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. Defense: .430 3rd Down Converstion Pct. Defense: .239 • Coach Lembo Stats: 4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense: .615 4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense: .200 Category at Ball State 2013 Red Zone Offense: .923 Red Zone Offense: .692 At Home 10-3 3-0 Red Zone Defense: .714 Red Zone Defense: .833 On the Road 8-7 1-1 Net Punting: 37.19 Net Punting: 36.61 Neutral Site 1-1 0-0 Punt Returns: 3.00 Punt Returns: 9.81 Kickoff Returns: 22.50 Kickoff Returns: 18.44 Overtime Record 1-0 0-0 First Downs Offense: 119 First Downs Offense: 73 Coming off a loss 5-3 1-0 First Downs Defense: 118 First Downs Defense: 61 Coming off win 10-6 2-0 Fewest Penalties Per Game: 4.20 Fewest Penalties Per Game: 5.50 Vs. In-state opponent 2-0 0-0 Fewest Penatly Yards Per Game: 46.25 Fewest Penatly Yards Per Game: 33.00 In August 2-0 1-0 Time of Possession: 26:41 Time of Possession: 34:49 In September 8-4 3-1 Up Next for Ball State In October 5-4 0-0 In November 4-2 0-0 • Ball State will host Kent State Oct. 12 in its annual Homecoming Game. In December 0-1 0-0 • It will mark the 87th Homecoming Game in Ball State history . . . Decided by 3 or less 4-1 0-0 The Cardinals own a 52-32-2 all-time record in Homecoming tilts. Decided by 7 or less 11-3 1-1 Scoring 40+ points 7-1 3-0 • Ball State will honor its Mid-American Conference Championship football teams from Scoring 30-39 points 10-2 1-0 the 1978, 1993 and 2008 seasons . . . All three teams won MAC titles, while the 1993 team competed at the Las Vegas Bowl and the 2008 unit played in the GMAC Bowl Scoring 20-29 points 3-5 0-1 after finishing the regular season with a 12-0 mark. Scoring 0-19 points 0-4 0-0 Allowing 40+ points 0-7 0-0 • Ball State will also honor the school's softball team at halftime for its record-setting Allowing 30-39 points 3-4 0-1 2013 season. The softball squad completed the year with a 37-17 overall mark and Allowing 20-29 points 15-0 3-0 won the Mid-American Conference Regular Season Championship. Allowing 0-19 points 1-0 1-0 Ball State football 2013 News & Notes MEDIA information Anything, Anytime, Anywhere • Monday: Ball State head coach Pete Lembo on the Mid-American Conference Ball State Players on Watch Lists Coaches Call . . . Call begins at 9:30 a.m. and Coach Lembo is on at 10:10 . . . Call Ball State is one of only seven schools in the nation to have a student-athlete on the watch lists for the Biletnikoff, Mackey, Maxwell, O’Brien and Walker awards. The other six schools are No. 1 the MAC Office for the call-in number. Alabama, No. 2 Oregon, No. 4 Ohio State, No. 6 Georgia, No. 7 Louisville and No. 14 Miami (Fla.).
• Tuesday: Ball State head coach Pete Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Lembo weekly press conference at Noon Keith Wenning Davey O'Brien Award • Maxwell Award at the Ball State Alumni Center . . . Airs live on www.ballstatesports.com and archived on the site after the press Jahwan Edwards Doak Walker Award conference. Zane Fakes Mackey Award • Tuesday: Ball State football practices open to the media . . . Coaches and Rotary Lombardi Award player interviews after practice . . . Jonathan Newsome Ted Hendricks Award Practice typically runs from 3:45-5:40. Hornung Award Jamill Smith Biletnikoff Award • Wednesday: Ball State football practices open to the media . . . Coaches and player interviews after practice . . . Willie Snead Biletnikoff Award Practice typically runs from 3:45-5:40.
• Thursday: Ball State head coach Pete 2013 Ball State Football (4-1; MAC 2-0) Lembo available for one-on-one interviews by appointment from 9:30 to Date Opponent Location Time/Results Media 10:30 a.m. . . . Please arrange through associate athletics director Joe Hernandez at [email protected]. Thurs., Aug. 29 Illinois State Muncie, Ind. W, 51-28 BSRN/ESPN3 Sat., Sept. 7 Army Muncie, Ind. W, 40-14 BSRN/ESPN3 Sat., Sept. 14 North Texas Denton, Texas L, 34-27 BSRN/Fox Sports Net Sat., Sept. 21 Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, Mich. W, 51-20 BSRN/ESPN3 ** FAMILY WEEKEND & Coaches to Cure MD Game ** Sat., Sept. 28 Toledo * Muncie, Ind. W, 31-24 BSRN/ESPN3 Mid-American Sat., Oct. 5 Virginia Charlottesville, Va. Noon BSRN/Fox Sports Net Conference Championships ** HOMECOMING ** 1976, 1978, 1989, Sat., Oct. 12 Kent State * Muncie, Ind. 3 p.m. BSRN 1993, 1996 Championship Team Reunions: 1978, 1993 and 2008
Sat., Oct. 19 Western Michigan* Kalamazoo, Mich. 2 p.m. BSRN MAC West Division Sat., Oct. 26 Akron * Akron, Ohio Noon BSRN/ESPN3/ESPN Regional Championships ** RED OUT - WEAR RED ** 2001, 2007, 2008 Wed., Nov. 6 Central Michigan * Muncie, Ind. 8 p.m. BSRN/ESPN2
Wed., Nov. 13 Northern Illinois * DeKalb, Ill. 8 p.m. BSRN/ESPN2 or ESPNU
Bowl Games ** BLACK OUT - WEAR BLACK ** 1965, 1967, 1989, 1993, Fri., Nov. 29 Miami University * Muncie, Ind. TBA BSRN/ESPNU or ESPN3 1996, 2007, 2008, 2012 ALL TIMES ARE (ET); * Mid-American Conference Games; BSRN - Ball State Radio Network - Flagship WLBC FM 104.1 Ball State football 2013 News & Notes General Information Location: Muncie, Ind. 47306 Ball State News and Notes Enrollment: 17,851 Nathan Ollie, Connor Ryan and Keith Wenning are serving as captains for the 2013 Ball Founded: 1918 Captains: State football team. President: Dr. Jo Ann Gora Alma Mater: Vassar College Ball State Graduates: Three members of the Ball State football team -- Zane Fakes, Joseph Fazio Colors: Cardinal and White and Connor Ryan -- have each received their bachelor's degrees already from Ball State. Nickname: Cardinals Home Facility: Scheumann Stadium (Field Turf) Defensive Takeaways: Ball State has generated 12 takeaways on the season and ranks third in the Football History: 2013 is the 89th team country in fumbles recovered (7), 10th in the latest NCAA statistics in turnovers gained (12) and 37th First Season in Stadium: 1967 in the nation in pass interceptions (5). Capacity: 22,500 Conference: Mid-American (West Division) Wenning Ways: Senior quarterback Keith Wenning has thrown for 1,650 yards -- the most ever by a Ball State quarterback through the first five games of a season . . . The 1,650 passing yards surpasses Football Team Information the mark in the first five games of 2008 when Nate Davis passed for 1,420 yards . . . The 1,650 pass- 2012 Overall Record: 9-4 ing yards leads the MAC and ranks second in the latest NCAA statistics behind only the 2,018 passing 2012 MAC Record: 6-2 yards by Sean Mannion of Oregon State. Basic Offense: Multiple No Huddle Wenning Ways Part II: Keith Wenning has thrown for 8,904 yards in his career and needs 330 pass- Basic Defense: 4-3 ing yards to set the school's career passing yardage mark . . . Nate Davis (2006-08) currently holds 39/24 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: the all-time Ball State record with 9,233 career passing yards. Starters Returning/Lost: 13/8 Wenning Ways Part III: With 335 yards passing vs. Toledo, Wenning topped the 300-yard passing • Senior defensive tackle Nathan Ollie, who was named the Mid-American Conference West Athletics (765.285.5131) plateau for a school record 11th time in his career and the fifth time in five games in 2013. Division Defensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Army, recorded his first career Athletics Director: Bill Scholl sack against the Black Knights . . . Ollie now has 10.5 sacks in his career. Alma Mater: Notre Dame ‘79 Wenning Ways Part IV: Wenning has thrown for 8,904 career yards and ranks seventh among ac- Deputy Athletics Director: Brian Hardin tive Football Bowl Subdivision players . . . Among active FBS players he ranks third in career pass Michael Ayers also had a career high with eight tackles vs. Army . . . Redshirt freshman Associate A.D.: Joe Hernandez attempts (1,328), third in pass completions (834) and 16th in passing yards per game (217.2) Carlutorbantu Zaramo notched his first career sack vs. Army . . . Senior cornerback Jeffery Associate A.D./SWA: Karin Lee Garrett's fourth quarter interception was the second pick of his career. Associate A.D.: Pat Quinn Touchdown Machine: Jahwan Edwards rushed for three touchdowns and 89 yards on 20 carries Director of Business Services: Stephanie Martin vs. Toledo . . . It marked his seventh career multiple touchdown game and his school record fifth ca- • Junior cornerback Quintin Cooper recovered his second career fumble in the second quar- Director of Marketing & Promotions: Chris Ulm reer game with three rushing TDs . . . He missed the Army and North Texas games with an injury after ter on a muffed handoff vs. Army . . . Chris Calloway forced a fumble on a third quarter kickoff Director of Corporate Sales: Jeff Weller starting the season opener vs. Illinois State. agains the Black Knights that Aaron Hepp recovered . . . It was the first forced fumble of Cal- Director of Compliance: Megan Coyne Jahwan Edwards moved into second place on Ball State's career list loway's career and the first career fumble recovery for Hepp. Director of Game Operations: TBA Touchdown Machine Part II: with 32 rushing touchdowns . . . He needs two rushing TDs to tie Marcus Merriweather (1999-2002), Director of Facilities: Dan Byrnes who owns the school record with 34 career rushing touchdowns . . . He is also only five scores away Building a Winner: A non-losing season in 2013 would mark the first time Ball State has had Dir. of Athletic Development: Brad Edmondson from the school record for total touchdowns in a career, which is shared by Merriweather and Michael three straight non-losing seasons under a new head coach since Dwight Wallace in 1978, Asst. Dir. of Ath. Development: TBA Blair (1993-96) with 37. 1979, 1980 . . . The Cardinals went 10-1, 6-5 and 6-5 in Coach Wallace's first three seasons. Assistant Director of Corporate Sales: TBA CVC Events Coordinator: Susan Henry Take it to the Banks: Sophomore running back Horactio Banks, who rushed for 50 yards on 10 Television Time: Ball State is scheduled to appear on television a possible three more times Faculty Representative: Dr. Charlene Alexander carries vs. Toledo, scored his fifth touchdown of the season on a 43-yard run at Eastern Michigan . . . in 2013 . . . The Cardinals have played on television 25 times in the last three seasons. He has three rushes of 40 or more yards in the last three games . . . He has nine career touchdowns . Athletics Media and Alumni Relations . . Banks rushed for a career high 141 yards on 11 carries at North Texas, marking the third 100-yard (765.285.8242; FAX 765.285.8929) rushing game of his career and the first for a Ball State player this season. Associate A.D.: Joe Hernandez Assistant Director: Brad Caudill Little Man Hits the Trifecta: Ball State senior Jamill Smith, who is listed at 5-8, 140 lbs., led the Assistant Director: Paula Haughn Cardinals with a game high 11 catches vs. Toledo plus tallied 99 receiving yards against the Rockets . Assistant Director: Tyson Mathews . . Smith tallied the first rushing touchdown of his career on a reverse in the second quarter at Eastern Assistant Director: Allison Rodebeck Michigan . . . Smith has now scored TDs receiving, passing and rushing in his Ball State career. Graduate Assistant: Jessica Souto Little Man is the Return King: Jamill Smith ranks No. 5 in the nation in kickoff returns with a 33.1 average in 2013 . . . Smith ranks second in Ball State history with 1,644 career kickoff return yards • Football Contact: Joe Hernandez . . . He managed a team-high 115 receiving yards on four catches at North Texas, marking his third Cell Phone: 765.730.4614 career 100-yard receiving game . . . He has 138 career receptions, which ranks in a tie for seventh E-Mail: [email protected] all-time at Ball State.
