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Sept. 15, 2008
Joe Hernandez Associate A.D. Football Media Contact Cell: 765.730.4614 [email protected] Paula Haughn Assistant Director of Communications Football Media Secondary Contact Cell: 765.716.1837 [email protected] Brad Caudill Assistant Director of Communications Matt McCollester Assistant Director of Communications Lisa Rusche Graduate Assistant Communications Robin Carter Secretary Communications & Marketing
Ball State Cardinals (3-0; MAC 1-0) at Indiana Hoosiers (2-0; Big Ten 0-0) Sat., Sept. 20, 2008 -- Bloomington, Ind. Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 49,225) -- Astroplay Surface Television -- Big Ten Network Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-Play), Chris Martin (Analyst), Ashley Russell (Sideline Reporter) Ball State Radio Network: This marks the 53rd season Ball State and WLBC FM 104.1 have aired the Ball State football games . . . Morry Mannies will be in his 53rd year as the “Voice of the Cardinals” . . . Mark O’Connell, a former Ball State quarterback and punter, will provide the color commentary for the eighth straight season . . . The pregame show begins one hour prior to kickoff, and will be hosted by Jeff Weller, Ball State’s director of corporate sales and broadcast services . . . In addition, ESPN 1340 AM will host a Muncie College Gameday show beginning two and a half hours before kickoff each week . . . Ball State football games can also be heard on 1380 AM in Fort Wayne and XL950 AM in Indianapolis, and the Ball State student station WCRD will broadcast the majority of games on 91.3 FM. Ball State Head Coach: Brady Hoke (Ball State ‘82) is in his sixth year as the Cardinals head coach and his sixth season as a collegiate head coach . . . A former football student-athlete at Ball State, Hoke helped the Cardinals to the 1978 MidAmerican Conference Championship . . . As one of four captains on the 1980 team, Hoke led the Cardinals and ranked sixth in the MAC with 150 tackles . . . Hoke coached Ball State to a 7-6 record, the MAC West Division Co-Championship and a berth in the International Bowl last season . . . Hoke owns a 25-37 career record, including a 20-20 mark in MAC action. Quick Hits: Brady Hoke is one of only 18 coaches in the country to be the head coach of their alma mater in 2008 . . . Ball State has opened the 2008 season with three straight victories, which marks the best start for a Ball State team since the 1988 season when the Cardinals started the season 5-0 . . . Ball State’s defense tallied four interceptions in its 41-24 win at Akron Saturday, and the four picks tied for the fifth best single-game mark in school history . . . Redshirt freshman Sean Baker tallied three interceptions plus recovered one fumble and returned it 33 yards for his first career touchdown in Ball State’s win at Akron . . . With his first pass at Akron, Nate Davis set the Ball State career record for passing yards . . . . He completed a 23-yard pass to Dante Love on the third offensive play of the game for the Cardinals, and Davis now has 6,558 passing yards in his career . . . Love has caught at least one pass in 36 straight games and in 38-of-39 in his career . . . Darius Hill is Ball State’s all-time leader in touchdown receptions and added one to his total at Akron . . . Hill now has 27 career touchdown catches . . . Ian McGarvey made five extra points and two field goals at Akron and has now made 25 straight extra points and eight consecutive field goals dating back to last year . . . MiQuale Lewis tallied his second straight 100-yard rushing game Saturday at Akron, and it marked the fourth 100-yard game of his career . . . The Cardinals are 4-2 in Mid-American Conference openers in Hoke’s tenure as Ball State’s head coach . . . Ball State received two votes in the USA Today Poll this week and one vote in The Associated Press Poll. A Game of Ties: Indiana head coach Bill Lynch was the head coach at Ball State from 1995-2002 and guided the Cardinals to the 1996 Mid-American Conference Championship and a berth in the Las Vegas Bowl . . . Coach Lynch’s son Joey, was a starting quarterback for Coach Hoke from 2004-06 . . . Billy Lynch, an assistant coach at IU, was a football and basketball student-athlete at Ball State (1997-2002) . . . Dennis Springer, an assistant at IU, was an assistant football coach at Ball State (1993-2002) . . . Colin Johnson, who lettered in football at BSU from 1999-2002, is a quality control coach for the Hoosiers.
• 2008 Mid-American Conference Standings • West Division MAC Record Overall Record Ball State 1-0 3-0 Central Michigan 1-0 2-1 Western Michigan 1-0 2-1 Toledo 1-0 1-1 Eastern Michigan 0-1 1-2 Northern Illinois 0-1 0-2 East Division MAC Record Overall Record Buffalo 1-0 2-1 Bowling Green 0-0 1-2 Kent State 0-0 1-2 Miami University 0-0 1-2 Temple 0-1 1-2 Akron 0-1 1-2 Ohio 0-1 0-3
MAC Teams In Action
Sat., Sept. 20 Ball State at Indiana (7:00) -- Big Ten Network Central Michigan at Purdue (Noon) -- Big Ten Network Temple at Penn State (Noon) -- Big Ten Network Ohio at Northwestern (Noon) -- Big Ten Network Eastern Michigan at Maryland (1:00) -- ESPN 360 Akron at Army (1:00) -- ESPN Classic Buffalo at Missouri (2:00) Indiana State at Northern Illinois (3:00) -- CSN Chicago Kent State at Louisiana-Lafayette (6:00) Tennessee Tech at Western Michigan (7:00) Miami University at Cincinnati (7:30) -- ESPN 360 Fresno State at Toledo (8:15) -- ESPNU * Mid-American Conference Game All Game Times are ET
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Baker Named Walter Camp Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week
Sean Baker (Canfield, Ohio/Canfield H.S.), a redshirt freshman defensive back on the Ball State football team, has been named the Walter Camp Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Ball State’s 41-24 win at Akron. Baker tied a Ball State school record with three interceptions plus recovered one fumble and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown. In addition, he led Ball State with nine tackles and added one pass breakup. This marks the fifth year the Walter Camp Foundation distributes the weekly honor with the recipients selected by a panel of national media members.
Anchoring the Trenches: Seniors Robert Brewster (Cincinnati, Ohio/Wyoming H.S.), Dan Gerberry (Austintown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch H.S.) and Andre Ramsey (Cordele, Ga./Crisp County H.S.) anchor the offensive line which blocked for a school record 5,640 yards in total offense, including a school best 3,704 yards passing in 2007 . . . Brewster was a 2007 All-Mid-American Conference First Team selection and started all 13 games at right tackle last season . . . Gerberry has started all 39 games at center in his career . . . Ramsey played in 12 games last season and started seven contests, including the last five of the season at left tackle. Only Two Sacks on the Season: Ball State’s offensive line has allowed only two sacks in three games this season . . . The Cardinals rank ninth in the country for sacks allowed with 0.33 per game . . . Ball State leads the MAC in fewest sacks allowed. National Rankings: Ball State ranks in the nation’s top 20 in a number of statistical categories through the first three games of 2008: 4th 5th 9th 12th 15th 18th 18th
Passing Efficiency 186.88 mark Punt Returns 26.0 yards per return Fewest Sacks Allowed 0.33 allowed per game Passing Offense 307.67 yards per game Total Offense 488.67 yards per game Scoring Offense 41.33 points per game Net Punting 39.67 net yards per punt
Nate Davis By The Numbers TD Passes in a Career: 1. 57, Nate Davis (2006-Present) 2. 44, Talmadge Hill (2000-03) Passing Yards in a Career: 1. 6,558, Nate Davis (2006-Present) 2. 6,271, Mike Neu (1990-93) Pass Attempts in a Career: 1. 970, Mike Neu (1990-93) 2. 901, Talmadge Hill (2000-03) 3. 811, Nate Davis (2006-Present) Pass Completions in a Career: 1. 580, Mike Neu (1990-93) 2. 524, Talmadge Hill (2000-03) 3. 486, Nate Davis (2006-Present) Most 250-Yard Career Passing Games: 1. 15, Nate Davis (2006-Present) 2. 6, Talmadge Hill (2000-03) 3. 6, Joey Lynch (2003-06) Most 300-Yard Career Passing Games: 1. 7, Nate Davis (2006-Present)
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Leading the Offense: Nate Davis (Bellaire, Ohio/Bellaire H.S.), a junior quarterback who ranks 11th in the nation in total offense (320.0), is 13-10 as a starting quarterback for Ball State, including 10-6 in the last 16 games. Passing Efficiency: Nate Davis ranks sixth in the nation in passing efficiency with a 189.37 mark . . . He has completed 66-of-88 passes for a 75 percent mark through the first three games . . . He completed .875 percent of his passes against Northeastern, which ranks as the third best single-game mark in school history.
Most Passing Yards: 422 at Nebraska (2007) Most Pass Attempts: 49 vs. Rutgers (2007) Most Passes Completed: 27 vs. NIU (2006) Most Passes Intercepted: 3 vs. WMU (2006) Most TD Passes Thrown: 4 (3 times) 2008 vs. Navy; 2007 vs. EMU; 2006 vs. NIU Best Pass Completion Pct.: .875 (21-of-24) vs. Northeastern (2008)
Ball State Football -- 2008 Schedule and Results (3-0; MAC 1-0) Date Day Opponent Television Time/Result Series 8/28/08 Thurs. Northeastern NONE W, 48-14 BS 1-0 Game Presented by ProLiance Energy
Quick Facts Ball State totalled 487 yards in offense and scored 28 unanswered points in 6:40 early in the game.
9/5/08 Fri.
Navy ESPN W, 35-23 BS 3-0 Game Presented by Pizza King
The first-ever ESPN home game was watched by a sellout crowd, including a record 10,546 BSU students.
9/13/08 Sat.
at Akron *
NONE
W, 41-24
11-8-1
Ball State off to first 3-0 start since the 1988 season.
9/20/08 Sat.
at Indiana
Big Ten Network
7 p.m.
IU 4-0
The two teams will be meeting for the third straight season.
9/27/08 Sat.
Kent State ESPN Regional Noon BS 18-5 This game is Ball State’s 84th Homecoming Game and Homecoming Game Presented by Ball State Federal Credit Union BSU owns a 9-3 edge in games vs. KSU played at BSU.
10/4/08 Sat.
at Toledo *
NONE
7 p.m.
16-16-1
Ball State has won the last two games in the series.
10/11/08 Sat.
at Western Kentucky NONE
6 p.m.
1-1
Ball State won last season, but lost first meeting in 1929.
10/25/08 Sat.
Eastern Michigan * NONE Noon BS 27-20-2 Ball State has won last three and is 13-9-2 in games Family Weekend Game Presented by Marsh played at Scheumann Stadium.
11/5/08 Wed. Northern Illinois * ESPN2 or ESPNU 8 p.m. BS 19-14-2 This marks the second game where the two teams will Cardinal Varsity Club Day Presented by Mutual Bank be playing for the Bronze Stalk. 11/11/08 Tues. at Miami University * ESPN2
7 p.m.
MU 15-10-1 The two teams have split last two games.
11/19/08 Wed.
7 p.m.
CM 21-18-1 Last eight games have been split 4-4.
6 p.m.
WM 19-15
at Central Michigan * ESPN2
11/25/08 Tues. Western Michigan * ESPN 360
* Denotes Mid-American Conference games; Game Times are Local Time of Home Team
Ball State has won five of last seven games.
