2012 season: 9-4 overall // 6-2 mid-american conference zane fakes jordan hansel #88 #70 TTT keith wenning #10 ball state football2013 “ANYTHING, ANYTIME, ANYWHERe” Nathan ollie connor ryan #92 #81 jamill smith jonathan newsome #2 #11 Ball State Football Spring Preview -- 2013 "Anything, Anytime, Anywhere" Follow the Cardinals: Mid-American Conference Championships ----- 1976, 1978, 1989, 1993, 1996 Twitter: @bsuathletics Twitter: @BSUCardsFB ----- 2001, 2007, 2008 MAC West Division Championships Twitter: @Pete_Lembo Bowl Games ----- 1965, 1967, 1989, 1993, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2012 Facebook: BallStateFootball General Information Football Office (765.285.8251) Location: Muncie, Ind. 47306 Head Coach: Pete Lembo (Georgetown ‘92) Enrollment: 17,851 Career Record/Years: 94-46/12 Founded: 1918 Record at Ball State/Years: 15-10/2 President: Dr. Jo Ann Gora MAC Record/Years: 10-6/2 Alma Mater: Vassar College Colors: Cardinal and White Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Rich Skrosky (Ramapo ‘87) Nickname: Cardinals Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers: Jay Bateman (Randolph-Macon ‘95) Home Facility: Scheumann Stadium (Field Turf) Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends: Joey Lynch (Ball State ‘07) Football History: 2013 will be the 88th team Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs: Justin Lustig (Bucknell ‘00) First Season in Stadium: 1967 Pass Defense Coordinator/Defensive Backs: Shannon Morrison (Marshall '95) Capacity: 22,500 Outside Linebackers/Nickel Backs: Daryl Dixon (Florida ‘03) Conference: Mid-American (West Division) Wide Receivers: Keith Gaither (Elon ‘99) Offensive Line: Nick Tabacca (Ball State ‘04) Athletics (765.285.5131) Defensive Line: Chad Wilt (Taylor ‘00) Athletics Director: Bill Scholl Assistant A.D. for Football Operations: Corey Bass (East Carolina ‘07) Alma Mater: Notre Dame ‘79 Director, Football Strength & Conditioning: David Feeley (Plymouth State ‘04) Deputy Athletics Director: Brian Hardin Equipment Manager: Tex Ritter (Akron ‘76) Associate A.D.: Joe Hernandez Video Coordinator: Jared Law (Ball State ‘09) Associate A.D./SWA: Karin Lee Graduate Assistants (Coaching): Thad Bogardus (Elon '11), Gerald Chatman (Wis.-Oshkosh '11), Associate A.D.: Pat Quinn Patrick Dougherty (Ohio Dominican '08), Billy Riebock (Quincy '06) Director of Business Services: Stephanie Martin Strength & Conditioning Graduate Asst.: Brett McQuilkin (Elon ‘11) Director of Marketing & Promotions: Molly Myers Football Operations Graduate Assistant: Jackson Boyd (Indiana '10) Director of Corporate Sales: Jeff Weller Secretary: Marlene Mitchell Director of Compliance: Megan Coyne Director of Game Operations: Allison Pennock Team Information Director of Facilities: Dan Byrnes 2012 Overall Record: 9-4 Dir. of Athletic Development: Brad Edmondson 2012 MAC Record: 6-2 Asst. Dir. of Ath. Development: Stephanie Arnold Basic Offense: Multiple No Huddle Assistant Director of Corporate Sales: Chris Ulm Basic Defense: 4-3 CVC Events Coordinator: Susan Hargis Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 39/24 Faculty Representative: Dr. Jim Ruebel Starters Returning/Lost: 13/8 Athletics Media and Alumni Relations (765.285.8242; FAX 765.285.8929) 2013 Ball State Football Schedule Associate A.D.: Joe Hernandez Assistant Director: Brad Caudill Assistant Director: Paula Haughn Thurs. Aug 29 Illinois State Muncie, Ind. TBA Ball State Radio Network Assistant Director: Tyson Mathews Sat. Sept. 7 Army Muncie, Ind. TBA Ball State Radio Network Graduate Assistant: Jessica Souto Secretary: Robin Carter Sat. Sept. 14 North Texas Denton, Texas TBA Ball State Radio Network • Football Contact: Joe Hernandez Sat. Sept. 21 Eastern Michigan * at Ypsilanti, Mich. TBA Ball State Radio Network Cell Phone: 765.730.4614 E-Mail: [email protected] Sat. Sept. 28 Toledo * Muncie, Ind. TBA Ball State Radio Network Secondary Contacts: Sat. Oct. 5 Virginia Charlottesville, Va. TBA Ball State Radio Network • Paula Haughn Cell Phone: 765.716.1837 ***** HOMECOMING ***** E-Mail: [email protected] Sat. Oct. 12 Kent State * Muncie, Ind. TBA Ball State Radio Network • Tyson Mathews Sat. Oct. 19 Western Michigan * Kalamazoo, Mich. TBA Ball State Radio Network Cell Phone: 765.716.7235 E-Mail: [email protected] Sat. Oct. 26 Akron * Akron, Ohio TBA Ball State Radio Network Wed. Nov. 6 Central Michigan * Muncie, Ind. 8 p.m. ESPN2/BSRN Athletics Training (Stadium: 765.285.4469) Head Athletics Trainer: Neal Hazen Wed. Nov. 13 Northern Illinois * DeKalb, Ill. TBA ESPN2 or ESPNU/BSRN Associate Trainer: Shawn Comer Fri. Nov. 29 Miami University * Muncie, Ind. TBA ESPNU or ESPN3/BSRN Ticket Office (765.285.1474 or 1.888.BSU.TICKET) Director of Ticket Operations: Rob Richards * Mid-American Conference Games; Home Games in Asst. Director of Ticketing: Mark Serrao BOLD AND ALL CAPS ballstatesports.com NOTE: Game Times are local time of home team Ball State Football Spring Preview -- 2013 Head Coach Pete Lembo Second Year at Ball State • Alma Mater: Georgetown ‘92; Master’s - Albany ‘94 Coaching Experience: Career Record: Albany, graduate assistant, 1992-93 Overall: 94-46/12 seasons Dartmouth, assistant, 1994-96 Mid-American Conference: 10-6/2 seasons Hampden-Sydney, assistant, 1997 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) 2012: 9-4 (MAC: 6-2) 2004: 9-3 (Patriot League: 5-1; Ranked 15th) 2009: 9-3 (Southern Conference: 7-1; Ranked 9th) 2011: 6-6 (MAC: 4-4) 2003: 8-3 (Patriot League 6-1; Ranked 23rd) 2008: 8-4 (Southern Conference: 6-2; Ranked 17th) 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 Elon Totals: 35-22 Ball State Totals: 15-10 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 ** ------------------------------------ At Ball State At Elon • Led Ball State to a 9-4 overall record and a 6-2 Mid-American Confer- • Led Elon to 35 victories in five years after taking over a program that tal- ence mark in his second season in 2012. lied a 14-42 record in the five years prior to his arrival. • Led the Cardinals to the 2012 Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl. • Elon was nationally ranked for 33 straight weeks (from 10-20-07 to 9-25- • The nine wins tied for the third most in a single season in school history, 10) and 34 weeks overall during Lembo's tenure. while the six MAC wins marks the second highest total since 1996. • Managed a 24-14 career record in the Southern Conference. • Coached Cardinals to back-to-back wins over teams from the Bowl • 2007 Southern Conference Coach of the Year. Championship Subdivision Automatic Qualifying Conferences -- Indiana • Raised the NCAA Academic Progress Rate at Elon to 971 in 2009-10 and (Big Ten), 41-39, and South Florida (Big East), 31-27 in 2012. a four year average of 965. • Led Ball State to back-to-back wins over Indiana -- 2011 (27-20 at Lucas • The 2010 team averaged 435.2 yards of total offense per game, the Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.) and 2012 (41-39 at Bloomington, Ind.) fourth straight year the Phoenix averaged more than 400 yards per game • Coached the Cardinals to two wins over BCS AQ Conferences in the same year for the first time in school history in 2012. on offense. • Led Ball State to a 34-27 win over nationally ranked Toledo, which • Led Elon to the 2009 Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs for the marked the Cardinals first win over a nationally ranked opponent since first time in the history of the program. The nine wins in 2009 tied the school 2001. Toledo entered the game ranked No. 23 by The Associated Press. record for most wins in a season since 1999. • Guided Ball State to a second straight 3-1 start, which marks the first • Elon spent two weeks ranked third in the nation in 2008, while the 7-4 time Ball State has started back-to-back seasons with at least a 3-1 record record in 2007 was the school’s first winning campaign since 2000. since the 1964 and 1965 teams started the year with 4-0 slates. • Led Elon to final rankings in the top-25 in three of his last four seasons • Improved his career record to 9-3 in season openers after leading Ball -- 23rd in 2007, 17th in 2008 and ninth in 2009. State to a 37-26 win over Eastern Michigan in the first game of 2012. • Helped Ball State to six wins and bowl eligibility in his first season at the At Lehigh helm in 2011, and to bowl eligibility for a second straight season in 2012. • Led Lehigh to the 2001 and 2004 Patriot League Championship and • Led Ball State to the fourth best come-from-behind victory in school his- berths in the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs. tory with a 31-27 win over Central Michigan in 2011 in a game the Cardinals • His .759 winning percentage at Lehigh was the highest for a head coach fell behind 17-0 in the second quarter. in the school’s history. • Has won his first game at all three schools as a head coach. • Named the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year and the Patriot • Coached Ball State to his first Mid-American Conference win and first League Coach of the Year in 2001.