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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 Ball State football quick hits a Ball State finished the regular season with a 10-2 overall record and 7-1 in the Mid-American Conference . The Cardinals have won 16 of their past 18 regular season contests . Ball State is 12-1 in its last 13 MAC contests. Game #13 a Ball State has posted 10 victories in 2013, which marks only the third time in the school's Ball State Cardinals 89 year football history the Cardinals have won at least 10 games in a season . The Cardinals (10-2; MAC 7-1) were 10-1 overall in 1978 . Ball State was 12-2 overall in 2008. Head Coach: Pete Lembo a Ball State's seven MAC wins marks only the fifth time since joining the league in 1975 the Career Record: 104-48/13th year Cardinals have tallied at least seven wins in the MAC . The Cardinals were 8-0 in 1978 and At Ball State: 25-12/3rd year 2008, 7-0-1 in 1993 and 7-1 in 1996. vs. a Ball State finished second in the MAC's West Division, which is the best finish for the pro- gram since winning the West in 2008. Arkansas State Red Wolves a Ball State has reached bowl eligibility for a third straight season . The last time the Cardi- (7-5; Sun Belt 5-2) nals won at least six games in three straight seasons came when the team reached the mark in Head Coach: Bryan Harsin four straight campaigns from 1988-91 . Ball State won six games in 2011, nine games in 2012 Career Record: 7-5/1st year and 10 in 2013 . This marks the second time the Cardinals have played in back-to-back bowl At Arkansas State: 7-5/1st year games . Ball State played in the 2007 International Bowl and the 2008 GMAC Bowl plus played in the 2012 Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl and now the GoDaddy Bowl. a The Cardinals have scored 481 points this season, which ranks as the second highest sin- GameDay Information gle-season total in school history . The school standard for points in a year is 489 in 2008. Sun., Jan. 5, 2014 -- 8 p.m. CST/9 p.m. EST a Ball State reached the 40-point mark for the seventh time this season when it won its regular Ladd-Peebles Stadium (Capacity: 40,000) season finale 55-14 over Miami University, setting the school record for the most games of 40 Mobile, Ala. or more points in school history . The Cardinals scored 50 or more points three times in 2013, which is a Ball State school record. Radio a Ball State ranks No. 1 in the Mid-American Conference and ninth in the country in passing Ball State Radio Network offense (333.3) plus is No. 2 in the MAC and 13th in the nation in scoring offense (40.1) . The Flagship Station - WLBC FM 104.1 Cardinals rank No. 7 in the nation in turnovers gained (30), ninth nationally in turnover margin Joel Godett, play-by-play (+1.0) and fourth in the MAC in scoring defense (24.8) . Ball State leads the country with 18 Mark O'Connell, color analyst fumble recoveries . The Cardinals lead the MAC and are eighth in the nation for fewest penal- Luke Martin, sidelines ties per game (3.83) and are No. 7 in the NCAA in fewest penalty yards per game (31.58). Jeff Weller, host wenning ways WCRD-Radio (Ball State Student Station) • Keith Wenning holds the Ball State career records for touchdown passes (91), 91.3 FM passing yards (11,187), pass completions (1,012) and pass attempts (1,598). Tyler Bradfield, play-by-play • Career MAC Rankings: touchdown passes (4th), passing yards (6th), pass Sean Stewart, color analyst completions (4th) and pass attempts (4th). • Keith Wenning is the ONLY Football Bowl Subdivision quarterback in the country with at least 299 passing yards in 10 games this year. Television/Internet • Wenning ranks fifth in the nation with 3,933 passing yards, sixth with 327.8 ESPN passing yards per game, 27th in the country with 13.29 passing yards per completion and 10th with 331.5 total offense yards per game. Live Stats the Lembo legacy www.ballstatesports.com • One of 20 coaches in the country named to the Paul "Bear" Bryant National Coach of the Year Award Watch List. • Reached his 100th career coaching victory with Ball State's win over Kent State. Tickets • Owns a .676 winning percentage (25-12) through 37 games as Ball State's head coach, which marks the best winning percentage in a coaching career for the www.ballstatesports.com/tickets Cardinals since 1967. The winning percentage ranks as the second best among Ball State's 13 head coaches since 1924. • One of 7 