Secondary Contacts: Willie Snead IV: Willie Snead managed seven catches for 131 yards vs. Toledo . . . It marked his • Paula Haughn seventh career 100-yard receiving game, which ties for third on Ball State's chart for 100-yard receiv- Cell Phone: 765.716.1837 ing contests in a career . . . He has 15 career TD receptions to put him in a tie with Mike Andress E-Mail: [email protected] (1974-77) for fifth on Ball State's all-time list . . . He ranks seventh at Ball State with 2,086 career • Tyson Mathews receiving yards and needs 133 yards to move into fifth . . . Snead is fifth in career receptions at Ball Cell Phone: 765.716.7235 State with 152. E-Mail: [email protected] Receiving Trio: Ball State had three receivers -- Jamill Smith, Willie Snead and Jordan Williams Athletics Training (Stadium: 765.285.4469) -- with at least 90 receiving yards vs. Toledo . . . Snead managed 131, Smith tallied 99 and Williams registered 92. Head Athletics Trainer: Neal Hazen Associate Trainer: Shawn Comer Kenneth Lee Honored as MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week: Kenneth Lee re- corded his first career interception and his second sack of the season vs. Toledo to earn the MAC's Ticket Office(765.285.1474 or 1.888.BSU.TICKET) weekly honor. Director of Ticket Operations: Rob Richards Asst. Director of Ticketing: Mark Serrao UT Game Notes: Brian Jones led the Cardinals with a career high 13 tackles, including 1.5 tackles ballstatesports.com for loss . . . Redshirt freshman Dae'Shaun Hurley tallied a career high nine tackles . . . Zack Ryan managed his first career fumble recovery. Offensive records single season in Set Lembo’s tenure State at Ball 219 Petepete MOST PASSES COMPLETED 2012 Lembolembo 492 3rd Year as Ball State Head Coach 13th year as a college head coach MOST PASSES ATTEMPTED 21st Year as a Football Coach 2012 Head Coaching Career: 98-47/13 Years 1035 at record Ball State: 19-11/3 years; MAC 12-6/3 years MOST PLAYS FROM SCRIMMAGE 2012 Ball StAte
363 Led Ball State to a 4-1 record in first five games of 2013 MOST season, which is just the fourth 4-1 start to a season for the FIRST DOWNS Cardinals since 1978. 2012
25 Led the Cardinals to a 2-0 record in the Mid-American Conference, which is the first 2-0 league start since 2008. MOST FIELD GOALS 2012
Lembo ERA Has led Ball State to a 10-1 record in the past 11 regular single game Highs season games.
MOST PASSES YARDS (BALL STATE RANKING) 2. 445 vs. Kent State, 2012 4. 434 vs. Northern Illinois, 2012 8. 383 vs. Army, 2011
MOST PASSES COMPLETED (BALL STATE RANKING) Named one of 5 coaches you need to know in 2013 by USA 1. 42 vs. Northern Illinois, 2012 Today's Paul Myerberg after leading Ball State to a 9-4 record and 2. 37 vs. Toledo, 2011 4. 32 vs. Kent State, 2012 the Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl in 2012. 9t. 29 vs. Toledo, 2012
MOST PASSES ATTEMPTED (BALL STATE RANKING) 1. 71 vs. Northern Illinois, 2012 2. 53 vs. Toledo, 2011
MOST FIRST DOWNS 2011-12 APR was – the highest in Ball State history and (BALL STATE RANKING) 966 1. 36 vs. Eastern Mich., 2012 tied for first in the MAC among football programs. 3t. 34 vs. Western Mich., 2011 6. 32 vs. Indiana, 2012 Ball State football 2013 head coach pete lembo • Third Year at Ball State • 13th Year as a College Head Coach • 21st Season as a Football Coach • Alma Mater: Georgetown ‘92; Master’s - Albany ‘94 Coaching Experience: Career Record: Albany, graduate assistant, 1992-93 Overall: 98-47/13 seasons Dartmouth, assistant, 1994-96 Ball State Record: 19-11/3 seasons Hampden-Sydney, assistant, 1997 Mid-American Conference: 12-6/3 seasons Lehigh, assistant, 1998-2000 Lehigh, head coach, 2001-05 Elon, head coach, 2006-10 Ball State, head coach, 2011-present
Lehigh, head coach, Elon, head coach, Ball State, head coach, 2001-05 2006-10 2011-Present 2005: 8-3 (Patriot League: 4-2) 2010: 6-5 (Southern Conference: 5-3) 2013: 4-1 (MAC 2-0) 2004: 9-3 (Patriot League: 5-1; Ranked 15th) 2009: 9-3 (Southern Conference: 7-1; Ranked 9th) 2012: 9-4 (MAC: 6-2) 2003: 8-3 (Patriot League 6-1; Ranked 23rd) 2008: 8-4 (Southern Conference: 6-2; Ranked 17th) 2011: 6-6 (MAC: 4-4) 2002: 8-4 (Patriot League 4-3) 2007: 7-4 (Southern Conference: 4-3; Ranked 23rd) 2001: 11-1 (Patriot League 7-0; Ranked 5th) 2006: 5-6 (Southern Conference: 2-5) Lehigh Totals: 44-14 (26-7) Elon Totals: 35-22 (24-14) Ball State Totals: 19-11 (12-6)
Personal Information: Date of Birth: April 16, 1970, in Staten Island, N.Y. Marital Status: Married to the former Jenifer Kochis -- children -- Sophia, A.J. & Victoria High School: Monsignor Farrell H.S. in Staten Island, N.Y.
NOTES: Four-year starter as an offensive lineman at Georgetown . . . team captain as a senior in the 1991 season . . . member of the FCS Head Coaches Executive Committee (2001-10), the All-America Selection Committee (2001-05) and the American Football Coaches Association Public Relations Committee (2002-05).
------** CAREER HIGHLIGHTS ** ------• Has led Ball State to a 10-1 record in the last 11 regular season games • Led Ball State to back-to-back wins over Indiana -- 2011 (27-20 at Lucas and seven straight Mid-American Conference wins dating back to 2012. Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.) and 2012 (41-39 at Bloomington, Ind.)
• Led Ball State to a 2-0 MAC start in 2013 -- the best start for a Ball State • Coached the Cardinals to two wins over BCS Automatic Qualifying Con- team since the school started 2-0 in 2008. ferences in the same year for the first time in school history in 2012.
• Led Ball State to a 4-1 record through five games, which marks only the • Led Ball State to a 34-27 win over nationally ranked Toledo in 2012, fourth 4-1 or better start for the Cardinals since 1978 and the first since which marked the Cardinals' first win over a ranked opponent since 2001. 2008. Toledo entered the game ranked No. 23 by The Associated Press.
• Led the Cardinals to 200 points in the first five games of 2013 -- the sec- • Improved his career record to 10-3 in season openers after leading Ball ond most points in the first five games of a season in Ball State history. State to a 51-28 victory over Illinois State in the first game of 2013. Won his first game as a head coach at all three schools he has coached and guided • Led Ball State to a 9-4 overall record and a 6-2 Mid-American Confer- the Cardinals to wins in his first three season openers. ence mark in his second season in 2012. The nine wins tied for the third most in a single season in school history, while the six MAC wins marked • Helped Ball State to six wins and bowl eligibility in his first season at the the second highest total since 1996. helm in 2011, and to bowl eligibility for a second straight season in 2012.
• Guided Ball State to the 2012 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg in • Led Ball State to the fourth best come-from-behind victory in school his- only his second season at the helm. The bowl appearance marked the tory with a 31-27 win over Central Michigan in 2011 in a game the Cardinals eighth in Ball State history. fell behind 17-0 in the second quarter.
• 2011-12 APR was 966 -- the highest in Ball State history and tied for first • Coached Ball State to his first Mid-American Conference win and first in the Mid-American Conference among football programs. Scheumann Stadium win in his first home game vs. Buffalo Sept. 17, 2011. Led the Cardinals to their first-ever win over Army with a 48-21 victory at • Coached Cardinals to back-to-back wins over teams from the Bowl Scheumann Stadium Sept. 24, 2011, a second win over the Black Knights Championship Subdivision Automatic Qualifying Conferences -- Indiana by a 30-22 margin in 2012 and a third straight win in 2013 by a 40-14 score. (Big Ten), 41-39, and South Florida (Big East), 31-27 in 2012.
• Coached Briggs Orsbon, who was named to the 2011 Capital One Aca- demic All-America Team. Also has coached 18 Ball State student-athletes who have received Academic All-MAC honors in the last two seasons, in- cluding eight first-team selections. Ball State football Depth Chart Ball State Offense (* letters) Ball State Defense (* letters)
75 Matthew Page *** 6-6 300 5th/Sr. East Chicago, Ind. 11 Jonathan Newsome * 6-3 236 5th/Sr. Cleveland, Ohio
QT 68 Jeremiah Harvey 6-2 300 Jr./So. Culver, Ind. RE 9 Michael Ayers * 6-1 218 Jr./So. Elks Grove, Calif.
QG 64 P.J. Scott 6-2 293 Jr./Jr. Morris, Okla. 92 Nathan Ollie *** 6-1 295 Sr./Sr. Chicago, Ill. 65 Jalen Schlachter * 6-6 317 Jr./So. Corunna, Mich. DT 95 Darnell Smith * 5-11 275 So./So. Indianapolis, Ind.
62 Jacob Richard * 6-1 285 Jr./So. Weston, Conn. 93 Joel Cox *** 6-1 288 Sr./Sr. Greenwood, Ind. C 61 Taylor Hoke 6-1 296 Sr./Jr. New Albany, Ind. NG 96 Carlutorbantu Zaramo 6-3 301 So./Fr. Richmond Hts., Ohio
70 Jordan Hansel *** 6-4 326 Sr./Sr. Covington, Ky. 52 Nick Miles ** 6-2 265 Jr./Jr. Mebane, N.C. SG 67 Nick Plavchak 6-4 301 Jr./So. Carmel, Ind. DE 91 Tracy Key 6-2 232 Jr./Jr. Harvey, Ill.
66 Steven Bell 6-4 290 So./Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio 19 Ben Ingle * 6-0 224 Jr./So. W. Harrison, Ind. ST 78 Drake Miller 6-4 289 So./Fr. Sturgis, Mich. WLB 42 Julian Boyd ** 6-2 220 Jr./Jr. Roswell, Ga.
88 Zane Fakes **** 6-3 237 5th/Sr. Plainfield, Ind. 53 Zack Ryan 5-10 212 So./Fr. Westlake, Ohio TE 40 Dylan Curry * 6-5 260 Jr./So. Frankfort, Ky. -OR- 85 Sam Brunner 6-2 237 So./Fr. Washington, Mich. MLB 56 Sean Wiggins 6-2 226 Fr./Fr. Mint Hill, N.C. -OR- 50 Trent Toothman * 6-0 236 Jr./So. Salem, Ohio 10 Keith Wenning *** 6-3 220 Sr./Sr. Coldwater, Ohio QB 15 Ozzie Mann 6-1 230 So./Fr. Hartford City, Ind. -OR- 17 Kenneth Lee * 6-2 224 5th/Sr. Indpls., Ind. -OR- 11 Kyle Kamman 6-2 180 So./So. Columbus, Ind. SLB 21 Christopher Calloway ** 5-11 202 Jr./Jr. Bradenton, Fla. 26 Avery Bailey 6-0 216 Jr./So. Cleveland, Ohio 32 Jahwan Edwards ** 5-10 230 Jr./Jr. Matthews, N.C. HB 4 Horactio Banks * 5-10 184 Jr./So. Chicago, Ill. 20 Darius Conoway 5-11 180 Fr./Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. -OR- BC 5 Eric Patterson ** 5-10 193 Jr./Jr. Tampa, Fla. 3 Willie Snead ** 5-11 193 Jr./Jr. Belle Glade, Fla. 22 Quintin Cooper *** 5-7 184 Sr./Jr. Clayton, Ohio WRX 8 Jordan Williams * 6-2 216 So./So. Indianapolis, Ind. 45 Dae'Shaun Hurley 6-0 198 So./Fr. Chicago, Ill. 2 Jamill Smith *** 5-8 140 5th/Sr. Muncie, Ind. FS 49 Joseph Fazio ** 5-11 208 5th/Sr. Cedarburg, Wis. WRZ 41 Stewart Turner 5-9 166 So./Fr. Orrville, Ohio 29 Brian Jones ** 5-10 195 Sr./Jr. Chicago, Ill. WRW 80 Chris Shillings * 6-1 205 Jr./Jr. Columbus, Ind. SS 37 Aaron Taylor 5-11 191 So./Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. 82 Shane Belle 6-2 190 Sr./Jr. Cleveland, Ohio 6 Jeffery Garrett *** 6-0 186 Sr./Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. FC 33 Tyree Holder 5-11 163 So./Fr. Thonotosassa, Fla.
Ball State Specialists (* letters) 1 Scott Secor ** 5-8 166 Sr./Jr. New Lenox, Ill. 10 Keith Wenning *** 6-3 220 Sr./Sr. Coldwater, Ohio PK 31 Alex Egan 5-11 198 So./Fr. Leo, Ind. H 11 Kyle Kamman 6-2 180 So./So. Columbus, Ind.
12 Kyle Schmidt 6-2 228 So./Fr. Chesterton, Ind. 2 Jamill Smith *** 5-8 140 5th/Sr. Muncie, Ind. P 31 Alex Egan 5-11 198 So./Fr. Leo, Ind. PR 3 Willie Snead ** 5-11 193 Jr./Jr. Belle Glade, Fla.
