Ball State University Athletics
Football Team Hosts North Texas Thursday in Opener
September 02, 2009 | Football
• Game 1 vs. North Texas Mean Green •
Game Information: 7:30 p.m. - Cardinal Varsity Club Day
Location: Scheumann Stadium (Capacity: 22,500) - FieldTurf - Muncie, Ind.
GameDay Sponsor: ProLiance Energy
Game Promotions: Postgame Fireworks & 2009 Football Poster Giveaway
Game Recognitions: John Fisher Family, Women's Volleyball Team, CVC Board,
Outstanding Faculty: Winnie Mucherah, Maria Williams-Hawkins
Television: ESPNU (Charlie Neal, PBP, and Jay Walker, Analyst)
Radio: Ball State Radio Network (WLBC 104.1 FM Muncie; XL-950 Indianapolis; FM 100 Fort Wayne and Willie 103.5 Warsaw/South Bend) -- (Morry Mannies, PBP; Mark O'Connell, Analyst; Rick Johnston, Sideline)
Additional Radio: Ball State Student Station WCRD 91.3 FM (Nick Yeoman, PBP; Ryan Camden, Analyst; Paul Brown, Sideline)
Pregame Shows: WLBC 104.1 FM (6:30-7:30)
Live Stats & Internet Radio: ballstatesports.com
• Ball State GameDay •
Records: Ball State (0-0) vs. North Texas (0-0)
Series History: First Meeting
Ball State Head Coach Stan Parrish: Coach Parrish (Heidelberg '69) is in his fifth season at Ball State, and in his first year as the school's head coach . . . Parrish was named the Cardinals 15th head football coach Dec. 18, 2008, and was the head mentor in Ball State's Jan. 6, 2009, GMAC Bowl appearance . . . Parrish became the first Ball State assistant coach to be promoted to head coach since Wave Myers in 1968 . . . Parrish was one of five finalists for the 2008 Broyles Award, which goes to the nation's top assistant coach . . . He owns a 57-42-3 career head coaching record, which include's stints at Wabash (1978-82), Marshall (1984-85) and Kansas State (1986-88) . . . Parrish earned a college football national championship ring as a member of the 1997 Michigan coaching staff and owns a NFL Super Bowl ring after serving as the quarterbacks coach of the 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers . . . For a complete bio on Ball State head coach Stan Parrish, log on to ballstatesports.com.
North Texas Head Coach Todd Dodge: Coach Dodge (Texas '87) is entering his fourth season as the head coach at North Texas . . . He owns a 3-21 career collegiate coaching record . . . Dodge came to North Texas after posting a 79-1 record and leading Southlake Carroll High School in Texas to four state titles in his final five seasons.
Scouting the Cardinals: Ball State is opening the 2009 season after posting a 12-2 overall record in 2008 and playing in a second straight bowl game -- the GMAC Bowl . . . MiQuale Lewis (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider H.S.) is one of the top returnees to the 2009 Cardinals after rushing for a single-season school record 1,736 yards and earning 2008 All-Mid-American Conference First-Team honors . . . Brandon Crawford (Fort Wayne, Ind./South H.S.) returns to lead the Ball State defense after earning All-MAC Second-Team honors a year ago . . . Sean Baker (Canfield, Ohio/Canfield H.S.) also returns to Ball State after being named the MAC Freshman of the Year last season.
