Ball State University Athletics
Football Team Hosting Akron Saturday at 1 p.m.
November 06, 2010 | Football
Ball State Cardinals (2-7; MAC 1-4) vs.
Akron Zips (0-9; MAC 0-5)
Scheumann Stadium (FieldTurf) -- Capacity: 22,500
Muncie, Ind. -- Sat., Nov. 6 -- 1 p.m. (ET)
Game Promotions: Youth Day and Take a Kid to the Game Day Presented by Mutual Bank
** Buy one adult general admission ticket, get one youth ticket free
** Kids 13 and under visit the Kids Zone at Scheumann Stadium
** Inflatable games and prizes
** Special appearances by Charlie Cardinal, Ball State Cheerleaders and Code Red Dance Team
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 Akron have met 19 times in a series which dates back to 1964 . . . However, the two teams have met only once since the 2005 campaign . . . Akron owns a narrow 10-8-1 all-time edge in the series . . . Ball State has won the last two outings, including a 41-24 win at Akron during the 2008 season . . . In games played in Muncie, Ind., the Cardinals own a 6-3-1 all-time edge.
The Last Meeting: Ball State and Akron last met in 2008 and the Cardinals 41-24 victory at Akron moved the team to 3-0 in a season it would eventually end the regular season with a 12-0 mark . . . Ball State threw for 300 yards and rushed for 191 yards . . . MiQuale Lewis rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries, while Dante Love was the leading receiver for Ball State with seven catches for 97 yards . . . Nate Davis completed 24-of-36 passes for 300 yards with two touchdowns . . . Sean Baker led the Cardinals with nine tackles plus had three interceptions and one fumble recovery against the Zips.
Familiar Family: Curt Mallory, who is in his first year as defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach at Akron, was an assistant coach at Ball State from 1995-2000 . . . He met his wife, the former Lori Hill, at Ball State . . . Lori Hill Mallory is a former Ball State women's tennis letterwinner and graduate assistant coach and will become the first-ever women's tennis player inducted into the Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame Jan. 14-15.
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 61-59-3 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.
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 Akron
The Record: Akron is 0-9 overall and 0-5 in the Mid-American Conference . . . The Zips suffered a 30-0 loss at Temple last Saturday.
The Coach: Rob Ianello (Catholic '87) is in his first year as the head coach at Akron and his first year as a collegiate head coach . . . Ianello came to Akron after spending the 2005-09 seasons as an assistant coach at Notre Dame . . . He has also worked at Alabama, Wisconsin and Arizona.
The Stats: Akron is 13.4 points per game, while allowing 39.0 per game . . . The Zips are rushing for 104.8 yards and passing for 141.9 yards per game, while allowing 173.9 rushing and 269.1 passing yards a contest . . . Patrick Nicely has completed 118-of-240 passes for 1,182 yards with three touchdowns and nine interceptions this season.
Ball State Quick Hits
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The Cardinals have appeared on regional or national television 19 times in the last three seasons . . . Ball State played twice on ESPN2 plus appeared on ESPNU, CBS College Sports and Fox Sports in 2009 . . . In 2010, the Cardinals have played on ESPN Plus once and the Big Ten Network twice. . . Ball State is scheduled to appear on television one more time this season -- Friday, Nov. 12, at Buffalo (ESPNU).
• Ball State has won 14 of its last 24 Mid-American Conference games . . . The Cardinals won their final three MAC games in 2007 and all eight league contests in 2008 for 11 straight conference victories, which ranks as the second longest league winning streak in school history.
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MiQuale Lewis (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider H.S.), who ranks second on Ball State's career rushing chart with 3,659 yards, rushed for a season high 96 yards on a season best 19 carries at Toledo . . . With the 19 carries, he moved into third on Ball State's career rushing attempts list . . . He now has 734 career rushing attempts . . . Ball State's all-time rushing leader is Merriweather, who gained 4,002 yards from 1999-2002 . . . Lewis needs 344 rushing yards to become Ball State's all-time leader.
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Otis Brown (Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville H.S.) managed a career high five catches for a career best 88 receiving yards at Kent State, including a career long 32-yard reception vs. the Golden Flashes.
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Jason Pinkston (Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville H.S.), who recorded his third interception of the season and the sixth of his career in the first quarter at Toledo, tallied the second forced fumble of his career at Kent State . . . Andrew Puthoff (St. Henry, Ohio/St. Henry H.S.) recovered the Pinkston forced fumble for his first career fumble recovery.
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Derrick Henry (Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne H.S.) and Pinkston tied for team-high honorswith nine tackles apiece . . . The nine tackles tied Henry's career high and was Pinkston's all-time best single-game total.