46 Garrett Mack ** 6-3 203 Sr./Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. LS 2 Jamill Smith *** 5-8 140 5th/Sr. Muncie, Ind. 57 Nick Traub 6-1 185 So./So. Indianapolis, Ind. KR 32 Jahwan Edwards ** 5-10 230 Jr./Jr. Matthews, N.C. Ball State football ALPHAbetical roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class/Elig. Hometown (High School) 69 Ian Anderson OL 6-3 282 Jr./So. Pfafftown, N.C. (Reagan) 19 Jamie Antonoglou WR 5-11 186 Fr./Fr. Union City, Ind. (Union City) 9 Michael Ayers * DE 6-1 218 Jr./So. Elks Grove, Calif. (Laguna Creek) 26 Avery Bailey LB 6-0 216 Jr./So. Cleveland, Ohio (St. Edward) 4 Horactio Banks * RB 5-10 184 Jr./So. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon) 66 Steven Bell OL 6-4 290 So./Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Indian Hill) 82 Shane Belle WR 6-2 190 Sr./Jr. Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville) 39 Chris Blair DB 5-11 196 Fr./Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C. (East Forsyth) 86 Calvin Blank TE 6-4 234 Fr./Fr. Terre Haute, Ind. (North) 42 Julian Boyd ** LB 6-2 220 Jr./Jr. Roswell, Ga. (Roswell) 15 Cywettnie Brown WR 6-1 153 So./So. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon) 85 Sam Brunner TE 6-2 237 So./Fr. Washington, Mich. (Romeo) 59 Tevin Bryant LB 5-9 242 So./Fr. Bradenton, Fla. (Braden River) 21 Christopher Calloway ** FS 5-11 202 Jr./Jr. Bradenton, Fla. (Palmetto) 23 Jordan Chapin CB 5-9 179 Fr./Fr. Celina, Ohio (Coldwater) 84 Aaron Clay WR 5-11 201 Fr./Fr. Mebane, N.C. (Eastern Alamance) 20 Darius Conaway CB 5-11 180 Fr./Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb) 22 Quintin Cooper *** CB 5-7 184 Sr./Jr. Clayton, Ohio (Northmont) 93 Joel Cox *** DT 6-1 288 Sr./Sr. Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove) 29 Jimmy Crumley RB 5-8 161 Fr./Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Carroll) 2 Ian Cureton DB 6-1 186 Jr./So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) 40 Dylan Curry * TE 6-5 260 Jr./So. Frankfort, Ky. (Western Hills) 27 Quinton Daniels WR 5-11 166 Fr./Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider) 11 Cody Dickson PK 5-10 169 Jr./Jr. Carmel, Ind. (Bishop Chatard) 38 Steve Drida PK/P 6-0 187 Fr./Fr. Waukesha, Wis. (Waukesha West) 97 Blake Dueitt DL 6-1 251 Fr./Fr. Cornelius, N.C. (W.A. Hough) 32 Jahwan Edwards ** RB 5-10 225 Jr./Jr. Matthews, N.C. (Butler) 31 Alex Egan PK/P 5-11 198 So./Fr. Leo, Ind. (Leo) 88 Zane Fakes **** TE 6-3 237 5th/Sr. Plainfield, Ind. (Plainfield) 89 Evan Faunce TE 6-4 250 Fr./Fr. Carmel, Ind. (Warren Central) 49 Joseph Fazio ** FS 5-11 208 5th/Sr. Cedarburg, Wis. (Cedarburg) 71 Bryan Ford OT 6-3 300 Jr./So. Southfield, Mich. (Southfield Christian) 90 Daniel Garces DL 6-1 223 Fr./Fr. Matthews, N.C. (Providence) 83 Trey Gardner DE 6-4 216 Jr./So. Petersburg, Va. (Dinwiddie) 6 Jeffery Garrett *** CB 6-0 186 Sr./Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis) 55 John Godfrey DL 6-0 243 So./Fr. South Bend, Ind. (St. Joseph's) 70 Jordan Hansel *** OG 6-4 326 Sr./Sr. Covington, Ky. (Simon Kenton) 68 Jeremiah Harvey OL 6-2 300 Jr./So. Culver, Ind. (Culver) 20 Curtez Hawkins S 5-10 195 Sr./Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer) 13 Antonio Heard WR 6-0 196 Jr./So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis) 36 Aaron Hepp WR 6-3 186 So./Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard) 43 Martez Hester S 6-2 188 So./Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb) 54 Drew Heydon DT 5-9 258 Fr./Fr. Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove) 61 Taylor Hoke C 6-1 296 Sr./Jr. New Albany, Ind. (New Albany) 33 Tyree Holder CB 5-11 163 So./Fr. Thonotosassa, Fla. (Tampa Catholic) 45 Dae'Shaun Hurley S 6-0 198 So./Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Julian) 94 Osazuwamen Igbinosun * DE 6-2 245 So./So. Rahway, N.J. (Rahway) 19 Ben Ingle * LB 6-0 224 Jr./So. West Harrison, Ind. (LaSalle) 59 Nicholas Isaacs LB 6-1 235 Fr./Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Withrow) 29 Brian Jones ** SS 5-10 195 Sr./Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park) 7 Kyle Kamman QB 6-2 180 So./So. Columbus, Ind. (North) 91 Tracy Key DL 6-2 232 Jr./Jr. Harvey, Ill. (Thornton Township) 63 Adam Kranda DE 6-4 245 Fr./Fr. New Castle, Ind. (New Castle) 63 Eric Kuznar OL 6-3 265 Fr./Fr. Albion, Ind. (Churubusco) 16 Keith Lee CB 5-8 178 5th/Sr. Walton, Ind. (Lewis Cass) 17 Kenneth Lee * LB 6-2 224 5th/Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central) 79 Jarrid Lloyd OL 6-5 255 Fr./Fr. Naperville, Ill. (Benet Academy) 30 KeVonn Mabon * WR 6-3 208 So./So. St. Louis, Mo. (DeSmet Jesuit) 46 Garrett Mack ** LS 6-3 203 Sr./Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Center Grove) 73 Pat Maloney OL 6-2 274 Fr./Fr. Niles, Ill. (Maine South) 83 Tim Manczko WR 6-1 201 Fr./Fr. Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Conant) 15 Ozzie Mann QB 6-1 230 So./Fr. Hartford City, Ind. (Delta) 34 Stephan Martin LB 5-11 226 Jr./Jr. Lake Alfred, Fla. (Lakeland) 14 Jack Milas QB 6-1 199 Fr./Fr. Arlington Heights, Ill. (Rolling Meadows) Ball State football alphabetical roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class/Elig. Hometown (High School) 52 Nick Miles ** DE 6-2 265 Jr./Jr. Mebane, N.C. (Eastern Alamance) 78 Drake Miller OL 6-4 289 So./Fr. Sturgis, Mich. (Sturgis) 13 David Moore DB 5-10 170 Fr./Fr. Matthews, N.C. (Butler) 25 McKenzee Nash RB 5-10 155 Fr./Fr. Muncie, Ind. (South) 11 Jonathan Newsome * DE 6-3 236 5th/Sr. Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville) 35 Keenan Noel * NT 6-1 270 Jr./So. Columbus, Ind. (North) 92 Nathan Ollie *** DT 6-1 295 Sr./Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel) 87 Jacolby Owens WR 6-3 216 Jr./So. South Holland, Ill. (Thornridge) 75 Matthew Page *** OT 6-6 300 5th/Sr. East Chicago, Ind. (Central) 77 Vinnie Palazeti OL 6-4 284 Fr./Fr. Owosso, Mich. (Powers Catholic) 58 Pete Parks DT 6-1 286 So./Fr. Crown Point, Ind. (Crown Point) 5 Eric Patterson ** CB 5-10 193 Jr./Jr. Tampa, Fla. (H.B. Plant) 25 Chris Pauling * CB 5-9 183 So./So. High Point, N.C. (T.W. Andrews) 21 Denzel Pierce RB 5-9 190 Jr./Jr. Merrillville, Ind. (Merrillville) 67 Nick Plavchak OL 6-4 301 Jr./So. Carmel, Ind. (Guerin Catholic) 59 Riley Price LS 5-11 195 Fr./Fr. Fishers, Ind. (Edinburgh) 7 Jason Puhr PK/P 5-9 188 Jr./So. Smyrna, Tenn. (Blackman) 44 Michael Raby TE 6-2 265 So./So. Sheridan, Ind. (North Central) 74 Tyler Rayburn OG 6-3 296 Jr./So. Columbus, Ind. (East) 62 Jacob Richard * C 6-1 285 Jr./So. Weston, Conn. (Weston) 81 Connor Ryan *** WR 6-1 194 5th/Sr. Westlake, Ohio (St. Ignatius) 53 Zack Ryan LB 5-10 212 So./Fr. Westlake, Ohio (St. Ignatius) 65 Jalen Schlachter * OG 6-6 317 Jr./So. Corunna, Mich. (Corunna) 12 Kyle Schmidt P 6-2 228 So./Fr. Chesterton, Ind. (Chesterton) 64 P.J. Scott OL 6-2 293 Jr./Jr. Morris, Okla. (Morris) 18 Efe Scott-Emuakpor WR 6-3 183 So./Fr. East Lansing, Mich. (East Lansing) 1 Scott Secor ** PK 5-8 166 Sr./Jr. New Lenox, Ill. (Lincolnway Central) 44 Kyle Seger DE 6-2 243 So./Fr. Huntingburg, Ind. (Southridge) 80 Chris Shillings * WR 6-1 205 Jr./Jr. Columbus, Ind. (North) 95 Darnell Smith * DT 5-11 275 So./So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central) 2 Jamill Smith *** WR 5-8 140 5th/Sr. Muncie, Ind. (South) 60 Josh Smith OL 6-2 253 So./Fr. Plainfield, Ind. (Avon) 24 Ralph Smith DB 5-8 164 Fr./Fr. Avon, Ohio (Avon) 3 Willie Snead ** WR 5-11 193 Jr./Jr. Belle Glade, Fla. (Muskegon, Mich.) 47 Andrew Spears LB 6-1 217 Fr./Fr. Greenfield, Ind. (Mount Vernon) 48 Stu Stanley LB 6-0 207 Fr./Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) 76 Connor Stefanski OL 6-4 283 So./Fr. Waukesha, Wis. (West) 28 Gilbert Stlouis DB 5-11 194 Jr./Jr. Davie, Fla. (Plantation) 57 Payton Stonefield LB 6-1 190 Fr./Fr. Sunman, Ind. (East Central) 37 Aaron Taylor S 5-11 191 So./Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Central Gwinnett) 50 Trent Toothman * LB 6-0 236 Jr./So. Salem, Ohio (Salem) 32 Brendon Towle LS 6-0 212 So./Fr. Greenfield, Ind. (Greenfield Central) 47 Nick Traub LS 6-1 185 So./So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard) 41 Stewart Turner WR 5-9 166 So./Fr. Orrville, Ohio (Orrville) 51 Matt Van Hoosen DE 6-2 210 Fr./Fr. Fishers, Ind. (Fishers) 67 Chris Vann LB 6-0 215 Fr./Fr. South Bend, Ind. (Adams) 72 Haris Vrabac OL 6-7 337 Fr./Fr. Warren, Mich. (Warren Mott) 27 J.C. Wade ** SS 5-10 195 Sr./Jr. Madisonville, Ky. (North Hopkins) 10 Keith Wenning *** QB 6-3 220 Sr./Sr. Coldwater, Ohio (Coldwater) 56 Sean Wiggins LB 6-2 226 Fr./Fr. Mint Hill, N.C. (Butler) 52 Javond Williams OL 6-6 280 So./Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Luers) 8 Jordan Williams * WR 6-2 216 So./So. Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central) 23 Teddy Williamson RB 5-9 171 Fr./Fr. O'Fallon, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt West) 98 Anthony Winbush DL 6-1 207 Fr./Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central) 96 Carlutorbantu Zaramo DT 6-3 301 So./Fr. Richmond Heights, Ohio (Brush) 45 Zach Zehendner TE 6-5 230 So./Fr. Mishawaka, Ind. (Mishawaka Marian) PRONUNCIAION GUIDE Cureton (CURE-uh-ton) KeVonn (KEY-vohn) Mabon (MAY-bohn) Efe (EFF-ay) Scott Emuakpor (Eee-mauk-a-poor) Drida (DRY-duh) Stephan (STEPH-an) Martin Towle (towell) Dueitt (DO-it) Palazeti (PAL-a-zett-ee) Vrabac (VRAY-back) Garces (GARR-ses) Plavchak (PLAV-check) Carlutorbantu (CAR-loo-tore-ban-too) Osazuwamen (OSA) Igbinosun (IG-bin-oh-sun) Puhr (Poor) Zaramo (ZA-rohm-oh) Kamman (KAY-men) Raby (RAY-bee) Ball State football numerical roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class/Elig. Hometown (High School) 1 Scott Secor ** PK 5-8 166 Sr./Jr. New Lenox, Ill. (Lincolnway Central) 2 Jamill Smith *** WR 5-8 140 5th/Sr. Muncie, Ind. (South) 2 Ian Cureton DB 6-1 186 Jr./So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) 3 Willie Snead ** WR 5-11 193 Jr./Jr. Belle Glade, Fla. (Muskegon, Mich.) 4 Horactio Banks * RB 5-10 184 Jr./So. