Ball State University Athletics
Football at No. 18 Ranked Iowa Saturday
September 25, 2010 | Football
Ball State Cardinals (1-2) at Iowa Hawkeyes (2-1)
Sat., Sept. 25 -- 11 a.m. (CT) -- Noon (ET)
Kinnick Stadium (Artificial Turf) - Capacity: 70,585
EVENT INFORMATION
Television: Big Ten Network (To Find The Game in Your Area - CLICK HERE)
Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-Play)
Danan Hughes (Color Analyst)
Nicole Zaloumis (Sideline Reporter)
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 Iowa have met only one time and the Hawkeyes tallied a 56-0 victory Sept. 3, 2005, in Iowa City, Iowa.
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 60-54-3 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 Quick Hits
• Ball State's 2010 captains are 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.).
• Sean Baker managed his third interception of the season and the 13th of his career at Purdue . . . He is now tied for third on Ball State's career interception list . . . The Cardinals school record for interceptions in a career is 14 by Mike Lecklider (1973-76) and Shafer Suggs (1972-75).
• MiQuale Lewis rushed for his first touchdown of the season at Purdue . . . It marked the 31st rushing touchdown of his career, which ties him for second on Ball State's all-time list . . . The school record is 34 by fellow Fort Wayne Snider alum Marcus Merriweather, who tallied 34 from 1999-2002.
• The Cardinals have gone 61 straight games without being shutout, which is the second longest stretch in Ball State history . . . The last time a Ball State team did not score in a game was Oct. 1, 2005, at Boston College . . . The school record is 124 from Sept. 26, 1987 to Sept. 19, 1998.
- The Cardinals have appeared on television 17 times in the last three seasons . . . Ball State played twice on ESPN2 plus appeared on ESPNU, CBS College Sports and Fox Sports in 2009 . . . Ball State is scheduled to appear on television three more times this season -- at Iowa (Big Ten Network), vs. Western Michigan (ESPN Regional) and at Buffalo (ESPNU).
- Iowa is the first nationally ranked opponent for Ball State since Nov. 4, 2006, when the Cardinals played at Michigan and suffered a 34-26 loss . . . Michigan entered the game ranked No. 2 by The Associated Press and USA Today.
Scouting Iowa
The Record: Iowa is 2-1 after opening the season with victories over Eastern Illinois (37-7) and Iowa State (35-7) before suffering a loss at No. 24 ranked Arizona (34-27) last Saturday.
The Coach: Kirk Ferentz (Connecticut '78) is in his 12th year as the head coach at Iowa and his 15th year as a collegiate head coach . . . He owns an 83-56 mark at Iowa and a 95-77 career coaching mark.
The Stats: Iowa is ranked 18th by The Associated Press and in the USA Today Poll this week . . . The Hawkeyes are averaging 33.0 points per game, while allowing 16.0 per contest . . . Iowa is rushing for 161.0 yards per game and passing for 246.0 per contest . . . Quarterback Ricky Stanzi has completed 47-of-74 passes for 711 yards with six TDs and one interception.