Dante Love By The Numbers Receiving Yards in a Career: 1. 3,030, Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) 2. 2,751, Dante Love (2005-Present) Career TD Receptions: 1. 27, Darius Hill (2005-Present) 2. 24, Brian Oliver (1991-94) 3. 22, Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) 4. 20, Dante Love (2005-Present) Passes Caught in a Career: 1. 238, Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) 2. 196, Dante Love (2005-Present) Most 100-Yard Receiving Games in Career: 1. 11, Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) 11, Dante Love (2005-Present) Most 1,000-Yard Receiving Seasons: 1. 2, Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) 2. 1, Dante Love (2005-Present) Kickoff Return Yds in a Career: 1. 2,091, Dante Love (2005-Present) SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Receiving Yards: 214 vs. Nebraska (2007) TD Passes Caught: 2 (2 Times) 2005 vs. WMU and 2008 vs. Navy Passes Caught: 14 vs. Indiana (2007) Total Touchdowns: 3 vs. Navy (2008) Kickoff Return Yards: 266 vs. CMU (2007) KOR Avg. (Min. 2): 34.3 (4) vs. Ohio (2005)
Darius Hill By The Numbers Career TD Receptions: 1. 27, Darius Hill (2005-Present) 2. 24, Brian Oliver (1991-94) Receiving Yards in a Career: 1. 3,030, Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) 2. 2,751, Dante Love (2005-Present) 3. 2,256, Deon Chester (1984-87) 4. 2,111, Brian Oliver (1991-94) 5. 2,057, Darius Hill (2005-Present) Passes Caught in a Career: 1. 238, Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) 2. 196, Dante Love (2005-Present) 6. 129, Darius Hill (2005-Present) Most 100-Yard Receiving Games in Career: 1. 11, Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) 11, Dante Love (2005-Present) 6. 4, Darius Hill (2005-Present) SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Receiving Yards: 119 vs. Purdue (2006) TD Passes Caught: 2 (2 Times) 2007 vs. Buffalo and 2007 vs. Rutgers Passes Caught: 9 (2 Times) 2007 vs. Rutgers and 2006 vs. Purdue
No. 1 In the Nation: Dante Love (Cincinnati, Ohio/Withrow H.S.) ranks No. 1 in the nation in receiving yards per game with a 144.33 average . . . Love has caught at least one pass in 36 straight games and in 38-of-39 outings in his career . . . He had nine catches for 171 yards vs. Northeastern and the 171 yards are the 14th most in a single game in Ball State history . . . Love has four of Ball State’s top 15 all-time single-game efforts for reception yards in a game. The Versatile Play Maker: Dante Love (Cincinnati, Ohio/Withrow H.S.), a senior wide receiver, managed 336 all-purpose yards in Ball State’s win over Navy . . . Love managed nine catches for 165 yards with two touchdowns, rushed six times for 37 yards and one TD and returned five kickoffs for 134 yards . . . His 336 all-purpose yards ranks as the 11th best single-game mark in Mid-American Conference history, and the fourth best single-game Football Bowl Subdivision performance this season . . . He ranked second in the country in all-purpose yards per game (206.92) in 2007, and ranks third in the nation in 2008 with 242.0 per game this season. Love Notes: Dante Love had 1,398 receiving yards last season and is only the fifth player in Ball State history to reach the 1,000-yard plateau . . . Love is only the fourth player in Ball State history to register over 2,000 receiving yards in a career . . . He needs 280 yards to become Ball State’s career receiving yards leader. National Rankings: Ball State individuals rank in the nation’s top 20 in a number of statistical categories through the first three games of 2008: 1st 3rd 3rd tie 6th 10th 7th tie 11th 16th tie
Dante Love Dante Love Sean Baker Nate Davis MiQuale Lewis Dante Love Nate Davis B.J. Hill
Receiving Yards Per Game All-Purpose Yards Per Game Interceptions Per Game Passing Efficiency Rushing Yards Per Game Receptions Per Game Total Offense Interceptions Per Game
144.33 242.00 1.00 189.37 121.00 8.33 320.00 0.67
The Tight End: Darius Hill (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs H.S.), a senior tight end and Ball State’s career record holder with 27 touchdown receptions, became only the fifth player in Ball State history to surpass the 2,000-yard mark for receiving yards . . . With 12:32 remaining in the second quarter of the season opener vs. Northeastern, Hill caught his school record-setting 25th career touchdown . . . Hill, who led the team with 11 touchdown catches in 2007, tied the Ball State single-season record with 10 TD catches in 2006, and set the school mark last fall . . . He was one of eight semifinalists for the 2007 John Mackey Award, which goes to the nation’s top collegiate tight end, and is on the Mackey Award Preseason Watch List this season. D. Hill Moving Up: Darius Hill has 129 career pass receptions and needs three to move into fifth place and pass Adrian Reese, who managed 131 from 1996-99 . . . Hill needs 10 to move into fourth and pass Brian Oliver’s 138 from 1991-94. Leading the Secondary: B.J. Hill (Lanham, Md./Riverdale Baptist H.S.), who was playing his first season on defense in 2007 after playing tailback his first two years, managed the seventh interception of his career at Akron . . . He ranks third on the team in tackles with 19 this season . . . Hill was a 2007 All-MAC Second Team choice and has played in all 38 games in his first three seasons. Hill Returns to Return Game: After leading Ball State in punt returns in 2007, B.J. Hill has returned three punts for 90 yards and a 30.0 average in 2008 . . . Hill returned a punt a career-long 72 yards in the second quarter vs. Northeastern to set up a 2-yard touchdown run and give Ball State a 28-0 lead . . . Hill returned a punt 54 yards for a touchdown vs. Akron in 2005 for the only punt return for a TD in his career. The Grizzled Veteran: Brandon Crawford (Fort Wayne, Ind./South H.S.), a 32-year-old junior defensive end and former Marine, led the Cardinals with 17 tackles for loss and eight sacks and tied for 36th in the nation in tackles for loss in 2007 . . . Crawford was a 2007 All-MAC Third Team selection . . . He worked in an automotive factory after high school graduation and before joining the Marine Corp in 1999 . .. Crawford received an honorable discharge from the Marine Corp in 2003 and enrolled at Ball State in the summer of 2004, but returned home prior to the start of school . . . He returned to Ball State in the fall of 2006 and was a freshman member of the football team that season.
Crawford Leading By Example: Brandon Crawford is tied for team-high honors with three tackles for loss this season plus has one sack, two pass breakups and one forced fumble for the Cardinals. Ball State’s Next Prodigy at Punter U.: Chris Miller (Libertyville, Ill./Carmel H.S.), a senior punter, has punted nine times for a 42.1 average . . . He has a season long punt of 54 yards vs. Northeastern and has pinned opponents inside their own 20-yard line on four of nine punts . . . Ball State opponents have returned six punts for an average of only 3.7 yards . . . Miller ranked third in the nation with a 45.44 average and was named to the American Football Coaches Association All-America First Team in 2007 . . . Miller is a two-time Playboy Magazine Preseason All-American, having been named to the team in 2007 and 2008 . . . Ball State has two punters with National Football League experience . . . Brad Maynard (1993-96) is in his 13th NFL season and is a member of the Chicago Bears . . . Reggie Hodges (2000-04) spent the 2008 preseason as a member of the Seattle Seahawks. Baker Off to Good Start: Sean Baker (Canfield, Ohio/Canfield H.S.), a redshirt freshman for the Cardinals, was named the Walter Camp Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Ball State’s 41-24 win at Akron Saturday . . . Baker tied a Ball State school record with three interceptions in one game . . . He tied the mark set by four different players -- the last one was Greg Garnica in 1989 vs. Miami University . . . In addition, Baker recovered the first fumble of his career and returned it 33 yards for the first touchdown of his career. Baker Also Leading Tackler: Sean Baker leads Ball State in tackles with 24 plus has one tackle for loss and two pass breakups in his first three collegiate games. Tackling the Issue: Bryant Haines (Piqua, Ohio/Piqua H.S.) ranks second for the Cardinals with 23 tackles and is tied for team-high honors with three tackles for loss . . . He led Ball State with 15 tackles vs. Navy . . . Haines led BSU and ranked 36th in the nation in tackles with 9.62 per game last season . . . A 2007 All-MAC Second Team selection, Haines started all 13 games a year ago. Eddins Leading in Sacks: Robert Eddins (Detroit, Mich./Crockett H.S.), a sophomore for the Cardinals, leads Ball State with two sacks for minus 21 yards this season . . . He managed his first career sack in the season opener vs. Northeastern, and registered his second sack of the season at Akron. MiQuale Lewis Returns in Top Form: MiQuale Lewis (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider H.S.), a junior H-Back for the Cardinals started the first four games in 2007 before suffering a season-ending knee injury at Nebraska . . . In 2008, he leads the Cardinals with 121.0 rushing yards per game . . . Lewis rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns at Akron . . . It marked his second straight 100-yard rushing game and the fourth of his career . . . He tallied 447 yards and two touchdowns on 92 rushes in only four games last season . . . As a true freshman in 2006, Lewis rushed for 280 yards on 48 carries with one touchdown before being sidelined with a season-ending shoulder injury.
Ball State Players on National Award Watch Lists Walter Camp Player of the Year Award
Voted on by the 119 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors
Nate Davis, QB Butkus Award
Given annually to the top linebacker in college football
Bryant Haines, LB Mackey Award
Given annually to the best collegiate tight end in the nation
Darius Hill, TE
Rotary Lombardi Award
Awarded to down linemen and defensive players who line up within five yards of the football
Robert Brewster, OT, and Darius Hill, TE Maxwell Award
Most outstanding collegiate football player in the country.
Nate Davis, QB
Coach Hoke Weekly Promotional Schedule MCL Luncheon: Ball State head football coach Brady Hoke will speak at the majority of Ball State Luncheons at MCL Cafeteria in the Muncie Mall this fall. The luncheons are held each Monday at noon and are open to the public.
Monday Night with the Red & White: Ball State head football coach Brady Hoke will be the featured guest on Monday Night with the Red and White each Monday at Cheeseburger in Paradise from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. This event is open to the public and hosted by Morry Mannies.
Cardinal Endzone with Coach Hoke Thursday’s at 6 p.m. WIPB-TV
Weekly Media Opportunities Monday: Ball State head football coach Brady Hoke can be heard on the MAC Coaches Conference Call . . . Call the MAC Office at 216.566.4622 for information . . . Coach Hoke has his weekly press conference Monday’s at 1:30 p.m. at the Ball State Alumni Center . . . Players and coaches are available Monday’s at 2 p.m. Thursday: Coach Hoke is available in the mornings by appointment only.
Outland Trophy
Awarded by the Football Writers Association of America to the best interior lineman in college football
Robert Brewster, OT Ray Guy Award
Presented to the nation’s top collegiate punter
Chris Miller, P
The Series vs. Indiana Ball State and Indiana have met four times in a series which started in 1997 . . . Indiana has won all four meetings, including a 38-20 victory last year . . . This will mark the fourth of the five games played in Bloomington, and this is the third straight season these two teams have played in football. Just for Kicks: Ian McGarvey (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove H.S.), a sophomore placekicker, connected on all five extra points and made both of his field goal attempts at Akron . . . He has now made 25 consecutive extra points and eight straight field goals dating back to last season . . . McGarvey made a 46-yard field goal vs. Northeastern, which tied for the second longest of his career . . . His career long is 47 yards, which came in last year’s International Bowl. Local Products Do Well: Davyd Jones (Muncie, Ind./Central H.S.), a sophomore linebacker, led the Cardinals with a career-high eight tackles in Ball State’s season opener vs. Northeastern and added 10 in the team’s win over Navy . . . Jones made the first start of his career vs. Northeastern after playing in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2007 . . . He ranks fifth on the team in tackles with 19 plus has one and a half tackles for loss on the season . . . Kenny Meeks (Muncie, Ind./Central H.S.), a fifth-year senior, has eight tackles, one and half tackles for loss and one sack for the Cardinals this season . . . Meeks managed four tackles and his first sack of the season vs. Navy . . . He has five career sacks and has played in 29 games in his career. Freshman Wide Receiver Gets No. 1: Briggs Orsbon (Convoy, Ohio/Crestview H.S.), a true freshman member of the Ball State football team, has played in all three of the Cardinals games, and registered his first career touchdown vs. Navy . . . He returned to the endzone at Akron when he scored the first points of the game for Ball State on a 21-yard pass from Nate Davis . . . Orsbon tallied two catches for 38 yards and scored his first career TD on a 30-yard pass from Nate Davis with 3:54 to play in the second quarter vs. Navy . . . He has seven catches for 97 yards and two touchdowns. Ball State Receivers in Double Digits: Ball State’s receiving corp is averaging 13.8 yards per catch and 307.7 yards per game . . . Daniel Ifft (Dover, Ohio/Dover H.S.) is averaging a team-high 19.0 yards per catch . . . Dante Love is second with a 17.3 average, Darius Hill is averaging 15.3 yards per reception and Briggs Orsbon is at 13.9 yards per catch. Scoring By Quarters: Ball State has outscored its three opponents 124-61 this season . . . The Cardinals have a scoring advantage in each quarter . . . Ball State has outscored opponents 28-9 in the first quarter, 41-24 in the second quarter, 28-7 in the third quarter and 27-21 in the final stanza. Ball State Co-Captains: Dan Gerberry and Brandon Crawford have been selected by their teammates as co-captains for the 2008 Ball State football team.
