three touchdowns and six interceptions this season . Kevin Parks leads the team with 72 rushes for 294 yards and three TDs, while Jake McGee is the top receiver with 16 catches for 91 yards and one • Keith Wenning Big Play Rankings: touchdown. 68 Passes of 10+ yards - 2nd in NCAA 24 Passes of 20+ yards - 5th in NCAA • Series vs. Virginia: This will be the first meeting between the two schools. 13 Passes of 30+ yards - 2nd tie in NCAA 6 Passes of 40+ yards - 4th tie in NCAA Ball State at Virginia 4 Passes of 50+ yards - 4th tie in NCAA Ball State Virginia Total Offense: 472.4 Total Offense: 322.3 Rushing Offense: 136.6 Rushing Offense: 163.8 Passing Offense: 335.8 Passing Offense: 158.5 • Jamill Smith Big Play Rankings: Team Passing Efficiency: 147.53 Team Passing Efficiency: 92.57 17 Receptions of 10+ yards - 20th tie in NCAA Scoring Offense: 40.0 Scoring Offense: 20.3 6 Receptions of 20+ yards - 28th tie in NCAA Total Defense: 426.2 Total Defense: 299.3 Rushing Defense: 202.6 Rushing Defense: 146.5 Passing Yards Allowed: 223.6 Passing Yards Allowed: 152.8 Team Passing Efficiency Defense: 122.08 Team Passing Efficiency Defense: 82.84 • Jordan Williams Big Play Rankings: Scoring Defense: 24.0 Scoring Defense: 22.3 17 Receptions of 10+ yards - 20th tie in NCAA Turnover Margin: 0.4 Turnover Margin: -1.0 3rd Down Conversion Pct.: .484 3rd Down Conversion Pct.: .342 4th Down Conversion Pct: .500 4th Down Conversion Pct.: .182 3rd Down Converstion Pct.