Ball State University Athletics
Football Team Set for Saturday's Homecoming Game
October 08, 2011 | Football
Ball State Cardinals (3-2; MAC 1-0) vs.
Temple Owls (3-2; MAC 1-1)
Scheumann Stadium - Field Turf -- Capacity: 22,500
Muncie, Ind. -- Sat., Oct. 8 -- 2 p.m.
***** HOMECOMING *****
GameDay:
• "It's a Bird, It's a Game, It's HOMECOMING!"
• Game day sponsor: Ball State Federal Credit Union
• Recognitions: Ball Family, Men's Tennis, Women's Soccer, Homecoming Committee and Royalty
• All State $1,000.00 Kick for Cash
• Tickets available at ballstatesports.com
Television: None
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 Temple have met only one time in football . . . The Owls managed a 24-19 victory at Temple Oct. 10, 2009 . . . Ball State committed five turnovers in the game, but claimed a 13-10 early in the third quarter before suffering the loss to Temple . . . Kelly Page (Sunnyvale, Texas/Mesquite H.S.) completed 22-of-37 passes for 237 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in the game.
Homecoming Games: Ball State will be celebrating its 85th Homecoming Game . . . The Cardinals own a 51-31-2 all-time record in Homecoming tilts.
Scouting Ball State: Ball State fell to 3-2 overall after suffering a 62-6 loss at the nation's No. 1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners . . . The Cardinals two losses this season have come at the hands of nationally ranked teams . . . Ball State suffered its other loss at No. 22 rated South Florida . . . The Cardinals have posted wins over Indiana (27-20) and Army (48-21) . . . Ball State owns a 28-25 win over Buffalo in its only Mid-American Conference game of the season . . . The Cardinals are averaging 148.4 rushing yards and 205.0 passing yards per game in 2011, while allowing opponents 207.4 rushing yards and 253.4 passing yards a contest . . . Keith Wenning (Coldwater, Ohio/Coldwater H.S.) has completed 107-of-161 passes for 955 yards with seven touchdowns and three interceptions this season . . . Jahwan Edwards (Matthews, N.C./Butler H.S.) leads the Cardinals with 70.8 rushing yards per game . . . Torieal Gibson (Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville H.S.) is the team's top receiver with 18 catches for 159 yards.
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 four sacks this season and rank 16th in the nation for fewest sacks allowed . . . In net punting, Ball State ranks 24th in the latest NCAA statistics with a 39.00 average . . . The Cardinals are averaging 12.0 yards per punt return, which ranks in a tie for 26th in the country.
- Some of Ball State's other top national statistical rankings include fewest penalties per game (4th tie), fourth down conversions (12th tie), time of possession (15th) and sacks allowed (16th tie).
- 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 28 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 Temple
The Record: Temple fell to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the Mid-American Conference after suffering a 36-13 home loss to Toledo Saturday . . . The Owls opened MAC play with a 41-3 win at Akron.
The Coach: Steve Addazio is in his first season as the head coach at Temple and his first year as a collegiate head mentor . . . He spent 2005-10 as an assistant at Florida, including offensive coordinator in 2009 and 2010 . . . From 1999-2004, Addazio served as an assistant at Notre Dame and Indiana.
The Stats: Temple is averaging 28.8 points per game, while allowing 13.4 . . . The Owls are rushing for 209.8 yards and passing for 156.4 yards a tilt, while allowing 91.6 rushing yards and 187.8 passing yards per game . . . Mike Gerardi has completed 30-of-59 passes for 423 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions . . . Bernard Pierce is rushing for 114.2 a game.