2008 Ball State Weekly Honors Sean Baker: Walter Camp Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week for performance vs. Akron (9/13) B.J. Hill:
Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week for performance vs. Northeastern (8/28)
Dante Love: Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week for performance vs. Navy (9/5)
Ball State vs. Indiana Last Meeting Score By Quarters Ball State Indiana
1 2 10 0 3 21
3 7 7
4 Total 3 20 7 38
Nov. 3, 2007 Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Ind. Scoring Summary: 1st 11:37 BSU - MCGARVEY, Ian 19 yd field goal 7:10 IND - Starr, Austin 30 yd field goal 1:51 BSU - CLANCY, Chris 4 yd run (MCGARVEY, Ian kick) 2nd 9:28 IND - Fisher, Ray 60 yd pass from Lewis, Kellen (Starr, Austin kick) 7:10 IND - Phillips, Chris 58 yd interception return (Starr, Austin kick) 3:21 IND - Hardy, James 20 yd pass from Lewis, Kellen (Starr, Austin kick) 3rd 11:48 BSU - IFFT, Daniel 17 yd pass from DAVIS, Nate (MCGARVEY, Ian kick) 8:35 IND - Hardy, James 4 yd pass from Lewis, Kellen (Starr, Austin kick) 4th 14:54 IND - Fisher, Ray 25 yd pass from Lewis, Kellen (Starr, Austin kick) 9:03 BSU - MCGARVEY, Ian 27 yd field goal
BSU FIRST DOWNS 22 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-67 PASSING YDS (NET) 345 Passes Att-Comp-Int 49-27-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 81-412 Fumble Returns-Yards 2-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-10 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-99 Interception Returns-Yards 1-36 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-41.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 Penalties-Yards 8-80 Possession Time 31:46 Third-Down Conversions 10 of 21 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-1
Indiana 19 31-108 354 35-22-1 66-462 0-0 3-24 3-57 2-96 4-42.2 3-2 8-70 28:14 6 of 13 1 of 1 3-4 2-10
Ball State Statistical Leaders RUSHING: CLANCY, Chris 9-29; EDMONDS, Frank 8-15; DAVIS, Nate 6-8; LOVE, Dante 4-8; BURCH, Koreen 5-7. PASSING: DAVIS, Nate 26-48-2-332; JUSTICE, Tanner 1-1-0-13. RECEIVING: LOVE, Dante 14-177; IFFT, Daniel 3-35; HILL, Darius 2-42; CLANCY, Chris 2-13; JOHNSON, Louis 1-25; JONES, Davyd 1-13; EVERETT, Joe 1-13; GRANT, Madaris 1-11; DUNFORD, Dan 1-9; EDMONDS, Frank 1-7. Ball State Tackles (UA-A): HAINES, Bryant 9-4; CRAWFORD, B. 5-4; BURK, Eddie 6-2; HILL, B.J. 6-2; BUICE, Trey 4-0; KNIPP, Alex 2-2; DORULLA, Mike 3-0; LEWIS, Trey 2-1; HENRY, Derrick 1-1; MEEKS, Kenny 0-2; DAVIS, Nate 1-0; KOROMA, Amara 1-0; IFFT, Daniel 1-0; PERRY, Renee 1-0; MILLER, Chris 1-0; BOOKER, Cortlan 0-1; DUFFIN, Drew 0-1; JONES, Davyd 0-1; ALLEN, Chris 0-1.
Ball State Cardinals (* Letters Earned)
Indiana Hoosiers
Offense TE 88 82 LT 79 58 LG 74 70 C 52 57 RG 66 51 RT 71 67 QB 13 17 HB 33 7 WR 87 80 WR 86 16 WR 4 81
Darius Hill *** (6-6, 236, 5th/Sr.) -- or -Madaris Grant * (6-5, 222, Sr./Jr.) Andre Ramsey *** (6-5, 304, Sr./Sr.) Adam Cole * (6-6, 278, 5th/Sr.) Michael Switzer * (6-5, 277, So./So.) Jordan Applegate (6-5, 301, Sr./Jr.) Dan Gerberry *** (6-3, 292, 5th/Sr.) Ben Jacoby (6-2, 263, So./Fr.) Kreg Hunter (6-3, 284, So./Fr.) Kyle Cornwell *** (6-4, 272, Sr./Sr.) Robert Brewster *** (6-5, 310, Sr./Sr.) Travis Arnold (6-8, 284, Jr./So.) Nate Davis ** (6-2, 217, Jr./Jr.) Tanner Justice (6-3, 196, Sr./Jr.) MiQuale Lewis ** (5-6, 184, Jr./Jr.) Cory Sykes (5-7, 155, Fr./Fr.) Myles Trempe * (6-4, 202, Jr./So.) Torieal Gibson (5-9, 165, Fr./Fr.) Dante Love *** (5-10, 179, Sr./Sr.) Briggs Orsbon (6-0, 185, Fr./Fr.) Daniel Ifft * (6-3, 181, So./So.) Louis Johnson *** (6-1, 177, 5th/Sr.)
Offense TE LT LG C RG RT QB RB WR WR WR
87 86 76 72 64 52 71 52 79 78 68 73 15 4 2 27 22 1 84 13 5 7 19
Troy Wagner (6-5, 261, Sr./Jr.) Brad Martin (6-4, 259, Jr./So.) Rodger Saffold (6-5, 306, Jr./Jr.) Andrew McDonald (6-5, 285, So./Fr.) Pete Saxon (6-6, 310, Jr./Jr.) Jarrod Smith (6-4, 306, Jr./So.) Alex Perry, (6-7, 300, Jr./So.) Jarrod Smith, 6-4, 306, Jr./So.) Cody Faulkner (6-5, 312, Jr./So.) Dennis Zeigler (6-7, 350, So./Fr.) Mike Stark (6-7, 300, Jr./So.) James Brewer (6-8, 336, Jr./So.) Kellen Lewis (6-1, 185, Sr./Jr.) Ben Chappell (6-3, 229, Jr./So.) Marcus Thigpen (5-9, 193, Sr./Sr.) Bryan Payton (5-9, 205, Sr./Jr.) -- or -Demetrius McCray (5-11, 208, Sr./Jr.) Terrance Turner (6-3, 203, Jr./So.) Matt Ernest (6-2, 184, So./Fr.) Andrew Means (6-0, 210, Sr./Jr.) Mitchell Evans (6-3, 199, So./So.) Ray Fisher (5-9, 172, Jr./Jr.) Brandon Walker-Roby (5-11, 194, Sr./Sr.)
Defense DE 90 41 NT 95 92 DT 65 54 RUSH 91 85 SAM 99 59 MIKE 42 48 WILL 49 32 CB 3 19 SS 38 25 FS 6 46 CB 8 12
Brandon Crawford ** (6-3, 260, Sr./Jr.) Andrew Puthoff (6-3, 254, So./Fr.) Renee Perry * (5-11, 271, So./So.) Jafe Pitcock (6-2, 262, So./Fr.) Drew Duffin ** (6-3, 255, Sr./Jr.) Jerrod Gray (6-3, 253, So./Fr.) Robert Eddins * (6-3, 224, Jr./So.) Justin Woodard * (6-3, 222, Jr./So.) Kenny Meeks ** (6-2, 230, 5th/Sr.) Antonio Beasley ** (6-0, 219, 5th/Sr.) Davyd Jones * (6-1, 200, So./So.) Spain Cosby ** (5-11, 212, Jr./Jr.) Bryant Haines *** (6-5, 223, 5th/Sr.) Lorren Womack (6-0, 221, So./Fr.) B.J. Hill *** (5-7, 180, Sr./Sr.) Koreen Burch * (5-9, 162, So./So.) Alex Knipp ** (6-0, 194, Jr./Jr.) Sean Baker (6-1, 205, So./Fr.) Derrick Henry * (6-1, 189, So./So.) Joshua Howard (6-1, 190, Fr./Fr.) Trey Buice *** (5-10, 175, Sr./Sr.) Trey Lewis *** (6-0, 190, 5th/Sr.)
Defense LE DT DT RE WLB MLB SLB CB FS SS CB
57 35 55 98 62 97 92 93 34 25 43 46 56 44 16 6 8 33 20 14 29 10
Jammie Kirlew (6-3, 264, Sr./Jr.) Ryan Marando (6-2, 251, Sr./Sr.) Deonte Mack (6-3, 281, Jr./So.) Kevin Burrus (6-2, 301, Sr./Jr.) Greg Brown (6-2, 304, Sr./Sr.) Keith Burrus (6-3, 284, Sr./Jr.) Greg Middleton (6-3, 279, Jr./Jr.) Fred Jones (6-4, 260, So./Fr.) Will Patterson (6-1, 235, Jr./Jr.) Justin Carrington (6-0, 222, Sr./Jr.) Matt Mayberry (6-2, 238, Jr./Jr.) Tyler Replogle (6-2, 230, So./So.) Geno Johnson (6-2, 230, Sr./Sr.) Darius Johnson (6-0, 243, So./Fr.) Christopher Phillips (6-0, 187, Sr./Sr.) Richard Council (6-1, 189, Jr./So.) Nick Polk (6-0, 218, Sr./Jr.) Joe Kleinsmith (5-11, 197, Sr./Sr.) Austin Thomas (6-2, 222, Sr./Jr.) Jerimy Finch (6-1, 215, So./So.) Chris Adkins (6-1, 185, So./Fr.) Donnell Jones (5-10, 210, So./Fr.)
Specialists P 35 26 PK 26 29 PR 3 16 KR 86 80 H 17 LS 53
Chris Miller *** (6-2, 211, 5th/Sr.) Ian McGarvey * (5-9, 210, So./So.) Ian McGarvey * (5-9, 210, So./So.) Jake Hogue * (5-9, 195, Jr./So.) B.J. Hill *** (5-7, 180, Sr./Sr.) Briggs Orsbon (6-0, 185, Fr./Fr.) Dante Love *** (5-10, 179, Sr./Sr.) Torieal Gibson (5-9, 165, Fr./Fr.) Tanner Justice (6-3, 196, Sr./Jr.) Cody Muhlenkamp * (5-11, 203, Jr./So.)
Specialists P 12 33 PK 18 91 PR 7 8 KR 2 22 H 8 LS 53
Chris Hagerup (6-5, 204, So./Fr.) Joe Kleinsmith (5-11, 197, Sr./Sr.) Austin Starr (6-3, 198, Sr./Sr.) Nick Ford (5-9, 194, Jr./So.) Ray Fisher (5-9, 172, Jr./Jr.) Nick Polk (6-0, 218, Sr./Jr.) Marcus Thigpen (5-9, 193, Sr./Sr.) Demetrius McCray (5-11, 208, Sr./Jr.) Dustin Hass (6-2, 211, Sr./Sr.) Brandon Bugg (6-0, 246, Sr./Jr.)
2008 Ball State Football Team Statistics (All Categories are Listed BALL STATE/Opponent) Opponent
- -------FIRST DOWNS---------
----RUSHING---- ----------PASSING---------- Comp-Att-Int
Yards
Return Turnovers
Total Rush Pass Pen
Northeastern
W, 48-14
26/21 12/8 1 2/11 2/2
31-190 / 32-93
22-26- 0 / 20-37- 0 297/231
57-487 / 69-324
135/117
0/0
Navy
W, 35-23
26/22 12/18 13/3 1/1
29-162 / 59-346
21-28- 2 / 6-11- 1
57-488 / 70-413
147/91
2/1
Akron
W, 41-24
30/22 14/6 1 3/16 3/0
44-191 / 28-119
24-36- 1 / 22-45- 4 300/299
80-491 / 73-418
128/196
2/5
326/67
Plays-Yards
Yards
3rd Down
4th Down
Time of
TOP
Avg
Avg
Avg
Punting
Conversions
Conversions
Possession
Margin
Yds/Rush
Yds/Pass
Yds/Play
Number-Avg
Opponent
Number-Yards
--TOTAL OFFENSE--
Score
Northeastern
3-7 / 8-17
0-0 / 0-0
25:58/ 34:02
-8:04
6.1/2.9
11.4/6.2
8.5/4.7 3-40.3 / 9-41.1
NAVY
5-6 / 6-14
0-0 / 3-5
Akron
9-16 / 4-12
0-0 / 0-1
26:59/ 33:01
-6:02
5.6/5.9
11.6/6.1
8.6/5.9
35:45/ 24:15
11:30
4.3/4.2
8.3/6.6
Penalties No./Yds 4-45 / 8-71
1-41.0 / 0-0.0
3-33 / 1-6
6.1/5.7 5-43.4 / 4-33.8
4-40 / 7-58
2008 Ball State Football Top Individual Statistics RUSHING
No-Yds/TD
LEWIS, MiQuale HB
60-363/3
LOVE, Dante WR
Navy
Akron
11-95/1 21-114/0
NU
28-154/2
14-64/2
3-22/1
DAVIS, Nate QB
7-44/0
2-8/0
1-12/0
4-24/0
SYKES, Cory HB
12-40/1
6-31/1
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6-9/0
Akron
RECEIVING
6-37/1
5-5/0
No-Yds/TD
NU
Navy
LOVE, Dante WR
25-433/3
9 -171/1
9-165/2
7-97/0
HILL, Darius TE
11-168/3
5-45/1
2-41/1
4-82/1
ORSBON, Briggs WR
7-97/2
1-20/0
2-38/1
4-39/1
GRANT, Madaris TE
9-80/0
3-24/0
4-36/0
2-20/0
LEWIS, MiQuale HB
8-68/0
1--2/0
3-35/0
4-35/0
IFFT, Daniel WR
2-38/1
1-27/1
1-11/0
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TREMPE, Myles WR
3-27/0
----------
----------
3-27/0
PASSING
#13 DAVIS, Nate
Comp
Int
Pct
Yards
TD
Long
Sack-Yds
Passing Effic.