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon) 5 Eric Patterson ** CB 5-10 193 Jr./Jr. Tampa, Fla. (H.B. Plant) 6 Jeffery Garrett *** CB 6-0 186 Sr./Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis) 7 Kyle Kamman QB 6-2 180 So./So. Columbus, Ind. (North) 7 Jason Puhr PK/P 5-9 188 Jr./So. Smyrna, Tenn. (Blackman) 8 Jordan Williams * WR 6-2 216 So./So. Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central) 9 Michael Ayers * DE 6-1 218 Jr./So. Elks Grove, Calif. (Laguna Creek) 10 Keith Wenning *** QB 6-3 220 Sr./Sr. Coldwater, Ohio (Coldwater) 11 Jonathan Newsome * DE 6-3 236 5th/Sr. Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville) 11 Cody Dickson PK 5-10 169 Jr./Jr. Carmel, Ind. (Bishop Chatard) 12 Kyle Schmidt P 6-2 228 So./Fr. Chesterton, Ind. (Chesterton) 13 Antonio Heard WR 6-0 196 Jr./So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis) 13 David Moore DB 5-10 170 Fr./Fr. Matthews, N.C. (Butler) 14 Jack Milas QB 6-1 199 Fr./Fr. Arlington Heights, Ill. (Rolling Meadows) 15 Ozzie Mann QB 6-1 230 So./Fr. Hartford City, Ind. (Delta) 15 Cywettnie Brown WR 6-1 153 So./So. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon) 16 Keith Lee CB 5-8 178 5th/Sr. Walton, Ind. (Lewis Cass) 17 Kenneth Lee * LB 6-2 224 5th/Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central) 18 Efe Scott-Emuakpor WR 6-3 183 So./Fr. East Lansing, Mich. (East Lansing) 19 Ben Ingle * LB 6-0 224 Jr./So. West Harrison, Ind. (LaSalle) 19 Jamie Antonoglou WR 5-11 186 Fr./Fr. Union City, Ind. (Union City) 20 Darius Conaway CB 5-11 180 Fr./Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb) 20 Curtez Hawkins S 5-10 195 Sr./Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer) 21 Christopher Calloway ** FS 5-11 202 Jr./Jr. Bradenton, Fla. (Palmetto) 21 Denzel Pierce RB 5-9 190 Jr./Jr. Merrillville, Ind. (Merrillville) 22 Quintin Cooper *** CB 5-7 184 Sr./Jr. Clayton, Ohio (Northmont) 23 Teddy Williamson RB 5-9 171 Fr./Fr. O’Fallon, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt West) 23 Jordan Chapin CB 5-9 179 Fr./Fr. Celina, Ohio (Coldwater) 24 Ralph Smith DB 5-8 164 Fr./Fr. Avon, Ohio (Avon) 25 Chris Pauling * CB 5-9 183 So./So. High Point, N.C. (T.W. Andrews) 25 McKenzee Nash RB 5-10 155 Fr./Fr. Muncie, Ind. (South) 26 Avery Bailey LB 6-0 216 Jr./So. Cleveland, Ohio (St. Edward) 27 J.C. Wade ** SS 5-10 195 Sr./Jr. Madisonville, Ky. (North Hopkins) 27 Quinton Daniels WR 5-11 166 Fr./Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider) 29 Brian Jones ** SS 5-10 195 Sr./Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park) 29 Jimmy Crumley RB 5-8 161 Fr./Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Carroll) 30 KeVonn Mabon * WR 6-3 208 So./So. St. Louis, Mo. (DeSmet Jesuit) 31 Alex Egan PK/P 5-11 198 So./Fr. Leo, Ind. (Leo) 32 Jahwan Edwards ** RB 5-10 225 Jr./Jr. Matthews, N.C. (Butler) 32 Brendon Towle LS 6-0 212 So./Fr. Greenfield, Ind. (Greenfield Central) 33 Tyree Holder CB 5-11 163 So./Fr. Thonotosassa, Fla. (Tampa Catholic) 34 Stephan Martin LB 5-11 226 Jr./Jr. Lake Alfred, Fla. (Lakeland) 35 Keenan Noel * NT 6-1 270 Jr./So. Columbus, Ind. (North) 36 Aaron Hepp WR 6-3 186 So./Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard) 37 Aaron Taylor S 5-11 191 So./Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Central Gwinnett) 38 Steve Drida PK/P 6-0 187 Fr./Fr. Waukesha, Wis. (Waukesha West) 39 Chris Blair DB 5-11 196 Fr./Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C. (East Forsyth) 40 Dylan Curry * TE 6-5 260 Jr./So. Frankfort, Ky. (Western Hills) 41 Stewart Turner WR/CB 5-9 166 So./Fr. Orrville, Ohio (Orrville) 42 Julian Boyd ** LB 6-2 220 Jr./Jr. Roswell, Ga. (Roswell) 43 Martez Hester S 6-2 188 So./Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb) 44 Michael Raby TE 6-2 265 So./So. Sheridan, Ind. (North Central) 44 Kyle Seger DE 6-2 243 So./Fr. Huntingburg, Ind. (Southridge) 45 Dae’Shaun Hurley S 6-0 198 So./Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Julian) 45 Zach Zehendner TE 6-5 230 So./Fr. Mishawaka, Ind. (Mishawaka Marian) 46 Garrett Mack ** LS 6-3 203 Sr./Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Center Grove) 47 Nick Traub LS 6-1 185 So./So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard) 47 Andrew Spears LB 6-1 217 Fr./Fr. Greenfield, Ind. (Mount Vernon) 48 Stu Stanley LB 6-0 207 Fr./Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) 49 Joseph Fazio ** FS 5-11 208 5th/Sr. Cedarburg, Wis. (Cedarburg) Ball State football numerical roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class/Elig. Hometown (High School) 50 Trent Toothman * LB 6-0 236 Jr./So. Salem, Ohio (Salem) 51 Matt Van Hoosen DE 6-2 210 Fr./Fr. Fishers, Ind. (Fishers) 52 Nick Miles ** DE 6-2 265 Jr./Jr. Mebane, N.C. (Eastern Alamance) 52 Javond Williams OL 6-6 280 So./Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Luers) 53 Zack Ryan LB 5-10 212 So./Fr. Westlake, Ohio (St. Ignatius) 54 Drew Heydon DT 5-9 258 Fr./Fr. Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove) 55 John Godfrey DL 6-0 243 So./Fr. South Bend, Ind. (St. Joseph’s) 56 Sean Wiggins LB 6-2 226 Fr./Fr. Mint Hill, N.C. (Butler) 57 Payton Stonefield LB 6-1 190 Fr./Fr. Sunman, Ind. (East Central) 58 Pete Parks DT 6-1 286 So./Fr. Crown Point, Ind. (Crown Point) 59 Nicholas Isaacs LB 6-1 235 Fr./Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Withrow) 59 Riley Price LS 5-11 195 Fr./Fr. Fishers, Ind. (Edinburgh) 60 Josh Smith OL 6-2 253 So./Fr. Plainfield, Ind. (Avon) 61 Taylor Hoke C 6-1 296 Sr./Jr. New Albany, Ind. (New Albany) 62 Jacob Richard * C 6-1 285 Jr./So. Weston, Conn. (Weston) 63 Eric Kuznar OL 6-3 265 Fr./Fr. Albion, Ind. (Churubusco) 63 Adam Kranda DE 6-4 245 Fr./Fr. New Castle, Ind. (New Castle) 64 P.J. Scott OL 6-2 293 Jr./Jr. Morris, Okla. (Morris) 65 Jalen Schlachter * OG 6-6 317 Jr./So. Corunna, Mich. (Corunna) 66 Steven Bell OL 6-4 290 So./Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Indian Hill) 67 Nick Plavchak OL 6-4 301 Jr./So. Carmel, Ind. (Guerin Catholic) 67 Chris Vann LB 6-0 215 Fr./Fr. South Bend, Ind. (Adams) 68 Jeremiah Harvey OL 6-2 300 Jr./So. Culver, Ind. (Culver) 69 Ian Anderson OL 6-3 282 Jr./So. Pfafftown, N.C. (Reagan) 70 Jordan Hansel *** OG 6-4 326 Sr./Sr. Covington, Ky. (Simon Kenton) 71 Bryan Ford OT 6-3 300 Jr./So. Southfield, Mich. (Southfield Christian) 72 Haris Vrabac OL 6-7 337 Fr./Fr. Warren, Mich. (Warren Mott) 73 Pat Maloney OL 6-2 274 Fr./Fr. Niles, Ill. (Maine South) 74 Tyler Rayburn OG 6-3 296 Jr./So. Columbus, Ind. (East) 75 Matthew Page *** OT 6-6 300 5th/Sr. East Chicago, Ind. (Central) 76 Connor Stefanski OL 6-4 283 So./Fr. Waukesha, Wis. (West) 77 Vinnie Palazeti OL 6-4 284 Fr./Fr. Owosso, Mich. (Powers Catholic) 78 Drake Miller OL 6-4 289 So./Fr. Sturgis, Mich. (Sturgis) 79 Jarrid Lloyd OL 6-5 255 Fr./Fr. Naperville, Ill. (Benet Academy) 80 Chris Shillings * WR 6-1 205 Jr./Jr. Columbus, Ind. (North) 81 Connor Ryan *** WR 6-1 194 5th/Sr. Westlake, Ohio (St. Ignatius) 82 Shane Belle WR 6-2 190 Sr./Jr. Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville) 83 Trey Gardner DE 6-4 216 Jr./So. Petersburg, Va. (Dinwiddie) 83 Tim Manczko WR 6-1 201 Fr./Fr. Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Conant) 84 Aaron Clay WR 5-11 201 Fr./Fr. Mebane, N.C. (Eastern Alamance) 85 Sam Brunner TE 6-2 237 So./Fr. Washington, Mich. (Romeo) 86 Calvin Blank TE 6-4 234 Fr./Fr. Terre Haute, Ind. (North) 87 Jacolby Owens WR 6-3 216 Jr./So. South Holland, Ill. (Thornridge) 88 Zane Fakes **** TE 6-3 237 5th/Sr. Plainfield, Ind. (Plainfield) 89 Evan Faunce TE 6-4 250 Fr./Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central) 90 Daniel Garces DL 6-1 223 Fr./Fr. Matthews, N.C. (Providence) 91 Tracy Key DL 6-2 232 Jr./Jr. Harvey, Ill. (Thornton Township) 92 Nathan Ollie *** DT 6-1 295 Sr./Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel) 93 Joel Cox *** DT 6-1 288 Sr./Sr. Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove) 94 Osazuwamen Igbinosun * DE 6-2 245 So./So. Rahway, N.J. (Rahway) 95 Darnell Smith * DT 5-11 275 So./So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central) 96 Carlutorbantu Zaramo DT 6-3 301 So./Fr. Richmond Heights, Ohio (Brush) 97 Blake Dueitt DL 6-1 251 Fr./Fr. Cornelius, N.C. (W.A. Hough) 98 Anthony Winbush DL 6-1 207 Fr./Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central)
PRONUNCIAION GUIDE Cureton (CURE-uh-ton) KeVonn (KEY-vohn) Mabon (MAY-bohn) Efe (EFF-ay) Scott Emuakpor (Eee-mauk-a-poor) Drida (DRY-duh) Stephan (STEPH-an) Martin Towle (towell) Dueitt (DO-it) Palazeti (PAL-a-zett-ee) Vrabac (VRAY-back) Garces (GARR-ses) Plavchak (PLAV-check) Carlutorbantu (CAR-loo-tore-ban-too) Osazuwamen (OSA) Igbinosun (IG-bin-oh-sun) Puhr (Poor) Zaramo (ZA-rohm-oh) Kamman (KAY-men) Raby (RAY-bee) QB #10 keithkeith wenningwenning 6-3 // 220 // sr./sr. MAjor: BUSINESS hometown: coldwater, Ohio | high school: coldwater
accounted for 12 scores -- 9 td passes, 3 td rushes career highs this ONe of 2 FBS QB to throw for over 300 yds in the first five games of 2013 school record 1,650 passing yards in the first five games of a season 42 COMPLETIONS year needs 330 passing yards to become the ball state all-time leader vs. Northern Illinois 2012 making ball state history 1st in career completions: 834 2nd in career passing yards: 8904 71 ATTEMPTS 2nd in career TD passes: 66 2nd in pass completion pct. .626 vs. Northern Illinois 2012 2013 national Rankings Passing 445 Yards PASSING YARDS at Kent State 1,650 12 CAREER GAMES 2012 2 with
Passing Yards Per Game 3 330.0 TD PASSES 5 or more TOUCHDOWNS 6 at Kent State 2012 Points Responsible 20 For - 72 94 LONG PASS Passing Yards at Eastern Michigan Per Completion 2011 13.98 26