currrent Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches to have posted 9 or more Follow the Cardinals: wins in a season at 3 different schools -- Pete Lembo, Ball State alum Brady Hoke, Dennis Franchione, Paul Johnson, Brian Kelly, Urban Meyer and Nick Saban. Twitter: @bsuathletics • Selected as one of five coaches you need to know in USA Today. • Guided the Cardinals to a 4-3 record over teams from Football Bowl Subdivision Twitter: @BSUCardsFB Automatic Qualifying Conferences in his three seasons at Ball State with wins over Virginia, South Florida and Indiana (twice). Twitter: @Pete_Lembo • One of only six Mid-American Conference head coaches since the advent of the Bowl Championship Series to have won four or more games against teams from automatic Facebook: BallStateFootball qualifying conferences. Ball State football 2013 News & Notes General Information Location: Muncie, Ind. 47306 Ball State News and Notes Enrollment: 17,851 Captains: Nathan Ollie, Connor Ryan and Keith Wenning are serving as captains for the 2013 season. Founded: 1918 President: Dr. Jo Ann Gora Ball State Graduates: Three members of the Ball State football team -- Zane Fakes, Joseph Fazio and Con- Alma Mater: Vassar College nor Ryan -- have each received their bachelor's degrees already from Ball State. Colors: Cardinal and White Nickname: Cardinals Touchdown Machine: Jahwan Edwards, who ranks 20th in the nation in rushing touchdowns, set the Ball Home Facility: Scheumann Stadium (Field Turf) State record for total touchdowns in a career with 38 . He scored the 38th TD of his career in the second Football History: 2013 is the 89th team quarter at Northern Illinois . Edwards has scored all 38 of his TDs on the ground and also holds the school First Season in Stadium: 1967 record for rushing touchdowns in a career . He has had three 100-yard rushing games this season and 11 Capacity: 22,500 in his career . His 11 100-yard rushing games in a career is tied for fourth on Ball State's all-time list. Conference: Mid-American (West Division) Wenning Ways: Keith Wenning holds the Ball State career records for touchdown passes (91), passing yards (11,187), pass completions (1,012) and pass attempts (1,598) . He is second in school history, behind Football Team Information only Ball State assistant coach Joey Lynch, in pass completion percentage in a career with a .633 mark . 2012 Overall Record: 9-4 Lynch owns the school standard with a .638 mark. 2012 MAC Record: 6-2 Basic Offense: Multiple No Huddle Wenning Ways Part II: Keith Wenning has thrown for at least 300 yards in a game a school record 16 times Basic Defense: 4-3 in his career, 400 or more yards a school standard three times in his career and 250 or more yards in a game Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 39/24 a school record 22 times in his career . His 3,933 passing yards through the regular season is the Cardinals' Starters Returning/Lost: 13/8 single-season record, while his 3,095 in 2012 ranks fourth and his 2,786 in 2011 ranks fifth. Athletics (765.285.5131) Wenning's Contributions: Wenning, who set the school record with six touchdown passes in the regular Athletics Director: Bill Scholl season finale vs. Miami University, has accounted for 39 touchdowns this season with 34 TD passes and five Alma Mater: Notre Dame ‘79 rushing scores . He ran for his fifth touchdown of the year and the 13th of his career at Northern Illinois . Deputy Athletics Director: Brian Hardin . Wenning has thrown five TD passes in a game twice in his career -- at Akron in 2013 and vs. Kent State Associate A.D.: Joe Hernandez in 2012 -- to become one of only two players in Ball State history to throw five touchdown passes in a game Associate A.D./SWA: Karin Lee twice in a career . Wenning has thrown at least two touchdown passes in 15 of his past 17 games and he has thrown at least three TD passes in five of the last six games . Wenning's 34 TD passes in 2013 set the Associate A.D.: Pat Quinn Ball State single-season record. Director of Business Services: Stephanie Martin Director of Marketing & Promotions: Chris Ulm Willie Snead IV: Willie Snead, who ranks fourth in the nation with 14 receiving touchdowns, broke the school Director of Corporate Sales: Jeff Weller record for TD catches in a season with his two vs. Central Michigan . He ranks second on Ball State's ca- Director of Compliance: Megan Coyne reer list for receiving TDs with 25, while the all-time leader is Darius Hill (2005-08) with 31 .