Ball State Football 2015 Mid-American Conference Championships ----- 1976, 1978, 1989, 1993, 1996 MAC West Division Championships ----- 2001, 2007, 2008 Bowl Games ----- 1965, 1967, 1989, 1993, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013 General Information Head Coach: Pete Lembo (Georgetown ‘92) Location: Muncie, Ind. 47306 Career Record/Years: 109-56/14 years Enrollment: 17,005 Founded: 1918 Record at Ball State/Years: 30-20/4 years President: Dr. Paul Ferguson Mid-American Conference Record/Years: 21-11/4 years Alma Mater: Whittier College Colors: Cardinal and White Kevin Kelly (Springfield '82) Nickname: Cardinals Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers: Home Facility: Scheumann Stadium (Field Turf) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Joey Lynch (Ball State '07) Football History: 2015 is the 91st team Asst. Head Coach/Special Teams Coord./RBs: Justin Lustig (Bucknell ‘00) First Season in Stadium: 1967 Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends: Patrick Dougherty (Ohio Dominican '08) Capacity: 22,500 Conference: Mid-American (West Division) Pass Defense Coordinator/Defensive Backs: Shannon Morrison (Marshall '95) Outside Linebackers/Nickel Backs: Daryl Dixon (Florida ‘03) Football Team Information Wide Receivers: Alex Bailey (Youngstown State '07) 2014 Overall Record: 5-7 Defensive Line: Nick Siatras (Ohio State '06) 2014 MAC Record: 4-4 Basic Offense: Multiple No Huddle Offensive Line: John Strollo (Boston College '76) Basic Defense: 4-3 Director, Football Strength & Conditioning: David Feeley (Plymouth State ‘04) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 48/21 Director of Football Operations/Player Development: Nick Kray (Eastern Ill. '08) Starters Returning/Lost: 19/4 Director of Player Personnel/On-Campus Recruiting: Tilmon Clark (Earlham '09) Athletics (765.285.5131) Video Coordinator: Brooks Santanello (Murray State '12) Athletics Director: Mark Sandy Graduate Assistants: Brian Dougherty (Miami U. '12), Aaron Mershman (Ball State Alma Mater: Concord College '74 '13), Nathan Ollie (Ball State '14), Jon Robinson (Wayne State '12) Deputy Athletics Director: Pat Quinn Deputy Athletics Director: Brian Hardin Graduate Assistant/Strength & Conditioning: Ben Armer (Western Michigan '12) Senior Associate A.D./SWA: Karin Lee Graduate Assistant/Operations & Recruiting: TBA Associate A.D.: Joe Hernandez Equipment Manager: Ryan McGorry (Clarion '09) Director of Business Services: Stephanie Martin Marlene Mitchell Dir. of Marketing & Promotions: Shawn Sullivan Secretary: Director of Corporate Sales: Chris Ulm Director of Compliance: Megan Coyne Director of Compliance: Brock Hagerman Director of Game Operations: Josh Pawlus 2015 Ball State Football Schedule Director of Facilities: Dan Byrnes Director of Development: Gina Bradburn Date Opponent Time Media Exec. Dir., Cardinal Varsity Club: Brad Edmondson Thurs., Sept. 3 VMI TBA Ball State Radio Network Faculty Representative: Dr. Charlene Alexander Sat., Sept. 12 at Texas A&M TBA Ball State Radio Network Athletics Media and Alumni Relations (765.285.8242; FAX 765.285.8929) Associate A.D.: Joe Hernandez Sat., Sept. 19 at Eastern Michigan * TBA Ball State Radio Network Assistant Director: Brad Caudill Assistant Director: Paula Haughn Sat., Sept. 26 at Northwestern TBA Ball State Radio Network Assistant Director: Tyson Mathews Asst. Director/Graphics Design: Allison Rodebeck ***** HOMECOMING ***** Asst. Director/Multimedia: Joel Godett Sat., Oct. 3 TOLEDO * TBA Ball State Radio Network Graduate Assistant: Jenna Jorgensen • Football Contact: Joe Hernandez Sat., Oct. 10 at Northern Illinois * TBA Ball State Radio Network Cell Phone: 765.730.4614 E-Mail: [email protected] Sat., Oct. 17 GEORGIA STATE TBA Ball State Radio Network Secondary Contacts: ***** FAMILY WEEKEND ***** • Paula Haughn...Cell Phone: 765.716.1837 Sat., Oct. 24 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * TBA Ball State Radio Network E-Mail: [email protected] • Tyson Mathews...Cell Phone: 765.716.7235 Sat., Oct. 31 UMASS * TBA Ball State Radio Network E-Mail: [email protected] Thurs., Nov. 5 at Western Michigan * TBA Ball State Radio Network Athletics Training (Stadium: 765.285.4469) Head Athletics Trainer: Neal Hazen Tues., Nov. 17 at Ohio * TBA Ball State Radio Network Associate Trainer: Shawn Comer Tues., Nov. 24 BOWLING GREEN * TBA Ball State Radio Network Ticket Office (765.285.1474 or 1.888.BSU.TICKET) Director of Ticket Operations: Rob Richards Asst. Director of Ticketing: Mark Serrao * Mid-American Conference Games; Home Games in BOLD AND ALL CAPS BALLSTATESPORTS.COM #CHIRPCHIRP @BALLSTATEFB 888.BSU.TICKET Ball State Football 2015 Fifth Year as Ball State Head Coach in 2015 15th Year as a College Head Football Coach Head Coach 23rd Year as a Football Coach Alma Mater: Georgetown '92; Master's - Albany '94 Pete Lembo Coaching Experience: Albany, graduate assistant, 1992-93 Dartmouth, assistant, 1994-96 Hampden-Sydney, assistant, 1997 Lehigh, assistant, 1998-2000 Lehigh, head coach, 2001-05 Elon, head coach, 2006-10 Ball State, head coach, 2011-present 2005: 8-3 2010: 6-5 2014: 5-7 (MAC 4-4) 2004: 9-3 2009: 9-3 2013: 10-3 (MAC 7-1) 2003: 8-3 2008: 8-4 2012: 9-4 (MAC: 6-2) 2002: 8-4 2007: 7-4 2011: 6-6 (MAC: 4-4) 2001: 11-1 2006: 5-6 Lehigh Totals: 44-14 Elon Totals: 35-22 Ball State Totals: 30-20; MAC 21-11 Career Head Coaching Record: 109-56/14 Years Ball State: 30-20/4 Years; MAC 21-11/4 Years Career Coaching Highlights At Ball State: • First Ball State head coach in the school's history to win 30 games in first four seasons at the helm. • Lembo's .600 winning percentage is the second best among Ball State head coaches through their first four seasons. • Added the title of associate athletics director to his head football coaching position in March of 2014. • Guided the Cardinals to a 10-3 overall record in 2013, including a second straight bowl appearance when Ball State played in the GoDaddy Bowl. It marks only the second time in 89 years of football the Cardinals have played in back-to-back bowl games. • One of 20 coaches in country named to the 2013 Paul Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year Award Watch List. • Earned his 100th career victory with a 27-24 win over Kent State in Ball State's 87th Homecoming Game in 2013. • Coached Ball State to a 48-27 win at Atlantic Coast Conference member Virginia for his fourth win over a school from a Football Bowl Subdivision automatic qualifying conference in his three seasons at Ball State. 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 qualifying conferences. • Led the Cardinals to a 7-1 MAC record in 2013 -- only the fifth 7-1 or better MAC record since Ball State joined the league in 1975. • Led Ball State to a 10-3 overall record in 2013, which marks only the third time in the Cardinals' 89 years of football with 10 or more wins in a single season. • Led the Cardinals to a school record 501 points in 2013. • Led Ball State to a 9-4 overall record and a 6-2 Mid-American Conference mark in his second season in 2012. • Guided Ball State to the 2012 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg in only his second season at the helm. The bowl appearance marked the eighth in Ball State history. • The nine wins tied for the third most in a single season in school history, while the six MAC wins marked the second highest total since 1996. • 2011-12 APR was 966 -- the highest in Ball State history and tied for first in the Mid-American Conference among football programs. • Coached Cardinals to back-to-back wins over teams from what were previously Bowl Championship Subdivision automatic qualifying conferences -- Indiana (Big Ten), 41-39, and South Florida (Big East), 31-27, in 2012. • Coached Briggs Orsbon, who was named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America Team. Also has coached 18 Ball State student-athletes who have received Academic All-MAC honors in the last four seasons, including eight first-team selections. • Led Ball State to back-to-back wins over Indiana -- 2011 (27-20 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.) and 2012 (41-39 at Bloomington, Ind.) • Coached the Cardinals to two wins over BCS AQ Conferences in the same year for the first time in school history in 2012. • Led Ball State to a 34-27 win over nationally ranked Toledo in 2012, which marked the Cardinals' first win over a nationally ranked opponent since 2001. Toledo entered the game ranked No. 23 by The Associated Press. • Improved his career record to 11-3 in season openers after leading Ball State to a 30-10 win over Colgate in the first game of the 2014 season. • Helped Ball State to six wins and bowl eligibility in his first season at the helm in 2011, and to bowl eligibility for a third straight season in 2013. • Led Ball State to the fourth best come-from-behind victory in school history with a 31-27 win over Central Michigan in 2011 in a game the Cardinals fell behind 17-0 in the second quarter. • Has won his first game as a head coach at all three schools he has coached. • Coached Ball State to his first Mid-American Conference win and first Scheumann Stadium win in his first home game vs. faloBuf Sept. 17, 2011. Led the Cardinals to their first-ever win over Army with a 48-21 victory at Scheumann Stadium Sept. 24, 2011, a second win over the Black Knights by a 30-22 margin in 2012 and a third victory over the Black Knights in 2013 by a 40-14 margin. BALLSTATESPORTS.COM #CHIRPCHIRP @BALLSTATEFB 888.BSU.TICKET Ball State Football 2015 Kevin Kelly Joey Lynch Justin Lustig Defensive Coordinator/ Offensive Coordinator/ Asst. Head Coach/