Total 94 Offense 2012 Honors LONG TD PASS 330.0 All-Mid-American Conference 2nd team to Torieal Gibson Ball State Most valuable offensive player at Eastern Michigan 13 ball state team captain 2011 Ball State football Top player bios jahwan edwards (#32/HB) jonathan newsome (#11/DE) Jamill smith (#2/WR) 5-10 // 230 // Jr./Jr. 6-3 // 236 // 5th/Sr. 5-8 // 140 // 5th/Sr. ** 2012 All-MAC Third Team ** ** 2013 Lombardi Award Watch List ** ** 2013 Paul Hornung (Most Versatile) ** ** 2011 Ball State John Hodge Award ** ** 2013 Hendricks Award Watch List ** Award Watch List ** 2012 All-MAC Second Team ** ** 2013 Fred Biletnikoff Award Watch List ** Career: Has 32 career rushing touchdowns in ** 2012 All-MAC First Team (WR) ** 27 career games . . . second on Ball State's chart 2013 (Sr.): Started his 14th career game vs. To- ** 2012 All-MAC Third Team (PR & KR) ** for career rushing TDs and needs three to set the ledo . . . four starts in 2013 . . . sat out the Army ** 2012 Burlsworth Trophy Nominee ** school record . . . seven career games with multi- game with an injury . . . managed three tackles, a former walk-on who now ple touchdowns . . . five games with three rushing one tackle for loss and one sack vs. Illinois State is a scholarship player TDs . . . 2,415 career rushing yards, which ranks . . . tallied six tackles with one tackle for loss at ** 2012 Ball State Bill Reynolds Special ** seventh on the Cardinals' career chart. North Texas . . . managed three tackles and the Teams Award first interception of career at Eastern Michigan . . ** 2011 All-MAC Second Team ** 2013 (Jr.): Started his 22nd career game vs. To- . seven tackles vs. Toledo. ** 2011 Ball State Bill Reynolds Special ** ledo . . . missed the Army and North Texas games Teams Award Co-Recipient with an injury . . . 14 rushes for 49 yards and one ** Ball State's 2010 Bill Meitzler ** touchdown vs. Illinois State . . . 15 rushes for 81 Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year yards and three TDs at Eastern Michigan . . . 20 rushes for 89 yards and three TDs vs. Toledo. 2013 (Sr.): Started his 17th career game vs. To- ledo . . . five starts this season . . . ranks fifth in the nation in kickoff returns with a 33.1 aver- age . . . team-high 115 receiving yards on four catches at North Texas -- marking his third career 100-yard receiving game . . . finished the Illinois Zane Fakes (#88/TE) nathan ollie (#92/DT) State game with 207 all-purpose yards . . . man- aged a career long 90-yard kickoff return in the 6-1 // 295 // Sr./Sr. first quarter against the Redbirds, which was the 6-3 // 237 // 5th/Sr. longest for a Ball State player since Eric Williams' * 2013 John Mackey Award Watch List * * 2013 Ball State Team Captain * 92-yard kickoff return against Eastern Michigan * 2012 All-MAC First Team * * 2012 All-MAC Third Team * in 2010 . . . 48.0 average on kickoff returns vs. * 2011 All-MAC Second Team * Illinois State marked the fourth best single game * 2012 Academic All-MAC * * MAC West Division Defensive Player of mark in Ball State history . . . five catches for 83 * 2011 Academic All-MAC * the Week (10/20/12 & 9/7/13) * yards and one touchdown vs. Army . . . touch- Honorable Mention down reception vs. Army was his first of the sea- son and the 10th of his career . . . second on Ball Started his 30th career game vs. To- 2013 (Sr.): State's career list with 1,644 all-time kick return 2013 (Sr.): Earned his bachelor's degree and is ledo . . . five starts this season . . . five tackles yards . . . seventh at Ball State with 138 career pursuing a master's degree in 2013-14 . . . start- and matched his career high with three tackles catches . . . first career rushing TD on a reverse ed his 33rd career game vs. Toledo . . . five starts for loss vs. Illinois State . . . two quarterback hur- at Eastern Michigan. this season . . . six catches for 57 yards at North ries vs. Illinois State . . . recorded his first sack Texas . . . first career rush for career high 14 of the season vs. Army . . . tallied nine tackles yards at UNT . . . caught his first touchdown pass and increased his career total to 11.0 sacks at of the year and eighth of his career vs. Army. Eastern Michigan. willie snead (#3/WR) 5-11 // 193 // Jr./Jr. ** 2013 Fred Biletnikoff Award Watch List ** ** 2012 Biletnikoff Award Watch List **
Career: 152 receptions, which ranks fifth in Ball State history . . . 2,086 career receiving yards, jordan hansel (#70/OL) connor ryan (#81/WR) which ranks seventh all-time at Ball State . . . seven career games of 100 or more yards receiv- ing, which ties for third on Ball State's all-time list 6-4 // 326 // Sr./Sr. 6-1 // 194 // 5th/Sr. . . . 15 touchdown catches, which ranks fifth all- * 2012 All-MAC Third Team * * 2013 Ball State Team Captain * time at Ball State. * 2011 All-MAC Second Team * * 2012 Capital One Academic All-District * Started his 21st career game vs. To- * 2011 Academic All-MAC First Team * 2013 (Jr.): * 2012 Ball State Team Captain * ledo . . . five starts this season . . . tallied 164 * 2011 & 2012 Academic All-Mid-American receiving yards on nine catches with two touch- Started the 31st game of his career 2013 (Sr.): Conference Honorable Mention * downs vs. Illinois State . . . caught the 14th and vs. Toledo . . . four starts this season . . . played 15th TD passes of his career at North Texas in 34 games in career . . . part of a 2012 offen- 2013 (Sr.): Started his 11th career game vs. to move into fifth place on the school's all-time sive line that blocked for Jahwan Edwards' 1,410 Army . . . suffered a thumb injury at North Texas chart . . . fourth career game with at least two TD yards rushing - the third highest single-season and did not play at Eastern Michigan or vs. To- catches at North Texas . . . five catches for 64 total in Ball State history . . . protected quarter- ledo . . . tallied one catch for six yards vs. Illi- yards vs. Army . . . five catches for 77 yards and back Keith Wenning, who set a school record nois State . . . led the team with seven catches at two TDs at North Texas . . . nine catches for 175 with 301 completions and threw for the third best North Texas, which tied career high . . . managed yards at Eastern Michigan . . . seven catches for single season total of 3,095 passing yards in 52 receiving yards at North Texas. 131 yards vs. Toledo. school history. Ball State football career highs #4 - Horactio Banks - RB #30- KeVonn Mabon - WR #2 - Jamill Smith - WR Touchdowns: ...... 2, Twice (Last Time vs. Army, 9-7-13) Receptions: ...... 4, Twice (Last Time vs. Army, 9-7-13) Receptions: ...... 14 vs. Northern Illinois, 10-6-12 Rush attempts: ...... 22 at Miami University, 11-23-12 Receiving yards: ...... 72 vs. Army, 9-7-13 Receiving yards: ...... 146 vs. Northern Illinois, 10-6-12 Rush yards: ...... 141 vs. North Texas, 9-14-13 (11 carries) Receiving TDs: ...... 1, Twice (Last Time vs. Ohio, 11-14-12) Receiving TDs: ...... 2 vs. Toledo, 11-6-12 Rush TDs: ...... 2, Twice (Last Time vs. Army, 9-7-13) Long receptions: ...... 44 vs. Northern Illinois, 10-6-12 Long reception: ...... 43 vs. Army, 9-24-11 Long rush: ...... 77 vs. North Texas, 9-14-13 All-purpose yards: ...... 240 vs. Eastern Michigan, 8-30-12 #11 - Jonathan Newsome - DE Punt returns: ...... 5 vs. Central Michigan, 10-2-10 #22 - Quintin Cooper - CB Tackles: ...... 8, 3 Times (Last Time at Ohio, 11-14-12) Punt return yards: ...... 72 vs. Western Michigan, 10-3-12 Interceptions: ...... 1, Twice (Last Time vs. Ohio 11-14-12) Sacks: ...... 2.0, Twice (Last Time at Kent State, 9-29-12) Long punt return: ...... 34 vs. Toledo, 10-23-10 Tackles: ...... 7, Three Times (Last Time at CMU, 10-20-12) Tackles for loss:..2.0, 3 Times (Last Time at Army, 10-27-12) Kick returns: ...... 6 vs. Eastern Michigan, 11-5-11 Tackles for loss: ...... 1.0 vs. Clemson, 9-8-12 Pass breakups: ...... 1, Twice (Last Time vs. UNT, 9-14-13) Kick return yards: ...... 173 vs. Eastern Michigan, 11-5-11 Fumble Recovery: ...... 1, Twice (Last Time vs. Army, 9-7-13) Long kick return: ...... 90 vs. Illinois State, 8-29-13 #92- Nathan Ollie - DT #93 - Joel Cox - DT Tackles: ...... 9, Twice (Last Time at EMU, 9-21-13) #3 - Willie Snead - WR Tackles: ...... 6 vs. North Texas, 9-14-13 Sacks: ...... 2.0 vs. Indiana, 9-3-11 Receptions: ...... 14 v.s Kent State, 9-29-12 Tackles for loss: ...... 1.0 vs. Illinois State, 8-29-13 Tackles for loss: ...... 3, Twice (Last Time vs. Ill. St., 8-29-13) Receiving yards: ...... 216 vs. Kent State, 9-29-12 Blocked kicks: ...... 1, 5 times (Last Time at EMU, 9-21-13) Fumbles recovered: ...... 1 vs. Central Michigan, 10-20-12 Receiving TDs: ...... 2, 4 Times (Last Time at UNT, 9-14-13) Pass breakups: ...... 1 at Ohio, 10-15-11 Long receptions: ...... 55 vs. Toledo, 9-28-13 #32 - Jahwan Edwards - RB Points Scored: ..18, 6 Times (Last Time vs. Toledo, 9-28-13) #5 - Eric Patterson - CB #8 - Jordan Williams - WR Touchdowns: ...... 3, 6 Times (Last Time vs. Toledo, 9-28-13) Interceptions: ...... 1, Twice (Last Time vs. WMU, 10-13-12) Receptions: ...... 6, Twice (Last Time vs. Toledo, 9-28-13) Rush attempts: ...... 30 vs. Army, 10-27-12 Tackles: ...... 10 vs. Ohio, 11-14-12 Receiving yards: ...... 105 at Eastern Michigan, 9-21-13 Rush yards: ...... 200 vs. Eastern Mich., 8-30-12 (20 carries) Tackles for loss: ..1, 4 Times (Last Time vs. WMU, 10-13-12) Receiving TDs: ...... 2 at Eastern Michigan, 9-21-13 Rush TDs: ...... 3, 6 Times (Last Time vs. Toledo, 9-28-13) Pass breakups: ...... 3, Twice (Last Time at KSU, 10-29-12) Long reception: ...... 50 at Eastern Michigan, 9-21-13 Long rush: ...... 75 vs. Eastern Michigan, 8-30-12 Receptions: ...... 2, 6 times (Last Time vs. NIU, 10-6-12) #81 - Connor Ryan - WR Receiving yards: ...... 12 vs. Clemson, 9-8-12 Receptions: ...7, Twice (Last Time vs. North Texas, 9-14-13) Long reception: ...... 12 vs. Clemson 9-8-12 Receiving yards: ...... 88 vs. Toledo, 11-6-12 Receiving TDs: ...... 2 vs. Kent State, 9-29-12 #88 - Zane Fakes - TE Long receptions: ...... 41 vs. Central Michigan, 10-22-11 Touchdowns: ...... 2, Twice (Last Time vs. Ohio 11-14-12) Receptions: ...... 11 vs. Northern Illinois, 10-6-12 #53- Zack Ryan - LB Receiving yards: ...... 98 vs. Northern Illinois, 10-6-12 Tackles: ...... 11 vs. Army, 9-7-13 Receiving TDs: ...... 2, Twice (Last Time vs. Ohio 11-14-12) Tackles for loss: ...... 1.5 at Eastern Michigan, 9-21-13 Long reception: ...... 29 vs. Kent State, 9-29-12 Sacks...... 1.5 at Eastern Michigan, 9-21-13 Pass breakups: ...... 1 vs. Illinois State, 8-29-13 #6 - Jeffrey Garrett - CB Fumble recovery ...... 1 vs. Toledo, 9-28-13 Interceptions: ...... 1, Twice (Last Time vs. Army, 9-7-13) Tackles: ...... 13 vs. South Florida, 9-22-12 #12 - Kyle Schmidt - P Tackles for loss: ...... 2.0 vs. North Texas, 9-14-13 Punts:...... 4 vs. Toledo, 9-28-13 Fumbles recovered: ...... 1 vs. Illinois State, 8-29-13 Punt yards: ...... 164 vs. Toledo, 9-28-13 Blocked kicks: ...... 1, Twice (Last Time at Ohio, 10-15-11) Longest punt: ...... 59 vs. Illinois State, 8-29-13
