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 Game #11 Ball State football quick hits Ball State Cardinals (9-1; MAC 6-0) a Ball State improved to 9-1 overall and 6-0 in the Mid-American Conference with a 44-24 win Head Coach: Pete Lembo vs. Central Michigan . The Cardinals have now won seven straight games and 15 of their past Career Record: 103-47/13th year 16 regular season contests. At Ball State: 24-11/3rd year a The victory over Central Michigan was the Cardinals' 11th straight MAC win, which ties for vs. the second longest streak in school history . Ball State's longest MAC winning streak was 12 games in the 1977 and 1978 seasons, while the Cardinals won 11 straight MAC games in a Northern Illinois Huskies stretch during the 2007 and 2008 campaigns. (9-0; MAC 5-0) Head Coach: Rod Carey a Ball State is off to a 6-0 start in MAC games for the third time since joining the league in 1975 Career Record: 9-1/1st year * . The Cardinals posted an 8-0 conference mark in 1978 and an 8-0 MAC record in 2008. At NIU: 9-1/1st year (* coached NIU in 2012 bowl) a Ball State is 9-1, which marks only the fourth time in school history the Cardinals have won at least nine of their first 10 games . Ball State completed a 9-0-1 season in 1965 . The GameDay Information Cardinals were 10-1 overall and 9-1 after 10 games in 1978 . Ball State was 12-2 overall and Wed., Nov. 13, 2013 -- 8 p.m. (ET) 10-0 after 10 games in 2008. Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 24,000) Field Turf -- DeKalb, Ill. a Ball State has reached bowl eligibility for a third straight season . The last time the Cardi- nals won at least six games in three straight seasons came when the team reached the mark in Radio four straight campaigns from 1988-91. Ball State Radio Network Flagship Station - WLBC FM 104.1 a The Cardinals have scored 399 points in their first 10 games this season . With two regular Joel Godett, play-by-play season games remaining, Ball State's 399 points rank as the fourth highest single-season total in Mark O'Connell, color analyst school history . The school standard for points in a year is 489 in 2008. Luke Martin, sidelines Jeff Weller, host a Ball State ranks No. 1 in the Mid-American Conference and 16th in the country in passing offense (323.0) plus is No. 2 in the MAC and 14th in the nation in scoring offense (39.9) . The WCRD-Radio (Ball State Student Station) Cardinals rank No. 5 in the nation in turnovers gained (26) and fourth in the MAC in scoring 91.3 FM defense (23.6) . Ball State leads the country with 15 fumble recoveries this year and is eighth Tyler Bradfield, play-by-play in the latest NCAA statistics in turnover margin (+1.0) . The Cardinals lead the MAC and are Sean Stewart, color analyst eighth in the nation for fewest penalties per game (3.70) and are sixth in the country in fewest penalty yards per game (31.40). Television/Internet ESPN2 wenning ways Bob Wichusen (Play-by-Play) • Keith Wenning holds the Ball State career records for touchdown passes (84), Desmond Howard (Analyst) passing yards (10,418), pass completions (950) and pass attempts (1,516). Quint Kessenich (Sideline/Features) • Career MAC Rankings: touchdown passes (7th tie), passing yards (9th), pass completions (5th) and pass attempts (4th). Live Stats • Keith Wenning is the ONLY Football Bowl Subdivision quarterback in the www.ballstatesports.com country with at least 300 passing yards in eight games this year. • Wenning ranks fourth in the nation with 3,164 passing yards, ninth with 316.4 passing yards per game, 27th in the country with 13.52 passing yards per Tickets completion and 15th with 320.0 total offense yards per game. www.ballstatesports.com/tickets the Lembo legacy Listen to the Coach • Reached his 100th career coaching victory with Ball State's win over Kent State. • Monday Night w/ the Red & White • Owns a . 