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.
The Ball State University Pride of Mid-America Marching Band performs at all home football games, many home basketball games, and various other athletic and spirit events across campus.
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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
Stan Parrish.
[1] 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.
Ball State completed their 2008 regular season games with a record of 12-1 and a conference record of 8-1. They won the MAC West Division Championship before falling to Buffalo in the MAC Championship at Ford Field in Detroit. They lost to Tulsa University in the GMAC Bowl on January 6, 2009 by a score of 45-13.
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 2008
Conference Championships
Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
Heartland Collegiate Conference
Mid-American Conference
Bowl games
The Cardinals have gone to five
Division I bowl games. They have an 0-5 record in these games being outscored by a total score of 184-97.
| Date Played
| Bowl Game
| Winning Team
| Losing Team
|
| December 9, 1989
| California Bowl
| Fresno State
| 27
| Ball State
| 6
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| December 17, 1993
| Las Vegas Bowl
| Utah State
| 42
| Ball State
| 33
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| December 18, 1996
| Las Vegas Bowl
| Nevada
| 18
| Ball State
| 15
|
| January 5, 2008
| International Bowl
| Rutgers
| 52
| Ball State
| 30
|
| January 6, 2009
| GMAC Bowl
| Tulsa
| 45
| Ball State
| 13
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Current NFL Players
- Reggie Hodges
- Brad Maynard
- Dante Ridgeway [2]
Retired NFL Players
- Justin Beriault
- Blaine Bishop
- Michael Blair
- Rush Brown
- Timmy Brown
- Corey Croom
- Maurice Harvey
- Ed Konopasek
- Ken Kremer
- Keith McKenzie
- Bernie Parmalee
- Terry Schmidt
- Art Stringer
- Shafer Suggs
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
The Ball State Cardinals' women's basketball team won their first MAC tournament in 2009 and subsequently went to their first-ever NCAA Tournament. In the first round, they beat the Tennessee Lady Volunteers 71-55 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. 12th-seeded Ball State's win over 5th-seeded Tennessee was the Lady Volunteers' first first round loss in the 28-year history of the women's NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals earned a lot of attention for their historic first round win and briefly became the Cinderella, feel-good story of the NCAA Tournament before losing to the Iowa State Cyclones 57-71 in the second round.
See also
- Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
- Ball State University
References
- Source: Ball State to name Parrish as Hoke's successor
- Current NFL Players