#19 - Ben Ingle - LB #1 - Scott Secor - PK Interceptions: ...... 1 vs. Illinois State, 8-29-13 Kick PATs: ...... 6, Twice (Last Time at EMU, 9-21-13) Tackles: ...... 13 at Eastern Michigan, 9-21-13 Field goals made: ...... 4 vs. Army, 9-7-13 Tackles for loss: ...... 2.0 vs. Illinois State, 8-29-13 Field goal attempts: ...... 4 vs. Army, 9-7-13 Pass breakups: ...... 1 vs. Central Michigan, 10-20-12 Longest field goal: ...... 47 vs. Army, 9-7-13 Forced Fumbles...... 1 at Eastern Michigan, 9-21-13
#29 - Brian Jones - SS Interceptions: ...... 1 vs. South Florida, 9-22-12 Tackles: ...... 13 vs. Toledo, 9-28-13 Tackles for loss: ...... 1.5 vs. Toledo, 9-28-13 Fumbles recovered: ...... 2 at Eastern Michigan, 9-21-13 Pass breakups: ...... 1, Three (Last Time vs. Army, 9-7-13) Ball State football The last time it happened Scored over 50 points: Returned an interception for a TD: BSU: 9-21-13 -- Ball State 51, Eastern Michigan 20 BSU: 9-11-10 -- Charlie Todd (36 yards) vs. Liberty OPP: 9-8-12 -- Clemson 52, Ball State 27 OPP: 11-25-11 -- Jermaine Robinson (58 yards), Toledo
Scored over 50 points in a game twice in the same season: Returned a punt for a TD: BSU: 2013 -- Ball State 51, Illinois State 28 (8/29) and BSU: 11-24-09 -- Charlie Todd vs. Western Michigan (87 yards) Ball State 51, Eastern Michigan 20 (9/21) OPP: 11-20-10 -- Northern Illinois
Scored at least 27 points in a quarter: Returned a kickoff for a TD: BSU: 9-21-13 -- Ball State (27) at Eastern Michigan BSU: 10-16-10 -- Eric Williams vs. Eastern Michigan (92 yards) OPP: 9-29-12 -- Dri Archer, Kent State (99 yards) Held Scoreless in a game: BSU: 10-8-11 -- Temple 42, Ball State 0 Returned a Fumble for a TD: OPP: 10-4-08 -- Ball State 31, Toledo 0 BSU: 9-14-13 -- Brian Jones at North Texas (3 yards) OPP: 9-28-13 -- Junior Sylvestre (23 yards), Toledo Held under 100 yards rushing in a game: BSU: 8-29-13 -- vs. Illinois State (80) Game with Back-to-Back Kicks Returned for Touchdowns: OPP: 9-7-13 -- Army (76) 10-22-05 -- Ball State at Ohio (BSU’s Dante Love/OU’s Scott Mayle)
Held under 100 yards passing in a game: Returned a punt for a TD and a kickoff for a TD in the same season: BSU: 10-1-11 -- at Oklahoma (95) BSU: 2005, Dante Love, 94 yard KOR vs. Ohio, 10-22-05, and OPP: 10-27-12 -- Army (38) B.J. Hill, 54 yard PR vs. Akron, 11-5-05
Held under 200 yards total offense: Recorded a safety: BSU: 9-25-10 -- at Iowa (112) BSU: 10-24-09 -- Team at Eastern Michigan OPP: 11-12-10 -- Buffalo (144) OPP: 10-27-12 -- Army
A player rushed for 200 yards or more in a game: Defensive Extra Point: BSU: 8-30-12 -- Jahwan Edwards vs. Eastern Michigan (200) OPP: 10-8-05 -- Western Michigan OPP: 11-6-12 -- David Fluellen, Toledo (200) The last time Ball State played a top-25 team: Two players rushed for over 100 yards in a game: 11-6-12 -- Ball State 34, Toledo 27 at Toledo BSU: 11-14-12 -- Jahwan Edwards (169) and Horactio Banks (135) vs. Ohio Toledo entered the game ranked #23 by The Associated Press and OPP: 10-27-12 -- Army (Trent Steelman, 101, Hayden Tippett 100) #25 by ESPN/USA Today
Two players rushed for over 200 yards in a game: The last time Ball State defeated a top-25 team: BSU: 10-24-09 -- MiQuale Lewis (301) and Cory Sykes (203) at Eastern Mich. 11-6-12 -- Ball State 34, Toledo 27 at Toledo Toledo entered the game ranked #23 by The Associated Press and #25 by ESPN/USA Today A QB rushed for over 100 yards in a game: BSU: 10-28-00 -- Talmadge Hill vs. Central Michigan (101) The last time Ball State hosted a top-25 team: OPP: 10-27-12 -- Trent Steelman, Army (101) 11-22-03 -- vs. Bowling Green (BG 41-14) Bowling Green entered the game ranked #22 by AP An individual passed for over 400 yards: and #25 by ESPN/USA Today BSU: 9-29-12 -- Keith Wenning vs. Northern Illinois (434) The last time Ball State played a top-25 team on the road: An individual passed for over 300 yards: 11-6-12 -- Ball State 34, Toledo 27 at Toledo BSU: 9-28-13 -- Keith Wenning vs. Toledo (335) Toledo entered the game ranked #23 by The Associated Press and OPP: 10-20-12 -- Ryan Radcliff, Central Michigan (339) #25 by ESPN/USA Today
An individual scored four or more TDs in a game: The highest ranked teams Ball State has ever played: BSU: 9-20-08 -- MiQuale Lewis (4), at Indiana 10-1-11 -- at Oklahoma (OU 62-6) OPP: 10-8-05 -- Greg Jennings (4), Western Michigan Oklahoma entered the game ranked #1 by ESPN/USA Today and #2 by AP Had a field goal blocked: 11-4-06 -- at Michigan (UM 34-26) BSU: 9-18-10 -- at Purdue Entered Game ranked #2 by AP and #2 by USA Today OPP: 11-5-11 -- at Eastern Michigan (Joshua Howard) The last time Ball State was ranked: Had a punt blocked: 12-7-08 -- Ranked 22nd in BCS Standings and by USA Today, BSU: 10-22-11 -- vs. Central Michigan and ranked 23rd in Associated Press Poll OPP: 10-24-09 -- at Eastern Michigan (Robert Eddins) Highest Ball State has ever been ranked: Had a PAT blocked: 11-3-08 -- Ranked 12th in BCS Standings and by AP, and 13th OPP: 9-21-13 -- Eastern Michigan (Joel Cox) by USA Today
Most consecutive weeks Ball State has ever been ranked: Largest Comebacks in School History . . . 10-5-08 to 12-7-08 -- Ball State ranked nine straight weeks 27 pts. BSU 31, Toledo 30 Oct. 9, 1993 at BSU -- BSU was behind 30-3 In Ball State’s 1993 Homecoming game vs. Toledo, the Cardinals fell behind 16-3 at the half, and Toledo scored two third-quarter touchdowns to take a 30-3 lead with 4:10 remaining in the third stanza. Ball State’s rally began with 2:24 left in the third quarter on a 22-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Mike Neu to re- ceiver Brian Oliver. A Tony Nibbs’ two-point conversion run made the score 30-11 and that was all the scoring in the third stanza. BSU started its fourth-quarter scoring with a Neu to Oliver 98-yard TD pass with 11:02 left in the game. The Matt Swart extra point kick was good and closed the gap to 30-18. With 2:40 left in the contest, Neu completed a 15-yard scoring strike to receiver Kyle Robinson. Followed by Swart’s extra point kick, the Cardinals were down 30-24. Ball State’s final score came on a Neu to Erin McCray 6-yard pass as time expired in the game. Swart’s extra point kick with no time left on the clock gave the Cardinals a 31-30 win. 22 pts. BSU 26, Eastern Michigan 25 Nov. 12, 2005 at EMU -- BSU was behind 22-0 20 pts. BSU 24, Central Michigan 23 Oct. 24, 1992 at BSU -- BSU was behind 20-0 17 pts. BSU 30, Ohio 27 (OT) Oct. 12, 1996 at BSU -- BSU was behind 17-0 17 pts. BSU 37, Central Michigan 34 Oct. 18, 1997 at BSU -- BSU was behind 34-17 17 pts. BSU 31, Central Michigan 27 Oct. 22, 2011 at BSU -- BSU was behind 17-0 16 pts. BSU 30, DePauw 24 Oct. 17, 1959 at Ball State 15 pts. BSU 42, St. Joseph’s 19 Nov. 6, 1965 at Ball State 15 pts. BSU 26, Indiana State 24 Oct. 28, 1967 at Indiana State Ball State football 2013 News & Notes team honors Offense Defense Special Teams Triple-A Award Hammer Award Scout "D" Scout "O" Game Captain Illinois State Richard Ollie Brunner Ingle Edwards Parks Blank Cox Army Jamill Smith Z. Ryan Secor Williams Calloway Moore Hepp Richard North Texas ------Godfrey Josh Smith Jamill Smith Eastern Michigan Snead Ollie Raby Brunner Miles Seger Palazeti Fakes Toledo Edwards Kenneth Lee Secor Hurley Ollie Isaacs Crumley Edwards Mid-American Conference honors
Kenneth Lee - Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week (9/28/13)
Nathan Ollie - Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week (9/7/13)
Keith Wenning - Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week (9/7/13) Mid-American Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week (8/29/13) ball state opponents update
Opponent 2013 Record This Week Last Week Illinois State 1-3 vs. Western Illinois L, 37-10 at Missouri State Army 2-3 at Boston College W, 35-16 vs. Louisiana Tech North Texas 2-2 at Tulane OPEN Eastern Michigan 1-3 at Buffalo OPEN Toledo 2-3 vs. Western Michigan L, 31-24 Ball State Virginia 2-2 vs. Ball State L, 14-3 at Pittsburgh Kent State 2-3 vs. Northern Illinois W, 32-14 Western Michigan Western Michigan 0-4 at Toledo L, 32-14 vs. Kent State Akron 1-4 vs. Ohio L, 31-14 at Bowling Green Central Michigan 1-4 at Miami University L, 48-14 at North Carolina State Northern Illinois 4-0 at Kent State W, 55-24 at Purdue Miami University 0-3 vs. Central Michigan L, 50-14 at Illinois
• 2013 Mid-American Conference Standings • 2013 Schedule and Results (*MAC Games; Home Team underlined; West Division MAC Record Overall Record All Times are ET) Ball State 2-0 4-1 Sat., Sept. 28 Toledo 1-1 2-3 Ball State 31, Toledo 24 * - ESPN3 Northern Illinois 0-0 4-0 Bowling Green 31, Akron 14 * - ESPN3 Eastern Michigan 0-1 1-3 Kent State 32, Western Michigan 14 * - ESPN3 Central Michigan 0-1 1-4 Northern Illinois 55, Purdue 24 - ESPN2 Western Michigan 0-1 0-5 Illinois 50, Miami University 14 - BTN Buffalo 41, Connecticut 12 - ESPN3 East Division MAC Record Overall Record North Carolina State 48, Central Michigan 14 - ESPN3 Bowling Green 2-0 4-1 Sat., Oct. 5 Kent State 1-1 2-3 Ball State at Virginia (Noon) - Fox Sports Net Ohio 0-0 3-1 Eastern Michigan at Buffalo (Noon) * - ESPNR/ESPN3 Buffalo 0-0 2-2 Central Michigan at Miami University (1:00) * - ESPN3 Miami University 0-0 0-4 Ohio at Akron (2:00) * - ESPN3 Massachusetts 0-0 0-4 Western Michigan at Toledo (3:00) * - ESPN3 Akron 0-1 1-4 Northern Illinois at Kent State (3:30) - ESPN3
