BALL STATE MIAMI 4-7, 1-6 (MAC) 5-6, 5-2 (MAC) Streak: Lost 4 Streak: Won 5 Head Coach: Mike Neu (1St Year) Head Coach: Chuck Martin (3Rd Year)
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BALL STATE MIAMI 4-7, 1-6 (MAC) 5-6, 5-2 (MAC) Streak: Lost 4 Streak: Won 5 Head Coach: Mike Neu (1st year) Head Coach: Chuck Martin (3rd year) Date: Nov. 22, 2016 | Kickoff: 7 p.m. | Site: Yager Stadium, Oxford, Ohio (capacity: 24,286) | TV: ESPN3 Storylines #CHIRPCHIRP 8Ball State has won the last three meetings against Miami with the most recent game taking place in 2013. The two schools recently agreed to begin playing for the ‘Red Bird Rivalry’ trophy in 2017. Ball State has three road 3 wins in six tries this 8Ball State ranks third in the Mid-American Conference in rushing yards per game (217.5). season. The Cardinals are Meanwhile, Miami ranks second in the league in rushing defense (130.1) and first in total averaging 25.5 points per defense (347.5). game in road contests. 8Senior WR KeVonn Mabon needs six more receptions to establish a new program record for career receptions. Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) currently holds the record with 238 The number of seniors receptions. Mabon ranks second in the MAC in receptions per game (6.7). He has averaged suiting up for the final 8.0 receptions per game over the last four games. (see chart page 3) 23 time in a Ball State uni- form Tuesday evening. 8Sophomore QB Riley Neal tallied a season-high 85 yards rushing last week at Toledo. He also finished with a personal-best 33 completions against the Rockets. Over the last two weeks, Neal has thrown for 653 yards and five touchdowns. Wide receivers KeVonn Mabon and Damon Ha- 8Senior LB Aaron Taylor piled up a team season-high 5.0 tackles for loss last week at 40 zelton Jr. have combined Toledo. Taylor totaled 12 tackles against Toledo, his second highest mark of the season. He for 40 catches the last ranks second on the team with 80 tackles this fall. two weeks. Ball State’s starting line- 2016 Statistical Comparison backers, all seniors, have 93 combined for 93 starts Ball State Statistic Miami over the last four years. 27.6 ...............................Scoring Average ...........................23.6 30.9 ...............................Scoring Defense .......................... 24.7 217.5 ...............................Rushing Yards .......................... 140.0 232.9 ................................Passing Yards............................214.1 450.5 ................................Total Offense............................354.1 MAC Championships 158.6 ..............................Rushing Defense..........................129.9 1976, 1978, 1989, 1993, 1996 314.2 ..............................Passing Defense ..........................217.4 472.8 ................................Total Defense............................347.3 MAC West Division Titles 6.3 ..............................Punt Return Average..........................3.0 2001, 2007, 2008 20.7 .............................Kick Return Average.........................20.7 31:14 ..........................Time of Possession Avg. ......................32:17 Bowl Appearances 80/180 (44.4%) .................3rd Down Conversions..............51/141 (36.2%) 1965, 1967, 1989, 1993, 1996, 31/51 (60.8%) ...................Red Zone Touchdowns ...............20/36 (55.6%) 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013 – 1 – BallStateSports.com • @BallStateSports • #ChirpChirp • 2016 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 1 – 2016 Ball State Cardinals Football 2016 Schedule Breakdown at Georgia State Notes: Ball State won its seventh consecu- Friday, Sept. 2 | 7 p.m. tive season opener … Mike Neu tallied his Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. first win as Ball State coach … RB James W, 31-21 | TV: ASN, ESPN3 Gilbert ran for career-high 160 yards at Indiana Notes: Indiana raced out to a 30-0 lead Saturday, Sept. 10 | 4 p.m. before Ball State scored the final 20 points Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Ind. … these two teams will play again in 2018, Setting the Scene … L, 20-30 | TV: ESPNews 2019 and 2020 … IU leads the series, 5-3 Kickoff: 7:04 p.m. ET, Nov. 22, 2016 Eastern Kentucky Notes: The Cardinals won their seventh Saturday, Sept. 17 | 3 p.m. straight home opener … Ball State held EKU Site: Yager Stadium, Oxford, Ohio Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. to three yards rushing and tallied eight W, 41-14 | TV: ESPN3 sacks … Ball State scored the first 41 points (capacity: 24,286) Rankings: Notes: First-ever meeting between the two at Florida Atlantic Ball State (NR – AP; NR – Coaches) programs … FAU will return the game in Saturday, Sept. 24 | 6 p.m. Miami (NR – AP; NR – Coaches) FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla. 2019 … QB Riley Neal accounted for four W, 31-27 | TV: FAUSports.tv TDs (2 rushing, 2 passing) Television: ESPN3 Northern Illinois* Notes: NIU won for the eighth straight time Jim Barbar, play-by-play