GAME 11 • WESTERN MICHIGAN AT BALL STATE • TUESDAY, NOV. 13 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 2018 Ball State Cardinals Football Michael Clark, Primary contact Email: [email protected] • Office: 765-285-8904 • Cell: 765-760-6050 Tyson Mathews, Secondary contact Email: [email protected] • Office: 765-285-8242 • Cell: 765-716-7235 5 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 3 MAC WEST DIVISION TITLES • 9 BOWL APPEARANCES Ball State Western Michigan 3-7, 2-4 (MAC) 6-4, 4-2 (MAC) Streak: Lost 3 Streak: Lost 2 Head Coach: Mike Neu (3rd year) Head Coach: Tim Lester (2nd year) Kickoff: 6:05 p.m. | Site: Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Indiana (capacity: 22,500) | TV: ESPN2 | Radio: 104.1 WLBC FM By the Numbers Ball State Storylines 8The 2018 senior class, featuring 10 players, 8Ball State’s defense piled up five interceptions Junior WR Riley Miller has will be honored before Tuesday’s game against at Toledo on Oct. 31, its most since recording caught a touchdown pass in Western Michigan. This year’s class includes K a school-record six picks against Evansville in 4 four straight games and five Morgan Hagee, LB Jeremiah Jackson, OLB Kenny 1970. ILB Brandon Martin, CB Antonio Phillips, of six games overall. Knight, OL Alex Joss, WR Corey Lacanaria, CB CB Josh Miller, S Bryce Cosby and CB Amechi Josh Miller, WR Devin Reece, DE Fred Schroeder, Uzodinma were responsible for the intercep- CB Marc Walton and WR Keyan Williams. tions. Uzodinma’s pick was the top play on ESPN ILB Brandon Martin posted SportsCenter’s ‘Top 10 Plays’ the next morning. a personal and team season 8Western Michigan has won four straight in 14 high 14 tackles at Toledo on the series and is 25-19 all-time against Ball 8Sophomore QB Drew Plitt made his first start Oct. 31. State. The series is tied at 11-all in games played of 2018 at Toledo on Oct. 31 due to an injury to in Muncie, but the Broncos have won three of Riley Neal. Plitt finished with personal highs in the last four games at Scheumann Stadium. Ball completions (29), pass attempts (47) and pass- Ball State is 3-0 when scor- State completed its perfect 2008 regular season ing yards (340). ing at least 24 points this with a 45-22 win over the Broncos in front of a season. 24 Scheumann Stadium record 23,861 fans on Nov. 8Senior K Morgan Hagee needs two more PATs 25, 2008. to tie the Ball State record of 122 set by Ian McGarvey in 2010. Hagee is 120-of-122 (98.4 RB Will Jones notched Ball 8Sophomore WR Justin Hall finished with team percent) on PATs in his career at Ball State. State’s longest offensive season highs in receptions (13) and receiving 80 play of the year in the pre- yards (121) in the game at WMU last fall. Hall 8Western Michigan head coach Tim Lester vious home game on Oct. has 24 receptions for 215 yards over the last and Ball State head coach Mike Neu were both 20, an 80-yard TD run. three games and ranks second in the league members of the Arena Football League’s Caro- with 5.7 receptions per game. lina Cobras in 2001. Lester was a quarterback and Neu was the offensive coordinator. Lester’s #ITSTIME, #MACTION son, Quinn Isaacson, is a member of the Ball State men’s volleyball team. Ball State Schedule/Results 2018 Statistical Comparison Thurs. Aug. 30 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE* ESPN+ 42-6, W BALL STATE ..................STATISTIC ..........WESTERN MICHIGAN Sat. Sept. 8 at #8/8 Notre Dame NBC 16-24, L 22.7 . .Scoring Average. 32.9 Sat. Sept. 15 at Indiana BTN 10-38, L 30.6 . Scoring Defense . 33.7 Sat. Sept. 22 WESTERN KENTUCKY (Family Weekend) ESPN3 20-28, L 166.8 . Rushing Yards . 200.0 Sat. Sept. 29 KENT STATE* ESPN+ 52-24, W 252.9. .Passing Yards. .243.9 Sat. Oct. 6 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* ESPN3 16-24, L 419.7 . .Total Offense. .443.9 Sat. Oct. 13 at Central Michigan* ESPN3 24-23, W 215.3 . Rushing Defense. .185.1 Sat. Oct. 20 EASTERN MICHIGAN* (Homecoming) ESPN+ 20-42, L 217.9 . Passing Defense . .207.4 Thurs. Oct. 25 at Ohio* CBSSN 14-52, L 433.2 . .Total Defense. .392.5 Wed. Oct. 31 at Toledo* ESPN2 13-45, L 8.3 . Punt Return Average. 22.7 Tues. Nov. 13 WESTERN MICHIGAN* ESPN2 6 p.m. 17.2 . .Kick Return Average. .15.8 Tues. Nov. 20 at Miami* ESPN+ 7 p.m. 29:07 . .Time of Possession Avg. 32:27 *indicates MAC game; Home games in BOLD CAPS 72/167 (43.1%) . 3rd Down Conversions. .47/135 (34.8%) 20/34 (58.8%) . .Red Zone Touchdowns. 