Ball State University Athletics
Football Game Saturday Televised on Comcast Indiana
October 10, 2011 | Football
Ball State Cardinals (3-3; MAC 1-1) at
Ohio Bobcats (4-2; MAC 1-1)
Peden Stadium - Field Turf -- Capacity: 24,000
Muncie, Ind. -- Sat., Oct. 15 -- 3:30 p.m.
Television: Ball State's game at Ohio will be aired on Comcast Indiana and will be shown on ESPN3 . . . The Cardinals are playing their fourth game of 2011 on ESPN3, which is ESPN's live multi-screen sports network, giving fans a 24/7 online destination . . . ESPN3 is available in more than 70 million homes. • Matt Underwood (PxP)and Frank Stams (Analyst)
Radio: Ball State Radio Network -- WLBC 104.1 FM Muncie (Morry Mannies, Play-by-Play; Mark O'Connell, Analyst)
Morry Mannies is in his 56th and final season as the play-by-play announcer for Ball State football and men's basketball . . . The
"Voice of the Cardinals" announced his retirement from Ball State
broadcasts Aug. 27, 2011.
Sports Link Radio on WCRD (Ball State Student Station - FM 91.3)
(Pat Boylan, Play-by-Play; Kyle Binder, Analyst)
Live Stats & Internet Radio: ballstatesports.com
Ball State 2011 Team Captains: Sean Baker (Canfield, Ohio/Canfield H.S.), Kreg Hunter (Lebanon, Ind./Lebanon H.S.), Adam Morris (Dublin, Ohio/Scioto H.S.), Briggs Orsbon (Convoy, Ohio/Crestview H.S.) and Andrew Puthoff (St. Henry, Ohio/St. Henry H.S.) have been selected as team captains for the 2011 season.
The Series: Ball State and Ohio have met 21 times in football and the Cardinals hold a 13-8 all-time advantage . . . In games played at Ohio, Ball State has a 6-5 all-time edge . . . The Cardinals have won eight of the last 11 meetings, but Ohio tallied a 20-17 win Oct. 31, 2009, in the last meeting between the teams . . . Ball State's last visit to Athens, Ohio, was Oct. 22, 2005, when the Bobcats tallied a 38-21 victory.
Scouting Ball State: Ball State fell to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the Mid-American Conference after suffering a 42-0 loss at home to Temple Saturday . . . The Cardinals other two losses in 2011 have come at the hands of two of the nation's best teams . . . Ball State suffered a loss at the nation's No. 1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners Oct. 1, and suffered its other loss at No. 22 rated South Florida Sept. 10 . . . The Cardinals have posted wins over Indiana (27-20), Army (48-21) and Buffalo (28-25) . . . The Cardinals are averaging 137.2 rushing yards and 196.7 passing yards per game in 2011, while allowing opponents 231.2 rushing yards and 237.8 passing yards a contest . . . Keith Wenning (Coldwater, Ohio/Coldwater H.S.) has completed 126-of-195 passes for 1,110 yards with seven touchdowns and five interceptions this season . . . Jahwan Edwards (Matthews, N.C./Butler H.S.) leads the Cardinals with 70.0 rushing yards per game and six touchdowns . . . Briggs Orsbon leads the Cardinals with 22 catches and is second on the team with 213 receiving yards . . . Willie Snead (Muskegon Heights, Mich./Muskegon Heights H.S.) is tied for second on the team with 20 catches and has a team best 250 receiving yards and two receiving TDs . . . Travis Freeman (Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville H.S.) leads Ball State with 61 total tackles plus has added three tackles for loss and one sack as a junior.
Ball State Quick Hits
- Ball State has converted on 19-of-19 trips inside the Red Zone in 2011 . . . The Cardinals are tied for first in the country for Red Zone Efficiency, and have scored 109 points from within the Red Zone.
- The Cardinals have allowed only seven sacks this season and rank 26th in the nation for fewest sacks allowed . . . In net punting, Ball State ranks 34th in the latest NCAA statistics with a 38.14 average . . . The Cardinals are averaging 12.0 yards per punt return, which ranks 23rd in the country.
- Some of Ball State's other top national statistical rankings include fewest penalties per game (8th tie), fourth down conversions (10th tie), tackles for loss allowed (19th tie), punt return yardage defense (26th) and time of possession (35th).
- Ball State's football team has played on television 21 times in the last three seasons . . . The Cardinals are scheduled for at least three more television games in 2011 . . . Ball State played twice on ESPN2 plus appeared on ESPNU, CBS College Sports and Fox Sports in 2009 . . . In 2010, the Cardinals played on ESPNU once, ESPN Plus once and the Big Ten Network twice.
• Ball State has won 17 of its last 29 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 is the second longest league winning streak in school history.
- Ball State opened the 2011 season by playing its first two games in stadiums that host National Football League teams . . . The Cardinals opened the year with a 27-20 win over Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, the home of the Indianapolis Colts . . . Ball State played its second game of the season vs. South Florida at Raymond James Stadium, the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Scouting Ohio
The Record: Ohio fell to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the Mid-American Conference after suffering a 38-37 loss at Buffalo Saturday . . . The Bobcats defeated MAC foe Kent State 17-10 Oct. 1 . . . OU is 3-0 at home.
The Coach: Frank Solich (Nebraska '66) is in his seventh year as the head coach at Ohio and his 13th year as a collegiate head coach . . . Solich owns a 48-39 record at OU and a 106-58 career coaching mark . . . He came to Ohio after spending six years as the head coach at Nebraska . . . Under his leadership, the Cornhuskers spent 54 consecutive weeks in the Associated Press top 10.
The Stats: Ohio is averaging 190.0 rushing yards and 247.5 passing yards per game, while allowing 114.7 rushing yards and 209.3 passing yards a game . . . Tyler Tettleton has completed 127-of-199 passes for 1,405 yards with 13 TDs and two interceptions.
