Ball State Cardinals football

Ball State Cardinals
Current season
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First season	1924
Head coach	Pete Lembo
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium
Stadium capacity	25,400
Stadium surface	FieldTurf
Location	Muncie, Indiana
League	NCAA Division I (FBS)
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
Past conferences	IIC (1934–1947) HCC (1951–1967)
All-time record	406–374–32
Postseason bowl record	0–6
Claimed national titles	0
Conference titles	10
Current uniform
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Colors	Cardinal Red and White
Fight song	Ball State Fight Song
Mascot	Charlie Cardinal
Marching band	The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band
Rival	Miami (Ohio)
Website	BallStateSports.com

The Ball State Cardinals football team represents Ball State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football competition as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Achievements

Bowl appearances

Ball State has appeared in six NCAA Division I postseason bowl games, where they have compiled a 0–6 record.

Season Date Played Bowl Game Opponent Result 1989 December 9, 1989 California Bowl Fresno State L 6–27 1993 December 17, 1993 Las Vegas Bowl Utah State L 33–42 1996 December 18, 1996 Las Vegas Bowl Nevada L 15–18 2007 January 5, 2008 International Bowl Rutgers L 30–52 2008 January 6, 2009 GMAC Bowl Tulsa L 13–45 2012 December 21, 2012 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl UCF L 17-38 Conference Championships Year Conference Coach Overall record 1942 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference John Magnabosco 6-2-0 1964 Heartland Collegiate Conference Ray Louthen 5-3-0 1965 Heartland Collegiate Conference Ray Louthen 9-0-1 1966 Heartland Collegiate Conference Ray Louthen 7-1-1 1967 Heartland Collegiate Conference Ray Louthen 7-3-0 1976 Mid-American Conference Dave McClain 8-3-0 1978 Mid-American Conference Dwight Wallace 10-1-0 1989 Mid-American Conference Paul Schudel 7-3-2 1993 Mid-American Conference Paul Schudel 8-3-1 1996 Mid-American Conference Bill Lynch 8-4-0 Current coaching staff Name Position Pete Lembo Head Coach Rich Skrosky Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach Jay Bateman Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach Justin Lustig Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Coach Joey Lynch Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach Keith Gaither Wide Receivers Coach Nick Tabacca Offensive Line Coach Chad Wilt Defensive Line Coach Daryl Dixon Defensive Backs Coach Current NFL Players Robert Brewster Dan Gerberry Darius Hill Reggie Hodges Michael Chiziek Brad Maynard Andre Ramsey Dante Ridgeway Sean Baker Retired NFL Players Justin Beriault Blaine Bishop Michael Blair Rush Brown Timmy Brown Corey Croom Nate Davis Maurice Harvey Ed Konopasek Ken Kremer Keith McKenzie Corey Parchman Bernie Parmalee Terry Schmidt Art Stringer Shafer Suggs Future non-conference opponents 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 vs Illinois State at Illinois State vs Middle Tennessee at Middle Tennessee vs Army vs Army at Iowa at Northwestern at Indiana at North Texas at Army at Virginia vs Colgate vs VMI at Michigan References Ball State Historical Data, College Football Data Warehouse. Michael Maccambridge (ed.), ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Game, ESPN, 2005, ISBN 1-4013-3703-1. External links Finding aid for Ball State University Football Printed Ephemera and Physical Objects archival collection at Ball State University Archives and Special Collections