27/40 (67.5%) – 1 – BallStateSports.com • @BallStateSports • #ItsTime • 2018 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 1 – 2018 Ball State Cardinals Football 2018 Schedule Breakdown Central Connecticut State Notes: This was the sixth straight year the Thursday, Aug. 30 | 7 p.m. Cardinals faced a team from the FCS ranks … Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. Ball State set a program record with 652 yards W, 42-6 | TV: ESPN+ of offense. at No. 8/8 Notre Dame Notes: First ever meeting between the two teams … the Ball State defense forced three in- Saturday, Sept. 8 | 3:30 p.m. Setting the Scene … Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Ind. terceptions and notched four sacks … K Morgan L, 16-24 | TV: NBC Hagee hit a career-best 49-yard field goal. Kickoff: 6:05 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 at Indiana Notes: IU held the Cardinals to just 4-of-14 (28.6 percent) on third downs … BSU ran for Site: Saturday, Sept. 15 | Noon Scheumann Stadium, Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Ind. 204 yards, but was held to 143 through the air … Indiana now leads the all-time series, 6-3. Muncie, Indiana L, 10-38 | TV: Big Ten Network (capacity: 22,500) WKU Notes: WR Corey Lacanaria finished with a ca- Rankings: Saturday, Sept. 22 | 3 p.m. reer-high 99 receiving yards … WKU scored the Ball State (NR – AP; NR – Coaches) Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. final 14 pts. … 2nd game of a home-and-home Western Michigan (NR – AP; NR – Coaches) L, 20-28 | TV: ESPN3 series … WKU leads the all-time series, 3-2. Television: Kent State* Notes: QB Riley Neal threw for a personal-high ESPN2 TBA, play-by-play Saturday, Sept. 29 | 3 p.m. 402 yards and equaled a personal best with 4 TBA, analyst Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. TD passes … WR Riley Miller became first Cardi- W, 52-24 | TV: ESPN+ nal since 2012 with 200 receiving yards (208). Radio: (Ball State Radio Network) Northern Illinois* Notes: NIU retained the Bronze Stalk Trophy for WLBC 104.1 FM – Flagship Saturday, Oct. 6 | 3 p.m. the 10th straight year in 2017 and now holds Joel Godett, play-by-play Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. a 24-20-2 lead in the all-time series … QB Riley Rich Spisak, analyst L, 16-24 | TV: ESPN3 Neal attempted a personal-high 56 passes. Mick Tidrow, sidelines at Central Michigan* Notes: K Morgan Hagee hits game-winning 36- (SportsLink Digital) Saturday, Oct. 13 | 3 p.m. yard field goal with 47 seconds left … QB Riley http://mixlr.com/bsusportslink/ Alex Thomas, play-by-play Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Neal accounts for all 3 Ball State TDs … Cardinals W, 24-23 | TV: ESPN3 defense holds CMU to 3 points in second half. Jack Kizer, analyst Jarin Matheny, sidelines Notes: Eastern Michigan has scored at least 40 Eastern Michigan* Live Stats: points each of the last three meetings … RB Will Saturday, Oct. 20 | 3 p.m. http://sidearmstats.com/ballstate/football Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. Jones notched Ball State’s longest offensive play L, 20-42 | TV: ESPN+ of the year, an 80-yard touchdown run. Twitter: @BallStateFB, @BallStateSports, #ItsTime, at Ohio* Notes: Ohio scored 52 unanswered points after #MACtion Ball State had a 7-0 lead at the end of the first Thursday, Oct. 25 | 7 p.m. Forecast: Peden Stadium, Athens, Ohio quarter … the Cardinals were held to season lows in 3rd down conv. (3) and ToP (21:09). Cloudy early with partial sunshine late. A few L, 14-52 | TV: CBSSN flurries possible. Clear skies at night. High of 33 degrees with lows dropping near 20 at night. at Toledo* Notes: Toledo has won five straight meetings Wednesday, Oct. 31 | 7:30 p.m. over Ball State … Ball State’s defense piled up Glass Bowl, Toledo, Ohio five INTs, its most since 1970 … QB Drew Plitt L, 13-45 | TV: ESPN2 started in place of an injured Riley Neal. Western Michigan* Notes: Western Michigan has won four straight Tuesday, Nov. 13 | 6 p.m. over the Cardinals … WR Justin Hall finished with team season highs in receptions (13) and Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. A Ball State Win Would … TV: ESPN2 rec. yards (121) at WMU last year. … snap Ball State’s four game losing streak to at Miami* Notes: Miami won the inaugural Red Bird Ri- Western Michigan. … even Ball State’s home record for 2018 at Tuesday, Nov. 20 | 7 p.m. valry trophy in 2017 … RB Caleb Huntley rushed 3-3. Yager Stadium, Oxford, Ohio for a team season-high 159 yards in the 28-7 … give the Cardinals their most league wins TV: ESPN+ loss last fall. since 2014 when they finished 4-4 in the MAC. – 2 – BallStateSports.com • @BallStateSports • #ItsTime • 2018 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 2 – 2018 Ball State Cardinals Football GAMES STARTED CHART Game #11 Chirps Offense Pos.