Ball State University Athletics
Football vs. Western Michigan in Homecoming Game Saturday
October 09, 2010 | Football
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Ball State Cardinals (2-3; MAC 1-0) vs.
Western Michigan Broncos (1-3; MAC 0-1)
Scheumann Stadium (FieldTurf) -- Capacity: 22,500
Muncie, Ind. -- Sat., Oct. 9 - Noon
Presented by Ball State Federal Credit Union
Event Information:
- Homecoming 2010
- Rock the Red - Red Out the Broncos!
- Tailgate Town Opens at 9 a.m.
- Cardinals Silly Bandz Bracelets to the first 12,000 fans
- Recognition of the Homecoming Royalty and Steering Committee
- Women's Soccer and Men's Basketball Teams Recognized
Television: ESPN Plus/ESPN GamePlan (Jim Barbar and John Gregory)
WNDY-TV, Indianapolis, Ind.
WMYS-TV, South Bend/Elkhart, Ind.
EKRC-TV, Cincinnati, Ohio
WWHO-TV, Columbus, Ohio
WZZM-TV, Grand Rapids, Mich.
WKEF-TV, Dayton, Ohio
WSMH-TV, Flint/Saginaw, Mich.
WTVG-TV, Toledo, Ohio
WYTV-TV, Youngstown, Ohio
WHTV-TV, Lansing, Mich.
WTOV-TV, Wheeling, West Va.
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 Western Michigan have met 36 times with the Broncos holding a 19-17 all-time edge in the series which dates back to 1971 . . . Ball State is 10-8 in games played in Muncie, Ind. . . .The Cardinals have won five of the last six meetings between the teams, including a 22-17 victory in Ball State's season finale at WMU last year.
Homecoming Games: Ball State will be playing in its 84th Homecoming Game . . . The Cardinals are 51-30-2 all-time in Homecoming contests . . . Ball State has won two of its last three Homecoming games.
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 61-55-3 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 Western Michigan
The Record: Western Michigan fell to 1-3 overall with a 33-13 Homecoming loss to Idaho Saturday . . . The Broncos suffered a season-opening loss at Michigan State (38-14) before defeating Nicholls State (49-14) and losing at home to Toledo (37-24).
The Coach: Bill Cubit (Delaware '75) is in his fifth season as the head coach at Western Michigan . . . He owns a 35-29 overall record, including a 24-16 Mid-American Conference mark.
The Stats: WMU is scoring 25.0 points per game, while allowing 30.5 per outing . . . Quarterback Alex Carder is second in the Mid-American Conference with 256.2 passing yards per game . . . He has completed 108-of-179 passes for 1,025 yards with nine touchdowns and seven interceptions . . . Jordan White is averaging 109.8 receiving yards a game.
