2013 Ball State Cardinals football team

2013 Ball State Cardinals football
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GoDaddy Bowl vs. Arkansas State, L 20-23
Conference	Mid-American Conference West Division
2013 record	10–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Pete Lembo (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Rick Skrosky (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Jay Bateman (3rd year)
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium (Capacity: 22,500)

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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		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 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Ball State Cardinals football team represents Ball State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by third year head coach Pete Lembo and play their home games at Scheumann Stadium. They are 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	#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 #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 game. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Source: Schedule

Game Summaries

Illinois State

See also: Illinois State Redbirds football and 2013 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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 Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–5	1993	Ball State, 45–30

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Army

See also: Army Black Knights football and 2013 Army Black Knights football team

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 Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2012	Ball State, 33–20

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North Texas

See also: North Texas Mean Green football and 2013 North Texas Mean Green football team

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 Television network: FSN Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2009	North Texas, 20–10

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Eastern Michigan

See also: Eastern Michigan Eagles football and 2013 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

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 Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–21–2	2012	Ball State, 37–26

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Toledo

See also: Toledo Rockets football and 2013 Toledo Rockets football team

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 Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–19–1	2012	Ball State, 34–27

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Virginia

See also: Virginia Cavaliers football and 2013 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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 Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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Kent State

See also: Kent State Golden Flashes football and 2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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 Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–19	2012	Kent State, 45–43

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Western Michigan

See also: Western Michigan Broncos football and 2013 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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 Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–21	2012	Ball State, 30–24

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Akron

See also: Akron Zips football and 2013 Akron Zips football team

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+ Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–10–1	2010	Ball State, 37–30

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Central Michigan

See also: Central Michigan Chippewas football and 2013 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

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 Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–22–1	2012	Kent State, 41–30

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Northern Illinois

See also: Northern Illinois Huskies football, 2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, and Bronze Stalk Trophy

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 Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–18–2	2012	Northern Illinois, 35–23

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Miami (OH)

See also: Miami RedHawks football and 2013 Miami RedHawks football team

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 Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–16–1	2012	Ball State, 31–24

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Arkansas State-GoDaddy Bowl

See also: 2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Arkansas State Red Wolves football, and 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

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 Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting		Arkansas, 23–20

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