Ball State University Athletics
Football Hosts Eastern Michigan for Family Weekend
October 15, 2010 | Football
Ball State Cardinals (2-4; MAC 1-1) vs.
Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-6; MAC 0-3)
Scheumann Stadium (FieldTurf) -- Capacity: 22,500
Muncie, Ind. -- Sat., Oct. 16 -- 1 p.m. (ET)
Event Information:
- GameDay Sponsor - Central Indiana Orthopedic
- Tailgate Town opens at 10 a.m.
- Ball State Family Weekend
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month -- PINK OUT the Eagles!
- The team will have breast cancer ribbon decals on their helmets.
- Chase Charlie 5K, Mile Mania or Kiddie 100 -- Register at ballstatesports.com
- Softball's Mid-American Conference Championship Ring Presentation
Radio: Ball State Radio Network (WLBC 104.1 FM Muncie)
(Morry Mannies, Play-by-Play; Mark O'Connell, Analyst)
WCRD Radio (Ball State Student Station - FM 91.3)
(Pat Boylan, Play-by-Play; Kyle Binder, Analyst)
Live Stats & Internet Radio: ballstatesports.com
The Series: Ball State and Eastern Michigan will be meeting for the52nd time in a series which dates back to 1936 . . . Ball State leads the all-time series 29-20-2 . . . The Cardinals have won the last five meetings and eight of the last 10 contests . . . In games played in Muncie, Ind., Ball State owns a 14-9-2 all-time edge.
The Last Meeting: The Cardinals managed a 29-27 win at Eastern Michigan last season behind an NCAA rushing record day . . . MiQuale Lewis (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider H.S.) and Cory Sykes (Harvey, Ill./Thornton H.S.) combined for an NCAA record 504 yards, breaking the previous mark of 487 by Arkansas vs. South Carolina in 2007 . . . Lewis rushed for 301 yards, while Sykes gained 203 yards . . . It marked the first time in NCAA football history (all divisions) that a team had one player rush for at least 300 yards and a teammate gain at least 200 yards in the same game . . . It marked only the fourth time in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision history that two players on the same team gained 200 yards or more in the same game.
Ball State Head Coach Stan Parrish: Stan Parrish (Heidelberg '69) is in his sixth season at Ball State and his second as the Cardinals head coach . . . He was named the school's 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 promoted to head coach since Wave Myers in 1968 . . . One of five finalists for the 2008 Broyles Award, which goes to the nation's top assistant, Parrish owns a 61-56-3 career head coaching record at Wabash (1978-82), Marshall (1984-85), Kansas State (1986-88) and Ball State . . . Parrish earned a college football national championship ring as a member of the 1997 Michigan coaching staff and owns an NFL Super Bowl ring after serving as quarterbacks coach of the 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers . . . Parrish has been selected for induction into the Heidelberg College Athletic Hall of Fame . . . Parrish is a part of the 25th induction class in school history and will be officially enshrined in October.
Ball State 2010 Team Captains: Sean Baker (Canfield, Ohio/Canfield H.S.), Davyd Jones (Muncie, Ind./Central H.S.), MiQuale Lewis (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider H.S.) and Michael Switzer (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North H.S.).
Scouting Eastern Michigan
The Record: Eastern Michigan fell to 0-6 after suffering a 52-6 loss at Vanderbilt Saturday . . . The Eagles are 0-3 in Mid-American Conference play after suffering league losses this season at Miami University (28-21), vs. Central Michigan (52-14) and vs. Ohio (30-17).
The Coach: Ron English (California-Berkley '90) is in his second season as the head coach at Eastern Michigan and his second year as a collegiate head coach . . . He came to EMU after spending the 2008 season at Louisville and from 2003-07 at Michigan.
The Stats: Eastern Michigan is scoring 17.5 points per game, while allowing 44.3 a contest . . . The Eagles are rushing for 123.0 yards and passing for 181.5 yards per game, but allowing 250.0 rushing yards and 226.2 passing yards per contest.