Northeastern
24
21
0
87.5
290
3
49
0-0
230.25
Navy
28
21
2
75.0
326
4
61
0-0
205.66
Akron
36
24
1
66.7
300
2
34
1-2
149.44
Att
FIELD GOALS
Ian McGarvey (Numbers in Parenthesis indicates FG was made)
Northeastern
Navy
---------------
Akron
(31), (32)
(25), (46)
2008 Ball State Football Top Individual Defensive Statistics TOTAL TACKLES
UA-A
BAKER, Sean HAINES, Bryant
TOT
NU
Navy
Akron
7-17 24
3-4
2-6
2-7
11-12 23
0-5
8-7
3-0
HILL, B.J.
11-8
19
3-0
5-5
3-3
BUICE, Trey
12-7
19
4-2
2-5
6-0
JONES, Davyd
4-15 19
1-7
3-7
0-1
KNIPP, Alex
9-8
17
1-2
4-5
4-1
LEWIS, Trey
8-5
13
0-1
3-1
5-3
CRAWFORD, Brandon
5-6
11
1-2
2-2
2-2
WOMACK, Lorren
3-8
11
0-2
1-2
2-4
HENRY, Derrick
7-3
10
3-2
1-0
3-1
EDDINS, Robert
3-6
9
1-3
1-2
1-1
DUFFIN, Drew
1-8
9
0-2
1-4
0-2
MEEKS, Kenny
4-4
8
1-3
3-1
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WOODWORTH, Sam
3-4
7
0-1
0-2
3-1
COSBY, Spain
2-3
5
0-2
1-1
1-0
PERRY, Rene
1-4
5
0-2
1-2
-----
BROWN, Wendell
1-4
5
0-2
0-1
1-1
Ball State’s 2008 Game-by-Game Starting Lineups Offense
NU
Navy
Akron
TE
D. Hill
D. Hill
D. Hill
LT
Ramsey
Ramsey
Ramsey
LG
Switzer
Switzer
Switzer
C
Gerberry
Gerberry
Gerberry
RG
Hunter
Hunter
Cornwell
RT
Brewster
Brewster
Brewster
TE
Grant
Grant
Grant
QB
N. Davis
N. Davis
N. Davis
HB
M. Lewis
M. Lewis
M. Lewis
WR
Love
Love
Love
WR
Ifft
Ifft
Johnson
Defense DE
NU
Navy
Akron
Crawford
Crawford
Crawford
NT
Perry
Perry
Perry
DT
Duffin
Barinaga
Duffin
RUSH
Eddins
SAM
Meeks
Baker (DB) Baker (DB) Meeks
Meeks
MIKE
Jones
Jones
Jones
WILL
Haines
Haines
Haines
CB
B.J. Hill
B.J. Hill
B.J. Hill
SS
Knipp
Knipp
Knipp
FS
Henry
Lewis
Lewis
CB
Buice
Buice
Buice
Ball State Cardinals Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 14, 2008)
RECORD: ALL GAMES........... CONFERENCE.......... NON-CONFERENCE...... DATE -----------8/28/08 9/5/08 *9/13/08 9/20/08 *9/27/08 *10/4/08 10/11/08 *10/25/08 *11/5/08 *11/11/08 *11/19/08 *11/25/08
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OPPONENT -----------------------NORTHEASTERN NAVY Akron Indiana KENT STATE Toledo Western Kentucky EASTERN MICHIGAN NORTHERN ILLINOIS Miami University Central Michigan WESTERN MICHIGAN
OVERALL (3-0-0) (1-0-0) (2-0-0) W/L --W W W 7 p.m. Noon 7 p.m. 6 p.m. Noon 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m.
SCORE ----48-14 35-23 41-24
HOME (2-0-0) (0-0-0) (2-0-0)
ATTEND -----13068 22517 9013
RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G -------------------------------------------------------------LEWIS, MiQuale 3-3 60 376 13 363 6.1 3 48 121.0 LOVE, Dante 3-3 14 74 10 64 4.6 2 11 21.3 DAVIS, Nate 3-3 7 46 2 44 6.3 0 13 14.7 SYKES, Cory 2-0 12 43 3 40 3.3 1 11 20.0 EDMONDS, Frank 1-0 4 15 0 15 3.8 0 7 15.0 WINKLER, Ray 1-0 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 11.0 WHITE, Rashaad 1-0 3 8 0 8 2.7 0 6 8.0 ORSBON, Briggs 3-0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 TEAM 2-0 2 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -1.0 Total.......... 3 104 573 30 543 5.2 6 48 181.0 Opponents...... 3 119 636 78 558 4.7 5 71 186.0 PASSING GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G -----------------------------------------------------------------DAVIS, Nate 3-3 189.37 66-88-3 75.0 916 9 61 305.3 JUSTICE, Tanner 2-0 158.80 1-1-0 100.0 7 0 7 3.5 GARNER, Perci 1-0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total.......... 3 186.92 67-90-3 74.4 923 9 61 307.7 Opponents...... 3 101.88 48-93-5 51.6 597 2 40 199.0 RECEIVING GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G ---------------------------------------------------LOVE, Dante 3-3 25 433 17.3 3 61 144.3 HILL, Darius 3-3 11 168 15.3 3 35 56.0 GRANT, Madaris 3-3 9 80 8.9 0 16 26.7 LEWIS, MiQuale 3-3 8 68 8.5 0 15 22.7 ORSBON, Briggs 3-0 7 97 13.9 2 30 32.3 TREMPE, Myles 2-0 3 27 9.0 0 12 13.5 IFFT, Daniel 3-2 2 38 19.0 1 27 12.7 EDMONDS, Frank 1-0 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0 JOHNSON, Louis 2-1 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5 Total.......... 3 67 923 13.8 9 61 307.7 Opponents...... 3 48 597 12.4 2 40 199.0
AWAY (1-0-0) (1-0-0) (0-0-0)
NEUTRAL (0-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0)
TEAM STATISTICS BSU OPP --------------------------------------------------FIRST DOWNS.............. 82 65 Rushing................ 38 32 Passing................ 38 30 Penalty................ 6 3 RUSHING YARDAGE.......... 543 558 Rushing Attempts....... 104 119 Average Per Rush....... 5.2 4.7 Average Per Game....... 181.0 186.0 TDs Rushing............ 6 5 PASSING YARDAGE.......... 923 597 Att-Comp-Int........... 90-67-3 93-48-5 Average Per Pass....... 10.3 6.4 Average Per Catch...... 13.8 12.4 Average Per Game....... 307.7 199.0 TDs Passing............ 9 2 TOTAL OFFENSE............ 1466 1155 Average Per Play....... 7.6 5.4 Average Per Game....... 488.7 385.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards.... 11-260 19-380 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards.... 4-104 6-22 INT RETURNS: #-Yards..... 5-13 3-2 FUMBLES-LOST............. 2-1 4-1 PENALTIES-Yards.......... 11-118 16-135 PUNTS-AVG................ 9-42.1 13-38.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game.. 29:34 30:26 3RD-DOWN Conversions..... 17/29 18/43 4TH-DOWN Conversions..... 0/0 3/6 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long --------------------------------------BAKER, Sean 3 0 0.0 0 0 HILL, B.J. 2 13 6.5 0 13 Total.......... 5 13 2.6 0 13 Opponents...... 3 2 0.7 0 2 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd ----------------------------------------------------MILLER, Chris 9 379 42.1 54 0 1 4 0 Total.......... 9 379 42.1 54 0 1 4 0 Opponents...... 13 505 38.8 52 3 3 2 0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long --------------------------------------HILL, B.J. 3 90 30.0 0 72 ORSBON, Briggs 1 14 14.0 0 14 Total.......... 4 104 26.0 0 72 Opponents...... 6 22 3.7 0 9
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ----------------------------------------------------------------McGARVEY, Ian 4-4 100.0 0-0 1-1 2-2 1-1 0-0 46 0 |------- PATs -------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points --------------------------------------------------------------LOVE, Dante 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 McGARVEY, Ian 0 4-4 16-16 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 28 LEWIS, MiQuale 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 HILL, Darius 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 ORSBON, Briggs 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 IFFT, Daniel 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 SYKES, Cory 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 BAKER, Sean 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total.......... 16 4-4 16-16 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 124 Opponents...... 7 4-4 7-7 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 61 SCORE BY QUARTERS -------------------Ball State Cardinals Opponents...........
1st --28 9
2nd --41 24
3rd --28 7
4th --27 21
Total --124 61
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ---------------------------------------------DAVIS, Nate 3 95 44 916 960 320.0 LEWIS, MiQuale 3 60 363 0 363 121.0 LOVE, Dante 3 14 64 0 64 21.3 SYKES, Cory 2 12 40 0 40 20.0 EDMONDS, Frank 1 4 15 0 15 15.0 WINKLER, Ray 1 1 11 0 11 11.0 WHITE, Rashaad 1 3 8 0 8 8.0 JUSTICE, Tanner 2 1 0 7 7 3.5 TEAM 2 2 -2 0 -2 -1.0 Total.......... 3 194 543 923 1466 488.7 Opponents...... 3 212 558 597 1155 385.0
KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long --------------------------------------LOVE, Dante 9 229 25.4 0 36 COSBY, Spain 1 14 14.0 0 14 BARINAGA, G. 1 17 17.0 0 17 Total.......... 11 260 23.6 0 36 Opponents...... 19 380 20.0 0 49 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G -----------------------------------------------------LOVE, Dante 3 64 433 0 229 0 726 242.0 LEWIS, MiQuale 3 363 68 0 0 0 431 143.7 HILL, Darius 3 0 168 0 0 0 168 56.0 ORSBON, Briggs 3 0 97 14 0 0 111 37.0 HILL, B.J. 3 0 0 90 0 13 103 34.3 GRANT, Madaris 3 0 80 0 0 0 80 26.7 DAVIS, Nate 3 44 0 0 0 0 44 14.7 SYKES, Cory 2 40 0 0 0 0 40 20.0 IFFT, Daniel 3 0 38 0 0 0 38 12.7 TREMPE, Myles 2 0 27 0 0 0 27 13.5 EDMONDS, Frank 1 15 7 0 0 0 22 22.0 BARINAGA, G. 2 0 0 0 17 0 17 8.5 COSBY, Spain 3 0 0 0 14 0 14 4.7 WINKLER, Ray 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0 WHITE, Rashaad 1 8 0 0 0 0 8 8.0 JOHNSON, Louis 2 0 5 0 0 0 5 2.5 TEAM 2 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -1.0 Total.......... 3 543 923 104 260 13 1843 614.3 Opponents...... 3 558 597 22 380 2 1559 519.7
|--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------25 BAKER, Sean 7 17 24 1.0-5 . 3-0 2 . 1-33 . . . 49 HAINES, Bryant 11 12 23 3.0-10 1.0-8 . 1 . . . . . 3 HILL, B.J. 11 8 19 . . 2-13 2 . . . . . 8 BUICE, Trey 12 7 19 . . . 1 . . . . . 42 JONES, Davyd 4 15 19 1.5-3 . . . . . . . . 38 KNIPP, Alex 9 8 17 1.0-3 . . . . . . . . 12 LEWIS, Trey 8 5 13 1.5-3 . . . . . . . . 90 CRAWFORD, B. 5 6 11 3.0-6 1.0-2 . 2 . . 1 . . 32 WOMACK, Lorren 3 8 11 . . . . . . . . . 6 HENRY, Derrick 7 3 10 . . . . . . . . . 91 EDDINS, Robert 3 6 9 2.0-21 2.0-21 . 1 . . . . . 65 DUFFIN, Drew 1 8 9 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 99 MEEKS, Kenny 4 4 8 1.5-4 1.0-2 . . . . . . . 55 WOODWORTH, Sam 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . . 95 PERRY, Rene 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . . 48 COSBY, Spain 2 3 5 0.5-1 . . . . . . . . 11 BROWN, Wendell 1 4 5 0.5-0 . . . . . . . . 46 HOWARD, Joshua 1 2 3 0.5-2 . . . . . . . . 9 KUNTZ, Kyle 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . 15 GREGORY, Jakeem 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . 85 WOODARD, Justin 3 . 3 2.0-9 1.0-6 . . . . . . . 4 IFFT, Daniel 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . 56 BARINAGA, G. . 2 2 0.5-1 . . . . . . . . 29 HOGUE, Jake 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 53 MUHLENKAMP, C. 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 33 LEWIS, MiQuale 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 16 ORSBON, Briggs . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 41 PUTHOFF, Andrew . 1 1 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . . 93 MORRIS, Adam 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 59 BEASLEY, A. 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 81 JOHNSON, Louis 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 107 134 241 20-71 6-39 5-13 11 . 1-33 1 . . Opponents...... 1-2 3-2 5 . 1-0 . . .
