Ball State University Athletics
Football Team Hosts Army Saturday Afternoon
September 19, 2011 | Football
Ball State Cardinals (2-1; MAC 1-0) vs.
Army Black Knights (1-2)
Scheumann Stadium (Field Turf) -- Capacity: 22,500
Muncie, Ind. -- Sat., Sept. 24 -- 2 p.m. (ET)
*** FAMILY WEEKEND ***
GameDay: • RED OUT the Black Knights
• Game Day Sponsor - Central Indiana Orthopedic
• Tailgate Town Opens at 11 a.m.
• Chase Charlie and Kiddie 100 Fun Run (chasecharlie.com)
• Ronald Reagan Centennial National Football Coin Toss
• Recognition of the 1970-76 Men's Basketball Teams
• BOLD Campaign Committee Recognition
• Tickets available at ballstatesports.com or
1.888.BSU.TICKET
Video Broadcast: Ball State will play its third 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.
• Michael Reghi (PBP); Adam Archuleta (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 trails the all-time series 2-0 to Army . . . The two teams met in 1999 and 2009 . . . In 1999, Army managed a 41-21 victory at West Point, N.Y. . . . In 2009, the Black Knights managed a 24-17 victory at Army . . . In the last meeting, Ball State's Torieal Gibson (Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville H.S.) caught a 34-yard pass from Kelly Page (Sunnyvale, Texas/Mesquite H.S.) with 9:57 to play in the third quarter to tie the game at 17-17 . . . Army managed the game-winning score with 6:41 left in the game on an 18-yard interception return.
Scouting Ball State: Ball State improved to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the Mid-American Conference with a 28-25 victory over Buffalo at Scheumann Stadium Saturday night . . . The Cardinals opened the 2011 season with a 27-20 win over Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., then suffered a 37-7 loss to the nation's No. 22 ranked South Florida Bulls in Tampa, Fla. . . . Ball State is averaging 182.3 passing yards and 153.7 rushing yards per game, while allowing 273.3 passing yards and 142.3 rushing yards a contest . . . Keith Wenning (Coldwater, Ohio/Colwater H.S.) has completed 71-of-100 passes for 547 yards with four touchdowns and zero interceptions . . . Jamil Smith (Muncie, Ind./South H.S.) leads the team with 13 receptions, while Briggs Orsbon has 11 catches for a team high 111 yards and one touchdown . . . Jahwan Edwards (Matthews, N.C./Butler H.S.) leads the Cardinals with 79.0 rushing yards per game ant three rushing TDs . . . Travis Freeman (Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville H.S.) leads Ball State with 29 tackles and is tied for third on the team with 2.5 tackles for loss.
Scouting Army
The Record: Army improved to 1-2 on the season with a 21-14 win at home over Northwestern . . . The Black Knights opened the season with a 49-20 loss at Northern Illinois and then suffered a 23-20 loss to San Diego State in West Point, N.Y.
The Coach: Rich Ellerson (Hawaii '77) is in his third year as the head coach at Army . . . He led the Black Knights to a 7-6 mark in 2010 and a victory in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl . . . Ellerson owns a 13-15 overall record at Army and a 73-56 career coaching mark.
The Stats: Army is averaging 362.3 rushing yards and 51.7 passing yards per game, while allowing 183.3 rushing and 186.7 passing yards a contest . . . Trent Steelman leads the Black Knights with 100.7 rushing yards a game, while Malcolm Brown is rushing for 82.7 yards a contest.
Ball State Quick Hits
- Ball State's defense has registered seven sacks in its first three games of the 2011 season . . . The Cardinals are tied for 45th in the nation with 2.33 sacks per game . . . Ball State tallied four sacks in its season opening victory over Indiana . . . It marked the most sacks for a Ball State defense since the Cardinals had six at Central Michigan Oct. 2, 2010.
- Ball State's 400 yards of total offense vs. Buffalo was a season high and was the most for the Cardinals since registering 426 yards at Central Michigan in 2010.
- The Cardinals are tied for fourth in the nation in fewest penalties per game with 3.0 a contest . . . East Carolina leads the country with 1.5 penalties per game.
- Freshman Jahwan Edwards rushed for a career high 112 yards in Ball State's 28-25 win over Buffalo . . . The 112 rushing yards are the most for a Ball State runner since David Brown (Shelbyville, Ind./Shelbyville H.S.) gained 117 against Central Michigan Oct. 2, 2010.
- Zane Fakes (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield H.S.), a sophomore tight end, posted a career high 25-yard reception in the third quarter vs. Buffalo.
- Ball State's football team has played on television 20 times in the last three seasons . . . The Cardinals are scheduled for at least three 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 at Raymond James Stadium, the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
