2013 Ball State Cardinals football team

American college football season

2013 Ball State Cardinals football

GoDaddy Bowl, L 20–23 vs. Arkansas State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	10–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Pete Lembo (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Rich Skrosky (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jay Bateman (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium
Seasons← 2012 2014 →

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$	7	–	1	10	–	4
Buffalo	6	–	2	8	–	5
Ohio	4	–	4	7	–	6
Akron	4	–	4	5	–	7
Kent State	3	–	5	4	–	8
UMass	1	–	7	1	–	11
Miami (OH)	0	–	8	0	–	12
West Division
Northern Illinois x	8	–	0	12	–	2
Ball State	7	–	1	10	–	3
Toledo	5	–	3	7	–	5
Central Michigan	5	–	3	6	–	6
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	2	–	10
Western Michigan	1	–	7	1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2013 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Pete Lembo and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the GoDaddy Bowl where they lost to Arkansas State.

Broadcasts

All Ball State games will be carried by the Ball State Radio Network on WLBC 104.1 FM.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 pm	No. 13 (FCS) Illinois State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 51–28	16,327
September 7	1:00 pm	Army*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 40–14	15,106
September 14	4:00 pm	at North Texas*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	FSN	L 27–34	14,747
September 21	1:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 51–20	5,402
September 28	3:00 pm	Toledo	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 31–24	18,329
October 5	12:00 pm	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	W 48–27	38,228
October 12	3:00 pm	Kent State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 27–24	16,861
October 19	2:00 pm	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		W 38–17	10,274
October 26	12:00 pm	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN+	W 42–24	16,119
November 6	8:00 pm	Central Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Munice, IN	ESPN2	W 44–24	9,494
November 13	8:00 pm	at No. 20 Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (Battle for the Bronze Stalk)	ESPN2	L 27–48	18,290
November 29	1:00 pm	Miami (OH)	Scheumann Stadium Munice, IN	ESPN3	W 55–14	6,784
January 5	9:00 pm	vs. Arkansas State*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (GoDaddy Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–23	36,119
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Illinois State

Illinois State at Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds	14	7	0	7	28
• Cardinals	9	7	21	14	51

Date: August 29
Location: Scheumann Stadium
Muncie, IN
Game start: 7:00 EST
Game attendance: 16,327
Television network: ESPN3

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Army

Army at Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	7	0	7	0	14
• Cardinals	14	13	10	3	40

Date: September 7
Location: Scheumann Stadium
Muncie, IN
Game attendance: 15,106
Television network: ESPN3

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North Texas

Ball State at North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	20	7	0	0	27
• Mean Green	3	13	8	10	34

Date: September 14
Location: Apogee Stadium
Denton, TX
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 14,747
Game weather: Clear, 90 °F (32 °C)
Referee: Mark Klucznski
Television network: FSN

Sources: Box score

Statistics	BALL	UNT
First downs	19	31
Total yards	496	505
Rushing yards	163	231
Passing yards	333	274
Turnovers	5	1
Time of possession	22:24	37:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ball State	Passing	Keith Wenning	27/46, 333 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Horactio Banks	11 rushes, 141 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jamill Smith	4 receptions, 115 yards
North Texas	Passing	Derek Thompson	31/47, 274 yards, TD
	Rushing	Brandin Byrd	18 rushes, 79 yards
	Receiving	Brelan Chancellor	9 receptions, 88 yards, TD

Eastern Michigan

Ball State at Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	27	7	17	0	51
Eagles	6	7	7	0	20

Date: September 21
Location: Rynearson Stadium
Ypsilanti, MI
Television network: ESPN3

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Toledo

Toledo at Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	10	0	0	14	24
• Cardinals	10	7	0	14	31

Date: September 28
Location: Scheumann Stadium
Muncie, IN
Television network: ESPN3

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Virginia

Ball State at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	7	10	14	17	48
Cavaliers	10	7	7	3	27

Date: October 5
Location: Scott Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
Television network: FSN ESPN3

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Kent State

Kent State at Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	7	0	7	10	24
• Cardinals	0	7	13	7	27

Date: October 12
Location: Scheumann Stadium
Muncie, IN
Television network: ESPN3

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Western Michigan

Ball State at Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	3	14	7	14	38
Broncos	3	0	0	14	17

Date: October 19
Location: Waldo Stadium
Kalamazoo, MI
Television network: ESPN3

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Akron

Ball State at Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	14	14	7	7	42
Zips	3	7	7	7	24

Date: October 26
Location: InfoCision Stadium
Akron, OH
Television network: ESPN+

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Central Michigan

Central Michigan at Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	3	7	14	24
• Cardinals	14	17	10	3	44

Date: November 6
Location: Scheumann Stadium
Muncie, IN
Television network: ESPN2

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Northern Illinois

Ball State at Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	17	3	0	27
• #20 Huskies	3	17	7	21	48

Date: November 13
Location: Huskie Stadium
DeKalb, IL
Television network: ESPN2 or ESPNU

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Miami (OH)

Miami (OH) at Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 29
Location: Scheumann Stadium
Muncie, IN
Television network: ESPNU or ESPN3

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Arkansas State-GoDaddy Bowl

GoDaddy Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Arkansas	0	10	6	7	23
Cardinals	7	3	0	10	20

Date: January 5
Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Mobile, AL
Game start: 8:00 CST
Television network: ESPN

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References

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