ESPNR - ESPN Regional; BTN - Big Ten Network Ball State football 2013 statistics The Automated ScoreBook Ball State Cardinals Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Sep 28, 2013) Game-by-game statistical comparison All games
First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs ILLINOIS STATE 51 - 28 22 / 19 4 / 6 16 / 12 2 / 1 32-80 / 36-74 24-40-0 / 20-29-1 340 / 282 72-420 / 65-356 186 / 79 0 / 2 ARMY 40 - 14 24 / 20 6 / 15 17 / 3 1 / 2 34-115 / 64-363 23-37-0 / 7-20-1 325 / 76 71-440 / 84-439 45 / 104 1 / 3 North Texas 27 - 34 19 / 31 5 / 13 11 / 16 3 / 2 20-163 / 45-231 27-46-2 / 31-47-0 333 / 274 66-496 / 92-505 50 / 153 5 / 1 Eastern Michigan 51 - 20 25 / 25 6 / 12 16 / 10 3 / 3 37-197 / 44-204 19-31-0 / 20-32-2 346 / 212 68-543 / 76-416 40 / 75 1 / 4 TOLEDO 31 - 24 29 / 23 5 / 9 19 / 14 5 / 0 36-128 / 29-141 27-39-1 / 34-46-1 335 / 274 75-463 / 75-415 53 / 110 3 / 2 Totals 200 - 120 119 / 118 26 / 55 79 / 55 14 / 8 159-683 / 218-1013 120-193-3 / 112-174-5 1679 / 1118 352-2362 / 392-2131 374 / 521 10 / 12
3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting Penalties Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg Number-Yards Sacks ILLINOIS STATE 10-16 / 6-14 0-0 / 2-2 27:25 / 32:35 -5:10 2.5 / 2.1 8.5 / 9.7 5.8 / 5.5 3-46.7 / 6-35.3 5-40 / 6-40 2 / 3 ARMY 6-13 / 7-19 0-0 / 3-5 27:41 / 32:19 -4:38 3.4 / 5.7 8.8 / 3.8 6.2 / 5.2 4-36.8 / 5-35.6 7-44 / 8-90 2 / 0 North Texas 7-12 / 10-19 0-1 / 0-0 22:24 / 37:36 -15:12 8.1 / 5.1 7.2 / 5.8 7.5 / 5.5 2-45.5 / 4-35.5 4-28 / 10-85 0 / 0 Eastern Michigan 5-12 / 5-13 1-1 / 3-4 26:13 / 33:47 -7:34 5.3 / 4.6 11.2 / 6.6 8.0 / 5.5 3-36.3 / 4-36.0 4-43 / 9-81 3 / 2 TOLEDO 2-9 / 6-14 0-0 / 0-2 29:46 / 30:14 -0:28 3.6 / 4.9 8.6 / 6.0 6.2 / 5.5 4-41.0 / 5-40.0 1-10 / 10-97 1 / 2 Totals 30-62 / 34-79 1-2 / 8-13 133:29 / 166:31 -33:02 4.3 / 4.6 8.7 / 6.4 6.7 / 5.4 16-40.7 / 24-36.5 21-165 / 43-393 8 / 7
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category game-by-game starting lineups
Offense Ill. St. Army UNT EMU UT
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QG Scott Schlachter Schlachter Scott Schlachter
C Richard Richard Richard Richard Richard
SG Schlachter Hansel Hansel Hansel Hansel
ST Bell Bell Bell Bell Bell
TE Fakes Fakes Fakes Fakes Fakes
QB Wenning Wenning Wenning Wenning Wenning
RB Edwards Banks Banks Edwards Edwards
WR Snead Snead Snead Snead Snead
WR Ja. Smith Ja. Smith Ja. Smith Ja. Smith Ja. Smith
WR C. Ryan C. Ryan Williams Brunner (TE) Brunner (TE)
Defense Ill. St. Army UNT EMU UT
RE Newsome Ayers Newsome Newsome Newsome
DT Ollie Ollie Ollie Ollie Ollie
NT Cox Cox Cox Cox Cox
DE Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles
WLB Ingle Ingle Ingle Ingle Ingle
MLB Z. Ryan Z. Ryan Z. Ryan Z. Ryan Z. Ryan
SLB Kenneth Lee Kenneth Lee Calloway Calloway Kenneth Lee
BC Patterson Patterson Garrett Patterson Patterson
FS Hester Hester Hester Hester Hurley
SS Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones
FC Garrett Garrett Holder Garrett Garrett Ball State football 2013 statistics
NCAA Statistics
Ball St. - 2013-14 Football Ranking Summary thru games 09/28/2013
National Conference National Conference Statistic Value Value Value Rank Rank Leader Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (123 ranked) 31 2 0.484 UCLA 0.683 Bowling Green 0.493 3rd Down Converstion Pct Defense (123 ranked) 93 7 0.430 Florida 0.178 Eastern Mich. 0.311 4th Down Conversion Pct (111 ranked) 42 3 0.500 Illinois 1.000 Northern Ill. 0.714 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (121 ranked) 87 6 0.615 9 teams tied 0.000 Bowling Green 0.143 Completion Percentage (123 ranked) 50 5 0.622 Baylor 0.753 Bowling Green 0.656 Fewest Penalties Per Game (123 ranked) 18 3 4.20 Boston College 2.00 Miami (OH) 4.00 Central Mich. 4.00 Fewest Penatly Yards Per Game (123 ranked) 14 2 33.00 Boston College 22.25 Miami (OH) 32.25 First Downs Defense (123 ranked) 118 12 118 Louisville 44 Ohio 80 Eastern Mich. 80 First Downs Offense (123 ranked) 10 2 119 Texas A&M 147 Bowling Green 127 Fumbles Lost (123 ranked) 116 13 7 Mississippi St. 0 Miami (OH) 0 Iowa St. 0 Miami (OH) 0 Fumbles Recovered (104 ranked) 3 1 7 North Texas 8 Ball St. 7 Middle Tenn. 8 Kickoff Return Defense (123 ranked) 24 4 18.38 La.-Monroe 11.33 Akron 17.44 Kickoff Returns (123 ranked) 48 3 22.50 Rutgers 36.88 Ohio 25.27 Net Punting (123 ranked) 60 4 37.19 Kansas 45.69 Kent St. 41.50 Pass Sacks Allowed (123 ranked) 45 6 1.40 Nebraska 0.50 Toledo 0.60 Passes Had Intercepted (121 ranked) 33 3 3 Clemson 0 Kent St. 2 Oregon 0 Northern Ill. 2 New Mexico 0 Passes Intercepted (112 ranked) 37 4 5 Virginia Tech 11 Northern Ill. 8 Tennessee 11 Passing Offense (123 ranked) 10 1 335.8 Baylor 444.3 Ball St. 335.8 Passing Yards Allowed (123 ranked) 59 4 223.6 Michigan St. 130.5 Western Mich. 168.8 Passing Yards per Completion (123 ranked) 22 1 13.99 Baylor 19.90 Ball St. 13.99 Punt Return Defense (123 ranked) 78 7 9.00 Houston -2.33 Kent St. 2.56 Punt Returns (123 ranked) 112 10 3.00 Kansas St. 33.75 Bowling Green 17.88 Red Zone Defense (116 ranked) 27 4 0.714 Baylor 0.444 Bowling Green 0.471 Red Zone Offense (123 ranked) 25 1 0.923 6 teams tied 1.000 Ball St. 0.923 Rushing Defense (123 ranked) 101 8 202.6 Florida 53.5 Ohio 143.5 Rushing Offense (123 ranked) 91 6 136.6 Oregon 332.5 Northern Ill. 265.8 Scoring Defense (123 ranked) 56 2 24.0 Louisville 6.8 Bowling Green 18.4 Scoring Offense (123 ranked) 26 2 40.0 Baylor 69.7 Northern Ill. 43.3 Tackles for Loss Allowed (123 ranked) 30 4 19 Navy 8 Ohio 15 Team Pass Sacks (123 ranked) 74 10 1.60 Memphis 4.33 Northern Ill. 4.25 Team Passing Efficiency (123 ranked) 38 3 147.53 Baylor 239.63 Northern Ill. 149.85 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (123 ranked) 54 2 122.08 Michigan St. 72.63 Western Mich. 121.12 Team Tackles for Loss (122 ranked) 89 9 5.2 Baylor 11.3 Akron 7.6 Time of Possession (123 ranked) 110 12 26:41 Florida 38:58 Bowling Green 36:26 Total Defense (123 ranked) 86 5 426.2 Michigan St. 188.8 Bowling Green 356.8 Total Offense (123 ranked) 39 3 472.4 Baylor 751.3 Northern Ill. 487.5 Turnover Margin (123 ranked) 49 6 0.4 Houston 2.8 Northern Ill. 1.5 Turnovers Gained (123 ranked) 10 2 12 Middle Tenn. 16 Northern Ill. 13 Tulane 16 Turnovers Lost (123 ranked) 98 11 10 Clemson 2 Miami (OH) 3 Oregon 2 Louisville 2 Ball State football 2013 statistics
National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (249 ranked) Jamill Smith 29 2 139.60 Antonio Andrews, Western Ky. 228.20 David Fluellen, Toledo 158.80 Willie Snead 61 6 122.20 Completion Percentage (100 ranked) Keith Wenning 44 5 0.641 Caleb Herring, UNLV 0.750 Matt Johnson, Bowling Green 0.667 Completions Per Game (135 ranked) Keith Wenning 14 1 23.60 Derek Carr, Fresno St. 36.50 Keith Wenning, Ball St. 23.60 Field Goal Percentage (95 ranked) Scott Secor 83 7 0.636 23 players tied 1.000 Andrew Haldeman, Western Mich. 1.000 Josiah Yazdani, Ohio 1.000 Field Goals Per Game (121 ranked) Scott Secor 31 3 1.4 Brad Craddock, Maryland 2.5 Mathew Sims, Northern Ill. 2.3 Mike Hunnicutt, Oklahoma 2.5 Forced Fumbles (92 ranked) Christopher Calloway 92 11 0.25 Anthony Barr, UCLA 1.00 Nico Caponi, Akron 0.50 Jonathan Newsome 92 11 0.25 Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Colorado 1.00 Mikhail Dubose, Western Mich. 0.50 Dechane Durante, Northern Ill. 0.50 Fumbles Recovered (70 ranked) Brian Jones 9 1 0.60 Jeremiah McKinnon, FIU 1.00 Brian Jones, Ball St. 0.60 Aaron Hepp 40 4 0.33 Donte Wilkins, Virginia 1.00 Junior Sylvestre, Toledo 0.60 Interceptions (122 ranked) Martez Hester 122 14 0.3 Stanley Jean-Baptiste, Nebraska 1.0 Dechane Durante, Northern Ill. 0.8 Jonathan Newsome 122 14 0.3 Dexter McDougle, Maryland 1.0 Jimmie Ward, Northern Ill. 0.8 Kickoff Return TDs (1 ranked) 18 players tied 1 Tommylee Lewis, Northern Ill. 1 Kickoff Returns (129 ranked) Jamill Smith 5 1 33.1 V'Angelo Bentley, Illinois 37.5 Jamill Smith, Ball St. 33.1 Pass Sacks (70 ranked) Martin Ifedi, Memphis 1.8 Nico Caponi, Akron 1.0 Perez Ford, Northern Ill. 1.0 Passes Defended (66 ranked) Dexter McDonald, Kansas 2.7 Devin Bass, Ohio 2.0 Passing Efficiency (123 ranked) Keith Wenning 32 1 152.3 Bryce Petty, Baylor 239.5 Keith Wenning, Ball St. 152.3 Passing TDs (84 ranked) Keith Wenning 23 2 9 Sean Mannion, Oregon St. 21 Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. 10 Passing Yards (135 ranked) Keith Wenning 2 1 1,650 Sean Mannion, Oregon St. 2,018 Keith Wenning, Ball St. 1,650 Passing Yards Per Game (135 ranked) Keith Wenning 6 1 330.0 Sean Mannion, Oregon St. 403.6 Keith Wenning, Ball St. 330.0 Passing Yards per Completion (120 ranked) Keith Wenning 26 1 13.98 Bryce Petty, Baylor 20.02 Keith Wenning, Ball St. 13.98 Points Responsible For (248 ranked) Keith Wenning 20 2 72 Sean Mannion, Oregon St. 130 Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. 78 Scott Secor 78 5 44 Horactio Banks 179 14 30 Willie Snead 248 17 24 Points Responsible For Per Game (200 ranked) Keith Wenning 41 2 14.4 Sean Mannion, Oregon St. 26.4 Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. 