Ball State University Athletics
Football Team at Auburn Delayed Start - 6:30 (CT)
September 26, 2009 | Football
• Game 4 at Auburn Tigers •
Game Time: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 -- 6 p.m. CT - (7 p.m. ET)
Location: Jordan-Hare Stadium (Capacity: 87,451) - Auburn, Ala.
Television: Fox Sports South
(Bob Rathbun, PBP; Dave Archer, Analyst; Jenn Hildreth, Sideline)
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)
Live Stats & Internet Radio: ballstatesports.com
Webcast: None
• Ball State GameDay •
Records: Ball State (0-3) vs. Auburn (3-0)
Series History: Ball State and Auburn have met two times previously and the Tigers hold a 2-0 advantage in the series. The teams played in 2001 and 2005.
Ball State Head Coach Stan Parrish: Coach Parrish (Heidelberg '69) is in his fifth season at Ball State, and in his first full season 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 57-45-3 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, go to ballstatesports.com.
Auburn Head Coach Gene Chizik: Coach Chizik (Florida '85) is in his first season as the Tigers head coach . . . Chizik was named Auburn's head mentor Dec. 13, 2008, after serving the previous two seasons as the head coach at Iowa State . . . He was Auburn's defensive coordinator from 2002-04 . . . He owns an 8-19 career head coaching record.
Scouting Auburn: Auburn is 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the Southeastern Conference . . . The Tigers have opened the season with wins over Louisiana Tech (37-13), Mississippi State (49-24) and West Virginia (41-30) . . . Auburn is averaging 42.3 points per game, while allowing 22.3 a contest . . . Ben Tate leads the team in rushing with 116.3 yards per game, while Kodi Burns has 65 yards on 24 carries with a team-high four rushing touchdowns . . . Chris Todd has completed 43-of-80 passes for 725 yards with six TDs and only one interception . . . Todd completed 16-of-31 passes for 284 yards with four touchdowns vs. West Virginia last week . . . Darvin Adams has been the top receiver with 15 catches for 261 yards and four touchdowns . . . Adams tallied six catches for 80 yards with three TDs vs. the Mountaineers last week.