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Ball State Cardinals (3-0; MAC 1-0) at Indiana Hoosiers (2-0; Big Ten 0-0) Sat., Sept. 20, 2008 -- Bloomington, Ind. Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 49,225) -- Astroplay Surface Television -- Big Ten Network Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-Play), Chris Martin (Analyst), Ashley Russell (Sideline Reporter) Ball State Radio Network: This marks the 53rd season Ball State and WLBC FM 104.1 have aired the Ball State football games . . . Morry Mannies will be in his 53rd year as the “Voice of the Cardinals” . . . Mark O’Connell, a former Ball State quarterback and punter, will provide the color commentary for the eighth straight season . . . The pregame show begins one hour prior to kickoff, and will be hosted by Jeff Weller, Ball State’s director of corporate sales and broadcast services . . . In addition, ESPN 1340 AM will host a Muncie College Gameday show beginning two and a half hours before kickoff each week . . . Ball State football games can also be heard on 1380 AM in Fort Wayne and XL950 AM in Indianapolis, and the Ball State student station WCRD will broadcast the majority of games on 91.3 FM. Ball State Head Coach: Brady Hoke (Ball State ‘82) is in his sixth year as the Cardinals head coach and his sixth season as a collegiate head coach . . . A former football student-athlete at Ball State, Hoke helped the Cardinals to the 1978 MidAmerican Conference Championship . . . As one of four captains on the 1980 team, Hoke led the Cardinals and ranked sixth in the MAC with 150 tackles . . . Hoke coached Ball State to a 7-6 record, the MAC West Division Co-Championship and a berth in the International Bowl last season . . . Hoke owns a 25-37 career record, including a 20-20 mark in MAC action. Quick Hits: Brady Hoke is one of only 18 coaches in the country to be the head coach of their alma mater in 2008 . . . Ball State has opened the 2008 season with three straight victories, which marks the best start for a Ball State team since the 1988 season when the Cardinals started the season 5-0 . . . Ball State’s defense tallied four interceptions in its 41-24 win at Akron Saturday, and the four picks tied for the fifth best single-game mark in school history . . . Redshirt freshman Sean Baker tallied three interceptions plus recovered one fumble and returned it 33 yards for his first career touchdown in Ball State’s win at Akron . . . With his first pass at Akron, Nate Davis set the Ball State career record for passing yards . . . . He completed a 23-yard pass to Dante Love on the third offensive play of the game for the Cardinals, and Davis now has 6,558 passing yards in his career . . . Love has caught at least one pass in 36 straight games and in 38-of-39 in his career . . . Darius Hill is Ball State’s all-time leader in touchdown receptions and added one to his total at Akron . . . Hill now has 27 career touchdown catches . . . Ian McGarvey made five extra points and two field goals at Akron and has now made 25 straight extra points and eight consecutive field goals dating back to last year . . . MiQuale Lewis tallied his second straight 100-yard rushing game Saturday at Akron, and it marked the fourth 100-yard game of his career . . . The Cardinals are 4-2 in Mid-American Conference openers in Hoke’s tenure as Ball State’s head coach . . . Ball State received two votes in the USA Today Poll this week and one vote in The Associated Press Poll. A Game of Ties: Indiana head coach Bill Lynch was the head coach at Ball State from 1995-2002 and guided the Cardinals to the 1996 Mid-American Conference Championship and a berth in the Las Vegas Bowl . . . Coach Lynch’s son Joey, was a starting quarterback for Coach Hoke from 2004-06 . . . Billy Lynch, an assistant coach at IU, was a football and basketball student-athlete at Ball State (1997-2002) . . . Dennis Springer, an assistant at IU, was an assistant football coach at Ball State (1993-2002) . . . Colin Johnson, who lettered in football at BSU from 1999-2002, is a quality control coach for the Hoosiers.
• 2008 Mid-American Conference Standings • West Division MAC Record Overall Record Ball State 1-0 3-0 Central Michigan 1-0 2-1 Western Michigan 1-0 2-1 Toledo 1-0 1-1 Eastern Michigan 0-1 1-2 Northern Illinois 0-1 0-2 East Division MAC Record Overall Record Buffalo 1-0 2-1 Bowling Green 0-0 1-2 Kent State 0-0 1-2 Miami University 0-0 1-2 Temple 0-1 1-2 Akron 0-1 1-2 Ohio 0-1 0-3
MAC Teams In Action
Sat., Sept. 20 Ball State at Indiana (7:00) -- Big Ten Network Central Michigan at Purdue (Noon) -- Big Ten Network Temple at Penn State (Noon) -- Big Ten Network Ohio at Northwestern (Noon) -- Big Ten Network Eastern Michigan at Maryland (1:00) -- ESPN 360 Akron at Army (1:00) -- ESPN Classic Buffalo at Missouri (2:00) Indiana State at Northern Illinois (3:00) -- CSN Chicago Kent State at Louisiana-Lafayette (6:00) Tennessee Tech at Western Michigan (7:00) Miami University at Cincinnati (7:30) -- ESPN 360 Fresno State at Toledo (8:15) -- ESPNU * Mid-American Conference Game All Game Times are ET
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Baker Named Walter Camp Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week
Sean Baker (Canfield, Ohio/Canfield H.S.), a redshirt freshman defensive back on the Ball State football team, has been named the Walter Camp Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Ball State’s 41-24 win at Akron. Baker tied a Ball State school record with three interceptions plus recovered one fumble and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown. In addition, he led Ball State with nine tackles and added one pass breakup. This marks the fifth year the Walter Camp Foundation distributes the weekly honor with the recipients selected by a panel of national media members.
Anchoring the Trenches: Seniors Robert Brewster (Cincinnati, Ohio/Wyoming H.S.), Dan Gerberry (Austintown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch H.S.) and Andre Ramsey (Cordele, Ga./Crisp County H.S.) anchor the offensive line which blocked for a school record 5,640 yards in total offense, including a school best 3,704 yards passing in 2007 . . . Brewster was a 2007 All-Mid-American Conference First Team selection and started all 13 games at right tackle last season . . . Gerberry has started all 39 games at center in his career . . . Ramsey played in 12 games last season and started seven contests, including the last five of the season at left tackle. Only Two Sacks on the Season: Ball State’s offensive line has allowed only two sacks in three games this season . . . The Cardinals rank ninth in the country for sacks allowed with 0.33 per game . . . Ball State leads the MAC in fewest sacks allowed. National Rankings: Ball State ranks in the nation’s top 20 in a number of statistical categories through the first three games of 2008: 4th 5th 9th 12th 15th 18th 18th
Passing Efficiency 186.88 mark Punt Returns 26.0 yards per return Fewest Sacks Allowed 0.33 allowed per game Passing Offense 307.67 yards per game Total Offense 488.67 yards per game Scoring Offense 41.33 points per game Net Punting 39.67 net yards per punt
Nate Davis By The Numbers TD Passes in a Career: 1. 57, Nate Davis (2006-Present) 2. 44, Talmadge Hill (2000-03) Passing Yards in a Career: 1. 6,558, Nate Davis (2006-Present) 2. 6,271, Mike Neu (1990-93) Pass Attempts in a Career: 1. 970, Mike Neu (1990-93) 2. 901, Talmadge Hill (2000-03) 3. 811, Nate Davis (2006-Present) Pass Completions in a Career: 1. 580, Mike Neu (1990-93) 2. 524, Talmadge Hill (2000-03) 3. 486, Nate Davis (2006-Present) Most 250-Yard Career Passing Games: 1. 15, Nate Davis (2006-Present) 2. 6, Talmadge Hill (2000-03) 3. 6, Joey Lynch (2003-06) Most 300-Yard Career Passing Games: 1. 7, Nate Davis (2006-Present)
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Leading the Offense: Nate Davis (Bellaire, Ohio/Bellaire H.S.), a junior quarterback who ranks 11th in the nation in total offense (320.0), is 13-10 as a starting quarterback for Ball State, including 10-6 in the last 16 games. Passing Efficiency: Nate Davis ranks sixth in the nation in passing efficiency with a 189.37 mark . . . He has completed 66-of-88 passes for a 75 percent mark through the first three games . . . He completed .875 percent of his passes against Northeastern, which ranks as the third best single-game mark in school history.
Most Passing Yards: 422 at Nebraska (2007) Most Pass Attempts: 49 vs. Rutgers (2007) Most Passes Completed: 27 vs. NIU (2006) Most Passes Intercepted: 3 vs. WMU (2006) Most TD Passes Thrown: 4 (3 times) 2008 vs. Navy; 2007 vs. EMU; 2006 vs. NIU Best Pass Completion Pct.: .875 (21-of-24) vs. Northeastern (2008)
Ball State Football -- 2008 Schedule and Results (3-0; MAC 1-0) Date Day Opponent Television Time/Result Series 8/28/08 Thurs. Northeastern NONE W, 48-14 BS 1-0 Game Presented by ProLiance Energy
Quick Facts Ball State totalled 487 yards in offense and scored 28 unanswered points in 6:40 early in the game.
9/5/08 Fri.
Navy ESPN W, 35-23 BS 3-0 Game Presented by Pizza King
The first-ever ESPN home game was watched by a sellout crowd, including a record 10,546 BSU students.
9/13/08 Sat.
at Akron *
NONE
W, 41-24
11-8-1
Ball State off to first 3-0 start since the 1988 season.
9/20/08 Sat.
at Indiana
Big Ten Network
7 p.m.
IU 4-0
The two teams will be meeting for the third straight season.
9/27/08 Sat.
Kent State ESPN Regional Noon BS 18-5 This game is Ball State’s 84th Homecoming Game and Homecoming Game Presented by Ball State Federal Credit Union BSU owns a 9-3 edge in games vs. KSU played at BSU.
10/4/08 Sat.
at Toledo *
NONE
7 p.m.
16-16-1
Ball State has won the last two games in the series.
10/11/08 Sat.
at Western Kentucky NONE
6 p.m.
1-1
Ball State won last season, but lost first meeting in 1929.
10/25/08 Sat.
Eastern Michigan * NONE Noon BS 27-20-2 Ball State has won last three and is 13-9-2 in games Family Weekend Game Presented by Marsh played at Scheumann Stadium.
11/5/08 Wed. Northern Illinois * ESPN2 or ESPNU 8 p.m. BS 19-14-2 This marks the second game where the two teams will Cardinal Varsity Club Day Presented by Mutual Bank be playing for the Bronze Stalk. 11/11/08 Tues. at Miami University * ESPN2
7 p.m.
MU 15-10-1 The two teams have split last two games.
11/19/08 Wed.
7 p.m.
CM 21-18-1 Last eight games have been split 4-4.
6 p.m.
WM 19-15
at Central Michigan * ESPN2
11/25/08 Tues. Western Michigan * ESPN 360
* Denotes Mid-American Conference games; Game Times are Local Time of Home Team
Ball State has won five of last seven games.