19.5 Scott Secor 103 6 9.2 Punt Return TDs (5 ranked) 4 players tied 2 Paul Senn, Bowling Green 1 Ryan Burbrink, Bowling Green 1 Punt Returns (89 ranked) Bralon Addison, Oregon 36.5 Fred McRae, Miami (OH) 15.0 Punting (91 ranked) Trevor Pardula, Kansas 49.7 Zac Murphy, Miami (OH) 48.3 Receiving TDs (96 ranked) Willie Snead 15 1 4 Brandin Cooks, Oregon St. 9 5 players tied 4 Jordan Williams 47 6 3 Receiving Yards (398 ranked) Willie Snead 3 1 611 Brandin Cooks, Oregon St. 807 Willie Snead, Ball St. 611 Jamill Smith 29 4 397 Jordan Williams 40 6 361 Zane Fakes 383 38 110 Receiving Yards Per Game (398 ranked) Willie Snead 6 1 122.2 Paul Richardson, Colorado 162.3 Willie Snead, Ball St. 122.2 Jamill Smith 52 5 79.4 Jordan Williams 67 8 72.2 Receptions Per Game (400 ranked) Willie Snead 20 2 7.0 Brandin Cooks, Oregon St. 10.4 Bernard Reedy, Toledo 7.8 Jamill Smith 54 9 5.6 Jordan Williams 92 12 4.8 Zane Fakes 382 37 2.2 Rushing TDs (89 ranked) Jahwan Edwards 6 1 7 5 players tied 8 Jahwan Edwards, Ball St. 7 Horactio Banks 28 3 5 Keith Wenning 89 6 3 Rushing Yards (299 ranked) Horactio Banks 49 6 350 Antonio Andrews, Western Ky. 727 David Fluellen, Toledo 626 Jahwan Edwards 152 12 219 Rushing Yards Per Game (300 ranked) Horactio Banks 79 8 70.0 Bishop Sankey, Washington 151.8 David Fluellen, Toledo 125.2 Scoring (233 ranked) Scott Secor 53 2 8.8 Marion Grice, Arizona St. 18.0 Mathew Sims, Northern Ill. 11.8 Horactio Banks 144 6 6.0 Willie Snead 233 13 4.8 Solo Tackles (56 ranked) Tyler Matakevich, Temple 11.8 Jimmie Ward, Northern Ill. 7.0 Tackles For Loss (52 ranked) Martin Ifedi, Memphis 3.0 Adam Redden, Buffalo 1.6 Total Offense (298 ranked) Keith Wenning 13 1 330.0 Sean Mannion, Oregon St. 390.2 Keith Wenning, Ball St. 330.0 Horactio Banks 211 21 70.0 Total Tackles (395 ranked) Ben Ingle 41 9 9.2 Keith Smith, San Jose St. 17.8 Justin Cherocci, Central Mich. 11.0 Zack Ryan 71 13 8.4 Brian Jones 79 16 8.0 Martez Hester 395 50 5.3 The Automated ScoreBook Ball State Cardinals Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 28, 2013)statistics Ball State footballAll games 2013 Team Statistics BSU OPP SCORING 200 120 Points Per Game 40.0 24.0 FIRST DOWNS 119 118 R u s h in g 26 55 P a s s in g 79 55 P e n a lt y 14 8 RUSHING YARDAGE 683 1013 Yards gained rushing 759 1109 Yards lost rushing 76 96 Rushing Attempts 159 218 Average Per Rush 4.3 4.6 Average Per Game 136.6 202.6 TDs Rushing 16 9 PASSING YARDAGE 1679 1118 C o m p - A t t - I n t 120-193-3 112-174-5 Average Per Pass 8.7 6.4 Average Per Catch 14.0 10.0 Average Per Game 335.8 223.6 TDs Passing 9 5 TOTAL OFFENSE 2362 2131 Total Plays 352 392 Average Per Play 6.7 5.4 Average Per Game 472.4 426.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 14-315 24-441 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-9 4-36 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-47 3-21 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.5 18.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 3.0 9.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.4 7.0 FUMBLES-LOST 10-7 9-7 PENALTIES-Yards 21-165 43-393 Average Per Game 33.0 78.6 PUNTS-Yards 16-651 24-876 Average Per Punt 40.7 36.5 Net punt average 37.2 35.3 KICKOFFS-Yards 38-2270 25-1420 Average Per Kick 59.7 56.8 Net kick average 41.6 34.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 6 : 4 2 3 3 : 1 8 3RD-DOWN Conversions 30/62 34/79 3rd-Down Pct 48% 43% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/2 8/13 4th-Down Pct 50% 62% SACKS BY-Yards 8-47 7-42 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 26 15 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-11 5-7 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (24-26) 92% (10-14) 71% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (18-26) 69% (8-14) 57% PAT-ATTEMPTS (23-24) 96% (13-14) 93% ATTENDANCE 49762 20149 Games/Avg Per Game 3/16587 2/10074 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Ball State Cardinals 80 41 48 31 0 200 Opponents 40 27 22 31 0 120 The Automated ScoreBook Ball State Cardinals Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 28, 2013) Ball State footballAll games 2013 2013 statistics
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg BANKS, Horactio 5 55 357 7 350 6.4 5 77 70.0 SMITH, Jamill 3 9 3.0 0 6 EDWARDS, Jahwan 3 49 224 5 219 4.5 7 36 73.0 Total 3 9 3.0 0 6 WILLIAMSON, T. 4 30 103 11 92 3.1 0 18 23.0 Opponents 4 36 9.0 0 16 SMITH, Jamill 5 1 27 0 27 27.0 1 27 5.4 FAKES, Zane 5 1 14 0 14 14.0 0 14 2.8 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg WENNING, Keith 5 16 34 34 0 0.0 3 8 0.0 GARRETT, J. 1 11 11.0 0 11 TEAM 3 5 0 8 -8 -1.6 0 0 -2.7 HESTER, Martez 1 10 10.0 0 10 MANN, Ozzie 3 2 0 11 -11 -5.5 0 0 -3.7 LEE, Kenneth 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 5 159 759 76 683 4.3 16 77 136.6 INGLE, Ben 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 5 218 1109 96 1013 4.6 9 71 202.6 NEWSOME, J. 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 5 47 9.4 0 26 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Opponents 3 21 7.0 0 21 WENNING, Keith 5 152.34 118-184-3 64.1 1650 9 55 330.0 MANN, Ozzie 3 55.45 2-8-0 25.0 29 0 17 9.7 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg SMITH, Jamill 5 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 SMITH, Jamill 8 265 33.1 0 90 Total 5 147.53 120-193-3 62.2 1679 9 55 335.8 WILLIAMS, J. 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 5 122.08 112-174-5 64.4 1118 5 47 223.6 RABY, Michael 1 5 5.0 0 5 RYAN, Connor 1 5 5.0 0 5 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g MABON, KeVonn 1 18 18.0 0 18 SNEAD, Willie 5 35 611 17.5 4 55 122.2 BRUNNER, Sam 1 11 11.0 0 11 SMITH, Jamill 5 28 397 14.2 1 42 79.4 EDWARDS, Jahwan 1 11 11.0 0 11 WILLIAMS, J. 5 24 361 15.0 3 50 72.2 Total 14 315 22.5 0 90 FAKES, Zane 5 11 110 10.0 1 24 22.0 Opponents 24 441 18.4 0 34 RYAN, Connor 3 8 58 7.2 0 10 19.3 MABON, KeVonn 3 7 93 13.3 0 34 31.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg EDWARDS, Jahwan 3 2 9 4.5 0 7 3.0 JONES, Brian 1 3 3.0 1 3 WILLIAMSON, T. 4 2 4 2.0 0 3 1.0 Total 1 3 3.0 1 3 CURRY, Dylan 3 1 17 17.0 0 17 5.7 Opponents 1 23 23.0 1 23 SCOTT-EMUAKPOR 2 1 12 12.0 0 12 6.0 BANKS, Horactio 5 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.4 The Automated ScoreBook Total 5 120 1679 14.0 9 55 335.8 Ball State Cardinals Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 28, 2013) Opponents 5 112 1118 10.0 5 47 223.6 All games
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g SMITH, Jamill 5 27 397 9 265 0 698 139.6 SNEAD, Willie 5 0 611 0 0 0 611 122.2 WILLIAMS, J. 5 0 361 0 0 0 361 72.2 BANKS, Horacti 5 350 7 0 0 0 357 71.4 EDWARDS, Jah 3 219 9 0 11 0 239 79.7 FAKES, Zane 5 14 110 0 0 0 124 24.8 MABON, KeVon 3 0 93 0 18 0 111 37.0 WILLIAMSON, T 4 92 4 0 0 0 96 24.0 RYAN, Connor 3 0 58 0 5 0 63 21.0 CURRY, Dylan 3 0 17 0 0 26 43 14.3 SCOTT-EMUAK 2 0 12 0 0 0 12 6.0 BRUNNER, Sam 5 0 0 0 11 0 11 2.2 GARRETT, J. 5 0 0 0 0 11 11 2.2 HESTER, Marte 4 0 0 0 0 10 10 2.5 RABY, Michael 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 1.0 TEAM 3 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -2.7 MANN, Ozzie 3 -11 0 0 0 0 -11 -3.7 Total 5 683 1679 9 315 47 2733 546.6 Opponents 5 1013 1118 36 441 21 2629 525.8 The Automated ScoreBook Ball State Cardinals Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 28, 2013) Ball State footballAll games 2013 2013 statistics
PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g SECOR, Scott - 7-11 23-24 - - 0-1 - - 44 WENNING, Keith 5 200 0 1650 1650 330.0 EDWARDS, Jahwan 7 ------42 BANKS, Horactio 5 55 350 0 350 70.0 BANKS, Horactio 5 ------30 EDWARDS, Jahwan 3 49 219 0 219 73.0 SNEAD, Willie 4 ------24 WILLIAMSON, T. 4 30 92 0 92 23.0 WENNING, Keith 3 ------18 SMITH, Jamill 5 2 27 0 27 5.4 WILLIAMS, J. 3 ------18 MANN, Ozzie 3 10 -11 29 18 6.0 SMITH, Jamill 2 ------12 FAKES, Zane 5 1 14 0 14 2.8 FAKES, Zane 1 ------6 TEAM 3 5 -8 0 -8 -2.7 JONES, Brian 1 ------6 Total 5 352 683 1679 2362 472.4 KAMMAN, Kyle - - - - - 0-1 - - 0 Opponents 5 392 1013 1118 2131 426.2 Total 26 7-11 23-24 - - 0-2 - - 200 Opponents 15 5-7 13-14 - 1 1-1 - - 120
Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk SECOR, Scott 7-11 63.6 1-1 3-4 2-2 1-2 0-2 47 0 SCHMIDT, Kyle 15 618 41.2 59 1 3 5 4 0 WENNING, Keith 1 33 33.0 33 0 0 1 0 0 FG Sequence Ball State Cardinals Opponents Total 16 651 40.7 59 1 3 6 4 0 Illinois State (22),48 - Opponents 24 876 36.5 48 1 8 8 0 0 Army (47),(34),(19),(20) 33 North Texas 54,51 (48),(22),(47),54,(19) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Eastern Michigan (35),29 - SECOR, Scott 31 1859 60.0 10 2 Toledo (22) (44) SCHMIDT, Kyle 7 411 58.7 0 1 Total 38 2270 59.7 10 3 18.4 41.6 23 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Opponents 25 1420 56.8 10 1 22.5 34.2 30 The Automated ScoreBook Ball State Cardinals Overall Defensive Statistics (as of 2013Sep statistics28, 2013) Ball State footballAll games 2013
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 19 INGLE, Ben 5 15 31 46 2.0-6 0.5-3 1-0 . 1 . 1 . . 53 RYAN, Zack 5 17 25 42 2.5-10 1.5-8 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 29 JONES, Brian 5 20 20 40 2.5-3 . . 1 . 3-3 1 . . 5 PATTERSON, Eric 5 13 11 24 0.5-1 . . 2 1 . . . . 92 OLLIE, Nathan 5 9 15 24 4.5-18 1.5-7 . . 4 . . . . 45 HURLEY, D. 5 10 14 24 ...... 6 GARRETT, J. 5 17 4 21 2.0-7 . 1-11 2 . 1-0 1 . . 43 HESTER, Martez 4 12 9 21 . . 1-10 1 . . . . . 37 TAYLOR, Aaron 5 8 12 20 ...... 1 . . 11 NEWSOME, J. 4 5 14 19 1.5-5 1.0-4 1-0 1 5 . 1 . . 52 MILES, Nick 5 5 13 18 2.0-2 . . . 1 . . 1 . 21 CALLOWAY, C. 4 9 8 17 2.0-7 . . . . . 1 . . 93 COX, Joel 5 4 13 17 2.0-6 0.5-3 . . 1 . . . . 17 LEE, Kenneth 5 3 12 15 2.5-18 2.0-17 1-0 ...... 56 WIGGINS, Sean 4 6 5 11 1.0-3 . . 1 . . . . . 49 FAZIO, Joseph 5 4 7 11 ...... 9 AYERS, Michael 5 4 7 11 ...... 95 SMITH, Darnell 4 4 6 10 ...... 22 COOPER, Quintin 5 3 5 8 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 91 KEY, Tracy 4 1 7 8 . . . 1 . . . . . 26 BAILEY, Avery 4347 ...... 20 CONAWAY, Darius 3 5 1 6 . . . 2 . . . . . 33 HOLDER, Tyree 5 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . . 50 TOOTHMAN, Trent 2 1 3 4 ...... 3 SNEAD, Willie 5123 ...... 1 SECOR, Scott 5 1 1 2 ...... 36 HEPP, Aaron 3 . 2 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 30 MABON, KeVonn 3 1 1 2 ...... 10 WENNING, Keith 5 1 . 1 ...... 97 DUEITT, Blake 2 . 1 1 ...... 96 ZARAMO, C. 3 1 . 1 1.0-5 1.0-5 ...... 34 MARTIN, Stephan 3 1 . 1 ...... 8 WILLIAMS, J. 5.11 ...... 46 MACK, Garrett 5 1 . 1 ...... 42 BOYD, Julian 31.1 ...... 81 RYAN, Connor 3 1 . 1 ...... 80 SHILLINGS, C. 4 . 1 1 ...... 40 CURRY, Dylan 3 . . . . . 0-26 ...... Total 5 190 256 446 26-91 8-47 5-47 13 13 7-3 6 1 . Opponents 5 141 206 347 19-65 7-42 3-21 22 11 7-23 7 . .