Saturday, Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. over Ball State … RB James Gilbert scored a John Gregory, analyst Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. career high three times and rushed for 119 yards Radio: L, 24-31 | TV: ASN, ESPN3 (Ball State Radio Network) WLBC 104.1 FM – Flagship at Central Michigan* Notes: Ball State lost at CMU for the first time since 2006 … RB James Gilbert rushed WXNT 1430 AM Saturday, Oct. 8 | 3:30 p.m. Joel Godett, play-by-play Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. for 141 yards and two scores … Ball State’s defense tallied 11 TFL and five sacks Rich Spisak, analyst L, 21-24 | TV: ASN, ESPN3 Petar Hood, sidelines at Buffalo* Notes: RB James Gilbert rushed for 264 (Student Radio) Saturday, Oct. 15 | 3:30 p.m. yards, the second most ever by a Cardinal WCRD 91.3 FM UB Stadium, Buffalo, N.Y. … the Cardinals are 5-0 all-time at Buffalo Connor Onion, play-by-play W, 31-21 | TV: ESPN3 and lead the all-time series, 9-1 Cory Stace, analyst Matt Organ, sidelines Akron* Notes: 2016 Homecoming Game … Akron’s win snapped a five-game losing streak to Live Stats: Saturday, Oct. 22 | 3 p.m. miamiredhawks.com/gametracker Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. Ball State … Akron outscored Ball State in L, 25-35 | TV: ESPN3 the second half, 28-8 Twitter: @BallStateFB, @BallStateSports Western Michigan* Notes: Western Michigan (#17/#18) was Forecast: Tuesday, Nov. 1 | 8 p.m. the first ranked team to visit Scheumann Mostly cloudy with a high of 45 degrees. Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. Stadium since 2003 … Ball State rushed for Lows dropping down into the mid-30s at L, 20-52 | TV: ESPN2 298 yards, most allowed by WMU in 2016 night. Eastern Michigan* Notes: EMU picked up its first win over Ball Tuesday, Nov. 8 | 7 p.m. State since 2010 … WR KeVonn Mabon fin- Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. ished with three scores and 149 receiving L, 41-48 | TV: CBSSN yards … the teams combined for 1,164 yards A Ball State Win Would … at Toledo* Notes: The Rockets won for the third Wednesday, Nov. 16 | 7 p.m. straight time in the series … WR Damon … Ball State’s fourth road win, its most Glass Bowl, Toledo, Ohio Hazelton Jr. recorded personal highs in since 2013. L, 19-37 | TV: ESPN2 receptions (12) and receiving yards (102) … Be Ball State’s fourth straight win over Miami. at Miami* Notes: First meeting at Miami since 2012 … … Be Ball State’s first win in the month of Tuesday, Nov. 22 | 7 p.m. Ball State has won the last three meetings … November since 2014. Yager Stadium, Oxford, Ohio Miami leads the all-time series, 16-12-1 TV: ESPN3 – 2 – BallStateSports.com • @BallStateSports • #ChirpChirp • 2016 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 2 – 2016 Ball State Cardinals Football Game #12 Chirps TEAM Ball State is likely to have just one road game that will require airplane travel in the TOP 10 CHARTS RED BIRD RIVALRY upcoming three years. Career Receiving Yards • Beginning in 2017, Ball State and Miami 1. 3,030 Dante Ridgeway, 2002-04 will once again play every season as the 2015-16 HALL OF FAME WEEKEND 2. 2,991 Willie Snead, 2011-13 schools have been granted rivalry status by 3. 2,778 Dante Love, 2005-08 • Former WR Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) the Mid-American Conference. The teams 4. 2,740 KeVonn Mabon, 2012-Present was inducted into the Ball State Athletics have agreed to play for the ‘Red Bird Ri- 5. 2,723 Jordan Williams, 2012-15 Hall of Fame on Sept. 30. He was one of four valry’ trophy. The mascots of both schools 6. 2,473 Darius Hill, 2005-08 individuals and one team to receive this 7. 2,256 Deon Chester, 1984-87 are red birds. Ball State has been known as honor. 8. 2,218 Briggs Orsbon, 2008-11 the Cardinals since 1927. Miami adopted Ridgeway was one of three finalists for 9. 2,111 Brian Oliver, 1991-94 the RedHawks moniker in 1997. The rivalry college football’s Fred Biletnikoff Award, 10. 2,034 Jamill Smith, 2010-13 between the schools dates to 1931. presented to the nation’s most outstand- Career Receptions ing wide receiver, as a junior in 2004. That 1. 238 Dante Ridgeway, 2002-04 SENIOR CELEBRATION season, he ranked first in the NCAA in 2. 233 KeVonn Mabon, 2012-Present • The Cardinals honored 23 seniors before receptions per game (9.55), receiving yards 3. 223 Willie Snead, 2011-13 the Nov. 8 game against Eastern Michigan. per game (127.18) and total receiving yards 4. 213 Briggs Orsbon, 2008-11 This year’s senior class has helped the Car- (1,399). 5. 200 Jordan Williams, 2012-15 dinals tally 22 victories over the past four 5. 199 Dante Love, 2005-08 years and earn a spot in the 2013 GoDaddy 7. 177 Jamill Smith, 2010-13 MEMORABLE VISIT TO FLORIDA Bowl. 8. 158 Darius Hill, 2005-08 • Ball State traveled to Boca Raton, Florida 9. 146 Deon Chester, 1984-87 on Sept. 24 to take on Florida Atlantic. It 10. 138 Brian Oliver, 1991-94 NOT MUCH YELLOW ON THE FIELD was the first-ever meeting between the two • Ball State leads the MAC and ranks Single-Season Rushing Yards teams.