Dante Love By The Numbers Receiving Yards in a Career: 1. 3,030, Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) 2. 2,751, Dante Love (2005-Present) Career TD Receptions: 1. 27, Darius Hill (2005-Present) 2. 24, Brian Oliver (1991-94) 3. 22, Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) 4. 20, Dante Love (2005-Present) Passes Caught in a Career: 1. 238, Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) 2. 196, Dante Love (2005-Present) Most 100-Yard Receiving Games in Career: 1. 11, Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) 11, Dante Love (2005-Present) Most 1,000-Yard Receiving Seasons: 1. 2, Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) 2. 1, Dante Love (2005-Present) Kickoff Return Yds in a Career: 1. 2,091, Dante Love (2005-Present) SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Receiving Yards: 214 vs. Nebraska (2007) TD Passes Caught: 2 (2 Times) 2005 vs. WMU and 2008 vs. Navy Passes Caught: 14 vs. Indiana (2007) Total Touchdowns: 3 vs. Navy (2008) Kickoff Return Yards: 266 vs. CMU (2007) KOR Avg. (Min. 2): 34.3 (4) vs. Ohio (2005)
Darius Hill By The Numbers Career TD Receptions: 1. 27, Darius Hill (2005-Present) 2. 24, Brian Oliver (1991-94) Receiving Yards in a Career: 1. 3,030, Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) 2. 2,751, Dante Love (2005-Present) 3. 2,256, Deon Chester (1984-87) 4. 2,111, Brian Oliver (1991-94) 5. 2,057, Darius Hill (2005-Present) Passes Caught in a Career: 1. 238, Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) 2. 196, Dante Love (2005-Present) 6. 129, Darius Hill (2005-Present) Most 100-Yard Receiving Games in Career: 1. 11, Dante Ridgeway (2002-04) 11, Dante Love (2005-Present) 6. 4, Darius Hill (2005-Present) SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Receiving Yards: 119 vs. Purdue (2006) TD Passes Caught: 2 (2 Times) 2007 vs. Buffalo and 2007 vs. Rutgers Passes Caught: 9 (2 Times) 2007 vs. Rutgers and 2006 vs. Purdue
No. 1 In the Nation: Dante Love (Cincinnati, Ohio/Withrow H.S.) ranks No. 1 in the nation in receiving yards per game with a 144.33 average . . . Love has caught at least one pass in 36 straight games and in 38-of-39 outings in his career . . . He had nine catches for 171 yards vs. Northeastern and the 171 yards are the 14th most in a single game in Ball State history . . . Love has four of Ball State’s top 15 all-time single-game efforts for reception yards in a game. The Versatile Play Maker: Dante Love (Cincinnati, Ohio/Withrow H.S.), a senior wide receiver, managed 336 all-purpose yards in Ball State’s win over Navy . . . Love managed nine catches for 165 yards with two touchdowns, rushed six times for 37 yards and one TD and returned five kickoffs for 134 yards . . . His 336 all-purpose yards ranks as the 11th best single-game mark in Mid-American Conference history, and the fourth best single-game Football Bowl Subdivision performance this season . . . He ranked second in the country in all-purpose yards per game (206.92) in 2007, and ranks third in the nation in 2008 with 242.0 per game this season. Love Notes: Dante Love had 1,398 receiving yards last season and is only the fifth player in Ball State history to reach the 1,000-yard plateau . . . Love is only the fourth player in Ball State history to register over 2,000 receiving yards in a career . . . He needs 280 yards to become Ball State’s career receiving yards leader. National Rankings: Ball State individuals rank in the nation’s top 20 in a number of statistical categories through the first three games of 2008: 1st 3rd 3rd tie 6th 10th 7th tie 11th 16th tie
Dante Love Dante Love Sean Baker Nate Davis MiQuale Lewis Dante Love Nate Davis B.J. Hill
Receiving Yards Per Game All-Purpose Yards Per Game Interceptions Per Game Passing Efficiency Rushing Yards Per Game Receptions Per Game Total Offense Interceptions Per Game
144.33 242.00 1.00 189.37 121.00 8.33 320.00 0.67
The Tight End: Darius Hill (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs H.S.), a senior tight end and Ball State’s career record holder with 27 touchdown receptions, became only the fifth player in Ball State history to surpass the 2,000-yard mark for receiving yards . . . With 12:32 remaining in the second quarter of the season opener vs. Northeastern, Hill caught his school record-setting 25th career touchdown . . . Hill, who led the team with 11 touchdown catches in 2007, tied the Ball State single-season record with 10 TD catches in 2006, and set the school mark last fall . . . He was one of eight semifinalists for the 2007 John Mackey Award, which goes to the nation’s top collegiate tight end, and is on the Mackey Award Preseason Watch List this season. D. Hill Moving Up: Darius Hill has 129 career pass receptions and needs three to move into fifth place and pass Adrian Reese, who managed 131 from 1996-99 . . . Hill needs 10 to move into fourth and pass Brian Oliver’s 138 from 1991-94. Leading the Secondary: B.J. Hill (Lanham, Md./Riverdale Baptist H.S.), who was playing his first season on defense in 2007 after playing tailback his first two years, managed the seventh interception of his career at Akron . . . He ranks third on the team in tackles with 19 this season . . . Hill was a 2007 All-MAC Second Team choice and has played in all 38 games in his first three seasons. Hill Returns to Return Game: After leading Ball State in punt returns in 2007, B.J. Hill has returned three punts for 90 yards and a 30.0 average in 2008 . . . Hill returned a punt a career-long 72 yards in the second quarter vs. Northeastern to set up a 2-yard touchdown run and give Ball State a 28-0 lead . . . Hill returned a punt 54 yards for a touchdown vs. Akron in 2005 for the only punt return for a TD in his career. The Grizzled Veteran: Brandon Crawford (Fort Wayne, Ind./South H.S.), a 32-year-old junior defensive end and former Marine, led the Cardinals with 17 tackles for loss and eight sacks and tied for 36th in the nation in tackles for loss in 2007 . . . Crawford was a 2007 All-MAC Third Team selection . . . He worked in an automotive factory after high school graduation and before joining the Marine Corp in 1999 . .. Crawford received an honorable discharge from the Marine Corp in 2003 and enrolled at Ball State in the summer of 2004, but returned home prior to the start of school . . . He returned to Ball State in the fall of 2006 and was a freshman member of the football team that season.
Crawford Leading By Example: Brandon Crawford is tied for team-high honors with three tackles for loss this season plus has one sack, two pass breakups and one forced fumble for the Cardinals. Ball State’s Next Prodigy at Punter U.: Chris Miller (Libertyville, Ill./Carmel H.S.), a senior punter, has punted nine times for a 42.1 average . . . He has a season long punt of 54 yards vs. Northeastern and has pinned opponents inside their own 20-yard line on four of nine punts . . . Ball State opponents have returned six punts for an average of only 3.7 yards . . . Miller ranked third in the nation with a 45.44 average and was named to the American Football Coaches Association All-America First Team in 2007 . . . Miller is a two-time Playboy Magazine Preseason All-American, having been named to the team in 2007 and 2008 . . . Ball State has two punters with National Football League experience . . . Brad Maynard (1993-96) is in his 13th NFL season and is a member of the Chicago Bears . . . Reggie Hodges (2000-04) spent the 2008 preseason as a member of the Seattle Seahawks. Baker Off to Good Start: Sean Baker (Canfield, Ohio/Canfield H.S.), a redshirt freshman for the Cardinals, was named the Walter Camp Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Ball State’s 41-24 win at Akron Saturday . . . Baker tied a Ball State school record with three interceptions in one game . . . He tied the mark set by four different players -- the last one was Greg Garnica in 1989 vs. Miami University . . . In addition, Baker recovered the first fumble of his career and returned it 33 yards for the first touchdown of his career. Baker Also Leading Tackler: Sean Baker leads Ball State in tackles with 24 plus has one tackle for loss and two pass breakups in his first three collegiate games. Tackling the Issue: Bryant Haines (Piqua, Ohio/Piqua H.S.) ranks second for the Cardinals with 23 tackles and is tied for team-high honors with three tackles for loss . . . He led Ball State with 15 tackles vs. Navy . . . Haines led BSU and ranked 36th in the nation in tackles with 9.62 per game last season . . . A 2007 All-MAC Second Team selection, Haines started all 13 games a year ago. Eddins Leading in Sacks: Robert Eddins (Detroit, Mich./Crockett H.S.), a sophomore for the Cardinals, leads Ball State with two sacks for minus 21 yards this season . . . He managed his first career sack in the season opener vs. Northeastern, and registered his second sack of the season at Akron. MiQuale Lewis Returns in Top Form: MiQuale Lewis (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider H.S.), a junior H-Back for the Cardinals started the first four games in 2007 before suffering a season-ending knee injury at Nebraska . . . In 2008, he leads the Cardinals with 121.0 rushing yards per game . . . Lewis rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns at Akron . . . It marked his second straight 100-yard rushing game and the fourth of his career . . . He tallied 447 yards and two touchdowns on 92 rushes in only four games last season . . . As a true freshman in 2006, Lewis rushed for 280 yards on 48 carries with one touchdown before being sidelined with a season-ending shoulder injury.
Ball State Players on National Award Watch Lists Walter Camp Player of the Year Award
Voted on by the 119 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors
Nate Davis, QB Butkus Award
Given annually to the top linebacker in college football
Bryant Haines, LB Mackey Award
Given annually to the best collegiate tight end in the nation
Darius Hill, TE
Rotary Lombardi Award
Awarded to down linemen and defensive players who line up within five yards of the football
Robert Brewster, OT, and Darius Hill, TE Maxwell Award
Most outstanding collegiate football player in the country.
Nate Davis, QB
Coach Hoke Weekly Promotional Schedule MCL Luncheon: Ball State head football coach Brady Hoke will speak at the majority of Ball State Luncheons at MCL Cafeteria in the Muncie Mall this fall. The luncheons are held each Monday at noon and are open to the public.
Monday Night with the Red & White: Ball State head football coach Brady Hoke will be the featured guest on Monday Night with the Red and White each Monday at Cheeseburger in Paradise from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. This event is open to the public and hosted by Morry Mannies.
Cardinal Endzone with Coach Hoke Thursday’s at 6 p.m. WIPB-TV
Weekly Media Opportunities Monday: Ball State head football coach Brady Hoke can be heard on the MAC Coaches Conference Call . . . Call the MAC Office at 216.566.4622 for information . . . Coach Hoke has his weekly press conference Monday’s at 1:30 p.m. at the Ball State Alumni Center . . . Players and coaches are available Monday’s at 2 p.m. Thursday: Coach Hoke is available in the mornings by appointment only.
Outland Trophy
Awarded by the Football Writers Association of America to the best interior lineman in college football
Robert Brewster, OT Ray Guy Award
Presented to the nation’s top collegiate punter
Chris Miller, P
The Series vs. Indiana Ball State and Indiana have met four times in a series which started in 1997 . . . Indiana has won all four meetings, including a 38-20 victory last year . . . This will mark the fourth of the five games played in Bloomington, and this is the third straight season these two teams have played in football. Just for Kicks: Ian McGarvey (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove H.S.), a sophomore placekicker, connected on all five extra points and made both of his field goal attempts at Akron . . . He has now made 25 consecutive extra points and eight straight field goals dating back to last season . . . McGarvey made a 46-yard field goal vs. Northeastern, which tied for the second longest of his career . . . His career long is 47 yards, which came in last year’s International Bowl. Local Products Do Well: Davyd Jones (Muncie, Ind./Central H.S.), a sophomore linebacker, led the Cardinals with a career-high eight tackles in Ball State’s season opener vs. Northeastern and added 10 in the team’s win over Navy . . . Jones made the first start of his career vs. Northeastern after playing in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2007 . . . He ranks fifth on the team in tackles with 19 plus has one and a half tackles for loss on the season . . . Kenny Meeks (Muncie, Ind./Central H.S.), a fifth-year senior, has eight tackles, one and half tackles for loss and one sack for the Cardinals this season . . . Meeks managed four tackles and his first sack of the season vs. Navy . . . He has five career sacks and has played in 29 games in his career. Freshman Wide Receiver Gets No. 1: Briggs Orsbon (Convoy, Ohio/Crestview H.S.), a true freshman member of the Ball State football team, has played in all three of the Cardinals games, and registered his first career touchdown vs. Navy . . . He returned to the endzone at Akron when he scored the first points of the game for Ball State on a 21-yard pass from Nate Davis . . . Orsbon tallied two catches for 38 yards and scored his first career TD on a 30-yard pass from Nate Davis with 3:54 to play in the second quarter vs. Navy . . . He has seven catches for 97 yards and two touchdowns. Ball State Receivers in Double Digits: Ball State’s receiving corp is averaging 13.8 yards per catch and 307.7 yards per game . . . Daniel Ifft (Dover, Ohio/Dover H.S.) is averaging a team-high 19.0 yards per catch . . . Dante Love is second with a 17.3 average, Darius Hill is averaging 15.3 yards per reception and Briggs Orsbon is at 13.9 yards per catch. Scoring By Quarters: Ball State has outscored its three opponents 124-61 this season . . . The Cardinals have a scoring advantage in each quarter . . . Ball State has outscored opponents 28-9 in the first quarter, 41-24 in the second quarter, 28-7 in the third quarter and 27-21 in the final stanza. Ball State Co-Captains: Dan Gerberry and Brandon Crawford have been selected by their teammates as co-captains for the 2008 Ball State football team.