686 winning percentage (24-11) through 35 games as Ball State's head Radio Show at Applebee's 7-7:45 coach, which marks the best winning percentage in a coaching career for the • Next Cardinal Endzone TV Show Cardinals since 1967. The winning percentage ranks as the second best among Ball Featuring Head Coach Pete Lembo Nov. 21 -- 6 p.m. - WIPB-TV, Muncie State's 13 head coaches since 1924. • Next Football Insider Luncheon • 66-27 (.709) vs. conference opponents in his career. Nov. 26 -- 11:30 a.m. at Ball State • One of 7 currrent Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches to have posted 9 or more Alumni Center - $15 per person 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. • Selected as one of five coaches you need to know in USA Today. Follow the Cardinals: • Guided the Cardinals to a 4-3 record over teams from Football Bowl Subdivision Twitter: @bsuathletics Automatic Qualifying Conferences in his three seasons at Ball State with wins over Virginia, South Florida and Indiana (twice). Twitter: @BSUCardsFB • One of only six Mid-American Conference head coaches since the advent of the Bowl Twitter: @Pete_Lembo 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 Nathan Ollie, Connor Ryan and Keith Wenning are serving as captains for the 2013 Ball Founded: 1918 Captains: State football team. President: Dr. Jo Ann Gora Alma Mater: Vassar College Ball State Graduates: Three members of the Ball State football team -- Zane Fakes, Joseph Fazio Colors: Cardinal and White and Connor Ryan -- have each received their bachelor's degrees already from Ball State. Nickname: Cardinals Home Facility: Scheumann Stadium (Field Turf) Touchdown Machine: Jahwan Edwards, who ranks seventh in the nation in rushing touchdowns Football History: 2013 is the 89th team and 17th in scoring, has tied the Ball State record for total touchdowns in a career with 37 . He First Season in Stadium: 1967 scored the 37th touchdown of his career in the second quarter at Akron . Edwards has scored all 37 Capacity: 22,500 of his TDs on the ground and already holds the school record for rushing touchdowns in a career . Conference: Mid-American (West Division) He is tied for the school's career record for total touchdowns with Michael Blair (1993-96) and Marcus Merriweather (1999-2002). Football Team Information 2012 Overall Record: 9-4 Wenning Ways: Keith Wenning now holds the Ball State career record for touchdown passes (84), 2012 MAC Record: 6-2 passing yards (10,418), pass completions (950) and pass attempts (1,516) . He is second in school Basic Offense: Multiple No Huddle history, behind only Ball State assistant coach Joey Lynch, in pass completion percentage in a career Basic Defense: 4-3 with a .627 mark . Lynch owns the school standard with a .638 mark. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 39/24 Starters Returning/Lost: 13/8 Wenning Ways Part II: Keith Wenning has thrown for at least 300 yards in a game a school record 14 times in his career . His 3,164 passing yards through the first 10 games of the season ranks Athletics (765.285.5131) third on the Cardinals' single-season list . The school record for passing yards in a season is 3,667 Athletics Director: Bill Scholl by Nate Davis in 2007 . Wenning's 3,095 in 2012 ranks fourth, while his 2,786 in 2011 ranks fifth. Alma Mater: Notre Dame ‘79 Deputy Athletics Director: Brian Hardin Wenning's Contributions: Wenning, who tied the school record with five touchdown passes at Akron, has accounted for 31 touchdowns this season with 27 TD passes and four rushing scores . Associate A.D.: Joe Hernandez He ran for his fourth touchdown of the year and the 12th of his career at Virginia . The Akron game Associate A.D./SWA: Karin Lee marked the second time in his career he has thrown five TD passes in a game (vs. Kent State, 2012) Associate A.D.: Pat Quinn and he is one of only two players in Ball State history to throw five touchdown passes in a game twice Director of Business Services: Stephanie Martin in a career . Andy Roesch accomplished the feat twice in 2002 . Wenning has thrown at least two Director of Marketing & Promotions: Chris Ulm touchdown passes in 14 of his past 15 games and he has thrown at least three TD passes in each of Director of Corporate Sales: Jeff Weller the last four games. Director of Compliance: Megan Coyne Director of Game Operations: TBA Willie Snead IV: Junior Willie Snead, who ranks third in the nation with 12 receiving touchdowns, Director of Facilities: Dan Byrnes broke the school record for touchdown catches in a season with his two vs. Central Michigan . He Director of Development: Gina Bradburn now has 12 TD catches this season . Snead has eight touchdown receptions in the past five games Assistant Director of Corporate Sales: TBA . He finished the CMU game with nine catches for 118 yards, marking his seventh game of the Exec.