Ball State University Athletics
Football Travels to Western Michigan Saturday
October 19, 2007 | Football
Ball State Cardinals (4-3; MAC West 1-1; MAC Overall 2-2)
at Western Michigan Broncos (3-4; MAC West 2-0; MAC Overall 2-1)
Saturday, Oct. 20 -- 2 p.m. (ET) -- Kalamazoo, Mich. -- Waldo Stadium (FieldTurf) -- Capacity: 30,200
Television: Ball State's game at Western Michigan will be televised by Comcast Local . . . Ben Holden will handle the play-by-play, while Rob Otto will provide the color commentary . . . The game can be seen locally on Muncie's Comcast Cable Channel 5, and to DirecTV subscribers who have the Comcast package.
Radio: All of Ball State's football games will be broadcast on the Ball State Radio Network . . . WLBC FM 104.1 is in its 52nd year as the flagship station for the Cardinals . . . Other network affiliates include ESPN 950 in Indianapolis and ESPN 1380 in Fort Wayne . . . Morry Mannies is in his 52nd year as the "Voice of the Cardinals" . . . Former Ball State quarterback and punter Mark O'Connell will provide the color commentary . . . Jaime Lemna will handle the sideline duties at all Ball State home games . . . All of the Ball State Radio Network broadcasts in 2007 are available at www.ballstatesports.com
Ball State Head Coach Brady Hoke: Brady Hoke (Ball State ?82) is in his fifth year as the Cardinals head coach . . . Hoke, an assistant coach for the University of Michigan from 1995-2002, is one of only 18 coaches in the country to be coaching at their alma mater in 2007.
Western Michigan Head Coach Bill Cubit: Bill Cubit (Delaware ?75) is in his third season as the head coach at Western Michigan and his eighth year as a head collegiate mentor . . . Cubit owns a 18-23 coaching record at WMU and a 52-31-1 career coaching mark.
Scouting Western Michigan: The Broncos improved to 3-4 overall, 2-0 in the Mid-American Conference West Division and 2-1 overall in league play with a 17-13 win at Northern Illinois Saturday . . . WMU opened the season with three straight losses -- at West Virginia (62-24), vs. Indiana (37-27) and at Missouri (52-24) . . . The Broncos defeated Central Connecticut State (51-14) and Toledo (42-28) before suffering a narrow defeat at home to Akron (39-38) and defeating NIU.
Quick Hits: The Cardinals will play four of their last five games on the road . . . The Cardinals are 4-3 with two of those losses coming by a combined two points -- Miami University (14-13) and Nebraska (41-40) . . . Ball State ranks 17th in the nation with a +1.00 turnover margin . . . Ball State ranks in the top 30 in the nation in five additional statistical categories -- passing efficiency (18), kickoff returns (20), passing offense (20), total offense (23) and scoring offense (26) . . . This season marks the first time Ball State has been 4-3 after seven games since 1996 when the Cardinals ended the year with an appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl . . . Ball State's defense managed three interceptions Saturday, which was a team high for the season and the most in a single game since the Cardinals had four vs. Western Michigan, Sept. 23, 1995 . . . Frank Edmonds (Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward H.S.) rushed for two touchdowns vs. Western Kentucky to bring his season total to a team-high five rushing touchdowns . . . Louis Johnson (Muncie, Ind./Central H.S.), who has been slowed this season with an injury, made his first start of the season Saturday and tallied two catches for 62 yards and two touchdowns . . . Mike Dorulla (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso H.S.) tied his career high with 14 tackles vs. Western Kentucky.