2008 Ball State Weekly Honors Sean Baker: Walter Camp Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week for performance vs. Akron (9/13) B.J. Hill:
Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week for performance vs. Northeastern (8/28)
Dante Love: Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week for performance vs. Navy (9/5)
Ball State vs. Indiana Last Meeting Score By Quarters Ball State Indiana
1 2 10 0 3 21
3 7 7
4 Total 3 20 7 38
Nov. 3, 2007 Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Ind. Scoring Summary: 1st 11:37 BSU - MCGARVEY, Ian 19 yd field goal 7:10 IND - Starr, Austin 30 yd field goal 1:51 BSU - CLANCY, Chris 4 yd run (MCGARVEY, Ian kick) 2nd 9:28 IND - Fisher, Ray 60 yd pass from Lewis, Kellen (Starr, Austin kick) 7:10 IND - Phillips, Chris 58 yd interception return (Starr, Austin kick) 3:21 IND - Hardy, James 20 yd pass from Lewis, Kellen (Starr, Austin kick) 3rd 11:48 BSU - IFFT, Daniel 17 yd pass from DAVIS, Nate (MCGARVEY, Ian kick) 8:35 IND - Hardy, James 4 yd pass from Lewis, Kellen (Starr, Austin kick) 4th 14:54 IND - Fisher, Ray 25 yd pass from Lewis, Kellen (Starr, Austin kick) 9:03 BSU - MCGARVEY, Ian 27 yd field goal
BSU FIRST DOWNS 22 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-67 PASSING YDS (NET) 345 Passes Att-Comp-Int 49-27-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 81-412 Fumble Returns-Yards 2-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-10 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-99 Interception Returns-Yards 1-36 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-41.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 Penalties-Yards 8-80 Possession Time 31:46 Third-Down Conversions 10 of 21 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-1
Indiana 19 31-108 354 35-22-1 66-462 0-0 3-24 3-57 2-96 4-42.2 3-2 8-70 28:14 6 of 13 1 of 1 3-4 2-10
Ball State Statistical Leaders RUSHING: CLANCY, Chris 9-29; EDMONDS, Frank 8-15; DAVIS, Nate 6-8; LOVE, Dante 4-8; BURCH, Koreen 5-7. PASSING: DAVIS, Nate 26-48-2-332; JUSTICE, Tanner 1-1-0-13. RECEIVING: LOVE, Dante 14-177; IFFT, Daniel 3-35; HILL, Darius 2-42; CLANCY, Chris 2-13; JOHNSON, Louis 1-25; JONES, Davyd 1-13; EVERETT, Joe 1-13; GRANT, Madaris 1-11; DUNFORD, Dan 1-9; EDMONDS, Frank 1-7. Ball State Tackles (UA-A): HAINES, Bryant 9-4; CRAWFORD, B. 5-4; BURK, Eddie 6-2; HILL, B.J. 6-2; BUICE, Trey 4-0; KNIPP, Alex 2-2; DORULLA, Mike 3-0; LEWIS, Trey 2-1; HENRY, Derrick 1-1; MEEKS, Kenny 0-2; DAVIS, Nate 1-0; KOROMA, Amara 1-0; IFFT, Daniel 1-0; PERRY, Renee 1-0; MILLER, Chris 1-0; BOOKER, Cortlan 0-1; DUFFIN, Drew 0-1; JONES, Davyd 0-1; ALLEN, Chris 0-1.
Ball State Cardinals (* Letters Earned)
Indiana Hoosiers
Offense TE 88 82 LT 79 58 LG 74 70 C 52 57 RG 66 51 RT 71 67 QB 13 17 HB 33 7 WR 87 80 WR 86 16 WR 4 81
Darius Hill *** (6-6, 236, 5th/Sr.) -- or -Madaris Grant * (6-5, 222, Sr./Jr.) Andre Ramsey *** (6-5, 304, Sr./Sr.) Adam Cole * (6-6, 278, 5th/Sr.) Michael Switzer * (6-5, 277, So./So.) Jordan Applegate (6-5, 301, Sr./Jr.) Dan Gerberry *** (6-3, 292, 5th/Sr.) Ben Jacoby (6-2, 263, So./Fr.) Kreg Hunter (6-3, 284, So./Fr.) Kyle Cornwell *** (6-4, 272, Sr./Sr.) Robert Brewster *** (6-5, 310, Sr./Sr.) Travis Arnold (6-8, 284, Jr./So.) Nate Davis ** (6-2, 217, Jr./Jr.) Tanner Justice (6-3, 196, Sr./Jr.) MiQuale Lewis ** (5-6, 184, Jr./Jr.) Cory Sykes (5-7, 155, Fr./Fr.) Myles Trempe * (6-4, 202, Jr./So.) Torieal Gibson (5-9, 165, Fr./Fr.) Dante Love *** (5-10, 179, Sr./Sr.) Briggs Orsbon (6-0, 185, Fr./Fr.) Daniel Ifft * (6-3, 181, So./So.) Louis Johnson *** (6-1, 177, 5th/Sr.)
Offense TE LT LG C RG RT QB RB WR WR WR
87 86 76 72 64 52 71 52 79 78 68 73 15 4 2 27 22 1 84 13 5 7 19
Troy Wagner (6-5, 261, Sr./Jr.) Brad Martin (6-4, 259, Jr./So.) Rodger Saffold (6-5, 306, Jr./Jr.) Andrew McDonald (6-5, 285, So./Fr.) Pete Saxon (6-6, 310, Jr./Jr.) Jarrod Smith (6-4, 306, Jr./So.) Alex Perry, (6-7, 300, Jr./So.) Jarrod Smith, 6-4, 306, Jr./So.) Cody Faulkner (6-5, 312, Jr./So.) Dennis Zeigler (6-7, 350, So./Fr.) Mike Stark (6-7, 300, Jr./So.) James Brewer (6-8, 336, Jr./So.) Kellen Lewis (6-1, 185, Sr./Jr.) Ben Chappell (6-3, 229, Jr./So.) Marcus Thigpen (5-9, 193, Sr./Sr.) Bryan Payton (5-9, 205, Sr./Jr.) -- or -Demetrius McCray (5-11, 208, Sr./Jr.) Terrance Turner (6-3, 203, Jr./So.) Matt Ernest (6-2, 184, So./Fr.) Andrew Means (6-0, 210, Sr./Jr.) Mitchell Evans (6-3, 199, So./So.) Ray Fisher (5-9, 172, Jr./Jr.) Brandon Walker-Roby (5-11, 194, Sr./Sr.)
Defense DE 90 41 NT 95 92 DT 65 54 RUSH 91 85 SAM 99 59 MIKE 42 48 WILL 49 32 CB 3 19 SS 38 25 FS 6 46 CB 8 12
Brandon Crawford ** (6-3, 260, Sr./Jr.) Andrew Puthoff (6-3, 254, So./Fr.) Renee Perry * (5-11, 271, So./So.) Jafe Pitcock (6-2, 262, So./Fr.) Drew Duffin ** (6-3, 255, Sr./Jr.) Jerrod Gray (6-3, 253, So./Fr.) Robert Eddins * (6-3, 224, Jr./So.) Justin Woodard * (6-3, 222, Jr./So.) Kenny Meeks ** (6-2, 230, 5th/Sr.) Antonio Beasley ** (6-0, 219, 5th/Sr.) Davyd Jones * (6-1, 200, So./So.) Spain Cosby ** (5-11, 212, Jr./Jr.) Bryant Haines *** (6-5, 223, 5th/Sr.) Lorren Womack (6-0, 221, So./Fr.) B.J. Hill *** (5-7, 180, Sr./Sr.) Koreen Burch * (5-9, 162, So./So.) Alex Knipp ** (6-0, 194, Jr./Jr.) Sean Baker (6-1, 205, So./Fr.) Derrick Henry * (6-1, 189, So./So.) Joshua Howard (6-1, 190, Fr./Fr.) Trey Buice *** (5-10, 175, Sr./Sr.) Trey Lewis *** (6-0, 190, 5th/Sr.)
Defense LE DT DT RE WLB MLB SLB CB FS SS CB
57 35 55 98 62 97 92 93 34 25 43 46 56 44 16 6 8 33 20 14 29 10
Jammie Kirlew (6-3, 264, Sr./Jr.) Ryan Marando (6-2, 251, Sr./Sr.) Deonte Mack (6-3, 281, Jr./So.) Kevin Burrus (6-2, 301, Sr./Jr.) Greg Brown (6-2, 304, Sr./Sr.) Keith Burrus (6-3, 284, Sr./Jr.) Greg Middleton (6-3, 279, Jr./Jr.) Fred Jones (6-4, 260, So./Fr.) Will Patterson (6-1, 235, Jr./Jr.) Justin Carrington (6-0, 222, Sr./Jr.) Matt Mayberry (6-2, 238, Jr./Jr.) Tyler Replogle (6-2, 230, So./So.) Geno Johnson (6-2, 230, Sr./Sr.) Darius Johnson (6-0, 243, So./Fr.) Christopher Phillips (6-0, 187, Sr./Sr.) Richard Council (6-1, 189, Jr./So.) Nick Polk (6-0, 218, Sr./Jr.) Joe Kleinsmith (5-11, 197, Sr./Sr.) Austin Thomas (6-2, 222, Sr./Jr.) Jerimy Finch (6-1, 215, So./So.) Chris Adkins (6-1, 185, So./Fr.) Donnell Jones (5-10, 210, So./Fr.)
Specialists P 35 26 PK 26 29 PR 3 16 KR 86 80 H 17 LS 53
Chris Miller *** (6-2, 211, 5th/Sr.) Ian McGarvey * (5-9, 210, So./So.) Ian McGarvey * (5-9, 210, So./So.) Jake Hogue * (5-9, 195, Jr./So.) B.J. Hill *** (5-7, 180, Sr./Sr.) Briggs Orsbon (6-0, 185, Fr./Fr.) Dante Love *** (5-10, 179, Sr./Sr.) Torieal Gibson (5-9, 165, Fr./Fr.) Tanner Justice (6-3, 196, Sr./Jr.) Cody Muhlenkamp * (5-11, 203, Jr./So.)
Specialists P 12 33 PK 18 91 PR 7 8 KR 2 22 H 8 LS 53
Chris Hagerup (6-5, 204, So./Fr.) Joe Kleinsmith (5-11, 197, Sr./Sr.) Austin Starr (6-3, 198, Sr./Sr.) Nick Ford (5-9, 194, Jr./So.) Ray Fisher (5-9, 172, Jr./Jr.) Nick Polk (6-0, 218, Sr./Jr.) Marcus Thigpen (5-9, 193, Sr./Sr.) Demetrius McCray (5-11, 208, Sr./Jr.) Dustin Hass (6-2, 211, Sr./Sr.) Brandon Bugg (6-0, 246, Sr./Jr.)
2008 Ball State Football Team Statistics (All Categories are Listed BALL STATE/Opponent) Opponent
- -------FIRST DOWNS---------
----RUSHING---- ----------PASSING---------- Comp-Att-Int
Yards
Return Turnovers
Total Rush Pass Pen
Northeastern
W, 48-14
26/21 12/8 1 2/11 2/2
31-190 / 32-93
22-26- 0 / 20-37- 0 297/231
57-487 / 69-324
135/117
0/0
Navy
W, 35-23
26/22 12/18 13/3 1/1
29-162 / 59-346
21-28- 2 / 6-11- 1
57-488 / 70-413
147/91
2/1
Akron
W, 41-24
30/22 14/6 1 3/16 3/0
44-191 / 28-119
24-36- 1 / 22-45- 4 300/299
80-491 / 73-418
128/196
2/5
326/67
Plays-Yards
Yards
3rd Down
4th Down
Time of
TOP
Avg
Avg
Avg
Punting
Conversions
Conversions
Possession
Margin
Yds/Rush
Yds/Pass
Yds/Play
Number-Avg
Opponent
Number-Yards
--TOTAL OFFENSE--
Score
Northeastern
3-7 / 8-17
0-0 / 0-0
25:58/ 34:02
-8:04
6.1/2.9
11.4/6.2
8.5/4.7 3-40.3 / 9-41.1
NAVY
5-6 / 6-14
0-0 / 3-5
Akron
9-16 / 4-12
0-0 / 0-1
26:59/ 33:01
-6:02
5.6/5.9
11.6/6.1
8.6/5.9
35:45/ 24:15
11:30
4.3/4.2
8.3/6.6
Penalties No./Yds 4-45 / 8-71
1-41.0 / 0-0.0
3-33 / 1-6
6.1/5.7 5-43.4 / 4-33.8
4-40 / 7-58
2008 Ball State Football Top Individual Statistics RUSHING
No-Yds/TD
LEWIS, MiQuale HB
60-363/3
LOVE, Dante WR
Navy
Akron
11-95/1 21-114/0
NU
28-154/2
14-64/2
3-22/1
DAVIS, Nate QB
7-44/0
2-8/0
1-12/0
4-24/0
SYKES, Cory HB
12-40/1
6-31/1
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6-9/0
Akron
RECEIVING
6-37/1
5-5/0
No-Yds/TD
NU
Navy
LOVE, Dante WR
25-433/3
9 -171/1
9-165/2
7-97/0
HILL, Darius TE
11-168/3
5-45/1
2-41/1
4-82/1
ORSBON, Briggs WR
7-97/2
1-20/0
2-38/1
4-39/1
GRANT, Madaris TE
9-80/0
3-24/0
4-36/0
2-20/0
LEWIS, MiQuale HB
8-68/0
1--2/0
3-35/0
4-35/0
IFFT, Daniel WR
2-38/1
1-27/1
1-11/0
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TREMPE, Myles WR
3-27/0
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----------
3-27/0
PASSING
#13 DAVIS, Nate
Comp
Int
Pct
Yards
TD
Long
Sack-Yds
Passing Effic.
