Ball State Cardinals

Infobox college athletics
name = Ball State Cardinals

size = 150px
university = Ball State University
conference = MAC
division = Division I
director = Tom Collins
city = Muncie
state = Indiana
stateabb = IN
teams = 18
stadium = Scheumann Stadium
baseballfield = Ball Diamond
arena = Worthen Arena
mascot = Charlie Cardinal
nickname = Cardinals
fightsong = Ball State Fight Song
color1 = Cardinal
hex1 = C41E3A
color2 = White
hex2 = FFFFFF
pageurl = http://www.ballstatesports.com/HomePage2.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=14200&SPLASH_SET=YES
pagename = www.ballstatesports.com
Ball State University's athletic teams are called the Cardinals. The Cardinals are part of the NCAA Mid-American Conference and located in Muncie, Indiana. Charlie Cardinal is the team mascot and the history of the first Cardinal team dates back to 1926.

Fight Song

Ball State Fight Song (a.k.a. Fight Team Fight)
Fight team, fight for Ball State;
We must win this game.
Onward now you Cardinals,
Bring glory to your name!
RAH, RAH, RAH!
Here's to both our colors --
Cardinal and White,
Praying for a victory-
So, FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

Football

The Ball State Cardinals football team competes in Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mid-American Conference. The current head coach is Brady Hoke. The Cardinals play at Scheumann Stadium. On October 5, 2008, Ball State was ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time in team history.

2007 football season

The Cardinals finished the regular season 7-5, reaching their first bowl game since 1996. The team has tallied victories against Eastern Michigan, Navy, Buffalo, Western Michigan, Western Kentucky and Toledo, while being defeated by Miami (Ohio), Nebraska, Central Michigan, Illinois and Indiana. The offense is led by sophomore quarterback Nate Davis (57.6% comp., 1928 yds., 18 TD, 3 INT), junior tight end Darius Hill (35 rec., 517 rec. yds., 6 TD), junior wide receiver Dante Love (44 rec., 643 rec. yds., 7 TD), and freshman running back Frank Edmonds (347 rushing yds., 5 TD).

The most impressive win of the season came at home against Buffalo, where the Cards, anchored by three Nate Davis passing TDs and two Frank Edmonds rushing TDs, won 49-14. The worst defeat of the season, in what was being billed by many as a showcase for who would represent the Western Division in the MAC Championship game, was at the hands of the Central Michigan Chippewas, who routed the Cardinals 58-38. The Chippewas passing/running sensation, sophomore QB Dan LeFevour put in his finest aerial performance of the season to date, completing 30 of 38 passes (5 TD/1 INT) while also adding 146 yards rushing yards on 16 carries (1 TD).

All-Time Win-Loss Record as of 2006

*376-340-32

Conference Championships

Indiana Intercollegiate Conference

*1942

Heartland Collegiate Conference

*1964
*1965
*1966
*1967

Mid-American Conference

*1976
*1978
*1989
*1993
*1996

Bowl games

The Cardinals have gone to four Division I bowl games. They have an 0-4 record in these games being outscored in these games by a total score of 139-84.

[ [http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mac/ball_state/index.php Ball State Football Facts] ]

Current NFL Players

*Reggie Hodges
*Brad Maynard
*Dante Ridgeway [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/college?letter=b Current NFL Players] ]

Retired NFL Players

*Justin Beriault
*Blaine Bishop
*Michael Blair (football)
*Timmy Brown
*Bernie Parmalee

Men's basketball

ee also

*Ball State Cardinals basketball
*Ball State Cardinals football
*Ball State University

External links

* [http://www.ballstatesports.com Ball State Athletics Official Website]
* [http://www.bsu.edu Ball State University Website]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/ballst.shtml Baseball Reference MLB players from Ball State University]
* [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=Ball+State+University Database football NFL players from Ball State University]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/colleges/ballst.html Basketball Reference NBA players from Ball State University]
* [http://www.ballstatesports.com/football Official Site]

References