Northeastern
24
21
0
87.5
290
3
49
0-0
230.25
Navy
28
21
2
75.0
326
4
61
0-0
205.66
Akron
36
24
1
66.7
300
2
34
1-2
149.44
Att
FIELD GOALS
Ian McGarvey (Numbers in Parenthesis indicates FG was made)
Northeastern
Navy
---------------
Akron
(31), (32)
(25), (46)
2008 Ball State Football Top Individual Defensive Statistics TOTAL TACKLES
UA-A
BAKER, Sean HAINES, Bryant
TOT
NU
Navy
Akron
7-17 24
3-4
2-6
2-7
11-12 23
0-5
8-7
3-0
HILL, B.J.
11-8
19
3-0
5-5
3-3
BUICE, Trey
12-7
19
4-2
2-5
6-0
JONES, Davyd
4-15 19
1-7
3-7
0-1
KNIPP, Alex
9-8
17
1-2
4-5
4-1
LEWIS, Trey
8-5
13
0-1
3-1
5-3
CRAWFORD, Brandon
5-6
11
1-2
2-2
2-2
WOMACK, Lorren
3-8
11
0-2
1-2
2-4
HENRY, Derrick
7-3
10
3-2
1-0
3-1
EDDINS, Robert
3-6
9
1-3
1-2
1-1
DUFFIN, Drew
1-8
9
0-2
1-4
0-2
MEEKS, Kenny
4-4
8
1-3
3-1
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WOODWORTH, Sam
3-4
7
0-1
0-2
3-1
COSBY, Spain
2-3
5
0-2
1-1
1-0
PERRY, Rene
1-4
5
0-2
1-2
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BROWN, Wendell
1-4
5
0-2
0-1
1-1
Ball State’s 2008 Game-by-Game Starting Lineups Offense
NU
Navy
Akron
TE
D. Hill
D. Hill
D. Hill
LT
Ramsey
Ramsey
Ramsey
LG
Switzer
Switzer
Switzer
C
Gerberry
Gerberry
Gerberry
RG
Hunter
Hunter
Cornwell
RT
Brewster
Brewster
Brewster
TE
Grant
Grant
Grant
QB
N. Davis
N. Davis
N. Davis
HB
M. Lewis
M. Lewis
M. Lewis
WR
Love
Love
Love
WR
Ifft
Ifft
Johnson
Defense DE
NU
Navy
Akron
Crawford
Crawford
Crawford
NT
Perry
Perry
Perry
DT
Duffin
Barinaga
Duffin
RUSH
Eddins
SAM
Meeks
Baker (DB) Baker (DB) Meeks
Meeks
MIKE
Jones
Jones
Jones
WILL
Haines
Haines
Haines
CB
B.J. Hill
B.J. Hill
B.J. Hill
SS
Knipp
Knipp
Knipp
FS
Henry
Lewis
Lewis
CB
Buice
Buice
Buice
Ball State Cardinals Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 14, 2008)
RECORD: ALL GAMES........... CONFERENCE.......... NON-CONFERENCE...... DATE -----------8/28/08 9/5/08 *9/13/08 9/20/08 *9/27/08 *10/4/08 10/11/08 *10/25/08 *11/5/08 *11/11/08 *11/19/08 *11/25/08
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OPPONENT -----------------------NORTHEASTERN NAVY Akron Indiana KENT STATE Toledo Western Kentucky EASTERN MICHIGAN NORTHERN ILLINOIS Miami University Central Michigan WESTERN MICHIGAN
OVERALL (3-0-0) (1-0-0) (2-0-0) W/L --W W W 7 p.m. Noon 7 p.m. 6 p.m. Noon 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m.
SCORE ----48-14 35-23 41-24
HOME (2-0-0) (0-0-0) (2-0-0)
ATTEND -----13068 22517 9013
RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G -------------------------------------------------------------LEWIS, MiQuale 3-3 60 376 13 363 6.1 3 48 121.0 LOVE, Dante 3-3 14 74 10 64 4.6 2 11 21.3 DAVIS, Nate 3-3 7 46 2 44 6.3 0 13 14.7 SYKES, Cory 2-0 12 43 3 40 3.3 1 11 20.0 EDMONDS, Frank 1-0 4 15 0 15 3.8 0 7 15.0 WINKLER, Ray 1-0 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 11.0 WHITE, Rashaad 1-0 3 8 0 8 2.7 0 6 8.0 ORSBON, Briggs 3-0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 TEAM 2-0 2 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -1.0 Total.......... 3 104 573 30 543 5.2 6 48 181.0 Opponents...... 3 119 636 78 558 4.7 5 71 186.0 PASSING GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G -----------------------------------------------------------------DAVIS, Nate 3-3 189.37 66-88-3 75.0 916 9 61 305.3 JUSTICE, Tanner 2-0 158.80 1-1-0 100.0 7 0 7 3.5 GARNER, Perci 1-0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total.......... 3 186.92 67-90-3 74.4 923 9 61 307.7 Opponents...... 3 101.88 48-93-5 51.6 597 2 40 199.0 RECEIVING GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G ---------------------------------------------------LOVE, Dante 3-3 25 433 17.3 3 61 144.3 HILL, Darius 3-3 11 168 15.3 3 35 56.0 GRANT, Madaris 3-3 9 80 8.9 0 16 26.7 LEWIS, MiQuale 3-3 8 68 8.5 0 15 22.7 ORSBON, Briggs 3-0 7 97 13.9 2 30 32.3 TREMPE, Myles 2-0 3 27 9.0 0 12 13.5 IFFT, Daniel 3-2 2 38 19.0 1 27 12.7 EDMONDS, Frank 1-0 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0 JOHNSON, Louis 2-1 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5 Total.......... 3 67 923 13.8 9 61 307.7 Opponents...... 3 48 597 12.4 2 40 199.0
AWAY (1-0-0) (1-0-0) (0-0-0)
NEUTRAL (0-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0)
TEAM STATISTICS BSU OPP --------------------------------------------------FIRST DOWNS.............. 82 65 Rushing................ 38 32 Passing................ 38 30 Penalty................ 6 3 RUSHING YARDAGE.......... 543 558 Rushing Attempts....... 104 119 Average Per Rush....... 5.2 4.7 Average Per Game....... 181.0 186.0 TDs Rushing............ 6 5 PASSING YARDAGE.......... 923 597 Att-Comp-Int........... 90-67-3 93-48-5 Average Per Pass....... 10.3 6.4 Average Per Catch...... 13.8 12.4 Average Per Game....... 307.7 199.0 TDs Passing............ 9 2 TOTAL OFFENSE............ 1466 1155 Average Per Play....... 7.6 5.4 Average Per Game....... 488.7 385.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards.... 11-260 19-380 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards.... 4-104 6-22 INT RETURNS: #-Yards..... 5-13 3-2 FUMBLES-LOST............. 2-1 4-1 PENALTIES-Yards.......... 11-118 16-135 PUNTS-AVG................ 9-42.1 13-38.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game.. 29:34 30:26 3RD-DOWN Conversions..... 17/29 18/43 4TH-DOWN Conversions..... 0/0 3/6 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long --------------------------------------BAKER, Sean 3 0 0.0 0 0 HILL, B.J. 2 13 6.5 0 13 Total.......... 5 13 2.6 0 13 Opponents...... 3 2 0.7 0 2 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd ----------------------------------------------------MILLER, Chris 9 379 42.1 54 0 1 4 0 Total.......... 9 379 42.1 54 0 1 4 0 Opponents...... 13 505 38.8 52 3 3 2 0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long --------------------------------------HILL, B.J. 3 90 30.0 0 72 ORSBON, Briggs 1 14 14.0 0 14 Total.......... 4 104 26.0 0 72 Opponents...... 6 22 3.7 0 9
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ----------------------------------------------------------------McGARVEY, Ian 4-4 100.0 0-0 1-1 2-2 1-1 0-0 46 0 |------- PATs -------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points --------------------------------------------------------------LOVE, Dante 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 McGARVEY, Ian 0 4-4 16-16 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 28 LEWIS, MiQuale 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 HILL, Darius 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 ORSBON, Briggs 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 IFFT, Daniel 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 SYKES, Cory 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 BAKER, Sean 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total.......... 16 4-4 16-16 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 124 Opponents...... 7 4-4 7-7 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 61 SCORE BY QUARTERS -------------------Ball State Cardinals Opponents...........
1st --28 9
2nd --41 24
3rd --28 7
4th --27 21
Total --124 61
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ---------------------------------------------DAVIS, Nate 3 95 44 916 960 320.0 LEWIS, MiQuale 3 60 363 0 363 121.0 LOVE, Dante 3 14 64 0 64 21.3 SYKES, Cory 2 12 40 0 40 20.0 EDMONDS, Frank 1 4 15 0 15 15.0 WINKLER, Ray 1 1 11 0 11 11.0 WHITE, Rashaad 1 3 8 0 8 8.0 JUSTICE, Tanner 2 1 0 7 7 3.5 TEAM 2 2 -2 0 -2 -1.0 Total.......... 3 194 543 923 1466 488.7 Opponents...... 3 212 558 597 1155 385.0
KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long --------------------------------------LOVE, Dante 9 229 25.4 0 36 COSBY, Spain 1 14 14.0 0 14 BARINAGA, G. 1 17 17.0 0 17 Total.......... 11 260 23.6 0 36 Opponents...... 19 380 20.0 0 49 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G -----------------------------------------------------LOVE, Dante 3 64 433 0 229 0 726 242.0 LEWIS, MiQuale 3 363 68 0 0 0 431 143.7 HILL, Darius 3 0 168 0 0 0 168 56.0 ORSBON, Briggs 3 0 97 14 0 0 111 37.0 HILL, B.J. 3 0 0 90 0 13 103 34.3 GRANT, Madaris 3 0 80 0 0 0 80 26.7 DAVIS, Nate 3 44 0 0 0 0 44 14.7 SYKES, Cory 2 40 0 0 0 0 40 20.0 IFFT, Daniel 3 0 38 0 0 0 38 12.7 TREMPE, Myles 2 0 27 0 0 0 27 13.5 EDMONDS, Frank 1 15 7 0 0 0 22 22.0 BARINAGA, G. 2 0 0 0 17 0 17 8.5 COSBY, Spain 3 0 0 0 14 0 14 4.7 WINKLER, Ray 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0 WHITE, Rashaad 1 8 0 0 0 0 8 8.0 JOHNSON, Louis 2 0 5 0 0 0 5 2.5 TEAM 2 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -1.0 Total.......... 3 543 923 104 260 13 1843 614.3 Opponents...... 3 558 597 22 380 2 1559 519.7
|--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------25 BAKER, Sean 7 17 24 1.0-5 . 3-0 2 . 1-33 . . . 49 HAINES, Bryant 11 12 23 3.0-10 1.0-8 . 1 . . . . . 3 HILL, B.J. 11 8 19 . . 2-13 2 . . . . . 8 BUICE, Trey 12 7 19 . . . 1 . . . . . 42 JONES, Davyd 4 15 19 1.5-3 . . . . . . . . 38 KNIPP, Alex 9 8 17 1.0-3 . . . . . . . . 12 LEWIS, Trey 8 5 13 1.5-3 . . . . . . . . 90 CRAWFORD, B. 5 6 11 3.0-6 1.0-2 . 2 . . 1 . . 32 WOMACK, Lorren 3 8 11 . . . . . . . . . 6 HENRY, Derrick 7 3 10 . . . . . . . . . 91 EDDINS, Robert 3 6 9 2.0-21 2.0-21 . 1 . . . . . 65 DUFFIN, Drew 1 8 9 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 99 MEEKS, Kenny 4 4 8 1.5-4 1.0-2 . . . . . . . 55 WOODWORTH, Sam 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . . 95 PERRY, Rene 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . . 48 COSBY, Spain 2 3 5 0.5-1 . . . . . . . . 11 BROWN, Wendell 1 4 5 0.5-0 . . . . . . . . 46 HOWARD, Joshua 1 2 3 0.5-2 . . . . . . . . 9 KUNTZ, Kyle 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . 15 GREGORY, Jakeem 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . 85 WOODARD, Justin 3 . 3 2.0-9 1.0-6 . . . . . . . 4 IFFT, Daniel 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . 56 BARINAGA, G. . 2 2 0.5-1 . . . . . . . . 29 HOGUE, Jake 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 53 MUHLENKAMP, C. 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 33 LEWIS, MiQuale 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 16 ORSBON, Briggs . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 41 PUTHOFF, Andrew . 1 1 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . . 93 MORRIS, Adam 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 59 BEASLEY, A. 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 81 JOHNSON, Louis 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 107 134 241 20-71 6-39 5-13 11 . 1-33 1 . . Opponents...... 1-2 3-2 5 . 1-0 . . .
